DC, Indore Summer Holiday Assignment – 2016-17

Class - VIII ENGLISH 1. Find two poems based on the theme, Life & Environment. Memories them properly. These poems are to

be recited in class as Formative Assessment Activity. Submit the poems in written or printed form along with their summary and critical appreciation to your subject teacher.

2. Write two poems of 16-20 lines each based on any topic of your choice. Try to follow a specific rhyming pattern. Submit the poems in written or printed form.

3. Read two books from any of the following authors and write the Book Review as per the format / pattern mentioned in the Grammar Tree Book.

1) R.K. Narayan: Malgudi days

2) Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Book

3) Ruskin Bond: The Rusty Series

4) Salman Rushdie: Haroun and the Sea of Stories

5) Jwahar Lal Nehru: Letters from a Father to a Daughter

6) Roald Dahl : James and the Giant Peach

To be submitted in a separate file.

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HINDI

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SANSKRIT

4 FRENCH Class VIII C.B.S.E

1. Ecrivez 10 phrases en utilisants les conjonctions en francais . 2. faites un collage des verbes suivants en utilisant les images :-

a. Finir b. Regarder c. Acheter d. Étre e. Avoir f. Aller g. Arriver h. Préférer i. Prendre j. manger

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GERMAN

SOMMER AUFGABE VIII

A. Der Körper und das Gesicht. Schreiben Sie die deutschen Wörter für jeden Körperteil und

Gesichtsteil in die Lücken ein. Schreiben Sie auch die Pluralform!

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17. ______________, pl. _______________

B. Welchen Körperteil benutzt man? Schreiben Sie den Körperteil, den man benutzt (=uses), wenn

man die folgenden Verben macht.

1. sehen: das Auge

2. hören: _____________________________________

3. sprechen: _____________________________________

4. laufen: _____________________________________

5. denken: _____________________________________

6. essen: _____________________________________

7. schreiben: _____________________________________

8. küssen: _____________________________________

9. riechen (=to

smell):

_____________________________________

10. spüren (=to

touch, feel):

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C: Sprichwörter. Finden Sie das englische Äquivalent für jeden deutschen Satz.

____ 1. Er bittet um ihre Hand. a. We’re working hand in hand.

____ 2. Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn. b I’m all ears.

____ 3. Wir arbeiten Hand in Hand. c. He hit the nail on the head.

____ 4. Mir sind die Hände gebunden. d An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

____ 5. Sie leben von der Hand in den Mund. e. Do you know that first-hand?

____ 6. Er hat den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen. f. Did he say that to your face?

____ 7. Hände weg! g My hands are tied.

____ 8. Hat er das dir ins Gesicht gesagt? h They’re living hand to mouth.

____ 9. Weißt du das aus erster Hand? i. He’s asking for her hand (in marriage).

____ 10. Ich bin ganz Auge und Ohr. j. Hands off!

Bild # __ a. Hier kauft man Bücher.

Bild # b. Hier kann man einen Brief oder ein Paket abschicken.

Bild # c. Hier kann man Geld bekommen.

Bild # d. Hier kauft man Torten und Kuchen.

Bild # e. Hier kann man Medikamente kaufen.

Bild # f. Hier kauft man Sachen wie Zeitungen oder Zigaretten.

Bild # g. Hier findet man natürliches Essen.

Bild # h. Hier kauft man Brot.

Bild # i. Hier kauft man Fleisch.

Bild # j. Hier kann man Lebensmittel und andere Sachen kaufen.

Die Bank, die die Buchhandlung die Post , die Konditorei , die Apotheke , der Zeitungsstand / -

kiosk ,der Supermarkt ,die Bäckerei , die Metzgerei / Fleischerei , der Bioladen ,die Bank

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MATHEMATICS

Summer Assignment (Class VIII)

Rational Number

Q1) Simplify:

a) b) c)

Q2) Verify that : for and

Q3) The sum of two rational number is .If one of the number is , find the other.

Q4) What should be subtracted from to get ?

Q5) Subtract the additive inverse of from the multiplicative inverse of .

Q6) Find six rational number between and 0.

Q7) Divide the sum of and by the reciprocal of

Q8) By what rational number should be divided to get .

Q9) Concert tickets usually cost Rs. per person. For students they are priced at of the

normal cost. How much will 6 tickets cost for students

.

Q10) The quotient that you get after dividing the reciprocal of the sum of , by the sum is

the multiplicative

Identity . Is this statement True or False.

