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OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL
AL WARQA’A DUBAI
HOLIDAY ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES - 2016
GRADE VIII
Dear Students,
Holiday Enrichment Activities 2016 comprise the following;
Samples of the previous year
s’
Question Papers uploaded for
practice for SA1 .
Revision questions to enhance the preparation for SA1
–
Sept,
2016
Students are required to select (as per their interest) and submit
any
ONE
task among the different tasks provided as Holiday
Assignments.
A list of books and movies that you can read and view during the
holidays. Review of any one book / a movie to be submitted to the
Teacher of English after the vacations.
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HOLIDAY HOME WORK- GRADE 8
MATHEMATICS
–
GRADE-VIII
ASSESSMENT SHEET
During the holidays we wish you to enjoy your
holidays and at the same time we wish, you also
keep in touch with Mathematics by revising and
completing some interesting activities.
Your holiday home work has three parts.
Part A-
Two sample papers of SA1 and
chapter-wise revision work sheets. All these works to be
done in A4 size papers and submitted in a separate
folder.
Part B-
Activity
-Select any one activity from
the options given in page No. 18
Part C
–
Research
–
Collection and
representation of data(Choose the task of your
ability) Page No.19
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Note: Fill in the self- assessment column only by marking your performance on a scale of 1-5
Sl No. Criteria for assessment
Self
assessment
Assessment by
Teacher
1
How neatly has the project been
submitted?
2
Are all works arranged in order?
3
Is the work creative and innovative?
4
Is the content / information reliable?
5
Is the project being submitted
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CONTENT:
2 SAMPLE PAPERS
CHAPTER-WISE WORKSHEETS
OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, Al WARQA’A, DUBAI SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1, SEPTEMBER 2016 (Sample paper 1)
Name: _______________________________ Grade: ____ Sec: ____
Subject: Mathematics Max. Marks: 90 Date : Time: 2 ½ hours
General Instructions:
1. This question paper has 4 printed pages. 2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Questions 1 to 6 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 4. Questions 7 to 13 are of two marks each.
5. Questions 14 to 23 are of three marks each. 6. Questions 24 to 33 are of four marks each. 7. Reading time is fifteen minutes.
SECTION A (1x6 =6) Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1. The product of two rational numbers is −21
40. If one of the numbers is 7
5 then the other
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9. Find the smallest number to be divided to make 1600 a perfect cube. [2]
10. Replace A, B and C by suitable numerical in the following.
4 C B 6
(-) 3 6 9 A
1 1 7 3
[2]
11. Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3 and the sum of their cubes is 280. Find the numbers. [2]
12. Without actual division find the remainder when 3, 79, 8 43 is divisible by 3. [2]
13. Without adding find the sum.
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 +13 + 13 +15
2 m respectively, find the length
of the barbed wire required to build a three layer fence around it.
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15. Find the value of the following:
(a) ( 1
16. Plot the given points on a graph sheet
i) (5,4) ii) (-3,0) iii) (-4,-2)
[3]
17. Find the smallest number by which 792 must be multiplied so that the product becomes a
perfect square. Also find the square root of resulting number.
[3]
18. Rishi draws a ball from a bag that contains white and yellow balls. The probability of
choosing a white ball is2
9. If the total number of balls in the bag is 36, find the number of
yellow balls.
[3]
19. In an army camp there are 800 soldiers. There is enough food for them for 60 days. If 400
more soldiers arrive at the camp how many days the food will last?
[3]
20. Find the square root of 104.04 by division method. [3]
21. If a2 ends in an even number of zeros, then a3 ends in an odd number of zeros. State true or false and justify your answer.
[3]
22. A water tank has three inlets. Inlet 1 alone can fill the tank in 30 minutes. Inlet 2 can fill it
in 40 minutes. Inlet 3 can fill it in 60 minutes. If all the three inlets are opened together,
how long will it take to fill the tank?
3]
23. The marks obtained by 20 students of a class in an examination are given below. Prepare
a frequency distribution table with equal intervals of class size 10.
21 , 44, 13, 35, 40, 24, 31, 48, 10, 27, 33, 43, 30, 27, 32, 23, 25, 39, 40, 17.
[3]
SECTION D
24.
(a) Simplify using laws of exponents [(2
3)
25. 1250 plants are to be planted in a garden in such a way that each row contains as many
plants as the number of rows. Is it possible to have such an arrangement? If YES, find the
number of plants in each row. If NO, how many plants will be left out?
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26. The table below shows the weekly wages (in Rupees) of workers in a factory. Prepare a
histogram to represent the data.
Weekly wages (Rs) 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900
No. of workers 35 60 54 75
[4]
27. A train having a length of 350 m crosses a bridge of length 750m. If the speed of the train
is 55 km/h, how much time will the train take to cross the bridge?
