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– Washington Irving Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. – Washington Irving
CLASS VIII
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LUCKNOW MORAL EDUC ATION:
1. To develop in every student the essential elements of morality.
Syllabus 2021 – 2022 2. To develop the values and capabilities necessary for making right decisions and
upright conduct.
3. To develop the skill of striving not only for good but to handle the conflicting situations
Class VIII without demeaning self and others.
4. To develop the skill of acting beyond striving not only for good but to handle two
conflicting situations without demeaning self and others.
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S.No. Subject 5. To develop the ability to monitor themselves and find out constructive ways of conflict
Number resolutions.
1. Moral Education 5 6. To promote the development of good character for the purpose of lessening crime
and raising the standard of good citizenship.
2. English Language 6
ENGLISH ( Prose) :
3. English Literature 12 1. To enable the student to acquire the new vocabulary.
2. To develop the student’s power of imagination, thinking and expression.
4. Hindi 13
3. To enable the student to master and reinforce the structural items.
5. Sanskrit 19 4. To enable the student to acquire the information given in the text.
5. To develop the student’s power of comprehension through listening and reading.
6. History and Civics 21 6. To enable the student to express the ideas of the text orally or in writing.
7. To enable the student to read the English text or passage loudly with correct
7. Geography 22 pronunciation, stress, intonation, pause, articulation of voice etc.

8. Mathematics 24
ENGLISH ( Poetry):
9. Physics 25 1. To appreciate the beauty, rhyme, rhythm and style of the poem.
2. To enable the student to read aloud the poem with proper rhyme, rhythm and
10. Chemistry 26 intonation.
3. To enable the student to enjoy the recitation of the poetry individually or in chorus.
11. Biology 27 4. To enable the student to understand the thought and imagination, which is contained
in the poem.
12. Computer Studies 29 5. To create love and interest for English Literature especially for poetry.
6. To develop aesthetic values and aesthetic sense and enable the student to
13. Art 31 experience pleasure and relaxation by the intensive study of poetry.

ENGLISH ( Grammar):
1. To provide the knowledge and understanding of the various aspects of grammar.
2. To enable the students to use the rules of grammar in speaking and writing English.
3. To develop linguistic abilities among students and use for their own expression.

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HISTORY / CIVICS:
ENGLISH ( Composition) : 1. To provide an understanding of the government necessary for the student to grow into
1. To develop the ability to speak a few sentences correctly and continuously on a a responsible enlightened citizen in a secular democracy.
particular / given topic. 2. To enrich the understanding of those aspects of Indian historical development which
2. To enable the students to arrange their ideas logically and express them clearly. are crucial to the understanding of contemporary India.
3. To enable the students to develop their phonetics, pronunciation and voice 3. To awaken a desirable understanding on pupils of the various streams which have
modulation skills. contributed to the development and growth of the Indian nation and its civilization and
culture,
4. To develop an elegant cursive handwriting.
4. To develop a world historical perspective of the contributions made by various
cultures to the total heritage of mankind.
HINDI:
1. To impart the knowledge of the standard form of the mother tongue and the national GEOGRAPHY:
language to the students.
1. To develop love for nature and capacity to understand and appreciate the natural
2. To enable the students to use idioms and phrases appropriately through their regular beauty, physical forces and such other things.
use and practice.
2. To give the knowledge of the land – both Indian and foreign.
3. To develop the ability to use difficult literary terms appropriately and pronounce them
correctly. 3. To develop the ideals of world citizenship, universal brotherhood, co-operation among
human beings and sympathetic attitude towards others.
4. To enable the students to speak flawlessly and give and understand speeches.
4. To help in adjustment of human life in accordance with the geographical
circumstances.
MATHEM ATICS: 5. To give the correct idea of the geographical references those occur in the books and
1. To develop the skills in mathematical computations and calculations. newspapers.
2. To develop a scientific attitude to analyse any situation logically. 6. To inculcate in the students the desire to take to travelling and tourism.
3. To develop the ability of presenting a thought with exactness and brevity.
4. To enable the pupils to put forth arguments when convinced about their correctness COMPUTER STUDIES:
without hesitation. 1. To develop logical and analytical thinking.
5. To help the child to appreciate the geometrical and symmetrical shapes of the natural 2. To enable the students to comprehend the concepts and practices of computer
objects. studies.
3. To help the students to comprehend and be able to apply the fundamental concepts
SCIENCE: of programming.
1. To develop the power of reasoning. 4. To develop the detailed insight of application of computer.
2. To enhance the various skills of the child. 5. To develop the ability to solve problems using both structured and modular approach.
3. To develop the power of understanding, interpreting and leading to conclusions. 6. To create an awareness of ethical issues related to computing.
4. To develop the ability of problem solving. 7. To appreciate the implications of computer use in contemporary society.
5. To create a broader outlook in the life of the learner. 8. To acquire knowledge on theoretical concepts, application and programming aspects
6. To develop the art of observation and experimentation. of computer studies.
7. To develop the power of impartial judgement.
8. To develop curiosity towards the natural phenomenon.
9. To develop the ability of rational thinking and decision-making.
10. To develop in the child an aversion towards the superstitions.
11. To impart training in scientific method and develop a scientific attitude and aptitude.

