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Class VIII Science Summer Assignment

The document is a summer vacation assignment for Class VIII Science at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya Kandhamal. It includes various tasks such as completing notebooks, reading NCERT, and solving questions related to agriculture, irrigation, and microorganisms. The assignment features multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, short answer questions, and long answer questions.

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Class VIII Science Summer Assignment

The document is a summer vacation assignment for Class VIII Science at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya Kandhamal. It includes various tasks such as completing notebooks, reading NCERT, and solving questions related to agriculture, irrigation, and microorganisms. The assignment features multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, short answer questions, and long answer questions.

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PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KANDHAMAL

SUMMER VACATION ASSIGNMENT

CLASS VIII
SUB:SCIENCE

A. Complete your notebook.

B. Read NCERT

C. Solve following questions.

[Link] instrument ‘combine’ is used for.

A. Sowing of seeds B. Harvesting the crops

C. Threshing D. Both harvesting and threshing

2. Which one of the following statements is True about the


storage of produce?
i. Harvested grains have less moisture.

ii. Farmers store grains in jute bags or metallic bins.

iii. Small scale storage of grains is done in silos and granaries

iv. Specific chemical treatments are required to


protect crops from pests and microorganisms.

A. ii only B. i, ii and iv

C. ii and iv D. iii and iv

3. is the festival associated with the harvest season.

A. Dussehra B. Ganesh Chaturthi

C. Baisakhi D. Christmas

4. Rajeev is a farmer. He has ploughed the field but needs


to level it. Which one of the following can he use to level
the field?
A. Leveller B. Harvester

C. Cultivator D. Seed drill

5. Which one of the following is NOT a source of water for


irrigation.

A. Tubewells B. Dams

C. Lakes D. Oceans

6. Which one of these crops is cultivated during the winter


season.

A. Cotton B. Linseed

C. groundnut D. Paddy

Fill in the Blanks


1. Removal of unwanted and uncultivated plants are called.
2. The same kind of plants cultivated at one place on large
scale is called
3. ______ is the cutting of the mature crop manually or by
machines.
4. Proper storage of grains is necessary to protect them from
_____ and_____.
Short Answer Questions
1. Differentiate between Kharif and rabi crops.
2. Identify the instrument given below and write a short note on
it.
3. Give four examples of fertilizers.
4. What do you mean by the term irrigation?
5. If a handful of seeds are given to you, how will you
separate healthy seeds from damaged ones?
6. Describe briefly animal husbandry?
7. Why do you think the removal of weeds is essential?
Write any one method to control weeds.
8. What is crop rotation? Why is it important?
9. List the advantage of manure over fertilizers.
10. Define harvesting.
11. Choose the odd one out and give reason for the same.
moat, dhekli, sickle, rahat
12. Correct the following statements.
a. The separation of grains from the chaff is called weeding.
b. Manure is a man-made inorganic salt.

.Long Answer Questions

[Link] are viruses? Name some common diseases in human caused by


virus.

2. Explain the formation of curd from the milk.

3. Mention some beneficial effects of bacteria.

4. Explain the discovery of Pencillin.

5. How do microorganisms spoil food?

6. What are carriers of disease causing microbes? Explain with the help of
two examples.

7. What is irrigation? Name the two main methods of irrigation and define
them briefly.

[Link] is weeding? Explain different processes.

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