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Alpha AcademyName:______________Class:_____________

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Alpha Academy (Ghaziabad)Winter Holidays Homework (2018-19)

Class – VENGLISH

Name: Sec.: Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Long ago, the Earth was covered in darkness. None of the creatures living there knew what daylight looked like. One day, all of the animals of the forest gathered together in a clearing. They wondered if it would be better to remain indarkness, or if it would be better to also have light. Deer, Chipmunk, Raccoon, Wolf, Bear, and many other creatures climbed to the top of the highest mountain. The mountain stood so tall that there were no trees on its top, and it was covered only with rocks. Millions of stars blinked in the dark sky overhead. The biggest and most powerful animal in the forest was the bear, and he was the first to reach the mountaintop. Bear stood on the highest peak, looked out over the forest below, and argued for remaining in darkness. He said that the creatures of the forest would be able to sleep better in darkness because there would be no light to keep them awake. Most of the other animals were afraid, and they agreed with Bear. Raccoon said that he did not mind the darkness because he was so smart that he could find plenty of food, even in the dark. Wolf was easy to please, too. She didn't mind the darkness because she could howl in darkness or in light.

But one animal did stand up to Bear. Chipmunk, the smallest of the animals, argued that it would be better to have both light and dark. Chipmunk was very clever. As Bear continued to argue for darkness, she made many good arguments for light.

Slowly, the night passed. Bear grew tired of talking, but Chipmunk chattered on and on, as if she had all of the energy in the world. As the other animals dropped off to sleep, one by one, Chipmunk kept arguing. Finally, the first sunrise ever seen by the animals appeared over the top of the mountain. They woke up and were amazed by what they saw.

Chipmunk began to dance from rock to rock. Bear became angry because he didn't get his way. He roared loudly and ran after Chipmunk. He chased Chipmunk all the way down the mountain. Bear was fast, and he reached out his giant paw to grab Chipmunk. Chipmunk got away, but not before Bear managed to scratch her back with his long claws and that is why, to this day, you can see stripes on Chipmunk's back!Now tick the correct answer:

a) What is the theme of this story?

i) Stand up for what you believe in.ii) It is always better to go along with the crowd.iii) There is only one right way to do things.iv) Making decisions is easy.

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b) The animals had never seen i) darkness ii) mountainiii) daylight iv) rocks

c) The bear and kept arguing through the night.i) raccoon ii) chipmunkiii) wolf iv) deer

d) Pick out the synonym for the word ‘collected’ from thepassage.

e) Frame a meaningful sentence with the word

‘wondered’ from the passage.

Q2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate tense using the given verb:

a) They our presentation. (like, simple past)

b) She when the doorbell rang. (dance, past continuous)

c) Her mother adventure activities.(love, simple present)

d) Our class an assembly on Peace next week.( present,

simple future)

e) He by the time I reached his house.(leave, past perfect)

Q3. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:

Ben and his friends completed the task time.

Mr. Roy jumped the water puddle the road.

Q4. Write the synonym of the highlighted word:

a) They asked him about the hidden treasure.

b) Mr. Barua loved reading funny books.

Q5. Give the antonym for the highlighted word:

a) The pool was too deep for small kids to enjoy.

b) Their dog had sharp teeth.

Q6. Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence:

a) The car near the highway.

i) started on ii) Broke up iii) Broke down iv) Gave away

b) She her ideas confidently.

i) put forward ii) Put off iii) Carried away iv) Put on

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Grammar (Cross Word) Present Perfect

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Have you ever……?Across1. in the Pacific

Ocean?2. a picture of a

dinosaur?5. really strange food?7. a lot of money?8. someone a

new English word?11. in a chair for

six hours?12. a strange, scary

noise at night?14. your

homework but didn’t finish it?15.

something very dangerous?

17. something but then forgotten what you learned?

21. dinner for a lot of people?

22. a person or an animal?

Down1. a ghost?3. a horse, elephant,

or a camel?4. a short story in

English?6. about living

in a different country?7. money from

someone?9. a truck?10. in a helicopter?11. in line for

a very long time?13. a baby in your arms?16. some money on

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the floor?18. a

novel in English?19.

five cups of coffee in one day?

20. too much money for something?

21. a famous person?

