HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK

CLASS X

ENGLISH

1. Make a newspaper of your own under the title ‘D.A.V TIMES’ or any other title of

your choice.

2. Type an article on the topic ‘IPL MATCHES’.

3. Visit a bank talk to/interview at least four to five people there, asking them

questions on their profession and their dealings with customers on the daily

basis.

4. Write a book review of ‘THE STORY OF MY LIFE’ by HELEN KELLER. (Review 1-14

chapters).

5. Read the column ‘MIND YOUR LANGUAGE’ from the middle of ‘THE TRIBUNE’

every Saturday.

6. Search the site www.google.com and find the details of the works of ‘VIKRAM

SETH’ and find similarity of these works with the poem ‘FROG AND THE

NIGHTINGALE’.

7. Select at least 50 words from ‘THE STORY OF MY LIFE’, ‘LITERATURE READER’,

arrange them alphabetically and make a mini dictionary of your own.

8. Solve the grammar sheets given along.

9. Solve the given crossword puzzle and choose one more puzzle and solve that

too.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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11 12

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14 15 16 17

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19 20 21

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25 26

ACROSS

1. Divide short time into tiny pieces (6)

4. Doorman, perhaps, losing nothing by chance (6)

9. Local speech in citadel abroad (7)

10. It has the measure of the king (5)

11. A hut rebuilt in American state (4)

12. Language where range is hard (7)

14. Strange thing, rum, it goes to your head (6)

16. A sea movement, too (2, 4)

19. Almost last, possibly, or an unplaced horse (4-3)

21. Phobia shouldn’t include partiality (4)

23. Ancient tribe requiring one nice change (5)

24. New on Street, work without a break (3-4)

25. Man enters drunkenly (6)

26. Replace dry one over there (6)

DOWN

1. Small country where people go to retire? (4)

2. Biased social worker in vehicle (7)

3. European payment talked about (5)

5 Painter turns up and raises outstanding debts (7)

6. Stupidly lied about hot Indian city (5)

7. Wild West officers from planet with artist (8)

8. Holy man has unusual hiding place (5)

13. I’ve got an organization to adopt culture’s way (2, 6)

15. Tip urns out to reveal vegetables (7)

18. Annie, stupid and mindless (5)

20. Gloss observed around front of house (5)

21. Throw away and leave house! (5)

22. Goad football team endlessly (4)

English Grammar

Procedure exercises

1. Use the underlined verbs in the passive voice.

a. Put a scoop of vanilla ice-cream into a blender.

b. Add a tablespoon of sweetened lemon squash

c. Add half a bottle of soda

d. Gently stir and serve.

A scoop of vanilla ice-cream __________ in a blender. A tablespoon of sweetened lemon

squash and the juice of one lemon _____________ to the mixture. Soda is also put after

which it ____________. It is then served in tall glasses.

2. Read the information given below for preparing dessert. Fill in the

blanks to describe the procedure. Use the passive form of the

underlined verbs.

a. Mix fruit jam with water in a pan and heat

b. Mix cornflour with water and add to jam sauce.

c. Put peach halves and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream in a bowl.

d. Pour jam sauce over it.

e. Serve with wafer biscuits.

Fruit jam is mixed with water and heated in a pan. Now, cornflour __________ jam

sauce. Peach halves are put in a bowl. The jam ___________. The dessert ____________

wafer biscuits.

3. Use the underlined verbs in the passive voice.

PREPARATION OF A CAKE

a. Cream the butter and sugar until it gets fluffy.

b. Add the eggs gradually.

c. Add flour, baking powder and milk powder

d. Add vanilla extract with milk and mix well

e. Pour into the baking dish greased and lined with baking paper.

f. Bake at 180OC for about 25 minutes.

To make a delicious cake first of all, butter and sugar are to be creamed until it gets

fluffy. Then _______ gradually. Flour, baking powder and milk powder are added after

that. Vanilla extract is added with milk and mixed well for particular flavor. Baking

dish is greased and added with baking paper and the material ________. The material

________________.

4. Use the underlined verbs in the passive voice to complete the

paragraph.

a. Take a pipette and dip the nozzle into water in a vessel.

b. When the water rises to the mark on the pipette, cover its upper end and take

the pipette out.

c. Then empty the water in the pipette into a beaker.

