Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.

– Washington Irving Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. – Washington Irving
CLASS VIII
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LUCKNOW MORAL EDUC ATION:
1. To develop in every student the essential elements of morality.
Syllabus 2023 – 2024 2. To develop the values and capabilities necessary for making right decisions and
upright conduct.
3. To develop the skill of striving not only for good but to handle the conflicting situations
Class VIII without demeaning self and others.
4. To develop the skill of acting beyond striving not only for good but to handle two
conflicting situations without demeaning self and others.
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S.No. Subject 5. To develop the ability to monitor themselves and find out constructive ways of conflict
Number resolutions.
1. Moral Education 5 6. To promote the development of good character for the purpose of lessening crime
and raising the standard of good citizenship.
2. English Language 6
ENGLISH ( Prose) :
3. English Literature 11 1. To enable the student to acquire the new vocabulary.
2. To develop the student’s power of imagination, thinking and expression.
4. Hindi 13
3. To enable the student to master and reinforce the structural items.
5. Sanskrit 19 4. To enable the student to acquire the information given in the text.
5. To develop the student’s power of comprehension through listening and reading.
6. History and Civics 21 6. To enable the student to express the ideas of the text orally or in writing.
7. To enable the student to read the English text or passage loudly with correct
7. Geography 22 pronunciation, stress, intonation, pause, articulation of voice etc.

8. Mathematics 24
ENGLISH ( Poetry):
9. Physics 26 1. To appreciate the beauty, rhyme, rhythm and style of the poem.
2. To enable the student to read aloud the poem with proper rhyme, rhythm and
10. Chemistry 27 intonation.
3. To enable the student to enjoy the recitation of the poetry individually or in chorus.
11. Biology 29 4. To enable the student to understand the thought and imagination, which is contained
in the poem.
12. Computer Studies 31 5. To create love and interest for English Literature especially for poetry.
6. To develop aesthetic values and aesthetic sense and enable the student to
13. Art 33 experience pleasure and relaxation by the intensive study of poetry.

ENGLISH ( Grammar):
1. To provide the knowledge and understanding of the various aspects of grammar.
2. To enable the students to use the rules of grammar in speaking and writing English.
3. To develop linguistic abilities among students and use for their own expression.