[4]
28. Kishan makes a cuboid of plasticine of sides 5cm, 2cm, 5cm. How many such cuboids will
he need to form a cube?
[4]
29. Roshan can ride a scooter constantly at a speed of 28 km/hour. Draw a time-distance
graph for this situation.
Use it to find the time taken by Roshan to ride 70km.
[3]
31. A dice is rolled once. What is the probability that the number on top will be
a) Odd b) a multiple of 3 c) a factor of 12 d) less than 1
[4]
32. A train is moving at a uniform speed f 75 km/hr
a)How far will it travel in 20 minutes?
b)Find the time required to cover a distance of 250 km.
[4]
33. The number of students in a hostel speaking different languages is given below.
Display the data in a Pie chart.
Languages Hindi English Tamil Malayalam
No. of
students 25 13 15 19
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OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, AL WARQA’A, DUBAI
SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION-1, September 2016
1. This question paper has 4 printed pages. 2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Questions 1 to 6 are multiple choice questions of one mark each. 4. Questions 7 to 13 are of two marks each.
5. Questions 14 to 23 are of three marks each. 6. Questions 24 to 33 are of four marks each. 7. Reading time is fifteen minutes.
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4. Number of digits in the cube root of 24389 is ___________
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5. If 7 kg of sugar costs Rs 112, find the total cost if 3kg of sugar is added to this pack. (a) Rs 160 (b) Rs 48 (c) Rs 1120 (d) Rs 24
6. The value of y in the table is __________
(a)150 (b) 75 (c) 15 (d) 25
SECTION-B (7 x 2 = 14)
7. Find x so that (1/2)-5x (1/2)-11=(1/2)8x
8. Find the Pythagorean triplets with the smallest number as 14.
9. Find the smallest number by which 2475 could be multiplied to get a perfect square.
10. If x varies directly as 3y and x=8 when y=3, find x when y=27.
11. How many cuboids of sides 5cm x 3cm x 5cm are required to make a cube?
12. Find the values of the unknowns in the following :
7 a - b 3
--- 3 9
13. The number of hours for which students of a particular class watched television during
holidays is shown through the given graph. Answer the following.
(i) For how many hours did maximum number of students watch TV?
(ii) How many students watched TV for less than 4 hours?
(iii) Suggest any two ways to spend time wisely in your holidays?
X 30 50 2 10
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14. Simplify: (2/5 X -15/16) – ( 1/6 ÷ 2/3) + (-3/14 X -7/2)
15. (i) Find the reciprocal of (4/7)-2 ÷ (8/49)-1
(ii) Find the value of (x/y), if (3/5)-4 x (15/10)-4 = (x/y)-4
16. Find the square root of 4316.49 by long division method.17. Find the cube root of
2197
1728
18. The weights (in kgs) of 35 students are given below:
43, 51, 47, 62, 48, 40, 50, 62, 53, 56, 40, 48, 56, 53, 50, 42, 55, 52, 48, 46, 45, 54, 52, 50, 47,
44, 54, 55, 60, 63, 58, 55, 60, 58, 53.
Prepare a continuous frequency distribution table taking equal class size (Eg: 40-45)
19. In an army camp, there are 800 soldiers. There is enough food for them for 60 days. If 400 more soldiers arrive at the camp, how many days will the food last?
20. Draw a histogram for the frequency distribution table given below.
Height ( in cm) No. of girls
125-130 5
130-135 3
135-140 6
140-145 7
145-150 3
150-155 5
155-160 1
21. (a) Find x so that [(⅔)2]3 x (⅔)-11 = (⅔)-10x
(b) If 21y5 is a multiple of 9, where y is a digit, what is the value of y?
22. There are 35 students in a class, of whom 20 are boys and 15 are girls. From these students, one is chosen at random, what is the probability that the chosen student is a (i) boy? (ii) girl?
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SECTION-D (4 x10=40 )
24. There are 1200 students students in a school. The P.E teacher wants to arrange the students ina square pattern on the field for the mass drill function on sports day.
a) Is it possible for the teacher to do the arrangement with all the students? b) If not, find how many students are left out?
25. 30 workers can finish constructing a wall in 45 days.
(I) If the wall is to be constructed in 25 days, how many workers are needed?
(ii) If 15 more workers join them, then in how many days are required to construct the
wall?
26. The data on the modes of transport used by 720 students are given below.
Mode of transport Bus Cycle Train Car On foot
No. of students 120 180 240 80 100
Represent the above data by a pie chart.
27. Satish can paint a house in 6 days, while Ritesh takes 12days to do it alone..
If both of them work together, how long will they take to paint the house?
