DARSHAN ACADEMY

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT (2019-20)

CLASS X
ENGLISH
LITERATURE

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:

Q1. Describe Lencho as a farmer. How did the rain gladden his heart but the heavy hailstones that followed
left him a worried man?

Q2. Describe the postmaster in your own words. Don’t you think that he should have deserved a better
recognition and appreciation of his act of charity?

Q3. Describe the contribution of Nelson Mandela in the struggle for independence of the blacks of his
country against the hated apartheid regime.

Q4. How was Mandela’s concept of freedom different in boyhood and youth than what it was in his mature
age? How were ‘transitory freedoms’ changed into his hunger for the freedom of his people?

Q5. Freedom is such an essential virtue that is valued not only by human beings but also by animals alike.
Justify the statement with reference to Leshie Norris’s poem ‘A Tiger in the zoo’.

Q6. Love, human sympathy and education can transform even a thief. How could Anil bring such a change
in Hari Singh? (Supplementary Reader THE THIEF’S STORY)

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:

Q1. Why was Lencho angry after he counted the money?

Q2. What is the ironical about the ending of the story? ( A Letter to God)

Q3.Why were two national anthems sung?

Q4. Who were the persons sworn in on 10th of May? What did Mandela pledge to obey?

Q5.How does the tiger feel locked in the concrete cell of the zoo? Why does he ignore the visitors?

Q6.How did Hari Singh steal the money that Anil got from selling his book to a publisher?

WRITING SKILLS

Q1.Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily suggesting how the educational curriculum could be made
more flexible and relevant to the changing economy and environment (100-120 words)

Q2.Write a story on the basis of the beginning lines provided. Give a suitable title also.

It was raining heavily. We were travelling in a car. Suddenly there was a jerk and the car stopped….
ASSESSMENT OF LISTENING AND SPEAKING (ASL)

Q List of some common topics for ASL (Out of these given topics, read any ten topics for ASL)

1) Demonetization
2) Alarming growth of population in India
3) Excessive intake of junk food
4) Computer and its importance
5) Gadgets: Needs of everyone
6) My favourite historical place
7) Democracy
8) Global warming
9) Craze of IPL matches
10) Unity in diversity
11) Women are the backbone of a society or Women empowerment
12) Child labour
13) Environment
14) Pollution
15) Role of school in shaping the life of a child
16) Ambition of my life
17) Health and hygiene
18) Technology a boon or curse
19) Save girl child
20) Importance of education in one’s life
21) Impact of T.V advertising on children
22) Corruption: A threat for our country
23) My favourite political personality
24) Promotion of Travel & Tourism
25) Honour Killing
 MATHEMATICS
(LOTS)
(1) Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the
coefficients
(i) 6x2 – 3 – 7x (ii) 3x2 – x – 4
(2) Find a quadratic polynomial each with given numbers as the sum and product of its zeroes respectively
−1 1 1
(i) 4 , 4 (ii) 2 , 3
(3) On dividing x3 – 3x2 + 4x + 5 by a polynomial g(x), the quotient and remainder were x – 2 and –2x + 4,
respectively. Find g(x).
(4) Use Euclid’s algorithm to find the H.C.F. of 4052 and 1257.
(5) Use Euclid division lemma to show that the square of any two positive integer is of the form 3m or 3m + 1for
some integer m.
(6) Use Euclid division lemma to show that the cube of any two positive integers is of the form 9m or 9m + 1 or 9m +
8 for some integer m.
(7) Check whether 6n can end with the digit zero for any natural number n.
(8) Explain 7 x 6 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 + 5 is composite numbers.
(9) Prove that 2 is an irrational number.
(10)Prove that 3 is an irrational number.
(11) Prove that 3+ 5 is an irrational number.
(12) Half the perimeter of the garden, whose length is 4m. more than its width is 36m. Find the dimensions of the
garden
(13) Solve the following pair of linear equations by the substitution method
3x y x y 13
(i) 2 – 2 = – 2 , 3 + =
2 6