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HISTORY / CIVICS:
ENGLISH ( Composition) : 1. To provide an understanding of the government necessary for the student to grow into
1. To develop the ability to speak a few sentences correctly and continuously on a a responsible enlightened citizen in a secular democracy.
particular / given topic. 2. To enrich the understanding of those aspects of Indian historical development which
2. To enable the students to arrange their ideas logically and express them clearly. are crucial to the understanding of contemporary India.
3. To enable the students to develop their phonetics, pronunciation and voice 3. To awaken a desirable understanding on pupils of the various streams which have
modulation skills. contributed to the development and growth of the Indian nation and its civilization and
culture,
4. To develop an elegant cursive handwriting.
4. To develop a world historical perspective of the contributions made by various
cultures to the total heritage of mankind.
HINDI:
1. To impart the knowledge of the standard form of the mother tongue and the national GEOGRAPHY:
language to the students.
1. To develop love for nature and capacity to understand and appreciate the natural
2. To enable the students to use idioms and phrases appropriately through their regular beauty, physical forces and such other things.
use and practice.
2. To give the knowledge of the land – both Indian and foreign.
3. To develop the ability to use difficult literary terms appropriately and pronounce them
correctly. 3. To develop the ideals of world citizenship, universal brotherhood, co-operation among
human beings and sympathetic attitude towards others.
4. To enable the students to speak flawlessly and give and understand speeches.
4. To help in adjustment of human life in accordance with the geographical
circumstances.
MATHEM ATICS: 5. To give the correct idea of the geographical references those occur in the books and
1. To develop the skills in mathematical computations and calculations. newspapers.
2. To develop a scientific attitude to analyse any situation logically. 6. To inculcate in the students the desire to take to travelling and tourism.
3. To develop the ability of presenting a thought with exactness and brevity.
4. To enable the pupils to put forth arguments when convinced about their correctness COMPUTER STUDIES:
without hesitation. 1. To develop logical and analytical thinking.
5. To help the child to appreciate the geometrical and symmetrical shapes of the natural 2. To enable the students to comprehend the concepts and practices of computer
objects. studies.
3. To help the students to comprehend and be able to apply the fundamental concepts
SCIENCE: of programming.
1. To develop the power of reasoning. 4. To develop the detailed insight of application of computer.
2. To enhance the various skills of the child. 5. To develop the ability to solve problems using both structured and modular approach.
3. To develop the power of understanding, interpreting and leading to conclusions. 6. To create an awareness of ethical issues related to computing.
4. To develop the ability of problem solving. 7. To appreciate the implications of computer use in contemporary society.
5. To create a broader outlook in the life of the learner. 8. To acquire knowledge on theoretical concepts, application and programming aspects
6. To develop the art of observation and experimentation. of computer studies.
7. To develop the power of impartial judgement.
8. To develop curiosity towards the natural phenomenon.
9. To develop the ability of rational thinking and decision-making.
10. To develop in the child an aversion towards the superstitions.
11. To impart training in scientific method and develop a scientific attitude and aptitude.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
JUNIOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME Name of the Textbook: New Mulberry English Course Workbook – 8
Author: Ashima Bath, Saswati Dasgupta
(MORAL EDUCATION) Publisher: Oxford University Press
Name of the Textbook: Glimmerings of Hope
APRIL – SEPTEMBER
Publisher: B.P.T. Suggested
Name of the Chapter
Month
Suggested
Chapter Number Page April – May Determiners (Revision)
Month
Tenses and Their Uses
April 1 1-3 Notice
2 5-7 Synonyms and Antonyms (Integrated with Comprehension)
May 3 9-13 Informal Letter Writing
4 15-18 Essay: Descriptive/Narrative (300-350 words)
July 5 19-22 July Subject and Verb Agreement
SERVICE PROJECT Voice
August 6 23-26 Phrasal Verbs (Integrated with Comprehension)
7 27-30 Use of Prepositions
September 8 31-33 Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with other
Vocabulary Building Topics)
October 9 35-38
Essay: Picture Composition
SERVICE PROJECT
REVISION
November 10 39-42
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
December 11 43-47
August Non-finite forms of Verbs
January 12 49-51
Conditional Sentences
February-March SERVICE PROJECT
Idioms (Integrated with Comprehension)
SERVICE PROJECT: Words Likely to be Confused / Homophones (Integrated with
For Service projects, it is important for teachers to consult with the students, plan Comprehension)
the project and implement it. Formal Letter Writing
PRAYER: Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with other
September
Vocabulary Building Topics)
5 prayers to be memorised from Prayer Assembly Guidelines.
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

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OCTOBER – MARCH
October -
Direct and Indirect Speech
November
Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with
other Vocabulary Building Topics)
Formal Letter Writing
Email
Essay: Story Writing (300 – 350 words)
Phrasal Verbs (Integrated with Comprehension)
Synonyms and Antonyms (Integrated with Comprehension)
REVISION
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
Synthesis
Essay: Argumentative (300 – 350 words)
Transformation of Sentences
January Informal Letter Writing
Idioms (Integrated with Comprehension)
Words Likely to be Confused / Homophones (Integrated with
Comprehension)
Essay: Imaginative (300 – 350 words)
Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with
February
other Vocabulary Building Topics)
REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Note:
 Please note the following suggestions for a formal letter addressed to ‘The Editor’.
(i) ONLY Sir / Madam to be written in salutation. Use of ‘Dear’ should be
omitted.
(ii) Subscription to be written as ‘Yours truly’.
 Students may be trained not to change the tense of the word while attempting
exercises based on word meaning and sentence formation.
 Grammar exercises from the Workbook may be used for additional practice /
homework (as per the topics).
 Prescribed word limit for precis writing is 50 words.
 The question paper will be of 80 marks and shall include questions based on
Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
 The learners will be tested on their previous knowledge of functional grammar (of all
the levels) in the Half Yearly and Annual Examinations.

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FORMAT OF NOTICE

War of Words
Inter-school Debate Competition
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on 8 December 2023
from 9.00 a.m. to 12 noon
at Centenary Hall, St. Hilda’s School
All pupils from Classes VI to VIII who wish to participate are to give their names
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to Mrs. T. Baker on or before 1 December 2023

SPECIMEN FOR EMAIL

principalbluebellschool@gmail.com
Inter-school Debate Competition

Dear Madam,
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Our school is celebrating its 50 anniversary this year. As part of
the celebrations we are hosting a series of competitions and we
are beginning with ‘War of Words’, an inter-school debate
competition.
 Opening
Sentence

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It will be held on 8 December 2023 from 9.00 a.m. till 12 noon in
the Centenary Hall of St. Hilda’s School.

