General Instructions:-

1. Each child has to do all the home work given for each subject

2. Details have been intimated individually

3. Files/Projects have to be decorated nicely as per the topic given.

4. The Holiday Homework should be submitted by 6th July, 2018

5. All the questions given in Assignment sheet should be done according to the

instructions given by the subject teachers.

VIVEKANAND PUBLIC SCHOOL B-BLOCK, ANAND VIHAR, DELHI-92

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS-X

ENGLISH

Q1. Read the novel 'The Story Of My Life' by Helen Keller and write the character sketch of the following

characters in the notebook:

1. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell

2. Martha Washington

3. Mrs Kate Adams Keller

4. Mr. Anagnos

5. Mildred Keller

Q2. Find information about the following poets with reference to the poems in the literature reader and

submit it on A-3 size sheet.

1. Vikram Seth

2. William Shakespeare

3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Q3. Select three poems from the syllabus and highlight the presence of listed literary devices. Explain the

literary devices and suitable examples from selected poem on A-3 size sheet. Given below is a list of

literary devices that you can look in your poem Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Refrain, Irony,

Alliteration etc.

ENGLISH LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT

Answer the following questions. 1. What is the theme of the poem ‘Not Marble Nor the Gilded Monuments’? 2. In what way is the poem stronger than powerful rulers? 3. Why is war call wasteful? 4. Why does the poet refer to time’ as being sluttish? 5. Describe how the monuments and status bear the ravages of time.

6. What according to Shakespeare outlives the ravages of time? 7. What is a Sonnet? How can you say that ‘Sonnet 55’ of Shakespeare has all the characteristics of a sonnet? 8. What help did Jacopo ask for from the author before the latter left. What does it tell? 9. Write the character sketch of Jacopo’s brother. 10. What human made event ruined the life of the two boys and how? 11. What provoked the author’s interest? 12. What did the boys suggest the author could do when they were away? Why? 13. What did the author see inside the cubical? 14. How does war affect lives of people and humanity? 15. Is the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen Of Verona’ justified?

ENGLISH GRAMMAR ASSIGNMENT

Q1. Look and the words and the phrases given below and rearrange them to form meaningful sentences.

a) are / we enjoy / that / belong to us / than if / much more / they / borrowed / reading books. b) no book /that / afraid to / you should / mark up / own / you are c) should begin / everyone / a private library / youth / collecting / in d) of mankind / the habit / reading is / one of / resources / of / the greatest e) converse with / in / you / at any moment / a private library/ Socrates or Shakespeare / can f) book / formality / a certain considerate / must be treated / with / a borrowed g) the hand / your library / should be / as well as / free / accessible / to / to the eye /and

Q2. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Find the incorrect word. For most than four years, Marie Curie (a) ………………............... and her husband work in a large (b) ………………............... dilapidated wood shed near their Paris home (c) ………………............... It was here on the September night in 1902 (d) ………………............... they finally discover the radioactive element (e) ………………............... who they named radium (f) ………………............... Radium providing the first effective treatment for (g) ………………............... many forms of cancer.

Q3. In the passage given below some words are missing. Choose the correct word from the given options and complete the passage meaningfully. An inadequate public transport system has ………1…….. to an increase ……….2………… the number of vehicles ……….3……… the roads. Chocked roads have added ………4………. the traffic woes of commuters. Traffic problems need to ………..5………… because valuable time and energy ……..6……….. in traffic jams. Increase in traffic ……………7……….. also led to an increase in the number of accidents. Extended travel times and unpredictable traffic jams ……8……… people mad. It is not surprising that cases of road rage …….9….. the rise. ……10…… eliminate this problem roads need to …….11…….. In addition to this, the government should provide safe, ……….12……. and efficient public transport systems to discourage the use of private vehicles. Exercise 1. a) lead b) led c) leads d) been leading

