ENGLISH SUMMER BREAK HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS- 10TH
THEME: Creativity is intelligence having fun.

We want you to enjoy your vacation and come back rejuvenated and refreshed. We
want you to remain in touch with your studies and to facilitate that the given
holiday homework is designed for you in an interesting manner.

1. Read the newspaper everyday. Write three news headlines and news in your
own words daily.
2. Write an article in about 150-200 words on the given topics:
x Evils of gender discrimination(Roll no. 1-10)
x Examination paves way for success (Roll no. 10-20)
x Excessive use of internet(roll no. 20-36)
3. Make an attractive book jacket depicting the profile of your favorite
novelist.
4. Revise the syllabus for periodical 1
5. Solve Grammar section of last year question paper – any five.
6. Make an attractive poster on Anti- Corruption along with meaningful slogan.

7. The given assignment sheets should be duly completed and submitted on 1 st

july

ASSIGNMENT 1
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- COMPREHENSION

Name:_______ Class& Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Have you ever failed at something so miserably that the thought of attempting to do it again
was the last thing you wanted to do?
2. If your answer is yes, then you are ‘’ not a robot”. Unlike robots, we human beings have feelings,
emotions and dreams. We are all meant to grow and stretch despite our circumstances and our
limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our dreams come true is great when life is going our
way. But what happens when its’s not? What happens when you fail despite all of your hard
work? Do you stay down and accept the defeat or do you get up again again until you are

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 satisfied? If you have a tendency to preserve and keep going then you have what experts call,
grit.
3. Falling down or failing is one of the most agonizing, embarrassing and scariest human
experiences. But it is also one of the most educational, empowering and essential parts of living
a successful and fulfilling life. Did you know that perseverance (grit) is one of the seven qualities
that have been described as the keys to personal success and betterment in society? The other
six are: curiosity, gratitude, optimism, self-control, social intelligence and zest. Thomas Edison is
a model for grit for trying 1,000 plus times to invent the light bulb. If you are reading this with
the lights on in your room, you know well how he succeeded. When asked why he kept going
despite his hundreds of failure, he merely stated that what he had been not failures. They were
hundreds of ways not to create a light bulb. This statement not only revealed his grit but also his
optimism for looking at the bright side.
4. Grit can be learned to help you become more successful. One of the techniques that helps is
mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in the moment by bringing
awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This practice has been used to quiet the
noise of their fears and doubts. Through this simple practice of mindfulness, individuals have the
ability to stop the self- sabotaging downward spiral of hopelessness, despair and frustration.
5. What did you do to overcome the negative and self- sabotaging feelings of failure? Reflect on
what you did and try to use those same powerful resources to help you today.

Q1. On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions.

(i) According to the passage, what are the attributes of a human?

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(ii) What is perceived as grit?

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(iii) How is ‘failing’ an educational and empowering part of human life?

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(iv) In what ways can grit be developed?

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Q2. On the basis of your reading the passage, answer the following.

i. While inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison had failed_______

a. 1000 times b. 10000times c. 1000 plus times d. 10000 plus times

ii. Failure is a part of______ life.

a. Normal b. common c. human d. ordinary

iii. In paragraph 2,________ means continue.

a. Robots b. satisfied c. preserve d. flourishing

iv. In paragraph 3, the synonym of distressing is ______

a. Embarrassing b. scariest c. agonizing d. failing

v. _________helps in preventing individuals from going down the lines of despair.

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a. success b. fear c. doubt d. mindfulness

ASSIGNMENT 2
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- COMPREHENSION

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Read the following passage carefully.

1. Snow- clad mountains, opal- blue lakes and shimmering peaks, all these make the Himalayas
look like the most romantic place on earth. The death of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa has,
however, brought into sharp focus the difficult conditions under which our soldiers function to
protect our borders.
2. The life of soldiers stationed at Siachen is extremely tough. For drinking water, they have to
break ice from the glacier; boil it and drink it. There is one person assigned to keep the water
warm at every moment of the day. The main task of the infantry stationed in the Siachen area is
to hold the ground and man the post. To show their physical presence is important to keep the
enemy at bay.
3. In the icy mountains it is constant battle with the climate. Keeping themselves healthy is
another important aspect of their daily living. Picking up supplies that are air dropped to them
and shoveling ice off their tents is a crucial part of their survival routine.
4. That is perhaps why Rashtriya Military School the nurturing grounds of future soldiers, send
students on an expedition to the Siachen Glacier every academic year. These young cadets get
to make the long arduous task up the snow- clad battle ground under the guidance of
experienced army personnel, to truly understand what it means to be on the icy borders
between India and Pakistan.
5. This gives a rare opportunity to students because the Siachen remains out of bounds for most
armed personnel. It takes a lot of courage to face the situation there. Oxygen levels are low,
there are steep ice walls to climb in sub- zero conditions and the high wind make it nearly
impossible to walk. O ne has to be mentally strong to cope up with these extreme and hostile
conditions.
6. There are many factors in the selection of candidates: physical endurance and leadership skills.
Also, he must have a cheerful disposition as team work is important. They must also be able to
speak with clarity.
7. This experience is an on- job training ground for students as they get an insight into the situation
there. First hand experience of life in Siachen and survival skills in tough conditions prepare
them for their future roles. They interact with officers and get a feel of life in the armed forces.
Patriotic fervor, service to the nation- these attributes become part of their mindset. When they
come back from the trek, a marked difference in their personalities can be seen. It is a great
learning experience in many ways. It motivates future leaders to join the Army.

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Q1. On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions.

(a) What is the main task of the soldiers stationed in the Siachen area?

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(b) On what basis the selection of the candidates is done?

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(c) In what way this expedition helps the cadets?

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(d) Why is it a constant battle with the climate for the infantry stationed in the Siachen area?

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Q2. Find the word from the passage that is closest in meaning to each of the following.

(a) difficult and tiring (para4)

(b) passionate feeling (para7)

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Q3. Answer the following questions.

(a) What makes the Himalayas the most romantic place?

