ARYA GYAN PRACHAR SAMITI

(D.A.V. NANDRAJ PUBLIC SCHOOL, D.A.V. NANDRAJ MODERN

SCHOOL AND MAHATMA N.D. GROVER D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL)

SYLLABUS: 2023-24
CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Prescribed Books:
Reader: Honeydew (NCERT)
Supplementary Reader: It So Happened (NCERT)
Grammar: High School English Grammar and Composition (S. Chand)

MONTHS DAYS BOOKS CHAPTERS/ TOPICS

APRIL 21 Honeydew Prose: Ch.1- The Best Christmas Present In The World
Poem: The Ant And the Cricket
It So Happened Prose: Ch1. –How The Camel Got His Hump?
Grammar Parts Of Speech: Noun , Pronoun, Verb, Adjective,
Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection
Writing Notice
MAY 11 Honeydew Prose: Ch. 2- The Tsunami
Poem: Geography Lesson
It So Happened Prose: Ch. 2 - Children At Work
Grammar Sentences and Its Kinds
Writing
JUNE 13 Honeydew Prose: Ch.3- Glimpses Of The Past
It So Happened Prose: Ch.3: The Selfish Giant
Prose: Ch. 4- The Treasure Within
Grammar Determiners
Writing Message
JULY 19 Honeydew Prose: Ch.4- Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
Poem : The Last Bargain
It So Happened Prose: Ch5. Princess September
Grammar Active and Passive Voice
Writing E-mail
AUGUST 25 Honeydew Revision
It So Happened Revision
Grammar Revision
Writing Revision
SEPTEMBER 8 Revision for Half Yearly Examination
OCTOBER 21 Honeydew Prose: Ch. 6- This is Jody’s Fawn
Prose: Ch. 7- A Visit to Cambridge

It So Happened Prose: Ch. 6- The Fight

Prose: Ch. 7- The Open Window
Grammar Modals
Writing Bio- Sketch
NOVEMBER 19 Honeydew Poem : The School Boy
It So Happened Prose: Ch. 8- Jalebis
Grammar Subject- Verb Agreement
Writing Story Writing
DECEMBER 25 Honeydew Prose: Ch. 5- The Summit Within
It So Happened Prose: Ch. 9- The Comet –I
Grammar Direct And Indirect Speech
Writing Dialogue Writing
JANUARY 16 Honeydew Prose: Ch.8- A Short Monsoon Diary
Poem – On the Grasshopper and Cricket
It So Happened Prose: Ch. 10- The Comet-II, Ch. 11 : Ancient
Education System in India
Grammar Figures of speech- Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia,
Hyperbole, Irony, Alliteration, Personification
Writing Article Writing
FEBRUARY 13 Honeydew Revision
It So Happened Revision
Grammar Revision
Writing Revision
 PORTION FOR EXAMINATION (ENGLISH)

EXAM BOOK PORTION

Honeydew Unit 1 (Prose+ Poem)
UNIT TEST I
It So Happened Ch.1
Grammar Sentences and Its kinds

HALF YEARLY Honeydew Prose + Poem : Ch.1 to 4

EXAMINATION
It So Happened Prose : Ch. 1 to 5
Grammar Parts of Speech, Sentences & Kinds, Determiners, Active &
Passive Voice

Writing Notice , Message, E- mail

UNIT TEST II Honeydew Unit 6 & 7
It So Happened Ch. 6
Grammar Modals; Subject Verb Agreement
ANNUAL Honeydew Prose + Poem : Ch -5 to 8, Ch. 4
EXAMINATION
It So Happened Prose: Ch. 6 to 11

Grammar Modals , Subject-Verb Agreement, Direct &Indirect Speech

Determiners

Writing Bio-Sketch, Dialogue Writing, Article Writing, Notice

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EXAM PORTION

ब -3 - - 1, 2
UNIT TEST I
- - 3 ,12 ,13

HALF YEARLY ब -3 - 1, 2,4,5,7,8,9,10

EXAMINATION - - 3,9,10,12,13,14,23,25,26,27,40 ,36

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ब -3 - 11, 12
UNIT TEST II

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ANNUAL ब -3 - 2,4,11,12,14,15,16,17,
EXAMINATION - 5,12,13,16,27,29,31,36,38,40,41,

