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– 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 2022 – 2023 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 6. To promote the development of good character for the purpose of lessening crime
and raising the standard of good citizenship.
2. English Language
ENGLISH ( Prose) :
3. English Literature 1. To enable the student to acquire the new vocabulary.
2. To develop the student’s power of imagination, thinking and expression.
4. Hindi
3. To enable the student to master and reinforce the structural items.
5. Sanskrit 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 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 pronunciation, stress, intonation, pause, articulation of voice etc.

8. Mathematics
ENGLISH ( Poetry):
9. Physics 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 intonation.
3. To enable the student to enjoy the recitation of the poetry individually or in chorus.
11. Biology 4. To enable the student to understand the thought and imagination, which is contained
in the poem.
12. Computer Studies 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 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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CLASS VIII

JUNIOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME

(MORAL EDUCATION)
Name of the Textbook: Glimmerings of Hope
Publisher: B.P.T.

Suggested
Chapter Number Page
Month

April 1 1-3
2 5-7
May 3 9-13
4 15-18
July 5 19-22
SERVICE PROJECT
August 6 23-26
7 27-30
September 8 31-33
October 9 35-38
SERVICE PROJECT
November 10 39-42
December 11 43-47
January 12 49-51
February-March SERVICE PROJECT

SERVICE PROJECT:
For Service projects, it is important for teachers to consult with the students, plan
the project and implement it.
PRAYER:
5 prayers to be memorised from Prayer Assembly Guidelines.
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CLASS VIII
ENGLISH LANGUAGE OCTOBER – MARCH
October -
Name of the Textbook: New Trends in English Reader Workbook8 Direct and Indirect Speech
November
The Earth Series
Author: Anita Arathoon Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with
Publisher: Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd. other Vocabulary Building Topics)
Formal Letter Writing
APRIL – SEPTEMBER Email
Suggested Essay: Story Writing (300 – 350 words)
Name of the Chapter
Month
Phrasal Verbs (Integrated with Comprehension)
April – May Determiners (Revision)
Synthesis
Tenses and Their Uses
December Synonyms and Antonyms (Integrated with Comprehension)
Notice
Essay: Argumentative (300 – 350 words)
Synonyms and Antonyms (Integrated with Comprehension)
Transformation of Sentences
Informal Letter Writing
REVISION
Essay: Descriptive/Narrative (300-350 words)
SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
July Subject and Verb Agreement
January Informal Letter Writing
Conditional Sentences
Idioms (Integrated with Comprehension)
Phrasal Verbs (Integrated with Comprehension) Words Likely to be Confused / Homophones (Integrated with
Use of Prepositions Comprehension)
Essay: Picture Composition Essay: Imaginative (300 – 350 words)
REVISION Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT other Vocabulary Building Topics)
February- REVISION
August Non-finite forms of Verbs
March ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Voice
Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with other
Vocabulary Building Topics) Note:
Idioms (Integrated with Comprehension)  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
Words Likely to be Confused / Homophones (Integrated with omitted.
Comprehension)
(ii) Subscription to be written as ‘Yours truly’.
Formal Letter Writing  Students may be trained not to change the tense of the word while attempting
Comprehension and Precis Writing (Workbook) (Integrated with other exercises based on word meaning and sentence formation.
September
Vocabulary Building Topics)  Grammar exercises from the Workbook may be used for additional practice /
homework (as per the topics).
REVISION
 Prescribed word limit for precis writing is 50 words.
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION  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.
 The integrated Literature topics will be assessed as seen Comprehension passages
in Language Paper.
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MARKS ALLOTMENT FOR LETTERS

Format Formal Informal
Sender’s address ½ ½
Date ½ ½

Receiver’s ½ -
address
Salutation ½ ½
Subscription ½ ½

Signature ½ ½

Format 3 2½
Content 2 2½
Expression 5 5
Total 10 10

MARKS ALLOTMENT FOR NOTICE Marks

Creative Heading 1
Name of the event 1
Date ½
Time ½
Venue (Hall / Auditorium + Location) ½+½
Content 1
Total 5
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FORMAT OF NOTICE

War of Words [1]

Inter-school Debate Competition [1]
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on 8 December 2022 [½]
from 9.00 a.m. to 12 noon [½]
at Centenary Hall, St. Hilda’s School [½ + ½]
All pupils from Classes VI to VIII who wish to participate are to [1]
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give their names to Mrs. T. Baker on or before 1 December 2022

SPECIMEN FOR EMAIL

[email protected] [½]

Inter-school Debate Competition [½]

Dear Madam, [½]


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Our school is celebrating its 50 anniversary this year. As part of Opening
the celebrations we are hosting a series of competitions and we Sentence
are beginning with ‘War of Words’, an inter-school debate
[½]
competition.
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It will be held on 8 December 2022 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 [2]

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. [½]