28. Answer the following:
(i) Write the scientific notation of 0.0000000245
(ii) The area of a square plot is 3969m2 . Find the length of its edge.
29. The circle-graph given here shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.
a) What percent of total spending is spent on Tennis?
b) How much percent more is spent on Hockey than that
on Golf?
c) If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 1,80,00,000 , the amount spent on Basketball exceeds on Tennis by how much?
30. A bag contains 6 red and 8 green balls. They are mixed thoroughly and one ball is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting
(i) a red ball (ii)a non-red ball
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filled?
32. The side of a square hall is 15m each.If square tiles of ½ m each has to be used to pave the floor, how many tiles will be needed? The tiles come in boxes of 100 tiles, how many boxes of tiles have
to be purchased to cover the floor completely? 33. Complete the table and draw a line graph:
x
3
4
5
-1
2
-2
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OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, AL WARQA’A, DUBAI
REVISION SHEET - GRADE – VIII - MATHEMATICS
4 Find 4 rational numbers between 4
5 3 2
and
5
Find the multiplicative inverse of the following.
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SQUARES AND SQUARE ROOTs
1. What will be the one’s digit in the squares of following numbers? (i)1234 (ii)2673 (iii) 56298 (iv) 99880 (v) 5212
2. Find the square root of the following numbers by prime factorization method.
(i) 7744 (ii) 9216
3. Find the smallest whole number by which it should be divided to get a perfect square.
(i) 1458 (ii) 1620
4. Find square root of following numbers by division method.
(i) 56169 (ii) 16384 (iii) 542.89
14. If √ 6889 =83 , find the value of √68.89 +√ 0.6889
15. Find √ 50 correct up to two decimal places.
16. Find the smallest four digit perfect square number.
17. A square room having one side equal to 12m is to be paved with square tiles of side 50cm. What is the number of tiles required to pave the room?
18. For a P.E drill, school children have to stand in such a manner that number of rows is equal to number of columns. Is it possible to have such an arrangement with 1252 children? If yes, find the number of rows. If not, how many children would be left out?
CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS
19. Find the cube root of the following numbers
a) 91125 b) 10648 c) 0.003375 d) 1331/5832
20. Find the smallest number by which 2560 must be multiplied so that product is a perfect
cube. Also find the cube root of the resulting number.
21. Find the smallest number by which 8788 must be divided so that quotient perfect
cube. Also find the cube root of the resulting number.
22. The volume of a cubical box is 74.088 cubic metres. Find the length of each side of the box.
DIRECT AND INVERSE PROPORTIONS
23. 15 stamps of equal value cost Dhs.18.00. What will be the cost of 22 such stamps?
24. In a nursing home there are 80 glucose bottles sufficient for 40 patients. If 20 more patients are admitted, how many more bottles have to be ordered?
25. A car covers 90km in 1 ¾ hours. Assuming that the speed of the car remains the same,
find the time taken to cover 360 km
26. If 25 men can finish a work in 12 days, how many men can finish it in 5 days?
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What should be its speed to cover the same distance in 3 hours?
28. In an army camp, there are 800 soldiers. There is enough food for them for 60 days. If 400 more soldiers arrive at the camp, how many days will the food last?
29. Kumar can do piece of work in 30 days while Kishore alone do it in 40 days. In how many
days Kumar and Kishore working together do it?
30. Suresh and Babu can complete a piece of work in 35 days while Suresh alone can
complete the same work in 60 days. In how many days Babu alone will be able to complete the same work ?
31. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days . They worked at it for 20 days and then B left. The remaining work was done by A alone in 20 days A alone can finish the work in how many days.
DATA HANDLING
32. Tally marks are used to find …………
A) class intervals B) range C) frequency D) upper limits
33. Listed below are the temperatures of a city in degree Celsius for 10 days. The range of the data is 6, 0 -8 , 3, 2, 0 , 1 ,5 , 4, 5 ……….
A) 130 C B) 100 C C) 80 C D) -8 0 34. The size of the class 150- 175 is ………
A) 150 B) 175 C) 25 D) -25
35. Data collected in a survey shows that 40% of the buyers are interested in buying a particular brand of toothpaste. The central angle of the sector of the pie chart representing this
information is
A) 1020 B) 1500 C) 1440 D) 400
36. A person spends Rs 2500 on food and house rent. The central angle of sector representing his expenses on food and house rent on a pie chart is 600.The monthly income of the person is
A) Rs 15000 B ) Rs 1500 C) Rs 150000 D) none of these
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Topic : Probability : Word Problems
42. Jill is playing cards with her friend. When she draws a card from a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. What is the probability of drawing a number that is square? 43. Each of the letters in the word SAMSUNG are on separate cards, face down on the table. If you pick a card at random, what is the probability that its letter will be S or U?
