Army Public School Kanpur

Syllabus of Half Yearly Examination

(2023-24)
Class: VIII

Subject Chapter Split up Marks Type of Questions

Chapter wise
ENGLISH Section A Total Marks : 80
1.Unseen passage 10 Max.Time : 3Hrs
2.Unseen passage 10 Type of Questions-
MCQ= 1X30=30
Section B 10 VSA=1X10=10
3.Writing 10 SAQ- 3X6=18
4.Grammar 2X5=10
LAQ- 6X2=12
TOTAL= 80
Section C
5.Extract Based Question ( from First and Second 5
book)
6.Extract Based question( from Poetry) 5
7.SAQ(literature Main course Book) 9
8.SAQ(literature supplementary Book) 9
9.LAQ(Main course book) 6
10.LAQ(Supplementary Book) 6

HONEYDEW

• THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT IN THE

WORLD
• THE ANT AND THE CRICKET
• THE TSUNAMI
• GEOGRAPHY LESSON
• GLIMPSES OF THE PAST
• BIPIN CHAUDHARY’S:LAPSE OF MEMORY
• THE LAST BARGAIN

IT SO HAPPENED

• HOW THE CAMEL GOT ITS HUMP

• CHILDREN AT WORK
• THE SELFISH GIANT
• THE TREASURE WITHIN

GRAMMAR
• TENSES
• ACTIVE/PASSIVE
• DETERMINERS
• MODALS
• WRITING
• NOTICE
• APPLICATION
• BIO SKETCH
HINDI 1- पठनकौशल – अपठितगद्यांश 10 अांक पूर्यां क : 80
2- पाठ् यपुस्तक - वसंतभाग 3 अवठध : 3 घांटे
1 -लयखकीचूठ़िययाँ 30 अांक
2 – बसकीययत्रय प्रश्नोंकाप्रकार
3 - दीवयनोंकीहस्ती
4 - भगवयनकेडयठकए 1-बहु ठवकल्पी - 1X25 =25 अांक
5 - क्ययठनरयशहु आजयए 2-अठतलघुप्रश्न–1X11 =11अांक
6 - यहसबसेकठिनसमयनही 3-लघुप्रश्न - 2X8 =16 अांक
7 - कबीरकीसयठखययाँ 4-दीघा प्रश्न - 4X4=16 अांक
3-पूरक पुस्तक - भारतकीखोज 5-लेखनकौशल – 6X2=12 अांक
1-अहमद नगरकयठकलय 15 अांक
2- तलयश 5-
3- ठसांधुघयटीसभ्यतय
4- युगोंकयदौर
4-व्याकरण
1-भयषय, तथयभयषयकेरूप 15 अांक
2-पयया यवयची 3- ठवलोमशब्द
4-तत्सम-तद्भव 5-अनेकयथा क शब्द,
6- वता नीअशुठिशोधन
5-लेखन कौशल
1-पत्र लेखन2- सांवयदलेखन 10 अांक
3-अनुच्छे द लेखन4-ठवज्ञयपन लेखन

Total:
80 marks

MATHS Chapter1-RationalNumbers 08 Total Marks : 80

Chapter 2 - Linear Equations in One Variable 10 Max.Time : 3Hrs
Chapter 3- Understanding Quadrilaterals 12 Type of Questions-
Chapter 4- Data Handling 08 18MCQ - 18 × 1 =18Marks
Chapter 5 - Squares and Square Roots 10 Assertion/Reason - 2×1 = 2Marks
Chapter 6 - Cubes and Cube Roots 10 05VSA - 5×2 = 10 Marks
Chapter 7 - Comparing Quantities 10 06 SA - 6×3 = 18
Chapter 8 - Algebraic Expressions and Identities 12 Marks04 LA- 4×5=
20Marks
Case Study - 3×4= 12 Marks