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully, [½]

Ashish Roy

Debating Secretary
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CLASS VIII
January 3 The Enchanted Pool 43
ENGLISH LITERATURE 12 King Lear 170
Name of the Textbook: 1. New Mulberry English Course book – 8 February Tales from Shakespeare (Oral)
2. Tales from Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet The Merchant Of Venice
and other Stories REVISION
Author : Ashima Bath, Saswati Dasgupta
March ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Publisher: 1. Oxford University Press
2. Shree Book Centre
APRIL – SEPTEMBER Note:
Suggested Chapter Name of the Chapter (First  Kindly note that the students shall be tested on the entire course in
Page
Month Number Term) English Literature in their annual examination.
April – May 1 The New House (Unit Project) 17
 Figures of Speech to be taught for the prescribed poems as students will
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud 108 be tested on the same in the written paper.
(Poem)
 Students may be trained not to change the tense of the word while
July 7 The Prize Poem (Seen 95 attempting exercises based on word meaning and sentence formation.
Comprehension Passage)
 Oral component to be made a compulsory part of assessments.
Going Down Hill on a Bicycle 165
(Poem)  Topic for Unit Project will be assessed in the Term End Examinations.
REVISION  The question paper will be of 80 marks and shall include questions
based on Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
(HOTS).
August 8 The Dying Detective 112
10 After Twenty Years 141
September Tales from Shakespeare (Oral)
Twelfth Night
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

OCTOBER – MARCH
October – 9 The Shoemaker 126
November
The Village Schoolmaster (Poem) 80
December 5 Grandfather and the Python (Seen 69
Comprehension Passage)
Lines Composed in a Wood on a 28
Windy Day (Poem)
REVISION
SECOND MID TERM
ASSESSMENT
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HISTORY AND CIVICS Note:
 A single notebook has to be maintained for History and Civics.
Name of the Textbook: Past and Present (Term 1 and Term 2)
 It is advisable to follow the pattern of the question paper while doing the written
Author: Manisha Basu & Asha Narayanan
work.
Publisher: Ratna Sagar
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UNIT PROJECT
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Month Number
October- International Day of Non-Violence The United Nations
April - May 1 A Period of Transition 4 nd
November - 2 October Organization
3 The American Civil War 28 United Nations Day – 24
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July 6 The Union Legislature 61 October

FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
August 4 From Traders to Rulers 35 The topic of the Unit Project will also be tested in the examination.
5 British Policies and their Impact 49
September 7 The Union Executive 70-78
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

