ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL BOLARUM

HALF YEARLY (SEPTEMBER 2022)

CLASS – VIII SYLLABUS

Class VIII
Subject Chapters
English Honeydew: Prose
Ls 1 The Best Christmas Present in the World
Ls 2 The Tsunami
Ls 4 Bipin Choudhary's Lapse of Memory

Poem:
1.The Ant and the Cricket
2.Macavity: The Mystery Cat
3. The Last Bargain
4.The School Boy

Supplementary Reader: It So Happened

Ls1 How the Camel got his hump
Ls3 The Selfish Giant
Ls 4 The treasure Within

Writing skill:
Description of a person/place
Diary entry
Informal letter

Grammar:
Tenses
Determiners
Verbs
Subject Verb Agreement

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN TOTAL MARKS (80)

SECTION-A (READING-20 MARKS)
QN1. DISCURSIVE PASSAGE: (10 MARKS) OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
QN2. FACTUAL PASSAGE : (10 MARKS) OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

SECTION-B (GRAMMAR AND WRITING-20 MARKS)

QN3.GRAMMAR 3 MARKS (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
QN4. GRAMMAR 3 MARKS (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
QN5.A) GRAMMAR 2 MARKS (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
B) GRAMMAR 2 MARKS (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
QN6.SHORT WRITING SKILL OF 70-80 WORDS (5 MARKS)
QN7.LONG WRITING SKILL OF 80-100 WORDS (5 MARKS)

SECTION C - LITERATURE (40 MARKS)

QN8.A) RTC FROM MAIN READER (PROSE) OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)
B) RTC FROM MAIN READER (POEM) OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)
QN9.SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (3 QUESTIONS FROM MAIN READER - 40-50
WORDS) (3X3=9 MARKS)
QN10.SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (3 QUESTIONS FROM SUPPLEMENTARY READER -
40-50 WORDS) (3X3=9 MARKS)
QN11.LONG ANSWER QUESTION - 1 QUESTION FROM MAIN READER – 80-100
WORDS (6 MARKS)
QN12.LONG ANSWER QUESTION - 1 QUESTION FROM SUPPLEMENTARY READER –
80-100 WORDS (6 MARKS)
Hindi पाठ्यक्रम - अंक विभाजन

खंड -क
(वसंत) 1. ध्वनि 2. लाख की चड़ू ियााँ 3. बस की यात्रा 4. भगवाि के डाककए
5. क्या निराश हुआ जाए 6. यह सबसे कठिि समय िह ं
अपठित गदयांश ,
पठित गदयांश
पठित पदयांश
खंड -ख
भाषा /व्यावहाररक व्याकरण , शब्दार्थ
(बहुववकल्पी)
1. किया ववशेषण 2. संधि 3. अिेक शब्दों के ललए एक शब्द (21-40)
• 4. पयाथयवाची शब्द (21-40) 5. ललंग 6. वचि
• भाषा की बात,शब्दार्थ

खंड – ग
प्रश्िोत्तर (गदय से ) वसंत
रचिात्मक प्रश्ि (गदय से ) वसंत
प्रश्िोत्तर (पदय से ) वसंत
प्रश्िोत्तर (परू क पाठ्यपस्
ु तक) 1.लसंिु घाट की सभ्यता
2.यग
ु ों का दौर
खंड – घ (लेखन)
अिुच्छे द लेखि
पत्र लेखि
संवाद लेखि
धचत्र वणथि
सभी पाि ध्यािपूवक
थ पढ़ें । पाि के बीच से भी प्रश्ि पूछे जाएंगे ।
अंक विभाजन
खंड – क
प्रश्िोत्तर (पदय से) 3+2 =5 अंक
अपठित गदयांश - 2x5=10 अंक
खंड – ख
भाषा / व्यवहाररक व्याकरण , शब्दार्थ(बहुववकल्पी) 1x20=20 अंक
खंड – ग :- पाठ्यपुस्तक (वसंत)
प्रश्िोत्तर (गदय से) 3+2 =5 अंक
रचिात्मक प्रश्ि (गदय से) =5 अंक
पूरक पुस्तक =5 अंक
पठित गदयांश - 1x5=5(बहुववकल्पी)
पठित पदयांश - 1x5=5(बहुववकल्पी)

खंड – घ :- (लेखि)
अिुच्छे द लेखि (तीि में से एक) =5 अंक
पत्र लेखि (दो में से एक ) =5 अंक
संवाद लेखि =5 अंक
धचत्र लेखि =5 अंक
*सभी पाि ध्याि पूवक
थ पढ़े । पािों के बीच से भी प्रश्ि पूछे जाएाँगे ।
Mathematics 1. CHAPTER 1: RATIONAL NUMBERS (16M)
2. CHAPTER 2: LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE (16M)
3. CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATERALS (16M)
4. CHAPTER 5: DATA HANDLING (16M)
5. CHAPTER 6: SQUARES AND SQUARE ROOTS (16M)