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(b) Why do Rashtriya Military School send its students on expedition to the Siachen Glacier?

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ASSIGNMENT 3
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- COMPREHENSION

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Read the passage carefully.

1. All of us do some kind of work toward off starvation or to gain sufficient material wealth with a
view to maintain the standard of living which our physical and intellectual power have helped us
to reach. But there is another kind of work which is completely divorced from the burdensome
process of our livelihood and which is undertaken for the sake of amusement or interest or the
direction of our surplus stores of energy in some new and useful channels of refined tastes. This
delightful occupation combining work with pleasure or hobby, as it is properly termed, calls for
the application of our highest faculties and gives proper form to our healthy instincts,
purposeful habits and disciplined behavior. In our carefree and vacant hours, it allows these
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 our leisure to the pursuit of this pleasant task and derive advantages which compares favourably
with those we obtain from the bread- earning routine of our daily life. Hobbies widen the sphere
of our cultural activities, give refinement to our tastes and show us the path that leads to our
systematic mental and moral development. Our tendencies and inclinations also find in them an
outlet for a healthy and progressive expression.
2. A hobby is a favourite subject or occupation that is not one’s main business. In this age of
machinery which has taken upon itself most of the laborious duties of physical exertion formally
performed by man, than creating for him pleasant intervals of rest and leisure, it should not be
difficult for him to devote some time to the pursuit of a new interest that can add some charm,
colour or zest to his life. The spare time must not be fritted away in idleness or spent on such
work as overtaxes one’s mind and body after one has performed one’s normal functions for the
day. The occupation, banishes the drabness of routine work and produces a feeling that life is
both charming and meaningful.
3. The choice of hobbies, like the choice of books, purposes of reading, is not an easy task. Some
hobbies demand a little guidance from experienced persons. Our sudden attachment to them
without the backing of this preliminary knowledge may result in wasting of our resources of
time and money, and in the end compel us to abandon them. Some hobbies are rather
expensive, and therefore beyond the means of ordinary people who can ill- afford to spend
large sum of money on them. Also a few are incompatible with our temperament and taste. We
must not, therefore, allow the glamour of certain hobbies to binds to their reality, however
tempting they may appear to us, nor should we begin to cherish them thoughtlessly because we
find other people so devotedly attached to them. In the first flush of enthusiasm many have
rushed into unsuitable hobbies only to find themselves turning away from them in a state of
great disillusionment. In a few rare and exceptional cases a sudden instinctive choice of some
hobbies sometimes prove to be the right one. We must not, however, forget that tinkering with
a hobby is a joyless and wasteful process, unattended by any appreciable gains. Scattered
interest in half a dozen or more odd hobbies is also not a desirable end.

Answer the following questions briefly:

(i) What is a hobby?

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ASSIGNMENT 4
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- COMPREHENSION

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Read the following passage carefully.

1. Do you remember the last time you laughed out loud? For most of us laughing out loud is an uphill
task. More often than not people think that they have no time to laugh. There are more important
things to do. But if you ask Jean Legget, the Canadian founder of Bootcamp she’ll say you do not have
anything more important to do than just laugh. Says Sudha Chandra, who attended a Bootcamp: ‘My life
was joyless. Hiring a laughter coach changed my perspective towards life. I learnt to record my emotions
and ensured that the four elements of joy- dancing, laughing, singing and playing – helped to build an
emotional reserve.’

2. The cynic in us may still think it is an exaggeration, but the fact is that we can be taught to laugh
more. Neuroscientist Jodi Deluca says it doesn’t matter why you laugh. Even in small doses, laughter
improves the quality of life. You can condition people to feel more positive as laughter opens up the
mind and frees the creative juices. It makes us more receptive to new ideas. The New York- based
laughter coach Beth Bongar says that since our everyday lives are full of stresses, in her classes on
laughter she uses the ‘gibberish’ technique where everyone laughs by using gibberish sounds. Such
playful exercises help to reduce inhibitions and shyness and convert simulated laughter into
unconditional laughter.

3. According to the greatest laughter therapists laughter is a cathartic process which helps rebalance the
chemistry of emotions which can be a keynote for healing. Several researchers on the benefits of
laughter in Japan have shown that laughter therapy is an efficient, low- cost, medical treatment that
cuts health costs. According to their findings laughter is a stimulant that triggers energy inside a person’s
DNA, potentially helping to cure disease. When we are laughing with other people, we share a sense of
connectedness which in turn reduces loneliness. Says comedian Vir Das: ‘When 3000 people laugh at me
during my performance, even if I’ve had a bad day, I feel joyful. Not everyone can be a comedian, but we
can all learn to be more joyful.’

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Q1. On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions.

(a) Why do people hesitate to laugh out loud?

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(b) How did Sudha Chandra benefit from her stay at the laughter bootcamp?

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(c) How does gibberish help people according to Beth Bongar?

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(d) How does laughter help healing?

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(a) a person who raises doubts about something (para2)

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(b) release of pent-up emotions (para3)

Q.3 Answer the following questions.

(a) What are the four elements of joy, according to the passage?

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(b) How does laughing with other people help us?

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ASSIGNMENT 5
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- COMPREHENSION

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Read the following passage carefully

Everybody wants to succeed in life. For some success means achieving whatever they desire or dream.
For many it is the name, fame and social position. Whatever be the meaning of success, it is success
which makes a man popular.

All great men have been successful. They are remembered for their great achievements. But it is certain
that success comes to those who are sincere.

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Success has been man’s greatest motivation. It is very important for all. Success has a great effect on
life. It brings pleasure and pride. It gives a sense of fulfillment. It means all round development.
Everybody hopes to be successful in life. But success smiles on those who have a proper approach,
planning, vision and stamina. A proper and timely application of these things is bound to bear fruit. One
cannot be successful without cultivating these certain basic things in life. It is very difficult to set out on
a journey without knowing one’s goals and purposes. Clarity of the objective is a must to succeed in life.
A focused approach with proper planning is certain to bring success. Indecision and insincerity are big
obstacles on the path of success.

