Venkateshwar International School Sector-18, Dwarka, New Delhi-78 Winter Holidays Homework ( ) Class- VIII

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1 Venkateshwar International School Sector-18, Dwarka, New Delhi-78 Winter Holidays Homework ( ) Class- VIII ENGLISH 1) It does not pay to be an honest and sincere person in today's rat-race to achieve success. Give your views on the above topic in words. You may give examples to support your views. Write your views in your grammar notebook. 2) English Week is being celebrated in your school. You being the bulletin board in charge, thought of designing your board with the topics: a) Enrichment of Vocabulary b) Phrasal Verbs Design your work on A3 size sheets and present it aesthetically. MATHEMATICS All students to do each of the following activities on A4/A3 sheets neatly: Activity 1: Obtain the mirror image of the figure obtained by plotting the coordinates of the points given below in the first quadrant and also complete the table given below: Co-ordinates of points in the first quadrant A (3,0) B (3,1) C (2,1) D (2,2) E (1,2) F (1,3) G (0,3) Co-ordinates of image obtained w.r.t. Y-axis (second quadrant) Co-ordinates of image obtained w.r.t. X-axis (third quadrant) Activity 2: The following table shows the simple interest on the money deposited in a bank. Plot it on a graph and answer the questions that follow: Deposit (in Rs) Simple Interest (in Rs) a) Does the graph pass through the origin? b) Using the graph find the simple interest on Rs 7000 for one year. 1

2 SCIENCE Chapter14: The Universe Students to prepare the assigned topics (already discussed in class) for the class group presentation from the above mentioned chapter. Kindly keep following parameters in mind while preparing. Content (you may include the additional information from relevant sources.) Confidence Voice modulation Presentation style. SOCIAL SCIENCE History The Revolt of The revolt of 1857 has also been referred to as the first war of. 2. Mangal Pandey refused to use greased. 3. At Kanpur the revolt was led by. 4. annexed Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse. 5. led the revolt at Lucknow. 6. The British soldiers were entitled to a Foreign Service allowance or. 7. introduced the Doctrine of Lapse. 8. was the last Mugal Emperor. 9. According to the, if a ruler did not leave any male heir, the land became the property of the Bristish East India Company. 10. was proclaimed the emperor of India by the rebels. Fill in the blanks. Education and the British Rule 1. In nineteenth century, in India, Hindu children were taught in and Muslim children in 2. Governor General, formally introduced English education in India. 3. The document called recommended a graded system of Englishmedium education. 2

3 Give reasons for the following: 1. Some Indian reformers wanted Western education in India. 2. James Mill want Western education in India 3. Some British administrators learnt Indian languages during the early years of British rule. Answer in a sentence 1. Name the society and the journal started by William Jones. 2. Who was the supporter of Orientalists? 3. What is known as Tagore s abode of peace? 4. Why was the Calcutta Madrassa established? 5. What was the purpose of the establishment of the Banaras Hindu College? Colonialism and Urban Change 1. Name any two industrial cities that grew rapidly in Britain n the nineteenth and twentieth century. 2. Name the three Presidency cities of Colonial India in late eighteenth century. Write their present names as well. 3. Differentiate between Urbanisation and de-urbanisation? 4. Name the architects who designed new Delhi and its buildings. 5. How many years did it take to build the city of New Delhi? 6. In the 1870s, for what reasons the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken? 7. On which hills was the city of New Delhi built on? 8. Before Delhi, which city was the capital of British India? I. Fill in the blanks: CIVICS Ideals of Our Constitution a) The Indian Constitution was adopted on b) In India, the is the supreme document of law. c) was the chairperson of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly. d) In a democratic country like India, gives its rights to its citizens. 3

4 e) The Constitution of India emphasis ideals such as,, etc. II. Define the following: a) Constitution b) Universal Adult Franchise c) Secular The Parliamentary System a) The Parliament of India is also known as b) The total membership of the Rajya Sabha is c) The Lok Sabha is presided over by the d) The Supreme law making institution is the e) The executive is a group of persons who work together to implement the laws made by the f) The Prime Minister of India is the of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha. g) The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the assemblies of various states. h) The Parliament of India consists of the, the Rajya Sabha and the. i) The constitution of Independent India adopted the principle of j) The President of India nominates the members of Rajya Sabha. Fill in the blanks:- Judiciary a) The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over cases involving b) Supreme Court exercise appellate Jurisdiction over c) Original Jurisdiction of High Court can be exercised over d) To qualify for the appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, the person must have experience of at least five years as a judge of a Court. e) is the highest court in the state. f) Two or more state can have court g) One state cannot have court h) PIL stands for. i) The Courts deal with cases of land records. j) The was set up to provide speedy justice. 4

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10 FRENCH Q-1 Rappel Grammaticaux- Le Passé Composé 1. Elle mangé un gâteau. 2. Nous partis en vacances. 3. Est-ce que vous allés au restaurant? 4. Michel fini son dessert. 5. Est-ce que tu t douché? 6. Ils (écrire) un livre. 7. Juliette (regarder) un film Est-ce que Pierre (finir) à 16 heures? 9. J (fermer) la fenêtre. 10. François (se lever) à 8 heures. 11. Est-ce que tu (lire) ce livre? 12. Est-ce que vous (recevoir) un paquet? 13. Ils (se perdre) dans la forêt. 14. Est-ce qu'elle (prendre) le téléphone? 15. Léa et Sarah (partir) hier. Q-2 C est votre anniversaire, vous décidez inviter votre ami pour une boum. Ecrivez un message d invitation. Q-3 C est le temps de Noel. Faites une recette d un gâteau de votre choix en utilisant l impératif. JOYEUX NÖEL PAPA NOEL EST ICI SPANISH Do worksheets number 5 and 6 of SLM in your Spanish notebook. GERMAN On A4 sheets make 10 sentences using Prepositions and paste pictures related to them. (Wechsel Praepositionen z.b. auf, neben, in, an) Practice Perfekt/Partizip II for PA. 10