GRADE VIII (HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK 2018-19)

ENGLISH 1. Solve the attached worksheet.

2. Do your work neatly.

3. Give wings to your imagination while presenting your work.

4. Design an English magazine.

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GRADE VIII HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK 2018-19 Subject: Mathematics

1. Find the smallest number by which following numbers be multiplied so as to get a perfect square

number. Find the square root of the square number so formed;

(a) 2592 (b) 4608 (c) 864.

2. Find the smallest number by which following numbers be divided so as to get a perfect square

number. Find the square root of the square number so formed;

(a) 8450 (b) 972 (c) 968.

3. Find the smallest number which must be added to the following numbers so as to get a perfect

square:

(a) 1510 (b) 9694 (c) 35333 (d) 10310.

4. Find the smallest number which must be subtracted from the following numbers so as to get a

perfect square:

(a) 2920 (b) 4496 (c) 14165 (d) 265238 .

5. Find the least square number, which is exactly divisible by 3,4,5,6 and 8.

6. The perimetres of two squares are 40 m and 96 m, respectively. Find the perimeter of another

square equal in area to the sum of the first two squares.

7. The area of a rectangular field whose length is twice its breadth is 2450𝑚2. Find the perimeter of

the field.

8. A decimal number is multiplied by itself. If the product is 44.89, find the number.

9. Every student of the class contributed some money for a picnic. The money contributed by each

student was equal to square of the total number of students. If the total collected amount was

2209, then find the total number of students.

10. Find the cube root of the following numbers using prime factorization:

(a) 250047 (b) 531441 (c) 13824.

11. Find the length of each side of the cube, if its volume is 512 𝑐𝑚 3.

12. Evaluate √27 3

+√0.0083

+√0.0643

.

13. Evaluate: [22 + (122)1

2]3.

14. Is 9720 a perfect cube? If not, find the smallest number by which it should be multiplied to get a

perfect cube.

15. Is 68600 a perfect cube? If not, find the smallest number by which it should be divided to get a

perfect cube.

16. Three numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3 and the sum of their cubes is 4500. Find the numbers.

17. If the weight of 12 sheets of thick paper is 40 grams, how many sheets of the same paper would

weight 21

2 kilograms?

18. If the thickness of 750 sheets of paper is 6 cm, then what would be the thickness of 650 sheets of

same paper?

19. 6 pipes are required to fill a tank in 1 hour 20 minutes. How long will it take, if only 5 pipes of the

same type are used.

20. Working 6 hours a day, Amarjit can copy a book in 25 days. How many hours a day should she work

so as to finish the work in 10 days?

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21. A car can finish a certain journey in 10 hours at the speed of 60 km per hour. By how much should

its speed be increased so that it may take only 8 hours to cover the same distance?

22. 30 persons can reap a field on 17 days. How many more persons be engaged to reap the same field

in 10 days?

23. Solve the following : (1) 18

19÷ (

−37

19÷

74

57) (2) (

−3

7÷

9

14) ÷ (

−5

2)

24. 1

6 of the class students are above average,

1

4 are average and rest are below average. If there are 48

students in all, how many students are below average in the class?

25. 51

2 metres of long rope is cut into 12 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece?

26. Shalini has to cut out circles of diameter 11

4 cm from an aluminium strip of dimensions 8

3

4cm by 1

1

4

cm. how many full circles can Shalini cut? Also, calculate the wastage of the aluminium strip.

11

4 cm

83

4 cm

27. Write 6 rational numbers between 3

5 𝑎𝑛𝑑

3

4.

28. Verify that : 5

6× (

−4

5+

6

10) = (

5

6×

−4

5) + (

5

6×

6

10).

29. The product of two rational numbers is 28

81. if one of them is

14

9, then find the other.

30. A train is moving at a speed of 682

3 𝑘𝑚/ℎ. How much distance will it cover in 2

1

2 hours?

GRADE VIII HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK 2018-19 Subject: English

Worksheet-1 (Pronouns)

(A) Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns given below.

Whose, who, that, which

My mother……….. is a great artist is also known for her eccentric ways. On many days, she forgets to

cook for us. My father ……… habits are very regular, sometimes finds it difficult to adjust. Her

paintings ………. she sells for quite a figure, are a mystery to us. Her customers ……..come home to

place orders are very interesting. A customer once came with a dog ……… kept barking throughout the

ten minutes that he was at home. My mother………. was totally engrossed in the conversation, just didn't

seem to notice the noise until a neighbour ………. had been trying to sleep. Finally rang our doorbell

and requested us to keep the dog quiet.

