S.N.L.D HARSH CONVENT SCHOOL, SURATGARH HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK, May 2015 GRADE – 8 th 4) ENGLISH Write a biography on Saina Nehwal. Write the summary of the poem ‘Believe in yourself’ in your own words. Project work: i) Poster making on ‘Save trees & save life’. ii) Chart making on Noun/Pronoun/Adjective/Adverb. Solve the F.A. I Paper 5) Learn spellings & meaning of the given words. 1) 2) 3) 1) 2) 3) 1) 2) 1) 2) 3) 4) 1½ MATHEMATICS Make a File Making using following two points Write the definition of the following. a) Natural numbers b) Whole numbers c) Integers d) Positive and Negative rational numbers Write the properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of rational numbers. Make a chart of laws of exponents Social Science Make a chart of classification of resources. Using pictures. Make a chart of Rainwater harvesting process. Science Prepare chart (Any one) on the following topics (Roll no. 1– 22) a) Types of microrganism b) Environmental pollution Note down maximum and minimum Temperature of any five metro cities for fifteen days. (Roll no. 23–47 ) Collect ten types of leaves plant and write down their common name. (Roll no. 1– 22) Working project of kaleidoscope. (Roll no. 23– 47) Hindi Hkz"Vkpkj dks jksdus gsrq *ckck jkenso* o *vUUkk gtkjs* ds }kjk fd;s x;s ç;klksa dks fp= lfgr fy[kksA S.N.L.D HARSH CONVENT SCHOOL, SURATGARH Word Meanings S. No. Meanings To shy S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 Words Blush Deliberate Stammer Praise Elegy 35 36 37 38 39 Words Lethargic Subdued Wrath Yield Grief Meanings Less energetic Sad or worried person Anger Stop registing Feeling of sorrow 6 Stinker 40 Hectic Tired 7 Grudge 41 Tragedy An extremely sad event 8 Plot 42 Timorous Nervous 9 10 Haul Woe 43 44 Rescue Rural To save someone Someone who belongs from village side 11 12 13 14 Confidential Bare Rumours Dilemma Alien Supper Relish Stare Belongs to different country Doubtful report State of confusion 45 46 47 48 15 16 Abandon Meek To leave the place Gentle and quiet 49 50 Reliable Enthusiasm 17 Exaggerate 51 Narrator 18 19 20 21 Glib Apparel Blithe Stealthily 52 53 54 55 Suspicious Amicable Funk Drowsy Not trustful Friendly Scare Feeling sleepy 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Limp Vim Whine Distinguish Ancient Niggard Chuckle Spite Barren Sequin Dirge Sonnet More important than is really Smooth Clothing Joyous Do anything without making noise Falter Energy To complain Differentiate Old Miser Quiet laugh Malice or jealous Dry landscape Something bright & shiny Meal eaten at night Get a lot of enjoyment To look at something without blinking eye Trusted to work well Great eagerness to do something Author 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Callow Conflict Capricious Spurious Extravagant Scream Exhort Lore Lure Stroll Dither Chaos Have no experience Differences Hump Unauthentic Waster To cry loudly To preach To educate To motivate To wander In dilemma Disorder 34 Accuse 68 69 Forsake Seldom Abandon occasionally Purpose rather than by chance Speak nervously To admire someone A sad song or lament for a dead person A person or thing which smell very bad A feeling of anger towards someone A secret plan between two person or more Pull Sorrow Something very personal Without shoes or sleepers foot Slow sad song or piece of music A fourteen line poem written iambic pentameter To blame someone