OCTOBER – MARCH
October - 2 The Great Uprising 14
November
7 The United Nations Organization (Unit 78
Project)
8 Agencies of the United Nations 87
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3 Reforms in Indian Society 26
January 4 India’s Freedom Struggle - The First 38
Phase
5 India’s Freedom Struggle - The Second 51
Phase
February 6 Judiciary 70
REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
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OCTOBER – MARCH
Suggested Chapter
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Month Number
Name of the Textbook: AROUND THE WORLD, a textbook of October – 2 Unit 5 17
Geography for ICSE schools – 8 (Term 1 & November India - Location and Physical Features
Term 2) (Map work)
Author: R. K. Jain 3 Unit 6
Publisher: Ratna Sagar India – Climate
APRIL - SEPTEMBER December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
Suggested Chapter December – 4 Unit 7 39
Name of the Chapter (Term 1 Textbook) Page
Month Number February India – Flora and Fauna
April – July 5 Unit 1 44 1 Unit 8 03
Asia: Location and Physical Features Representation of Geographical Features
(Map work) (excluding Interpretation of Toposheet)
Unit 2 53 Political Map of India
6
Asia – Climate & Natural Vegetation REVISION
July FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT ANNUAL EXAMINATION
August – 2 Unit 3 13
September Migration
4 Unit 4 30 Map Work
Disasters and their Management POLITICAL MAP (INDIA) REVISION (Compulsory)
Political Map of India States & Union Territories with Capitals
REVISION Second Term - India
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION Mountains – Himalayas, Karakoram, Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Western Ghats, Eastern
Ghats, Nilgiri, Cardamom, Garo, Khasi, Jaintia
Mountain Peak- Mt. Everest
Map Work Mountain Pass- Nathu-La
POLITICAL MAP (INDIA) REVISION (Compulsory) Plateaus - Deccan, Malwa, Chota Nagpur
States & Union Territories with Capitals Plains – Eastern coastal plains, Western coastal plains, Sunderbans, Rann of Kutch, Gangetic
First Term – Asia plains.
Mountains and Plateaus – Pamir Knot, Zagros, Elburz, Anatolia Plateau, Hindukush, Khingan, Latitude & Longitude – Tropic of Cancer (23 ½oN), 82½o E
Verkhoyansk, Ural, Tibet Plateau, Iranian Plateau, Mongolian Plateau, Yunan Plateau. Desert - Thar
Rivers – Huang He, Irawaddy, Tigris, Euphrates,Syr Darya, Amu Darya, Amur, Mekong, Ob, Rivers – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutluj, Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Narmada,
Yenisey, Lena Tapi, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Kaveri
Deserts – Syrian, Rub-al-Khali, Gobi. Lakes – Sambhar, Chilka, Pulikat
Lakes – Balkash, Baikal Gulfs and Straits – Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait
Peninsulas – Indo China, Kamchatka, Korea Places - Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Allahabad, Vishakhapatnam, Bangalore, Cochin
Seas – Java, South China, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering, Red, Aral, Direction of Winds – South West monsoons (Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal braches), North
Caspian, Dead Sea East Monsoon and Western Disturbances.
Gulfs- Martaban, Thailand, Tonkin, Persian, Oman, Aden  Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
Straits – Malacca, Makassar
 The question paper shall include a fair mix of questions based on Knowledge,
Places – Colombo, Bangkok, Tokyo, Karachi, Seoul, Beijing
Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
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CLASS VIII
16 Linear Inequations 191 (T1)
MATHEMATICS
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
Name of the Textbook: New Mathematics Today – Class 8: Term 1
and Term 2 (Edition 2022) December 25 Areas of Rectilinear Figures 121 (T2)
Author: O. P. Malhotra, S.K. Gupta, Anubhuti Gangal 26 Circumference and Area of a Circle 137 (T2)
Publisher: S. Chand School
27 Volume and Surface Area of Solids 144 (T2)
APRIL – SEPTEMBER
January 14 Factorisation 171 (T1)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number 23 Linear Graphs 93 (T2)
April – May 1 Rational Numbers 11 (T1) February 28 Data Handling 157 (T2)
2 Exponents 38 (T1) 29 Graphical Representation of Data 168 (T2)
3 Squares and Square Roots 44 (T1)
REVISION
4 Cubes and Cube Roots 61 (T1) ANNUAL EXAMINATION
July 12 Fundamental Concepts and Operations 147 (T1)
13 Algebraic Identities (Some Special 160 (T1)
Products) Note:
REVISION  * Protractor may not be used for constructing the angles (30o, 60o, 90o, 45o, 15o,
o o o o o o
July FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT 120 , 75 , 150 , 135 , 105 , 22.5 ) that can be drawn using a pair of compasses.
August 7 Percentage 92 (T1)  All the concepts covered in the prescribed textbook may be tested in the Mid Term
Assessments as well as in the Half-Yearly and Annual Examinations.
8 Profit, Loss and Discount 103 (T1)  Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested.
18 Quadrilateral 37 (T2)
19 Special Types of Quadrilaterals 43 (T2)
September 30 Probability 184 (T2)
6 Sets 82 (T1)
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

OCTOBER – MARCH
October 9 Simple Interest and Compound Interest 115 (T1)
November 10 Direct and Inverse Variation 131 (T1)
[excluding Exercise 10C]
11 Time and Work 139 (T1)
20 Constructions of Quadrilaterals * 62 (T2)

15 Linear Equations 183 (T1)

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CLASS VIII
PHYSICS
Note:
Name of the Textbook: Living Science Physics for Class VIII
(Term 1 and Term 2) 1. The latest guidelines, textbook and the syllabus prescribed by the Council should
Author: Rajen K. Agarwal be followed.
Publisher: Ratna Sagar 2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in
the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter.
APRIL – SEPTEMBER 3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in
Suggested Term 1 teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted.
Chapter
Month Name of the Chapter Textbook
Number 4. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
Pages 5.

April-May 2 Physical quantities and Measurement 16

July 5 Heat Transfer 60
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
July 3 Force and Pressure 30
August 3 Force and Pressure (Contd.)
4 Energy 45
September 4 Energy (Contd.)
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

Term 2
OCTOBER – MARCH Textbook
Pages
October 1 Light Energy 3
November 1 Light Energy (Contd.)
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
December 2 Sound 24
January 3 Electricity 37
3 Electricity (Contd.)
February REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
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CLASS VIII
CHEMISTRY Note:
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 the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter.
Publisher: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in
APRIL – SEPTEMBER teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted.
Suggested Term I 4. The teacher may familiarise the learners with the coloured charts provided at the
Chapter
Month Name of the Chapter Textbook back of the textbook for diagram/picture based questions.
Number
Pages 5. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
April 1 Matter 1 6. The topic of the Unit Project will also be tested in the examination.
May - July 3 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures 17
UNIT PROJECT
July FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT
Month Event Topic
August 5 Language of Chemistry 47 December National Pollution Control Day Carbon and its
nd
August - 4 Atomic Structure 34 (2 December) Compounds
September [Excluding
Page 39: Only Atomic weight,
Molecular weight.
Pages 40, 41, 43]
REVISION
September HALF- YEARLY EXAMINATION