Please do send your junior debate team to participate in the event.


Body

The topic will be given to the participants an hour before the start
of the competition. They may bring their laptops for use during
the preparation time.

We look forward to your school’s participation in the competition.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Ashish Roy

Debating Secretary

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REVISION
ENGLISH LITERATURE December SECOND MID-TERM ASSESSMENT
Name of the Textbook: 1. New Mulberry English Course book – 8
(Term I & Term II) (T2) Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day
2. Tales from Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet (Poem)
and other Stories
Author : Ashima Bath, Saswati Dasgupta January 6 (T2) King Lear
Publisher: 1. Oxford University Press
February Tales from Shakespeare
2. Shree Book Centre
The Merchant of Venice (Oral) [Unit Project
APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM) based on Trial Scene]
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter REVISION
Month Number
April – May 1 (T1) The New House ANNUAL EXAMINATION

(T1) I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (Poem)

Note:
July 2 (T2) Grandfather and the Python
 Kindly note that the students shall be tested on the entire course in
REVISION English Literature in their annual examination.
 Figures of Speech to be taught for the prescribed poems as students will
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT be tested on the same in the written paper.
August 5 (T1) The Dying Detective  Students may be trained not to change the tense of the word while
attempting exercises based on word meaning and sentence formation.
(T1) Going Down Hill on a Bicycle (Poem)  Oral component to be made a compulsory part of assessments.
 The question paper will be of 80 marks and shall include questions
6 (T1) After Twenty Years
based on Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills
(HOTS).
September Tales from Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (Oral)

REVISION

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION (SECOND TERM)

OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM)

October – 4 (T2) The Shoemaker

November

(T2) The Village Schoolmaster (Poem)

1 (T2) The Enchanted Pool

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fganh Hkk"kk OCTOBER – MARCH

vusd 'kCnksa ds fy, ,d 'kCn
Page

Name of Textbook : cky fgUnh O;kdj.k rFkk jpuk

Author : Jherh jkt vxzoky
October ¼tks cgqr dke djrk gks ls tks 'kqn~/k u fd;k x;k 133-134

Publication : xks;y cznlZ izdk'ku gks rd½

November i= & vkSipkfjd i=
APRIL – SEPTEMBER
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Suggested
Name of the Chapter Page
Month December foykse & ¼ekuo ls l`tu rd½ 128
Ik;kZ;okph ¼fdj.k] d`ik] dks;y] diM+k] dYio`{k] SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
April – May dkenso] d`"kd] dku] Øks/k] diV] dyk] dqcsj]
Ik;kZ;okph ¼x`g] x.kifr] xk;] ?keaM] ?kksM+k] prqj]
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vifBr x|ka'k nsg½
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fucU/k& o.kZukRed January
gksuk rd½
187
July i=& vkSipkfjd i=
fo'ks"k.k ¼vad ls vkxs rd½ 57-58
foykse & ¼'kqn~/k ls HkkX; rd½ 128
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vusd 'kCnksa ds fy, ,d 'kCn & ¼ftlesa yTtk u fjiksVZ jkbfVax 224
133
gks ls jk’Vª ls lEcfU/kr½ February iqujko`fRr
okD; ifjorZu ANNUAL EXAMINATION
¼v/;kfidk }kjk fofHkUu okD;ksa dk vH;kl djk;k 150-155
tk;sxk½
August i=& vukSipkfjd i= 128
fp=&v/;;u
Ekqgkojs & ¼pair gks tkuk ls Vs<+h m¡xyh ls ?kh 166-167
fudkyuk rd½
Hkkookpd laKk 28-29
September fucU/k&lwfDrijd
rRle] rn~Hko ¼vpjt ls lwr rd½ 23-24
fuca/k & dYiukRed
iqujko`fRr
HALF –YEARLY EXAMINATION

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fganh lkfgR; 14 rhu loky 91

Name of Textbook : uo Hkkjrh ¼Hkkx&8½ December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT

Author : MkW- Hkkjrh ikaMs;
Publication : dkjMksok gekjs iwoZt &ljnkj iVsy 24

APRIL – SEPTEMBER
gekjs iwoZt & te'ksn th VkVk 40
Suggested Chapter
Month Number
Name of the Chapter Page uo Hkkjrh ¼ikB~; iqLrd½
April – May uo Hkkjrh ¼ikB~; iqLrd½ 15 in~; 98

