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St. Xavier’s School, Doranda
Syllabus for (2016--17)
CLASS VIII
ENGLISH:
First Term
April – July
English I Grammar
1. Analysis of Simple sentences
2. Comprehension (Aster work book)
3. Essay writing
4. Letter writing (informal)
5. Tenses all forms,
Transformation of sentences of active
and passive voice
6. Preposition
7. Summary Writing
8. Letter Writing (Formal)
English II (Aster)
1. The Open Window
2. Lines Written in Early Spring
3. A present for Grand Father
4. S.R.- The Gift of Magi
English III
Spelling/ Elocution/ Dictation
Second Term (August - October 16)
English I Grammar
1. Phrase- noun/ adjective/ adverb
2. Transformation of sentences (Direct
& Indirect Speech)
3. Clause-noun, adjective, adverb
4. Transformation- Adverb- too, so that
5. Essay writing
6. Preposition
7. Letter writing
8. Summary writing
9. comprehension
English II
(Aster Text) and (The Best Of O’Henry)
1. The Charge of the Light Brigade
2. The Three Questions
3. The Romance of a Busy Broke (O’Henry)
English III
Spelling/Elocution/dictation
Third Term - English I
November- December
1. Simple, Compound, Complex, Sentence
2. Synthesis of Simple, Compound and
complex sentence.
3. Transformation - Affirmative and
negative
4. Degrees of Comparison
5. Changing parts of speech
6. Combination of sentences without
using ‘but’, ‘and’, ‘so’
7. Comprehension (Aster work Book)
8. Essay Writing
9. Letter Writing
English II
1. The Tunnel
2. A Psalm of Life
3. The Sonnet 18
4. S.R. The Retrieved Reformation
English III
Elocutions/ Spellings/ Dictation
Exam portion for first term:
Paper I- All the chapters mentioned in first term
Paper II- All the chapters mentioned in first
term.
Exam portion for Second Term:
Unit Test:
Paper I: Tenses, Formal letter writing
Paper II: The Three Questions
Terminal Exams:
Paper I: Entire Grammar Portion of First
And second Terms.
Paper II: All the chapters mentioned in the
second term and from the first term:
The open Window
Exam portion for Third Term:
Paper I: Entire grammar portion of First,
Second and Third Term
Paper II: All the chapters mentioned in the
third term
From first and Second Term
: Lines Written in Early Spring
The Three Questions
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MATHEMATICS:
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
ALGEBRA
1. Four Fundamental Operations
2. Special Products
3. Expansions
ARITHMETIC
4. Powers and Roots
5. Real Number
6. Approximation (Rounding Off and
Significant Figure)
7. Unitary Method
8. Ratio and Proportion
9. Percentage
GEOMETRY
10. Construction of Angles and
Bisection (using Ruler &Compasses)
11. Simple Problems Based On Angles
And Parallel Lines
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
ARITHMETIC
1. Profit, Loss And Discount
2. Speed ,Distance Time (Including
Relative Speed)
3. Simple Interest
4. Powers and roots
5. Percentage
ALGEBRA
6. Factorization
7. Simple (Linear) Equation
8. Word Problems On Linear Equation
9. Expansion
GEOMETRY
10. Congruency Of Triangles(Based On
SAS, ASA,SSS,RHS)
2nd Term Unit Test
1. Profit, Loss and Discount
2. Factorization
3. Linear Equation
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION
ARITHMETIC
1. Speed, Distance and Time (Including
Relative Speed) (From Second Term)
2. Simple Interest (From Second Term)
3. Powers and Roots (From First Term)
4. Profit, Loss and Discount (From
Second Term)
ALGEBRA
5. Simultaneous Equation (Algebraically
AND Graphically)
6. Algebraic Fractions
7. Expansion (from First Term)
8. Factorization (from Second Term)
9. Simple Linear Equation (from Second
Term)
10. Word problem on linear equation
GEOMETRY
11. Simple Problems Based On Angle Sum
Property and Exterior Angle Property Of
Triangle
12. Congruency Of Triangles
I. Special Construction Of Triangles:
Case I: When Sum Of Two Sides are
Given
Case II: When Difference Of Two Sides
are Given
Case III: When the Perimeter Is Given
MENSURATION
13. Area and Perimeter of Plane Figures
