HOERNER COLLEGE, MAHANAGAR EXTENSION
CLASS VIII
SUMMER VACATIONS – HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
1. ENGLISH LITERATURE
Creative Activity
Prepare a book cover design for your favourite story or poem.
Make a mind map or pictorial representation of any chapter from the literature book.
Make a vocabulary notebook and write:
20 new words
Meanings
One sentence each.
Reading & Writing
Read any one storybook or novel suitable for your age and write:
Name of the book
Author’s name
Summary in 150 words
Your favourite character and why you liked it.
Diary Entry Writing
Write a diary entry on any one topic:
A memorable holiday trip
A day without mobile phones
My favourite festival.
Character Sketch
Write a character sketch of any one literary character studied in class this session.
2. GEOGRAPHY
1. On a political map of India, mark and label the 28 states. Use different colours to represent
states.
2. On an outline map of India mark and colour the following physical divisions:
*The Himalayas
*Northern Plains
*Peninsular Plateau
*Indian Desert
*Coastal Plains
*Islands
3. PHYSICS
Instructions
● Keep work neat and clean
● Use colours and labels
● Be ready to explain
1. Learning Work
● Read all chapters done in class
● Learn work from copy and book
● Learn spellings of difficult words
2. Chart Work (Compulsory)
● Make one chart on any topic given in your syllabus
(EXAMPLE -- Force / Energy / Light / Sound)
3. Project Work (Compulsory)
Make any one model of your syllabus
( EXAMPLE-- Solar Model / Periscope / Electric Bell / Energy Model)
4. Numericals (Solve in punchsheets)
1. Mass = 500 g, Volume = 250 cm³. Find density.
2. Volume = 100 cm³, Density = 2 g/cm³. Find mass.
3. Relative density = 2. Find substance density (water = 1 g/cm³).
4. Volume of cube = 5 × 5 × 5 cm³.
5. Density = 4 g/cm³, Volume = 50 cm³. Find mass.
6. Mass = 1 kg, Volume = 500 cm³. Find density.
7. Relative density = 0.8. Will it float in water?
8. Volume of cuboid = 10 × 5 × 2 cm³.
9. Density = 8 g/cm³. Find mass of 10 cm³.
10. A liquid has density 0.9 g/cm³. Compare with water.
11. A block of mass 200 g occupies 50 cm³. Will it sink?
12. Convert 1000 kg/m³ to g/cm³.
13. A substance floats with half volume in water. Find relative density.
14. Two objects have same mass but different volume. Which is denser?
15. A cube side = 4 cm. Find volume and density if mass = 128 g.
16. Why does ice float on water?
17. Why are life jackets used?
18. Oil floats on water—explain using density
19. Why do submarines sink and float?
20. Why is relative density useful in daily life?
4. Biology
Instructions
● Keep work neat
● Use colours and diagrams
● Be ready to explain
1. Learning Work
● Read all chapters done in class
● Learn work from copy and book
● Learn spellings of difficult words
2. Chart Work (Compulsory)
● Make one chart from your syllabus
(Example – Endocrine system / Reproduction in plants / Digestive System / Respiratory System /
Reproduction)
3. Project Work (Compulsory)
● Make any one model from syllabus
(Example -- Pancreas / Ecosystem / Heart / Lung / Plant Transportation)
● Do your work yourself
● Be creative and neat
● Understand your work
5. MATHEMATICS
1. Prepare 4 such puzzle games(including basic mathematical operations)as shown below.
Set a timer to finish correctly
2. Use cardboard or cartan to make your personal piggy bank.
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3. Use appropriate pictures and label them to solve tricky mental maths questions.
Give a hard base and paste such colourful short quiz on it.
4. Prepare your personalized calendar and mark important events/dates/festivals
Use link: [Link]
5. Time for preparation of some 3-D shapes and their representation on 2-D.
Prepare this connecting jig-saw puzzle on paper and give a neat base of cardboard.