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 पाठ्यक्रम 2023 -2024

कक्षा : अष्टमी विषय: संस्कृ त

वनधााररत पुस्तक : – रुविरा भाग – 3
व्याकरण – मानक संस्कृ त व्याकरण
माह पाठ व्याकरण
अप्रैल पाठ – 1 सुभावषतावन व्याकरण , िणा पररिय:
पाठ – 2 वबलस्य िाणी न कदावप मे श्रुता शब्द रूप – अस्मद्,युष्मद्
संवध -व्यंजन संवध
मई पाठ – 3वडजी भारतम् धातु रूप – कथ्,भक्ष् (पााँिों लकारों में )
पाठ – 4 सदैि पुरतो वनधेवह िरणम् -भलत्,राजन्
जून पाठ – 5 कण्ठके नैि कण्टकम् व्याकरण - कारक एिं उपपद विभवि।
पाठ – 6 गृहं शून्यं सुतां वबना
जुलाई पाठ – 7 भारतजनता अहम् धातुरूप - श्रु, लभ्
पाठ – 8 संसारसागरस्य नायका: उपसगा
अगस्त पाठ – 9 सप्तभवगन्य: व्याकरण-प्रत्यय,क्तत्िा,ल्यप्,शतृ,शानि्।
पाठ – 10 नीवत निनीतम्
वसतम्बर पुनरािृवि
अधािार्षषक परीक्षा
अक्तटूबर पाठ – 11 सावित्री बाई फु ले शब्द रूप – ककम् (तीनों ललगों में) मातृ।
पाठ – 12 क: रक्षवत क: रक्षवत: धातु रूप – पत्,यच्छ (पााँिों लकारों में)
प्रत्यय - ि,िितु
निम्बर पाठ – 13 वक्षतौ राजे भारत स्िणा भूवम: समास प्रकरण
अनुिाद बनाना

अनुिाद संस्कृ त मे करना

कदसम्बर पाठ – 14 आयाभट: शब्द रूप – इदम् (तीनों ललगों में)
धातु रूप – इष् (पांिों लकारो में)
प्रत्यय - ठक् ,मतुप्
जनिरी पाठ – 15 प्रहेवलका: शब्द रूप – िाक् , मवत (तीनों ललगों में)
धातु रूप – वलख् (पााँिों लकारों में)
प्रत्यय -टाप्,डीप्
फरिरी पुनरािृवि पुनरािृवि
 PORTION FOR EXAMINATION (SANSKRIT)

EXAM PORTION
पाठ १ सुभावषतावन।
पाठ २ वबलस्य िाणी न कदावप मे श्रुता।
व्याकरण -िणा पररिय , संवध (व्यञ्जन संवध)
UNIT TEST I
शब्द रूप-अस्मद् ,युष्मद,।
धातु रूप-कथ् ,भक्ष् (पााँिों लकारों)में।

पाठ-१,२,३,४,५,६,७,८
व्याकरण - िणा पररिय। व्यंजन संवध ।कारक एिं उपपद
HALF YEARLY विभवि ।प्रत्यय ( क्तत्िा,ल्यप् ,शती ,शानि्)
EXAMINATION शब्द रूप-अस्मद् ,युष्मद्,भित् ,राजन्,
धातु रूप- कथा ,भक्ष, श्रु, लभ् ,(पााँिों लकारों में)

पाठ -९,१०,११
धातु रूप - पत् यच्छ् ,
UNIT TEST II शब्द रूप- ककम् (तीनों ललगों मे)
मातृ ।
प्रत्यय- ि, िितु,
पाठ -९,१०,११,१२,१३,१४,१५
व्याकरण - समास, प्रत्यय - ि, िितु, ठक् , मतुप् , टाप्,
ANNUAL डीऺप् ।अनुिाद बनाना।
EXAMINATION शब्द रूप - ककम् , इदम्(तीनों ललगों में) िाक् ,मवत।
धातु रूप - पत् , यच्छ् , इष्, वलख्, (पांिों लकीरें में)
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 SYLLABUS: 2023-24

CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

Prescribed Books: MATHEMATICS (R S AGGARWAL)

MONTH DAYS PORTION

APRIL 21 Ch1: Rational Numbers

Ch2: Exponents
Ch 3: Squares And Square Roots

MAY 11 Ch 4 : Cubes and Cube Roots

Ch 5: Playing With Numbers

JUNE 14 Ch 6: Operations on Algebraic Expressions

Ch : 7 Factorisation

JULY 19 Ch : 8 Linear Equations

Ch : 9 Percentage
Ch : 10 Profit and Loss

AUGUST 25 Ch : 11 Compound Interest

Ch : 12 Direct and Inverse Proportions
Ch : 13 Time and Work
Revision

SEPTEMBER 21 Half Yearly Examination

OCTOBER 21 Ch 15 Quadrilaterals
Ch 16 Parallelograms
Ch 17 Construction of Quadrilaterals
 NOVEMBER 19 Ch 18 : Areas of Trapezium and a Polygon
Ch 19 : Three-Dimensional Figures

DECEMBER 16 Ch 20 : Volume and Surface Area of Solids

Ch 21 : Data Handling

JANUARY 16 Ch 22 Introduction To Coordinate Geometry

Ch 23 : Line Graphs and Linear Graphs
Ch 24 : Pie Charts
Ch 25 Probability

FEBRUARY Revision for Annual Examination

PORTION FOR EXAMINATION (MATHEMATICS)

EXAM PORTION
UNIT TEST I Ch1: Rational Numbers
Ch2: Exponents
Ch 3: Squares And Square Roots
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION Ch.1 to Ch. 13
Ch 14 : Polygons
UNIT TEST II Ch 14 : Polygons
Ch 15 Quadrilaterals
Ch 16 Parallelograms
ANNUAL EXAMINATION Chapters : 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and
25
 SYLLABUS: 2023-24

CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: SCIENCE

PRESCRIBED BOOKS: - Lakhmeer Singh’s Science

MONTH NO. OF WORKING TOPICS

DAYS
21 Ch-1: Crop Production And Management
APRIL Ch-3: Synthetic Fibres And Plastics

11 Ch- 11: Force And Pressure

MAY
13 Ch- 2: Micro-Organism: Friend And Foe
JUNE
Ch- 4: Materials: Metals And Non-Metals
19 Ch- 12: Friction
JULY
Ch-7: Conservation Of Plants And Animals

25 Ch- 5: Coal And Petroleum

AUGUST
13: Sound

8
SEPTEMBER Revision for Half Yearly Examination
21 Ch-6: Combustion And Flame

Ch-8 :Cell Structure And Function

OCTOBER
Ch- 15: Some Natural Phenomena

19 Ch- 9: Reproduction In Animals

NOVEMBER
Ch- 14: Chemical Effects Of Electric Current

25 Ch- 16: Light

DECEMBER Ch- 17: Stars And The Solar System

16 Ch- 10: Reaching The Age Of Adolescence

JANUARY
Ch – 16 : Pollution Of Air And Water
FEBRUARY Revision for Annual Examination
 PORTION FOR EXAMINATION (SCIENCE)

EXAM SUBJECT PORTION

Physics Ch 11 : Force And Pressure
Chemistry Ch 3 : Synthetic Fibres And Plastics
UNIT TEST I Biology Ch 1 : Crop Production And Management

Physics Ch 11 : Force And Pressure

Ch 12 : Friction
Ch 13 : Sound
Chemistry Ch 3 : Synthetic Fibres And Plastics
Ch 4 : Materials : Metals And Non-Metals
HALF YEARLY
Ch 5 : Coal And Petroleum
EXAM
Biology Ch 1 : Crop Production And Management
Ch 2 : Micro-Organisms : Friend And Foe
Ch 7 : Conservation Of Plants And Animals

Physics Ch 15 : Some Natural Phenomena

Chemistry Ch 6 : Combustion And Flame
UNIT TEST II Biology Ch 8 : Cell Structure And Functions