One should have the capability, capacity and resources to turn one’s dreams into reality. Mere desire
cannot bring you success. The desire should be weighed against factors like capability and resources.
This is the basic requirement of success. The next important thing is the eagerness, seriousness and the
urge to be successful. It is the driving force which decides the success. It is the first step on the ladder of
success.

One needs to pursue one’s goals with all one’s sincerity and passion. One should always be in high spirit.
Lack of such spirit leads to an inferiority complex which is a big obstruction on the path to success. Time
is also a deciding factor. Only the punctual and committed have succeeded in life. Lives of great men are
examples of this. They had all these qualities in plenty which helped them rise to the peak of success.

Hard labour is one of the basic requirements of success. There is no substitute for hard labour. It alone
can take one to the peak of success. Every success has a ratio of five percent inspiration and ninety- five
percent perspiration. It is the patience, persistence and perseverance which play a decisive role in
achieving success. Failures are the pillars of success as they are our stepping- stones and we must get up
and start again and be motivated.

2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in 30-40
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(a) To whom does success come certainly?

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(c) What did great men have in plenty to rise to the peak of success ? Give any two examples.

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2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, fill in any two of the following blanks with
appropriatewords/phrase:
(a) __________ plays a decisive role in achieving success.
(b) Goals have to be pursued with __________ and __________.
(c) Ratio of success is __________ inspiration.

2.3 Find out the words from the passage that mean the same as the following : (any two)
(a)endurance(para2)
(b)obstruction(para4)
(c) motivation (para 5)

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 ASSIGNMENT 6
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- GRAMMAR

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. In the following passage one word has been omitted from each line. Write the omitted word and
the word that comes before and the one that comes after it against the correct blank number.

Before Word After

The popular musical rhythm known forro originated a)_____ _____ _____
in the north-east Brazil and is now popular b) _____ _____ _____
all over country. Besides music the country is c) _____ _____ _____
famous its beaches or you can walk down d) _____ _____ _____
narrow streets and take the markets and fairs e) _____ _____ _____
and see people beautiful handicrafts. Visitors can f) _____ _____ _____
also take buggy rides other beaches or g) _____ _____ _____
watch dolphins offshore its other beaches. h) _____ _____ _____

Q2. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral
is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline
the word that you have supplied

Incorrect Correct

Amongst young peoples, motorcyclists and Eg. peoples people

scooterists are the great cause of danger. (a) _________ _________
They often try to show of by driving (b) _________ _________
at break-neck speed; they risk there own (c) _________ _________
life as well as that of other. (d) _________ _________
Rash driving is one of the greatest cause (e) _________ _________
of road accidents. Bicyclists are also involving in (f) _________ _________
a lot of accidents. While driving along with the (g) _________ _________
road or at the cross roads, they should (h) _________ _________
so careful.

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About half of India’s children aged (a) __________ 6 and 14 do not go to school. About 5.5 crore
children (b) __________ in factories, cottage industries (c) __________ in the agricultural sector. One of
the most important (d) __________ for our nation’s (e) __________ is illiteracy.
a.(i) among (ii) between (iii) with (iv) about
b.(i)worked (ii) working (iii) has been working (iv) work
c .(i) and (ii) around (iii) about (iv) some
d.(i) reason (ii) reasons (iii) reason’s (iv) reasons
e.(i) backwardness (ii) backwardsness (iii) backness (iv) backward

ASSIGNMENT 7
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- GRAMMAR

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral
is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline
the word that you have supplied

Incorrect Correct

Flamingoes flock in Kachchh every year. e.g. in to

It come there for various parts of the (a) ________ ________
world a year to breed. Flamingo city (b) ________ ________
is a island situated in the middle of the (c) ________ ________
Rann of Kachchh, known to the biggest (d) ________ ________
breeding ground for flamingoes, and today (e) ________ ________
it is strewn in bodies of hundreds of chicks. (f) ________ ________
The parents has fled the island due to lack (g) ________ ________
of food, plankton, algae and small fish what (h) ________ ________
are food for the flamingoes.

Q2. In the following passage one word has been omitted from each line. Write the omitted word and
the word that comes before and the one that comes after it against the correct blank number.

Before Word After

It is made two Sanskrit words ________ ________ ________
which means that I bow you. ________ ________ ________
The palms joined and the ________ ________ ________

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head slightly bowed. ________ ________ ________
This is not just polite greeting ________ ________ ________
people believe it be a way ________ ________ ________
of happy and prosperous. ________ ________ ________
Great respect shown when ________ ________ ________
we use word ‘Namaste’. ________ ________ ________

Q3. Complete the passage given below choosing the correct alternatives.

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (a)_________ was one of (b)_______
greatest fiction writers of America. He grew up in a small town (c) _________ the bank of the Mississippi
River.(d) _________ a small boy he moved to Hannibal on the banks of the river (e) _________ he
experienced (f) _________excitement of river travel.

(a) i) which ii) who iii) that iv) he

(b) i) an ii) a iii) the iv) his
(c) i) on ii) in iii) at iv) upon
(d) i) since ii) from iii) to

ASSIGNMENT 8
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- WRITING SKILLS

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. Read the given line and complete the story in 150-200 words. Give a suitable
title to your story.

Last Sunday, I was watching TV. Suddenly I heard people shouting outside………….

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Q2. Look at the cluster of word/ phrases given below. Rearrange them to form
meaningful sentences.

(a) elements / change / creativity / of / has / and / surprise

(b) ability / is / unusual / conceive / or / original / the / to / something / creativity

(c) both / ideas / novel / creative / are / and / valuable

(d) strong / to be / withstand / they / criticism / have / to / enough

(e) ideas / to / take / root / new / time

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CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- WRITING SKILLS

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. Though there is a movement like ‘Sarvashiksha Abhiyan’ and enrolling of

underprivileged children in schools, there are still many children, like the one in the
picture, who do not go to school, rather have never seen a school. It is indeed
disturbing. You decide to write a letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing
your views and the steps to be taken. Take ideas from the MCB unit ‘Education’.
Write the letter in about 120 words.