(Triangle, Square, Rectangle,
Parallelogram, Rhombus, Trapezium)
MONTHWISE BREAK UP SYLLABUS
APRIL: Four Fundamental Operations
Expansions
Powers and Roots
MAY: Real Numbers
Special product
Approximation –
Rounding Off and Significant Figures
Unitary Method
Construction of Angles
JUNE: Unitary Method (Continuation)
Simples Based On Angles and Parallel
Lines
JULY: Ratio and Proportion
Percentage
AUGUST: Profit, Loss and Discount
Factorization
Simple (Linear Equation)
SEPTEMBER: Construction of Triangles
Speed, Distance Time (Including Relative
Speed) & Simple Interest
OCTOBER: Word Problems on Linear
Equation
Factorization (Revision)
Profit, Loss and Discount (Revision)
Percentage (Revision)
NOVEMBER: Simultaneous Equation
(Algebraically and Graphically)
Algebraic Fractions
DECEMBER: Congruency of Triangles
Construction of Triangle Area and
Perimeter of Plane Figures
JANUARY: Area and Perimeter of Plane
Figures
Simple Problems Based On Angle Sum
Property Exterior Angle Property of
Triangle
FEBRUARY: REVISION
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HISTORY:
FIRST TERM: APRIL-AUGUST
April-May (Civics)
Our Constitution- Lesson 1
Meaning of the term
Constitution- The Constituent
Assembly
It’s Composition
Preamble
Basic Features of the Constitution-
Lesson 2
Type of Constitution
Salient features Of Our
Constitution
June (History)
The Mauryan Empire- Lesson 4
Ashoka – The Great
Pan Indian Character
Nature of government and
state
Dhamma –Ashoka’s measure to
spread Dhamma and Ashoka’s
services for the spread of
Buddhism
The Age of the Guptas – Lesson 6
Political and Cultural
Development
The Imperial Age Of The Guptas
The Golden Age of Indian
Culture
First Term Exam Portion:
Civics : lesson 1- our
Constitution
Civics : lesson 2 – Basic Features
Of Constitution
History: lesson 4 – The
Mauryan Empire
History: lesson 6 - The Age of
The Guptas
Second Term : August _ September
August (Civics)
Fundamental Rights And Duties - Lesson
3
Meaning and it’s reason for
inclusion in the Constitution
Features of Fundamental Rights
Restrictions
Fundamental Duties –
Significance
Local Self Government - lesson 7 (Rural)
Meaning and Importance
The Three Tier system of the
Panchyat Raj
The Panchyat Samiti
Zila Parishad
History (September – October)
The Beginning of Modern Age in Europe
(Renaissance)
Meaning and It’s features
Causes of Renaissance
Impact of Renaissance
Unit Test Portion : (Civics) Lesson 3 –
Fundamental Rights and Duties
(History) Lesson 6- The Age Of
The Guptas
Second Term Portion:
Civics : Lesson 3 – Fundamental
Rights and Duties
Civics : Lesson 7- Local Self
Government (rural)
History :Lesson 9(a) The
Beginning of Modern Age in
Europe
History: Lesson 4- The Mauryan
Empire (1st Term)
Third term : (November – December )
Civics: Lesson 4- Directive Principles Of State
Policy
Meaning ,Classification,
Importance ,Implementation
Difference between
Fundamental Rights and
Directive Principles
Civics : Lesson 5 – Local Self Government (
Urban)
Meaning, Urban Local self-
Institution ,the 74th amendment
Municipal Corporation
Sources Of Income
Municipal Committee
Town area committee
History : ( January- February)
Lesson 9 (b) The Beginning of Modern
Age In Europe – (The Reformation)
Meaning and It’s Three
Dimensions
Causes
Martin Luther
Impact of Reformation
Lesson 9 (c) Industrial Revolution
Meaning of Industrial
Revolution
It’s Beginning in England
Impact of Industrial
Revolution
Third term Portion:
Civics : Lesson 4 – The Directive
Principle Of State Policy
Civics : Lesson 8- Local Self
Government ( Urban)
History: Lesson 9(b): The
Reformation
History: Lesson 9(c): Industrial
revolution
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Geography -
FIRST TERM
1. Solar System
a) Sun and its Layers
b) Planets and other celestial
bodies
2. Weather and climate
a) Difference between the two
terms
b) Factors affecting weather and
climate
3. Temperature – Terms related to
it and diagrams
4. Measurement of Temperature
a) Six’s maximum and minimum
thermometer.