(B) Fill in the blanks given below using possessive pronouns.

1. We bought that house last year. It is ………………… .

2. This car belongs to Mr. & Mrs. Smith. It is ………………. .

3. The book is …………………. . It has my name on it.

4. Excuse me. This phone is ………………. . You forgot to take it with you.

5. Her sister drew the picture. It’s ……………………….. .

6. That’s ………………… . We bought it last night at the departmental store.

7. The bicycles were ……………….. . They rode them home after school.

8. I think these keys are ………………. . I left them on the table.

9. A: Is this Robert’s? B: No, it’s not ………………………….. .

10. A: Are you sure this book belongs to your mother? B: Yes, it’s ………………. .

(C) Tell which pronouns in the following sentences are reflexive and which are emphatic.

1. I will do it myself.

2. John hurt himself while he was jogging in the park.

3. He himself made the remark.

4. I wash myself when I get up.

5. The boys fooled themselves.

6. We have got ourselves into a mess.

7. Susie killed herself.

8. We enjoyed ourselves at the party.

9. A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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10. They gave themselves a lot of trouble.

D) Fill in the blanks with demonstrative pronouns.

1. Will all ………………… people attend the ceremony.

2. I can tell ……………….he is upset.

3. …………….people are ecstatic about the performance.

4. ……………..animal are very hungry.

5. Do you know ………………he told the truth?

6. Marry wants ……………...apples displayed in the window.

7. Could you toss me one of ……………….pillows?

8. How much is ………………….jacket hanging on the far rack?

9. ………………….children across the street are jumping rope.

10. ………………….is the best movie I’ve ever seen.

E) Fill in the blanks by using distributive pronouns.

1. The teacher knows ……………… student in the school.

2. ………….girl was given a doll.

3. She could start the meeting because ……………. had arrived.

4. We can't do …………. these things.

5. I like …………apples nor oranges.

6. You can take ………three of these apples.

7. I like ………… of your three brothers.

8. I don't like …………..of these books.

9. The ………….. players didn’t want to wait for Ali.

10. …………….. house has its own parking.

F) Join the sentences in column A to the sentences in column B using the relative pronouns from

column C. Write the sentences.

A B C

1. I called the electrician. a. He was not very helpful. i. that

2. This is the gift. b. They were as hard as stone. ii. who

3. I threw away the c. It is made of glass. iii. that

pillows.

4. I asked the policeman d. His shop is near my home. iv. whom

for directions.

5. This is the shopkeeper. e. My husband gave it to me. v. which

6. The cup fell and broke. f. He always has a cheerful vi. whose

smile for everyone.

1. ……………………………………………………………………….

2. ……………………………………………………………………….

3. ……………………………………………………………………….

4. ……………………………………………………………………….

5. ……………………………………………………………………….

6. ……………………………………………………………………….

Worksheet -2 (Adverbs)

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs fall into three categories;

When, Where, and How.

Direct ions: Write the adverb in each sentence below. Then, tell what category of (when / where / how) it

falls in.

A) Example : I quickly ran for the fire extinguisher.

Answer: quickly- how

1. The boy calmly looked out the window.

………………………….. - ………………………………

2. The man frequently checked his emails.

………………………………-…………………………….

3. I sometimes forget to complete all my chores.

………………………………- ……………………………..

4. The girl looked carefully for her purse.

…………………………….. - ………………………………

5. The team sought the missing uniforms everywhere.

……………………………… - …………………………….

6. I carefully climbed the steep mountain.

…………………………..- …………………………….

7. We finally reached at our team goal.

…………………………….. - ……………………………..

8. I completely forgot to turn in my project.

……………………………..-……………………………….

B) Write a sentence with each adverb listed below.

Example: busily

Answer: He was busily engaged in other activities.

1. abnormally- ………………………………………………………………

2. gratefully - ………………………………………………………………

3. fondly- ………………………………………………………………

4. joyfully- ………………………………………………………………

5. frantically - ………………………………………………………………

6. correctly- ………………………………………………………………

7. positively- ………………………………………………………………

8. reluctantly- ………………………………………………………………

9 thankfully- ………………………………………………………………

10. politely- ………………………………………………………………

11. vaguely- ………………………………………………………………

12. quietly- ………………………………………………………………

C) Unscramble the words to form sentences. Write the sentences.