2. a) on b) in c) with d) into 3. a) on b) in c) across d) at 4. a) in b) with c) to d) for 5. a) solve b) be solving c) be solved d) solved 6. a) is wasting b) is wasted c) wasted d) has wasted 7. a) has b) have c) is d) was 8. a) make b) drive c) go d) turn 9. a) is b) has c) are d) were 10. a) order to b) in order to c) to order d) in order 11. a) broaden b) be broadened c) broadened d) being broadened 12. a) more stable b) stable c) stabler d) stablest Q4. In the following passages one word has been omitted in each line. Find out the missing word. Plants derive their food both the earth (a)............................... and the air. If you minutely look their (b)............................... roots, you find that the ends of their (c)............................... roots like fine fibres. We call them root-hairs. (d)............................... They absorb water minerals and (e)............................... transport upwards to the leaves through the (f)............................... trunk and the branches. Q5. Transform the following sentences as directed within brackets. i. Who can beat him in the race? (Change into ‘assertive’) ii. Prerna is an honest girl. (Change into ‘negative’) iii. What a beautiful store it is! (Change into ‘assertive’) iv. We eat to live. (Change into ‘negative’) v. It was a spectacular show. (Change into ‘exclamatory’) vi. The accused is innocent. (Change into ‘negative’) vii. She is too clever to get caught. (Remove ‘too’) Q6. Do As directed

1. This box is too heavy to lift. (Use so… that) 2. He left early. He missed the train. (Use ‘although’) 3. Imran is one of the tallest boys in the class. (Use ‘comparative degree’) 4. He saw a thief. He informed the police at once. (Combine using ‘as soon as…’)

MATHEMATICS ASSIGNMENT

Q1. If d is HCF of 45 and 27 find x, y satisfying d = 27x + 45y.

Q2. Show that any positive even integer is of the form 4q, 4q + 2, or 4q + 4, where q is some integer.

Q3. If the HCF of 210 and 55 is expressible in the form 210 x 5 + 55y, find y.

Q4. Find the largest number which divides 615 and 963 leaving remainder 6 in each case.

Q5. Prove that 5 - 273 is irrational number.

Q6. If ab is an irrational number, prove that a + b is irrational.

Q7. Find the smallest number divisible 15, 24 and 36.

Q8. The HCF of two number is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the number is 54, find the other.

Q9. Explain why 47 x 19 x 11 + 19 is a composite number.

Q10. Prove that 3 + 5 is irrational.

Q11. Find the zero`s of the polynomial Y2 + 43Y – 15 and verify the relations between zeros and the

coefficient of the polynomial.

Q12. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeros are 2 and -32.

Q13. If one zeros of the polynomial (a2 +9)x2 +13x + 6a is reciprocal of the other, find the value of a.

Q14. Find the value of K such that 3x2 + 2Kx + x – K – 5 has the sum of zeros as the half of their product.

Q15. If α and β are zeros of polynomial 3x2 + 2x – 6, then find the value of :-

a). α – β b). α2 + β2 c). α3 + β3 d). 1α + 1β .

Q16. If the sum of the zeros of Kx2 + 3K + 2x is equal to the product. Find K

Q17. Divide 3x2 – x3 – 3x + 5 by x – 1 – x2, and verify the division algorithm.

Q18. Find all other zeros of the polynomial p(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 – 11x – 6. If one of its zeros is -3.

Q19. If the polynomial p(x) = x4 – 3x2 + 5x + 3 is divided by x2 – 2, the remainder is ax + b. what will be

the quotient ? find the value of a and b.

Q20. What should be subtracted from the polynomial f(x) = x4 + 2x3 – 13x2 – 12x +21, so that the

resulting polynomial is exactly divisible by x2 – 4x + 3.

Q21. Determine graphically the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle and area of triangle, the

equation of whose side are y = x, y = 2x , x + y = 6.

Q22. Find the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equation has infinite number of

solutions; 2x + 3y = 7, a(x + y ) – b(x – y) = (3a + b – 2).

Q23. Find the value of p for the following pair of equations; -3x + 5y = 7 and 2px – 3y = 1. If the line

represented by these equations are intersecting at a unique point.