1 Ekkr`Hkwfe ¼dfork½ (UNIT PROJECT) 09 16 Vksih 102

2. cl dh ;k=k 13 January uo Hkkjrh ¼ikB~; iqLrd½

gekjs iwoZt & Ckkck lkgc vEcsMdj 05 18 ohj vfHkeU;q 113

July FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT 2 gekjs iwoZt&lqHkk’k pUnz cksl 15

uo Hkkjrh ¼ikB~; iqLrd½ February gekjs iwoZt & MkW- HkVukxj 58

6 lqHkkxh 36 iqujko`fRr
7 firk dh lgk;rk 45 ANNUAL EXAMINATION

gekjs iwoZt & eqa'kh izsepan 49

August uo Hkkjrh ¼ikB~; iqLrd½ uksV:

1. fganh esa 80 vadksa dk dsoy ,d iz'u i= gksxkA iz'u i= esa fganh Hkk’kk rFkk lkfgR; ls iz'u iwNs
8 xkSjk 52
tk;saxsA
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iqujko`fRr 3. fgUnh Hkk"kk esa iwoZ Kku ij vk/kkfjr iz'u Hkh iwNs tk;saxsA

September HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 4. iz'u&i= esa Knowledge based, Application based rFkk HOTS Hkh iwNs tk;saxsA
5. ikB esa iz;qDr eqgkojksa] O;aX;] miek rFkk :id vkfn ls Nk=ksa dks voxr djk;k tk,xkA
OCTOBER – MARCH
6. ys[ku ds lkFk&lkFk ekSf[kd vfHkO;fDr ij Hkh fo'ks"k /;ku fn;k tk;sxkA
October- uo Hkkjrh ¼ikB~; iqLrd½ 7. Nk=ksa dh xzg.k'khyrk o vfHk:fp esa o`f) djus ds fy, lfp= lgk;d lkexzh dh lgk;rk yh
November
tk ldrh gSSA foykse rFkk i;kZ;okph 'kCnksa dk vH;kl uoHkkjrh ls Hkh djk;k tk ldrk gSA
12 tknqbZ dkyhu 75
8. *,sls Fks gekjs iwOkZt* ls izfrekg ,d dgkuh Nk=ksa ls vo'; i<+okbZ tk,xh rFkk le>kbZ tk,xhA
uo Hkkjrh ¼ikB~; iqLrd½ iz'u&i= esa blls dksbZ iz'u ugha iwNk tk,xkA

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9. vkSipkfjd rFkk vukSipkfje i=ksa dk izk:i (format) layXu gSA February iqujko`fRr
10. iz'u i= esa Unit Project ls Hkh iz'u iwNs tk,¡xsA ANNUAL EXAMINATION