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45. A bag contains ten black marbles, twenty white marbles, and five grey marbles. You pick one without looking. What is the probability that the marble will be either white OR black? 46. You ask a friend to think of a number from four to twelve. What is the probability that his number will be 8?
47. Each of letters in the word OPPORTUNITIES are on separate cards, face down on the table. If you pick a card at random, what is the probability that its letter will be O or I?
48. You roll a SIX sided die. What is the probability that the value of roll be one?
49. A bag contains 5 blue sticks, 4 red sticks, and 3 orange sticks and you ask a friend to pick one without looking. What is the probability that the stick will be blue?
50. You think of a number from the first twenty negative integers. What is the probability that the integer chosen will be divisible by 4?
51. When a six sided die is rolled then what is the probability that the number rolled will be five?
INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHS
52) Identify the quadrants to which the following points belong :
a) (-4,-3) b) (7.-6) c) (-12, 10) d) (3,4)
53) Which of the following points lie on the y-axis?
a) (8,0) b) (0 , -20) c) (0, 12) d) (6,1)
54) Which of the following points lie on the x-axis?
a) (5,0) b) (0,3) c) (-8,0) d) (-7,-6)
55) Plot the following points on a graph paper:
A(7,-1) B ( -5,-9) C (8,3) D (6,-1)
56) Write the abscissa and ordinate of these points:
a) (7,5) b) (4 ,-1) c) (–2, -4) d) (2, 0) e) ( 0,-5)
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58)
a) F i n d
t h e
area of squares. b) Is it a linear graph?
59)
60) PLAYING WITH NUMBERS
61) If the number 1a35 is divisible by 3 , the smallest possible value of a is Options: A) 3 B) 0 C) 1 D) 2
62) The number 73820 is divisible by
Options: A) 4, 5 and 6 B) 4, 5 and 10 C) 3 ,4 and 5 D) 3, 4 and 9
63) If 4A + 98 = CB3, the value of B+C-A =
Options: A) 5 B) 0 C) 10 D) 2
64) If 6A x B = A8B, then A-B =
Options: A) -2 B) 2 C) -3 D) 3
65) a) in the values of the unknowns 5 X 3 2
+ 2 Z 9
_________________________
6 1 7 1
c) Check whether 3645 is divisible by 2 and 9. Give reason for the same. Side of a
Square(in cm)
2 3 4 5 6
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Work
specifications
Foldable Notes
PART B:
Select any one activity from the following
Activity 1: Prepare and solve Cryptogram puzzles.
Requirements: History of Cryptograms
Generate three cryptogram puzzles.
Provide their solutions
Should be done on A3 size chart paper.
Activity 2: Create Magic squares.
Requirements:
Information about Magic squares
Create Magic squares of order 3x3 and 4x4
Explanation of the steps you followed to create the Magic square.
Should be done on A3 size chart paper.
Activity 3: Prepare foldable notes for the bulletin board.
Requirements:
Select any two lessons from your Term 1 portion.
Create colourful foldable notes
It should be in the form of different geometrical shapes.
( Prisms and pyramids)
Activity 4:
Prepare concept maps on the content of the topics for SA1Requirements:
Select any three lessons
Summarize these lessons with the help of concept maps.
Should be done on A4 size chart paper.
Should be creative and attractive
Activity 5: P
oster/Cartoon makingRequirements:
Select any one topic of your choice from Term 1 portion.
Express the content of the lesson either through a poster or through a cartoon strip.
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Part C
–
Research Work (Differentiated Tasks)
Record how much time you spent on one day during the
holidays in the following headings.
Prepare a table as shown below:
Activity No. of
hours spent
Watching TV
Outdoor games
Video games
Studies
Sleep
Others
Total 24 hours
Compute the central angles in each component.
Represent this data using a Pie chart.
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Newspapers and magazines frequently place mathematical
information in the form of graphs and diagrams.
Collect some articles in which mathematical
information is given in the form of graphs.
Explain the advantages of graphical representations.
What are the different forms of graphs used? Collect
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samples
Prepare a booklet showing different kinds of these
information.
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Prepare a survey questionnaire to research on “online
game addiction
”
Do a survey and record the responses.
Draw the following information from the survey
i) Maximum duration spent on gaming
ii) Main Behavioral issues visible in them.
iii) Other impacts of gaming.
Your opinion and advices
Prepare a Histogram showing the number of people in
different age groups who are addicts to video games.
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OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, AL WARQA’A
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
–
2016
ENGLISH- GRADE VIII
Task 1
–
Sample SA 1 question papers are uploaded in MLG, solve it.
Task 2
–
Revision Worksheets for SA 1 are uploaded in MLG, follow the
3R’s –
Revise, Recap, Retrospect.
