VIII

2019-2020
 SYLLABUS
(2019-20)
CLASS - VIII

MODERN VIDYA NIKETAN

FARIDABAD

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 SYLLABUS OF CLASS - VIII
Subject : English (2019-20)
Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
Sr. No. Month Topic
13.05.19 21.09.19 18.11.19

Literature

1 The Open Window (Prose) ü ü

April
2 Young Poets (Poem) ü ü

3 May Mrs. Flowers (Prose) ü ü

4 July Harvest Hymn (Poem) ü ü

5 The Mountain Trail (Prose) ü

Aug
6 The Village School Master ü

7 Mending Walls (Poem) ü ü

Oct
8 Kabuliwallah (Prose) ü ü

9 Nov The Chocolate Cream Soldier ü

10 Dec Raising Scorpions (Prose) ü

Grammar

1 Editing ü ü ü ü

2 Omissions ü ü ü ü
April
3 Jumbled Sentences ü ü ü

4 Tenses ü ü ü

5 May Prepositions ü ü

6 Voice ( Sentences) ü

7 July Procedure Writing ü

8 Conjunctions ü

9 Aug Subject- Verb Agreement ü

10 Oct Modals ü ü

11 Nov Cloze Gap ü ü

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 Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
Sr. No. Month Topic
13.05.19 21.09.19 18.11.19

12 Non-Finites ü ü

13 Reported Speech (Sentences) ü

Dec
14 Reporting the dialogue ü

15 Clauses ü

Writing

1 Diary Entry ü ü ü
April
2 Factual Description (Event) ü ü

3 July Story Writing (Outline based) ü

4 Article Writing ü ü
Oct
Letter to the Editor
5 ü ü
(Enquiry, Complaint)
6 Nov Story Writing (Opening line) ü

Reading

1 Unseen Passage ü ü ü ü

2 Unseen Poem ü ü ü ü
SUBJECT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY:
1. Vocab File : Tales from Shakespeare
2. Group Discussion : There will Come Soft Rains
3. Story Telling : The Signal Man

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 CLASS-VIII (HINDI) (2019-20)
Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
S.NO. MONTH NAME OF CHAPTER
15.07.19 16.09.19 02.12.19
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19
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 SYLLABUS OF CLASS - VIII
Subject : Sanskrit (2019-20)
Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd
Sr. Term
No.
eghus Topic
(29.07.19) (11.09.19) (16.12.19)
IkkB~;-iqLrde~&lqçHkkre~
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9 vDVwcj ew[kZ% Hk`R;% ü ü
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11 e/kqjopukfu ü ü
uoEcj
12 fo|k;k% cqf)#Rrek ü
13 ikndUnqdØhMk ü
fnlEcj
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tuojh
16 funksZ”kk jpuk ü
O;kdj.k
olq/kk laLÑr&O;kdj.ke~
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8 tqykbZ r`rh;k & fouk ] vye~ ] lg ü
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ÁR;;k% &
10 tqykbZ rqequ~ ü ü ü
11 uoacj DRok ] Y;i~ ü
lU/k;% &
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O;¥~tu&lfU/k% ¼e~ & vuqLokj(
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r~ & p~ ( r~ & y~½
la[;k% &
14 ebZ 1 &50 ü ü ü
15 vDVwcj 51 &100 ü

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vO;;kfu &
v=] r= ] brLrr% ] mifj ] v/k% ] v|] ‘o% ]
17 vxLr ü
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18 uoacj ü
mPpS% ] lglk ] ,o
vifBrkocks/kue~ & olq/kk laLd`rO;kdj.ke~
19 ebZ 1] 2 ü
20 tqykbZ 1 & 4 ü
21 uoacj 5 & 6 ü
22 fnlEcj 4 & 7 ü
fp=& o.kZue~ & olq/kk laLd`rO;kdj.ke~
23 ebZ 1] 2 ü
24 tqykbZ 1 & 5 ü
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25 fnlEcj 5 & 9 ü
i=&ys[kue~ &
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27 tqykbZ 1 & 4 ü
28 uoacj 5 ] 6 ü
29 fnlEcj 4 & 7 ü

