Hope Hall Foundation SchoolHoliday Assignment (2015-16)Class X

ENGLISHQ1. Given are the names of some authors. According to your stipulated Roll Numbers prepare a biography of the author including his works, era, genre and pictures. 1. Leo Tolstoy Roll No. : 1 to 102. William Shakespeare Roll No. : 11 to 203. Jane Austen Roll No. : 21 to 304. Charles Dickens Roll No. : 31 to 405. Charlotte Bronte Roll No. : 41 to 52Q2. 1. Read the book Diary of a young girl as prescribed by CBSE.

2. Design an original book cover and suggest suitable titles (at least two) for the same.

3. Make a pictorial book review, writing about the author, contents, synopsis of story and your favourite character and do a critical analysis of the story.

Note: Do the above mentioned questions in two different scrap files using pastel sheets.Q3. Complete the exercises of Unit-1 Verb Forms, Unit-2 Determiners and Unit-3 Future Time Reference in the Workbook.

Q4. Attempt the following questions from the Main Course Book in your Grammar Notebook.

1. Question 1 Unit-1, Pg. no. 28, C8 (Message Writing). Write the message on a notepad and paste it.2. Question 2 Unit-2, Pg. no. 57, B7 (Speech). Prepare the speech for class presentation.

3. Question 3 Unit-2, Pg. no. 58, B9 (letter to editor). Read the letters given in the editorial column of an English newspaper and write the letter accordingly and paste it in the editorial column along with other letters.MATHEMATICS

A. All the packages are inclusive of accommodation, daily breakfast, airport transfers and sightseeing

Places to visitDurationCost

Bangkok, Pattaya & Singapore7 daysUS$ 199

Bangkok, Pattaya & Bali8 days US$ 200

Kuala Lumpur, Genting& Singapore7 daysUS$ 274

Australia - Sydney, Gold coast & Cairns10 daysAU$ 960

Mauritius7 daysUS$ 330

China - Beijing, Shaghai, Guilin11 daysUS$ 1095

Bangkok, Pattaya& Star Cruise Aquarius7 daysUS$367

Singapore & Star Cruise Virgo5 days US$563

Nepal - Kathmandu, Pokhara &Chitwan7 daysRs. 7999

Solve the following questions in reference to the above data:

Q1. A seven-day trip to Nepal costs Rs.7999. What is the cost per day?

Q2. A ten-day trip to Australia costs AU $ 960. If one Australian dollar equals Rs.55, how much money is required in rupees to make the trip work?

Q3. For a seven-day trip to Bangkok, Pattaya and Singapore, what is the daily cost:

a. in dollars

b. in rupees (if 1 US dollar equals Rs. 59)

Q4. For an eleven-day trip to China, find the cost per day:

a. in dollars

b. in rupees (if 1 US dollar equals Rs. 59)

Q5. An electronic device costs 20 dollars in America. How many can I buy if I have Rs. 2360 to spare? (Taking 1 US$ = Rs. 59)

ASSIGNMENT

1. Express the number 0.3178 in the form of rational number .2. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If one number is 280, then find the other number.3. Show that one and only one out of n, n+2, n+4 is divisible by 3, where n is any positive integer.4. Prove that is irrational.5. Using prime factorisation method , find the LCM OF 21, 28, 36 and 45.6. Show that is irrational.7. If and are zeroes of p(x ) = x2 +x -1, then find + 8. If one zero of the polynomial 2x2 +3x + is , find the value of and other zero.9. If one zero of the polynomial 3x2 -8x +2k +1 is seven times the other, find the value of k.10. What must be added to f(x) =4x4 + 2x3- 2x2 +x-1 so that the resulting Polynomial is divisible by g(x)= x2 +2x -3 ?

11. On a morning walk, three persons step up together and their steps measure 40cm, 42cm and 45 cm resp. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each one can cover the same distance in complete steps ?12. What type of decimal expansion does have?13. Using prime factorisation method , find the HCF and LCM of 30, 72 and 432. Also show that HCF X LCM product of three numbers.14. Prove that 4 - 3 is irrational.15. Verify that the numbers given alongside the cubic polynomial below are their zeroes. Also verify the relationship between the zeroes and the co-efficients: X3 - 4x2 + 5x -2 ; 2, 1, 1HISTORY1. Choose any one Novelist of the colonial period in India. Write about him and his works.

Which are the main issues highlighted by him /her in his/her works/language.

Describe the issues of caste, customs, women, social changes, nationalism etc.

His /her role in awakening the Indian society

Revise Ch. 5 for FA I.

POLITICAL SCIENCE1. Enlist the languages recognized by the Constitution of India. Find out the importance of these languages. (Ref.22)

2. Make a Pie chart showing Social & Religious diversity of India. How has this diversity been accommodated in India?( Ref. Ch. 4)

GEOGRAPHYAnswer the following Questions in about 80-100 words.(Support your answers with diagrams, maps, and pie charts etc.)

1. Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.