OCTOBER – MARCH Term II

Textbook
Pages
October 2 Physical and Chemical Changes 10
November 6 Chemical Reactions 1
December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
Dec – Jan 9 Carbon and its Compounds 42
[Excluding Pages: 44, 47 – (Except
uses of Amorphous Allotropes),
48, 49, 55, 57]
Jan – Feb 8 Water 26
[Excluding Page: 27]
REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
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CLASS VIII
BIOLOGY 4 Food Production and its Management 44
(Excluding breeds of Cow, Buffalo, Goat,
Name of the Textbook: Living Science Biology VIII Sheep, Pig, Hen)
(Term 1 and Term 2) Table 4.3 (Nutritional value of various
Author: D K Rao animal products),
Publisher: Ratna Sagar Table 4.4 (Some common diseases of
APRIL – SEPTEMBER cattle)
TERM 1 Egg and broiler production (given in the
Suggested Chapter box).
Name of the Chapter Textbook
Month Number
Pages February 4 Food Production and its Management
April – May 1 Transport of Food and Minerals in Plants 3 (Contd.)
(Excluding theTable 1.4 – Some REVISION
deficiency diseases and their symptoms)
2 Circulatory System in Humans 16 ANNUAL EXAMINATION

July 2 Circulatory System in Humans (Contd.)

FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT Note:
August 5 Ecosystems 56 1. The latest guidelines and textbooks should be followed.
3 Reproduction in Plants (Excluding sub 30 2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in
topics: Cutting, Layering and Grafting) the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter.
September 4 Reproduction in Humans (Excluding sub 47 3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in
topics: Ovulation, Menstruation, teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted.
Fertilization, Embryonic development) 4. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
5. The topic of the Unit Project will also be tested in the examination.
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION UNIT PROJECT
Month Event Topic
August International Day of Clean Air for Reproduction in
TERM 2 th
blue skies (7 September) Plants
OCTOBER – MARCH Textbook
Pages
October 1 Nervous System in Humans 3
November 1 Nervous System in Humans (Contd.)
2 Endocrine System in Humans 15
December 2 Endocrine System in Humans (Contd.)
SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
December 3 Health and Hygiene 27
(Excluding the scientific names of
pathogens from Table 3.3)
January 3 Health and Hygiene (Contd.)
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CLASS VIII
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & INFORMATION AND December SECOND MID TERM ASSESSMENT
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (CT & ICT) * including Introduction to JAVA and
BlueJ and Operators in JAVA
Name of the Textbook: Computer Masti - 8
9 Introduction to Database & DBMS 125
Author: Prof Sridhar Iyer
Publisher: Next Education India Private Limited System Configuration and
7 Troubleshooting (including definition 83-97
APRIL – SEPTEMBER of Troubleshooting)
Suggested Chapter Writing Blogs and Creating Websites 42-44
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number January 4 (creating an account using
April – May 1 Revision of Level 7 01 blogger.com, posting a comment)
Algorithms and Flowcharts Support App Development Support
Material 
Material
Binary Number System 70
February  App Development (Contd.) -
6 (Definition and examples of all number
systems. Conversion only from Binary REVISION
to Decimal and vice versa)
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
July 2 Inside Internet 05
FIRST MID TERM ASSESSMENT INTERNAL PROJECT WORK
Introduction to JAVA and BlueJ Innovation and Creativity: Integrated 60
Support June Chapter 5
 (excluding keywords import, package, Activities
Material
access specifiers)
December Chapter 3 Social Networking 25
Introduction to JAVA and BlueJ (Contd.)
August  (excluding keywords import, package, -
Note:
access specifiers)
1. Semester system will NOT be followed.
Operators in JAVA Support
(excluding bitwise operators) Material 2. The question paper in the Half-yearly and Annual Examination will be of
50 marks and shall include questions based on Knowledge, Application and
September  Operators in JAVA (Contd.) - Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
REVISION 3. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
HALF-YEARLY 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.

OCTOBER – MARCH
October  Control Structures in JAVA (Programs Support
based on if, if-else, If-else-if material
statement)
November  Control structures (Contd.) -
(Program based on if, if-else, if-else-if
statement)
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CLASS VIII

ART
Name of the Textbook: Rupa Pencil Drawing– 5
Author: Partha Protim Biswas
Publisher: Asha Book Agency

APRIL – SEPTEMBER
Pages 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28
Flags France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Mali, Guinea, Chad, Jamaica,
Mexico, Honduras
HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATION

OCTOBER – MARCH
Pages 30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58
Flags Panama, Chile, Brazil, Tonga, Peru, Niger, Namibia, Angola,
Zimbabwe, Botswana
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Note- The flags will not be evaluated.