OXFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Class – VIII

Summer - Holiday Home Work (2015 – 16)

1. Prepare a travel brochure for an imaginary town – Pg. 39 (Course book)
2. Interactive Reading Note book as explained in class.
3. Pictionary Words – Idioms (Bring out the meaning of the idioms through
pictures or drawing (Sketching etc)
1. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
2. Sailing in the same boat
3. Out of this world
4. Bull in a china closet
5. Have two left feet
6. Caught red-handed
7. Apple of my eye
8. Piece of cake
9. Once in a blue moon
10. Green with envy
11. A wolf in sheep’s clothing
12. Get cold feet
13. Hold your horses
14. Wake up on the wrong side of the bed
15. Let the cat out of the bag
English 16. Grab the bull by the horns
17. Eat your words
18. Having long face
19. Let bygones be bygones
20. Go the extra mile
21. Hang in there
22. Hell – bent on something
23. Never say die
24. Butterflies in stomach
25. On the edge of one’s seat
• Pictionary Words – Movie
Narrate the story of the following movies through pictures- (Any One)
1. Finding Nemo
2. 101 Dalmatians

Sudha Murthy is an Indian social worker and author. Murthy began her professional
career as a computer scientist and engineer. Sudha Murthy’s “Wise and Otherwise” is
one such book that has episodes beautifully crafted from reality into words and depicts
life the way it is. Read the stories from the book titled “Wise and Otherwise” and answer
the following questions.
1. Write a character sketch of any character that you like. Support each trait by
mentioning examples from the stories.
2. Choose any one story from the book and rewrite it using rich vocabulary. Replace
the central character with yourself and let other characters remain the same. You
can change the setting and situation of the story. Add interesting illustrations and
present the story in the form of a story booklet.
3. Select a story from the book and complete the given story map.
 STORY MAP

Title:_______________________________________________________

Author:_____________________________________________________

Setting:

Characters:__________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

Problem:

Event 1:____________________________________________________

Event 2:____________________________________________________

Event 3:____________________________________________________

Event 4:____________________________________________________

Event 5:____________________________________________________

Solution

My opinion: I liked this story because_______________________________

___________________________________________________________
 Interactive Reading Note book
1. Create a cover for it (you can draw it, write it or create it on your computers)
2. The last ten books I read (with cover page-paste it) students should write next to each book what
they think of that book e.g., lone this one, not what I expected, this is so relevant, powerful
subject, very impressive, its different etc.)
Wed Chart – They can take 3 to 4 books on one page and write some comments like-

Simple Abundance I became very passionate about this book

Attitude is every thing The last 10 books Wise and otherwise

I read

This is my current favorite book.

This book got me through a very Great collection of stories
difficult time. It helped me to fix The shy is every where
my attitude

3. I read because – Write at least 10 reasons for reading good books.

I Read Because

Paste colourful round papers and write on it.

1. The students will make a Collage on at least three values that you have learnt from
the novel. (use A3 size sheet)
• Instructions
1. The students will construct a slogan for each picture they include. For
example- there are incidents in the novel where in the author is moved by the-
helping nature, honesty, positive thinking and generosity of the person. You
are free to choose any other value that influences you.
2. If you are good at drawing you may also sketch the pictures or may also draw a
Social Science cartoon strip.
3. You can make your collage more appealing by including quotes of famous
people.
4. References:
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory
http://www.quotationspage.com/special.php3
 Or
1. The students will design a poster depicting at least 2 social problems that they have noticed
in the novel. (use A3 size sheet)
• Instruction:
1. The students may depict problems like plight of women in India and how it has
changed over time. Corruption and politics of India etc. You are free to choose any
other such problem that you notice.
2. You can make your poster more appealing by including quotes of famous
people.
3. Reference:
http://www.quotationspage.com/special.php3
Geography
FA 1+FA 2 & SA 1 Syllabus :- Ch – 1, 2 & 3
Holiday Assignment:-
1. Map Work –
(A) Major soil types in India (Use at least 2 maps, use colours to show soil, use index
properly)
(B) Rivers- Ganga, Narmada, Kaveri, Brahmaputra, Indus, Mahanadi. Godavari, Krishna,
(Maps should be pasted in Geo- Note book)
2. Research on water harvesting in India. How is it done? What are the different methods? How
was water harvested in ancient India?
Go for extensive research and write it down in A4 size ruled sheets. Support your write up
with pictures on water harvesting.
3. Soil – Explain different types of soil in India and the method of their conservation with
pictures. (To be done on A1 size sheets and presented in file cover)

Note for parents: Dear parents, please make sure your ward
complete all the given assignments and submits on time as
these assignments would be assessed as part of formative
assessments.