Underline the adverbs.

1. bedtime / mother / reads / always / stories / us

…………………………………………………….

2. the / children / often / football / play

……………………………………………………

3. almost / lost / Kiran / new / mobile / her / phone

……………………………………………………

4. the / bank / strike / tomorrow / are / on / employees

………………………………………………….

5. teacher / learnt / on / job / the / the / quickly

……………………………………………………

6. people / patience / seem / have / to / seldom

……………………………………………………

D) Underline the sentences where the adverbs are in the correct positions.

1. just

a. Just now I arrived.

b. I arrived just now.

c. I arrived now just.

2. still

a. I still can’t find my glasses.

b. I can’t find my glasses still.

c. I can’t find still my glasses.

3. occasionally

a. I occasionally skip dinner.

b. I skip dinner occasionally.

c. Both sentences are correct.

4. often

a. The officer is often on tour.

b. The often officer is on tour.

c. Both sentences are correct.

5. dutifully

a. Grandmother waters the dutifully plants in the morning.

b. Grandmother waters dutifully the plants in the morning.

c. Grandmother dutifully waters the plants in the morning.

E) Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative forms of the words in brackets.

1. The teacher reached …………….. than the students. (early)

2. Compared to yesterday, we worked ……………as a team today. (well)

3. My mother talks………………. than my father on the phone. (loud)

4. The cheetah runs …………..among all land animals. (fast)

5. This is the……………. that Mousumi has walked in her life. (far)

6. We are going to Aurangabad……………. this month. (late)

F) Rewrite each sentence, putting the adverb given in brackets in the correct place.

1. Subhash ran towards the bright red car. (swiftly)

………………………………………………………

2. Mohini opened the door and waited for the dog to come out. (cautiously)

……………………………………………………………………….

3. We had imagined that Jaipur would be such a rich experience. (never)

………………………………………………………………………..

4. The executive had finished the conference call when it was time for another meeting.(scarcely)

…………………………………………………………………………

5. Our neighbour’s dog barks. (rarely)

………………………………………………………………………….

Worksheet – 3 (Determiners)

A) Fill in the blanks using the correct determiners from the brackets.

1. ………………books are mine. (These/That)

2. There aren’t ………………..people in the bus. (much/many)

3. Mother says we should always keep …………….money with us for an

emergency. (a few/some)

4. Shruti has to solve ……………maths problems before going to sleep. (some/each)

5. My brother is very fond of Indian classical music. He has …………CDs.(any/many)

6. There is ………….milk in the fridge. (much/a little)

B) Write the type of the underlined determiners.

1. Those kids are really playing well.

2. Bhushan found his grandmother waiting at the entrance of the supermarket.

3. Every house on this street has a lawn.

4. Mother added a little sugar in my glass of milk.

5. Which film did you watch recently?

6. Manju drank three glasses of lemonade.

C) Choose the type of the underlined determiners.

1. I don’t like that park.

a. demonstrative b. possessive c. numeral

2. There is no smoke without fire.

a. demonstrative b. quantifier c. article

3. Make hay while the sun shines.

a. demonstrative b. numeral c. article

4. We will look into the matter in a few days.

a. demonstrative b. numeral c. quantifier

5. There are three mango trees in our garden.

a. demonstrative b. numeral c. article

6. I take my dog for a walk every evening.

a. demonstrative b. possessive c. article

D) Add determiners where required. Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. There isn’t milk in the house. Please get milk from the market.

……………………………………………………………………….

2. Who invented radio?

……………………………………………………………………….

3. Zeeshan waited minutes before calling his mother again.

………………………………………………………………………

4. Manju is going to visit grandmother tomorrow.

………………………………………………………………………

5. Do you have news for me?

………………………………………………………………………

E) Complete the passage by using the correct words from the brackets.

We have recently moved to …………. (our/the) new house. ……………(Our/My)family has asked me

to take care of …………..(the/my) garden. There were too …………..(much/many) weeds. I started

cleaning the garden of weeds. It took me ……………….(a few/a little) hours to clean the garden of

weeds. My mother wants me to plant ……………(little/some) flowering plants; grandfather says we

should plant ……………(little/a few) vegetables too. I am planning to install ……………(a/the)bird

bath.