Q24. Solve each of the following pair of equation by substitution method;

a). x + 22y – 4 = 0 ; 2x +4y- 12 = 0 b). 2x + 3y = 9; 4x + 6y – 18 = 0

Q25. Solve the following pair of equation by elimination method;

a). 11x + 15y + 23 = 0 ; 7x – 2y – 20 = 0

b). x10 + y5 + 1 = 15 ; x8 + y6 = 15

Q26. Solve the following magical equation

a). 43x + 67y = - 24 ; 67x + 43y =24 b). 37x + 43y = 123 ; 43x +37y = 117

Q27. Two pipes can fill a swimming pool in 12hrs. if the pipe of large diameter is used for 4hours and

the pipe of smaller diameter for 9 hours, only half the pool can be filled. How long would it take

for each pipe to fill the pool separately?

Q28. Aman takes 2 hours more than nishant to cover a distance of 30 Km. If Aman double his speed, he

would take 1 hour less than Nishant. Find their speed of walking?

Q29. Rohan is now half his father`s age. Twenty years ago, rohan`s fathers was six times older than

Rohan. Find the present age of Rohan and his father?

Q30. A shopkeeper sells a saree at 8% profit and a sweater at 10% discount, thereby getting a sum of

1008Rs. If she has sold the saree at 10% profit and the sweater at 8% discount, she would have got

1028Rs. Find the cost price of the saree and the list price of the sweater?

SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT

1. What steps were taken to clean up London?

2. Give three reasons why the population of London expanded from the middle of the 18th century?

3. How did people entertain themselves in the ‘chawls’? 4. Explain the social change in London which led to the need for underground railways. Why was it criticised? 5. ‘Bombay was a prime city of India’. Justify by giving examples.

6. Describe the features of the big modern city of Calcutta as viewed by the gods in the gods in the novel written by Durgacharan Roy?

7. Describe three main features of Charles Booth’s first social survey of low skilled London workers . 8. What was the role of Jobber in Chawls?

9. How did the development or expansion of Bombay differ from London?

10. What do you understand by Individualism, Chartism and 10 hour movement?

11. Explain the linguistic composition of Srilanka. 12. Examine the ethnic composition of Belgium. 13. Explain the power sharing arrangements among different organs of the government. 14. How did Tamils make efforts to gain power in Srilanka? 15. How is power shared among different social groups? 16. How is power sharing arrangements made in political parties? 17. What is the basic principal of democracy? How is power shared among governments at different levels? 18. What were the causes of civil war in Srilanka? Examine its impact on the country. 19. What arrangements were worked out by the Belgium leaders in order to accommodate regional differences and cultural diversity? 20. Explain the majoritarian measures adopted by Sri Lankan Government to establish Sinhala supremacy.

OR

Explain the provisions of the Act which was passed in Sri Lanka in 1956 to establish Sinhala Supremacy.

21. Explain any five features of federalism. 22. “Holding together federation “do not give equal power to its constituent units . Explain the statement with help of examples in context to India. 23. Describe three- fold distribution of legislative powers between the Union Government & State Governments of India. 24. “India is a federal country”. Explain by giving examples. 25. Explain the linguistic policy of Indian federal system. 26. Critically analyse the centre-state relations of Indian Federalism. 27. Explain the Panchayati Raj system. 28. How has the Panchayati Raj strengthened the democracy in India? 29. State any two difference between the local govt. before and after 1992. 30. In what respects is the criterion used by UNDP for measuring development different from the one used by the World Bank? 31. Why are public facilities needed for the development the country? 32. Why do different people have different goals for development? 33. What is the main criterion used by the World Bank in classifying different countries? What are the limitations of this criterion? 34. Why is the issue of sustainability important for development? Explain with suitable examples. 35. State important features of Agenda 21. 36. Classify the natural resources. 37. Define the term “Resource Planning .” Why is it needed? Explain its different stages. 38. Explain the causes of soil erosion. How the soil erosion can be conserved in hilly and desert areas? 39. Explain the steps that can be taken to solve the problem of land degradation. 40. Mention the problems that occurs due to indiscriminate use of resources.