Subject Enrichment Ac vity

çFke l= ikB&7 'yksd&xk;ue~
f}rh; l= ikB&10 x|okpue~

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 FRENCH SYLLABUS (2019 - 20)
CLASS - VIII
Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
MONTH TOPIC
(29.07.19) (11.09.19) (16.12.19)
SECTION - A
Comprehension ü ü ü ü
SECTION B
1. Le re décrivant:
i) votre famille ü
ii) Votre journée ü
May
2. Dialogue en ordre ü ü ü
3. Décrivez l'image ü ü ü
July 4. Décrivez vos vacances d’été en le re ü
Oct. 5. Rece e de crêpe ü ü
Nov. 6. Invita on / message ü ü
7. Le re décrivant une fête indienne ü
Jan
8. Rece e de gâteau au chocolat ü
SECTION - C
1. Les ar cles (Par f /défini, contracté) ü ü
2. Les conjonc ons ü
April 3. Les adjec fs interroga fs ü
4. La posi on des adjec fs ü ü
5. Les adverbes de quan té ü
6. L'adjec f 'tout' ü ü
7. Trouvez la ques on ü ü
May
8. Néga on ü ü ü ü
9. Les verbes au présent ü ü ü ü
10. Les préposi ons ü
11. Les préposi ons de lieu ü
July 12. Le passé composé avec Avoir ü ü ü
13. Retrouvez la phrase ü ü
14. Corrigez la faute. ü ü
15. Le passé composé avec Avoir et Être ü ü
August
16. Le passé composé des verbes pronominaux ü ü
Sept. 17. Les expressions néga ve au passé composé ü ü
Nov. 18. L’impéra f ü ü
19. Le futur simple ü
20. Le futur proche ü
January 21. Le Passé récent ü
22. L'adjec f possessif ü ü
23. L'adjec f démonstra f ü
SECTION - D
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 MONTH TOPIC
(29.07.19) (11.09.19) (16.12.19)
April 1. Leçon – 0 ( I page) ü ü ü
July 2. Leçon – 0 ( 2nd page) ü ü
August 3. Leçon – 0 (3rd page) ü ü
November 4. Leçon – 0 (Full) ü

Subject Enrichment Ac vity

I Term Le participe passé des verbes
II Term Les exceptions du futur simple

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 SYLLABUS OF CLASS - VIII
Subject : Mathematics(2019-20)
Sr.
Months Topic Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
No.
05.08.2019 19.09.2019 23.12.2019

1 APRIL 1 - Rational Numbers ü ü

SUB
Simplication-Worksheets ü
ENRICHMENT

2 APRIL 6 - Squares and Square Roots ü ü ü

3 APRIL 7 - Cubes and Cube Roots ü ü

4 12 - Exponents and Powers ü ü

MAY
5 4 - Practical Geometry ü

6 5 - Data Handling ü
JULY
8 - Comparing Quantities (% and Prot
7 ü ü
&Loss)

AUGUST 2 - Linear Equations in One Variable ü ü

SUB
Linear Equations in two Variable- Worksheets ü
ENRICHMENT

8 9 - Algebraic Expressions and Identities ü ü

OCTOBER
10 13 - Direct and Inverse Proportions ü ü

SUB
Time and Work - Worksheets ü
ENRICHMENT

8 - Comparing Quantities ( Compound

11 ü ü
Interest)

12 NOVEMBER 3 - Understanding Quadrilaterals ü

13 14 - Factorisation ü

14 DECEMBER 11 - Mensuration ü

SUB
Surface area & volume (Cone)- Worksheets ü
ENRICHMENT

15 DECEMBER 15 - Introduction to Graphs ü

SUBJECT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY

Term - 1 Playing with Numbers

Term -2 Visualising Solid Shapes

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 SYLLABUS OF CLASS - VIII
Subject : Science (2019-20)
Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd
Sr. No. Month Topic Term
22.07.19 09.09.19 09.12.19