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CLASS VIII
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
JUNIOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME Name of the Textbook: 1. Anytime English Grammar and Composition8
2. New Trends in English Reader Workbook8
(MORAL EDUCATION) The Earth Series
Author: Anita Arathoon
Name of the Textbook: Glimmerings of Hope Publisher: Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd.
Publisher: B.P.T.
APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Suggested Chapter
Chapter Number Page Name of the Chapter Page
Month Month Number
April – May 13 Determiners (Revision) 81
April 1 1-3 7 Tenses and Their Uses 41
2 5-7 Notice
May 3 9-13 Synonyms and Antonyms (Integrated
4 15-18 with Comprehension)
July 5 19-22 Informal Letter Writing
SERVICE PROJECT Essay: Descriptive/Narrative (300-350
August 6 23-26 words)
7 27-30 July 10 Subject and Verb Agreement 62
September 8 31-33 8 Conditional Sentences 53
October 9 35-38 Phrasal Verbs (Integrated with
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SERVICE PROJECT
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November 10 39-42
Essay: Picture Composition
December 11 43-47
August 5 Non-finite forms of Verbs 26
January 12 49-51
9 Voice 57
February-March SERVICE PROJECT
Comprehension and Precis Writing
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Vocabulary Building Topics)
REVISION
HALF- YEARLY EXAMINATION

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Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM)  The learners will be tested on their previous knowledge of functional grammar (of all
October - the levels) in the Half Yearly and Annual Examinations.
33 Direct and Indirect Speech 189
November
Comprehension and Precis Writing MARKS ALLOTMENT FOR LETTERS
13 (Workbook) (Integrated with other 63 Format Formal Informal
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Sender’s address ½ ½
Formal Letter Writing
Date ½ ½
Email
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December
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Total 10 10
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Comprehension and Precis Writing Date ½
20 (Workbook) (Integrated with other 93 Time ½
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Venue (Hall / Auditorium + Location) ½+½
February REVISION Content 1
March ANNUAL EXAMINATION Total 5
Note:
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(i) ONLY Sir / Madam to be written in salutation. Use of ‘Dear’ should be
omitted.
(ii) Subscription to be written as ‘Yours truly’.
 Students may be trained not to change the tense of the word while attempting
exercises based on word meaning and sentence formation.
 Grammar exercises from the Workbook may be used for additional practice /
homework (as per the topics).
 Prescribed word limit for precis writing is 50 words.
 The question paper will be of 70 marks and shall include questions based on

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Format of a Formal Letter Format of an Informal letter