A pipette __________ and the nozzle is dipped into water in a vessel. The air is sucked

out through the other end. When the water rises to the mark on the pipette, its

upper end is covered and ___________. Then ____________ into the beaker.

5. Read the instructions to make a delicious Quick Carrot Pickle and

complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answers in your

answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.

1. Wash, clean slice 1kg carrot

2. Chop finely ginger, garlic and green chillies

3. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil

4. Add one tablespoon mustard seeds

5. Add all ingredients

6. Mix two tablespoon fulls of vinegar

7. Add salt to taste

8. Pickle ready to eat.

Carrots are __________________________________ Garlic, ginger and green chillies.

___________________ Oil _____________________ in a pan and mustard seeds are added. All the

ingredients and salt and vinegar are added. The pickle is ready to eat.

Gap filling exercises

1. Complete the following passage about Aung San Suu Kyi by filling up the

blanks with suitable options.

Aung San Suu Kyi ___________ a figurehead for Myanmar’s struggle for democracy

______________ 1988. She was educated in Burma, India and the United Kingdom,

______________ she got her PhD. In 1988 she returned home ___________ for her dying

mother. Myanmar was in political chaos ____________a new military junta took power.

A nationwide uprising __________________the Generals started Suu Kyi ____________ for

freedom and democracy. Suu Kyi was kept _____________ house arrest for the best part

of two decades till 12 November, 2010. She was awarded the Noble Prize.

a). has been had been was is become

b). from since between in

c). when there here where

d). caring cared to care cares

e). before after when where

f). opposed opposite against again

g). is campaigned campaigning campaigned was campaigning

h). in above below under

2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete the passage.

Due to terrorist threat vigil is being kept ____________ the airport. The security

measures ___________ being taken. ____________ Security agencies have to be vigil all the

time.

3. Fill in the blanks with most appropriate words:

She occupied her seat ________________ introduced herself as Promila Kapoor

____________ Kanta. She began to converse ______________each other.

4. Complete the passage by choosing the correct options from those given

below.

The idiot box is __________ pushing the bookshelf out of the ______________ even in

regions that have a high literacy rate and a long tradition of libraries. According to

the findings of a sample survey ______________ average Keralite now spends 90

minutes ____________ cable television and 80 minutes reading books. However, TV is

not the only culprit; the survey ________________ by the Kerala Library Council to mark

the 50th anniversary of the library movement in the state ______________ that lack of

interest and high price of books ______________ equally responsible for people running

away from serious reading.

a). increasing increasingly increased to increase

b). home house houses homes

c). a an the by

d). watches watched is watching watching

e). was conducted conduct conducted being conducted

f). indicates is indicated indicating indicated

g). is are was were

REARRANGEMENT OF SENTENCES (SOLVE ON A SEPARATE SHEET)

1. though the atmosphere/of the sun/the/are scattered as/rays/they/travel

2. the sun/overhead/is/when/rays/the/vertically/travel

3. yellow colour/scattered/the/is/more so/appears/overhead/yellow/the sun

4. I will/I give/the more/the more/have it/it to others

5. choices in life/to be free/the right/I must/to make/be able

6. a happy one/the responsible/will make/use of freedom/my life

7. children’s books/a famous author/of/was/Lewis Carroll

8. poetry/fond of/very/was/also/writing/he

9. for children/many delightful/wrote/and/he/amusing poems

10. opportunities/challenges/growth/for/are

11. stones/failures/stepping/success/to/are

12. be discouraged/your weaknesses/by/failures/and/should not/you

13. waterproof tents/light warm/the equipment/includes/and oxygen

cylinders/clothing

14. no footholds/have to make/climbers/over walls of rock/their way/where

there are

15. they carry/this dangerous path/their tents,/across/food and everything

else/instruments/they may require

NARRATION PRACTICE

1. Read the dialogues given below and complete the paragraphs in Indirect

Speech.

A teacher was once teaching his class. He was surprised to see that one of the

students had no fingers in his right hand. He asked him ____________. The student told

him that ______________ to see __________________. At this, the teacher inquired what

happened then. The student simply said ________________.