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 (a) Popular / an / choreographer / Shiamak / innovative / dance / is / and
(b) More / an expertise / of / has / twenty five years / he / than
(c) Indianised / to suit / has / dance / contemporary / all / tastes / he
(d) Has / he / contemporary / helped / to popularize / dance
(e) Throughout / year / locations / classes / he / the / multiple / runs / at / dance

ASSIGNMENT 10
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- WRITING SKILLS

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. Complete the following story in 150-200 words in any suitable way making it
interesting. Also give it a suitable and meaningful title.

It was raining heavily, the street lights had gone off and I was returning ………

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ASSIGNMENT 11
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- WRITING SKILLS (LETTER WRITING)

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. You recently visited an important historical monument. You were shocked to find
it in a state of utter neglect. Write a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper
highlighting the poor condition of important archaeological and heritage ‘ sites. Point
out the lack of essential services, the poor state of maintenance and its misuse by
people. Give suggestions for improving the situation.
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ASSIGNMENT 12
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- WRITING SKILLS (LETTER WRITING)

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily, expressing your opinion and views
on the increased human dependence on technology. Right from a small child to an
adult, or even an old man, everyone wants gadgets only-cell phone, I-pod, laptop, etc.
This also has a negative effect on social relationships. Write the letter in 100-120
words.
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ASSIGNMENT 13
CLASS –X
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC- WRITING SKILLS (STORY WRITING)

Name:_______ Class & Sec:____________ Roll No.___

Q1. Complete the following story in 150-200 words in any suitable way making it
interesting. Also give it a suitable and meaningful title.

The stadium looked festive - match going on – all excited – suddenly …..

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 ी ावकाश काय 2019-2020
क ा – दसवी ं
िवषय – िह ी

(1) वाचन कौशल – िन िल खत िवषयों म से िकसी एक पर लगभग तीन िमनट का भाषण तैयार कर –

(क) योग और हमारा ा

(ख) भारत और आतंकवाद
(ग) युवा पीढ़ी की चुनौितयाँ

(2) वण कौशल – टे लीिवजन अथवा इं टरनेट पर कोई भी िश ा द लघु िफ दे खए और इसके

आधार पर िन िल खत ों के उ र िल खए –

(क) दे खी गई िफ का कौन सा पा आपको सबसे अ ा लगा और ों ?

(ख) इस िफ की कहानी से आपको ा संदेश िमला ?

(3) रचना क लेखन – िन िल खत िवषयों पर लगभग सौ श ों म अनु े द िल खए –

(क) उभरती इमारत , घटती भावनाएँ

(ख) बढ़ते वृ ा म
(ग) जंक फूड का जाल

प लेखन -

(घ) अिनयिमत डाक िवतरण के संबंध म अपने े के पो मा र को प िल खए |

(ड) सड़कों के िकनारे अित मण कर समान बेचने वालों से होने वाली असुिवधा का उ ेख करते ए
‘नवभारत टाइ ’ के संपादक को प िल खए |

(4) प रयोजना काय –

‘लोक सभा चुनाव 2019’

इस िवषय पर िच ों , सूचनाओं , समाचारों और तािलकाओं की सहायता से प रयोजना बनाइए

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 Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan ASMA
Masjid Moth G.K-2

Summer Vacations Holidays Homework 2019

Name : Class-X Roll No. :

1. The graph of x = p(y) is given below, for some polynomial p(y). Find the number of zeroes of 1
p(y).

2. If one zero of the polynomial x2 – 4x + 1 is 2 + , write the other zero. 1

3. Is x = – 3 zero of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 + 5x + 3? 1

4. The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 20 degrees. Find the angles. 1

5. Find whether the lines representing the following pair of linear equations intersect at a point, are 1
parallel or coincident:
2x – 3y + 6 = 0; 4x – 5y + 2 = 0

6. For what value of k, the system of equations kx – 3y + 6 = 0, 4x – 6y + 15 = 0 represents parallel 1

lines?

1
7. If sin (A – B) = , cos (A + B) = , find A and B.

8. Express cot 85° + cos 75° in terms of trigonometric ratios of angles between 0° and 45°. 1

1
9. If sec A = and A + B = 90°, find the value of cosec B.

10. If 3x = cosec θ and = cot θ, find the value of 1

11. If sin θ = x and sec θ = y, then find the value of cot θ. 1

12. Find the value of x. 1

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13. 1
If 6x = sec θ and = tan θ, find the value of

14. Find the class marks of classes 10 – 25 and 35 – 55. 1

1
15. If mean of 1, 2, 3, ... n is , then find the value of n.

16. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting exactly one head. 1

17. The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.85. What is the probability that it will not rain 1
tomorrow?

18. A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. Determine the probability that the chosen letter 1
is a consonant.

19. Find the zeroes of x2 + 10x + 7 . 2

20. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 9t2 – 6t + 1 and verify the relationship between the 2
zeroes and the coefficients.

21. Using division algorithm, find the quotient and remainder on dividing f(x) and g(x) where, f(x) = 2
6x3 + 13x2 + x – 2 and g(x) = 2x + 1.

22. Form a quadratic polynomial, one of whose zero is and the product of the zeroes is –2 . 2

23. Solve the following pair of linear equations by substitution method y – 5 = 0; 3x + 4y – 20 = 0 2

24. Solve the following pair of linear equations by substitution method: 2x + 3y = 8; 4x + 6y = 12 2

25. Solve the following pair of linear equations by substitution method: x + y = 8; x – y = 4 2

26. Solve for x and y by the method of elimination: 2x – 3y = 7; 5x + 2y = 10 2

27. Find the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equations has infinite number 2
of solutions:
2x – 3y = 7, (a + b) x – (a + b – 3) y = 4a + b

28. For what value of k will the equations x + 2y + 7 = 0, 2x + ky + 14 = 0 represent coincident lines? 2

29. For what value of k, the following system of equations 2x + ky = 1, 3x – 5y = 7 has 2

(i) a unique solution (ii) no solution

30. Solve for x and y using substitution method: 7x + 2y + 5 = 0, 2y + 3 = 0 2

31. Solve for x and y using elimination method: 2x – 3y = 10; 4x – 6y = 20 2

32. Find the values of a and b for which the following pair of linear equations has infinitely many 2
solutions:
2x + 3y = 7; (a + b)x + (2a – b)y = 21

33. Solve for x and y : + 4y = 7, – + 7y = 5, x ≠ 0 2

2
34. If 3 tan θ = 4, find the value of .

