ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1. Essentials of English Grammar and Composition for Secondary and Senior Secondary Classes
by Sultan Chand
2. New Guided English for India Book 3 D.H. Howe (Oxford School Education)
3. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin (for reference)
Periodic Assessment I:
Reading Comprehension
Composition (based on assumption)
Formal Letter to the school authority (complaint; request; seeking information)
Determiners (Ch 7)
Modals (Ch 13)
Subject-Verb Agreement (Ch 17)
Words Often Confused (Ch 30 – First 60)
Poetic devices – Simile and Metaphor
Half Yearly Examination:
Reading Comprehension
Message Writing
Formal Letter to the School Authority (complaint; request; seeking information)
Tenses (Ch 10, 11, 12)
Verbs (Ch 9 & 15)
Active and Passive Voice (Ch 16)
Preposition (Ch 19)
Synonyms and Antonyms (Ch 31 – Synonym Pg. 301 & 302; Antonym – Pg. 304)
Words Often Confused (Ch 30) [No. 61 to 125]
Poetic devices – Simile, Metaphor, Personification and Alliteration
Determiners (Ch 7)
Modals (Ch 13)
Subject-Verb Agreement (Ch 17)
Words Often Confused (Ch 30 – First 60)
Periodic Assessment II:
Reading Comprehension
Dialogue Writing
Idiomatic Expressions (Ch 33) [SELECTIVE]
Phrases (Ch 22)
Words followed by Appropriate Prepositions (Ch 32)
English Language (Annual Exam)
Grammar & Writing:
Reading Comprehension
Notice Writing
Letter to the Editor
Clauses (Ch 23)
Direct and Indirect Speech (Ch 27)
Synonyms & Antonyms (Ch 31)
Poetic Devices: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Oxymoron, Hyperbole,
Repetition, Transferred Epithet
Determiners (Ch 7)
Tenses (Ch 10–12)
Modals (Ch 13)
Verbs (Ch 9 & 15)
Active & Passive Voice (Ch 16)
Subject-Verb Agreement (Ch 17)
Prepositions (Ch 19)
Phrases (Ch 22)
📚 English Literature
Main Reader: A Magic Place Book 8
Rapid Reader: Five Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
Half-Yearly Exam:
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Wolves of Cernogratz
Ozymandias
The Merchant of Venice (RR - Full Story)
O Captain! My Captain!
Meetings with a Maharaja
Periodic Assessment II:
Govinda’s Disciple
Superstitions
Macbeth (RR) – Up to Pg 30
Annual Exam:
The Cemetery of Chateau d’If
Caged Bird
The Mind of the Chimpanzee
Macbeth (RR - Full Story)
Ozymandias
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
📖 Hindi (2nd Language)
Periodic Assessment I
Textbook: वसंत भाग–2 (Ch 1–3)
Grammar: संधि, समास, उपसर्ग-प्रत्यय, वाक्य, काल, मुहावरे (1–10),
पर्यायवाची (1–20)
Composition: पत्र, अनुच्छेद, निबंध
Half-Yearly Examination
वसंत भाग–2 (Ch 1–5)
व्याकरण: समास, वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द, पर्यायवाची (21–45)
Composition and unseen passages
Periodic Assessment II
वसंत भाग–2 (Ch 6–8)
व्याकरण: समास, विलोम, अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द (31–50)
Composition and unseen
Annual Examination
वसंत भाग–2 (Ch 3, 6–9)
व्याकरण: वाच्य, समास, कारक, काल, विशेषण, पत्र लेखन, अनुच्छेद, निबंध,
मुहावरे (31–38), पर्यायवाची (46–60), अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द (51–65)
Marks (each exam):
SANSKRIT
Textbook: रुचिरा तृतीय भाग (NCERT)
Grammar Book: पंणिनिया संस्कृत व्याकरण 8
Copy: 1 single rule no. 6
Periodic Assessment - I
सुभाषितानि
सुभाषितानि
विलस्य वाणी कदापि न मे श्रुता
डिजीभारतम्
Half-Yearly Examination
सवे भवंतु निरामयाः
कन्तोऽहमिति कः कण्टकः
गृहे गृहे सुतीविः
भारतस्य संस्कृति
Grammar Topics:
शब्दरूप, धातुरूप
पर्यायवाची शब्द (1–20)
विपर्ययवाची शब्द (1–20)
सन्धि, समास
वाक्यनिर्माण, अनुवाद, अपठित गद्यांश
गद्यांश: एक अपठित गद्यांश
Periodic Assessment - II
संसार सागरस्य नावायाः
सप्तर्षिमार्गः
गीतिविविधानि
Grammar Topics:
कारक–उपपद विभक्तिः
समास, प्रत्यय
शब्दरूप, धातुरूप
पर्यायवाची शब्द
विपर्ययवाची शब्द
अनुवाद, अपठित गद्यांश
वाक्यनिर्माण
Annual Examination
सावित्री बाई फुले
शिशुः राष्ट्रस्य भविष्यति
धर्मः रक्षति रक्षितः
अमृतवर्षा
Grammar Topics:
समास, शब्दरूप, धातुरूप
पर्यायवाची शब्द
विपर्ययवाची शब्द
अपठित गद्यांश
वाक्यनिर्माण
अनुवाद
MATHEMATICS
Textbook: NCERT
Reference Book: Monica Capoor – Ratna Sagar
Periodic Assessment - I
1. Rational Numbers
2. Linear Equations
3. Squares and Square Roots
