HALF - YEARLY SYLLABUS (2025 – 26)
CLASS – 8
EXAM DATE SUBJECT SYLLABUS
Literature: The Best Christmas Present in the World; Glimpses of the Past; Bepin Choudhury's
Lapse of Memory; Poem: The Ant and the Cricket; Poem: Geography Lesson Supplementary
Reader: The Selfish Giant; The Treasure Within
20.09.2025 ENGLISH
Grammar: Prepositions; Active and Passive Voice; Direct and Indirect Speech
Writing: Diary Entry; Notice Writing; Poster Making
वसंत: क्या निराश हुआ जाए (निबंध); यह सबसे कनिि समय िह ं (काव्य); कब र क सखियााँ (काव्य)
24.09.2025 HINDI हमारी हहं दी व्याकरण: भाषा, बोल , नलनि और व्याकरण; वणण-नवचार; संनध; शब्द-नवचार; उिसर्ण तथा प्रत्यय; समास; शब्द-भंडार; संज्ञा; नलंर्; वचि;
कारक; सवणिाम; अिनित बोध; संवाद लेिि; नवज्ञािि लेिि; ित्र लेिि; निबंध लेिि
27.09.2025 SANSKRIT सुभानषतानि; नबलस्य वाण ि कदानि मे श्रुता; नडज भारतम्; सदै व िुरतो निधेनह चरणम्; कण्टकेिैव कण्टकम्; र्ृहमृ शून्यं सुता नविा;
भारतजिताऽहम्
22.09.2025 MATHEMATICS Rational Numbers; Linear Equations in One Variable; Understanding Quadrilaterals; Exponents and
Powers; Square and Square Roots; Cube and Cube Roots
26.09.2025 SCIENCE Crop Production & Management; Microorganisms: Friend & Foe; Coal and Petroleum; Combustion
and Flame; Conservation of Plants and Animals; Force and Pressure; Friction; Light
History: How, When and Where; From Trade to Territory: The Company Establishes Power; Ruling
the Country side; When People Rebel 1857 and After; Civilising the native, Educating the Nation
18.09.2025 SOCIAL
STUDIES Geography: Resources; Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wild Life Resources.
Civics: The Indian Constitution; Understanding Secularism; Parliament and the Making of Laws
29.09.2025 COMPUTER Computer Networking; Krita-Image Editing; Trending Technology; Images, Links and Frames in
HTML; Frames in HTML
29.09.2025 APTITUDE & Figure Formation and Figural Matrix; Dot Situation; Paper Folding and Cutting; Cube and Dice;
REASONING Classification; Ranking Test; Seating Arrangement; Direction Test; Blood Relation; Series
Completion; Analogy; Coding – Decoding; Computer World
Architectural Marvels; Source Of Inspiration; Major Sports Awards In India- Quiz; Indian Space;
Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse; Indian Dances; Desert; Cyber Crime And Security; Health Is Wealth;
Understanding Banking; Golden Words; Animals In Danger; Energy Conservation; Igniting Souls; The
Most Unpopular Rulers; The Sea Of Power; Amazing Animals; Eight Jewels Of Solar System; Seven
Wonders Of The World; Stars Of Indian Cinema; A Family Affairs; Women Scientists; Amazing Plains;
27.09.2025 GENERAL The Green Brigade; Geographical Factopedia; Nobel Laureates; Turning Disability To Ability; World
KNOWLEDGE Record Holders; Holy Places; Satellite Launch Sites In India; India At Tokyo Olympic 2020;
Handicrafts
LIFE SKILLS Adolescent Mental Health; Creative Thinking; The Art Of Letting Go; Handling Ego And Jealousy;
Developing Tolerance; Generation Gap; Handling Stress With Resilience
BLUE PRINT
ENGLISH (Maximum Marks: 80)
Section A: Reading (20 Marks)
• Two unseen passages (10 marks each)
• Each passage will have 10 questions, including 5-6 MCQs.
Section B: Grammar & Writing (20 Marks)
• Grammar: 10 out of 12 questions (10 marks)
• Writing: 2 out of 4 questions (10 marks)
Section C: Literature (40 Marks)
• Reference to Context: 2 extracts carrying 5 marks each (10 marks)
• Short Answer Questions:
• Answer any 4 out of 5 questions in 40-50 words (3×4 = 12 marks)
• Answer any 2 out of 3 questions in 40-50 words (3×2 = 6 marks)
Long Answer Questions:
• Answer any 1 out of 2 questions in 80-100 words (6 marks)
• Answer any 1 out of 2 questions in 80-100 words (6 marks)
हिन्दी (पूर्णांक- 80 अंक)
खंड - 'क': अपठित बोध (14 अंक)
खंड - 'ख': व्याकरण (16 अंक)
खंड - 'ग': गद्य एवं काव्य पािों से (30अंक)
खंड - 'घ': हमारी ठहन्दी व्याकरण’ एव॔ रचनात्मक लेखन (20 अंक)
संस्कृत (पूर्णांक - 80)
1 शब्दाथण (5 अंक)
2 एकिद उत्तर (5 अंक)
3 िूणण वाक्य उत्तर (10 अंक)
4 प्रश्न निमाणण (10 अंक)
5- श्लोक (4 अंक)
6- श्लोक का अथण (5 अंक)
7- नमलि (5 अंक)
8- ररक्त स्थाि (6 अंक)
9- व्याकरण आधाररत प्रश्न (अव्यय; नवलोम; ियाणयवाच ; धातु; िद रचि) आनद- (30 अंक)
MATHEMATICS (Maximum Marks: 80)
1. Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 x 20 = 20 Marks)
2. Section B: Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
3. Section C: Short Answer (SA) type questions (3 x 6 = 18 Marks)
4. Section D: Long Answer (LA) type questions (5 x 4 = 20 Marks)
5. Section E: Case Based Questions (4 x 3 = 12 Marks)
SCIENCE (Maximum Marks: 80)
Section A: Tick the correct answer (20×1=20 marks)
Section B: Define the following/ Very Short answer questions (6×2=12 marks)
Section C: Short answer questions (7×3=21marks)
Section D: Long answer questions (3×5 =15 marks)
Section E: Case based questions (3×4 = 12marks)
SOCIAL STUDIES (Maximum Marks: 80)
1. Section A: Multiple choice questions (1 x 20 = 20 Marks)
2. Section B: Short Answers (2 x 4 = 8 Marks)
3. Section C: Short Answers (3 x 5 = 15 Marks)
4. Section D: Long Answers (4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
5. Section E: Comprehensive Based [ 3 passages ] (4 x 3 = 12 Marks)
6. Section F: Map Work (1 x 5 = 5 Marks)
COMPUTER (Maximum Marks: 60)
1. Fill in the blanks
2. True false
3. Multiple choice questions.
4. Shot Answer type questions.
5. Long answer types questions
6. Application /Lab activity based questions
APTITUDE & REASONING (Maximum Marks: 40)
40 questions of 1 mark each.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (Maximum Marks: 40)
Section – A: Multiple choice questions [1×10 = 10 Marks]
Section – B: Fill In The Blanks [1×5 = 5 Marks]
Section – C: Answer The Following Questions ( One Word) [1×10 = 10 Marks]
Section – D: Identify The Pictures [1×5 = 5 Marks]
Section – E: Current Affairs [1×10 = 10 Marks]