35. Find the value of tan 60° geometrically. 2

36. A rhombus of side 20 cm has two angles of 60° each. Find the length of the diagonals. 2

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37. Prove without using trigonometric tables: =1

2
38. Evaluate :

39. Without using trigonometric tables, find the value of the given expression: 2

40. 2
Show that : =

41. Prove the following identity : tan2 θ – sin2 θ = tan2 θ . sin2 θ 2

42. Prove the following identity : If cos θ – sin θ = 1, show that cos θ + sin θ = 1 or – 1. 2

43. In a right triangle ABC, right angled at B, the ratio of AB to AC is 1 : Find the value of 2

44. ABC is a triangle right angled at C and AC = BC, prove that ABC = 60°. 2

45. Prove without using trigonometric tables: cos 1° . cos 2° . cos 3° ...... cos 180° = 0 2

46. If A and B are angles of a right angled triangle ABC, right angled at C, prove that sin2 A + sin2 B 2
= 1.

2
47. Prove without using trigonometric tables: – 2 cos 70° . cosec 20° = 0

48. If the ratio of sine of an angle to its cosine is 3 : 4, then find their actual values. 2

49. 2

50. Show that: cosec2 θ – tan2(90° – θ°) = sin2 θ + sin2(90° – θ). 2

51. If the mean of the following distribution is 6, find the value of p: 2

52. (i) Find the value of x, if the mode of the following data is 25: 2
15, 20, 25, 18, 14, 15, 25, 15 18, 16, 20, 25, 20, x, 18
(ii) If both 20 and 18 are changed to 15 in the above data, find the new mode.

53. Find the probability that a leap year should have exactly 52 tuesday. 2
54. Cards bearing numbers 1, 3, 5, ..........., 35 are kept in a bag. A card is drawn at random from the 2
bag. Find the probability of getting a card bearing
(a) a prime number less than 15.
(b) a number divisible by 3 and 5.

55. If , are zeroes of quadratic polynomial 2x2 + 5x + k, find the value of k such that ( + )2 – = 3
24.

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56. If the polynomial 6x4 + 8x3 – 5x2 + ax + b is exactly divisible by the polynomial 2x2 – 5, then find 3
the values of a and b.

57. If 2 and 3 are zeroes of polynomial 3x2 – 2kx + 2m, find the values of k and m. 3

58. α , β , γ are zeroes of cubic polynomial kx3 – 5x + 9. If α3 + β3 + γ3 = 27, find the value of k. 3

59. Divide 3x4 – 10x3 + 5x2 + 11x – 12 by 3x2 – 10x + 8 and verify the division algorithm. 3

60. Two numbers are in the ratio 4:5. If 30 is subtracted from each numbers, the ratio becomes 1:2. 3
Form the pair of linear equations for the above situation and represent them graphically.

61. The perimeter of a rectangle is 52 cm, where length is 6 cm more than the width of the rectangle. 3
Form the pair of linear equations for the above situation and find the dimensions of the rectangle
graphically.

62. Solve for x and y using substitution method. 3

= 0; =0

63. Solve the following pair of linear equations for x and y : 3

2(ax – by) + (a + 4b) = 0; 2(bx + ay) + (b – 4a) = 0
64. A number consists of two digits. Where the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the 3
quotient is 7. If 27 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places, find the
number.
65. 2 tables and 3 chairs together cost 2000 whereas 3 tables and 2 chairs together cost 2500. 3
Find the total cost of 1 table and 5 chairs.

66. Solve for x and y : 3

, , x + y ≠ 0 and x ≠ y.

67. Solve for u and v : 2 (3u – v) = 5uv; 2 (u + 3v) = 5uv 3

68. Given a linear equation 3x – 5y = 1 form another linear equation in these variables such that the 3
geometric representation of pair so formed is:
(i) intersecting lines (ii) coincident lines (iii) parallel lines

69. Solve graphically: 2x – 3y = 6, x – 6 = 0 3

70. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 12. The number obtained by interchanging the two 3
digits exceeds the given number by 18. Find the number. (Graphically)

71. The sum of numerator and denominator of a fraction is 3 less than twice the denominator. If each 3
of the numerator and denominator is decreased by 1, the fraction becomes . Find the fraction.
(Graphically)

72. Solve for x and y using substitution method: 0.4x + 3y = 1.2, 7x – 2y = 3

73. Solve for x and y using substitution method: 4x – y = 10; 2x – 3

–5=0

74. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9. The number obtained by reversing the order of 3
digits of the given number exceeds the given number by 27. Find the given number.

75. Solve for x and y by cross multiplcation method: 7x – 2y = 3; 11x – =8 3

76. Solve for x and y by cross multiplcation method: 3

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77. 3
Solve for x and y by cross multiplcation method: ax + by = 1; bx + ay =

78. 3
Solve for x and y: = 9, x + y ≠ 0, x – y ≠ 0.

79. 3
Solve for x and y:

80. 3
Prove that:

81. 3
Evaluate without using trigonometric tables:

82. 3
Prove that : sec2 θ – =1

83. 3
Prove the following identities:

84. 3
Prove the following identities:

85. 3
Prove that: = 2 cosec A.

86.
The median of the distribution given below is 14.4. Find the values of x and y, if the sum of 3
frequency is 20.

87.
Find the value of p from the following data, if its mode is 48. 3

88.
The median of the following data is 52.5. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 100. 3

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89.
A bag contains 5 red balls, 8 white balls, 4 green balls and 7 black balls. If one ball is drawn at 3
random, find the probability that it is (i) black (ii) red (iii) not green.
90.
A bag contains 12 balls out of which x are white. 3
(i) If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it will be a white ball?
(ii) If 6 more white balls are put in the bag, the probability of drawing a white ball will be double than
that in (i). Find x.

