Social Science Holiday Home-work

Class-8

Q1. Draw the flowchart of classification of resources also write their definition with
examples.

Q2. On a political map of the world, locate the following countries from whom India
adopted varied enshrined in our constitution:
1 United Kingdom
2 United States of America
3 Canada
4 Russia 5 Ireland
Q3. Write the names of 10 monuments of Rajasthan.

Q4. Write a report on International Yoga Day stating how important yoga is in our life.

Q5. Write a paragraph on World Environment Day.

Q6. As a vigilant citizen of India how can you create awareness among the people to
protect old buildings and monuments.

Q7. Collect popular slogans used during the freedom struggle of India.

Q8. Differentiate between Evergreen Forest and Deciduous Forest.(lesson 3)

Q9. ' The right of one person depends upon the fulfilment of duty by another person.' In
the light of this statement, prepare a list of ten day to day rights and their corresponding duties from
daily life.

Q10. The Apex Court has made it compulsory for cinema theatre to play the National
Anthem with the image of the National Flag prior to screening films. The audience should stand up to
show respect. It is said that majority of people have supported the directive of Supreme Court as it is a
fundamental duty also.
1 In your opinion, how far does this directive instill values of nationalism among Indians.
2 Suggest ways and means to tackle those who violate this directive.

Q11. Mention the Foreign Policy of India Who was the chief architect of Indian Foreign
Policy (lesson 15)

Q12. Collect information about any three tribal communities of India who still live in
isolation from modern development.

Q13. India is one of the few countries all across the world where working age population will be
very high due to high growth rate of population in the coming years. It is time to open up avenues
for job creation and social security schemes in the Indian Economy.
1) Give any three arguments to support the idea of introducing programs for the development of
skills, right at the school level.
2) What more new ways can be linked to a better human resource development.
 Q14. Prepare a project on ' Industrial pollution is a challenge to the maintenance of
environment.'

Q15. On a political map of India, show the leading producer states of the following crops:
1. Rice
2. Wheat
3. Cotton
4. Jute
5. Tea

Q16. Prepare a tabular chart on National Park of India, giving information under the
following:
Name of park Location Animal/ bird which is
protected

A. If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation of the
assertion.
B. If assertion and reason is correct but reason is not correct explanation of the
assertion.
C. If assertion is correct, but reason is incorrect. D. If assertion is incorrect, but reason
is correct.

Q17. Assertion : Solar energy is an inexhaustible resource.

Reason : It is resource which is always available and does not get exhausted by human
activities.

Q18. Assertion : Resources like water, minerals used by human beings to satisfy their
needs are known as natural resources.
Reason : These are resources made by man.

CASE STUDY

19. The honourable High Court of Uttarakhand has given ‘living entity’ status to
River Ganga. it means that now onwards Ganga has to be treated as a ‘living person’ with all
corresponding rights, duties of a living person in order to conserve Ganga River system . The
river is polluted by domestic, agricultural and industrial affluents. This River system is a lifeline
of Northern India .That is why ,its health has to be restored for the benefit of the people. a)
Why is Ganga has to be treated as a ‘living person’?
b) What are the causes of pollution of river Ganga?

20. Agriculture has been the mainstay of the Indian economy. Today ,the farmers’
welfare has become a focus to improve the conditions of the Indian farming system. There is
definitely a need to increase the net income of farmers ,reduce the cost of cultivation, enable
higher yield per unit and provisions of remunerative prices .
a) What has been the main state of Indian economy?
b) Suggest some measures which can improve the condition of farmers in India.
 D. A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL,TALWANDI, KOTA

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS - VIII

WORKSHEET – 1(ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS)

General Instructions-

Do all the worksheets in your Maths Notebook 📒.