432, Clay Square,

Sender’s Address Mussoorie International School,
½ Cantonment Road,
½ 56, Mall Avenue, Sender’s Address
Lucknow.
Mussoorie.
One Space
One Space
½ 12th April, 2021. Date
½ 16th April, 2021. Date
One Space
The Principal,
One Space
Peace International School,
12, Station Road, ½ Receiver's Address
Dear , ½ Salutation
Lucknow.
One Space

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Salutation

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Yours affectionately, ½ Subscription
Raima ½ First name only
Concluding sentence
1
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Thanking you, 2
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Yours faithfully, Content: 2 Marks
Signature 2
Rashmi Sinha ½ (First name and surname)
Expression: 5 Marks
Total: 10 Marks
Format: 3 Marks
Content: 2 Marks Please note:
Expression: 5 Marks * One space signifies one writing space (one line).
Total: 10 Marks

Please note:
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FORMAT OF NOTICE ENGLISH LITERATURE
Name of the Textbook: 1. New Trends in English Reader – 8
War of Words [1]
The Earth Series, Term I and Term II
Inter-school Debate Competition [1] 2. Tales from Shakespeare – Romeo and
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on 8 December 2021 [½] Juliet and Other Stories
Edited by : Anita Arathoon
from 9.00 a.m. to 12 noon [½] Publisher: 1. Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd.
at Centenary Hall, St. Hilda’s School [½ + ½] 2. Shree Book Centre
All pupils from Classes VI to VIII who wish to participate are to [1] APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
st
give their names to Mrs. T. Baker on or before 1 December 2021 Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number
April – May 1 The Shoemaker of Paris 5
SPECIMEN FOR EMAIL 3 I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud 20
(Poem)
principalbluebellschool@gmail.com [½] July 6 Faraway Places 36
7 Lonely Heart 44
Inter-school Debate Competition [½]
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Dear Madam, [½] 9 The Ballad of Semmerwater 57
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Our school is celebrating its 50 anniversary this year. As part of Opening
5 Tales from Shakespeare (oral) 94
the celebrations we are hosting a series of competitions and we Sentence
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th HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
It will be held on 8 December 2021 from 9.00 a.m. till 12 noon in
the Centenary Hall of St. Hilda’s School.
OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM)


Please do send your junior debate team to participate in the event. Body [2] October – 7 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 41
November (Poem)
The topic will be given to the participants an hour before the start
of the competition. They may bring their laptops for use during 5 The Bennets 27
the preparation time. December 8 Portia’s Suitors 46
3 An Elegy on the Death of a Mad 15
We look forward to your school’s participation in the competition. [½] Dog (Poem)
Thanking you, 2 Tales from Shakespeare (oral) 31
The Merchant of Venice
Yours faithfully, [½] January 9 Arithmetic 52

