HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS VI
HEY KIDS! HAVE A HAPPY, HAPPENING BREAK!!

A holiday is supposed to be a break from studies, explanations and completing tasks. But are
holidays supposed to make us irresponsible kids?
NO. So were going to take up certain responsibilities and also enjoy our holidays with our
family .Plan your work day wise .Keep your self stress free.
Present your work neatly and as creative as possible.
The work should be hand written.
SCIENCE
Research the materials around us on the basis of properties given below in tabular form..( A4
SIZE Sheet)
Class is divided into groups according to Roll no.
Roll no(1-4) Plastic

Roll no(17-2 0) Metal

Roll no( 5-8) Glass

Roll no( 21-23) Cement

Roll no( 9-12) Stainless steel

Roll no(13-16) hard wood
Material

Hard/soft

Dull/lustier

Roll no( 2426)-Leather

Roll no( 27-29) Rubber
Transparent/opaque

Conduct
heat/electricity

Uses of
material

II Write your views on topic an A4 SIZE Sheet on: USE OF PLASTIC--- BOON OR BANE
Roll no (1-15) Plastic is a boon

Roll no (16-29) Plastic Is a bane.

III Prepare a flash card on half cardboard on WHO AM I activity. Roll no wise topics are given
below
Roll no (1 -4) Vitamin A &Mineral Calcium
IRON

Roll no (5-8) Vitamin B &MINERAL

Roll no (9-12) Vitamin C &MINERAL PHOSPHOROUS

Roll no (13-16) Vitamin D &MINERAL POTASSIUM
&MINERAL ZINC

Roll no (17-21) Vitamin E

Roll no (22-25) Obesity &Roughage

Roll no (26 - 29) Importance of water in body & Deficiency diseases
IV Read the story of Archimedes and its Eureka event and write in brief on A4 SIZE Sheet.
V Complete the worksheets 1,2,3,4 unit 3 in student manual.

ENGLISH
Write diary entry on every weekend describing the experience of
the whole week.
2. Have you ever been left alone in your house? Write an interesting story describing the
time you spent at home in the company of your pet dog when you got left behind.
HINTS:
- fear and anxiety initially
- realized you were not alone
- felt you could have a lot of fun with your pet
- describe the fun you had
1.

3. Do the following questions on the basis of the poem Be a friend unit-2 friendship
(pg-51) from the portal.
On the basis on your understanding of the poem, supply lines from the extract to substantiate the
statements given below:
a) One need not be rich to have a friend.
______________________________________________________________________
b) Friendship does not require special effort but just the will to befriend someone who
is lonely.
____________________________________________________________________
c) One need not be famous or popular to make friends.
______________________________________________________________________
d) Friendship is all about overlooking trivial mistakes and supporting sincere effort

______________________________________________________________________
e) The reward that one reaps through friendship is higher than the salary of a rich
man.
4. Read any one novel and prepare a creative book jacket
(a) Charlie and the chocolate by Roald Dahl
(b) Harry potter and the sorcerers stone by J.K Rowling
(c) A wrinkle in time by Madeline lEngle
NoteDo all the questions of holidays homework in your English Class work
notebook
ICT

Q1. To collect pictures of various logos of Operating system from newspapers/magzines. To

make a collage of these logos on an A4 size coloured sheet.
Q2. To do given ICT worksheet .
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Q.1 Prepare for role play- Solar Family. Class is divided into nine groups according to your
roll no.
Group A R.NO 1-3

SUN

4-6

MERCURY

7-9

VENUS

10- 12

EARTH

13- 15

MARS

16- 18

JUPITER

19- 21

SATURN

22- 24

URANUS

25- 27

NEPTUNE

Each group will do research and prepare a flash card about the above mentioned topics.
Using the flash card each group will present their topic of study.
Q no..2 W rite your views on an A4 SIZE sheet related to the topic given for class debate.

Prehistoric humans led a carefree and funfilled life.

R.no 1-14
R. no. 15- 27
Q. No. 3
different
them.

-For the Motion.

Against the Motion.

Visit National Museum , explore various galleries and exhibits that you see in
rooms. Collect information related to the stone age man & tools/objects used by

Write a report in your s.sc notebook.

