DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL HARNI

Academic Session 2022 – 2023

Summer Break Assignment
Class: VIII
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“Writing is the painting of the voice. Good Writing is clear thinking, made visible.”
ENGLISH
Q 1. Write a factual description about the Inter-House Competition that took place recently in your school,
in 100-120 words.
Q 2. Write a factual description about the Science Fair that was held last week in your school premise, in
100-120 words.
Q 3. (a) ‘Small moments of happiness brighten up one’s journey and make it more memorable’– Elucidate
this line with reference to your understanding of the poem –‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’,
by Robert Frost.
(b) What does the poet of the poem ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ think after reflecting on
the woods? Do you think he is right? Give your opinion.
Q 4. Mention any one or two personal instances related to you/your friend/siblings that took place in the
classroom during English class or at home which was quite similar to the lesson ‘The Passive Voice’,
that you have read in 60-80 words.

HINDI
निम्ननिनित प्रश्नों के उत्तर िगभग ४० शब्दों में निनिए-
1. अक्सर िोग पनियों को दािा-पािी रिते हैं- ये बात हमें िोगों के कै से व्यनित्व को बताती है ?
2. आप पशु-पनियों के प्रनत अपिे प्रेम को ककस प्रकार व्यि करें गे ?
3. क्या संघर्ष का सामिा नहम्मत से ककया जा सकता है – स्पष्ट कीनजए।
रचिात्मक िेिि-
नवद्यािय में आयोनजत काव्य-गोष्ठी का वर्षि करते हुए िगभग १०० शब्दों में अपिे दादा जी को पत्र निनिए।
अपठित बोध-
संघर्ष के मागष में अके िा ही चििा पड़ता है। कोई बाहरी शनि आपकी सहायता िहीं करती है। पठरश्रम , दृढ़ इच्छा शनि व िगि
आकद मािवीय गुर् व्यनि को संघर्ष करिे और जीवि में सफिता प्राप्त करिे का मागष प्रशस्त करते हैं। दो महत्त्वपूर्ष तथ्य स्मरर्ीय है
– प्रत्येक समस्या अपिे साथ संघर्ष िेकर आती है। प्रत्येक संघर्ष के गभष में नवजय निनहत रहती है। एक अध्यापक िे अपिे छात्रों को
े कदया था – तुम्हें जीवि में सफि होिे के निए समस्याओं से संघर्ष करिे का अभ्यास करिा होगा। हम कोई भी कायष करें ,
यह संदश
सवोच्च नशिर पर पहुुँचिे का संकल्प िेकर चिें। सफिता हमें कभी निराश िहीं करे गी। समस्त ग्रंथों और महापुरुर्ों के अिुभवों का
निष्कर्ष यह है कक संघर्ष से डरिा अथवा उससे नवमुि होिा अनहतकर है, मािव धमष के प्रनतकू ि है और अपिे नवकास को
अिावश्यक रूप से बानधत करिा है। आप जानगए, उठिए दृढ़-संकल्प और उत्साह एवं साहस के साथ संघर्ष रूपी नवजय रथ पर
चकढ़ए और अपिे जीवि के नवकास की बाधाओं रूपी शत्रुओं पर नवजय प्राप्त कीनजए।

1. मिुष्य को जीवि में सफिता प्राप्त करिे के निए क्या-क्या आवश्यक है?
2. प्रत्येक समस्या अपिे साथ क्या िेकर आती है?
3. समस्त ग्रंथों और अिुभवों का क्या निष्कर्ष है?
4. ‘मािवीय’ शब्द में मूि शब्द और प्रत्यय है?
 5. संघर्ष रूपी नवजय रथ पर चढ़िे के निएआवश्यक है?

SANSKRIT
AQaaoilaiKt p`Snaanaama\ ]<araiNa ]<arpuistkayaaM ilaKt.

Sabd$paiNa
isaMh A karant puilla=\ga
Anaairka Aa karant is~ila=ga
jalama\ A karant napuMsakila=\ga
Qaatu$paiNa
vad\ , BaU Bava\ la=\ lakar:

MATHEMATICS
Attempt the following questions and write their answers in your NOTEPAD.
1. Write the name of the property for the given: 2   6  9   2  6  2  9
3 5 2 3 5 3 2

2. The additive inverse of 8 is ________________.

7
3. Find the reciprocal of  10 .
9
3 2
4. Simplify: 2  [ 5  { 4  2
(2 
3
)}]