91.
If product of the zeroes of the polynomial kx2 + 41x + 42 is 7 then find the zeroes of the 4
polynomial (k – 4)x2 + (k + 1)x + 5.

92. 4
If x + a is a factor of the polynomial x2 + px + q and x2 + mx + n prove that a = .

93.
If , are zeroes of polynomial p(x) = 5x2 + 5x + 1 then find the value of 4
(i) 2 + 2 (ii) –1 and 1

94.
Given that the zeroes of the cubic polynomial x3 – 6x2 + 3x + 10 are of the form a, a + b, a + 2b 4
for some real numbers a and b, find the values of a and b as well as the zeroes of the given
polynomial.
95.
Find k so that x2 + 2x + k is a factor of 2x4 + x3 – 14x2 + 5x + 6. Also find all the zeroes of the 4
two polynomials.

96.
Obtain all other zeroes of the polynomial x4 – 3 x3 + 3x2 +3 x – 4, if two of its zeroes are 4
and 2 .
97.
Draw the graphs of the following equations: 4
x + y = 5, x – y = 5
(i) Find the solution of the equations from the graph.
(ii) Shade the triangular region formed by the lines and the y-axis.
98.
A takes 3 hours more than B to walk 30 km. But if A doubles his pace, he is ahead of B by 3/2 4
hours. Find their speed of walking.
99.
Draw the graphs of the equations x = 3, x = 5 and 2x – y – 4 = 0. Also find the area of the 4
quadrilateral formed by the lines and the x-axis.
100.
Solve the following system of linear equations graphically: 3x + y – 12 = 0; x – 3y + 6 = 0 4
Shade the region bounded by the lines and x-axis. Also, find the area of shaded region.

101.8 men and 12 boys can finish a piece of work in 10 days while 6 men and 8 boys can finish it in 4
14 days. Find the time taken by one man alone and that by one boy alone to finish the work.

102. 4
(x + 2y ≠ 0; x – 2y ≠ 0)

103. 4
Evaluate:

104. 4
Prove that = 2sec θ

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105. 4
If a cos θ – b sin θ = c, prove that a sin θ + b cos θ = ± .
106.
Given that cos (A – B) = cos A. cos B + sin A.sin B, find the value of cos 15° in two ways. 4
(i) Taking A = 60°, B = 45° and
(ii) taking A = 45° and B = 30°
107. 4
Prove the following identity:

108. If the mean of the following data is 20.6, find the missing frequency (x). 4

109. Draw ‘less than ogive’ and ‘more than ogive’ for the following distribution and hence find its 4
median.

110. In a single throw of two dice, find the probability of: 4

(i) getting a total of 10
(ii) getting a total of 9 or 11
(iii) getting a sum greater than 9
(iv) getting a doublet of even numbers
(v) not getting the same number on the two dice.

111.A bag contains 24 balls out of which x are white. If one ball is drawn at random the probability of 4
drawing a white ball is y. 12 more white balls are added to the bag. Now if a ball is drawn from the
bag, the probability of drawing the white ball is . Find the value of x.

112.A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the probability that 4
the card drawn is
(i) a card of spade or an ace.
(ii) a black king.
(iii) neither a jack nor a king
(iv) either a king or a queen

113.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the 4
box, find the probability that it bears
(i) a one digit number.
(ii) a number divisible by 5.
(iii) an odd number less than 30.
(iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

114.A group consists of 12 honest people and 8 dishonest people. Write a quadratic polynomial 4
whose roots are equal to number of honest people and number of dishonest people. Which value
do you prefer?

115.Manish engages a labour to get some repair work. Charges to be paid for this work are zeroes 4
of the polynomial x2 – 300x + 22500.
(a) Find zeroes of this polynomial.
(b) Labour claims 125 for the whole work.
Manish paid the actual amount. What value is depicted by Manish?

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116. 5 books and 7 pens together cost 285. Also, 4 books and 4 pens together cost 220. Monu 4
purchased 3 books and 5 pens and calculated total cost to be 195. He paid 195 to the
shopkeeper. Shopkeeper rechecked and returned some money to Monu.
(a) How much money did shopkeeper returned to Monu?
(b) What value is depicted by the shopkeeper?

117.A man wished to donate some money to a group of poor people. He decided to give 120 to 4
each person and found that he fell short of 60, when he wanted to give to all the people present.
He, therefore, distributed 90 to each person and found that 90 were left over. How much money
did he have and how many people were there?
What value is depicted by the man?

118. To highlight child labour problem, some students organised a javelin throw competition. 50 4
students participated in this competition. The distance (in metres) thrown are recorded below:

(a) Construct a cumulative frequency table.

(b) Draw cumulative frequency curve (less than type) and calculate the median distance thrown.
(c) Calculate the median distance by using the formula for median.
(d) Are the median distance calculated in (a) and (b) same?
(e) Which value is depicted by students?

119. Students of a locality decided to create an awareness about ‘Save Electricity Campaign’. They 4
recorded the monthly consumption of electricity of 68 consumers of that locality. The following
frequency distribution gives the monthly consumption of electricity of these consumers of that
locality.

(a) Find the median, mean and mode of the data.

(b) Which value is depicted by students?

120. A group consists of 12 persons, of which 3 are extremely patient, other 6 are extremely honest 4
and rest are extremely kind. A person from the group is selected at random. Assuming that each
person is equally likely to be selected, find the probability of selecting a person who is (i) extremely
patient (ii) extremely kind or honest. Which of the above values you prefer more.

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 BALVANTRAY MEHTA VIDYA BHAWAN ANGURIDEVI SHERSINGH MEMORIAL ACADEMY
CLASS: 10
SCIENCE HOLIDAY HOMEWORK AND ASSIGNMENT

LIFE PROCESSES (ASSIGNMENT)

1. What is the role of following in digestion?

a)Trypsin b) HCL c) Bile d) Intestinal Juice

2 Name the type of respiration in which the end products are

a) Ethyl Alcohol b) CO2 and Water c) Lactic Acid
Give one example of each case where such respiration can occur.