Physics Ch 15 : Some Natural Phenomena

Ch 16 : Light
Ch 17 : Stars And The Solar System
Chemistry Ch 6 : Combustion And Flame
ANNUAL EXAM Ch 14 : Chemical Effects Of Electric Current
Ch 18 : Pollution Of Air And Water
Biology Ch 8 : Cell Structure And Functions
Ch 9 : Reproduction In Animals
Ch 10 : Reaching The Age Of Adolescence
 SYLLABUS: 2023-24

CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: HISTORY

Prescribed Books: - Our Past –III, Part I (NCERT)
Our Past- III, Part II (NCERT)

WORKING
MONTH TOPICS
DAYS
APRIL 21 Chapter 1: How When and Where
MAY 11 Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory
JUNE 13 Chapter 3: Ruling the Countryside
JULY 19 Chapter 4: Tribals, Dikus and the vision of a Golden Age
AUGUST 25 Chapter 5: When people Rebel 1857 and After

Revision for Half Yearly Examination.

SEPTEMBER 8
Map work.

Chapter 6: Weavers Iron Smelters and Factory Owners

OCTOBER 21
Chapter 7: Civilizing the “Native”, Educating the Nation
NOVEMBER 19 Chapter 8: Women caste and Reforms
16 Chapter 9: The Making of the National Movement 1870-
DECEMBER
1947
JANUARY 20 Chapter 10: India After Independence
Revision for Annual Examination.
FEBRUARY 14 Map Work
 SYLLABUS: 2023-24

CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: CIVICS

Prescribed Book: Social and Political Life-III, (NCERT)

MONTH WORKING
TOPICS
DAYS
Chapter 1: The Indian Constitution
APRIL 21
Chapter 2: Understanding Secularism
MAY 11 Chapter -3: Why do we need a Parliament
JUNE 13 Chapter 4: Understanding Laws
JULY 19 Chapter 5: Judiciary
AUG. 25 Chapter 6: Understanding our Criminal Justice System
SEPT. 8 Revision for Half Yearly Examination
OCT. 21 Chapter 7: Understanding Marginalisation
NOV. 19 Chapter 8: Confronting Marginalisation
DEC. 16 Chapter 9: Public Facilities.
JAN. 20 Chapter 10: Law and Social Justice
FEB. 14 Revision for Annual Examination

SYLLABUS: 2023-24

CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY

Prescribed Book: Resource and development, (NCERT)

MONTH WORKING TOPICS

DAYS
April 21 Chapter 1: Resources
Chapter 2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and
May 11
Wildlife Resources
Chapter 2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and
June 13
Wildlife Resources (Contd...)
July 19 Chapter 3: Mineral and Power Resources
Aug. 25 Chapter 3: Mineral and Power Resources (Contd...)
Sept. 8 Revision for Half Yearly Examination
Oct. 16 Chapter 4: Agriculture
Nov. 19 Chapter 5: Industries
Dec. 16 Chapter 6: Human Resources
Jan. 20 Chapter 6: Human Resources (Contd...)
Feb. 14 Revision for Annual Examination
 PORTION FOR EXAMINATION (SOCIAL SCIENCE)

EXAM SUBJECT PORTION

UNIT TEST I History Chapter – 1: How, When and
Where?
Civics CHAPTER – 1: The Indian
Constitution
Geography Chapter – 1: Resources
HALF YEARLY History Chapter – 1 to 5
EXAMINATION Civics Chapter – 1 to 5
Geography Chapter – 1 to 3
UNIT TEST II History Chapter – 6: Weavers, Iron smelters
and factory owners
Civics Chapter – 6: Understanding Our
Criminal Justice System
Geography Chapter – 4: Agriculture
ANNUAL History Chapter – 5 to 10
EXAMINATION Civics Chapter – 6 to 10
Chapter – 3 (From Half Yearly
Exam)
Geography Chapter – 4 to 6.
Chapter – 3 ( From Half Yearly
Exam)
 SYLLABUS: 2023-24
CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Prescribed Book: - SUCCESS WITH G.K.

