MCM Syllabus and Test Description for Class 8 Entry Test
Military College Murree has suggested the following syllabus with recommended books for the up comming entry test of Class 8th. Candidates are requested to follow the given syllabus and test description for getting good marks in the entrace exam of class VIII. The total marks of the 8th class entry test are 300.
DETAILS OF ENTRANCE EXAM CLASS VIII
PART – I (ENGLISH 100 Marks)
Recommended Textbook: English for Class 7th (Punjab Curriculum & Textbook Board, Lahore). This book is based on the Single National Curriculum 2022 and is authored by Shaukat Abbas & Aamir Mehmood Awan.
| OBJECTIVE PORTION (70 Marks) (Includes MCQs, Fill in the blanks and Do as directed) | SUBJECTIVE PORTION (30 Marks) |
| Synonyms – 10 Identify Parts of Speech – 10 Fill in the Blanks (Prepositions) – 10 Comprehension of Passage – 10 Do as directed – 10 Active & Passive Voice – 10 Adjectives & Spellings – 10 | Translation from Urdu to English – 10 Translation from English to Urdu – 10 Picture Story Writing / Essay / Paragraph Writing – 10 |
PART – II (MATHEMATICS – 50 Marks & GEN SCIENCE – 50 Marks)
(Mathematics)
Recommended Textbook: Mathematics for Class 7 by M. Akhtar Shirani and Madiha Mehmood, published by the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Lahore. This textbook, aligned with the Single National Curriculum 2022, is a perfect resource for Class 7 students.
| Objective – 10 Marks | Subjective – 40 Marks |
| MCQs | Open Ended Questions |
- Numbers and Operations : Rational Numbers, Decimal Numbers, Simplification, Sets, Rate, Ratio and Proportion, Financial Arithmetic, Square and Square roots
- Algebra : Number Sequence and Patterns, Algebraic Expressions, Linear Equation
- Measurements : Distance, Speed and Time, Perimeter and Area
- Geometry : Practical Geometry, Angles Properties of Polygons, Transformation
- Data Management : Statistics, Probability
(General Science)
Recommended Textbook: General Science for 7th Class by Atta Dastgeer – Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Aligned with the 2022 Single National Curriculum.
| Objective – 15 Marks | Subjective – 35 Marks |
| MCQs | Open Ended Questions |
Topics for Subjective Part
Biology
Plant Systems, Human Respiratory and Circulatory Systems, Immunity and Diseases
Structure of an Atom, Physical and Chemical Changes, Chemical Bonds Solution
Forces and Motion Waves, Energy Heat and Temperature,
Space and Technology
Technology in Everyday Life, Earth and Space
PART – III (URDU – 75 Marks & ISLAMYAT – 25 Marks)
(Urdu)
Recommended Textbook: Urdu for Class 7 by Naseem Abbas.
MCM Syllabus for Urdu (8th Class Entrance Exam)
(Islamyat – For Muslim Candidates)
Recommended Textbook: Islamyat for Class 7 by Mujeeb ur Rehman Malik and Prof. Rana Khuda Baksh
(Pakistan Studies – For Non-Muslim Candidates)
Recommended Textbook: History for 7th Class by Ehsan ul Haq & Syeda Sadia Jawaid – Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board Lahore, Aligned with the 2022 Single National Curriculum.
| Objective – 10 Marks | Subjective – 15 Marks |
| MCQs | 5 x Short Questions |
Chapters
i. Middle Ages in Europe(500-1500CE)
ii. Muslims in South Asia
iii. Modern Period in Europe
Recommended Textbook: Geography for 7th Class by M. Ramzan Khan – Based on Single National Curriculum 2022, Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, Lahore
Chapters
i. Plains & Rivers
ii. Agriculture
iii. Climate Change
iv. Minerals and Power