F) Fill in the blanks using the correct determiners.

1. I am not sure if we will be able to go out ………….. evening.

a. that b. this c. those

2. Are …………. orange orchards in the distance?

a. these b. those c. this

3. Could you pass me …………….salt shaker, please?

a. some b. the c. a

4. ……………..people shy away from learning a new language because they feel they will make a lot

of mistakes.

a. Most b. Little c. Much

5. The librarian said that ……………. books are missing from the library.

a. several b. few c. little

6. The lecture was so interesting that we hung on to ……….word she said.

a. all b. no c. every

G) Use the pairs of determiners to make sentences.

1. the, half

…………………………………………………………

2. both, my

…………………………………………………………

3. her, two

…………………………………………………………

4. both, these

…………………………………………………………

5. all, the

…………………………………………………………

Worksheet–4 (Editing and Omissions)

A) In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along

with the word that comes before and after it in the space provided against the correct blank number.

Passage -1

Before Word After

(a) Vigilance is guard of all the faculties ……… ……… …….

(b) and powers the mind. It is the detective ……… ……… …….

(c) that prevents the entrance any ……… ……… …….

(d) violent destructive element. It is the ……… ……... ……..

(e) close companion protector of all success, ……… ……… ……..

(f) liberty and wisdom. The lack vigilance ……… ……… ……..

(g) is shown in thoughtlessness a ……… ……… …….

(h) general looseness in the common details life. ……… ……… …….

Passage 2

Before Word After

(a) We live only what we do. Earnest ……… ……… …….

(b) people are dissatisfied anything short ……… ……… …….

(c) of highest excellence in whatever they do, ……… ……… …….

(d) and they always reach that ……… ……… …….

excellence. Whatever are,

(e) whether a shopkeeper saintly teacher, you ……… ……… …….

(f) can safely give very best to the world without ……… ……… …….

(g) any doubt misgiving. If the indelible impress ……… ……… …….

(h) of your earnestness be on your goods the one ……… ……… …….

case or on your words in the other, your business will flourish.

Passage 3

Before Word After

(a) Several studies show the diets of ………… ……….. ……….

(b) female children and women inadequate ……….. ……….. ……….

(c) as result of indiscriminate food ……….. ……….. ……….

(d) allocation. Due to, girls fail ……….. ……….. ……….

(e) to full growth potential. The worst ………… ……….. ……….

(f) is when we find there is no ………… ……….. ……….

(g) increase in quality and quantity food ………… ……….. ……….

(h) intake during pregnancies. In the ………… ……….. ……….

(i) event, women giving birth children ………… ……….. ……….

(j) are also victims of malnutrition anaemia. ………… ……….. ……….

(k) Likewise, female foeticide is also major ………… ……….. ……….

(l) problem in the welfare aspect women. ………… ……….. ……….

B) The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the correct

word and the incorrect word in the spaces given below.

Passage 1

Incorrect Correct

(a) To accomplish anything you need the driving ………… …………

(b) force. Motivation is this force. A wish ………… …………

(c) was not strong enough to make you take ………… …………

(d) action. A wish is the weak desire. Only ………… …………

(e) a desire could push you forward to act ………… …………

(f) and accomplish our goals. To get motivated, ………… …………

(g) you need for identify what you want, ………… …………

(h) possess a strong desire and be willing to do whatever it ………… …………

take to make things happen.

Passage 2

Incorrect Correct

The passenger were waiting at the (a) …….………….. ………………….

station when five policemen rushing (b) …….………….. ………………….

into difference compartments of a (c) …….………….. ………………….

train. After sometimes one of them (d) …….………….. ………………….

comes out with two young men (e) …….………….. ………………….

and soon

the other policemen joined her. (f) …….………….. ………………….

Passage 3

Incorrect Correct

If you likes hiking or motor biking likes like

the quaint little town of Lachung (a) …….………….. ………………….

nestled among the snow-cap peaks of (b) …….………….. ………………….

the middle Himalayas might just been the (c) …….………….. ………………….

perfect choice. A best way to get to (d) …….………….. ………………….

Lachung are to take a train or fly to (e) …….………….. ………………….

Gangtok and than hire a cab to take (f) …….………….. ………………….

you to the village. Keep on mind (g) …….………….. ………………….

that accommodation facilities are basic there is(h) …….………….. ………………….

only three hotels, and a lone resort. (i) …….………….. ………………….