JAIN BHARATI MRIGAVATI VIDYALAYA

CLASS-VIII (2024-25)
HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK

NOTE: DO ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN YOUR CLASS WORK NOTEBOOKS.

SUBJECT- ENGLISH
1. Convert the following sentences into indirect speech.

A. The teacher said, "You must submit your assignments by Monday."

B. He asked, "Can you help me with this project?"
C. She said, "I am planning to visit my grandparents next weekend."
D. They said, "We have been waiting for the bus for an hour."
E. The doctor said to the patient, "Take rest and drink plenty of water."
F. John asked Mary, "What time does the train arrive?"
G. The coach said, "Practice regularly, and you will win the match."
H. The child exclaimed, "What a beautiful rainbow!"
I. My friend said, "I met him at the library yesterday."
J. He said, "I will not attend the meeting unless it’s rescheduled.”

2. Convert the following active voice sentences into passive voice:

A. The chef prepared a delicious meal for the guests.

B. The students completed their homework on time.
C. The manager announced the results yesterday.
D. They are painting the house beautifully.
E. The teacher praised the hardworking student.
F. Scientists discovered a new planet last year.
G. She will write an essay for the competition.
H. The mechanic has repaired the car quickly.
I. They deliver newspapers every morning.
J. The librarian issued the books to the students.

3. Combine the following pairs of sentences using the appropriate conjunctions (and,
but, or, so, because, although, unless, while, since, when):

A. The sun was shining. It was still very cold.

B.I wanted to visit the museum. It was closed for renovations.
C. You can take the bus. You can walk to the station.
D. She studied hard for the exam. She achieved excellent grades.
E. We decided to leave early. The weather forecast predicted heavy rain.
F.I will go to the party. I finish my homework on time.
G. He enjoys hiking. He doesn’t like camping overnight.
H. They were playing football. It started raining heavily.
I. She didn’t go to school yesterday. She was feeling unwell.
G. You should eat more vegetables. They are good for your health.

4. Read each sentence carefully and determine whether the underlined portion is a
phrase or a clause.

A. The dog, wagging its tail happily, ran to greet its owner.
B. Because the train was delayed, we had to wait for an hour.
C. She opened the book to read a fascinating story.
D. The boy who won the race is my cousin.
E. We visited the park near our house yesterday.
F. Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike.
G. He completed the task with great dedication.
H. When the sun sets, the sky turns orange and pink.
I. The flowers in the garden are blooming beautifully.
J. Before the teacher arrived, the students were chatting.

5. You are Ankur / Sneha, an environmental activist. Write a letter to the editor of The
Indian Express, Pune, expressing your concern over the rapid deforestation happening
in the country and the urgent need for afforestation projects and stricter laws to protect
forests.

6. You are Siya / Chetan, an IT Professional. You want to raise awareness about the rising
incidences of cyber crimes. Write a letter to the editor of Hindustan Times, New Delhi,
highlighting the issue and suggesting measures to prevent such happenings.

7. Complete the story using the opening sentence given below:

“One rainy evening, a mysterious old man appeared at the doorstep of a young boy,
holding a strange glowing box…”

8. You are Rohan/Mohan Proprietor of M/S ABC Surgicals, Model Town, New Delhi.
Place an order for surgical instruments that you wish to purchase for your firm. Write a
letter to the Manager, M/S RS Surgicals & CO., Vijay Vihar to send items with discounts.

9. Write an article on the following topic in about 100-120 words.

The Importance of Cleanliness in Daily Life
(Highlight the significance of personal and environmental cleanliness and its impact on health
and society)

10. Write a detailed character sketch of the following characters:

a. Prospero (from The Tempest by William Shakespeare)
b. Ariel (from The Tempest by William Shakespeare)
c. Hans (from The Unicorn).
 विषय - व िंदी