SCIENCE CH-1:CROP PRODUCTION AND 10 Total Marks : 80

MANAGEMENT Max.Time : 3Hrs
CH-2: MICROORGANISMS: FRIEND AND FOE 10 No. of Questions: 39
CH-3: COAL AND PETROLEUM 10 Type of Questions-
CH-4: COMBUSTION AND FLAME 10 Objective(16)/Assertion-
CH-5: CONSERVATION OF PLANTS AND 10 Reason(4): 20 *1=20
ANIMALS VSA:6*2=12
CH-6: REPRODUCTION IN ANIMALS 10 SA: 7*3=21
CH-7: REACHING THE AGE OF 10 LA: 3*5=15
ADOLESCENCE Source-based/case-based
CH-8: FORCE AND PRESSURE 10 questions:3*4=12
 SOCIAL HISTORY Total Marks: 80
SCIENCE L-1 How When and where 5 Max. Time: 3Hrs
L-2 From Trade to territory, Company establishes 8 No. of Questions: 37
power Type OfQuestions -
L-3 Ruling the countryside 8 MCQ -1X20=20
L-4 Tribals dikus and the vision of Golden age 6 VSA-2X4=8 (one picture based
question)
SAQ- 3X5=15
CIVICS
LAQ-4X5=20
L-1 The Indian Constitution 5 CBQ-4X3=12
L-2 Understanding secularism 8 Map-1X5=5
L-3 Parliament and the making of laws 8
L-4 Judiciary 6

GEOGRAPHY
L-1 Resources 8
L-2 Land Soil Water and wildlife Resources 10
L-3 Agriculture 8

SANSKRIT 1- गद्यांशयधयरित प्रश्याः 5 Total Marks :40

2- पद्यांश (श्लोकस्य हिन्दी भयवयर्थं) 5 Max. Time: 2 Hrs
3- एकपदे न 4 Types of
4- रिक्तस्र्थयनपूहतिनय 4 Questions-
5- प्रश्हनर्यिणां 4 VSA: 1x15=15
6- अव्यय पदां 2 SA: 1X14=14
7- शब्दरूपां 2 LA: 3X2=6
8- धयतुरूपां 2 LA: 5X1=5
9- सांहध 2
10- सांख्यय 2
11- अनुवयद 4
12- पययिय (सर्यनयर्थिक पद) 2
13- हवलोर् (हवपिीतयर्थिक पद) 2

पयठ नयर्-सुभयहितयहन, हिलस्य वयणी न कदयहप र्े श्रुतय, Total Marks: 40

हिजीभयितर््, सदै व पुितो हनधेहि चिणर्् , कण्टकेनैव कण्टकर््,
भयितजनतयSिर्् ।
व्ययकिण -संख्या(31-70), शब्दरूपयहण –(ियलक, लतय, नदी)
धातुरूपाणि- गम् ,पठ् ,लिख, धातु (लट्, लृट,लङ्ग्,लकयि), सन्धि ( दीर्ि,
गुण, वृन्धि, यण, अययहद) /अव्यय (पयठ के अनुसयि),अनुवयद।
(अभ्ययसकययिर्हप)

GK CH 4 SELF-DEFENCE IN ANIMALS 1 Total Marks : 40

CH 10 MODERN INDIA 1 MCQ :1*20=20
CH 11 INSPIRING WOMEN 1 One liner:1*10=10
CH 12 NEW UNION TERRITORIES 2 Identification of pictures -
CH 14 ROYAL HEADS OF NATION 2 1 * 10=10
CH 15 WORLD HISTORY TIMELINE 3
CH 17 TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 3
CH 18 SPORTS LEGENDS 3
CH 20 PERFORMING ARTS IN INDIA 3
CH 21 CHARACTERS AND THEIR CREATORS 3
CH 23 WORLD LITERARY AWARDS 3
CH 24 FAMOUS INDIAN PEN MASTERS 3
CH 30 ORGANIC FARMING 3
CH 31 POLAR PLANTS 3

CURRENT AFFAIRS -CHANDRAYANA 6

CH-1 COMPUTER NETWORK 5 Total Marks: 40

COMPUTER CH-5 OPENSHOT VIDEO EDITOR 7 No. of Questions: 6
CH-6 E-COMMERCE AND BLOGGING 7 MCQ: 10*0.5 = 05M
CH-7 HTML 5 – FORM, MULTIMEDIA AND CSS 7 T/F: 10*0.5 = 05M
CH-8 APP DEVELOPMENT 7 FIB: 10*1 = 10M
CH-10 FUTURE POSSIBILITIES OF AI 7 DEFINE: 4*1 = 4M
S.Q: 4*2 = 8M
L.Q: 2*4 = 8M

DATESHEETHALF YEARLY EXAMCLASS VIII

DATE 06.10.2023 09.10.2023 11.10.2023 13.10.2023 16.10.2023 18.10.2023 20.10.2023

SUBJECT GK/COMPUTER SANSKRIT SCIENCE HINDI SOCIAL SCIENCE ENGLISH MATHS