Ashish Roy 10 Essay Competition 59

February REVISION
Debating Secretary March ANNUAL EXAMINATION

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HISTORY AND CIVICS GEOGRAPHY
Name of the Textbook: Past and Present (Term 1 and Term 2) Name of the Textbook: AROUND THE WORLD, a textbook of
Geography for ICSE schools – 8 (Term 1 &
Author: Manisha Basu & Asha Narayanan
Term 2)
Publisher: Ratna Sagar
Author: R. K. Jain
APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM) Publisher: Ratna Sagar
Suggested Chapter APRIL - SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter (Term 2 Textbook) Page
April - May 1 A Period of Transition 4 Month Number
3 The American Civil War 28 April – May Unit 1 17
July 4 From Traders to Rulers 35 2 India – Location and Physical Features
(along with map work of India)
6 The Union Legislature 61
July Unit 2 30
August 5 British Policies and their Impact 49 3
India – Climate
7 The Union Executive 70-78 August – Unit 3 39
September REVISION September 4 India – Flora and Fauna
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 1 Unit 4 3
Representation of Geographical Features
(Except Interpretation of topo sheet and
OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM) Interpretation of topo sheet 45 D/10)
October - 2 The Great Uprising 14 REVISION
November
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
3 Reforms in Indian Society 26
Map Work
December 4 India’s Freedom Struggle - The First 38
POLITICAL MAP (INDIA) REVISION (Compulsory)
Phase
States & Union Territories with Capitals ... 5 marks
5 India’s Freedom Struggle - The Second 51
Phase First Term - India
January 7 The United Nations Organization 78 Mountains – Himalayas, Karakoram, Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Western Ghats, Eastern
Ghats, Nilgiri, Cardamom, Garo, Khasi, Jaintia
8 Agencies of the United Nations 87
Mountain Peak- Mt. Everest
February 6 Judiciary 70
Mountain Pass- Nathu-La
REVISION Plateaus - Deccan, Malwa, Chota Nagpur
March ANNUAL EXAMINATION Plains – Eastern coastal plains, Western coastal plains, Sunderbans, Rann of Kutch, Gangetic
plains.
Note: Latitude & Longitude – Tropic of Cancer (23 ½oN), 82½o E
 A single notebook has to be maintained for History and Civics. Desert - Thar
 It is advisable to follow the pattern of the question paper while doing the written Rivers – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutluj, Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Narmada,
work. Tapi, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Kaveri
Lakes – Sambhar, Chilka, Pulikat
 The question paper will be of 70 marks and shall include a fair mix of
questions based on Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Gulfs and Straits – Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait
Skills (HOTS). Places - Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Allahabad, Vishakhapatnam, Bangalore, Cochin
Direction of Winds – South West monsoons (Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal braches),
North East Monsoon and Western Disturbances.

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MATHEMATICS
OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM) Name of the Textbook: ICSE Understanding Mathematics Class VIII
Suggested Chapter (Term-I and Term-II)
Name of the Chapter (Term 1 Textbook) Page
Month Number
Author: M. L. Aggarwal
October – Unit 5 44
Publisher: Arya Publications (Second Edition: 2020)
November 5 Asia – Location and Physical Features
(along with map work of Asia) APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Unit 6 53 Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
6 Asia – Climate and Natural Vegetation Month Number
December – Unit 7 3 April – May 1 Rational Numbers 1 (T-I)
January 1 Population Dynamics 2 Exponents and Powers 35 (T-I)
2 Migration (Unit Project) 13 7 Algebraic Expressions and Identities 111 (T-I)
3 Urbanization 22
February July 7 Algebraic Expressions and Identities
REVISION
(continued)
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
10 Understanding Shapes ** (Unit Project) 166 (T-I)
Map Work 3 Squares and Square Roots 44 (T-I)
POLITICAL MAP (INDIA) REVISION (Compulsory)
4 Cubes and Cube Roots 67 (T-I)
States & Union Territories with Capitals ... 5 marks
August 4 Cubes and Cube Roots (continued)
Second T erm – Asia
Mountains and Plateaus – Pamir Knot, Zagros, Elburz, Anatolia Plateau, Hindukush, Khingan, 12 Percentage and its Applications 10 (T-II)
Verkhoyansk, Ural, Tibet Plateau, Iranian Plateau, Mongolian Plateau, Yunan Plateau. 8 Factorisation 133 (T-I)
Rivers – Huang He, Irawaddy, Tigris, Euphrates,Syr Darya, Amu Darya, Amur, Mekong, Ob,
September 11 Operations on Sets 1 (T-II)
Yenisey, Lena
Deserts – Syrian, Rub-al-Khali, Gobi. REVISION
Lakes – Balkash, Baikal HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
Peninsulas – Indo China, Kamchatka, Korea
Seas – Java, South China, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering, Red, Aral,
Caspian, Dead Sea OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM)
Gulfs- Martaban, Thailand, Tonkin, Persian, Oman, Aden October 6 Simple and Compound Interest 97 (T-I)
Straits – Malacca, Makassar
November 13 Direct and Inverse Variation 38 (T-II)
Places – Colombo, Bangkok, Tokyo, Karachi, Seoul, Beijing
 Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination. 14 Construction of Quadrilaterals * 55 (T-II)
 The question paper will be of 70 marks and shall include a fair mix of questions
December 19 Mensuration 108 (T-II)
based on Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
.UNIT PROJECT 9 Linear Equations and Inequalities in One 146 (T-I)
Variable
Month Event Topic
December International Migration Day (18 Migration January 16 Coordinate System and Graphs 72 (T-II)
Dec.) February 20 Data Handling 137 (T-II)
REVISION
The topic of the Unit Project will also be tested in the examination.
March ANNUAL EXAMINATION