2.

Expressing her surprise Renu asked Nandita ________________ such beautiful dolls.

Nandita told her that _______________. Renu then enquired ____________________. Nandita

said ___________________.

3. Prerna: Good Morning Varsha. How are you?

Varsha: pretty well, thank you; but these are hard days.

Prerna: Yes, they are. But we have to do the best we can. If you are

unemployed, I can help you get a job.

Varsha: Thank you so much. It will really be a favour.

Prerna wished good morning to Varsha and ____________. Varsha thanked her and said

__________, but __________________. Prerna agreed with her, but remarked _________________.

She also said that ______________. Varsha thanked her adding that it would really be a

favour.

4. Patient: Can I have an appointment with the doctor this evening? I am very

sick.

Receptionist: I am sorry. There’s a long waiting list. You will have to wait for

at least two weeks.

Patient: But by then I could be dead.

Receptionist: No problem. If your wife informs me, I can cancel the

appointment.

i). A patient went to his doctor’s clinic and asked the receptionist _________________

ii). The receptionist _____________________

iii). She further added that _______________________

iv). When the patient said that he could be dead by then, the receptionist calmly

replied that ____________________

EDITING PRACTICE

In the following passages, there is a word missing in each line. Find out the

missing word and write it in the space provided along with the preceding and

succeeding words:

1. One has to be all-rounder in more e.g. to be an all rounder

ways one to survive in contemporary ________________

cricket. Not just kind of player ________________

who good at batting as well as ________________

bowling one who can juggle ________________

Test cricket with one-dayers. So much ________________

cricket being played these days that ________________

not only the players but the viewers feeling ________________

fatigued. Having the best of worlds ________________

become a luxury not many cricketers can afford. ________________

2. My neighbour Mrs Das is short-tempered e.g. is a short tempered

and fiery lady. She does not lose opportunity ________________

to bring her aggressive faculties the open. ________________

She forever on the look-out for any ________________

small incident in which she aptly utilize ________________

her quarrelsome abilities. No one in our ________________

neighbourhood is willing to deal her to avoid ________________

giving her slightest of provocation to ________________

quarrel. Her quarrelsome attitude resulted ________________

in a lonely and companionless life for her and the rest her family. _____________

In the following passages, there is an error in each line. Find out the error and

write incorrect and correct word in the space provided.

1. Error Correction

Singapore is located in a highest strategic highest highly

area in South-East Asia. It lay on an ____________________________

important trade route. Trade was its life ____________________________

line. It is a major port. Goods from every ____________________________

East Asian countries flow in Singapore ____________________________

on their way for ports in Western Asia, ____________________________

Africa and Europe. From a Singapore docks ____________________________

ships carry rubber, copper, timber and spices ____________________________

sail to other countries. Other ships bring out

manufactured goods and machinery from the

industry countries of the world. _____________________________

2. Incorrect Correct

Trees that has resistance against adverse has have

climate conditions and the capacity for _____________________________

Survival are a best to be used for Bonsai. _____________________________

The ones to the ficus family are suited _____________________________

for the purpose. Saplings of banyan, peepul,etc. Who _____________________________

grow in the wild in the roadside and _____________________________

cracks on walls, can be plant to be trained _____________________________

into desired forms. Trees that grew aerial _____________________________

roots from the trunk and branches look

antique and fascinate in miniature. _____________________________

P.S: KINDLY MAINTAIN A NEAT FILE FOR THE HOLIDAYS’ HOMEWORK.

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PUNJABI

MATHEMATICS NOTE: Solve the sums in new register.

1. Find H.C.F. of 180, 252 by using Euclid’s division Lemma.

2. By Euclid’s Division Lemma find the largest number which when

divides 969 and 2059 leaves the remainders 9 and 11 respectively.

3. Show that square an odd positive integer is of the form 8m+1

where m is some integer.

4. Show that cube of any positive integer is of the for 4m,4m+1 or

4m+3 for some integer m.

5. If H.C.F. of 15 and 75 is expressed in the form 75a- 149.Find the

value of a.

6. L.C.M. of two numbers is 2079 and their H.C.F. is 27. IF one of the

number is 297. Find the other number.