b) Stevenson’s screen
c) Diurnal, monthly and annual
range to temperature and
mean temperature.
SECOND TERM
5. Atmospheric Pressure and Winds:
a) Definition and factors
affecting atmospheric
pressure.
b) Pressure belts
c) Winds and its types
d) Instruments used for
measurement of atmospheric
pressure and winds.
6. Moisture in the Atmosphere
a) Humidity
b) Condensation and its type
c) Precipitation and its types
d) Types of rainfall
e) Measurement of rainfall
7. Asia – Introduction
a) Maps on – i) Location and
water bodies
ii) Mountain and
Plateau
iii) River and Plains
FINAL TERM
8. Natural Region of Asia
a) Natural regions with notes in
column wise detail.
b) Map work of Natural Regions.
9. Europe - Introduction
a) Maps on – i) Location & Water
bodies
ii) Mountain and
Plateau
iii) River and Plains
10. Natural Regions of Europe:
a) Natural regions with notes in
column wise detail
b) Map work of natural regions
EXAM WISE SYLLABUS
FIRST TERM
1. Solar System
2. Weather and climate
3. Temperature
4. Measurement of Temperature
SECOND TERM
1. Atmospheric Pressure and winds
2. Moisture in the Atmosphere
3. Introduction to Asia
- Map work of Location and
Relief features.
From 1st Term
4. Measurement of Temperature
THIRD TERM
1. Natural Regions of Asia
2. Europe – introduction (Maps)
3. Natural regions of Europe
From 1st Term:
4. Weather & Climate
From 2nd Term:
5. Atmospheric pressure and winds.
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PHYSICS -
1st Term
1. Heat
2. Reflection of light
2nd TERM
1. Propagation of sound
2. Reflection of light
3. Heat
2nd Term Unit Test – Propagation of sound
3rd TERM
1. Current Electricity
2. Magnetism.
3. Propagation of sound
4. Heat
5. Light
Month wise Breakup:
April : 1. Heat and Temperature
i) Introduction of heat and
temperature
ii) Difference between heat and
temperature
iii) Types of thermometer –
Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin
iv) Relation between there
thermometric scales and
numerical based on these.
v) Basic concept of linear,
Superficial and cubical
expansions. (Numerical and
excluded)
vi) Anomalous expansion of
water.
May: vii) Energy flow and its importance
viii) Energy source
ix) Green house effect and
Global warming.
June: 2. Reflection of light.
i) Laws of reflection and
formation of image by a
plane mirror.
ii) Images formed in a pair of
mirror
July: iii) Spherical mirrors, Image
formation and there uses.
iv) Formula for spherical mirrors and
numerical based on this
v) Graphical representation of the
ray diagrams of concave and convex mirror.
August: 3. Propagation of sound wave.
i) Production and propagation
of sound wave.
September: ii) Infrasonic, sonic, ultra-sonic
frequencies
October: 4 current electricity and revision.
