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The Daly College, Indore
Summer Assignment 2011-12
Class VIII (C.I.E.)
English:
1. Learn new words, meanings and their spellings from the given sheets. Use them in your written work. [Tests on meanings and spelling will be taken later.]
2. Write on each topic:[ All to be written in the note book.]
a) A family outing turns out to be a disaster.[Descriptive; April]
b) Write a narrative‐“I heard that he was a strange man but now he approached me for the first time.”[ May]
c) People who look for excitement or danger are foolish. Do you agree?[Argumentative; May]
d) Advertisements are often boring, misleading and useless.[Argumentative; June]
e) Write an article in which you persuade young readers that people who multi‐task are the ones who survive best in this tough world.[Persuasive; June]
3 Visit the C.I.E student website, browse through past papers and practise some on your own . www.cie.org.uk. or http://www.cambridgestudents.org.uk/
4 Read the novel ‘Great Expectations’ and write a book review in your note book. Then write a critical analysis of the two most important characters according to you.
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. Holiday Home Work ‐ 2011
Class VIII.C.B.S.E
1 Read a novel and write a book review in the language note book. Write it according to this format.
a) Name of novel.
b) Name of author.
c) A short description of the novel.
d) The Character /s you like best.
e) Rate the novel.
2 Write essays on the following topics:
a) The life of a child is hampered in the city.
b) I would rather be an only child.
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Word Building Words Definitions
engender to bring into existence; give rise to cause to exist
vitiate to reduce the value or impair the quality of make impure
pacify to ease the anger or agitation of calm someone down
dearth a scarce supply; a lack lack
indolence being disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy lazy
marred damaged, especially disfiguring damage damaged or bruised
indolent disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy lazy
supercilious feeling or showing haughty disdain haughty
squander to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate waste
ardent expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
passionate
beset to trouble persistently; harass harass
countenance appearance‐especially the expression of the face face
cursory performed with haste and scant attention to detail hasty
charisma a rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm
magical attractiveness
demagogue a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
rabble‐rousing leader
placate to allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease
pacify
indigenous intrinsic; innate native
labyrinth an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way
maze
exacerbate to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
make worse
incense to cause to be extremely angry; infuriate make very angry
daunt to abate the courage of; discourage make fearful
rudimentary of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary basic
credulous disposed to believe too readily; gullible eager to believe
lucid easily understood; intelligible easy to understand
sacrosanct regarded as sacred and inviolable sacred
docile ready and willing to be taught; teachable easily taught
impartial not partial or biased; unprejudiced fair
precedent an act of instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances
earlier example
figurative based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical
based on figures of speech
reiterate to say or do again or repeatedly say again
prudent careful in regard to one's own interest; provident careful
negligence failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances; carelessness
carelessness
innocuous having no adverse effect; harmless harmless
lax lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness; careless careless; not diligent
precipitate to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely cause to happen abruptly
equivocate to avoid making an explicit statement say confusing things
assiduous constant in application or attention; diligent hard working
aptitude an inherent ability, as for learning; a talent natural ability
circumspect heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent
cautious
metamorphosis a transformation, as by magic or sorcery magical change in form
substantive not imaginary; actual; real having substance
nepotism favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business
favoritism
solicitous marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness
eager and attentive
inclement stormy; showing no clemency; unmerciful bad, as in weather
obscure not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague
hard to understand
jeopardy risk of loss or injury; peril or danger danger
nebulous lacking definite form or limits; vague vague
diverse differing one from another varied
stratum a horizontal layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers arranged one on top of another
layer
anarchy absence of any form of political authority lawlessness
acrimonious bitter, sharp, ill‐natured animosity, especially as it is exhibited in speech or behavior
harsh
abstruse difficult to understand; recondite hard to understand
elusive difficult to define or describe hard to pin down
taciturn habitually untalkative naturally untalkative
ephemeral lasting for a markedly brief time lasting very short time
quantitative of or relating to number or quantity having to do with quantity
relegate to send to a place of exile; banish banish
conciliatory to make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile making peace
appropriate to take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission
take without permission
concurrent happening at the same time parallel
complicity involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
participation in wrongdoing
lampoon a broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, a group or an institution
satirize
reparation the act or process of making amends paying back
parochial narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial narrow in point of vies
monolithic something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity
massive and unyielding
patriarch a man who rules a family, or tribe male head of family
sensory of or relating to the senses or sensation having to do with the senses
qualitative of, relating to, or concerning quality having to do with quality
misanthropic hating or mistrusting humankind hating mankind
felicity great happiness; bliss happiness
obsequious full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning fawning
equitable marked by or having equity; just and impartial fair
expropriate to deprive of possession officially take property officially
noxious harmful to living things; injurious to health harmful
chivalrous demonstrating the qualities idealized by knighthood, bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women
gallant
compose to make or create by putting together parts or elements
make up
apathy lack of interest or concern; especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference
lack of interest
cacophony jarring, discordant sound; dissonance harsh mixture of sounds
exalt to glorify, praise, or honor raise high
poignant keenly distressing to the mind or feelings painfully emotional
predilection a partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference
natural preference
propensity an innate inclination; a tendency natural inclination
sloth aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence laziness
existential of relating to, or dealing with existence having to do with existence