7. Show that √ is irrational.

8. Show that √ is an irrational number.

9. If α, β and ϒ are zeroes of polynomial 6x3 + 3x2 -5x +1 then find the

values of

+

+

.

10. Find value of a & b so that x4 +x3 + 8x2 +ax +b is divisible by x2 + 1.

11. What must be added to f(x)=4x4 +2x3- 2x2 + x-1 so that resulting

polynomial is divisible by g(x) =x2 +2x -3?

12. Find all zeroes of polynomial 2x4 – 3x3 – 3x2 +6x -2 if two of its

zeroes are √ and - √ .

13. If zeroes of polynomial x3 -3x2 + x + 1 are a – b, a, a+ b. Find values

of a and b. 14. IF the polynomial f(x)= 3x4 – 9x3 + x2 + 15x + k is completely divisible

by 3x2 – 5. Find the value of k and hence find the other zeroes of the

polynomial.

15. If one zero of polynomial x2 +(3- √ ) x - 3√ is √ . Find the other

zeroe.

16. X takes 3 hrs more than Y to walk 30 km. But if X doubles his pace,

he is ahead of Y by 1

hrs, find their speeds of walking.

17. A boat covers 32 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 7 hrs. Also

it covers 40 km upstream and 48 km downstream in 9 hrs. Find

speed of boat in still water and that of stream also.

18. Ten years ago, father was twelve times as old as his son and ten

years hence he will be twice as old as his son will be. Find their

present ages.

19. Five years hence father’s age will be three times the age of son. Five

years ago father was seven times as old as his son. Find their

present ages.

20. If 2 is added to numerator of a fraction it reduces to

and if 1 is

subtracted from denominator it reduces to

. Find the fraction.

21. For what value of k will the following system of equations has no

solution? 3x + y= 1 ; (2k- 1)x + (k- 1) y = 2k + 1

22. For what value of a and b the following system of linear equations

has infinite number of solutions? 2x –(a -4)y = 2b +1 ; 4x – (a- 1)y =

5b -1

23. For what value of k will the equations x+ 2y +7= 0 and 2x+ky+14=0

represent coincident lines.

24. The mean of the following table is 50. But frequencies f1 and f2 in

class intervals 20- 40 and 60- 80 are missing. Find the missing

frequencies

CLASS 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 total

Frequency 17 f1 32 f2 19 120

25. Find mean of following table using all 3 methods:

x: 19 21 23 25 27 29 31

f: 13 15 16 18 16 15 13

26. Find median of following frequency distribution:

Weekly wages (in Rs.): 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109 109-119

No. of Days : 5 15 20 30 20 8

27. If median of distribution given below is 28.5. Find value of x and y:

C.I : 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

F : 5 x 20 15 y 5

28. Draw a less than type ogive for the following distribution:

Marks: 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

No. of students: 7 10 21 51 6 3

29. Evaluate: a) cot 120 cot380cot520cot600cot780

cos 700/sin 200 + cos 550 cosec 350/tan50tan250tan450tan650tan850

b) 2 cos670/sin230 – tan400/cot500 – cos00

30. Find value of x: a) tan3x =sin450cos450 + sin300

b) cos x = cos600cos300 + sin600sin300

c) sin 2x =sin600cos300 –cos600sin300

31. In ΔPQR, right angled at Q, PQ=4cm, QR=3cm. Find values of sinP,

sinR, secP and secR.

32 .If tanθ =

find value of cosθ +sinθ /cosθ -sinθ

33. If cotθ =

√ Show that 1 –cos2θ/2- sin2θ =

34. Prove the following Identities:

a) cotA +cosecA -1/cotA – cosecA +1= 1+cosA/sinA

b) (sinθ+secθ)2 + (cosθ + cosecθ)2 = (1 + secθ cosecθ)2

c) 1 – cosA/ 1+ cosA = (cosecA – cotA)2

d) sec4A –sec2A = tan4A + tan2A

e) cosA/1- sinA +sin2A/sinA – cosA = sinA +cosA

35. Prove the following Identities geometrically:

a) sin2θ + cos2θ = 1

b) sec2θ = 1 + tan2θ

c) cosec2θ= 1 + cot2θ

PROJECT:

Prepare a collage of pictures of different Mathematicians and write the

history of any one of them.

