DIVISIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL & INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE, LAHORE

SYLLABUS TOPICS FOR STUDY, FIRST TERM, 2020-21

CLASS VIII
ENGLISH:
BOOK: NEW OXFORD MODERN ENGLISH 8 (BOOK & WORK BOOK) (3RD EDITION)
TOPICS FOR STUDY- FIRST TERM, 2020-21
1. CONVERSION OF TENSES AND ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE CONVERSIONS: INDEFINITE TENSES
ONLY, IMPERATIVE SENTENCES ALSO
2. LESSONS: UNIT NO. 01 INCLUDING THE POEM “THE NEWCOMER” (BOOK AND WORKBOOK, ALL
THE EXERCISES), UNIT NO. 02 INCLUDING THE POEM “THE SOLITARY REAPER” (BOOK AND
WORKBOOK, ALL THE EXERCISES).
3. PARTS OF SPEECH: ABSTRACT NOUNS, COLLECTIVE NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, DEGREES OF
ADJECTIVES
4. LETTER WRITING: LETTERS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS (SAMPLE: TO YOUR FATHER
ABOUT YOUR NEW CLASS)
5. APPLICATION WRITING: APPLICATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL (SAMPLE: REQUESTING A CRICKET
TOURNAMENT)
6. ESSAY WRITING: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS, SAMPLE: A BUSY MARKET PLACE
7. STORY WRITING: STORY WITH A LEAD SENTENCE (SAMPLE: HE WAS RUNNING HARD TRYING TO
GET AWAY FROM THEM….)

GENERAL SCIENCE:
BOOK: BOOK 8 (APPROVED BY PTBB)
TOPICS FOR STUDY- FIRST TERM, 2020-21
1. CHAPTER NO. 01: HUMAN ORGAN SYSTEM
2. CHAPTER NO. 02: CELL DIVISION
3. CHAPTER NO. 03: BIOTECHNOLOGY

MATH:
BOOK: NEW SYLLABUS D, MATHEMATICS BOOK 2 (7TH EDITION)
TOPICS FOR STUDY- FIRST TERM, 2020-21
1. NOTE: ADVANCE LEVEL QUESTIONS ARE EXCLUDED.
2. BOOK D-2, CHAPTER#3: EX:3A, EX:3B
3. BOOK D-2, CHAPTER#4: EX:4A, EX:4B, EX:4C, EX:4D
4. BOOK D-2, CHAPTER#5: EX:5A, EX:5B

COMPUTER SCIENCE:
BOOK: BOOK 8 (APPROVED BY PTBB)
TOPICS FOR STUDY- FIRST TERM, 2020-21
1. UNIT 1: NETWORKS & COMMUNICATION: COMPUTER NETWORK, WHAT IS A COMPUTER
NETWORK? COMPONENTS OF COMPUTER, SERVER AND CLIENTS, TYPES OF NETWORKS (LAN,
MAN, WAN), COMMUNICATION DEVICES (DIALUP MODEM, NIC) PHYSICAL TRANSMISSION MEDIA,
(TWISTED PAIR CABLE, COAXIAL, FIBER OPTIC CABLE, CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES (CELLULAR
COMMUNICATION), SATELLITE COMMUNICATION, GPS, BLUETOOTH, EXERCISE
 2. UNIT 2: COMPUTER SECURITY THREATS: COMPUTER SECURITY THREATS (VIRUS, WORM,
ADWARE, HACKERS), WAYS THROUGH WHICH VIRUS, WORMS AND ADWARE SPREAD, INFECTED
FLASH DISK OR DRIVES, E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS, SURFING INSECURE WEBSITES, INSTALLING
PIRATED SOFTWARE, MANAGING AN ANTIVIRUS, ANTIVIRUS, VIRUS DEFINITIONS/UPDATES,
WIDELY USED ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE, SYMANTEC, AVG, SCANNING A COMPUTER FOR VIRUSES.
3. UNIT # 2: EXERCISE Q.5. (III) GIVE STEPS TO UPDATE…….(IS NOT INCLUDED)

SOCIAL STUDIES:
BOOK: HISTORY 8 AND GEOGRAPHY 8 (PTTB)
TOPICS FOR STUDY- FIRST TERM, 2020-21
1. GEOGRAPHY: CHAPTER NO.1 “MAPS AND DIAGRAMS”: READING & EXERCISES, ALL THE TOPICS.
2. GEOGRAPHY: CHAPTER NO.4 “NATURAL DISASTERS”: READING & EXERCISES: ALL THE TOPICS.
3. HISTORY: CHAPTER NO.1 “CONSOLIDATION OF BRITISH RULE”: READING & EXERCISES, ALL THE
TOPICS.

URDU:
BOOK: URDU KI AATHVEEN KITAB & FUN-E-QAWAAID-O-INSHA BY PROF. HAFEEZ SIDDIQI
TOPICS FOR STUDY- FIRST TERM, 2020-21
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ISLAMIAT:
BOOK: BOOK 8 (PTTB)
TOPICS FOR STUDY- FIRST TERM, 2020-21
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