Task 3
–
Read any one book from the links given below and write a book
review in not more than 150 words. This assignment should be submitted
along with your photograph (30 x 20 cm).Design a cover page for the
review.
Task 4
–
‘The Seven Ages of Man’
Choose any one topic given below and present your work with clarity in
A4size paper.
1. Make an illustrative comic strip of the poem
2. Choose any one age from the poem and analyse the importance of that
age in
a man’s life in
your own words
3. Identify and explain the Poetic Devices used in the poem
4. Critically appreciate the poem
5. Select the age of your choice and create a coloured portrait of the same
(length 10cm breadth 4cm)
*Work on the activity and present it neatly, Keeping
in mind
that it will
be displayed on the bulletin board.
Submission date
–
August 30, 2016
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Happy Holidays
SUMMER REFRESHERS
Students are advised to read as many books of their choice during the summer vacations. For those students who do not have ready access to books, find below the links to some online books.
BOOKS
1. The Lost Hero - http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-jingjing-zhu-the-lost-hero/
2. The Tale of Despereaux -
http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-kate-dicamillo-the-tale-of- despereaux/
3. Secret Seven - http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-rohankini-secret-seven/
4. The Count of Monte Cristo -
http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-alex-dumas-pere-the-count-of- monte-cristo/
5. Out of Time - http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-ryan-matthew-harker-out-of-time/
6. Savior - http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-jordan-wilson-savior/
7. Sherlock Holmes -
http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-arthur-conan-doyle-sherlock-holmes/
8. Enid Blyton Stories -
http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-enid-blyton-enid-blyton-enid-blyton- stories/
9. The Enchanted Castle -
http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-e-nesbit-the-enchanted-castle-1/
10. Swiss Family Robinson -
http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-johann-david-wyss-swiss-family- robinson/
Students are also advised to view the following adventure films and write a film review on any one of the films in their Creative Writing Book.
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Revision Worksheet Grade 8
–
SA 1
English
SECTION A - Reading Comprehension passages and poem:
1.
http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/EPS/media/Site-Resources/downloads/program-overviews/s-reading_comp.pdf
2.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstrtqela8.PDF
SECTION B -Writing:
1. Argumentative Essay Topics:
1. Are video games harmful to your health?
2. Should junk food be banned at school?
3. Should students be allowed to have cell phones in elementary and high
schools?
2. Informal letter Topics:
1. Write a letter your younger brother advising him to work hard for SA 1 exams
and give some tips to him for scoring high grades.
2. Write a letter to your friend telling him about the English week on 4 .09.2016
to 8.09.2016 and what preparation have you done for that week.
3. Paragraph writing Topics:
1. Importance of outdoor games
2. Intelligence is not enough.
3. If I ruled the world...
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SECTION C - Grammar:
1. Tenses
http://www.grammarbank.com/verb-tenses-practice.html
2. Modals
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-modals.php
3. Subject Verb Agreement
https://www.quia.com/quiz/281290.html
http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr06/page_build.cfm?id=quiz&ch=
7
4.
Editing
http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/language-in-use/editing-index.htm
5. Question Tags
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/questions-tag-worksheets-resources.html
SECTION D
–
Literature:
1. Anne Bakes the cake-
Answer the following questions
1.
Describe what happens with the cake Anne bakes?
2.
What does Anne mean when she says “It takes me to make mistakes like
this”?
3.
Explain why Anne likes Mrs. Allen so much?
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5.
Anne of Green Gables is a story about imagination, realization,
determination and a girl who wouldn’t give up on her dream
s. Justify your
answer with reference to the context?
6.
Write the character analysis of Anne.
2. In the Bazaars of Hyderabad
–
1.
Who are likely to buy the tunics of purple brocade and daggers with handle
of jade?
2.
What are the flowers girls selling?
3.
For what purpose were the crowns and garlands used?
4.
What items mentioned in the extract are sold by weight and what items are
sold by numbers?
5.
What are vendors and peddlers?
6.
What type of shop is referred to in the poem ?
7.
What do you understand by girdles and scabbards?
8.
What items made of gold were on sell?
9.
What is meant by ,
‘Frail as a dragon
-
flying’s wing.?’
10.
What items on sell were used by king, dancers and other people?
11.
Write the summary of the poem in your own words.
3. The Last Class
–
Answer the following questions
–
1.
How was M. Hamel a different teacher while giving his last lesson?
2.
Frantz thinks, ‘will they make them sing in German, even the Pigeons.’
What could this mean?
3.
How did Frantz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school changed?
4.
How was the order from Berlin going to make the difference to the lives of
the students?
5.
Is it possible to carry pride in one’s language too far? Explain “linguistic
chauvinism”?
6.
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
7.
“When
a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it
is as if they have the keys to their
prison.”
