Grade 8 End of Semester II Assessment Schedule

Dear Parents,
Please find the Assessment schedule for Semester II 2024. For LA, Mathematics and
Science students will have practice exams per the timetable before their checkpoints.
Teachers will be giving feedback to the students on these assessments.
Before the whole syllabus practice papers, students will be also working with past
checkpoints and progression test papers in class.
Social science, computer science and second language assessment schedules are
also included in this document.
Regards
Grade 8 Team

Subject Date Skills to be Duration/ Syllabus

Assessed Total
Marks

LA, Math and Science -Practice Assessment

Language 01/04/24 Conceptual
Arts Understanding of
*(Whole Structure and Language
portion Elements in Fiction and
practice Nonfiction Writing
paper test) 1.Reading &
Comprehension Skills
1.a Identify
1.b Interpret
1.c Infer
1d. Analyse
2. Writing Skills
a. Structure - meet the
requirements and
conventions of the text
type
b. Cohesion - sentences
and paragraphs that bind
together using syntax and
logic applicable to the text
type and content
c. Clarity - translate well
the ideas in mind onto
paper through effective
use of vocabulary and
grammar
d. Correctness - acquire
conceptual and
Paper 1: Unit 1 - Going Underground
1 hour Unit 2 - Law & Order
50 Marks Unit 3 - The Red-Headed League
Unit 4 - Time
Paper 2 Unit 5 - That’s Entertainment
1 hour Unit 6 - A sense of place
50 Marks Unit 7 - The Journey Within
Unit 8 - Different Lives
Unit 9 - Strange and Unusual
Attention: Checkpoint papers have tested
conceptual understanding and application
skills under prose texts and almost never
under verse and drama.
The learners, therefore ,are advised to
spend considerable study time on prose
texts across all units and minimal time on
verses.
 grammatical correctness
in all written outputs
e.Completeness -
sentences, paragraphs
and ideas must maintain
wholeness
f. Conciseness - frame
responses that capture
that demonstrate skill and
knowledge in the least
number of words possible

Mathematics 03/04/24 Problem-solving skills Paper 1:

● Unit 9.1: Number and calculation
*(Whole 50 marks
● Unit 9.2 :Algebraic representation
portion 1 hour
and manipulation
practice
● Unit 9.3: Shape and measure
paper test) Paper 2:
● Unit 9.4 :Fractions, decimals,
50 marks
percentages, ratio and proportion
1 hour
● Unit 9.5 :Probability
● Unit 9.6: Angles and constructions
● Unit 9.7:Sequences, functions and
graphs
● Unit 9.8: Transformations
● Unit 9.9: Statistics
(The above topics include
Units 1-15 of your textbook Lower Secondary
Complete Mathematics by Deborah Barton)

Science 05/04/24 Recollection Paper 1: Textbook:Cambridge Lower Secondary

*(Whole Analysis 45 minutes Science Learner’s book 9
portion Application 50 marks Workbook:Cambridge Lower Secondary
practice Science Workbook 9
paper test) Paper 2:
45 minutes ● Unit 1: Photosynthesis and the
50 marks carbon cycle
● Unit 2 : Properties of materials
● Unit 3: Forces and Energy
● nit 4: Maintaining life
● Unit 5: Reactivity
● Unit 6: Sound and Space
● Unit 7: Genes and Inheritance
● Unit 8: Rates of reaction
● Unit 9: Electricity

Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint

Language 15/04/24 Conceptual Paper 1: Unit 1 - Going Underground
Arts Understanding of 1 hour Unit 2 - Law & Order
(Checkpoint) Structure and Language 50 Marks Unit 3 - The Red-Headed League
Elements in Fiction and Unit 4 - Time
Nonfiction Writing Paper 2 Unit 5 - That’s Entertainment
1. Reading & 1 hour Unit 6 - A sense of place
Comprehension Skills 50 Marks Unit 7 - The Journey Within
1.a Identify 1.b Interpret Unit 8 - Different Lives
1.c Infer 1d. Analyse Unit 9 - Strange and Unusual
2. Writing Skills
a. Structure - meet the
requirements and
conventions of the text
type Attention: Checkpoint papers have tested
b. Cohesion - sentences conceptual understanding and application
and paragraphs that bind skills under prose texts and almost never
together using syntax and under verse and drama.
logic applicable to the text The learners, therefore ,are advised to
type and content spend considerable study time on prose
c. Clarity - translate well texts across all units and minimal time on
the ideas in mind onto verses.
paper through effective
use of vocabulary and
grammar
d. Correctness - acquire
conceptual and
grammatical correctness
in all written outputs
e.Completeness -
sentences, paragraphs
and ideas must maintain
wholeness
f. Conciseness - frame
responses that capture
that demonstrate skill and
knowledge in a
condensed form