Q.1 Find the product of the following :

i) 6xy and -3x²y³

ii) -5x (x2 – y2)

iii) (3x + 5y) and (5x - 7y)

Q.2 Simplify:

i) ab (a2 – b2) + b3(a – 2b)

ii) (2x +7)(5x +9) – (4x2 +1)(x – 3)

Q.3 Express (5x6)(12x2)(3 xy2) and then evaluate it for x = 1 and y= 2

Q.4 Add the following (x+y+3) and (3x +2y +5)

Q.5 Subtract

3x+ y – 3z from9x – 5y +z

Workseet – 2 (Operations on Rational Numbers)

Q.1 Add the following rational numbers:
(i) ( ) and
−5
7
3
7

(ii)
3
4
and ( )
−3
5

Q.2 Subtract the following rational numbers:

i) ( )− −7
9
4
9

ii) ( )− ( )
−4
7
2
−3

Q.3 Multiply:

(i) ( ) by ( )
−5
17
51
−60

(ii) ( ) by ( )
−6
11
− 55
36

Q.4 Divide:

i) ( ) by ( )
7
−4
−63
64

ii) ( ) by -6
−3
4

Simplify {− 5×( )} − {− 6×( )}

2 2
Q.5 15 9

Workseet – 3 (Mensuration)

Q.1 Find the area and perimeter of the rectangle whose length is 25.5 cm
and breadth is 12 cm.

Q.2 Find the area and perimeter of the Square whose length of side is 13.5
cm.

Q.3 A door of dimensions 3 m x 2m is on the wall of dimension 10 m x 10

m. Find the cost of painting the wall if rate of painting is Rs 2.50 per sq. M

Q.4 A marble tile measures 10 cm x 12 cm. How many tiles will be required
to cover a wall of size 3 m x 4 m? Also, find the total cost of the tiles at the
rate of Rs 2 per tile.
Q.5 The diameter of a semicircular shape is 14 cm. What will be the
perimeter of this shape?

Q.6 A girl wants to make a square-shaped figure from a circular wire of radius
49 cm. Determine the sides of a square.

Q.7 Find the area of a circular region whose radius is 21 m.

Q.8 The area of a circle is 154 square cm. What is the radius, diameter and
circumference of the circle?

Workseet – 4 (Constructions)
Q.1 Construct the following angles with the help of compass only
i) 600
ii) 900
iii) 1500
iv) 300
Q.2 Construct a triangle ABC whose side lengths are 3 cm, 5 cm and 6 cm.

Q.3 Construct a triangle ABC, whose side lengths are 4 cm and 6 cm and the
angle between them is 45°.
Q.4 Construct a triangle whose two angle measurements are 40° and 70° and the
side length between them is 8 cm.
Q.5 Construct a right angled triangle with hypotenuse 5cm and one side of length
4cm.

Workseet – 5 (Squares and Square Roots , Cubes and Cube

Roots)
Q.1 Write a Pythagorean triplet whose one member is 6

Q.2 Find the square root of 100 using Repeated Subtraction Method
factorisation method.
Q.3 Find the square root of 729 using prime factorisation method.
Q.4 Find the smallest whole number by which 1008 should be multiplied so
as to get a perfect square number. Also, find the square root of the
square number so obtained.
Q.5 Find the square root of 1734489 using long division method.
Q.6 What least number must be added to 5607 to make the sum a perfect
square?
Q.7 Find the cube root of 2744 using prime factorisation method.
Q.8 Find the smallest number by which 675 must be multiplied to obtain a
perfect cube.
 DAV Public School, Kota

Class 8

Subject - Science

Holiday Homework Worksheet

General Instructions

Do all the questions in your science notebook.

Q.1 A muscle cell needs a lot of energy to function. Which organelle would you expect to be
most abundant in a muscle cell and why?

Q.2 There are two substances namely ‘A’ and ‘B’ which are present outside a cell. Substance
“A” is able to pass through the cell and ‘B’ is not able to do so. How can you justify this selective
movement of substances in and out of a cell?

Q.3 You are a botanist studying a new plant species. You observe the cells under a microscope
and notice some interesting structures. However, you're unsure if they are plant or animal
cells.How would you distinguish between plant and animal cells based on the structures you
observe under the microscope?

Q.4 Draw the diagrams of Plant and Animal Cell and label the common cell organelles.

Q.5 Observe the diagram and comment on the followings-

a- Process involved

b- Microorganisms involved

c- Reason for the process

Q.6 Preservatives are used to protect our foodstuff for a longer time. Answer as per questions
asked in different boxes.

a- Identify the type of preservative used in our

kitchen

b- Write the mechanism

c- Define the process

Q.7 Pranshu came back from school and ate the rice that was kept outside on the dining table.
After a few hours he complained of diarrhoea and abdominal pain.His mother took him to the
doctor who explained why this happened and asked them to preserve their food properly.
a. What must have happened to Prakhar.

b. Give the probable cause for this condition.

c. Give two methods of food preservation.