विदेश – 1. प्रदत्त विवित अिकाश कायय को व िंदी की िोटबुक में वििें ।

2. िेिि कायय करते ुए िेिि स्पष्ट ो तथा िेिि-सौंदयय का भी ध्याि रिें ।

1. अधोविवित दो ों को पढ़कर प्रत्येक का भािाथय 30 से 40 शब्दों में विविए -

क जावत ि पूछो साध की, पूछ िीवजए ज्ञाि । मोि करो तरिार का, पडा र ि दो म्याि ॥
ि आित गारी एक ै, उिटत ोइ अिेक । क त कबीर ि ीं उिवटए, ि ी एक की एक ॥
ग मािा तो कर में विरै, जीवभ विरै मुि मााँव । मििा तो द ुाँ वदवस विरै, य तो सुवमरि
िा ीं ॥
घ कबीर घास ि िींवदए , जो पाऊाँ तवि ोइ । उडी पडै जब आाँवि मैं, िरी दु ेिी ोइ ॥
ङ जग में बैरी कोइ ि ीं, जो मि सीति ोय । या आपा को डारर दे, दया करै सब कोय ॥
2. अकबरी िोटा पाठ को पढ़ें तथा अधोविवित ताविका के विदेशों के अिस
ु ार पाठ से सभी सज्ञिं ा,
सियिाम और विशेषण शब्द ढूिंढ कर विविए ।

सज्ञिं ा सियिाम विशेषण

-------------- -------------- --------------
-------------- -------------- --------------

3. पाठ ‘ज ााँ पव या ै’ के आधार पर विम्िविवित प्रत्येक की 40 से 50 शब्दों में व्याख्या विविए -

क - आजादी ि - समािता का अवधकार ग - आवथयक स्ितिंत्रता

4. क ािी बाज और सािंप के आधार पर बताइए वक बाज और सािंप का जीिि के प्रवत दृवष्टकोण वकस
प्रकार वभन्ि था । ( 60 से 70 शब्दों में विविए )
5. विम्िविवित पद्ािंश को पढ़कर प्रश्नों के उत्तर विविए-
ग्राम, िगर या कुछ िोगों का काम ि ीं ोता ै देश, सिंसद, सडकों, आयोगों का िाम ि ीं ोता ै
देश ।
देश ि ीं ोता ै के िि सीमाओ िं से वघरा मकाि, देश ि ीं ोता ै कोई सजी ुई ऊाँ ची दुकाि ।
 देश ि ीं क्िब वजसमें बैठ करते र ें सदा म मौज, देश ि ीं के िि बदिं ू कें, देश ि ीं ोता ै फौज
।
ज ााँ प्रेम के दीपक जिते, ि ीं ुआ करता ै देश, ज ााँ इरादे ि ीं बदिते, ि ीं ुआ करता ै
देश ।
सज्जि सीिा तािे चिते, ि ीं ुआ करता ै देश, र वदि में अरमाि मचिते ि ीं ुआ करता ै
देश ।
ि ी ोता जो सचमुच आगे बढ़ता कदम-कदम, धमय, जावत, भाषाएाँ वजसका ऊाँ चा रिती ैं
परचम ।
प िे म िदु को प चािें, विर प चािें अपिा देश, एक दमकता सत्य बिेगा, ि ीं र ेगा सपिा
देश ।
क. इस पद्ािंश में कवि िे देश से प िे वकसे प चाििे की बात क ी ै?
ि. 'ज ािं प्रेम के दीपक जिते ि ीं ुआ करता ै देश' इस पिंवि से कवि का क्या अवभप्राय ै ?
ग. पद्ािंश को पढ़कर एक से दो िाक्यों में देश की पररभाषा बताएिं ।
घ. 'देश ि ीं ोता ै कोई सजी ुई ऊिंची दुकाि' इस िाक्य के द्वारा कवि क्या सिंदेश देिा चा ता
ै?
ङ. उपरोि पद्ािंश का उवचत शीषयक विविए ।