Linear Equation in one variable.

Q11) Solve the following equation

a) b)

c)

Q12) Three times the smallest number of three consecutive odd numbers decreased by 7 equals

twice the largest one. find the numbers

.

Q13 The sum of thr digits of a two digit is 7. The number obtained by interchanging the digits

exceeds the original

number by 27. Find the number.

Q14) The enrollment in a school this year is 552. This is increase of 15% over last year’s

enrolment. How many were Enrolled last year?

Q15) Each side of triangle is increased by 10cm. If the ratio of the perimeters of the new

triangle and the given triangle is 5:4 , find the perimeter of the given triangle

.

Q16) Solve for :

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Q17) If the height of a triangle is decreased by 40% and its base is increased by 40% , what

will be the percentage change in its area.

Q18 Solve the equation:

Q19) Kiran is 24 year older than Rakesh. 10 years back Kiran’s age was 5 times the age of

Rakesh. Find their ages

Q20) Using internet take 2 team of your choice from IPL (Season 9) Draw a bar graph .

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PHYSICS DC, Indore.

SUMMER BREAK HOME ASSIGNMENT 2016-17

CLASS VIII : PHYSICS

Q1. Identify the type of forces in the given situations:

(i) An iron rod attracted towards a magnet.

……………………………………………………

(ii) A piece of paper attracted towards a charged plastic rod.

……………………………………………………

(iii) Two balloons rubbed with woolen cloth repel each other.

…………………………………………………..

(iv) A ball falls downwards. ……………………………………………

(v) A bucket being pulled out of a well. ………………………………………………………

(vi) An engine pulling a train. ……………………………………………………..

(vii) Earth revolves around the sun. ………………………………………….

(viii) A ball rolling on the floor slows down. ……………………………………..

(ix) A balloon rubbed with woolen cloth sticks to a wall. ……………………………………….

(x)Two magnets repel each other. …………………………………………………

Q2. Fill in the blanks.

(i) A ………………………………. or ………………………………. is called force.

(ii) Standard unit of force is ………………………………. .

(iii) Friction and Mechanical force are examples of ………………………………… force.

(iv) Forces which can exert themselves even from a distance are called

…………………………………………… forces.

(v) Magnetic force and gravitational force are examples of

…………………………………………………………….. forces.

(vi) A perpendicular force is called …………………………….. .

(vii) Thrust acting on unit area is called ………………………………….. .

(viii) …………………………….. is the standard unit of pressure.

(ix) For a given thrust, the pressure decreases if the area increases.

(x) Earth’s atmosphere exerts pressure which ……………………………… as you go to a higher altitude.

(xi) Force is an …………………………………………. between two bodies.

(xii) Force has ………………………………… as well as ……………………………….direction.

Q3.Find the net force acting on the given blocks and show its direction with an arrow in the space given .

(i) 2N 4N

(ii) 2N 6N

(iii) 5N 5N

Force Direction

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Q4. List five effects which can be caused due to force acting on an object.

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Q5. Calculate the pressure acting on a table due to a cube of weight 24N and side 2m, resting on it.

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Q6. List the factors which effect the pressure exerted by a liquid.

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CHMISTRY Holiday Assignment Class 8

Chemistry-2016-17

Formula Writing And Balancing Of Chemical Equations

I. Write the formulae of the following compounds:

1) Hydrochloric acid ____________________________________________

2) Copper(II) nitrate ____________________________________________

3) Calcium carbonate ____________________________________________

4) Ammonium hydroxide ________________________________________

5) Potassium chloride ____________________________________________

6) Calcium sulphate _____________________________________________

7) Magnesium nitrate ____________________________________________

8) Copper(II) sulphate ___________________________________________

9) Sodium sulphite ______________________________________________

10) Iron(II) bromide ______________________________________________

11) Sulfuric acid _________________________________________________

12) Copper(II) sulphide ____________________________________________

13) Silver iodide _________________________________________________

14) Silver bromide _______________________________________________

15) Aluminium oxide ______________________________________________

16) Sodium carbonate_____________________________________________

17) Aluminum sulphate ____________________________________________

18) Zinc nitrate ___________________________________________________

19) Nitric acid ____________________________________________________

20) Calcium bicarbonate ___________________________________________

II Paste the pictures and write names, symbols and uses of five metals

and five nonmetals

III Locate in an outline map of India the places where the following exist:

(1) Steel plants

(2) Copper extracting plant

(3) Gold mines

(4) Silver mines

(5) Aluminium extracting plant

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IV. Which property of metal is used to make the following :