1 Stars and Solar System (Phy) ü ü

2 Metals and Non- Metals (Chem) ü ü

April
3 & May Cell Structure and Function (Bio) ü ü ü

Sub
Enrichment
Metal and Non- Metals(Chem) ü

4 July Force and Pressure (Phy) ü

5 Aug Friction (Phy) ü ü

6 July Pollution of air and water (Chem) ü ü

7 Aug Combustion and Flame (Chem) ü

8 July Microorganisms (Bio) ü

Crop Production and

9 Aug ü
Management (Bio)

Sub
Enrichment
Aug Density (Phy) ü

10 Some Natural Phenomena (Phy) ü ü

Chemical effects of electric

11 ü ü
current (Chem)
Oct &
12 Nov Conservation of plants & animals ü ü
(Bio)

Sub
Enrichment
Photosynthesis (Bio) ü

13 Dec Light (Phy) ü

14 Dec Coal and Petroleum (Chem) ü

15 Dec Reproduction in animals(Bio) ü

16 Jan Sound (Phy) ü

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 Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd
Sr. No. Month Topic Term
22.07.19 09.09.19 09.12.19

17 Jan Synthetic Fibre(Chem) ü

Reaching the age of adolescence

18 Jan ü
(Bio)
Sexual Reproduction in owering
19 Jan ü
plants

EXPERIMENTS TO BE CONDUCTED:

TERM -1

1. To show that liquids exert equal pressure at same depth.

2. To show that rolling reduces friction as compared to rough surfaces.
3. To show that metals like Zn,Mg react with dilute H 2SO4 to produce hydrogen gas.
4. To study the action of iron on CuSO4 solution.
5. To study basic components of human cheek cell and onion peel cell.
6. To study the action of yeast on kneaded our.
TERM -2

1. To study the structure of an eye with the aid of a model.

2. To show that sound needs a material medium to travel.
3. To study the chemical effects of electric current.
4. To study the permanent slide of budding in Hydra.
5. To study the permanent slide of binary ssion in Amoeba.

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 CLASS-VIII (SOCIAL STUDIES)(2019-20)
Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
S.NO. NAME OF CHAPTER
(08.07.2019) (14.09.2019) (25.11.2019)
History Ch-2 From Trade to Territory P P
April
Civics Ch-1 The Indian Cons tu on P P
Ch-2 Understanding
Civics P P
May Secularism
History Ch-3 Ruling the countryside P P
Ch-4 Tribals, Dikus and the
P
July History Vision of a Golden Age
Ch-5 When people rebel P P
July- Ch-3 Why do we need a
Civics P
Aug Parliament?
Ch-4 Understanding laws P P
Aug Civics
Ch- 5 Judiciary P P
Ch-11 The Making of the
Na onal Movement : 1870s- P P
1947
History
Oct Ch-7 Weavers, Iron Smelters
and Factory Owners P
(Handout)
Ch-6 Understanding our
Civics P P
criminal jus ce system
Ch-9 Women caste and
reform
History Ch-8 Civilising the "Na ve", P
Nov.
Educa ng the na on
(Handout)
Civics Ch-9 Public Facili es P
Ch-10 The changing world of
History P
Visual Arts (Handout)
Dec.
Ch-12 India a er
History P
Independence
Jan Civics Ch-10 Law and Social Jus ce P
Map Work (I term)
Places to be marked on Poli cal map of India
(1) Lahore (2) Saharanpur (3) Meerut (4) Delhi (5) Agra
P
(6) Bareilly (7) Lucknow (8) Faizabad (9) Kanpur (10)
Jhansi

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S.NO. NAME OF CHAPTER
(08.07.2019) (14.09.2019) (25.11.2019)

II Term or Annual Examina on

Places to be marked on Poli cal map of India

(A) Princely States
(1) Jammu and Kashmir (2) Hyderabad (3) Mysore (4)
Travancore (5) Rajasthan
P
(B) Places
(1) Lahore (2) Amritsar (3) Lucknow (4) Chauri Chaura
(5) Champaran (6) Calcu a (7) Kheda (8) Dandi (9)
Bombay (10) Surat
Project Work