6. अधोविवित पद्ािंश को पढ़कर प्रश्नों के उत्तर विविए –

दो में से क्या तम्ु ें चाव ए किम या वक तििार , मि में ऊाँ चे भाि वक ति में शवि विजय अपार,
अिंध कक्ष में बैठ रचोगे ऊाँ चे मीठे गाि, या तििार पकड जीतोगे बा र का मैदाि,
किम देश की बडी शवि ै भाि जगािे िािी, वदि ी ि ीं वदमागों में भी आग िगािे िािी,
पैदा करती किम विचारों के जिते अिंगारे, और प्रज्िवित प्राण देश क्या कभी मरेगा मारे ?
एक भेद ै और ि ााँ विभयय ोते िर िारी, किम उगिती आग ज ााँ अक्षर बिते वचिगारी,
ज ााँ मिष्ु य के भीतर रदम जिते ैं शोिे, बादि में वबजिी ोती ोते वदमाग में शोिे ,
ज ााँ पािते िोग ि ू में ािा ि की धार, क्या वचिंता यवद ि ााँ ाथ में ि ीं ुई तििार ।
क. इस पद्ािंश में कवि िे िर-िारी के विभयय ोिे का क्या कारण क ा ै ?
ि. कवि िे किम को देश की बडी शवि क्यों क ा ै ?
ग. पद्ािंश के अिुसार किम और तििार में क्या भेद ै ?
घ. कवि िे इस पद्ािंश में वकि दो शवियों की तुििा की ै ?
ङ. ‘ क्या वचिंता यवद ि ााँ ाथ में ि ीं ुई तििार ।’ कवि का अवभप्राय सक्ष
िं ेप में विविए ।

7. कक्षा अष्टमी की व दिं ी परू क पाठ्यपस्ु तक से क ािी सख्

िं या 6 से 10 तक क ावियों का पठि करें ।

SUBJECT- MATHEAMTICS

Q1. A square and a rectangle have the same perimeter. Calculate the area of the
rectangle if the side of the square is 60 cm and the length of the rectangle is 80 cm.
Q2. A lawn mower takes 750 complete revolutions to cut grass on a field. Calculate the
area of the field if the diameter of the lawnmower is 84 cm and the length is 1 m.
Q3. The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ratio 4 : 3.
If its perimeter is 154 cm, find its length and breadth.
Q4. Calculate the missing value of “x” in the following expression:
(11/9)3 × (9/11)6 = (11/9)2x-1
Q5. a) Evaluate: (-4)-3
b) Simplify: (𝟑-7÷ 𝟑-9) × 𝟑-4
c) Find the value of (37 + 4-3 + 53)0
d) Evaluate: [{1/2}-1+ {1/3}-1]-1
e) Find x so that (-5 )x+1 × (-5)5 = (-5)7
f) Solve the following: (81)-4 ÷ (729)2-x = 94x
Q6. Write the following in standard form
(i) 0 0035 (ii) 365.05 (iii) Express 31860000000 in standard form.
Q7. For a = 3, find the value of a + 5a + 4 and a2 – 5a
2

Q8. Factorize the following expressions:

(i) 54x3y + 81x4y2 (ii) 14(3x – 5y)3 + 7(3x – 5y)2 (iii) 15xy + 15 + 9y + 25x
(iv) p2 + 6p + 9 (v) 4z2 – 4z + 1 (vi) 4p4 + 9p4 + 12p2q2
(vii) (a4 - 8a2b2 + 16b4) – 81 (viii) 625 – x2 – 2xy – y
10. Simplify: (y2 + 7y + 10) ÷ 6(y + 5)
Q11. Find and correct the errors in the statement
(2a + 3b) (a – b) = 2a² – 3b²
Q12. Verify that
(11pq + 4q)² – (11pq – 4q)² = 176pq²
Q13. The area of a rectangle is x² + 12xy + 27y² and its length is (x +9y).
 Subject: Science

Section A:
Very Short Answer Questions
Q1. What is ignition temperature?
Q2. Name two substances that burn with a flame.
Q3. What is the difference between atmospheric pressure and liquid pressure? Write three
applications of each in our daily life.
Q4. Why is it difficult to walk on a wet floor and not on a concrete road?
Q5. A fuel of mass 5 kg produces 250,000 J of heat energy when completely burned.
Calculate
the calorific value of the fuel.
Q6.a)
Assertion (A): The pitch of sound depends on the frequency of the sound wave.
Reason (R): Higher frequency sound waves produce a lower pitch.
b)Assertion (A): Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.
Reason (R): Sound requires a medium like air, water, or solid to propagate.

