THE DALY COLLEGE Annual Exam Syllabus Class VIII CIE

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1 THE DALY COLLEGE Annual Exam Syllabus Class VIII CIE Subject English Annual Examination Syllabus The test paper will follow the pattern of Cambridge Checkpoint 1 Exam. The paper shall include the following sections: PAPER 1: NON-FICTION Duration 1 hour, 7 minutes; Total marks: SECTION 1: READING Reading an unfamiliar passage, in the contexts of 1) Travel brochures 2) Travelogues * Questions based on reading for gist * Questions based on reading for meaning (of words or phrases) * Questions based on reading for specific detail 2. SECTION 2: WRITING (Letters Job or Leave Application) a) Writing to persuade to exhibit the following skills: * Purpose and audience * Planning * Beginning, middle and end * Coherence of thought and ideas 3. SECTION 3: GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION AND VOCABULARY * Simple, Compound and Complex sentences * Use of comma, colon, semi-colon in Simple, Compound and Complex sentences * Identifying Phrases and Clauses * Types of Clauses: Noun, Relative, Adverbial * Sentence Analysis(Identifying Form) * Spelling and vocabulary lists 11 to 15 PAPER 2: FICTION DURATION: 1 hour, 7 minutes; Total Marks: SECTION 1: READING Reading an unfamiliar passage, in the contexts of a) Detective or Ghost Stories b) Poems Questions will be based on * structure of the story: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax and Resolution * Use and interpretation of stylistic devices like metaphor, simile, etc.(all literary devices studied in class) * Text analysis 2. SECTION 2: EXTENDED WRITINGa) Writing to please- Writing a story or Creating an advertisement on the basis of a given brief to exhibit the following skills: * Understanding Purpose and audience

2 * Text structure * Sentence structure * Punctuation * Spelling * Use of literary/stylistic devices 2 Hindi Sanskrit French Comprehension de l oral Comprehension des ecrits

3 3 Production ecrite: letters, Messages Production orale: Monologue, dialogue Grammaire: Present, passé compose (avec avoir et etre, les verbs pronominaux, affirmative, negative, interrogative I,II,III), Futur simple, Passe recent, Futur proche,imparfait, adjectives et pronoms possessives, adjectives et pronoms demonstratives, pronoms personnels. Maths Physics SECTION 1 Chapter-1: Integers, powers and roots. Chapter-3: Shapes and geometric reasoning. Chapter-5: Planning and collection data. strategies-1 SECTION 2 Chapter-8: Place value, ordering and rounding Chapter-10: Pythagoras theorem motion. Chapter-12: Processing and presenting data. SECTION 3 Chapter-15: Fractions, decimals and percentages. Chapter-17: Position and movement. Chapter-19: Interpreting and discussing results. strategies-3 SECTION 4 Chapter-22: Ratio and proportion. Chapter-24: Bearings and drawings. Chapter-26: Probability. strategies-4 1. Measurements 2. Force and Motion 3. Energy 4. Energy Transfers 5. Earth and beyond 6. Speed 7. Sound 8. Light 9. Magnetism 10. Density 11. Pressure 12. Turning on a pivot 13. Electrostatics 14. Electricity 15. Heat energy transfers 16. World energy needs Chapter-2: Expressions & formulae. Chapter-4: Length, mass and capacity. Chapter-6: Calculations and mental Chapter-9: Equations and inequalities. Chapter-11: Compound measures and Chapter-13: Calculations and mental strategies-2 Chapter-16: Sequences. Chapter-18: Area and volume. Chapter-20: Calculations and mental Chapter-23: Functions and graphs. Chapter-25: Measures and the circle. Chapter-27: Calculations and mental

4 4 BOOK -1 Chapter-8 The states of Matter Chapter-9 Properties of matter & materials Chapter-10 Acids and Alkalis Chapter-11 Rocks and soil Chapter-12 Finding the age of the earth Book-2 Chapter-8 The particle theory Chapter-9 Elements and atoms Chapter-10 Elements, Compounds and mixtures Chemistry Chapter-11 Metals and Non-metals Chapter-12Chemistry in everyday life Book-3 Chapter-7 The structure of the Atom Chapter-8 The periodic table Chapter-9 Endothermic and exothermic reactions Chapter-10 Patterns of reactivity Chapter-11 Preparing common salts Chapter-12 Rates of reaction Book 1 The characteristics of living things Major organ systems Cells Microorganism Living things in their environment People and planet Classification and variation Biology Book 2 How plants grow A healthy diet Digestion The circulatory system The respiratory system Reproduction in humans Diet, drugs and diseases Book 3

5 Photosynthesis Reproduction in flowering plants Adapting to a habitat Ecosystems Human influences on the environment Classification and variation 5 History & Civics History Our Pasts III Part 1 1. From Trade to Territory 2. Ruling the Countryside. 3. Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age. 4. When People Rebel. 5. Colonialism and the City. Apart from that 1. Imperialism and Colonialism. 2. First World War Causes and Effects. Civics Social and Political Life III 1. The Indian Constitution 2. Understanding Secularism 3. Why Do We Need a Parliament? 4. Understanding Laws. 5. Judiciary. Geography CLASS VIII CIE GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUS 1. Geographical skills- direction, scale, grid methods 2. Types of weathering- Onion skin, biological and chemical weathering 3. River erosion 4. Industries and site selection, types: iron and steel, Hi- tech industries and case study 5. Tourism 6. Population and migration and case studies 7. India: physical features, rural and urban areas and trade 8. World issues: climate change and global warming 9. World issues: water problem 10. World issues: food shortage 11. World issues: poverty 12. Map reading and contours

6 Computer Science 1. Chap 1 Networking Concepts 2. Chap 2 Log on to Access 3. Chap 3 Working with Tables 4. Chap 4 Working with Queries 5. Chap 7 Visual Basic 6. Chap 8 More on Visual Basic 7. Chap 9 Understanding HTML 8. Using Lists and creating tables 6