WINTER HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK CLASS VIII SESSION (2013-14) Task I Task II Practice Integrated Prescribed Syllabus Do the following exercises from the Assignment Book SA 2 in your Grammar Notebook. a) READING SKILLS a) Comprehensions 7, 8, 11 and 12 b) WRITING SKILLS a) Message Writing b) Bio sketch Writing 2 and 5 c) GRAMMAR SECTION Task III a) Reported Speech 4, 5 and 6 b) Active Passive voice 4, 5, and 6 c) Dialogue Completion 1 and 2 d) Complete the notes 5 and 6 e) Editing 1 and 2 f) Omitting 1 and 2 Read and Revise all the chapters of SA2. Be prepared for the test after the vacation. 1Û fu;r dk;z iqflrdk esa ls ladyukred ewy;kadu& 2 ds [kam ^d^ ds lhkh iz uksa ds mrrj d{kk dk;z dh dkwih esa fyf[k,a 2Û ^fdlku] et+nwj,oa MkWDVj dk gekjs thou esa D;k egrro gs\^& bldh tkudkjh nsrs gq, mudh fnup;kz dks,d vuqpnsn :Ik esa d{kk&dk;z dh dkwih esa fyf[k, rfkk izr;sd fo k; ls lacaf/kr fp=ksa,oa dforkvksa dks¼de ls de nks dfork, ½ ladfyr dhft,a 3Û ^Kku lkxj^,oa ^vh;kl lkxj^ iqflrdk ls ikb 3] 6] 9] 11 dks d{kk&ijh{kk gsrq nksgjk, A Page 1 of 7
Complete the assignment questions from assignment booklet of the following chapters in maths notebook: 1. Linear Equation in One Variable 2. Quadrilateral After vacations a class test will be conducted based on chapter Quadrilateral. HISTORY 1. Question Answers from the chapter The Nationalist Movement. (To be answered in the fair History notebook.) a) What led to the emergence of the Radical group? b) Give 2 evidences to show the use of the divide and rule policy of the British. c) Name the Irish lady who was responsible for the formation of the Home Rule League and how did she spread her message? d) What were the new methods introduced by Gandhiji to make the freedom struggle a success? e) How did Gandhiji support the cause of the peasants during the movement? f) What were the views of Gandhiji on social reforms? g) Define Dual Government or Dyarchy. h) How did Non Cooperation movement come to an end and why? i) What led to the formation of Swaraj party? j) Which Commission came to India to review the Act of 1919? How successful was it? k) Which session of Congress demanded Complete Independence? How important was this date? l) Even though the Constitution of India was completed on November 26 th 1949 why was it enforced on January 26 th 1950? m) What was the other name for Civil Disobedience Movement and why was it an open challenge to the British? n) What were the features of the Government of India Act of 1935? o) In what way did Gandhiji give a final blow to the British? 2. Do the worksheet on this chapter from the Assignment booklet. (To be pasted in the fair History notebook.) GEOGRAPHY Do assignment questions; fill in the blanks, MCQ and reasoning questions based on chapter Agriculture in Geography notebook from pages 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21. Learn and Revise Chapter Manufacturing Industries for class test which will be conducted after winter break. Page 2 of 7
vh;kl iqflrdk ] f}rh; l= i` B la[;k 10 ls 19 rd o vkn kz iz u i= 2 rd dk vh;kl dk;z iw.kz dhft, A BIOLOGY Revise Ch-9 and 14 from the textbook and the notebook. Do Assignment questions of Ch-14 (Q23 to 27) given on pg no. 8-B-24 and of Ch-15 (Q1to7) from pg no. 8-B-25 in the bio notebook. Draw diagrams given on pg nos. 197, 198, 199, 200 and 203 of the textbook on A-4 sized sheets and paste them in the notebook. Sex determination of the unborn foetus is banned by the government. Do you think the government is right in doing so? Justify your answer. You can use the following sources to justify your answer-surfing the internet, science magazines, newspapers, etc. CHEMISTRY 1. Revise/Learn Chapter Combustion and Chapter Synthetic Fibres and Plastics from the textbook and notebook. 2. Do assignment Question of Chapter Combustion from Q1 to Q18 on Pg no. 8-C-7 and 8-C-8 in the Chemistry notebook. 3. Paste pictures or samples of polymers you have studied in Chapter Synthetic Fibres and Plastics in the notebook. PHYSICS Revise the following chapters thoroughly from book and notebook. Refraction & Dispersion of Light The Human Eye Do assignment question of Chapter Refraction & Dispersion of Light (pg. no-viii/phy/23-25 Q. N.-1,2,3,5,8,9,18,19,20,23&24) & Chapter The Human Eye (pg. no.- 26-27, Q.N.-1,5,6,8,9,12,16,17,19&20) in the note book. Complete the worksheet attached. Page 3 of 7
Regents Physics Information Sheet Lens Ray Diagram Name Directions: Use the rules from the Optical Ray Diagram Rules information sheet; follow along with your teacher to draw the ray diagrams for the various cases of optical references. Convex Lens Has multiple cases. Case I: is far beyond (at ) Case I: Image Appears: F F Case II: is at Case II: Image Appears: F F Case III: is between and F F F Case III: Image Appears: (Over) Page 4 of 7
Case IV: is inside F (between F and Lens) Case IV: Image Appears: F F Concave Lens Has only ONE case. Convex Mirror s Image Appears: F F Page 5 of 7
CLASS VIII WINTER HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK 2013-14 THE EYE: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND VISION DEFECTS The is the spherically-shaped outer layer where light first enters the eye. This is the region where first occurs. The humor is mostly made up of and provides to maintain the shape of the. The is the coloured portion of the eye. The circular opening in the centre of the iris is the which opens to allow into the interior of the eye when lighting conditions are poor. It closes up more in order to block some of the light in conditions. Page 6 of 7
Page 7 of 7 CLASS VIII WINTER HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK 2013-14 The is a flexible lens made up of proteins. The lens changes in order to adjust the length for closer or farther objects. The shape of the lens is controlled by the body (ciliary and ). The ciliary muscles or in order to change the shape of the lens. The ciliary muscles to pull the lens into a shape. This allows the eye to focus more easily on objects ( ). As a person ages, the lens becomes and less. The humor is a / -like sac that contains mostly. It provides support for the and prevents too much from occurring inside the eye. The is the thin layer of cells on the of the eye. It contains lightsensitive cells called and colour-sensitive cells called _. The forms on this part of the eye. The is a dark layer of cells behind the which absorbs excess light so it doesn't bounce around in the eye. The nerve attaches to the retina and carries signals from the eye to the _. Where the optic nerve attaches to the retina there are no retinal. This region is called the _. The white part of the eye is called the. It is the tough outer protective layer.