11. okf"kZd ijh{kk esa laiw.kZ ikB;Øe ls iz'u iwNs tk,¡xsA

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1 gLrL; Hkw"k.ka nkue~] lR;a d.BLFk Hkw"k.ke~A
SANSKRIT Jks=L; Hkw"k.ka 'kkL=e~] Hkw"k.kS% fda iz;kstue~AA
Name of Textbook : vueksy laLd`r Kkuksn; & Hkkx&3 2 ;Fkk Rosdsu pØs.k u jFkL; xfr% Hkosr~A
Author : Mk0 v'kksd 'kekZ ,oa iq#"kdkjs.k fouk nSoa u fl/;frAA
Publication : tokgj ifCyds’kUl
3 ijks{ks dk;ZgUrkja izR;{ks fiz;okfnue~A
APRIL – SEPTEMBER otZ;sr~ rkn`'ka fe=a fo"kdqEHka i;kseq[ke~AA
Suggested Chapter
Month Number
Name of the Chapter 4 dL; nks"k% dqys ukfLr O;kf/kuk dks u ihfM+r%A
April - May 2 yksV~ ydkj & izFke iq#"k O;lua dsu u izkIra dL; lkS[;a fujUrje~AA
,dopu] f}opu] cgqopu 5 vkpkj% dqyek[;kfr ns'kek[;kfr Hkk"k.ke~A
July 5 ^vl~* /kkrq & yksV~ydkj lEHkze% Lusgek[;kfr oiqjk[;kfr Hkkstue~AA
'yksd ¼dksbZ nks½ ikB~;Øe ls 6 m|ksxs ukfLr nkfjnz;a tirks ukfLr ikrde~A
8 lqHkkf"krkfu 'yksdkfu ekSus p dygks ukfLr ukfLr tkxfjrs Hk;e~AA
e/;e iq#"k & ,dopu] f}opu] cgqopu & 7 ijksidkjk; QyfUr o`{kk% ijksidkjk; cgfUr u|k%A
August 6, 7
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September iqujko`fRr 8 [ky% l"kZiek=f.k ijfPNnzkf.k i';frA
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION vkReuks fcYoek=kf.k I'k;Uufi u i';frAA
OCTOBER – MARCH
9 loZ#ie;ks xqjks% lo±xqjkse;a txr~A
October 30 ew[kZ% Ük`xky% vrks·ga fo'o:ika rka uekfe xq:oje~AA
November 9, 10 yksV~ydkj & mRre iq#"k & ,dopu] f}opu 10 o`Fkk o`f"V% leqnzs"kq o`Fkk r`IrL; Hkkstue~A
December 11 yksV~ydkj] mRre iq:"k & cgqopu o`Fkk nkua leFkZL; o`Fkk nhiks fnokfi pAA
^fic~ /kkrq yksV~ydkj
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GEOGRAPHY
Name of the Textbook: AROUND THE WORLD, a textbook of
HISTORY AND CIVICS Geography for ICSE schools – 8 (Term 1 &
Name of the Textbook: WORLD OF HISTORY AND CIVICS Term 2)
Author: Vinita Kumar Author: R. K. Jain
Publisher: CORDOVA PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD. Publisher: Ratna Sagar
APRIL - SEPTEMBER
Suggested Chapter
APRIL – SEPTEMBER Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number
Suggested Chapter April – July 5 Asia: Location and Physical Features 44
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number (Map work)
April - May 5 Traders to Rulers 46 4 Disasters and their Management 30
July FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
1 The Legislature: Union and States 125
August – 2 Migration 13
July 6 Impact of British Rule in India 59 September
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT 3 Urbanisation 22
7 British Policies and their Impact 69 REVISION
August 8 The Great Uprising of 1857 79 HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
2 The Executive: Union and States 134 Please note: The learners will also be tested on the previous knowledge of the
Political Map of India in the Half-Yearly Examination.
September HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

Map Work
OCTOBER – MARCH POLITICAL MAP (INDIA) States & Union Territories with Capitals
October - 9 Socio-Religious Reforms 89 Asia Map
November Mountains and Plateaus – Pamir Knot, Zagros, Elburz, Anatolia Plateau, Hindukush, Khingan,
3 The Indian Judiciary 141 Verkhoyansk, Ural, Tibet Plateau, Iranian Plateau, Yunan Plateau.
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT Rivers – Huang He, Irawaddy, Tigris, Euphrates, Syr Darya, Amu Darya, Amur, Mekong, Ob,
Yenisey, Lena
10 India’s Struggle for Freedom 99
Deserts – Syrian, Rub-al-Khali, Gobi.
January 11 The March to Freedom (1919-1947) 110
Lakes – Balkash, Baikal
4 The United Nations 149
Peninsulas – Indo China, Kamchatka, Korea
February 5 Agencies of the United Nations 156
Seas – Java, South China, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering, Red, Aral,
REVISION Caspian, Dead Sea
ANNUAL EXAMINATION Gulfs- Martaban, Thailand, Tonkin, Persian, Oman, Aden
Straits – Malacca, Makassar
Note:
 A single notebook has to be maintained for History and Civics. Places – Colombo, Bangkok, Tokyo, Karachi, Seoul, Beijing

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OCTOBER – MARCH Direction of Winds – South West monsoons (Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal braches), North
Suggested Chapter East Monsoon and Western Disturbances.
Name of the Chapter Page  Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
Month Number
 The question paper shall include a fair mix of questions based on Knowledge,
October – 2 India - Location and Physical Features 17
Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
November (Map work)

3 India – Climate

December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICS
Name of the Textbook: New Mathematics Today – Class 8: Term 1
December – 4 India – Flora and Fauna 39 and Term 2
February Author: O. P. Malhotra, S.K. Gupta, Anubhuti Gangal
Publisher: S. Chand School
1 Representation of Geographical Features 03
(excluding Interpretation of APRIL – SEPTEMBER
Toposheet 45 D/10) Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number
REVISION
April – May 1 Rational Numbers 11 (T1)
ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2 Exponents 38 (T1)