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

PROJECT—POPULAR STRUGGLES & MOVEMENTS

“A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people

and institutions is a revolution.”

Keeping the above statement in mind, prepare a project on “Popular Struggles and Movements”as per

following guidelines:-

1. Highlight the following:-

a. Difference between a movement, revolt and revolution.

b. Different type of movements.

c. Role of movements & struggles in democratic politics.

d. Any five movements or struggles which influenced the world during (2000-2015).

2. Research and prepare a Case Study on any one of the following popular movements:-

a. Environmental Movement

b. Feminist Movement

c. Human Rights Movement

d. Indigenous Peoples Movement

3. Based on your selection of case study in point 2 above, highlight the following:-

a. The origins, nature and reasons for the movement/struggle.

b. The objective, contributions of different organizations/leaders and pressure groups behind the

popular movement.

c. Collect newspaper articles/reports about the movement or struggle you have chosen and interpret

the relationships between the activists, political parties and government.

d. Present status of the movement.

General Instructions:-

1. The project should be handwritten, well presented, researched & pictorial.

2. Cover page, table of contents, acknowledgements, bibliography, headings & sub-headings are a

must.

3. The project should be presented in a file and should not exceed 15-20 pages.

4. Learn all the work done in class.

5. Complete the assignments in fair notebooks.

SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT

PHYSICS

Q1. Write down formula which relates electric charge, time and electric current.

Q2. Define the following:

a. 1 ampere current b. 1 volt

Q3. Draw the symbols of the following electric components:

1. Battery 2. A fixed resistance 3. Variable resistance 4. A closed switch or key

Q4. Draw an electric circuit consisting of battery, key, Ammeter, Resistor and A volt meter. Show the direction of conventional current flowing through it.

Q5. State OHMS law and draw electric circuit to verify this law.

Q6. What do you mean by resistance of a conductor? State it’s unit.

Q7. A copper wire of length 2 meter and area of cross section 1.7x10-6 meter2 has a resistance of 2x10-2 ohms. Calculate the resistivity of copper.

Q8. Derive the expression for the resultant resistance when 3 resistors with resistances R1, R2 and R3 are connected in series.

Q9. Two resistances when connected in parallel give resultant value of 2 ohms, when connected in series the resultant value becomes 9 ohms. Calculate the value of each resistance.

Q10. Derive formula for total resistance when resistors are connected:

a. In series b. In Parallel.

CHEMISTRY

1. Metallic oxides of Zn, Mg and Cu were heated with the following metals. In which cases will you find displacement reactions taking place?

Metal Zn Mg Cu

Zinc oxide

Magnesium oxide

Copper oxide

2. Complete the following reactions: a. FeSO4→_____ + ____ + ____ b. CaO+H2O →_____ c. Pb(NO3)2 →____ + ____ + ____ d. Ca(OH)2+CO2→____ + ____ e. Zn+CuSO4→_______ 3. Complete the practical file of chemistry. 4. Draw the apparatus, which you have seen in chemistry lab, write their names and one use

(at least 5). 5. Differentiate between exothermic and endothermic reaction. 6. Name a brown gas released during the decomposition of Zn(NO3)2. 7. Define the following types of reaction with examples combination, displacement, decomposition, double-displacement, redox reaction. 8. Identify the type of each of the following reactions: a. A reaction in which a single product is formed from two or more reactants. b. The reaction mixture becomes warm. c. An insoluble substance is formed. 9. Write a balanced chemical equation indicating the physical state of reactants and products. a. Iron filling react with steam to produce iron(III)oxide and hydrogen. b. An aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce sodium chloride and water. c. Hydrogen gas combines with Nitrogen to produce Ammonia. d. Hydrogen Sulphide gas in air to give water and Sulphur dioxide. e. Sodium metal reacts with water to give sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. 10. Balance the following chemical equations:

a.NaHCO3 →Na2CO3+H2O+CO2 b.C2H6+O2→CO2+H2O c.NH3+O2→NO+H2O d.K2Cr2O7+KOH→H2O+K2CrO4 e.Na2CO3+HCl→NaCl+H2O+CO2

BIOLOGY

Q.1 Define various types of nutrition.