MONTHS DAYS CHAPTER NAME OF THE CHAPTER

NO.
CH.1 Living World
CH.2 Beautiful Birds
APRIL 21 CH.3 Celebrity Birds
CH.4 Cold Desert Animals
CH.5 Threatened Animals
CH.6 Protection Modes
CH.7 Endangered Trees
CH.8 Plants Crossword
MAY 11 CH.9 World of Plants
CH.10 Poisonous Plants
CH.11 Animal Quiz
UNIT DISCOVER INDIA
CH.12 First In India
JUNE 14 CH.13 Successful Indian Women
CH.14 Institutes Of India
CH.15 Indians in Business
CH.16 Indian Musicians
CH.17 Important Places
CH.18 Non Resident Indians
JULY 19 CH.19 Indian Reformers
CH.20 First Indians
CH.21 Famous Mathematicians
UNIT ART & LITERATURE
CH.22 Great Personalities
CH.23 Famous Last Words
CH.24 The Autobiographies
AUGUST 25 CH.25 Indian Authors
CH.26 Similies
CH.27 Quotable Quotes
Test Paper 1
SEPTEMBER 8 Revision for Half Yearly Examination
CH. 28 One Word Substitutes
CH.29 Famous Books
OCTOBER 21 CH.30 World Famous Women
CH.31 Old Achievers
CH.32 Flying Firsts
CH.33 Famous Pioneers
CH.34 Places Of Worship
CH.35 Changed Names
 NOVEMBER CH.36 World’s Superlatives
UNIT SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
19 CH.37 World Quiz
CH.38 Stadiums
CH.39 Yes, I Can
CH.40 India’s Greatest Sportspersons
CH.41 Combat Crossword
CH.42 Sports Terms
DECEMBER 16 UNIT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CH.43 First Nobel Prize Laureates
CH.44 Medical Marvels
CH.45 Chronology of Energy
CH.46 Women Scientists
CH.47 Unique Gadgets
CH.48 Reputed Astronomers
JANUARY 14 CH.49 Computer Facts
CH.50 Deadly Inventions
CH.51 Diseases and Agents
CH.52 The Viral Covid
UNIT MIXED BAG
CH.53 Strange Information
CH.54 Save Your Future!
CH.55 Visual Discrimination
TEST PAPER – II
FEBRUARY Revision for Annual Examination

PORTION FOR EXAMINATION (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)

EXAM PORTION
UNIT TEST I Ch. 1 to 12
HALF YEARLY Ch.1 to 27
EXAMINATION
UNIT TEST II Ch.28 to 39
ANNUAL EXAMINATION Ch.28 to 55
 SYLLABUS: 2023-24
CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Prescribed Book: - CompuNik for School (Mica Educom Publishers)

MONTH DAYS TOPICS

APRIL 21 Ch-1 – Fundamentals Of Network

MAY 11 Ch 2- Digital Design

JUNE 13 Ch 3- Animation On Images

JULY 19 Ch 4- Cyber Security

AUGUST 25 Ch 5- Coding In Python

SEPTEMBER 08 Ch 5 -Coding In Python (Contd…)

21 Ch 6- Decision Making In Python

OCTOBER
Ch 7- Domains Of Artificial Intelligence

NOVEMBER 19 Ch 7-Domains Of Artificial Intelligence (Contd…)

25 Ch 8- AI: Careers And Sustainable Development

DECEMBER
Ch 9-Data Science

16 Ch 9- Data Science ( Continued)

JANUARY
Ch 10- Data N Cloud

Revision for Annual Examination

FEBRUARY
PORTION FOR EXAMINATION (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)

EXAM PORTION

UNIT TEST I Ch1 Fundamentals Of Network

Ch2 Digital Design

Ch 1fundamentals Of Network
HALF YEARLY Ch2 Digital Design
EXAMINATION Ch3animation On Images
Ch4 Cyber Security
Ch5 Coding In Python

Ch6decision Making In Python

UNIT TEST II
Ch7 Domains Of Artificial
Intelligence

Ch6decision Making In Python

Ch7 Domains Of Artificial Intelligence
ANNUAL EXAMINATION Ch8 Ai: Careers And Sustainable
Development
Ch9 Data Science
Ch10 Data N Cloud