Please note: The learners will also be tested on the previous knowledge of the 3 Squares and Square Roots 44 (T1)
Political Map of India in the Annual Examination. 4 Cubes and Cube Roots 61 (T1)
July 12 Fundamental Concepts and Operations 147 (T1)
Map Work 13 Algebraic Identities (Some Special 160 (T1)
Products)
POLITICAL MAP (INDIA) States & Union Territories with Capitals
REVISION
India Map
July FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
Mountains – Himalayas, Karakoram, Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Western Ghats, Eastern
Ghats, Nilgiri, Cardamom, Garo, Khasi, Jaintia August 14 Factorisation 171 (T1)
Mountain Peak- Mt. Everest 7 Percentage 92 (T1)
Mountain Pass- Nathu-La 8 Profit, Loss and Discount 103 (T1)
Plateaus - Deccan, Malwa, Chota Nagpur 18 Quadrilateral 37 (T2)
Plains – Eastern coastal plains, Western coastal plains, Sunderbans, Rann of Kutch, Gangetic September 19 Special Types of Quadrilaterals 43 (T2)
plains.
REVISION
Latitude & Longitude – Tropic of Cancer (23 ½oN), 82½o E
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
Desert - Thar
Rivers – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutluj, Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Narmada, OCTOBER – MARCH
Tapi, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Kaveri
October 20 Constructions of Quadrilaterals * 62 (T2)
Lakes – Sambhar, Chilka, Pulikat
9 Simple Interest and Compound Interest 115 (T1)
Gulfs and Straits – Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait
Places - Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Allahabad, Vishakhapatnam, Bangalore, Cochin

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November 10 Direct and Inverse Variation 131 (T1) PHYSICS
[excluding Exercise 10C] Name of the Textbook: Living Science Physics for Class VIII
11 Time and Work 139 (T1) (Term 1 and Term 2)
Author: Rajen K. Agarwal
15 Linear Equations 183 (T1) Publisher: Ratna Sagar
16 Linear Inequations 191 (T1)
APRIL – SEPTEMBER
REVISION Suggested Term 1
Chapter
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT Month Name of the Chapter Textbook
Number
Pages
December 25 Areas of Rectilinear Figures 121 (T2)
April-May 2 Physical quantities and Measurement 16
26 Circumference and Area of a Circle 137 (T2)
July 5 Heat Transfer 60
27 Volume and Surface Area of Solids 144 (T2) FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
January 30 Probability 184 (T2) July 3 Force and Pressure 30
6 Sets 82 (T1) August 3 Force and Pressure (Contd.)
23 Linear Graphs 93 (T2) 4 Energy 45
28 Data Handling 157 (T2) September 4 Energy (Contd.)
February 28 Data Handling (continued) 157 (T2) REVISION
29 Graphical Representation of Data 168 (T2) HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION Term 2
OCTOBER – MARCH Textbook
Pages
Note: October 1 Light Energy 3
 * Protractor may not be used for constructing the angles (30o, 60o, 90o, 45o, 15o, November 1 Light Energy (Contd.)
o o o o o o
120 , 75 , 150 , 135 , 105 , 22.5 ) that can be drawn using a pair of compasses. December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
 All the concepts covered in the prescribed textbook may be tested in the Mid Term December 3 Electricity 37
Assessments as well as in the Half-Yearly and Annual Examinations.
January 3 Electricity (Contd.)
 Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested.
2 Sound 24
February REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

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CLASS VIII
Term II
Note: OCTOBER – MARCH Textbook
1. The latest guidelines, textbook and the syllabus prescribed by the Council should Pages
October 2 Physical and Chemical Changes 10
be followed.
November 6 Chemical Reactions 1
2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter.
Dec – Jan 9 Carbon and its Compounds 42
3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in [Excluding Pages: 44, 47, 48, 49,
teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted. 55, 57]
Jan – Feb 8 Water 26
4. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
[Excluding Page: 27]
REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Note:
CHEMISTRY
1. The latest guidelines and the textbooks should be followed.
Name of the Textbook: Dr Dalal’s New Simplified Middle School
Chemistry-Class VIII (Term I and Term II)
2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in
Author: Dr Viraf J Dalal
Publisher: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter.
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Suggested Term I 3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in
Chapter
Month Name of the Chapter Textbook teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted.
Number
Pages
April 1 Matter 1 4. The teacher may familiarise the learners with the coloured charts provided at the
May - July 3 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures 17 back of the textbook for diagram/picture based questions.
July FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
5. Previous knowledge of the students will also be tested in the examination.
August 5 Language of Chemistry 47