1. Understanding Marginalisa on
2. Confron ng Marginalisa on
P
3. Colonialism and City
4. How, when and where

Note : Sources, Elsewhere, Boxes and Pictures not to

be evaluated

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 CLASS-VIII (GEOGRAPHY))
Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
S.N
MONTH NAME OF CHAPTER (08.07.2019) (14.09.2019) (25.11.2019)
O.
1 April Resources P P P
Land, Soil, Water, Natural
2 May P P
Vegita on and Wildlife
3 July Minearl and Power resources P
4 October Agriculture P P
5 November Industries P
6 December Human Rseources P
Map Work
1 World (Poli cal)
20 Countries and Capital Ci es
Canada, USA, Brazil, Argen na, England, France,
Germany, Italy, Russia, Mongolia, China, Saudi
Arabia, Pakistan, India, Japan, Egypt, Nigeria, P P P
South Africa, Australia, New Zealand
2 Mineral and Power resources

Iron Ore - Canada, India, Australia, Brazil

Copper-USA, Canada, Russia, Japan
Bauxite - India, Australia, China, Russia P
Coal - USA, Germany, Russia, India
Mineral Oil - saudi Arabia, USA, Egypt, India

3 Agriculture

Arable Land - India, Australia, China, Argen na

Rice - China, India, Japan, Egypt
P P
Wheat - USA, Canada, Argen na, Australia
Co on - China, USA, India, Pakistan

4 Industrial Regions
South East Brazil, Ganga valley, Kuzbos, Beijing
Iron and Steel Industries : Germany, Japan,
Australia, India P
Co on Tex le Industries : USA, South Africa,
Egypt, India

5 Human Resource
Popula on Growth Rate
Very High - Bhutan, saudi Arabia P
Low - Mongolia, France, England, Canada

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 CLASS-VIII (COMPUTERS) (2019-20)
S.NO. TOPIC Ist Cycle Ist Term 2nd Cycle 2nd Term
06.05.19 31.08.19 11.11.19
Chapter-2(More On Html)
• Lists
1 P P
• Inser ng Images

Chapter-2(More On Html)
• Tables
2 P
• Linking(Internal And External)

Chapter 3
3 Html Forms And Frames P

Chapter 1
4 About A Computer P

Chapter 8
5 Ms Access P P

Chapter 5
6 Visual Basic 6.0 P

Chapter 6
7 Vb Control Structures P

Chapter 9
8 Communica on On Net P

CHAPTER- 4: FLASH TO BE INCLUDED IN FINAL TERM PRACTICALS ONLY

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 MODERN VIDYA NIKETAN SR. SEC. SCHOOL,
FARIDABAD
BOOK LIST CLASS – VIII (2019-20)
Subject Name of the Book Author's Name/Publica on
1. My English Folder (Literature Reader) Oxford
English 2. My English Folder (Work Book – 8) Oxford
3. Tales from Shakespeare S. Chand
1- oalr Hkkx & 3 NCERT
Hindi
2- O;kdj.k iq"i Hkkx & 8 BLUE PRINT PUBLICATION
lqÁHkkre laLd`r ikBekyk Hkkx & 8
Sanskrit dkjMksok
olq/kk laLd`r O;kdj.k Hkkx & 8

Apprenons le Français part – 4+CD New Saraswati House Pvt Ltd.

French (Mahitha Ranjit & Monica Singh)

Cahier d’exercice - 4 New Saraswati House Pvt Ltd.
(Mahitha Ranjit & Monica Singh)
Maths Text Book NCERT (Latest Edi on)
Maths
Reference Book Mathema cs for Class - 8 R. S. Aggarwal , Bhar Bhawan

Science Textbook for Class VIII NCERT (Latest Edi on)

Science Cordova Learning Science – 8(Reference Book) Cordova Publica on
Science Lab Manual Vishwas Publica on
• Resources and Development (Geography)
Social Studies • Social and Poli cal Life - III (Civics) NCERT (Latest Edi on)
• Our pasts - III, Part - I, Part - II (History)
Moral Science Thinking About Values – 8 Tata class edge

Computer Bri annica Live Wire Computer Science - 8 Vaishali Gupta

REQUIREMENT OF NOTEBOOKS (PER STUDENT) FOR THE YEAR 2019 - 2020

SINGLE LINE MATHS HORIZONTAL LINE INTER LEAF DRAWING FILE (A3)
20 6 6 1
Kindly make a note of the following:
• All notebooks are to be covered with brown laminated sheet.
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website of the publisher.
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etc.
• The information contained above is for general information purposes only and not for promotion or
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