EnergeticCreatemeekCalminnocentVictimiedibleHatelittle

DelectableDisturbSceptical Forceful Influential

destroycherish offender idle

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Q8. Find out the verbs hidden in the crossword below:

Q C B E A T L I E

C H A T B Y I G M

V O T D D A S K E

B L X T N K T N R

A D M I R E E O G

D J A E E D N W E

O L K W A B E N D

R N E E D E D H J

E M F L K T O O K

Q9. Pick one option from each bubble below to complete the table below:

Word Antonym Synonym

lazy

adore

upset

aggressive

great

make

delicious

suspicious

culprit

Antonyms Synonyms

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MATHEMATICS

Name:

Q1. Solve the following.

a) 23.134 + 501.3 + 460.35b) 200 + 0.087 - 100.005c) 78.62 × 12.1 × 0.1d) 45.35 ÷ 25

Sec.

Q2.There are 104 mangoes. 20% of them were packed in boxes. How many of them were left unpacked?

Q3.The total bill for a family of four at a restaurant is Rs. 546.80. What is the average expenditure per person?

Q4. The pie chart shows the preference of 48 children for different language subjects.

French

EnglishSpanish

German

Sanskrit

a) Which is the most preferred language?b) What percent of students like French?c) If 3 students like Spanish, what fraction of the group likes German?d) How many students like Sanskrit?

Q5. Draw a circle of radius 7 cm and mark the following.

Centre O Radius OA Diameter PQ Segment

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Q6. Complete the table:

Shape No. of faces No. of edges No. of vertices

Cube

Pentagonal prism

Square pyramid

Hexagonal pyramid

Q7. Activity:Using an A4 size sheet, trace and cut out nets of the given shapes (any 3)

a) Cube

b) Hexagonal Prism

c) Triangular Prism

d) Square Pyramid

e) Triangular Pyramid

SOCIAL SCIENCE

- Collect information about any Historical Places in Delhi and Prepare a Report on an A-3 size sheet.

OR

- State some of the steps that Government has taken to conserve Animals in India on an A-3 size sheet.

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Name: SCIENCE

Sec.

Q1. Put a ( ) for the correct answer and a ( ) for the incorrect statement:

a) Chemical fertilizers provide nutrients to plant but cause soil pollution too.

b) Terrace farming can only be done in hilly areas.

c) The purest form of water is sea water.

d) Salt and water added to water can be separated by decantation.

e) Nearly three-forth of the air is oxygen.

Q2. Answer in one word:a) Most of the weather changes take place in this layer of atmosphere

b) Cutting down of trees on a large scale by humans c) The simplest way to purify water. d) The blanket of air. e) Planting trees in large numbers.

Q3. Examine carefully some soil samples taken from different places and list your observations in the table given below:

S.NO SOIL SOURCE COLOUR WATER RETENTIONModerate/high/low

FERTILE(yes/no)

1. GARDEN SOIL

2. ROADSIDE SOIL

3. FARMLAND SOIL

Q4. Match the following:

COLOUMN A COLOUMN B

A) Breakdown of rocks Filter paper

B) Filtration Kill germs

C) Over grazing Skin Cancer

D) Boiling Weathering

E) Vegetable waste Soil erosion

F) Ultraviolet rays biodegradable

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Q5. Water is the most essential component of our daily life.Why is it called so?

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Q6. Read the clues and solve the word puzzle

Across

1. The first fertile layer of the soil

2. This liquid is called universal solvent

3. The amount of water vapour present in air

4. loss of soil

5. a weather condition where fog and

smoke combines

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6. Sorrow of China

7. The closest neighbour of the earth in space

8. The air which supports burning

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Q7. Some of the following activities encourages soil erosion and other encourages soil conservation. Colour the box red for erosion and green for conservation

(a) Planting more trees

(b) Overgrazing by cattle’s

(c) Deforestation

(d) Building embankments

(e) Fencing fields

(f) Planting grass in an open area

(g) Floods

(h) Terrace farming

(i) Storms

(j) Growing trees along field boundaries

Q8. Fun with Science (Do this activity under your parent’s supervision)Fix a balloon on the mouth of an empty bottle. Place the bottle in a vessel containing hot water. Now take out the bottle from hot water and place into a vessel containing cold water.a) What do you observe?

b) Make a diagram in the given box.

c) What can you conclude from this activity?

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Note: Make a folder of your Holiday Homework and submit to your class teacher on 18th Jan, 19. Project work: Prepare Musical instrument with a big carton box (for Annual function Old scene) in original look size