DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL VISAKHAPATNAM

ASSIGNMENT
April - May 2023
Class: VIII

Subject: ENGLISH
A. Read the passage, Professor Hawking's Funny Bone on page number 152,153 and 154 of New
Grammar and More and answer the questions given.

B. Read the passage given below. There are language errors, for example, the use of tenses. Correct
the errors and re-write the passage.
Gwalior: The Jewel of Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior is a curious mixture of old and new,, this sprawling city in the northernmost part of
Madhya Pradesh. It offered a feast o.f historic sights, museums, parks, shops, cultural programmes
and cuisines.
The northernmost city, Gwalior is established in the 8th century A.D. and named after Saint
Gwalipa. The city was dominated by its hill-top fort, a symbol of Rajput valour and chivalry. The
15th-century palace of Raja Mansingh is located in the citadel. The fort also housed Teli-ka-Mandir,
an ancient temple.
Gajri Mahal at the foot of the fort had one of thevfirst museums of sculpture in the country. Gwalior
was also the distinction of being a centre of Indian classical music. Miya Tansen, one of the nine
jewels of the Court of Emperor Akbar )he Great, is buried at Gwalior. Every year in December a
great music festival is holding here to commemorate this great singer.

C. Change the voice

1. Boys are teasing the dog.
2. Trees give us fruit to eat.
3. Varun learnt cycling at the age of twelve.
4. Mr Mehta had bought a new house.
5. Ants will gather heap of grains for rainy season.
6. Rishita has taken admission in a new school.
7. Madhu was looking at the flowers when the gardener came.
8. He will have completed the new project by nest week.

D. Change the speech.

1. Dhronacharya said to Arjun, “Shoot the bird’s eye.”
2. Teacher said, "Earth revolves round the sun."
3. Bruce said to me, “I shall do the work.”
4. My mother said to me, “You were wrong.”
5. Mr Richard said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”
6. The captain said to me, “I have performed well in the test."
7. Mother says to the baby, "You are a nice girl."
8. Bucky said to Steve, “Do you hear me?”
9. I said to Rohit, "Mother is calling you now."
10. Priya said, "I sang a song yesterday."

E. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.
Once upon __ time, there lived __ king who was known for __ judgements. One day ___ women came
holding __ baby, and both claimed they were __ mothers. Both women were crying hard for __ baby,
and __ king was finding it difficult to believe who was saying ___ truth. So ___ king asked ___ guards
to cut ___ baby in half and give ___ half to both ___ women. ___ woman who was holding __ baby
accepted ___ decision whereas ___ other woman started begging ___ king to give ___ baby to the
other woman. Seeing ___, the king immediately understood who __ real mother was. The king said
that __ real mother would never let __ harm befall on __ child, and that is why the second woman
asked to give away the child to the first woman. She did not want any harm on __ child and would
rather give the baby away to someone else. Finally __ king gave __ baby to __ real mother.

F. Write a story from 'Across the World' and stick some pictures of the story also.
 Subject: MATHEMATICS
−8 −5 3 − 31
1. Subtract the sum of and from the sum of and
7 3 2 28
7 6 11 7 3 18 3 13
2. Simplify using appropriate property: (i) x + x (ii) x - x
20 17 17 20 4 31 4 31
4 14 3
3. Verify: a x (b x c) = (a x b) x c by taking a = ⁻ ,b= and c = ⁻
7 15 4
−5 4  −3 −5 4 −3
4. Show that :  x  x = x  x 
 8 15  4 8  15 4 
 −8 3  7 − 16  −3 8  2 − 3   − 4 − 14 
5. Simplify : (i)  x  +  x  (ii)  x  -  x  -  x 
 5 4 8 25   4 15  3 8   5 15 
6. Express the rational numbers in their standard form.
32 −8 3 −2
(i) ( ii) (iii) (iv)
40 60 −4 −8
7. Find the perimeter of the following triangle whose sides are given by :
(i) 2x + 3y + 3z , 4x – 4y + 2z , 6x + y -2x,
8. How much is 4x - 3x + 5 smaller than 7 + 5x - 3x
2 2

9. Find the value of each of the following expression ( p + q ) ( p + 3)

2

when p = -1, q = -2, r = 3 and s = -2

10. If ( x – 5) note books cost Rs (x - 13x + 90 ) , what is the cost of one book?
2

11. ( 32x - 16x + 48 ) kilograms of sugar is stored in 8 bags in equal quantities.