5. Find the difference between the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of  7
.
6

6. Find the multiplicative inverse of 1 1 

  
 4 6

7. Multiply 6 by the reciprocal of  7

.
13 16
8. Represent the following rational numbers on the number line.
8  4
(i) . (ii) .
5 7
3 5
9. Subtract from .
8 12
5 6
10. Divide the product of and by their sum.
9 5
2 11
11. Using suitable property find the sum of 4 
3
  . Also mention the property used.
3 5 3 5
12. Which is greater, the sum of 7
and
4 or the sum of  6 and
11
and by how much?
2 10 16 12

13. Verify the commutative property of multiplication for x 

5
and y = 3.
21 10
14. Find three rational numbers between 3 and 5.
1 1
15. Insert three rational numbers between and .
4 2
7
16. Find the area of a square lawn whose one side is 5 .
9
 4  3
17. What number should be added to to get ?
11 8
18. Using appropriate properties of operations of rational numbers, evaluate the following:
 3 4 7 4 5 5 2  2 6
(i)     (ii)   
13 5 5 5 13 7 11 7 11
 4
19. Sum of two rational numbers is 0, if one of them is , what is other number?
5
 11 4
20. The product of two rational numbers is . If one of them is 2 , find the other.
12 9

SCIENCE

1. Define the following terms.(a) Acidic substance(b) Basic substances(c) Organic acids(d) Indicators
2. Write two examples for the following: Mineral Acids, Weak Bases and Strong Acids
3. List some properties of acids and bases.
4. What is the effect of sulphuric acid on the following?
(a) Red litmus (b) Blue litmus (c) Phenolphthalein
5. Explain the following:
(a) Calamine lotion is applied on bee stings.
(b) Antacids are taken in case of acidity in stomach.
(c) Slaked lime is added to factory waste before it is discharged into rivers.
6. Draw in your notebook the symbols to represent the following components of electrical circuits:
connecting wires, switch in the ‘OFF’ position, bulb, cell, switch in the ‘ON’ position, and battery.
7. Draw the circuit diagram to represent the closed circuit.
8. Name any two effects of electric current.
9. When the current is switched on through a wire, a compass needle kept nearby gets deflected from
its north-south position. Explain.
10. Will the compass needle show deflection when the switch in the circuit shown by Fig. is closed?

11. Do you think an electromagnet can be used for separating plastic bags from a garbage heap?
Explain.
12. An electrician is carrying out some repairs in your house. He wants to replace a fuse by a piece of
wire. Would you agree? Give reasons for your response.
13. In the circuit shown in the figure

(a) Would any of the bulb glow when the switch is in the ‘OFF’ position?
(b) What will be the order in which the bulbs A, B and C will glow when the switch is moved to the
‘ON’ position?
14. What is normal to the point of incidence?
15. Which type of image is usually formed in case of concave mirror?
16. Which type of image is formed in case of convex mirror?
17. How many colours are there in the visible spectrum?
18. State the characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.
19. Find out the letters of English alphabet or any other language known to you in which the image
formed in a plane mirror appears exactly like the letter itself.
20. Which type of mirror can form a real image?
21. Which type of lens forms always a virtual image?
22. What is a virtual image? Give one situation where a virtual image is formed.
23. State two differences between a convex and a concave lens.
24. Give one use each of a concave and a convex mirror.

SOCIAL SCIENCE
Answer the following questions:
1. Differentiate between Primary and Secondary sources of modern period of Indian history with
examples.
2. Why did the British pay a lot of attention to mapping and surveying in India?
3. In the year 1453 CE, Europeans were forced to look for alternative sea routes to the East.
Explain the reasons for the same.
4. Indian history is divided into three periods. Name them.
5. Explain the term ‘Imperialism’. How did Industrial Revolution lead to Imperialism?
6. What was the result of the decline of the Mughal Empire?
7. Explain why Original documents are preserved in the archives.
8. What is democracy? How is democracy better than other forms of government?
9. Explain the term “Rule of law”.
10. What is the difference between an absolute monarchy and dictatorship?
11. What does a Constitution signify in the context of the need of laws?
12. Why did Indologists like James Mill, Max Mueller and Vincent Smith take keen interest in Indian
culture?
13. All the resources should be used wisely. Justify the statement.
14. Explain the resources on the basis of:
a. Origin
b. Distribution
15. Why it is better to use paper bags than plastic bags?
16. Differentiate between Potential and stock resources.
17. How tributaries are different from distributaries? Explain with the help of a diagram.
18. Explain the Thorn forests on the basis of the following:
a. Climatic conditions
b. Characteristics
c. Flora and fauna
19. Why are ‘Human beings’ also considered as a ‘resource’?
20. Explain the close relationship between the height of the land and the characteristics of vegetation
with examples.

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