August - 4 Atomic Structure 34

September
[Excluding – Pages 35,36,37,42,43]

REVISION
September HALF- YEARLY EXAMINATION

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CLASS VIII
BIOLOGY December 3 Health and Hygiene 27
Name of the Textbook: Living Science Biology VIII (Excluding the scientific names of
(Term 1 and Term 2) pathogens from Table 3.3)
Author: D K Rao
Publisher: Ratna Sagar January 3 Health and Hygiene (Contd.)
APRIL – SEPTEMBER 4 Food Production and its Management 44
TERM 1 (Excluding breeds of Cow, Buffalo, Goat,
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Textbook Sheep, Pig, Hen)
Month Number
Pages
Table 4.3 (Nutritional value of various
April – May 1 Transport of Food and Minerals in Plants 3 animal products),
(Excluding theTable 1.4 – Some
deficiency diseases and their symptoms) Table 4.4 (Some common diseases of
cattle)
2 Circulatory System in Humans 16
Egg and broiler production (given in the
box).
July 2 Circulatory System in Humans (Contd.)
February 4 Food Production and its Management
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
(Contd.)
August 5 Ecosystems 56
REVISION
3 Reproduction in Plants (Excluding sub 30
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
topics: Cutting, Layering and Grafting)

September 4 Reproduction in Humans (Excluding sub 47

topics: Ovulation, Menstruation,
Fertilization, Embryonic development)
Note:
REVISION 1. The latest guidelines and textbooks should be followed.

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in
the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter.
TERM 2
3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in
OCTOBER – MARCH Textbook
Pages teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted.
October 1 Nervous System in Humans 3 4. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.

November 1 Nervous System in Humans (Contd.)

2 Endocrine System in Humans 15

December 2 Endocrine System in Humans (Contd.)

SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT

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CLASS VIII

OCTOBER – MARCH
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (CT & ICT) October  Control Structures in Java (Programs Support
based on if, if-else, if-else-if material
Name of the Textbook: Computer Masti - 8 statement)
Author: Prof Sridhar Iyer
Publisher: Next Education India Private Limited November  Control structures in Java (continued) -

(Program based on if, if-else, if-else-if

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statement)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
April – May 1 Revision of Level 7 01
* including Program Coding:
Algorithms and Flowcharts Support Introduction to JAVA and BlueJ and
–
Material Operators in JAVA

Binary Number System 70

9 Introduction to Database & DBMS 125
6 (Definition and examples of all number (Through MS Access)
systems. Conversion only from Binary
to Decimal and vice versa)
January System Configuration and
7 Troubleshooting (including definition 83-97
July 2 Inside Internet 05 of Troubleshooting)

FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT

Writing Blogs and Creating Websites 42-44
4 (creating an account using
Program Coding: Introduction to JAVA
blogger.com, posting a comment)
and BlueJ Support
August 
(excluding keywords import, package, Material
Support
access specifiers) February  App Development
Material
Operators in JAVA REVISION
Support
– (excluding bitwise operators and Type Material
Comparison Operator (instanceof)) ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Operators in JAVA (excluding bitwise
September  operators and Type Comparison -
Operator (instanceof)) (continued)
REVISION

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

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CLASS VIII

INTERNAL PROJECT WORK

Innovation and Creativity: Integrated 60
June Chapter 5 OCTOBER – MARCH
Activities
December Chapter 3 Social Networking 25
Pages 36,37,38,39,40,42,48,50,52,56,58,59,60,64,66

Holiday WINTER BREAK

Homework
1. Worksheet 1
Note:
1. Semester system will NOT be followed. 2. Worksheet 2

2. The question paper in the Half-yearly and Annual Examination will be of ANNUAL EXAMINATION
50 marks and shall include questions based on Knowledge, Application and
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
3. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
4. For additional knowledge the students may refer to Libre Office, Porto DB and
Android on their own. These topics will not be tested.

ART
Name of the Textbook: It’s Time to Learn Art – 8
Author: R. N. Malhotra
Publisher: Eupheus Learning

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Pages 4,5, 6,10,12,13,14,16,17,18,22,24,26,30,32

Holiday SUMMER BREAK

Homework
1. 2 paper cards (Birthday)
2. Revision of pg. 4 and 5

HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATION

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