Mathematics 17/04/24 ● Number Concepts Paper 1:

● Unit 9.1: Number and calculation
(Checkpoint) ● Algebra 50 marks
● Unit 9.2 :Algebraic representation
● Data Handling 1 hour
and manipulation
● Geometry
● Unit 9.3: Shape and measure
● Measurements Paper 2:
● Unit 9.4 :Fractions, decimals,
50 marks
percentages, ratio and proportion
1 hour
● Unit 9.5 :Probability
● Unit 9.6: Angles and constructions
● Unit 9.7:Sequences, functions and
graphs
● Unit 9.8: Transformations
● Unit 9.9: Statistics
 (The above topics include
Units 1-15 of your textbook Lower Secondary
Complete Mathematics by Deborah Barton)

Science 19/04/24 Recollection Paper 1: Textbook:Cambridge Lower Secondary

(Checkpoint) Analysis 45 minutes Science Learner’s book 9
Application 50 marks Workbook:Cambridge Lower Secondary
Science Workbook 9
Paper 2:
45 minutes ● Unit 1: Photosynthesis and the
50 marks carbon cycle
● Unit 2 : Properties of materials
● Unit 3: Forces and Energy
● Unit 4: Maintaining life
● Unit 5: Reactivity
● Unit 6: Sound and Space
● Unit 7: Genes and Inheritance
● Unit 8: Rates of reaction
● Unit 9: Electricity

End of Semester Assessment

Social 22/04/24 ● Conceptual 1 hour, 30 ● American Revolution : Causes &
(End of understanding minutes Impacts
Semester) ● Factual ● French Revolution : Causes &
understanding Total marks: Impacts
● Analysis 50 ● Industrial Revolution in the West &
● Application, the Social Impacts
● Interpretation of ● Economic Distribution of Wealth &
maps and other Resources
visual stimuli ● Climate Change
● Age of Exploration
● Types of Government

Computer 24/04/24 Python programming 1 Hour ● Input and print

Science 50 marks ● Arithmetic expressions
(End of ● Conditional statement (if)
Semester) ● Iterative/Repetition (for-loop and
while-loop)
● Lists
● Functions

Tamil 26/04/24 Writing 1 hour 30 Letter writing, Report, Dialogue writing,

(End of mins Speech, Essay writing
Semester)
29/04/24 Reading and writing Reading comprehension - unseen passage
1 hour 30 Translations - English to Tamil and Tamil to
 mins English

Hindi 26/04/24 Reading and Writing 1 Hour 30

(End of minutes Reading : Comprehension -Unseen passages
Semester)
Picture comprehension

Writing :Two out of the three text types given.

29/04/24 Listening and Speaking Listening:

Listening - 40 Two to three audio will be played.
- 45 minutes
(The questions are designed so that the
answers appear in the order they are heard in
Speaking - the audio.)
Each Learner
7 to 8 minutes
Speaking:
Part 1- Learners have 2 minutes to talk about a
topic they select on the north Indian community
culture.
Part 2 - Is a deeper conversation based on the
topic presented about in Part 1
Part 3 - General conversation on general
topics.

Spanish 26/04/24 Reading + Writing 1 hour 30 IGCSE Pattern question paper will be used
(End of minutes for listening, reading and writing.
Semester)

Speaking will be assessed through

presentations, conversations and role plays
in class.
29/04/24 Listening
Listening -
45 minutes Units 0 to 15 (Diverso)

French 26/04/24 Reading + Writing 1 hour 30 Unit 5 - Bon appétit

(End of minutes Unit 6 - En voyage
Semester) Unit 7 - Ca va?

Reading and writing - 4/5 reading

 comprehension texts + 2 writings

29/04/24 Listening + Speaking

Listening - Listening - 4/5 audios played 2 times each.
30 minutes
Speaking - Conversation
Speaking - 5
minutes per
student PLEASE NOTE:

Question types in the the reading and

listening comprehensions could be:
1. MCQ
2. Answer in one word/sentence
3. True or false

Writing questions will be followed by cues.

They will have 3 options to write from.