Q.2. Draw a well labelled human alimentary canal and explain digestion in oral cavity, stomach and small intestine. Q.3 Differentiate between...

Aerobic & Anaerobic respiration Arteries & Veins Blood & Lymph Xylem & Phloem

Q.4 Draw well labelled diagram of the followings... Human respiratory system Human excretory system Human heart showing internal structure

Q.5. Explain double circulation process. Q.6. Show the process of nutrition in amoeba with diagrams. Explain the process of photosynthesis in plants. Q.7. Design an activity to prove that.... A) sunlight is essential for photosynthesis B) Carbon dioxide is released during exhalation. Q.8. Write down a short note on Dialysis. Q.9. Collect information about two heart diseases and write down their cause, impact, cure and prevention.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PROJECT & PRACTICAL FILE

Instructions for Project File

Create Cover Page for your file.

Write Acknowledgement.

Create a Certificate that it is a genuine project created by you under signed by Internal as well as External Examiner.

1. Design a presentation on the topic “Internet Security”. The presentation should include 10 slides atleast. It must contain the following features i.e. Charts, Tables, Movie Clip, Audio Clip on Different Slides.

Hint :- Use enough pictures and inspiring quotes as well as data to back your words on the slides.

OR

Design a presentation on the topic “How to do E-mail Messaging”. The presentation should include the procedure for E-mail messaging, Setting of Calender, Scheduling an Appointment; Creating a

Meeting Request, Responding a Meeting Request. It must contain the following features i.e. Charts, Tables, Movie Clip, Audio Clip on Different Slides.

Hint :- Use enough pictures and inspiring quotes as well as data to back your words on the slides.

Note : Take the hard copy of the Presentation and Softcopy in a CD.

2. Create a brochure for a tourist city near your home town. The brochure should be of two pages with a lot of pictures and images. Properly indent the text and align the picture so that the list wraps around.

OR

Design a spreadsheet containing test scores of last 3 years in a school, of 12 students. Format the cells containing marks of students who have showed the maximum improvement between the 1st and the last (3rd) year. Use any metric to justify your opinion of what qualifies as genuine improvement in students.

(Outline/hints : Make use of formula to obtain a numerical value for estimating the improvement of a student. After that use conditional formatting to highlight cells corresponding to High improvements).

Project listed above (10 marks) Viva based on Project (10 marks)

Practical File/Report (10 marks)

Instructions for Practical File

Create Cover Page for your File.

Create Index for the following Activities.

1. Do online transaction of any site and take the screen shots of each and every step by pasting Print Screen from the keyboard and paste it in MS Word and take the hard copy.

2. A) Create a document in MS Word displaying your own portfolio.

B) Create a document displaying a letter.

The documents should contain these features : Header & Footer, Alignment, Paragraph Spacing, Applying Character Formatting, Text Wrapping, Inserting Shapes and Objects, Applying Border etc.

3. Create a presentation on “Healthy Diet/Networking Concepts” of atleast 10-12 slides with following Features, Tables, Bulleted Lists, Movie Clip, Audio Clip, Images, Transitions, Templates etc.

4. Create an excel sheet which has classroom for the number of electric accessories in your school and each floor as given below :-

No. of Fans No. of Tube Lights No. of bulbs No. of sockets

Class room Floor 1

Class room Floor 2

After tabulating find and display total no. of accessories floor wise and total no. of accessories by type.

5. Create a table in a database to design and enter data. The table must contain the following fields :-

a. Name of Cricketer.

b. Runs.

c. Wickets.

d. Catches.

Sort the table based on Runs in ascending order.

HINDI ASSIGNMENT

SANSKRIT ASSIGNMENT