DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE SOUTH

Portion for Midterm Examination

Grade VIII
SL NO SUBJECT PORTION
1 ENGLISH Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
Literature
1. The Best Christmas Present in the World
2. The Ant and the Cricket
3. Tsunami
4. Geography Lesson
5. Children at Work
6. Glimpses of the Past
7. The Last Bargain
Grammar
1. Direct and Indirect Speech
2. Determiner
3. Clauses (Identification of Main Clause and
Subordinate Clauses)
4. Active and Passive Voice
5. Integrated Grammar
Writing
1. Dialogue Writing
2. Informal Letter
2 II LANG-KANNADA Lessons: 1. Maggada saheba
2. Niru kodada nadinalli
Poems: 1. Kannadigara tayi
2. Sanna sangati
Grammar: varnamale to vyanjana sandhigalu, gaadegalu,
patralakhana, prabandha, vaakyavrunda (unseen passage)
(Refer textbook, c.w and worksheets)

3 II LANG-HINDI Vasant: Dhwani

Lakh ki chudiyaan
Bus ki Yatra
Deewano ki hasti
(Bus ki yatra -Pathit Gadyansh)

Apathit Gadyansh

Grammar: Varn -Vicched,Varn

sanyojan,Anuswar,Anunasik, Vilom Shabd pg .no. 51
Aalsi to upasthit
Paryaywachi Pg. No. 49 (36 to 45)
Anek shabdon ke liye ek shabd pg.No. 58 (21 to 28)
Muhavare pg.no.191 to 193 5,12,17,24,26,28,35,42,50,61
Samaas (Tatpurush and Dwandva)
Vakya shuddhi pg.no. 180,181 (1 to 15)

Creative writing:
Patra lekhan (Anaupcharik)
Sanwaaad lekhan
 Annuched,chitra varnan

Mahabharat: Pandavon ki raksha,Draupadi Swayamvar,

Indraprastha,Jarasandh,Shakuni ka pravesh.
4 II LANGUAGE-SANSKRIT Textbook Lessons -
1,2,3
Grammar -
Varnavichcheda ,
Upasarga,ktvaa, tumun, lyap pratyaya
Svara sandhi
Kaarakaani,
Upapada vibhakti
Shabdaroopani(all)
Dhaturoopani ( lat- lrut- lang, lot, vidhiling)
Avyayaani
*Numbers - (1-70)
Refer Classwork, workbook & worksheets
5 MATHEMATICS 1.Rational numbers
2. Powers and exponents
3.Understanding quadrilaterals
4.Comparing quantities
5. Direct and inverse proportions.
6.Data handling
6 SCIENCE 1. Metals and non-metals
2. Crop production and management
3. Force and pressure
4. Synthetic fibres and plastics
5. Friction
7 SOCIAL STUDIES History
1. From trade to territory
2. Ruling the countryside Page no. 25-30 (Crops of
Europe)
Map marking.
Civics
1. The Indian Constitution
Geography
1. Resources
2. Land, Soil, water, natural vegetation and wildlife.
3. Agriculture-till end of farm system (page no. 40)
CW Notes, TB, Workbook.
8 III LANGUAGE-HINDI Prakriti kahti hai
Shekhachilli kaa Sapna
PushP ki Abhilaasha
Phalon ke Naam (5)
Sabjiyon ke Naam (5)
Gintee 21-30
9 III LANGUAGE- Lessons: 1. Atibhakta
KANNADA 2. Mannininda bangaara
Poems: 1. Kogile
2. Gilivindu naavu
Grammar: varnamale, gunithakshara, ottakshara,
lingagalu, vachanagalu, naamapada, sarvanaama,
kriyapada.
(Refer textbook, c.w and worksheets)
10 III LANGUAGE-SANSKRIT Textbook Lessons -
2-3-5
Grammar -
*Varnavicchedah
*Shabdaroopani(all)
*Dhaturoopani ( lat- lrut- lang)
*Numbers - (1-50)
*Ktva - tumun pratyayah
Refer Classwork & worksheets
Cla
11 III LANGUAGE-GERMAN Chapter 1
Akkusativ prepositions
Akkusative personal pronomen

12 III LANGUAGE-SPANISH Lec 9 ...Que hambre

Lec 10..Javier ha hecho un postre

13 III LANGUAGE-FRENCH Lesson-1 (Les monuments et les musées parisiens)

Lesson-2 (Les vrais amis)

Lesson-3 (La vie au college)

(Textbook, classwork and worksheet)
14 COMPUTER 1. Excite
Domains of AI.
2. Relate

15 ART Colour wheel with tints and shades.

Warm and cool colours.
Complementary and Analogous colours.
Colour perspective.
Practical 20 marks.
Colour composition.