G.D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 48, GURGAON

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK 2016-17

CLASS VII

Dear Children,

We are sure that you must be enjoying your summer vacation with members of the family and

friends. Some of you must be planning to travel or to visit your relatives and grandparents. It will

be great if you spend some time with them and gift them something that is handmade and

designed by you. This will surely make them feel special .If possible, join some activity classes

or learn something new during your holidays. Spend some time reading storybooks, newspapers,

watching interesting and informative programmes. Help your parents by cleaning up your room ,

arranging things kept in the cupboard and donating things that you do not need to a NGO.

We are attaching a few interesting activities and assignments which you are expected to do

during morning and noon time .Write neatly and present your work well. Please complete the

work and bring it to school on Friday, July 1, 2016. Have lots of fun and take good care of

yourself. Write a short story, paragraph, poem or a little report about some amusing experience

or a memorable moment along with pictures and mail it on the email id given below. These shall

be included in the section magazines during the year.

Instructions for compilation of Holiday Homework

1. All homework is to be done on A4 size sheets and compiled in a hard bound file / folder.

Design an attractive cover for your file / folder.

2. You may use different colour A4 size sheets for different subjects. Have a labelled cover page

for each subject. All sheets of a subject should be put together / tied/ stapled together and handed

over to the respective subject teachers on the first day of rejoining after summer break.

3. Attach all the worksheets along with the homework sheets.

4. The written part should be neatly presented in your own handwriting or printed( if the

instructions have been given regarding the same). Take the help of your parents only when

necessary.

5. Remember a well presented Holiday Home Work fetches you marks and appreciation of

your teachers and classmates .

Class Email IDs (for mailing soft copies) -

7A (class7agdgps@gmail.com) 7B (class7bgdgps@gmail.com)

7C (class7cgdgps@gmail.com) 7D (class7dgdgps@gmail.com)

G.D Goenka Public School, Sec-48 Gurgaon

Holiday Home work

Class-VI

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1. Create an interesting conversation of ten dialogues for the following storybook

characters. Do this work on a ruled A4 sheet .

Halku and Munni

OR

Halku and Landlord

OR

Halku and Jabra

2. Imagine you are Munni/Halku of the chapter January night. Write a letter in 150 words

to your landlord requesting him to reduce the amount of rent so that you are able to buy a

blanket for yourself to survive in the cold January night. refer to the format in the

notebook.

OR

Create a colourful comic strip of six frames on an A4 sized sheet, based on the story

January Night.

3. Read the supplementary reader Matilda. Write a paragraph on why you liked the novel.

4. Write a paragraph/story/poem on a topic of your choice on an A-4 sheet.

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assignments link | CL 7-Sanskrit Worksheet |

Make a PPT based on French culture in any one city situated in

France ( Excluding Paris) .The slides must

include information about

Monuments

Landmarks

Culture

Festivals

Food

Note: PPT should have 10 to 12 slides, with relevant images to beautify the presentation.

Complete Lessons 1& 2 in the French workbook .

Q1. Complete the Science worksheet uploaded on the school website for HHW .

The worksheet is based on the lessons

Fibre to Fabric

Water

( This worksheet is to be downloaded , printed on white, A4 sheets and

attempted )

Q-2. The following Research based Project is to be done Roll no. wise on colored

/plain A4 sized sheets.

Scarcity of water in India and its conservation

Water is life. Its vital. It supports the immense diversity of life on Earth. Its a source of food, health and energy. Fresh water makes civilization possible. But fresh water, in turn, isnt possible without a healthy planet and human actions are putting the healthy planet at risk.

Roll no. 1-15

TOPIC : Issues related to fresh water scarcity

Write a brief report in 100 150 words approximately, on how each of these

issues is affecting fresh water supply in our country

Climate Change

Deforestation

Fresh water supply Limit

Pollution

Roll no. 16 - 30

TOPIC : Rain Water Harvesting

Read about Rain water harvesting as an ancient Indian method of water

conservation. Write its salient features in about 200 words .

Fun time !!

Watch the following short films( under parental guidance) :

Mother Nature By Julia Roberts

Water By Penelope Cruz

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Math

General Instructions

1. Project Work (to be done according to roll numbers)

The following format will be followed for all projects:

The project should be hand written on A 4 size sheets.

The page wise format of the project presentation is as follows:

Page 1 Give the project a suitable name.

Page 2 Explain what the project is about.

Page 3 -- Define the AIM and OBJECTIVE of your project.

Page 4 -- Give a brief write-up (about 75 words) on all the resources you used

books referred to, people you consulted etc.

Page 5 Outline the procedure and process you planned in order to carry out the

project.

The project must contain :

a) Your observations, tabulations, bar graphs (authenticate them with photographs or

illustrations)

b) Analysis of the observations made.

c) Conclusion that you draw from the project.

Note: Total number of sheets in project should not exceed 10

Projects:

S.NO. Topic

1.