2

How many kilograms of sugar are there in each bag ?

12. Find the products using the appropriate identity
(i) (x + y ) (x - y ) (ii)( 2xy – 1) (iii) 390 (iv) ( x – 7 ) ( x + 5)
4 4 4 4 2 2

13. Find the value of x + y if x + y = 3 and x y = 2.

2 2

14. Multiply (x + y) (x + 2xy +y ) and verify the result when x = 1and y = 2 .

2 2

15. Simplify: m (m-2) + 2m (m+3) - 6m (m-4).

2 2

Subject: SCIENCE
1.The branch of a land plant growing near water is completely submerged under water. A few of its
leaves float on the water. Will photosynthesis occur in these leaves?
2.Why is it not necessary for plants to have a digestive system?
3.How will the absence of animals on Earth affect the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the
air?
4.Anju and Manju were getting ready to run a race. Anju ate some glucose while Manju ate a
sandwich. Which of the two will have more energy?
5.What will happen to the stomach if we do not eat a meal?
6.How to brush your teeth?

Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE

1. What do you mean by human resources?
2. Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources.
3. Define the following terms.
i.Resource ii. Sustainable development iii. Technology
4. What is resource conservation? Why resources conservation is important?
5. As human beings, how can we ensure sustainable development?
6. Explain the following terms.
i. Colonisation ii. Archives iii. Survey iv. Dharmashastras
7. How were the records preserved during British rule?
8. Apart from official records what are the other sources of information that is available to
historians?
9. What do you mean by the Doctrine of Lapse? Who introduced it? Name the kingdoms that were
annexed by British under doctrine of lapse.
10. What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?
11. What do you mean by separation of powers?
12. What do you mean by the fundamental rights? List out the fundamental rights guaranteed to
citizens by the Indian constitution.
13. What are the key features of Indian constitution? Explain any one of them in detail.
14. Define the following terms. i. Constitution ii. Federalism iii. Secularism

Subject: ह िंदी (हितीय भाषा)

1. लाख की चूड़ियााँ कहानी में ड़कन ज्वलंत मुद्दं कद उठाया गया है ?
2. लेखक कद बदलू कद बदलू काका क्दं कहता था ?
3. बदलू का व्यक्तित्व कााँ च की चूड़ियदं की तरह था | स्पष्ट कीड़िए , कैसे ?
4. बस की यात्रा पाठ के लेखक कौन हैं ?
5. बस की यात्रा पाठ में ड़कस व्यवस्था पर व्यंग्य ड़कया गया है ?
6. भाषा और बदली में कदई-दद अंतर बताइए |
7. ड़हं दी, संस्कृत, मराठी, अंग्रेज़ी, पंिाबी और उदू ू की ड़लड़पयााँ ड़लक्तखए |
8. बस की यात्रा पाठ में बस की हालत कैसी थी ?
9. लाख की चूड़ियााँ पाठ के लेखक कौन हैं ?
10. लाख से चूड़ियााँ बनाने की क्ा प्रड़िया है ? ड़लक्तखए |
11. वस्तु ड़वड़नमय क्ा हदता है ?
12. बदलू कद ड़कस बात की व्यथा थी ?

Subject: తెలుగు ( ద్వితీయ భాష )

1) ఆంధ్ర వభ
ై వాన్ని గురంచి కవి ఎలా పాడుకోమన్న చెపాారు?
2) మన రాష్ట్ ర అభివృద్ధికి నదులు ఎలా తోడాడుతున్నియి?
3) వీర పురుష్టుల కథలు విన్నన మన రకత ం ఉప్ ాంగునన్న అనడంలో కవి ఉద్దేశం ఏమిటో తెలపండి ?
4) ఆంధ్ర వభ
ై వం పాఠ్య భాగ గేయ సారాంశాన్ని మీ స్ ంతమాటలోో రాయండి?
5) సుధీర్ సన
ై యంలో చదరకపో వడనన్నకి కారణం ఏమి?
6) యుది ం వలో లాభమా? నష్ట్ మా? కారణనలను రాయండి?
అరి సందరాాలు
1. కోహినూరును కురుల సందును ముడుచుకొలికిన కృష్టణ వేణి
2. నీకేమన్
ై న మతి పో యింద్న?
3. ఈ సంఘటనకు న్న గుండె పగలిపో తుంద్ధ
4. తెలుగు తలిో న్ోము పంటగ తదజరలిో న ద్ధవయ తనరలు.
వాయసము
1. విజఞాన విహారయాతరలు 2. విద్నయరుులు - రాజకీయాలోో పాతర
పరాయయపద్నలు
1. రైతు 2. వాన 3. భారయ 4. మారగ ం 5. జఞాపకం