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Note: 2 Sound 24
 * Protractor may not be used for constructing the angles (30o, 60o, 90o, 45o, 15o, December 2 Sound (Contd.)
o o o o o o
120 , 75 , 150 , 135 , 105 , 22.5 ) that can be drawn using a pair of compasses.
January 3 Electricity 37
 ** The topic for the Unit Project will be tested in the Half-Yearly and Annual
Examinations. 3 Electricity (Contd.)
 There will be one paper of 70 marks of time duration two hours. February REVISION
The paper will be divided into two sections: Section A (30 marks) and
Section B (40 marks). The paper shall include questions based on Knowledge, ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
 Previous knowledge of the students may be tested. Note:
 All the concepts covered in the prescribed textbook may be tested in the Half-Yearly 1. The latest guidelines, textbook and the syllabus prescribed by the Council should
and Annual Examinations. be followed.
2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in
the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter.
PHYSICS 3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in
teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted.
Name of the Textbook: Living Science Physics for Class VIII
(Term 1 and Term 2) 4. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.
Author: Rajen K. Agarwal 5. The question paper will be of 70 marks and shall include questions based
Publisher: Ratna Sagar on Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
6.

APRIL – SEPTEMBER
Suggested Term 1 CHEMISTRY
Chapter
Month Name of the Chapter Textbook
Number Name of the Textbook: Dr Dalal’s New Simplified Middle School
Pages
Chemistry-Class VIII (Term I and Term II)
April-May 2 Physical quantities and Measurement 16 Author: Dr Viraf J Dalal
July 3 Force and Pressure 30 Publisher: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
APRIL – SEPTEMBER
4 Energy 45 Suggested Term I
Chapter
August 4 Energy (Contd.) Month Name of the Chapter Textbook
Number
Pages
5 Heat transfer 60 April 1 Matter 1
September 5 Heat transfer (Contd.) May - July 3 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures 17
REVISION August 5 Language of Chemistry 47
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION August - 4 Atomic Structure 34
September [Excluding
Suggested Term 2 Page 39: Only Atomic weight,
Month Chapter Molecular weight.
OCTOBER – MARCH Textbook
Number Page 43: Only formation of
Pages
Compounds]
October 1 Light Energy 3 REVISION
November 1 Light Energy (Contd.) September HALF- YEARLY EXAMINATION

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OCTOBER – MARCH Term II July 5 Ecosystem (Contd.)

Textbook
Pages 2 Circulatory System in Humans 16
October 2 Physical and Chemical Changes 10 August 2 Circulatory System in Humans (Contd.)