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

PART A (OBJECTIVE TYPE) -----30M

15Q × 1M = 15M (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

15Q × 1M = 15M (ONE WORD ANSWER TYPE)

PART B (SUBJECTIVE TYPE) -----50M

8Q × 2M = 16M (SHORT ANSWER)

6Q × 3M = 18M (LONG ANSWER)

4Q × 4M = 16M (VERY LONG ANSWER)

TOTAL = 80M

Science LESSON 1 CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (9M)

LESSON 2 MICROORGANISMS: FRIEND AND FOE (12M)
LESSON 3 SYNTHETIC FIBRES AND PLASTICS (12M)
LESSON 4 MATERIALS: METALS AND NON-METALS (18M)
LESSON 5 COAL AND PETROLEUM (15M)
LESSON 6 COMBUSTION AND FLAME (14M)
CLASS 8 SCIENCE BLUE PRINT
1. MCQ 12 X 1M 12M
2. FILL IN THE BLANKS 12 X 1M= 12M
3. GIVE ONE WORD 10 X 1M= 10M
4. CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS 2 X 4 X 1M=8M
5. CORRECT AND REWRITE THE GIVEN STATEMENT 6 X 1M=6M
6. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE 5 X 2M = 10M
7. LONG ANSWER TYPE 4 X 3M = 12M
8. ANSWER IN DETAIL 2 X 5M =10M
Social science History - Ch-1-How, When and Where (14M)
Ch-2- From Trade to Territory (13M)
Civics - Ch -1- The Indian Constitution (13M)
Ch-2- Understanding Secularism (14M)
Geog- Ch-2-Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources (13M)
Ch-4-Agriculture (13M)
Question Paper Pattern – 30Ques X 1M=30M (Objective based questions)
3Ques X 4M =12M (Source based questions)
6Ques X 3M= 18M (Short answer based questions)
3Ques X5M= 15M (Long answer based questions)
1Q X 5M =5M (History-3M and Geo-2M: Map work)
Total- 80M
SKT पाठ्यपुस्तक 50M
पाि – 1 सुभावषतानि
पाि – 2 बबलस्य वाणण ि कदावप मे श्रुता
पाि – 3 डिजीभारतम ्
पाि – 4 सदै व पुरतो नििेठह चरणम ्
व्याकरण 30M
संख्या – 1-60 , बाल,लता शब्दरुप , पठ् िातु लट् लङ् एवं लट्
ृ , द घथ,गण
ु सन्धि
अंक विभाजन 80M
शब्दार्थ - 10M प्रश्नोत्तर - 10M
प्रश्न निमाथण - 10M तद्भव-तत्सम - 05M
ररक्तस्र्ाि -10M ववशेषण-ववशेष्य – 05M
संख्या -10M शब्दरुप - 07M
पठ् िातु -07M सन्धि - 06M
COMPUTERS 1. Chapter 1-Computer Network
2. Chapter 2-Acess creating a Database
 3. Chapter 3-Tables and forms

PART A – FILL IN THE BLANKS (5X1M) = 5 MARKS

PART B -TRUE OR FALSE (5X1M) = 5 MARKS
PART C-MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (6X1M) = 6 MARKS
PART D-ANSWER BRIEFLY (2X2M) = 4 MARKS
TOTAL = 20 MARKS
GENERAL UNIT 1 – FLORA AND FAUNA
KNOWLEDGE UNIT 2-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 3 – EXPLORING INDIA
UNIT 4- EXPLORING THE WORLD
PATTERN-TOTAL 20 MARKS
1.MCQ’S- 4 X 1M =4M
2.FILL IN THE BLANKS- 4 X 1M =4M
3. MATCH THE FOLLOWING-4 M
4.IDENTIFY THE IMAGE- 4 X 1M =4M
5. FIND THE ODD ONE OUT. 4 X 1M =4M

DATE SHEET FOR HALF YEARLY

DATE/DAY CLASS 8
19- 09 -2022 (MONDAY) SCIENCE
21 - 09- 2022 (WEDNESDAY) ENGLISH
23- 09 - 2022 (FRIDAY) MATHS
26 - 09- 2022 (MONDAY) SOCIAL SCIENCE
28 - 09- 2022 (WEDNESDAY) SANSKRIT
30-09-2022 (FRIDAY) HINDI
13-10-2022 (THURSDAY) COMPUTERS
14-10-2022 (FRIDAY) GK