2. What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?

3. Explain land use pattern in India and why the land has under forest not increased much since 1960-61.

4. How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

5.Find out about Earth Summit 1992.

ECONOMICSQ1 Suppose records show that the average income in a country has been increasing over a period of time .From this, can we conclude that all sections of the economy have become better ?Illustrate your answer with an example.

Q2 On the basis of the given table answer the following questions: COMPARISON OF TWO COUNTRIES

CountryMonthly Income of Citizens in 2007(in Rupees)

IIIIIIIVVAverage

Country A9,50010,5009,80010,00010,200

Country B50050050050048,000

(a)Calculate the average income of country A and B(b) Are both the countries equally developed ?(c) Which country is better and why ?NOTE For the sake of simplicity it is assumed that there are five citizens in each country.

Q3 For each of the items given in following table, find out which country is at the top, and which is at bottom.SOME DATA REGARDING INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS FOR 2004-2006COUNTRYPerCapita Income in US$LifeExpectancy at BirthLiteracy for 15+ yrs population Gross enrolment ratio for three levelsHDI rank in the world

Sri- Lanka4390749169 93

India3139646160126

Myanmar1027619048130

Pakistan2225635035134

Nepal1490625061138

Bangladesh1870634153137

PHYSICS

Q.1 A resistor of 8ohm is connected in parallel with another resistor X. The resultant resistance of the combination is 4.8 ohm . What is the value of X?

Q.2 How will you connect three resistors of 2 ohm , 3 ohm , 5 ohm respectively so as to obtain a resultant resistance of 2.5 ohm ? Draw the diagram to show arrangement.

Q.3 A wire of resistance 5 ohm is bent in form of closed circle. What is the effective resistance between the two points at ends of any diameter of circle?

Q.4 What are the basic characteristics of a heating element and a fuse wire?

Q.5 Explain the construction and working of an electric fuse. Paste the pictures of various types of fuse used.

Q.6 Paste the pictures of appliances which use current up to 5A and the appliances which use current up to 15A. ( 5 in each case)CHEMISTRY- NOTE: i) Use A-4 size colored sheets to do the work and make a file.

ii) Each question should be done on a separate sheet.

1.Write the definitions of Combination reaction and Decomposition reaction. Give one example of each.

2.Write the definitions of Displacement reaction and Double Displacement Reaction . Give one example of each.

3.Write the definitions of Oxidation reaction and Reduction reaction. Give one example of each.

4.Balance the following chemical equations: i) NaOH + H2 SO 4 Na2SO 4 +H2 O

ii) Al + HCl AlCl 3 + H2 iii) Mg + AgNO3 Mg(NO3 )2 +Ag

iv) BaCl 2 + H2 SO4 BaSO 4 + HCl

v) Pb(NO3) 2 +Fe SO 4 Fe(NO3 )2 + PbSO 45. Translate the following into chemical equations and balance them:

i) Chlorine burns in hydrogen to give hydrogen chloride.

ii) Barium chloride reacts with zinc sulphate to give zinc chloride and a precipitate of barium sulphate.

iii)Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to form ammonia.

iv) Sodium metal reacts with water to give sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

6. Consider the following reaction :

H2S + I2 2 HI + S

i) Name the substance oxidized.

ii) ) Name the substance reduced.

iii) Name the oxidizing agent.

iv) Name the reducing agent.

BIOLOGY

1.Write a note on Dental Caries. Collect and paste a few pictures showing it. What steps would you follow to avoid the occurrence of it?

2.Expand ATP. Why is it considered energy currency of the cell?

3.Collect Blood Report of a patient. Find out his hemoglobin count? Is he anemic or not?If yes then enquire from him that what was he advised by the doctor to recover from this problem?

4. a) Draw a 3-D diagram of Human Digestive System and label it . (Roll number 1-17)

b) Draw a 3-D diagram of Human Breathing System and label it . (Roll number 18-34)

c) Draw a 3-D diagram of Human Excretory System and label it . (Roll number 35-last)

NOTE: Do question no. 4 on half a chart paper and use coloured papers to make different organs.

COMPUTER

1 Prepare a photo album in power point on any one of the following topics:

i) Operation Maitri

ii) Live no Negative

2. Write on the below mentioned topics:Cyber Congress, Cyber Bullying, Cyber laws, Vishing / Phishing, , E-Fraud & its prevention, Intranet .DRAWING

Make a poster design on (National Energy Conservation Day / Save environment , Save life) use A3 cartridge sheet.

Make any creative design using geometrical shape on A3 cartridge sheet.

Make a traditional rajisthani painting.

FRENCH

Q-1 Watch a French movie and write its review in French.

Q-2Ecrivez un paragraphe denviron 100 mots sur

IBasilique de Fourviere

IITheatre de Guignol.

Q-3Vous irez a Paris lannee prochaine . Dites ce que vous ferez en utilisant future simple. (150 mots)

( utilisez votre cahier dactivite pour redigez votre devoir.)

IFashion in France

IITransport system in France.Hindi