November: i) Electric current
ii) Potential difference and
resistance.
December: iii) Efficient use of energy
January: 5. Magnetism
i) Induced magnetism and
neutral points
ii) Electromagnets and its use
February: Revision
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CHEMISTRY : 1st TERM
1. Matter & its composition
Particulate nature of matter, inter
conversion of states of matter
Kinetic theory of matter &
explanation of change of the state
on the basis of their inter particle
space, attraction & collision.
Law of conservation of mass
2. Elements, compounds & mixtures
a) Gen. Characteristics & difference
between elements, compounds &
mixtures.
b) Types of mixtures: of two
solids, a solid and a liquid,
two liquids, liquid and gas,
two gases.
c) Separation of mixtures,
involving use of a solvent, filtration,
evaporation
& distillation, simple paper
chromatography, centrifugation
d) Immiscible liquid.
2nd TERM
3. Language of chemistry
Symbol of an element, valency,
formulae of radicals and formulae of
compounds. Balancing of simple
chemical equations.
4. Atomic structure & Chemical
Bonding
Structure of an atom, mass numbers
and atomic numbers, isotopes &
octet rule
Definition of an element, definition
of an atom, constituents of an atom
– nucleus with associated electrons.
Mass number and atomic number
Electron distribution in the orbits –
2n2 rule, octet rule. Reasons for
chemical activity of an atom,
definition & examples of isotopes
(hydrogen, carbon, chlorine)
Chemical bonding (Ionic & covalent
compounds)
3rd TERM
5. Physical & Chemical Changes
a) Defn. & distinction between
physical & chemical changes
b) Conditions for chemical change
c) Types of chemical change
d) Energy changes in a chemical
change
e) Burning: Defn. & conditions of
burning
Types of chemical reactions:-
Burning, Defns. & conditions of burning
comparison of respiration burning.
Burning of Mg, how the balance of O2 & CO2
is maintained in nature.
6. HYDROGEN
Preparation, Properties & uses.
1st Term Examination:
1. Matter & its composition
2. Elements, compounds & mixtures
2nd Term examination:
3. Language of chemistry
4. Atomic structure & chemical
bonding
3rd TERM EXAMINATION:
1. Atom St., Che. Bonding.
2. Physical & Chemical changes
3. Hydrogen
UNIT TEST (2nd Term)
Language of Chemistry
Month wise break-up:
1st Term
1. Matter & its composition
April to 14th May
2. Elements, compound & Mixtures
15th June to 31st July
2nd Term
3. Language of Chemistry
3rd week of August to 30th of
September
4. Atomic structure & chemical
bonding
October
3rd Term
5. Physical & Chemical change
3rd Week of November to
December
6. Hydrogen
January.
Chemistry Project:
Topic language of chemistry:
Chemical symbols
Valency
Radicals
Writing chemical formula
Molecular Or Chemical formula
Naming certain compounds
Orbital Diagrams of Atoms of the
first twenty elements.
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Biology -
1st Term Examination [April to July]
Exam commences on 3rd August 2016
1. Introducing Biology
2. Cell- the unit of life
3. Economic importance of Bacteria
and Fungi.
4. Hygiene: Personal and social
hygiene and sanitation
5. Diseases : Cause and control
Project – 20 marks
Second Term Examination [4th Week of
August to October]
Exam Commences on 1st November,
2016
1. Five kingdom classification
2. Vegetative Propagation and
Micro propagation
3. Flower
4. Cell: the unit of life
UNIT TEST – Five Kingdom Classification
Final Term Examination:
1. Cell: The unit of life
2. Vegetative Propagation and
Micro propagation
3. Flower
4. Pollination and Fertilization
5. Seed : structive and germination
6. Respiration in Plants
7. Ecosystems
Month wise Break up :
First Term Examination:
3rd August, 2016
1. Introducing Biology
2. Cell – The unit of life
3. Economic importance of Bacteria
and Fungi
4. Diseases : cause and control
5. Hygiene : Personal and hygiene
and sanitation
APRIL
Introducing Biology:
1. Growth of Biology
2. Scope of Biology
3. Branches of Biology
Cell the Unit of Life:
1. Properties of life
2. Metabolism: Anabolism and
catabolism
3. What is cell? The concept
4. Invention of Microscope
5. Cell Theory
6. Structure of cells: Shape and
specialization
7. Cell organelles
8. Plant and Animal cells
9. Protoplasm
10. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells.