Subject: ह िंदी (तृतीय भाषा)

1. बहुवचन शब्द बनाइए –
बेटा मैं कौआ पंखा क्तखिकी
2. नीचे ड़लखे शब्ददं से वाक् बनाइए –
अकसर अनदखा नज़र ररश्तेदार खज़ाना खेत ड़कसान ड़पता फ़सल
3. सप्ताह में ड़कतने ड़दन हदते हैं ? उनके नाम ड़लक्तखए ।
4. उड़चत शब्ददं से ररि स्थान की पूड़तू कीड़िए:
(क) मैं आठवीं कक्षा में ........... हाँ। (पिता/पढ़ता )
(ख) आि मुझे बहुत ........... है । (कम/काम)
(ग) वह चलते-चलते ड़गर ........ । (पढ़ी/पिी)
(घ) उसने ........ खा ड़लया । (काना/खाना)
(ङ) मुझे ........... िल्दी िाना है । (घर/गर)
5. ड़वलदम शब्द ड़लक्तखए-
भीतर एक िीवन नूतन प्रश्न सवाल खुश हाड़ज़र अपना सुबह असली ड़दन

Subject: తెలుగు ( తృతీయ భాష)

అర్థాలు:
1.అంధకారం. = 2. ఆశ = 3 . మది= 4. దండిగా = 5. దివిటీ= 6. జగం=
II. వ్య తిరేక పదాలు:
1.వెలుగు x. 2. కొత్త x 3 . శంతి x 4. సహజం x 5. ఆశ x
III. ఖాళీలు :
1. ------------ పండుగ వ్చ్చి నది దర్థాలెన్నో తెచ్చి నది.
2. ---------- పండుగ వ్చ్చి నది దివిటీలను వెలిగంచ్చంది.
3. ------- పండుగ వ్చ్చి నది సరదాలెన్నో తెచ్చి నది.
4. -------- పోగొట్టన
ి జండా!
5. -------- చేత్ పట్టన
ి జండా
IV. సంత్ వాకాయ లు:
1. ఊహలు –
2. సరదా -
V. ప్పశో జవాబులు:
1. మీకు తెలిసిన కొన్నో పండుగల పేర్లు ర్థయండి.
2. మీకు నచ్చి న ఒక పండుగ ఎలా జర్లపుకుంటారో ర్థయండి.
3.జాతీయ జండాలో ఎన్నో రంగులు ఉంటాయి? అవి ఏవి?
4. మన జాతీయ జండాను రూపందించ్చన వార్ల ఎవ్ర్ల?

Subject: संस्कृतम्
1.प्रश्ननिर्मा णर्् निखत – पमठः – 1 (शमरदम)
2. पदपररचयं कुरुत (Any 5 words ) (शमरदम- पमठः – 1)
3.नियमपदमिमं पदपररचयं कुरुत | (Textbook pg no: 8)
4. र्ती , िदी , गुरुः शब्दमि् निखत | (Textbook pg no: 88 & 89)

Note:
The ‘Reading Initiative’ launched by the school on the 2nd of October 2022 is an extension of
the ‘Mission Reading’ of CBSE.
The school has chosen the book ‘An Autobiography-The Story of my Experiments with Truth’
by M K Gandhi for the purpose. Students are encouraged and motivated to read and benefit
from reading a piece of literature.
Online quizzes based on each part of the book have been planned to strengthen their resolve to
read. Quiz based on Part I was held in the month of April.
Kindly note the tentative dates for similar online quizzes based on rest of the parts of the book.
Part II- 12.6.2023
Part III- 29.6.2023
Part IV- 29.7.2023
Part V- 15.8.2023
Confirmation of the dates and timings for the online quizzes will be shared a week before.
So read the book during the holidays, if you haven’t read it.