Q.no. 4 The discovery of fire made life easier for early humans. But fire can also be very
harmful. So we must be careful with fire. Accidents due to fire can cause serious injury. What
should we do to
Avoid such accidents. Write the answer in your s.sc notebook.
MATHS
1. Research Work:
Egyptian number system and Mayan number system.
Symbols used in Mayan system?
Need of whole numbers
2. Prepare for debate on the topic 0 is the end of all of the universe i.e need of zero.
3. Using the method of Sieve of Eratosthenes, find the prime numbers between 100-200 on an
A-3 sheet
4. Calendar Activity
Choose a page from an old calendar - it can be their birthday month or a month that has
another special significance or one that represents a favourite time of the year to them.
Close your eyes and pick three numbers from the calendar.
Cut out the three numbers chosen.
I. Arrange the three groups of digits to make the greatest number possible.
II. Arrange the three groups of digits to make the least number possible.
III.
Find the difference between the two answers.
IV.
Using the three chosen numbers again, multiply the two greatest of the
three numbers and then subtract the lowest value number from the product.
V. Multiply the two numbers with the greatest and least value and then divide the
product by the remaining number.
VI.
Multiply all three numbers together, but first estimate what the answer
might be based on the previous calculations.
VII.
Find the average of the three numbers.
VIII.
Tell are they odd or even, prime or composite,
IX.
Find 2 multiples of each of the numbers,
X. Find its factors.

5.
List down the population of any 5 neighbouring countries. Check their divisibility by
2,3,4,5,6, 8, 9 ,10
6.In the following grid, how many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11?
Find all the pairs?
9
64
25
4
11
76
29
4

46
90
31
52
54
106
37
62

79
2
20
55
93
2
24
65

13
97
22
7
15
115
26
9

Here is another grid. This time we are interested in pairs that add up to a multiple of 13. How can
you use your insights from above to find all the possible pairings?

6. Complete the given assignment.

Class VI Maths Assignment
Q.1 Write the largest and smallest number using each of the digits 1, 4,6,8,0 only
once and find there difference.
Q.2 Write the successor and predecessor of 99999 and find their difference.
Q.3 A bottle of medicine contains 200 ml of medicine. How many bottles will be required to fill
65 litres of medicine?
Q.4 How many millions make a crore?
Q.5 The difference between two numbers is 9476583. If the smaller number is 6873547,
find the greater number?
Q.6 Find the value of the following using suitable properties:
a.) 81265 X 169 81265 X 69
b.) 9538 X 39
Q.7 Find using number line :
a.) 8 5
b.) -6 3
Q.8 Solve the following and give answers in Roman numerals:
a.) XCVIII LXIX
b.) MDV + CDIX

Q.9 Estimate the following by rounding off each number to nearest tens:
a.) 9250 X 29
b.) 3841 X 23
Q.10 Estimate the sum by rounding off each number to nearest hundreds:
a.) 592 + 217
b.) 2976 + 2087
Q.11 Determine the difference of two place value of 7 in the number Seventeen million
four hundred thirty two thousand two hundred seven.
Q.12 The number of students in class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in a district are 36510, 18700,
12540, 17825 and 16571. Find the total number of students in primary classes.
Q13. Danielle placed 5 weights on a scale during science class. If each weight weighed
0.2 grams, what did the scale read?
Q.14 Find the sum, using the most convenient combination: 81, 274, 119, 126.
Q.15 Fill in the blanks and write the name of the property used:
a.) 731 + (509 + 69) = (. + 69) + 509
b.) 5 + .. = 5
Q.16 The sum of my digits is 14. When rounded off to nearest hundred, I am 500.
Rounding to nearest tens makes me 460. What am I?
Q.17 Insert commas suitably and write the names according to Indian and International
system of numeration:
a.) 8268973
b.) 96300001
Q.18 The distance between Delhi and Panipat is 94 Km. A bus makes 3 round trips
daily between the two cities. What will be the distance it covers in the month of July, if it
does not run on 4 days in the month?
Q.19 Write an expression for:
a.) Difference of fifty six and twenty three.
b.) Twenty is added to the product of seventeen and seven.
c.) Twenty eight divided by the sum of seven and three.
Q.20 Find the difference between the largest number of seven digits and the smallest
number of 8 digits.
Q.21 The headline read A MILLION VOTED TODAY . Actually 90,018 people voted
each hour for 12 hours. Did the newspaper give a sensible account of the number of
votes cast in the election?

Q.22 Rajesh and Mukesh bought 10 and 8 notebooks respectively from the market at
Rs 15 per notebook. Find the total amount of money they paid?
Q23. In the following, a prime number is:
a. 6
b.
4
c.
2
d.
8
2. Which of the numbers is not even?
a. 44
b.
5306
c.
5777
d.
88310
3. 5364 is divisible by:
a. 2
b.
4
c.
both a & b
d.
none of these
4. Which number should come at * to make number 7704* divisible by 5?
a. 4
b.
5
c.
8
d.
2
5. The whole number which is a factor of every number is
a. 0
b.
2
c.
1
d.
100
6. Smallest 6 digit number divisible by 6 is:
a. 100000 b.
100002
c.
100003
d.
none
of these
7. Which of the following shows the prime factors of the number 60?
a. 3 x 20
b.
4 x 15
c.
2 x6x5
d.
2 x 2x3x5
8. The number (11,10) are:
a. Co-prime numbers
b.
Prime numbers
c.

Both prime and co-prime

d.

