R.N.F LITTLE HEART SCHOOL

CLASS:VIII :

SOCIAL STUDIES

Write down 10 points of advantages of lock down in India.

ENGLISH

Make a chart of present/past tense.

SCIENCE

Draw a diagram of different types of plant cell and animal cell and wrtite the differences between them.

MATHS

Draw and Explain the different types of triangle . Give serial numbering to the diagram and measure all three angles of each triangle.

Class VIII – ENGLISH WORKSHEET

GRAMMARPREPOSITIONS

I Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1.The public are cautioned _____________ pickpockets.

2.You boys must settle it __________yourselves.

3.Do not cry________ split milk.

4.The exercise was written_________ me _______ a camlin pen.

5.I shall do it ____________ pleasure.

II. Choose the correct or most appropriate prepositions:

1.The thieves broke the window and climbed(across/over/through) it.

2.He was the first man to row single-handed (across/over/along) it.

3.She made her way up the hill (across/along/through) a narrow path.

4.What would you like to drink (at/with/by)your meal.

5.Thank you very much (to/for/about)your help.

6.It shouldn‟t take long to repair your watch. Come back __________

(after/in/about) half an hour and I‟ll have it ready for you.

III.Fill in the blanks with suitable gerunds:

1.Shivani likes __________bananas.

2.I like _________the Ramayana.

3.She began _________rapidly.

4.It is no use __________now.

5.The safe showed no signs of ___________been touched.

6.I missed _________her.

7.Car __________ and weight __________ are my hobbies.

IV. Active and passive voice:

A) Rewrite the following sentences putting the verbs , given in the brackets,

in the appropriate passive voice form:

1. Appointment letters ________________to all the candidates. (sent)

2.About 50,000 people __________in the earthquake in Pakistan last month. (kill)

3. The doctor ___________immediately. (sent for )

4. The food __________nicely .Everyone enjoyed it. (cook)

5.The letter must _________ today. (post)

B) Change the voice:

1.The people regarded him as an imposter and called him a villain.

2. Shall I ever forget these happy days.

3.Do not insult the meek.

4.I saw him opening the box.

5.You are being watched very carefully by me.

6.He was refused admittance by the guard.

7.My watch was lost.

8.The information is kept on our computer.

9.A chair was handed to her.

10.By whom was this done?

C) Use the given set of instructions to complete the paragraph that follows:

* Put the carrots, butter and sugar in a pan and season.

*Pour in some water to cover the carrots.

*Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover and cook for about 15 minutes.

*Increase the heat to high and cook until all the water has evaporated and the

carrots are glazed.

The carrots, butter and sugar (1) _________ in a pan and (2) ___________.

Then some water (3)______ to cover the carrots. The mixture is then (4) _______

and __________for about 15 minutes. The heat is then (5)____________ to high

and the mixture (6)_____________ until all the water is evaporated.

V. Reported Speech:

A) Rewrite the following sentences into Indirect speech:

1.”German is easy to learn”, she said.

2.The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?”

3.The young sparrow said, “Mother, what is that queer object?”

4.The Prince said “It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening”.

5.”Call the first witness”, said the judge.

6.Mohan said to Lata, “Let us see some good movie”.

7.He said, “I have bought a new T.V set. Have you seen it?”

8.She said to her friends, “Let us enjoy boating in the river”.

9.Alice said, “How clever I am!”

10.He said, “Will you listen to such a man?”

B) Rewrite the following into Direct Speech:

1.I asked him if I had to talk to her.

2.Mohan warmly invited me to have a cup of tea with him.

3.He said that he was glad to be there that evening.

4.He said that the horse had died in the night.

5.She asked me where I lived.

C) Report the following conversation in your own words:

Sita : Mohan, have you bought my book?

Mohan : Sorry, I haven‟t.

Sita : Please go and bring it now.

D) Read the following conversation between Nitu and Poonam . Thereafter

complete the report that Poonam gave to her father.

NItu : Are you going somewhere during the autumn break?

Poonam : Yes we are, but we haven‟t decided where to go.

NItu : Where have you decided to go?

Poonam : To Manali. It is a beautiful place where we can relax and enjoy.

Yesterday Nitu called on me . She asked me (i)_____________________. I

replied that we were but (ii)____________. At this Nitu asked me

(iii)________________.

I replied that (iv)________________and father told (v) _____________________.

Writing Tasks

I. Jaya Academy Rishikesh is organizing a fete to raise funds for its new

Auditorium. Draft an attractive poster inviting people to make the fete a

grand success. Give all the necessary details.

II. Write a letter to your uncle congratulating him on his 10th

birthday.