Q7. Write the SI unit of :

Force, Pressure, Calorific value, Loudness and Frequency
Q8. Mention two ways to increase and decrease friction.
Q9. Name the gas essential for combustion.
Q10. A wooden block has a weight of 50 N and a surface area of 0.5 m² in contact with the
ground.
Calculate the pressure exerted by the block on the ground.

Section B: Multiple Choice Questions

Q11. Which of the following is an example of spontaneous combustion?

a) Burning of wood
b) Forest fire
c) Explosion of crackers
d) Burning of LPG

Q12. The instrument used to measure pressure is:

a) Barometer
b) Thermometer
c) Manometer
d) Ammeter

Q13. Frictional force is:

a) Always helpful
b) Always opposing motion
c) Always harmful
d) Sometimes helpful and sometimes harmful

Q14. Which type of fuel is used in vehicles like cars and buses?
a) LPG
b) Diesel
c) Kerosene
d) Wood

Q15. Which of the following surfaces has the least friction?

a) Rough floor
b) Smooth floor
c) Oiled floor
d) Sandpaper

Q16. When we increase the area of contact of an object, the pressure:

a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) Becomes zero

Q17. The nature of frictional force is:

a) Electromagnetic
b) Magnetic
c) Mechanical
d) Gravitational

Q18. Which of the following zones of a candle flame is the hottest?

a) Outer zone
b) Middle zone
c) Inner zone
d) All zones are equally hot
Q19. What happens to friction when surfaces are polished?
a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It remains unchanged
d) It becomes zero

Q20. Which of these is NOT a cause of friction?

a) Interlocking of irregularities
b) Smoothness of surfaces
c) Roughness of surfaces
d) Lubrication
 SUBJECT : SOCIAL SCIENCE

Q-1 “India has been a victim of a lot of social problems like inequality against
women and people of lower castes and tribes. Many reformers had come
ahead to fight all these problems.” Enlist the social reformers of 18
century from women caste and reform.

Q-2 Describe the women reformers who worked for the upliftment of women in
the 18 century. What did they do to improve the condition of women? How
did women involved themselves in their upliftment

Q-3 Draw the timeline on the making of the national movement 1870 -1947

Q-4 Which period of Indian history is known as the Gandhi era and why,
mention the importance of satyagraha led by Gandhi.

Q-5 Distinguish between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore's view on

national education.

Q-6 Read the extract and answer the questions that follow-

1.In 1854, the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an
educational despatch to the Governor-General in India. Issued by Charles Wood,
the President of the Board of Control of the Company, it has come to be known
as Wood’s Despatch. Outlining the educational policy that was to be followed in
India, it emphasized once again the practical benefits of a system of European
learning, as opposed to Oriental knowledge. One of the practical uses the
Despatch pointed to was economic. European learning, it said, would enable
Indians to recognise the advantages that flow from the expansion of trade and
commerce, and make them see the importance of developing the resources of
the country. Introducing them to European ways of life would change their
tastes and desires, and create a demand for British goods, for Indians would
begin to appreciate and buy things that were produced in Europe.

A. What did the Court of Directors of the company send to the Governor-
General of India?
B. What was the dispatch named as and who was it issued by?
C. What did the dispatch state?
D. Explain how the despatch was economic?

2. The population change refers to change in the number of people during a

specific time. The world population has not been stable. It has increased
manifold. Why? This is actually due to changes in the number of births and
deaths. For an extremely long period of human history, until the 1800s, the
world’s population grew steadily but slowly. Large numbers of babies were
born, but they died early too. This was as there were no proper health facilities.
Sufficient food was not available for all the people. Farmers were not able to
produce enough to meet the food requirements of all the people. As a result the
total increase in population was very low.

a. What do you mean by population change?

b. Why has the population increased manifold?

c. Why was the total increase in population very low in the past?

Q-7 Differentiate between the education system before the British period and
during the British period?

Q-8 How did the First World War change the economic situation in India?

Q-9 Give a detailed description of the Non-Cooperation Movement. How did

people from different parts take part in this movement?

Q-10 Observe the picture and answer the following questions.

a. What does ‘Punjab wrongs’ refer to?

b. Observe the picture and mention the event related to this .
c. Give a brief account on massacre of 13 April 1919.