None of these

9. The reciprocal of the smallest prime is:

a.
0
b.

c.
1
d.
2
10. Which of the following number is prime number?
a. 242
b.
718
c.
157
d.
390
11. The sum of all prime numbers between 60 and 80 is divisible by:
a. 9
b.
5
c.
11
d.
4
12. A number is divisible by 15:
a.
If it is divisible by 3
b.
If it is divisible by 5
c.

If it is divisible by 3 and 5

d.

None of these

13. 14 can be written as a sum of two different odd primes as:

a. 3 + 11
b.
7 +7
c.
5 +9
d.
14. Highest common factor of 42 and 162 is:
a. 4
b.
12
c.
6
d.
15. Least common multiple of 8,12 and 20 is
a. 24
b.
120
c.

12

d.

1 +13
none of these
None of these

16. The longest rod which can measure the three dimensions of the room exactly if length,
breadth and height of a room are 8m 25cm, 6m 75cm and 4m 50cm respectively is:
a. 75 cm
b.
45 cm
c.
15 cm
d.
14850 cm
17. The HCF of two numbers is 28 and their LCM is 336. If one number is 112, then the
other number is:
a. 84
b.
34
c.
92
d.
64

18. The HCF of 343 and 70 is:

a. 7
b.
10

c.

d. None of these

19. What is the smallest number which when divided by 15 or 20 leaves a remainder 7 in
each case?
a.
307
b.
67
c.
601
d.
157
20. The LCM of two numbers is 504. Which of the following cannot be their HCF?
a.
36
b.
42
c.
18
d.
16
21. Two ropes 16m and 20 m long are to be cut into small pieces of equal length. What will
be the maximum length of each piece?
a. 5 m
b.
24 m
c.
4m
d.
80 m
22. In a morning walk, Kanu, Manu and Oorja step off together. Their steps measure 50cm,
65cm and 75 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that all
can cover the same distance in complete steps?
a. 1595 cm
b.
1955 cm
c.
1185 cm
d.
1950 cm
23. Which of the following statement is true?
(i)
The smallest number that can be divided by the given numbers without leaving any
remainder is called the lowest common multiple.
(ii)
The greatest number which divides two or more numbers exactly without leaving any
remainder is called the highest common factor.
a. Only (i)
b.
Only (ii)
c.
Both (i) & (ii) d.
Neither (i) nor (ii)
Q24. State whether the following statements are True or False.
(a) There is a unique even number which is prime.
(b) The sum of two primes cannot be prime.
(c) There are two natural numbers which are neither prime nor composite.
(d) Every even number is composite.
(e) Pair of prime numbers less than 100 which differs 1 is unique.
(f) A number and its successor are always co-primes.
(g) If a number is divisible by 3, it must be divisible by 9.
(h) If a number is divisible by 8, it must be divisible by 4.
(i) A number is divisible by 21, if it is divisible by 3 and 7 both.
(j) If a number is divisible by 3 and 6 both, it must be divisible by 18.
(k) If a number is divisible by 9 and 11, it must be divisible by 99.
(l) If a number is factor of the sum of two numbers it must exactly divide the numbers
separately.
(m)If two numbers are co-prime, at least one of them must be prime number.

(n) Sum of two consecutive odd numbers is always divisible by 4.

Q25. Complete the following statements with suitable words or figures:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)

The HCF of 16 and 64 is .

The LCM of 8 and 20 is .
HCF of 14 and 21 is 7. Then LCM is ..
Greatest number that divides each of the given numbers is their .
HCF of 27 and 45 is
HCF of two prime numbers is .
LCM of two prime number is their.
HCF of two co-prime numbers is ..
LCM of two co-prime numbers is their.
HCF stands for
LCM stands for .
HCF X LCM..

Q26. State whether the following statements are True or False.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

The HCF of two or more numbers cannot be greater than any one of them.
HCF of a pair of co-prime numbers is always greater of the two numbers.
HCF of two numbers does not always divide each of the two numbers exactly.
If a number be a multiple of another number, then their HCF is greater of the two
numbers.
Q27. Three cans of water contain 527 litres, 646 litres and 748 litres of water respectively. Find
the capacity of the biggest container which can measure the water in these three cans exactly.
Q28. Apples have to be packed in boxes containing either a dozen each or 50 each. What is the
least number of apples needed so that the packing can be done either way without leaving any
apple outside the box?
Q29. There are 153 apples and 119 oranges. These fruits are to be arranged in heaps containing
the same number of fruits. Find the greatest number of fruits possible in each heap.

Eco Club Summer Holidays Homework

Eat green vegetables and healthy citrus fruits to beat the summer heat! And drink lot of water
to keep yourself hydrated.
Make a postcard size greeting card on any of the themes listed below:
1. Nature
2. Importance of light
3. Importance of soil
4. Wildlife
Dadima ke nushke: Submit some common herbal remedies given by your grandparents /
parents on a A-4 size sheet.