3. Name the substances present in gastric juice. Explain their function.

4. Why does raw bread taste sweet after chewing in the mouth?

5. Where is bile secreted from? What is its function?

6. Give one word for

a) getting rid of undigested waste from body b) movement of food molecules into blood

7. Where do you find stomata and lenticels?

8. How does water rise in tall trees?

9. Food moves down the gut by peristaltic movement. Which part of the brain controls this
movement?

10. Which of the four chambers in the human heart have thickest muscular walls?

11 Why it is not advisable to give excess water to water plants?

12. Which organs performs the following functions in humans?

a) Absorption of food b) Absorption of water

13. Write one feature which is common to each of the following:

a) Glycogen and Starch b) Chlorophyll and hemoglobin

14. Why do the lungs not collapse after forceful expiration?

15. A particular tissue blocked and the leaves start to wilt. Identify the tissue that got
blocked.

16. How would the digestion of proteins and carbohydrates be effected if there was a
blockade in the bile duct?

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17. Which fluid in the human body wets the internal organs?

18. In which direction does the lymph travel?

19. How does a plant cope up with lack of water in desert conditions?

20. What do you understand by pulse?

21. Is the food vacuole in Amoeba a temporary structure or permanent structure?

22. Why is carbon dioxide carried in dissolved form in the blood than oxygen?

23. Differentiate between Diastole and Systole.

24. How does water enter into root cells from the soil?

25. Name the various ways of excretion by plants?

26. Name the respiratory pigment of blood. In which component is it present?

27. Name the substances which are re absorbed from the urine before passing into
urinary bladder.

28. What are the characteristics of respiratory surface?

29. What is dialysis?

30. What is Bowman's capsule?

ASSIGNMENT ON ELECTRICITY

Q1. Define:
(a) Electric current (b) Potential difference (c) Resistivity
(d) Resistance (e) Electric power (f) Electrical energy consumed
(g) 1 Volt (h) 1 Ampere (i) 1 Watt

Q2. What is meant by electrical resistivity of a material? Derive its S.I. unit.

Q3. Name the devices used for measuring the current and voltage.

Q4. Write two points of difference between electric energy and electric power. Out of 60 W
and 40 W lamps, which one has higher electrical resistance when in use.

Q5. How does fuse wire protect electrical appliances?

Q6. On what factors does resistance of a conductor depend? Describe an experiment to study
the factor on which the resistance of a conducting wire depends.

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Q7. Find the effective resistance between A and B.

Q8. Nichrome wire of length l and radius ‘r’ has resistance of 10Ω. How would the resistance of the
wire change when (i) only the diameter is doubled? (ii) only length of the wire is doubled?

Q9. A steady current of 1 ampere flows through a conductor. Calculate the number of electrons that
flows through any section of the conductor in 1 second.

Q10. In the circuit given below, calculate:

(a) Total effective resistance.
(b) Potential difference across 4Ω, 2Ω.

Q11. Explain the following:

(i) Copper and Aluminium wires are employed for electricity transmission.
(ii) Heating devices are made of an alloy rather than a pure metal.

Q12. Two metallic wires of the same material are connected in parallel. Wire A has length “l” and
radius r, wire B has a length 2l and radius 2r. Calculate the ratio of their equivalent resistance in
parallel combination and the resistance of wire A.

Q13. A battery of 12V is connected to a series combination of resistors 3Ω, 4Ω, 5Ω and 12Ω. How much
current would flow through the 12Ω resistor?

Q14. State Ohm’s law. Derive relation between me, V and R. Draw the graph between V and I.

Q15. V-I graph for two wires A and B are shown in the figure. If both wires are of same length and
same thickness, which of the two is made of a material of high resistivity? Give justification for
your answer.

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Q16. Three resistances of 2Ω, 3Ω and 5Ω are connected in electric circuit. Find:
(a) maximum effective resistance.
(b) minimum effective resistance.

Q17. Give two examples for applications of heating effect of electric current.

Q18. 100J of work is done in transferring 20C of charge between two points in a conductor. Find the
resistance offered by the conductor, if a current of 2A flows through it.

Q19. In the following circuit calculate the total current (IT) and the total resistance taken from the 12v
supply.

Q20. Calculate the resistance of a metal wire of length 2m and area of cross section 1.55 x 10 -6 m2, if
the resistivity of the metal be 2.8x10-8 Ω-m?

Q21. Two devices of rating 44W, 220V and 11W.220V are connected in series. The combination is
connected across a 440V main. The fuse of which of the two devices is likely to burn when the
switch is ON? Justify your answer.

Q22. An electric heater rated 880W operates 6h/day. Find the cost of energy to operate it for
30 days at Rs 3.00 per unit.

Q23. The values of current (I) flowing through a given resistor of resistance (R), for the corresponding
values of potential difference (V) across the resistor are as given below:

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 V (volts) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0
I (amperes) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0

Q24. Calculate current and total resistance of the circuit,

Q25. a) Two students perform experiments on two given resistors 𝑹𝟏 and 𝑹𝟐 and note the Following V-
I graphs. If 𝑹𝟏 >𝑹𝟐 , which of the two diagrams correctly represent the situation on the plotted
curves? Justify your answer

b) An electric lamp of 24 Ω and a conductor of 6 Ω are connected in parallel to a 12 V battery. Calculate

the total resistance.

CHAPTER: CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS (ASSIGNMENT)

1. Burn copper turnings in oxygen for few minutes and observe.

1. Why does the surface of copper turnings become black on heating?

2. Name the product formed.
3. What will happen if hydrogen gas is allowed to pass over it?
4. Write both the chemical equations.
5. Name the substance oxidised and reduced during the process.
6. Give one name to the whole process.
2. Write three equation showing redox reaction, also mention the substance oxidised and reduced
during the process.

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3. Give 5 examples each of physical and chemical changes that take place around us in our day to day
life.