Q.8 Suggest a suitable word for each of the following statements.

(a) Chemicals added to food to prevent growth of microorganisms.

(b) Nitrogen-fixing microorganism present in the root nodules of legumes.

(c) Agent which spreads pathogens from one place to another.

(d) Chemicals which kill or stop the growth of pathogens.

Questions 9 to 13 consist of an assertion and a Reason. Use the following options to

choose the appropriate answer.

A. If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation of the
assertion.

B. If both assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the correct explanation
of the assertion.

C. If the assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.

D. If the assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.

Q.9 Assertion: Antibiotics should be taken on the advice of doctors for prescribed time and
duration.

Reason: If taken when not required antibiotics may kill some of useful bacteria in the body.

Q.10 Assertion: Disease which spreads from an infected person to a healthy person is known
as non –communicable disease.

Reason: The disease spreads from one person to another through air, water, food, physical
contact or insects.

Q.11 Assertion: Malaria, Dengue can be prevented by using mosquito net and mosquito
repellent.

Reason: The causative organism spread through contaminated food and water.

Q 12 Assertion : A cell is called the fundamental unit of life.

Reason : A cell is capable of existing on its own and performs all the functions necessary for a
living being.

Q.13 Assertion: The number of cells in a multicellular organism is inversely proportional to the
size of body.
Reason: All the cells in the biological world are of the same size.

Q.14 Label the following part and also mention their function:

Q.15 Why should we avoid standing close to a tuberculosis patient while he/she is coughing?

Q.16 Paheli watched grandmother making mango pickle. After she bottled the pickle, her
grandmother poured oil on top of the pickle before closing the lid. Paheli wanted to know why oil
was poured? Can you help her understand why?

Q.17 Give reasons for the following-

(a)Fresh milk is boiled before consumption while processed milk is stored in packets and can be
consumed without boiling.

(b)Raw vegetables and fruits are kept in refrigerators, whereas jams and pickles can be kept
outside.

(c )Farmers prefer to grow beans and peas in nitrogen deficient soils.

Mosquitoes can be controlled by preventing stagnation of water though they do not live in water.
Why?

Q.18 Case Study - Nidhi and vidhi are discussing vaccination Nidhi came up with her fear that
vaccination can be dangerous as it contains microbe itself .Vidhi explained and removed her
fear.

a. What is a vaccine?

b. Suggest what could be Vidhi’s explanation.

c. Give two ways how vaccines can be administered.

d. Name two diseases that can be cured by vaccination.

Activity related to internal Assessment

Q.19 Make a list and paste the pictures of five Kharif and Rabi crops grown in your area.

Q.20 On the Physical map of India mark any five wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.
Class VIII
English Summer Vacations Home Assignment

Read each Question carefully and follow the instructions and time allotted to each Homework
diligently.

Q.1. Make at least 10 creative Bookmarks having one inspirational quote on each bookmark.
(Design two bookmarks each day.) (5 days)

Q.2. Write the conversation between the shopkeeper and the customer highlighting the
concept of honesty and integrity in Grammar Notebook (One Day)

Q.3. Make an interesting comic strip on A4 size sheet depicting the conversation between:

(a.) The Teacher and The Student. (One Day)

Q.4. Write at least 10 affirmations in your diary with their meanings. ( Two each day = 5 Days)

Q.5. Read any book of your choice and describe the characteristic traits of its leading or main
characters and also mention what qualities/ virtues you have acquired from him or her in your
Grammar Notebook. (4 Days)

Q.6. Taking hints from your MER Unit 1 Vacation Time and also express your own views to write
an article in about 100 to 150 words in your Grammar Notebook that how the concept of fun
filled vacation has changed. (Two Days)

Q.7. Design the graphical representation depicting the concept of online education v/s offline
education taking hints from your Literature Lesson 3 The Fun They Had on A4 size sheet. (Two
Days)
 डी ए वी पब्लिक स्कूल, कोटा
कक्षा -8
ग्रीष्मकालीन गह ृ कार्य
विषय- हिंदी

आवश्यक निर्देश-
प्रश्न संख्या 1 से 3 तक के प्रश्नों के उत्तर उत्तर पस्ति
ु का में लिखें।
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लिखें।
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