III. You are Bushan /Bindu Gugta of 9,University road, Kurukshetra. Write a

letter in about 150words to your uncle, thanking him for sending you a

wrist watch as a birthday gift.

IV. Yesterday four people (a man, a woman and two children) were killed in

a train car collision at an unmanned railway crossing . This was the

second in three months. As the staff correspondent of the „Herald‟, write

a report of the accident and the protest in not more than 200 words.

V. Write a letter to the editor of a news paper, expressing your concern about

the drainage problem in your area. State some of the reasons for the

drainage block and what can be done by the citizens as well as the

authorities.

VIII – MATHS WORKSHEET

Square and Square Roots

1-Which of the following numbers are perfect squares?

(a)3364 (b)4489 (c)4358

2-Using the property of squares , find the value of the following.

(a)242

- 232

(b)502 – 49

2 (c)105

2 – 104

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3-Without adding find the sum.

(a)1+3+5+7+9

(b)1+3+5+7+9+11+13+15_17+19+21+23+

4-Find the square root of the following by prime factorisation method.

(a)1024 (b)8836 (c)8464

5-Find the smallest number by which 2475 must be multiplied to get a perfect square .

6-4096 soldiers are arranged in an auditorium in such a manner that there are as many

soldiers in a row as there are rows in the auditorium.How many rows are there in the

auditorium?

7-Find the least perfect square exactly divisible by each one of the numbers 4, 5, 10.

8-Find the least square number exactly divisible by each one of the numbers 6, 9, 10, 15 and

20 .

9-Find the least number which must be added to 4215 to make it a perfect square.

10-Find the lest number which should be subtracted from 984 to make it a perfect square

.Also find the square root of this perfect square.

11-The area of the square field is 8464m2. A man takes 3 rounds of this field. Find the

distance covered by him.

12-Find the square root of the following decimal numbers.

(a)72.25 (b)86.49 (c)75.69 (d)9.61 (e)0.16

13- P

PQRS is a rhombus. PQ=12cm QS=16cm.

Q S Find the side of the rhombus.

R

14-Express 81 as the sum of 9 odd numbers.

15-How many numbers lie between the squares of the following numbers?

(a)15 and 16 (b)56 and 57

16-Express the following as the sum of two consecutive integers.

(a)212 (b)13

2 (c)19

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Triangles

1) Draw a rough sketch of ∆PQR in which PS is an altitude interior of triangle.

2) ∆XYZ is right angled a X, where the three altitudes meet?

3) Two angles of a triangle are 30⁰ and 70⁰, Find the third angle.

4) In a triangle measures of two angles are equal and third angle is 40⁰. What are the

measures of the equal angles?

5) Measures of two angles of a triangle are equal and third angle is thrice the measure of one

of the equal angles. Find the measures of the angles of the triangle.

6) The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1:3:5, find the angles of the triangle.

7) Exterior angle of a triangle is 120⁰ and one of its opposite interior angle is 70⁰, find the

measure of the other two angles.

8) From the figure find the value of x.

(i) (ii)

9) Find the value of Y from the following figure, if PQ = PR and QS = QR ∟QPR = 30⁰ ;

∟QSR = 70⁰.

10) In figure ∟A = 70⁰, ∟CBA = 70⁰. Find x and y.

11) In figure ∟P = 30⁰, ∟PEF = 70⁰ and EF || QR. Find ∟Q and ∟R.

Squares and Square root

1. A natural number is called a ____________ or ___________ if it is the square

of some natural number.

2. 0.09 = _________ .

3. 1 x 5.76 = ________ .

0.09

4. 1212 - 120

2 = ___________ .

5. Is ( 1, 2, 3 ) a Pythagorean triplet ?

6. Is 2352 a perfect square? If not, find the smallest number by which 2352

must be multiplied so that the product is a perfect square. Find the square root

of the perfect square obtained.

7. Find the smallest number by which 9408 must be divided so that the quotient

is a perfect square. Find the square root of the perfect square obtained.

8. The student of class VIII of a school donated Rs.2401 for prime ministers

National relief fund. Each student donated as many rupees as the number of

students in the class. Find the number of students in the class.

9. Find the least number which must be subtracted from 18265 so as to get a

perfect square.

10. Find the least number which must be added to 893304 to obtain a perfect

square.

11. Find the square root of 2.9 correct to two places of decimal.

12. Find the square root of 11 2/3 correct to two places of decimal.

13. Find the square root of 21 51 .

169

14. Find the least perfect square which is divisible by 5 , 6 and 8.

15. Find the smallest five digit number which is a perfect square.

16. Find the other two members of a Pythagorean triplet, one of the number of

which is 16.

17. Check, is ( 12 , 35, 37 ) a Pythagorean triplet?