(ii) 3x – y = 3 , 9x – 3y = 9

(14) Form a pair of linear equations for the following problems and find their solution by substitution method
(i) The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 180 . Find all the angles.
(ii) The coach of a cricket team buys 7 bats and 6 balls for Rs.3800. Later she buys 3 bats and 5 balls for Rs. 1750.
Find the cost of each bat and each ball.
(15) Solve the following pair of linear equations by elimination method
(i) 3x + 4y = 10 , 2x – 2y = 2
(ii) 3x - 5y = 4 , 9x - 2y = 7
(16) Solve the following pair of linear equations by cross multiplication method
(i) 8x + 5y = 9 , 3x + 2y = 4
(18) For which value of K will be the following pair of linear equations have no solution
(i) 3x + y = 9 , (2k – 1)x + (k – 1)y = 2k + 1
(19) Draw the graph of 2x + y = 6 and 2x – y = -2. Shade the region bounded by these lines and x – axis. Find the area
of the shaded region.
(20) Two numbers are in the ratio of 1:3. If 5 is added to both the numbers, the ratio becomes 1:2. Find the
numbers.
(21) State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.
(22) If the areas of two similar triangles are equal, prove that they are congruent.
(23)Prove that the ratio of areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their corresponding
medians.
(24) Two poles of height a metres and b metres are p metres apart. Prove that the height of the point of intersection
ab
of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the opposite pole is given by a + b metres.
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(25) In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on side BC such that BD = 3 BC. Prove that 9AD2 =7AB2 .
(26)Through the midpoint M of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD, the line BM is drawn intersecting AC in L and
AD is produced in E. Prove that EL = 2BL.
(27) In triangle ABC, DE is parallel to BC. If AD = 2.4cm., AE = 3.2cm. , DE = 2cm. and BC = 5cm. find BD and CE.
(28)Two poles of height 9m. and 15m. stand vertically upright on a plane ground If the distance between their tops
is 10m., then find the distance between their feet.
(29)Prove that the sum of the squares of the sides of the rhombus is equal to the sum of the squares of its
diagonals.
(30) AD is the bisector of angle BAC in triangle ABC. If AB =- 10cm., AC = 6cm. and BC = 12cm. then find BD.
(31)D, E and F are respectively the mid points of sides AB, BC and CA of triangle ABC Find the ratio of the areas of
triangles DEF and ABC.
(32) What is the probability of a sure event?
(33) From a well shuffled pack of cards, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getti ng a black queen.
(34) Aastha tosses two different coins simultaneously. Find the probability of getti ng at one tail.
(35) A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 green marbles. One marble is taken
out of the box at random. What is the probability that the marble taken out will be
(I) red (ii) white (iii) not green
(36) Find the class mark of the class 10 – 25.
(37) Find the mean of the first five natural numbers.
(38) Find the mean of the following distribution:
x 4 6 9 10 15
y 5 10 10 7 8

(39) The following data gives the information on the observed lifetimes (in hours) of 225
electrical components :
Lifetimes (in hrs.) 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100 100 – 120
Frequency 10 35 52 61 38 20
Determine the modal lifetimes of the components.
(40) The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8. Find the missing frequency x.
Classes 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100 100 – 120
Frequency 5 8 x 12 7 8
(HOTS)
4 3 2
(41) Find all the zeroes of 2x – 3x – 3x + 6x – 2, if two of its zeroes are 2 , – 2 (42) Divide the
polynomial P(x) by the polynomial g(x) and find the quotient and remainder

P(x) = x4 – 3x2 + 4x + 5 g(x) = x2 – 1

 a1 b1 c1
(43) On comparing the ratios a2 , b2 and c 2 find out whether the following pair of linear equations are
consistent or inconsistent
(i) 3x + 2y = 5 , 2x – 3y = 7
(ii) 2x – 3y =8 , 4x – 6y = 9
(44) Shivani can row downstream 20km. in 2 hours, and upstream 4Km. in 2 hours. Find her speed of rowing in still
water and the speed of current.
(45) The sum of two digit number and the number formed by interchanging the digits is 110. If 10 is subtracted from
the first number, the new number is 4 more than 5 times the sum of the digits in the first number. Find the first
number.
(46) The age of the father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children .After two years, his age wilbe equal to the
sum of the ages of his children. Find the age of the father.
(47) A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getti ng:
(i) a prime number (ii) a number lying between 2 and 6. (iii) an odd number

SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
Chapter: Life Processes
LOTS-
Q1.What are the end products of anaerobic respiration?
Q2. Which equipment is used to facilitate breathing during serious breathing problems?
Q3.Why plants die under water logged condition?
Q4. Name the respiratory organs of the following:
a).fish b).earthworm c).mosquito d).bird
Q5. Define nutrition. What are the different modes of nutrition?
Q6. Name the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis.
HOTS
Q7. What happens to the rate of breathing during vigorous exercise and why?
Q8.HName hormones secreted by pancreas. Is it related with the normal digestion of food?
Q9. How is respiration different from breathing?
Q10. Explain the mechanism of gaseous exchange between tissues and blood.
Q11. Why does blood not clot inside healthy vessels? What happens if the blood clots inside an intact vessel?
Q12. State the role of Excretion in living organisms. Describe how excretion takes place in amoeba.
Q13.”All living organism are dependent on light for their nourishment.”Justify the statement.
Q14. Why do we feel hungry at specific time?
Q15. Why do herbivores have longer whereas carnivores have a shorter small intestine?
Q16. Draw a well labeled diagram of human alimentary canal.
Q17. Explain double circulation in humans with the help of schematic diagram.