What could this mean?
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9.
Justify the title “The Last Lesson.”
10.
“The importance of a thing dawns upon us when it is no longer with us”.
Do you agree? Give reasons based on the text?
4. The Lost Dances of Cranes-
Reference to context
I.
Your fields are empty now ……… dance
cities into being.
a.
What does “dance cities into being” mean in the poem?
b. What poetic device does the lines 1 -4 have?
b.
What does the poet indicate by saying “only your ghosts dance”?
II.
All that remain of you are ……… some
grainy video footage.
a.
Explain the line “a fading crackle of you energy and some grainy
footage” in the poem?
b.
Find out the expressions from the above lines where the poet talks
about distant past?
c.
What is the condition does the poet indicate “all that remain of you”.
III.
People in the new cities will watch to Mar well
………. once held.
a.
Why do the city dwellers marvel at the beauty of nature?
b.
Do you think the city dwellers appreciate the beauty of nature as the
speaker does? Why?
c.
What is the poet’s tone?
Answer the following questions
1.
State the central idea or theme of the poem?
2.
Why do you think the poet wrote this poem?
3.
Does the poet intend to leave a lasting impression by closing with a
particular thought in reference to the poem “The Lost Dancers of Cranes”?
4.
W
rite the summary of the poem ‘The Lost dances of Cranes’.
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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2016-2017)
SCIENCE
GRADE 8
INSTRUCTIONS
Select any ONE activity from the following
The activity selected by you will be considered as one AOL for FA3
Size of poster should be only of A4 size.
Size of model should be only of A4 size. Model should be made on foam
board.
The activity selected by you should be summarized in your science note
book.
Date of Submission-07.09.16
ACTIVITY 1-
Research on the topic “UAE
-
Space Programme”. Prepare a report
on this programme in 200 words in your note book. Add required pictures for
the same ( Add details on “Muhammed Bin Rashid Space Centre”).
ACTIVITY 2-Make
a poster on “UAE Space Programme” with required pictures
and information.
ACTIVITY 3-
Make a poster on “Space Technology and Socio
-
Economic”.
development
ACTIVITY 4-
Make a model on “Space Mission Of India” with special reference
to ISRO(Indian Space Research Organization).
ACTIVITY 5- Prepare a report on NASA (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Activity 6-
Make a Model of “NASA Spitzer Space Telescope”.
Activity 7-
Make a model of “The James Webb Space Telescope” or “Hubble
Space Telescope”
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GRADE 8
SCIENCE
REVISION WORKSHEET
DATE-21.06.16
CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Q1) What do you mean by preparation of soil?
Q2) Why loosened soil is important for cultivation of crops?
Q3) Name all the activities involved in agricultural practices for crop production?
Q4) Write short notes on-
Tilling
Sowing of seeds Weedicides Threshing
Q5) What are the advantages of a cultivator over plough for the purpose of ploughing?
Q 6)How could you separate good and healthy seeds from the damaged ones?
Write a short notes on tools used for sowing seeds.
Q7 )What are the advantages of a seed drill used for sowing? Q8)How could we supply nutrients to the soil?
Q9) Differentiate between manure and fertilizers.
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SYNTHETIC FIBRES AND PLASTICS
Q1:Differentiate between natural and artificial fibres.
Q2: Define polymer and give example of a polymer occurring in nature.
Q3: What are the advantages of artificial silk over natural silk?
Q4: Explain the first ‘’fully synthetic fibre’’.
Q5: Why nylon fibre became popular for making clothes.
Q6: Why nylon is used for making parachutes and ropes for rock climbing?
Q7: State the unique characteristic of polyester fabric and is applications.
Q8: What are plastics and its different types?
Q9: What is plastic? Write down few characteristics of plastics.
Q10: Why handles of screw drivers are made of plastics?
Q11: State some of the uses of plastics in health care Industry.
COMBUSTION AND FOSSIL FUEL
Q 1:Differentiate between exhaustible and inexhaustible resources.
Q2: How Coal was formed?
Q3: What do you mean by coal Tar? Name few products which can be obtained from the same?
Q4: How was Petroleum formed?
Q5: Define Refining of Petroleum?
Q6: How burning of fossil fuels causes air pollution?
Q7: Name and describe the products obtained by refining of petroleum.
Q8State the difference between burning of a candle and burning of a fuel like coal
Q9: Explain combustion and combustible along with examples. Q10: Food is a fuel for the body. Justify this statement.
Q11: On putting glass over a lighted candle, the candle flame flickers and produce smoke, why so?
Q12: When the clothes of a person catch fire, the person is covered with a blanket to extinguish fire, explain why?
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SOUND
Q1:Explain the mechanism of hearing in human.
Q2:“Sound travels through a medium, it cannot travel in vacuum”. Justify the statement.
