HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

(Session 2021-22) GRADE – VIII

General Instructions:

•Holiday Homework has to be done in your English Notebook.

•The last date of submitting the Holiday Homework is 28th

June 2021.

•The work assigned has to be submitted in pdf format via Google Classroom

Application.

1. Click Pictures:

Click five random pictures of day-to-day life scenes and caption them.

2. Movie Time:

Watch a movie of your choice and write what you liked about it, your favourite

character or any incident you loved the most in the movie. Present your work

creatively.

Suggested Movies:

1. Karate Kid

2. Bend it like Beckham

3. The Maze Runner

4. The Hundred Foot Journey

5. Journey to the center of the Earth

3. Interview:

Interview your parents/grandparents to find out about the things they used to do

when they were of your age- things which no longer exist or are no longer

followed or done.

Your interview must have a lot of details to understand the yesteryears clearly.

(To be done in the form of dialogue writing)

‘The only way to learn Mathematics is to do Mathematics’

Part - A is the project.

Part - B is the revision sheet, which is recapitulation of the work which has

been done so far.

Do the revision worksheet in the Mathematics notebook.

Attempt all the questions neatly and in serial order.

Kindly submit the scanned PDF of holiday homework on Google Classroom

after summer break by 28th

June 2021.

Part A

Project : Modern World of Gadgets

Description

(i) Make a list of gadgets that you use in your everyday life such as Laptops, ipads ,

iPods , DSLR camera ,Tablets , Play Stations , Bluetooth speakers , Virtual

Assistant like Alexa , kindle , smart watches etc

(ii) Observe and record the time (in hours only) that you spend on the 5 frequently

used gadgets for 10 days.

(iii) Tabulate your findings in the following table and find average time spent on these

gadgets.

Hint : Average time : Sum of hours spent in 10 days / 10 (No .of days)

Name of the

gadget

Laptop Mobile - -

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Total

Average

(iii) Plot a bar graph showing the time spent on the above 5 frequently used gadgets.

Scale: 1 unit = I hour

(iv) What fraction of your day you spent on these five gadgets?

(v) Convert the fraction obtained above in percentages.

(vi) Do you feel you are spending unnecessary time on any of the gadgets? (Eg

overusing Smart phones )

Set a goal to reduce time spent on Gadget. Record your observations for a week

and calculate the new average time for it.

Part B

Q1. Is 0.3 the multiplicative inverse of3

13 ? Why or why not?

Q2.The additive inverse of x is same as the multiplicative inverse of

, find the value

of x.

Q3. Represent the following numbers on the number line.

(a) 7

2 (b)

2

16

Q4.A number consist of two digits. The digit at the tens place is twice that of the digit

at units place. If 18 is subtracted from the number, the digits are reversed. Find the

number.

Q5.The ages of Mohan and Sohan are in the ratio of 5: 7 .If Mohan was 9 years older

and Sohan 9 years younger, then their ages would be in the ratio of 2:1 .Find their

present ages.

Q6.A man was engaged as a typist for the month of February in 2008 .He was paid ₹

500 per day but ₹ 100 per day were deducted for the days he remained absent. If

he received ₹ 9100 as salary for the month, for how many days did he work?

Q7.Find the value of a, if

(a + 3) (a-3) – a (a+5) = 6

Q8.Solve the following linear equation:

-

=

- x

Q9. Sum of two rational numbers is

. One of them is

. Find the other rational

number.

Q10.Write four rational numbers between

and

.

Q11. Simplify (

×

) - (

)

Q12. Evaluate 9

{

of

+ (14

)

Q13. Use the distributed property of multiplication of rational numbers over addition

or subtraction to solve the following:

(a)

[

] (b)

[

]

Q14.A number is divided into two parts such that one part is 10 more than the other. If

the two parts are in the ratio 5:3, find the number and the two parts.

Q15. ₹ 13,500 are to be distributed among Salma, Kiran and Jenifer in such a way

that Salma gets ₹ 1,000 more than Kiran and Jenifer gets ₹ 500 more than

Kiran. Find the money received by Jenifer.

Q16.A lady went to a bank with ₹ 1,00,000 . She asked the cashier to give her ₹ 500

𝑎𝑛𝑑 ₹ 1,000 currency notes in return. She got 175 currency notes in all. If the

number of ₹ 500 notes are represented by x. How many notes of each

denomination are there?

Q17. State whether True or False

1) Linear equation in one variable has only one term with a variable.

2) If digit in the tens place of a two digit number is 3 more than the digit in

the one‟s place. Let the digit at units place be b. Then the number is

11𝑏 + 30

Q18. Find a rational number between and , given that

and

[Hint: Multiplicative inverse of a is represented bya-1

].

Q19. Name the property used in each of the following.

Q20.Verify associative property of addition of rational numbers for a=

, b=

and

c=

Science is fun. The motive of the holiday homework in Science is to bring out the joy in

observing experimenting and learning science. Let the children be left to their imagination –

browse the net, draw a sketch, splash the colours and enjoy the holidays and complete their

work.

(Home work for Roll no. 1-8)

1. Prepare a PPT on the Nobel Prize winners of 2019/20 in the field of Physics.

Also discuss about their research work.