Roll Number

1-4

IPL Survey: Compare the performance of your

favourite 5 IPL teams on the basis of their

average run rates, number of matches won,

maximum number of sixes, strike rate of bowlers,

orange cap and purple cap winners of IPL 2016.

Collect, represent and analyse the data with the

help of bar graphs and tally charts. Also draw

inferences of your survey.

2.

Roll Number

5 - 8

Tricky Triangles: Try to construct triangles

using straws of various sizes .Record the lengths

of the three sides for each triangle. Analyse your

observations and infer when a triangle can be

constructed.

3.

Roll Number

9 -12

Finding value of pi: Choose circular paper

plates of various sizes, measure the

circumference and diameter with the help of

wool. Try and establish a relation between

circumference and diameter.

4.

Roll

Number

13 16

Solid Shapes: Study various shapes like

tetrahedron, cone, sphere, cube, cuboid. Find the

number of faces, edges and vertices. Establish a

relation between the three entities .Prepare nets

for cube and cuboid. Display your project through

a model.

5.

Roll Number 17 -20

Vedic math: Show how to illustrate the methods

of calculation for addition, subtraction or

multiplication using vedic math. Compare

arithmetic and vedic math on the basis of

simplicity, accuracy and speed.

6.

Roll Number 21 and above

Symmetry Mystery: Research about symmetry

and its types line symmetry, reflectional

symmetry, rotational symmetry. Find and

mention where it is used in architecture ,

designing etc.

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Holiday Homework ICT

Class Homework Description

VII Design a poster in Ms Word using autoshapes,wordart, clipart, to frame a debate on

use and misuse of Internet.

Make a PPT on Virus and Types of viruses Be smart on the internet

Submit a soft copy

.Write your name, class and topic as subject when you mail your file.

Hard copy/ Print for PPT should be taken on

A4 sheet and for Poster

on A3 sheet only. PPT should include

logo, pictures, relevant

text.

Q2. Cross Sum

Given here is a rational number cross sum. The calculations are to be done as you move

across and down the row and column. Wherever comparison symbols (, =) are given

choose the correct symbol. Now fill in the blank white boxes.

1/3

+

=

2/3

> < =

20/21

+

> < =

=

2/9

=

=

14/15

4/9

=

11/19

> < =

+

1/3

=

46/39

25/57

3/5

=

4/5

+

7/9

=

Q3. Magic Square

Given here is a magic square. The numbers horizontally, vertically or diagonally add up to

same number, called magic constant. In this grid the magic constant is 10. Now fill in the

blank boxes using rational numbers.

Now try this magic square and fill in the missing numbers. Find the magic constant.

Q4. Register yourself on the website www.ck12.com and do practice

questions atleast twice/ thrice a week.

4/3

14/3

4

10/3

16/3

-5

15/2

25/2

0

10

http://www.ck12.com/

1. Political Science Project

A political party is defined as an organised group of people with similar political aims and

opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.

Select Any 4 Major National Political Parties

Write their Manifesto

Mention their Party Symbols.

On the political map of India mark the states which they represent.

NOTE:

Project to be made on A4 size sheets.

The project should contain following pages:

Cover page

Index

Content and Pictoral supplement

2. Geography

Make a Power Point Presentation with 10-12 slides.

Topic: Earths Interior

Sub topics: Crust

Core

Mantle

Choose any one option from areas of Visual and

Performing Arts and attempt the related questions:

DANCE

Choreograph a dance routine and bring a video for the same.

You must work on a write-up about this experience and reason why you

chose a particular piece of music, dance steps and movements.

MUSIC

Search RAAG based songs on any one of the following RAAGAS:

YAMAN

BHAIRAVI

(2 songs in each RAAG) and write the lyrics of the songs.

OR

Watch the Musical movie Fiddler on the roof and write a brief report on

why you liked/ disliked the movie , specially your comments about the

music in the movie.

THEATRE ARTS

Write a street play on any social issue. Design a

poster/ slogan placard for the same.

Art & Craft

Mural with a broken CD

Take a Hard board of A3 size and paste a cartridge or ivory sheet on it. Draw a

bold design on it. Take old CDs and cut it in square now paint the squares in

different colors. Arrange and paste the squares with fevicol according to your

design and color scheme. Use your imagination and creativity to add to the

design.

Sports activities help you stay fit and healthy. It is essential to exercise regularly

and eat healthy food items and avoid junk food as far as possible. It will be

wonderful if you are able to go and play in a playground daily or join a sports

activity group.

Whenever possible during your vacation, try and go for morning walks and play

group games. During hot summer days enjoy playing indoor games like chess

and other board games. This way you will be comfortably inside your home and

at the same time having fun and good time with your family members.

Make a worksheet related to any one sport you enjoy playing. You may design a

crossword, word search activity, multiple choice questions worksheet or a

Sports puzzle. Design a border or take printout of borders. Make it interesting

and presentable. Submit it to your sports activity teacher after the vacation.