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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TOPICS:

Grammar
· Sentences (subject and predicate)
· Nouns (kinds of nouns)
· Determiners (Articles a, an, the)
·   Pronouns (Relative Clauses – defining, non-defining and connective clauses)
· Adjectives (Kinds of adjectives, ordering adjectives)
· Prepositions (time, place, manner)
· Conjunctions (coordinating, correlative and subordinating)

Comprehension

Unseen passage with questions testing the following skills: comprehension,

using context clues, drawing inferences and predicting outcomes.

Vocabulary
List of words to be given in class. Know the meaning and be able to use in
sentences.

Creative Writing
· Descriptive Writing
· Narrative Essays
· Formal Letter of Complaint
· Biography
· Formal Report
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Class: 8 Subject: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

VOCABULARY:
1 galore In large numbers or amount. Plentiful or abundant

2 gush Flow rapidly out with a great deal of pressure.

3 vast Huge, expansive, covering a large area.

4 cleft Partially split or divided.

5 rumbling A continuous, deep echoing sound. A resonating sound.

6 tentacle Long, flexible limbs of some creatures.

7 surge a sudden powerful forward or upward movement

8 claustrophobia extreme or irrational fear of confined places.

9 adequate enough or good enough for what is required or needed; sufficient; suitable

10 mischievously causing trouble in a playful manner

11 deceptively in a manner that gives a false impression, in a misleading way

12 cynical contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives - distrustful

13 staggered walked or moved unsteadily, as if about to fall.

14 haze Low visibility due to fog, mist or smog.

15 engulf to surround and cover something or someone completely

16 flickering (of a flame or light) burning or shining unsteadily; wavering.

17 pedestrian a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.

18 anonymous unknown, not identified by name

19 enthusiast a person filled with enthusiasm or a person who is deeply interested in and involved
with a particular subject or activity

20 instinctively in a way that is not thought about, planned, or developed by training.

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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: ENGLISH LITERATURE

TOPICS:

Novel: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee

Chapters 1 - 6, 9-10, 17-22, 28-32
1. Detailed, short answer, and extraction-based questions
2. Reference to the context
3. Summary
4. Characterization
5. Setting
6. Themes
7. Plot

Poetry:
   ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen
   ‘Because I Could Not Stop for Death’ by Emily Dickenson
   ‘She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways’ by William Wordsworth

- Poetic Devices
- Figurative Language
- Message
- Themes
- Tone and mood

Sources : Novel, Poems, all resources on ILMversity, notes from class

discussions, assignments
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Class: 8 Subject: URDU

TOPICS:
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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: MATHEMATICS

TOPICS:

BOOK 1
Chapter 11: Angle properties of polygon (Book 1)
Chapter 12: Geometrical Construction (Book 1)

BOOK 2
Chapter 1: Direct and Inverse Proportion (Book 2)
Chapter 3: Expansion and Factorization (Book 2)
Chapter 4: Algebraic and Manipulation and formulae (Book 2)
Chapter 10: Pythagoras Theorem (Book 2)
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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: SCIENCE

TOPICS:

1. Photosynthesis
2. Plants from Seeds
3. Atoms and the Periodic table
4. Reactions of Metals and their compounds
5. Metals and reactivity Series
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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: HISTORY

TOPICS:

Chapter 1: How successful were the religious thinkers in spreading Islam in

the sub-continent during the 18th & 19th centuries?

Chapter 2: What were the Causes & Consequences of the decline of the
Mughal Empire? EIC & the British Colonial Rule

Chapter 3: What were the causes & consequences of the War of

Independence 1857-58?

REVISE all the work done in the exercise book and ONLINE on
ILMversity.
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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: GEOGRAPHY

TOPICS:

Introduction:
Land of Pakistan (Map Work)
Location of Pakistan
Provinces and Cities
Pakistan: The Natural Topography
Relief Drainage
Northern Mountains
Western Mountains
Plateaus
Potwar
Balochistan
Indus Plains
Deserts

REVISE all the work done in the exercise book, Unsolved Topical
Past Papers, and ONLINE on ILMversity.
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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: ISLAMIYAT

TOPICS:

1. Ahadith 1-5
2. Quranic Passage # 1, 2 & 5
3. Conditions of Arabia before Islam (Pgs 62 - 66)
4. Main events of the Prophet’s (SAW) early life in Makkah (Pgs. 67 - 70)
5. Conferment of Prophethood and the Prophet’s (SAW) activities in Makkah (Pgs. 71 - 73)

Explanation of the Quranic Passage and Ahadith along with references. REVISE all the work done in class,
as well as in ILMversity. Read the chapters thoroughly.

Marks will be allocated to every answer for references that are required.
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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: I.C.T.

TOPICS:

Microsoft WORD
1. Re-create different types of text and graphics
2. Creating Footers (bottom of the documents)
3. Formatting (font, font size, colour tools, bold, italic, underline)
4. Borders
5. Page Colour
6. Bullets & numbering
7. Page orientation (landscape / portrait)
8. Page size A4
10. Line & paragraph spacing

Microsoft EXCEL
1. Creating new workbook
2. Saving and closing a workbook
3. Selecting cells
4. Entering text into numbers
5. Entering numbers into cells
6. Pick from drop down list
7. Renaming a workbook
8. Selecting ranges
9. Using auto fill
10. Writing formulas
11. Using auto sum
12. Inserting a function (subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages)
13. Auto calculate
14. Selecting rows and columns
15. Adjusting column and row widths
16. Inserting and deleting columns and rows
17. Renaming a worksheet
18. Colouring a renamed worksheet
19. Formatting tools (Home Tab)
20. Creating charts
21. Selecting charts / inserting charts
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MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021

Class: 8 Subject: ART

TOPICS:

1. Landscape Art
2. Branding & Design
3. Copy Painting

Material:
-A3 sheet (to be given BEFORE Exam to Art Teacher)
-Drawing Pencils, Water Paints, Container, Brushes
-Eraser, Sharpener
-Hand wipes/Tissue