Q3: A pendulum oscillates 50 times in 6 seconds. Find its time period and frequency.
Q4: The sound from a butterfly is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 400 vibrations per second. What is the time period of vibration?
Q5: Your friend's parents are going to buy a house; they have been offered one nearby a factory and another 50 km away from the factory in a less crowdie place. Which house you would suggest your friend's parents should buy, and why?
SOME NATURAL PHENOMENA
Q 1)Explain an electroscope and earthing.
Q2: Explain two natural destructive phenomena.
Q 3) Why does a plastic comb rubbed with dry hair attract tiny pieces of paper?
Q4: Why a copper rod cannot be charged by friction, if held by hand?
Q5: Mention three ways by which a body can be charged.
Q6: What do you mean by earthing? What is the purpose of providing it in buildings?
Q7: Suppose you are outside your home and an earthquake strikes. What precaution
Page 33 of 40 OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, Al WARQA'A, DUBAI
SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION-I, SEPTEMBER-2014
Name: ___________________________________________ Grade: VIII Sec:
Subject: SCIENCE M Marks: 90
Date: __________ Time: 2 1/2hours
General Instructions:
1. This question paper has 3 printed pages. 2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Question numbers 1 to 10 are questions of one mark each.
4. Questions 11 to 20 are very short answer questions of two marks each. 5. Question numbers 21 to 28 are short answer questions of 3 marks each. 6. Questions 29 to 32 are long answer type questions of 4 marks each. 7. Questions 33 to 36 are long answer type questions of 5 marks each. 8. Reading time is fifteen minutes
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SECTION – A
Choose the correct answer from the options given:
1. Which of the following cannot be remoulded on heating? a) polythene b)polyester c)melamine d)nylon
2. Natural gas consists mainly of
a)methane b) carbon dioxide c) propane d )butane
3. If a pendulum has a time period of 3 seconds, then its frequency is a)3Hz b)0.5Hz c)0.2 Hz d)0.33Hz
4. Nodules with nitrogen - fixing bacteria are found in the roots of a)wheat b)pea c)jute d) mustard
5. The material which is non-biodegradable
a) fishing net b)newspaper c)dried leaves d)cotton gauze
6. Sound cannot travel through
a) gases b)liquids c)solids d) vacuum
7. Which of the following is not a rabi crop? a)wheat b)cotton c)pea d)gram
8. The gas evolved during the process of fermentation is
a)oxygen b) carbon monoxide c)hydrogen d)carbon dioxide
9. A luminous flame appears
a)blue b)yellow c) green d) orange
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Answer the following questions:
11. Why are jams and pickles stored in plastic containers?
12. Is crop rotation a good agricultural practice? If so, Why?
13. What is meant by ignition temperature? What type of combustion will the ignition temperature of a fuel is lower than the room temperature?
14. Curd formation is very easy in summer than in winter. Why?
15. Why are sand filled buckets kept at petrol stations'?
16. How is commercially available milk pasteurized?
17. What is meant by harvesting of crops? What is done to the crop after harvesting?
18. Explain any two medicinal uses of microorganisms.
19. Nowadays PVC is widely used in place of wood in window frames. Give two advantages that PVC has over wood.
20. Why should we remove weeds from the fields?
SECTION-C
21. Why does a sitar player tighten and loosen the strings of the sitar while playing it?
22. It's the rainy season. You have gone out to buy clothes for yourself with your mother. You have chosen a thick cotton dress but your mother insists that you buy something made of nylon. Is she right in suggesting the fabric? Justify.
23. What are microbes? Give one identifying feature of any two types of microbes.
24. How is burning of fossil fuel related to pollution?
25. Give any one use of each of the following: a) nylon b) bakelite c) acrylic
26. Are we able to hear all sounds? Explain.
27. What do you understand by the following terms: a)amplitude b)frequency c)time period
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SECTION – D
29. With the help of a well labeled diagram explain the zones of a candle flame.
30. Suggest some measures to minimize problems associated with plastic disposal.
31. a) What is the importance of applying fertilizers in the soil?
b) Give any two advantages of natural fertilizers over chemical fertilizers. c) What is leaching?
32. a) Explain the process of refining petroleum.
b) Write down the name and use of any two products formed during this process.
SECTION-E
.
33. a) Why are plastics known as synthetic polymers? b) Explain the two types of plastics with examples.
c) Explain the type of arrangement of individual units in plastics.
34. A festival is taking place in your home town during your examination time. In what all ways do you think it will affect you? Mention some measures toovercome this problem.
35. a) What is meant by food preservation?
b) Explain any four methods of preserving food.
36. a) What is meant by broadcasting of seeds? b) Mention the disadvantages of broadcasting.