4. Algebraic Expressions and Identities
Half-Yearly Examination
1. Squares and Square Roots
2. Algebraic Expressions and Identities
3. Understanding Quadrilaterals
4. Comparing Quantities
5. Cubes and Cube Roots
6. Data Handling
Periodic Assessment - II
1. Mensuration
2. Direct and Inverse Proportion
3. Visualising Solid Shapes
Annual Examination
1. Squares and Square Roots
2. Algebraic Expressions and Identities
3. Understanding Quadrilaterals
4. Mensuration
5. Direct and Inverse Proportion
6. Exponents
7. Factorisation
8. Introduction to Graphs
SCIENCE
Textbook: The New Book of Science (Class 8)
Publisher: Avichal Publishing Company
Reference Book: NCERT Grade 8
Periodic Assessment - I
Physics:
1. Physical Quantities and Measurement
2. Force and Pressure
Chemistry:
1. Language of Chemistry
2. Physical and Chemical Change
Biology:
1. Cell – Structure and Functions
2. Crop Production and Management
Half-Yearly Examination
Physics:
1. Physical Quantities and Measurement
2. Force and Pressure
3. Friction
Chemistry:
1. Elements, Compounds & Mixtures (incl. Separation Techniques)
2. Coal & Petroleum
3. Language of Chemistry
4. Physical & Chemical Change
Biology:
1. Crop Production and Management
2. Microorganisms
3. Cell – Structure and Functions
Periodic Assessment - II
Physics:
1. Light and Reflection
2. Friction
Chemistry:
1. Combustion & Flame
2. Structure of Atoms
3. Language of Chemistry
4. Coal & Petroleum
Biology:
1. Reproduction in Animals
Physics:
1. Sound
2. Electricity
3. Physical Quantities and Measurement
4. Friction
CHEMISTRY
Chapters:
1. Chemical Effects of Electric Current (From Textbook)
2. Structure of Atoms (Extra Study Material)
3. Language of Chemistry (Extra Study Material)
4. Combustion & Flame (From Textbook)
5. Physical & Chemical Change (Extra Study Material)
BIOLOGY
Chapters:
1. Reaching the Age of Adolescence
2. Conservation of Plants and Animals
3. Cell – Structure and Functions (Study material to be provided)
4. Reproduction in Animals
HISTORY
Book: Millennium’s Social Science – History, Geography, Social and Political Life - History-8 (Scholar
Badge Edition)
Publisher: Millennium Books India Pvt. Ltd.
Authors: Priyanka Rana, K. Romila, Minkushree
Periodic Assessment I:
1. The British — From Traders to Rulers
2. The Indian Constitution and the Rule of Law
Half-Yearly Examination:
1. The Revolt of 1857
2. Women and Reforms
3. The Parliament and Making of the Law
4. The British — From Traders to Rulers
5. The Indian Constitution and the Rule of Law
Note: One study material on Revenue settlements during the colonial period is inclusive and will be
provided.
Periodic Assessment II:
1. Rise of Indian Nationalism
2. The Judiciary and Upholding of Law
Annual Examination:
1. The Struggle for Swaraj
2. The National Movement (1923–1939)
3. Marginalised Groups and Social Justice
4. Right to Life and Economic Presence of the Government
5. The Revolt of 1857
6. The Parliament and Making of the Law
GEOGRAPHY
Textbook: Voyage, Class 8, Geography for ICSE Middle School
Author: Dorothy M. Noronha
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Updated Version)
Periodic Assessment I:
1. Population
2. Map Work – India Physical Features
Half-Yearly Examination:
1. Migration
2. Urbanisation
3. Map Work – Australia
PERIODIC ASSESSMENT – II
1. Natural and Man-made Disasters
2. Map Work:
o Earthquake and seismic zones in India
o Drought Prone areas
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
1. Asia: Location, Area, Political and Physical Features
2. Asia: Climate, Natural Vegetation, Wildlife, Mineral and Power Resources
3. Map Work: Asia
4. Migration
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Syllabus to be notified later.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Book: New Find Out for Class 8 (Oxford University Press)
Author: Neil O’Brien and Barry O’Brien
Half Yearly Examination: Page 6 to Page 39
Annuals Examination: Page 40 to Page 69
LIFE SKILL EDUCATION
Term 1:
Achieving Goals
Persistence
Acting Responsibly
Dealing with Emotions
Term 2:
Self Esteem
Tolerance
Learning to say “No”
Leadership
