DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURGAON

FIRST TERM SYLLABUS (2023-24)

CLASS VIII

ENGLISH

Reading - Comprehension of a Passage

Writing - Diary Entry (Literature)
Notice Writing
Story Writing
Application to the Principal
Grammar - Phrases
Modals
Subject Verb Agreement
Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Literature - Feathered Friend (Prose)
Her First Party (Prose)
Elephants Raid the Kitchen (Prose)
The Secret of the Machines (Poem)
The Nightingale and the Glow-worm (Poem)

HINDI

lkfgR;
• nhokuksa dh gLrh
• tgk¡ ifg;k gS
• lqnkek pfjr
• vdcjh yksVk

O;kdj.k
• vifBr xn~;ka'k
• o.kZ fopkj
• lafèk ¼nh?kZ] xq.k½
• v'kqn~f/k 'kksèku
• dkjd
• vyadkj
• okD; ¼ jpuk ds vkèkkj ij½
• vuqPNsn ys[ku
• vukSipkfjd i=
• fp= o.kZu
• laokn ys[ku
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MATHEMATICS

 Understanding Quadrilaterals
 Data Handling
 Squares and Square Roots
 Cubes and Cube Roots
 Comparing Quantities

All related work done in notebook, assignment booklet and NCERT textbook.

SCIENCE

 Force and pressure

 Microorganisms : friend and foe
 Combustion and flame
 Friction
 Formula writing

SOCIAL SCIENCE

HISTORY
CHAPTER 3: RULING THE COUNTRYSIDE
CHAPTER5: WHEN PEOPLE REBEL (1857 AND AFTER)
MAP WORK ACCORDING TO THE MAP LIST
CIVICS
CHAPTER 1: THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER 3: PARLIAMENT AND THE MAKING OF LAWS
GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 1: RESOURCES
CHAPTER 2: LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND
WILDLIFE RESOURCES
MAP WORK ACCORDING TO THE MAP LIST
MAP LIST
HISTORY
CHAPTER 5: WHEN PEOPLE REBEL (1857 AND AFTER)
ON THE POLITICAL MAP OF INDIA, LOCATE AND LABEL THE
FOLLOWING CENTERS OF THE REVOLT OF 1857
1. JHANSI
2. KANPUR
3. LUCKNOW
4. DELHI
5. MEERUT
6. BAREILLY
7. FAIZABAD

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GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 2: LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND
WILDLIFE RESOURCES
ON THE POLITICAL MAP OF INDIA, LOCATE AND LABEL THE
FOLLOWING NATIONAL PARKS/WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
1. DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK
2. JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
3. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK
4. SARISKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
5. GIR NATIONAL PARK
6. VEDANTHANGAL BIRD SANCTUARY
7. PERIYAR NATIONAL PARK

(ALL RELATED WORK DONE IN NOTEBOOKS, ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET

AND NCERT TEXTBOOKS)

SANSKRIT

ikB~;iqLrd
1- vUrkjkf’Vª;% ;ksxfnol%
2- vLekde~ i;kZoj.ke~
3- nsfg y{ka rrks esa
4- ekrqy pUnz

O;kdj.k
1 la[;kokph “kCnk% ¼1&30½
2 “kCn:i & loZuke & fde~~] rn~] ,rn~ ¼rhuksa fyaxksa esa½ vLen~ ,oe~ ;q’en~
3 lfU/k & nh?kZ ,oa xq.k
4 miin foHkfDr & ¼ f}rh;k] r`rh;k½
5 vO;; “kCn
6 izR;; & DRok] rqequ~ ,oe~ Y;i~
7 /kkrq:i & yV~] y`V~ ,oe~ y³~ ydkjksa esa
8 i;kZ;okph “kCn & ¼1&10½
9 vifBr vocks/ku
10 fp= o.kZu

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FRENCH

Section-A (Compréhension)
 Répondez aux questions.
Section- B (Production Écrite)
 Mettez le dialogue en ordre.
 Rédigez un message.
 Complétez le texte.
Section-C (Grammaire)
 Les articles
 Les adjectifs possessifs
 Les adjectifs démonstratifs
 Impératif
 Futur proche
 Futur simple
 La négation
 Trouvez la question en utilisant des adverbes interrogatifs
Section-D (Littérature)
 Leçon 1,2,3,4,5 (including coin cuturel)

GERMAN

Modul 5:
Lektion 1 : Stefan, wie geht's dir?
Lektion 2 : Gesund leben
Lektion 3 : Was hast du für deine Gesundheit getan?
(Textbook + Workbook + Notebook + Worksheets)

SECTION A: Reading Comprehension

SECTION B: Writing (Email writing, Dialogue writing)
SECTION C: Grammar
 Cases- Nominative, Accusative and Dative (definite and indefinite article,
personal and possessive pronouns, verbs, prepositions)
 Imperative
 Partizip Perfekt
 Verbs : regular, irregular, separable, modal verbs
 Conjunctions : "weil" und "denn"
 Framing questions
 Answer the following questions in German

SECTION D: Textbook/Workbook
Comprehension – Seen passage
Complete the text with the given vocabulary
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SPANISH

Clave de Sol:
Unidad 1: ¡Bienvenidos!
Unidad 2: El campamento del verano
Unidad 3: Ayudamos en casa
Unidad 4: La Vuelta al cole
(Textbook, Workbook, Notebook, Worksheet)

SECTION A: Reading Comprehension

SECTION B: Writing
Paragraph writing, Picture description, Email writing
SECTION C: Grammar:
 Verbs Ser, Estar, Tener and –AR, -ER, -IR regular & irregular verbs in
Present tense, Command Form (Imperativo), Present Continuous (Gerundio),
Present perfect with past participle (Pretérito perfecto con participio pasado),
Simple past (Pretérito Indefinido), Ir +a+ infinitivo (Futuro cercano)
 Object Pronouns
 Definite/ indefinite articles
 Gustar Verb
 La fecha y la hora=Time and date
 Personal pronouns
 Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives
 Demonstrative adjectives
 Question words
 Vocabulary done till date

SECTION D: Textbook/Workbook
 Questions from the chapter

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Chapter 1: Computer Network

Chapter 2: Open Shot Video Editor
Chapter 4: MySQL
Chapter 9: Data Science- An Introduction

Read the above-mentioned chapters carefully from the book, notebook, and related
study material from the assignment booklet.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

UNIT 5: SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

 Chapter 17- Tokyo Olympic 2020
 Chapter 18- Sports Legends
 Chapter 19- First from Bollywood
 Chapter 20- Performing Arts in India

UNIT 6: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

 Chapter 21- Characters and their Creators
 Chapter 22- Eponyms
 Chapter 23- World Literary Awards
 Chapter 24- Famous Indian Pen Masters

UNIT 8: LIFE SKILL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

 Chapter 30- Organic Farming
Current Affairs

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