RAJKUMAR COLLEGE, RAIPUR (C.
G)
Holiday Assignment 2025-26
CLASS-8
ENGLISH
COMPREHENSION- Write answers in the book. (Longman Reading Comprehension
And Composition)
Marley’s Ghost (Pg.17)
Ex - A, B, C, D
Lessons from the Pandemic (Pg.26)
Ex – A, B, C, D
COMPOSITION (Narrative) -Write an essay on the given topic in about 200 to 250
words in English -1 notebook.
“A Time I Had to Be Brave”
Guidelines –
Introduction: Start with the situation requiring courage.
Describe your fears and doubts.
Show how you acted bravely despite fear.
Conclusion: End with what it taught you.
LITERATURE – New Aster Advanced – Read – Thank you Jeeves and summarise the
story in your own words. [150-200 words] (To be done in English 2 notebook)
Reading List
Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
You Are Born To Blossom by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari
HINDI
1- प्रार्थना सभा हेतु कोई भी एक शिक्षाप्रद कहानी, कशिता या श्लोक अर्थ सशहत याद करके हहिंदी कक्षा
कायथ कॉपी में शिखेंगे l शिसकी प्रस्तुशत आपको प्रार्थना सभा में करनी है l
2- कोई एक मौशिक कहानी शिशखए शिसका अिंत हो – “अपनी मूखथता पर मैं िर्मिंदा हुआ /हुई l
(िगभग 250 िब्दों में)
3- प्रर्म आिंतररक परीक्षा हेतु व्याकरण में शिखाए गए शििोम, पयाथयिाची, तत्सम -तद्भि, अनेक
िब्दों के शिए एक िब्द तर्ा समरूप शभन्नार्थक िब्दों को याद करें l
नोट -उपयुथक्त गृहकायथ हहिंदी कक्षा कायथ कॉपी में करें l
MATHEMATICS
ICSE UNDERSTANDING MATHEMATICS, M L AGGARWAL
Do the following in your class work notebook.
1. Learn and write square of numbers from 1 to 30.
2. Learn and write cube of numbers from 1 to 20.
3. Solve check your progress for chapter 1 Rational Numbers.
PHYSICS
Prepare an individual working model on any topic in physics along with its description in
your physics notebook, few topics are given below as an example
1. For measuring volume prepare Eureka can.
2. Construct an oscillating pendulum.
3. Make a model to explain hydroelectricity.
4. Explain energy conversions by a working model.
5. Draw a chart of dispersion of white light.
6. Construct a working fire alarm model.
7. Make home made guitar.
8. Make colour disc.
9. Explain working of household electric meter by a working model.
10. Construct open and closed electric circuit.
11. Prepare working model of gold leaf electroscope.
12. Prepare 3D models of States of matter.
13. Make a model of sound proof box.
BIOLOGY
Topic – Nervous System
Note: Follow the instructions carefully and present your work neatly in your biology
notebook.
1. Draw and label the Human Brain.
2. Design one memory game.
3. Explain any two disorders related to the Nervous System.
4. Write remedies and treatments for these disorders which can include medications,
therapies, surgical interventions etc.
HISTORY AND CIVICS
In your history notebook give a write-up in about 300 words on the structure and working
of the Indian Parliament with respect to the two houses Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and
President.
CHEMISTRY
Topic: Understanding Properties of Matter
Instructions:
You are required to choose and perform any ONE of the following activities at home. Present
it creatively on a chart paper with pictures of you doing the activity.
Choose ONE of the following activities:
1. Activity 1: To show that particles of matter are very small.
(Example: Dissolving a coloured crystals in water repeatedly, reference : Activity 1, page 9
2. Activity 2: To show that there is space between particles of water (Intermolecular
spaces)
(Example: Mixing salt in water and observing no increase in volume, reference: Activity 3 ,
page 4)
3. Activity 3: To prove the Law of Conservation of Mass
(Example: Mixing vinegar and baking soda in a closed setup and observing no change in
mass, reference: Activity 6, page 9)
Chart Layout Instructions:
Divide your chart into the following 5 sections:
1. Title and Name of the Activity
Write a clear title based on the activity chosen.
Example: “Activity to Show That Particles of Matter are Very Small”
2. Materials Required
List all the materials needed for the experiment.
3. Steps of the Activity
Write the step-by-step procedure in simple points (5–6 steps max).
4. Observation and Conclusion
● What did you observe?
● What does it prove?
5. Paste your picture while doing the Activity.
Add 2–3 clear pictures showing you performing the experiment.
If you can’t print photos, draw neat illustrations.
Submission Date: [Day school reopens]
Assessment Criteria:
● Correct procedure and explanation
● Clear observation and conclusion
● Neat presentation
● Creativity and effort
● Picture evidence
GEOGRAPHY
On a blank Political Map of India, name and mark all the States, Capitals, Union Territories,
Ocean and Seas. (Refer Page 118, Geography Textbook)
Students to use only pencil for map marking and stick the marked map in their Geography
notebook. On the page next to the pasted map, write a list of all the map markings.
AI AND ROBOTICS
Do the exercise given in the following pages in your Artificial intelligence text book itself
Pg 2, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 8, pg. 10, pg 20 , pg. 21.
Write the difference between AI and Human intelligence in your AI notebook.