auspicious attended by favorable circumstances; propitious favorable
heterogeneous completely different; incongruous varied
fickle characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious
capricious; unpredictable
indiscreet lacking discretion; injudicious lacking discretion
diligent marked by persevering, painstaking effort hard working
constitute to be the elements or parts of; compose make up
ameliorate to make or become better; improve make better
consonate being in agreement or accord harmonious
concord harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord harmony
deleterious having a harmful effect; injurious harmful
peripatetic walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot wandering
loquacious very talkative; garrulous talkative
propitious presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious marked by favorable signs
vestige a visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more
last trace
notorious known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous famous for something bad
polarize to cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
cause opposing positions
implement to put into practical effect; carry out carry out
viable capable of living, or developing, under favorable conditions
capable of living
arbitrary determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason or principle
random
endemic prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
native
vacuous lacking intelligence; stupid lacking intelligence
provincial limited in perspective; narrow and self‐centered narrow in outlook
chasm a deep, steep‐sided opening in the earth's surface; an abyss or a gorge
gaping hole
contrived obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous; labored
labored
consecrate to declare or set apart as sacred make sacred
paternal relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly
fatherly
inherent existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic
part of the nature of
gesticulate to make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis
make gestures
insatiable impossible to satiate or satisfy impossible to satisfy
blithe carefree and lighthearted carefree
belittle to cause to seem less than another or little make to seem little
coherent logically connected making sense
vitriolic bitterly scathing; caustic caustic
apartheid any policy or practice of separating or segregating groups
racial oppression
corollary a natural consequence or effect; a result natural consequence
parody a literary or artistic work that imitates the style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule
satirical imitation
idyllic a scene or an event of a simple and tranquil nature naturally peaceful
ponderous lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull massive and clumsy
wanton gratuitously cruel; merciless; marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust
malicious
secular worldly rather than spiritual having nothing to do with religion
recondite not easily understood; abstruse hard to understand
inveterate persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual habitual
malleable capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
easy to shape
martial of, relating to, or suggestive of war warlike
virtuoso a musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style
masterful musician
copious large in quantity; abundant abundant
patent obvious; plain obvious
conspicuous attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable
obvious; standing out
amenable responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; tractable
obedient
ambulatory capable of walking; moving about; not bedridden able to walk or move around
forsake to leave altogether; abandon abandon
hindrance an obstruct or delay to progress obstruction
farcical like a ludicrous, empty show; a mockery absurd
elliptical marked by deliberate obscurity of style or expression obscure
prolific producing abundant works or results abundantly productive
assimilate to incorporate and absorb absorb
celibacy abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows
abstinence from sex
palpable easily perceived; obvious obvious
grandiose characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous
absurdly exaggerated
despot a ruler with absolute power absolute ruler
reverberate to resound in or as if in a succession of echoes; re‐echo
echo
rogue an unprincipled, deceitful, unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal
scoundrel
pathology the scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences
science of diseases
frugal practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources
economical
autonomous not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
acting independently
machination a crafty scheme or cunning design to accomplish a sinister end
scheming evil activity
Hindi:
Maths:
MATHEMATICS HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS VIII CIE
Write solutions of the problems given in REVISION EXERCISE (Section- 5) of Check Point Book -3, based on the topics covered in class 7 and 8 till now.
Write down the solutions to the above mentioned problems in a separate notebook.
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Physics:
Chemistry:
MIXTURES AND SEPARATING TECHNIQUES (CHAPTER 5)
To be done in the homework notebook
1. What is the difference between a solvent and a solute? 2. What is the difference between an immiscible substance and an emulsion? 3. What is a saturated solution? 4. What method of separation would you use to separate: a) Water and fine sand b) Water and gravel c) Water with very tiny particles floating in it? In each case explain how the method of separation works and draw
diagrams for each.
5. Why is the Liebig condenser more efficient than the simple distillation apparatus? Draw set up of a distillation process with Liebig condenser
6. How will you separate a mixture of blue and red ink? Draw necessary diagram and explain the process.
EXOTHERMIC AND ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS (CHAPTER 13)
Classify each of the following changes as either exothermic or endothermic. Also determine whether each change is a chemical reaction or a physical change. Explain your reasoning for each.
1. An ice cube melts after being left out on the table over an extended period of time.
2. Cracking a raw egg into a hot frying pan and cooking it. 3. A match burns/ignites after being struck against a rough surface. 4. The human body uses the energy provided from the digestion of food. 5. Morning dew forming on grass and plants. 6. Dynamite explodes in the destruction of a building
Biology:
1. PowerPoint presentation: Make a power point presentation showing the following organisms, their adaptive features and explaining how these features help them to live successfully in their habitat.
(a) Mangrove trees. (b) Strangler fig (c) Stonefly and mayfly (d) Leeches. (e) Pebble plant (f) Pit viper (g) Cactus (h) Polar bear
2. Project: Fossil fuels like coal and petroleum are burnt for various purposes like generating electricity, running automobiles, making products in industries etc. However burning of fossil fuels also causes several environmental problems. Search about the environmental problems given below, their harmful effects and find out how they are linked to the burning of fossil fuels.
(a) Green House effect and Global Warming. (b) Acid rain (c) Soot and smog
Note: Make a file for this project and write each topic in 1-2 pages only.
History:
15 to 50 pages each as per break sown explained in class on
A) W. Bangal elections B) Tamilnadu election
Geography:
Computer:
Draw a picture in Macromedia Flash and explain all the tools that you have used in that picture.
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