T.C.V. SCHOOL, CLASS VIII COMMON SYLLABUS – 2013 SUMMATIVE I (90 Marks) (A) CHEMISTRY (29 Marks) 1. Basic concept of atomic structure, electronic configuration and valency. Formation of compounds from the radicals studied in class VII (4 Marks) 2. Metals and Non metals
(13 Marks)
3. Chemical effects of electric current
(12 Marks)
(B) PHYSICS 1. Light(Topic 16.10 is not included) 2. Sound
(29 Marks) (16 Marks) (13 Marks)
(C) BIOLOGY 1. Cell- structure and function 2. Microorganism
(28 Marks) (14 Marks) (14 Marks)
(D) ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 1. Conservation of plants and animals
(4 Marks)
SUMMATIVE II (90 Marks) (A) CHEMISTRY (28 Marks) 1. Combustion and flame (‘Burning of fuel leads to harmful products’ is not included) (15 Marks) 2. Synthetic fibres and plastics (13 Marks)
(B) PHYSICS (28 Marks) 1. Force and pressure(Topic 15.2 to 15.4 of Chapter 15 is included as an extension to electrostatic force) (15 Marks) 2. Friction (13 Marks)
(C) BIOLOGY 1. Reproduction in animals 2. Reaching the age of adolescence
(30 Marks) (15 Marks) (15 Marks)
(D) ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 1. Pollution of air and water (Topic 18.1 – 18.5) 2. Stars and solar system (Topic 17.1 – 17.3)
(4 Marks) (2 Marks) (2 Marks)
BLUE PRINT OF S.A. I S.NO CHAPTERS VSA(1) SA(2) LA(3) VLA(5) MCQ(1) TOTAL 1 Radicals 1(1) 1(3) 4 2 Metals And Non Metals 1(2) 1(3) 1(5) 3(3) 13 3 Chemical Effects Of Electric Current 1(1) 1(3) 1(5) 3(3) 12 4 Light 1(1) 2(6) 1(5) 4(4) 16 5 Sound 1(2) 3(9) 2(2) 13 6 Cell- Structure And Function 2(6) 1(5) 3(3) 14 7 Microorganism 1(2) 2(6) 1(5) 1(1) 14 8 Conservation Of Plants And Animals 1(2) 2(2) 4 Number Of Questions (Marks) 3(3) 4(8) 12(36) 5(25) 18(18) 42(90)
BLUE PRINT OF S.A. II S.NO CHAPTERS VSA(1) SA(2) LA(3) VLA(5) MCQ(1) TOTAL 1 Combustion And Flame 2(6) 1(5) 4(4) 15 2 Synthetic Fibre And Plastics 1(1) 1(2) 2(6) 4(4) 13 3 Force And Pressure 1(2) 2(6) 1(5) 2(2) 15 4 Friction 2(6) 1(5) 2(2) 13 5 Reproduction In Animals 1(1) 1(2) 2(6) 1(5) 1(1) 15 6 Reaching The Age Of Adolescence 1(1) 1(2) 2(6) 1(5) 1(1) 15 7 Pollution Of Air(18.1-18.5) 2(2) 2 8 Stars And Solar System (17.1-17.3) 2(2) 2 Number Of Questions (Marks) 3(3) 4(8) 12(36) 5(25) 18(18) 42(90)
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Note: · Respective teachers are requested to do all the activities given in the text book. · This syllabus is totally based on the NCERT SCIENCE TEXTBOOK (2008) for class VIII. · Maximum number of MCQ should be set from the activities given in the textbook. · Question paper should be set according to following difficulty levels: 1. Easy - 15 Marks 2. Average – 60 Marks 3. Difficult – 15 Marks · Basis of evaluation (in percentage): Knowledge -20% Understanding – 35% Application – 35% Skill – 10% · At least one out of the five marks questions should be descriptive type to test student’s explaining skill. · Following are the topics which have been deleted from their respective chapters: -Topic 16.10 (Braille system) from chapter ‘Light’. -‘Burning of fuel leads to harmful products’ from chapter ‘Combustion and flame’ · Topics 15.2 to 15.4 of Chapter 15 are included as an extension to electrostatic force in the chapter ‘Force and Pressure’.