MAY
Economic importance of Bacteria and
Fungi
1. General study of Bacteria
2. Useful Role of Bacteria in
Medicine, agriculture and
industry.
3. Bacteria Diseases in Plants and
Animal
4. Bioweapons
5. General study of Fungi
6. Economic importance of yeast
7. Useful and harmful fungi
8. Role in industry
JUNE – JULY
Disease – Cause and Control
1. What is disease?
2. Categories of disease
3. On the basis of occurrence
4. On the basis of communicability
5. Disease caused by Bacteria
6. Disease caused by Protozoa
7. Disease caused by Parasitic
worms
8. Diseases caused by Virus.
July [3rd and 4th week]
Hygiene
1. Personal and social hygiene
2. Sanitation
3. Vectors – Mosquitoes, Housefly,
Rat and the diseases caused by
them.
4. Contamination of water and
water borne diseases.
5. 3 Common water borne disease –
cholera, dysentery and hepatitis.
2nd Term Examination – 1st November,
2016
3rd Week of August – September
Five Kingdom Classifications
1. What is species?
2. Categories higher than species
3. Drawbacks of old two kingdom
classification
4. Five kingdom classification
5. Naming an organism
6. Major group of animals
7. Invertebrates : Porifera to
Echinodermata
8. Vertebrates : Pisces to
mammalian
OCTOBER
Vegetative Propagation and Micro
propagation
1. Artificial Vegetative propagation
2. Advantages and disadvantages
3. Economic importance
4. Hybridization
5. Micro propagation
6. Somatic cell hybridization
7. Biotechnology and its application
in medicine and industry
8. Transgenic organisms.
Flower
1. Structure of Bisexual Flower
2. General description of Floral Parts.
Final Term Examination:
4th week of November – December
Pollination and Fertilization
1. Definition of Pollination
2. Types of Pollination
3. Advantages and disadvantages
4. Devices favouring cross
pollination
5. Agents of pollination
6. Some examples of pollination
7. Fertilization – pollen grains and
ovule
8. Germination of Pollen grain
9. Double fertilization
10. Fate of floral parts after
fertilization.
JANUARY
1. Seed – Structure and
Germination
2. Classification of seeds
3. Structure of Monocot and dicot
seeds
4. Germination factors
5. Experiments of Germination
6. Types of Germination
7. Germination in some common
seeds
Respiration in plants
1. What is respiration
2. Respiration vs. combustion
3. Entire plant respires
4. Types of Respiration
5. Experiments on Respiration in
plants
6. Respiration vs. Photosynthesis
7. Respiration in Plants in contrast
to Respiration in animals.
FEBRUARY
Ecosystem
1. Introduction
2. Components of an ecosystem
3. Forest – Flora and Fauna
4. Food chain and food webs
5. Food pyramids
Revision
Project: “Microbial diseases in human
beings”
Sub- topic – Index
Introduction
Types of Microbes spreading
diseases
- Rickettesae
- PPLO
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Protozoa
- Helminthes/Worms
- Virus
Sub Categories:
Causative Organism
Diseases caused
Symptoms Detection Tests
Treatment
Mode of Transmission:
- Water borne
- Air borne
- Soil Borne
- Vectors
- Contact
Prevention
Significance of Pathology
Bibliography
Enclosure – Self vaccination card
(Xerox copy to be enclosed.)
Date of submission: 20/06/2016
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HINDI -
1st TERM
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