Page 36 of 40 OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, Al WARQA'A, DUBAI
SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION-I, SEPTEMBER-2013
Name: ___________________________________________ Grade: VIII Sec:
Subject: SCIENCE M Marks: 90
Date: _________ Time: 2 1/2hours
General Instructions:
9. This question paper has 4 printed pages. 10. All questions are compulsory.
11. Question numbers 1 to 10 are questions of one mark each.
12. Questions 11 to 20 are very short answer questions of two marks each. 13. Question numbers 21 to 28 are short answer questions of 3 marks each. 14. Questions 29 to 32 are long answer type questions of 4 marks each. 15. Questions 33 to 36 are long answer type questions of 5 marks each. 16. Reading time is fifteen minutes
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SECTION – A Choose the correct answer:
1. Which of the given force is a contact force? a) Gravitational Force b) Magnetic Force c) Frictional Force d) Electrostatic Force
2. Spandex is also known as--- a) Lycra b) Acrilan c) Orlon d) Artificial Silk
3. The process of cutting and gathering of crops is called--- a) irrigation b) harvesting c) weeding d) ploughing
4. In which medium does sound travel fastest? a) Air b) Water c) Iron d) Vacuum
5. The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is--- a) ammeter b) thermometer c) speedometer d) barometer
6. The SI unit of frequency is ---
a) Hertz b) Pascal c) Newton d) Meter per Second
7. Which of the following is used for making sanitary pipes? a) PP b) PS c) PVC d) PET
8. Atmospheric pressure of a place decreases as altitude --- a) increase b) decreases c) remains same d) none
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10. The friction due to air and water is called ---
a) rolling friction b) fluid friction c) sliding friction d} static friction
SECTION-B
Answer the following questions:-
11. Why are chemicals like acid and bleaches stored in plastic containers?
12. Describe a method used to separate healthy seeds from unhealthy seeds.
13. Define Amplitude and Time period.
14. Explain why do objects like ships and aeroplanes have streamline shape.
15. Why is it essential to dry the grains before storing them?
16. Why do astronauts have to wear special suits? Explain
17. Why is it advised not to wear fabrics made of synthetic fibres while working in kitchen or near any other source of fire?
18. A man is lying on the ground and another man is standing on the ground. In which case is the pressure exerted more? Why?
19. A Pendulum oscillates 80 times in 5 seconds. Find its frequency?
20. What happens when you rub your hands vigorously for a few seconds? Why does this happen?
21. Calculate the pressure if a force of 50N is applied on an area of 2m2
22. Friction is a necessary evil. Justify.
23. (a) What do you understand by biological control of weeds and pests?
(b) In what way is biological control better than using weedicides and pesticides?
24. Identify the part which vibrates to produce sound in the following: - ( a) guitar (b) tabla (c) trumpet
25. It's recommended to use paper bags instead of plastic bags? Why?
26. The cutting edge of a knife should be sharp? Why?
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28. If you spill a bucket of soapy water on a marble floor. Would it be easier or difficult for you to walk on the floor? Why?
29. Diagrammatically represent the sound waves for the following- a. Higher frequency and lower frequency.
b. Louder sound and softer sound.
30. a. Give examples which indicate that nylon fibers are very strong.
b. Explain why electrical plugs and handles of cooking vessels are made of thermosetting plastics?
31. State the type of force acting in the following – a. Attraction of paper bits towards a comb. b. Attraction of iron nails towards a magnet. c. Stopping a goal by a goalkeeper.
d. Falling of an object even when it is thrown upwards.
32. Arrange the following boxes in proper order to make a flow chart of rice crop production and explain any two terms.
Storage Harvesting Fertilizers Sowing
Irrigation Soil Preparation
33. Write any three sources of noise in your locality and explain the measures to minimize the noise and its hazards.
34. a. Name two methods of increasing friction.
b. What is lubrication? Give two examples of lubricants.
35. a. Manufacturing synthetic fibres is actually helping conservation of forests. Comment. b. What would happen if wheat is sown in the kharif season? Give reason.
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OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, Al WARQA’A, DUBAI
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
TERM -1
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE Grade: 8 Date: 16-06-2016
CHOOSE ANY
ONE
PROJECT
1.
INDIAN HISTORY:
Objective :
To appreciate and respect the National Hero’s
of India.
Topic: The Unforgettable Hero’s of the revolt of
1857.(Any
five)Write about their acts of heroism with the appropriate
pictures.
(To be done in the history notebook)
2.
UAE SOCIAL STUDIES:
Objective: To raise awareness about vision 2021.
Topic: Vision and Achievement plans of H.H Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum till 2021 in the field of Education, Health
and sport.
Prepare a project file with the following details:
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b) Project should be hand written and colorful.
3.
