KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN BHUBANESWAR REGION

COMMON SYLLABUS FOR SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION: 2023-24

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CLASS–VIII
Sections Section Title Weightage
A Reading Skills 20 Marks
B Creative Writing Skills 8 Marks
C Grammar 12 Marks
D Literature 20Marks
Total 60 Marks

Section A
Reading Skills

I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage 20Marks

1. Literary/Discursive passage of 300-350 words. (10X1=10marks)

2. Factual passage (with visual input – statistical data, chart etc.) of 300-350 words. (10X1=10marks)

Multiple Choice Questions/ Objective Type Questions (to be answered in words or phrases or fill in the gaps),
and Very Short Answer Questions (to be answered in a single sentence) will be asked to assess competencies
like comprehension, interpretation, critical thinking, analysis, inference, evaluation and vocabulary.

Section B

Creative Writing Skills

II. Writing Skills 8marks

3. Writing Formal Letter / Letter to Editor / Dialogue based on a given situation/context or Paragraph Writing in 80-100
words. 4Marks
One out of two questions is to be answered.

4. Writing a Diary Entry / Article / Bio-sketch on verbal or non-verbal cues or writing a story on given verbal
or non-verbal cues in 80-100 words. 4 Marks
One out of two questions is to be answered.
Section C
Grammar
III. Integrated Grammar 12 Marks
• Uses of Tenses in proper context
• Determiners
• Idioms & Phrases
• Subject – verb concord
• Active and Passive Voice
• Direct & Indirect Speech
• Adjectives
• Adverb
• Use of Gerund and Infinitives
• Gap Filling Exercise
• Editing Exercise
• Exercise on re-ordering words to construct meaningful sentences
Nature of test items will be as follows:
5. Gap Filling Exercise / Editing Exercise / rearrange jumbled words

The objective is to test accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar in the given context.

Section-D 20 Marks
Literature

IV. Reference to the Context (4X1=4Marks)

6. One extract out of two from Prose / Poetry from the text (from the book HONEYDEW).If one extract is
from prose, the other must be from poetry)
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions, Very Short Answer Questions (to be answered in a
word/phrase or One sentence), to assess competencies like inference, analysis, critical thinking, interpretation,
evaluation and vocabulary.

V. Short & Long Answer Questions 16Marks

7. Four out of five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 30-40 words from the book HONEYDEW
(prose/poems) to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. 4x2=8marks

8. Two out of three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 30-40 words each from the book IT SO
HAPPENED to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. 2x2=4marks

9. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from the book HONEYDEW / IT SO HAPPENED to be answered
in about 100 words each to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the
text. 4 marks

Literature Section text items selected from the prescribed books are as follows:

HONEYDEW (PROSE) HONEYDEW(POEMS)

1. This Is Jody’s Fawn 1. On the Grasshopper and Cricket
2. A Visit to Cambridge
3. A Short Monsoon Diary

IT SO HAPPENED (SUPPL. READER) The following chapters are included from Term-1 as
1. The Fight 30% weightage
2. Jalebis 1. Glimpses of the past (Prose)
3. Ancient Education System of India 2. The Selfish Giant (Suppl. Reader)
3. Geography Lesson (Poem)
The value of the above chapters is of 06 marks.