NOTE: File shouldn’t be over decorated with stones etc. However

children decorate the file cover by drawing or coloring etc. Use A4

sheets only.

IMPORTANT: Your H.W. will be evaluated on the following Rubrics:

1) Punctuality 2 marks

2) Completion of work 3 marks

3) Quality of work 3 marks

4) Self Effort 2 marks

SCIENCE

1. Write 10 consequences of over exploitation of conventional sources of energy. Explain why we should switch over to non-conventional sources of energy .( Roll no 1-25)

2. Suggest some innovative ways to harvest water in Punjab to curb the situation like water scarcity in Maharashtra.

3. Write the causes of increasing air pollution in Ludhiana. How as an individual you will contribute to reduce the pollution in the city. Suggest some innovative methods for the same (Roll no 26-50)

4. Write the reflections of the lesson – Sources of energy, about what you read.

5. Solve the following questions i Your image in a bathroom mirror results from

a diffuse reflection b specular refraction

c specular reflection d diffuse refraction

ii A galvanometer is used to

a measure potential difference

b detect direction of current

c measure amount of current flowing

d measure electric power of the circuit

iii The magnetic field inside the solenoid is

a non-uniform b variable

c same at all points d zero

iv The frequency of power supply used in India is

a 70Hz b 60Hz

c 50Hz d 30Hz

v Wood is a _____

a primary fuel b secondary fuel

c liquid fuel d processed fuel

vi Acid present in bee sting ?

a methanoic acid b hydrochloric acid

c acetic acid d sulphuric acid

vii Which of the following elements is a semi- metal ?

a aluminium b chlorine

c sodium d silicon

viii The plant hormone which is essential for cell division is

a auxin b cytokinin

c ethylene d gibberellins

ix The organs which perform different functions but have the same

basic structure are called

a vestigial organ b analogous organs

c homologous organs d analytic organs

x Edaphic factors are included in

a abiotic components b biotic component

c producers d consumers

RUBRICS (CRITERION) FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF HOMEWORK (For

classes 6-10 it will be considered as a part of FA 2 activity)

Self-effort – 3 marks, with help- 2 marks, from market – 0 marks

Punctuality – 2 marks

Creativity – 3 marks

Completion of the work – 2 marks

Date of submission

Class III, IV, V, VI – 14.7.2016

Class VII, VIII, IX, X – 12.7.2016

NOTE: Keep your homework simple and authentic , avoid usage of stickers,

stars and glitters otherwise negative marking will be there.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

1. Project on Disaster Management(any one of the following)

a. Tsunami (Roll No. 1-10)

b. Safer Construction Practices(Roll No. 11-20)

c. Survival Skills(Roll No. 21-30)

d. Sharing Responsibilities(Roll No. 31-40)

e. Alternate communication systems during disaster(Roll No. 41

onwards)

f. Instructions for the Project

i. Project should be typed or can be in the form of PowerPoint

Presentation

ii. Number of pages should not exceed 10 along with

photographs

iii. No marks for market project

iv. Submit your Holidays HW on 12-07-16 positively.

2. Create a poster on ‘Water Crisis’

3. Worksheet on Classification of federal and non-federal forms of the

governments (features).

4. Locate and label the following on the Political Map of India

a. L-1: Types of Soils

b. L-2: States known for Reserved, Protected and Unclassed forests

Wild life sanctuaries and National Parks- Corbett National

Park, Sariksha, Bandhavgarh, Manas, Kaziranga, Sunderbans,

Periyar

c. L-3: Dams- Eg. Salal, Bhakra Nangal, Tehri, Rana Pratap Sagar,

Sardar Sarovar, Hirakud, Nagarjuna, Sagar, Tungabhadra

d. L-4: Major state for wheat, tea, jute, coffee, sugarcane, rubber,

cotton , maize, rice and millets

5. Read Lesson-Agriculture, Democracy and Diversity, Sectors of Indian

Economy and frame questions of 1 Mark, 3 Marks and solve them too on

sheets.

6. Rubrics for Evaluation of Holidays HW

Self-made Punctuality Quality of Work Completion of Work

3 2 3 2