4. When a magnesium ribbon is burnt in air what are the two observations that you make.

5. Write a balanced chemical equation to represent thermal decomposition of Lead Nitrate heating.
What are brown fumes due to?

6. Make a list of at least 10 cations and 10 anions.

7. Write the chemical formula of the following

(a) Barium Chloride

(b) Sodium Sulphate
(c) Ammonium Phosphate
(d) Calcium Hydroxide
(e) Aluminium Carbonate
(f) Magnesium Hydrogen Carbonate
(g) Zinc Sulphide
(h) Copper I Chloride
(i) Potassium Bromide
(j) Lead Nitrate
(k) Iron III oxide
(l) Sodium Oxide
(m) Silver Bromide
(n) Calcium Chloride

8. Write the following in the form of balanced chemical equations

a) Calcium carbonate decomposes on heating to form calcium oxide and carbon dioxide.

b) When Ammonium Hydroxide is added to a solvent of Iron Sulphate, a green precipitate of Iron
Hydroxide and Ammonium Sulphate are formed.

c) When a nail of iron is added to a solution of Copper Sulphate, Iron Sulphate and Copper metal are
formed.

d) Zinc reacts with dilute Hydrochloric acid to form Zinc Chloride and hydrogen gas is liberated.

9. What is a decomposition reaction, give two examples.

10. How is displacement reaction different from double displacement reaction? Give examples.

11. How does a displacement reaction differ from a double displacement reaction give examples.

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12. A water insoluble salt substance X on reacting with dil H 2SO4 released a colourless and odourless
gas along with brisk effervescence. When the gas was passed through water, the solution obtained
turned blue litmus red. On passing the gas through lime water, it initially became milky and the colour
disappears when the gas was passed in excess. Identify the substance “X” and write the chemical
equation.

13. What happens when Silver, Copper and Gold coin are kept in Silver Nitrate solution?

14. Can we store Copper Sulphate in Iron can? Why / why not?

CHEMISTRY (HHW)

NOTE: work will be done in class register only.

1. Write and learn first twenty elements with their symbols and atomic number.
2. Write a brief account on any element, like its properties and uses. And learn it
3. Make a working model on any topic of science (physics, chemistry or biology).
4. Make a science toy using waste material.
5. Write ten Balanced Equations from the chapter Chemical Reactions and Equations and learn them.
6. Complete and learn the notes for the chapters given to you: Chemical Reactions and Equations and
Acid Bases and Salts.
7. Complete the exercises for the above mentioned chapters.
8. Observe at least five samples of sauces and squashes and find the acid present in them.

PHYSICS

1. Make any one Poster on the following topics:-

a) Electricity, Electrical Circuits and Circuit Symbols

b) Energy Transfer and Efficiency
c) Magnetic Effects and its Field
d) Types of Mirrors and lenses and their uses in day to day life.
e) Alternative Renewable Energy

2. Prepare for Science PT-1

Syllabus of Physics PT-1 Chapter-12. Electricity.

3. Do the assignment in Physics Register.

Note:- Make Poster on A3 sheet.

BIOLOGY

1. The students will write practicals of first term and second term in practical notebook with diagrams.

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2. Prepare for Science PT-1
Syllabus of Biology PT-1 Chapter-6. Life Processes: Nutrition and Respiration.

3. Complete the assignment in assignment copy.

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BALVANTRAY MEHTA VIDYA BHAWAN – ASMA GREATER KAILASH – II N.D -48
SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
SUBJECT : SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS : X
PROJECT WORK IN SOCIAL SCIENCE

1. Every student has to compulsorily undertake any one project on the following topics:

Consumer Awareness

OR

Social Issues

2. Objective: The overall objective of the project work is to help students gain an insight and

pragmatic understanding of the theme and see all the Social Science disciplines from

interdisciplinary perspective. It should also help in enhancing the Life Skills of the students.

Students are expected to apply the Social Science concepts that they have learnt over the years

in order to prepare the project report. If required, students may go out for collecting data and

use different primary and secondary resources to prepare the project. If possible,various forms

of art may be integrated in the project work.

3. The distribution of marks over different aspects relating to Project Work is as follows:

S.No. Aspects Marks

1. Content, Accuracy, Originality and Analysis 2

2. Presentation and Creativity 2

3. Viva Voce 1

4. The projects carried out by the students in different topics should subsequently be shared

among themselves through interactive sessions.

5. The projects and models prepared should be made from eco-friendly products without incurring

too much expenditure.

6. The Project Report should be handwritten by the students themselves and not more that 15-20

full scape sheets.

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II. Practice all the map work done in geography so far.

III. Learn and revise all the chapters covered in SST before the vacations. The first periodic test is on
8.7.19 i.e. just after the vacations.

Syllabus for the First Periodic Test:

1. Print Culture and the Modern World

2. Power Sharing
3. Development
4. Resources and Development and the Map work

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 SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
SUBJECT : IT
Class X

 Learn and complete all questions of the following units:

 Unit 2: Web Application

 Unit 3: Word processing (Advanced)

 Make a collage or poster on topic Internet of Things.

 Do the following Revision questions from unit 2 and unit3 as discussed with students.

Q1.What is tab stop? List the various types of tab stops alignment in Ms Word.

Q2.List any five items that can be added to header area.

Q3.Define header and footer.

Q4.Write the step to enter the date & time in the header section.

Q5.List different styles present in style set.

Q6.Write the steps to set the style set as distinctive?

Q7.List some of the websites that offer free templates.

Q8.Define templates?

Q9.What is the difference between a page break and a section break in Ms word?

Q10.What is the importance of page break & section break?

Q11.List out the various options available in Ms Word to makes changes to a character or word.

Q13.What is an object in word processing software?

Q14.Difference between inserting picture & clip arts in MS Word?

Q15.Define Text wrapping. Explain its type.

Q16.Write down the steps to insert an object in the text.

Q17.What are the points that you should remember while embedding an object in a document?

Q18.List out the free Symbols in the Symbol group.

Q19. What is the difference between linking an object and embedding an object in a document?

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Q20.What is Watermark in Ms Word?

Q21. What are the different Font cases we can apply on Text?

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