(1) Temple bells

(2) Electric wires

(3) Ornaments

(4) Axes & Saws

V. Balance the following chemical equations:

1. Ag + I2 AgI

2. Pb + O2 PbO

3. Al + Br2 AlBr3

4. Fe + F2 FeF3

5. Ag + S Ag2S

6. Mg + P Mg3P2

7. Zn + Cl2 ZnCl2

8. Ca + O2 CaO

9. Al + S Al2S3

10. K + N2 K3N

11. Al + S Al2S3

12. Zn + O2 ZnO

13. Mg + Cl2 MgCl2

14. Al + O2 Al2O3

15. P + O2 P4O10

16. Bi + Cl2 BiCl2

17. H2 + N2 NH3

18. Cu + O2 Cu2O

19. K + S K2S

20. Na + S Na2S

* Holiday assignment should be pasted and done in chemistry notebook.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!! ☺

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Metal Word Search

Name _______________________ Date __________________

M A N G A N E S E P M L Z B R Y J U

C T F M D J U K L J R U E I Z V L R

P C I A D R R U T R V H N K N F Q A

L C E T F K T J H R Z Y A I C C N N

I L S Z A O M U I M O R H C T I C I

T R G V N N O T W M L T S R K A N U

H G O I R I I C K E T E L O A V L M

I A U I E M I U P R W R E A D R Y P

U M R D P V C W M C J Z T T B I V U

M O L T P C Q V I U J L Q H S O U J

N O I X O H O D A R R E V L I S C M

G N T Y C V T E Z Y B R O N Z E H B

Y B X R P P C Z K N N E N E X O I D

BRONZE CHROMIUM COBALT

COPPER GOLD IRON

LEAD LITHIUM MANGANESE

MERCURY NICKEL PLATINUM

PLUTONIUM SILVER SODIUM

STEEL TIN TITANIUM

URANIUM ZINC

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BIOLOGY

THE DALY COLLEGE, INDORE SUMMER HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT- 2016

BIOLOGY CLASS – VIII

Prepare an investigatory project on A3 or A4 size card sheet on the following head/ topic. Choose

any one head /topic for the preparation of your projects.

1. Collect information on factor effecting damage to the environment.

2. Collect information on effect of environmental damage on human life.

3. As a student how you will create awareness among the people to make environment eco-

friendly

The project material can be downloaded through net, books or any other source of information.

Coloured diagram, drawings, flow charts, survey papers or any other primary or secondary data’s

will helps you in preparing a good project.

HISTORY & CIVICS

Make a flash card on any one tribal leader a) Birsa Munda b) Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu c) Rani

Gaidinliu

d) Tantia Bhil e) Tirat Sigh on A4 size drawing sheet under the following points.

a) His/her Birth Death

b) Photograph of the tribal leader

c) His/her contribution

d) Bibliography

GEOGRAPHY Summer Holiday Assignment

Geography / Class - VIII

Describe Migration in your family on the basis of reasons, mode oftransportation, differences in environment at the two places(Place of present and previous residence) with the help of Collage OR Family Tree OR A Story OR Painting.

Allocation of marks:- Total marks will be allocated over the different aspect of

The project work in the following manner-

S No. Aspects Marks

1. Content accuracy and originality 2

2. Presentation and Creativity 2

3. Process of project completion: Initiative, Cooperativeness,

Participation and Punctuality.

1

4. Viva

Total marks for project in Class IX 5

15

Criteria for project Work:

Content accuracy and

originality

Reads original sources and chooses content from books

And internet.

Presentation and

Creativity

Presents report with original thoughts and opinions supported

by facts.

Process of project

completion

Chooses topics on one’s own, shares information willingly,

interacts with teachers and peers willingly, takes responsibility,

punctuality in completing the project.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

DC, Indore

Summer Assignment: Class VIII

Subject: Computer Science, 2016-17

Note: Write the answers in your Class Notebook only. (Print outs will not be accepted)

1. Explain about Android OS. (about 50 words)

2. What is an ISP? Explain.

3. Explain the difference between hibernating and shutting down your computer system.

4. What is Skydrive? Explain. (about 50 words)

5. Write a short note on Google Docs.(About 100 words)

6. Write five features of a Smart Phone.

7. Explain the term Convergence of technologies. Also give two examples.

8. What is OCR? Where is it used?

9. What do you understand by hacking? Explain.

10. Name any five Antivirus Software.