November 6 Chemical Reactions 1 3 Reproduction in Plants (Excluding sub 30

topics: Cutting, Layering and Grafting)
Dec – Jan 9 Carbon and its Compounds 42
September 4 Reproduction in Humans (Excluding sub 47
[Excluding Pages: 47 – (Except topics: Ovulation, Menstruation,
uses of Amorphous Allotropes), Fertilization, Embryonic development)
48, 49, 55, 57]
REVISION
Jan – Feb 8 Water 26
[Excluding Page: 27] HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION TERM 2
OCTOBER – MARCH Textbook
Note:
Pages
1. The latest guidelines and the textbooks should be followed.
October 1 Nervous System in Humans 3
2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in
the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter. November 1 Nervous System in Humans (Contd.)
3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in 2 Endocrine System in Humans 15
teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted.
7. The teacher may familiarise the learners with the coloured charts provided at the December 2 Endocrine System in Humans (Contd.)
back of the textbook for diagram/picture based questions. 3 Health and Hygiene 27
5. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination. (Excluding the scientific names of
6. The question paper will be of 70 marks and shall include questions based pathogens from Table 3.3)
on Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). January 3 Health and Hygiene (Contd.)
4 Food Production and its Management 44
(Excluding breeds of Cow, Buffalo, Goat,
BIOLOGY Sheep, Pig, Hen)
Name of the Textbook: Living Science Biology VIII Table 4.3 (Nutritional value of various
(Term 1 and Term 2) animal products),
Author: D K Rao Table 4.4 (Some common diseases of
Publisher: Ratna Sagar cattle)
Egg and broiler production (given in the
APRIL – SEPTEMBER box).
Suggested TERM 1 February 4 Food Production and its Management
Chapter
Month Name of the Chapter Textbook (Contd.)
Number
Pages
April – May 1 Transport of Food and Minerals in Plants 3 REVISION
(Excluding theTable 1.4 – Some ANNUAL EXAMINATION
deficiency diseases and their symptoms)
5 Ecosystem (ELP) 56

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Note: Program Coding: Introduction to Java 68 +
1. The latest guidelines and textbooks should be followed. August 4 and BlueJ (excluding keywords: import, Support
2. All the activities prescribed by the Council for each chapter may be conducted in package, access specifiers) material
the class/laboratory while teaching the chapter. Operators in Java (excluding with
September 5 94
3. Some evidence may be reflected in the notebooks of the learners and in Bitwise Operators)
teachers’ lesson plans for the activities conducted. REVISION
4. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination. HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
5. The question paper will be of 70 marks and shall include questions based
on Knowledge, Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
6. OCTOBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM)
UNIT PROJECT
October 6 Control Structures in Java (Programs 1
Month Event Topic based on if, if - else, if - else - if
th
July World Mangrove Day (26 July) Ecosystem ladder)
November 6 Control Structures in Java (Programs 
The topic of the Unit Project will also be tested in the examination.
based on if, if - else, if - else - if
ladder) (Continued)
December 7 App Development 23 +
COMPUTER STUDIES Support
material
Name of the Textbook: COMPUTER MASTI (Term I and Term II)
January Networks (excluding www, website, 47 +
Author: Prof Sridhar Iyer 8 webpage, internet, hyperlink, ISP) Support
Publisher: Next Education India Private Limited material
February 8 Networks (Continued) -
APRIL - SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter REVISION
Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number
March ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Operating System (OS) and Graphical 1
User Interface (GUI) (excluding features
of OS, System Utility as one of the Marks Distribution for Half-Yearly and Annual Examinations
April - May 1 component of OS)
SECTION A: Theory + Application + HOTS + Output (25 Marks)
(including definition of Shell, Error
Checking, Defragmentation - they will SECTION B: Algorithms, Flowcharts and Java programming (25 Marks)
be sent by the Innovation Wing)
Algorithms and Flowcharts (excluding 19 + Note:
2 pseudocode and Loop, Hanoi Puzzle) Support 1. The question paper in the Half-yearly and Annual Examination will be of
material 50 marks and shall include questions based on Knowledge, Application and
July 2 Algorithms and Flowcharts (Continued) - Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
Spreadsheet – Formulae, Functions 38 + 2. For additional knowledge the students may refer to Libre Office and Android on
3 and Charts (excluding charts from Support their own. These topics will not be tested.
support material) material 3. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested in the examination.

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ART
Name of the Textbook: Rupa Pencil Drawing– 5
Author: Partha Protim Biswas
Publisher: Asha Book Agency

APRIL – SEPTEMBER
Pages 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28
Flags France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Mali, Guinea, Chad, Jamaica,
Mexico, Honduras
HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATION

OCTOBER – MARCH
Pages 30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58
Flags Panama, Chile, Brazil, Tonga, Peru, Niger, Namibia, Angola,
Zimbabwe, Botswana
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Note- The flags will not be evaluated.

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