OR

What are Aurora or the Northern Lights? Why do these occur? Show with the

help of a video or PPT presentation.

2. You have studied about force and pressure and learnt that all changes occur due

work done by force and pressure. Which forces or pressures are responsible for

the following natural changes causing disaster:

a. Earthquake. b. Cyclone. c. High tide and low tide d. Tsunami

e. Flood. f. lighting during thunderstorm g. Trade winds

h. Volcanic eruption.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION: Content, Presentation, Innovation, creativity, Research

& Investigation.

(Home work for Roll no. 9-16)

AIM: Prepare power point presentation on the topic: - BIOPLASTICS and make your own

sample of bioplastic.

Parameters to be discussed in the PPT:- It‟s Background, Properties, Types,

Trends, Environmental impact ,Production and Uses.

Video links for reference: -

What is a Bioplastic?

https://youtu.be/acluFG0kNLg

https://youtu.be/YqY276MK-iY

https://youtu.be/mLzX6q5P9lY

Make your own sample of bioplastic (Tutorial)

https://youtu.be/Cqg-QpaF1lk (Under Adult Supervision)

Please note: Kindly click pictures of every step and make PPT or collage of all pictures

and submit that to your subject teacher through Google class room app by 28th

June, 2021

OR AIM: Prepare power point presentation on the topic: - PETROLEUM REFINERY

Parameters to be discussed in the PPT: - It‟s History, major products, chemical

processes found in a refinery, location of petroleum refineries in India, safety and

environment.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION: Content, Presentation, Innovation, creativity, Research

& Investigation.

(Home work for Roll no. 17 to till last roll no.)

1. Imagine that you are a Wildlife officer at a Wildlife sanctuary in the year

2029-30. Enlist the extinct and endangered species of flora and fauna (5

each) that you would like to see in your wildlife sanctuary. Also give eye

catching caption/name to your wildlife sanctuary.

2. Prepare an animated PPT on the topic

“Comparative study on Covaxin and Covishield vaccines.”

General instructions:

1. Content of the topic must include introduction, pros and cons of vaccine/

vaccination, side effects of each vaccine, data related to same recommended by

WHO.

2. Slides should not be more than 10.

3. Statistical graphs, videos, real pictures and flow charts must be used.

4. Pictures of your family members can be included if they got vaccinated.

5. Kindly share the PPT with your respective subject teacher after vacations on

google classroom app.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION:

Neatness, Presentation, Useful content, Innovation and Creativity.

Please note:

Kindly submit the homework to your subject teacher through Google class room

app by 28th

June, 2021

SOCIAL SCIENCE We are continuously moving forward, innovating, and improving. Arts, outdoor

education and community service lead to the development of healthy, self

confident individuals. So lets have some fun in history. Your holiday home work

this year is a little different from the usual work of making files and scrapbooks.

It provides each one of you an opportunity to display your creativity at its best.

Task 1: Lets be a Fashion Designer this summer.

The first true Indian designer was Mahatma Gandhi when he urged people of

India to wear khadi garments. In India, khadi is just not a cloth, it is a whole

movement started by Gandhiji and is widely accepted in fashion circles even

today.

You can choose any one of the following „khadi‟ item and display your creativity

on it. Isn‟t that interesting!

Design your own kurta.

Table mat

Table runner

Handbag

Stole

Decorative Material options: Lace, ribbons, stones, pearls, sequins, fabric glue,

thread embroidery, patch work, fabricpaint. Apart from this you can use a wide

variety of decorative materials as per your liking and convenience.

Task 2: Explore your House

Take a tour of your home and see the locations of each area such as Dining Area,

Guest Area, Living Room, Washrooms, Bedrooms, Laundry rooms, Park/Lawn,

Study room, Guard‟s room, Servant‟s quarter etc. Draw a 2D Plan of the same on

an A3 Sheet. Write the Cardinal Directions with respect to your home. You can

use Compass to identify the Directions. Also Answer following Questions.

1. In which direction, your home is facing?

2. What is the built up and over all area of your home?

3. How old is your home and how much did it cost to build?

4. In which direction is your room in your house?

Note: Hereby is attached a specimen/example of the plan, to take help to create

your own.

Task 3: Know Your State: Punjab

The students are required to prepare a power point presentation on the Topic

„History of Punjab‟.

Out of 22 districts of Punjab, students are free to choose any district and will have

to prepare 8-10 slides. Facts about the place, origin and foundation/founder of the

place, historical background, famous personalities of that place, prominent tourist

places located there are to be included.

The teacher expects it to be elegant and professional looking PPT and no big

paragraphs are to be pasted. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited so students are

requested to use their own creative writing skills to elaborate.

Task 4:Create a resume for any historic figure/ character covering following

points:

Opening statement

List of key skills

Educational qualifications

Work experience

Assumed address

Task 5: Make a crossword puzzle on ‘ONLINE EDUCATION’

Note: Students are required to do any three out of five projects.

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saurxaa inayamaaoM ko ica~ lagaakr saUica banaaeM̂.

MAYOR WORLD

SCHOOL

wishes you a safe and enjoyable

holidays with the family.