HOLIDAY HOMEWORKvanasthalischool.in/pdfs/Homework-2017/10.pdfPoem: The Frog and the Nightingale Q1. Now the nightingale inspired, Flushed with confidence, and fired With both art and

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

SESSION 2018-19

CLASS – X

“Tell me and I forget, te ach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin

Guidelines :

Assignments are to be done in assignment register.

Revise the syllabus covered till 30th May 2018.

Date of submission for holidays homework.

English (26 June 2018), Hindi (27 June 2018), Maths (28 June 2018), Science (29 June 2018)

SST (02 July 2018)

Social Science project work is to be done in Social Science Lab Manual.

All files, scrapbooks, projects, models should be neatly labeled mentioning clearly the name, class,

section of the school.

The holiday homework will be graded as a part of evaluation and periodic test of the student.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Assignments should be done in the Assignment registers and should be submitted to the subject teachers

on the day of reopening.

1. Read the novel, “The Diary of a Young Girl ”

2. Do the Literature assignments.

3. Revise the syllabus done in the class.

Prose: Two Gentlemen of Verona

Q1. The following afternoon we drove to the tiny village set high upon the hillside.

a) Who went on a trip to the tiny village?

b) Which village had they driven to?

c) Why was the narrator surprised when Jacopo directed him as to where he should stop?

Q2. He smiled uncomfortably. „Just plans sir‟, he answered in a low voice.

a) Who is „he‟ in the above lines?

b) Why did „he‟ smile uncomfortably?

c) Which word in the extract is the antonym of „cried‟?

Q3. The two boys were seated at the bedside of a girl of about twenty-two, propped up on pillows,

wearing a pretty lace jacket, who was listening to their chatter, her eyes soft and tender.

a) Who are the two boys

b) Why are they sitting at the bedside of a girl?

c) What does the phrase, „propped up‟ mean?

Q4. Although Nicola and Jacopo were young boys, the author refers to them as two gentlemen. Why

do you think that he do so?

Q5. What did the nurse tell about the two boys to the narrator?

Q6. „When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn‟t an option. It is a necessity.‟ Both

Nicola and Jacopo were hard working and uncomplaining. You too realized the importance of

hard work after reading their story. Write an article in 120-150 words on the „Virtues of Hard

Work.‟

Poem: The Frog and the Nightingale

Q1. Now the nightingale inspired,

Flushed with confidence, and fired

With both art and adoration, Sang -and was a huge sensation.

a) Name the poem and the poet.

b) Why did the nightingale flush with „confidence‟?

c) How did she become a sensation?

Q2. Now the frog puffed with rage.

“Brainless bird-you‟re on the stage

-Use your wits and follow fashion.

Puff your lungs out with your passion.”

a) Why was the frog puffed up with rage?

b) Give the antonym of „Brainless‟?

c) What happened when the nightingale puffed up her lungs?

Q3. And the crass cacophony

Blared out from the sumac tree

At whose foot the frog each night

Minstrelled on till morning light.

a) The singing of the frog is ____________.

b) The other creatures of Bingle Bog ______ the frog‟s croaking sound.

c) „Cacophony‟ in the first line means ________.

Q4. How did the frog satisfy his greed through the nightingale‟s song?

Q5. The nightingale‟s death was caused by her foolishness. comment

Poem: The Mirror

Q1. She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.

I am important to her. She comes and goes.

Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness.

a) Why is the mirror important to her?

b) Why does she cry?

c) What does “agitation of hands”mean?

Q2. “I am not cruel, only truthful-

The eye of a little god, four-cornered.”

a) Who is „I‟ in the above lines?

b) Why is „I‟ only truthful?

c) What is meant by „four-cornered‟?

Q3. Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me,

Searching my reaches for what she really is.

Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.

I see her back, and reflect it faithfully.

She rewards me with tears an agitation of hands.

a) What is common between the mirror and a lake?

b) Why candles and the moon are called liars?

c) What is meant by „searching my reaches‟?

Q4. What does the woman search for in the mirror everyday?

Q5. Why mirror is called a „four cornered God‟?

Q6. How does Sylvia Plath effectively use personification in her poem „The Mirror‟?

Writing Skills-

a. Write an article on the topic –„The evil practice of child labour prevalent in India‟. [120-150

words]

b. Write a short story [150-200 words] with an opening line-

„One day I walked into my house and I was shocked to see......‟

c. Write your experience of visiting a holiday destination during your vacation in the form of a

diary-entry. [120-150 words]

Q1. Select three poems from the syllabus and highlight the presence of listed literary devices. Explain

the literary devices and cite suitable examples from selected poems in a thin notebook. Given

below is a list of literary devices that you can look for in your poem.

Simile Metaphor Personification

Alliteration Repetition Oxymoron

Refrain Hyperbole Allusion

Apostrophe Irony Paradox

Onomatopoeia

,

क ऩढाये गए सभी ऩाठों का ऩुन अध्यन करेख बड़े भाईसाहब’ तथा हररहर काका”ऩाठ में आये मुहावरों का वाक्य प्रयोग करेग आऩने नया कम्ऩयूटर खरीदा ककन्तु एक महीने बाद ही उसमें खराबी आ गयी

आऩकी शिकायत ऩर दकुानदार ने कोई ध्यान नही ददया कंऩनी के मुख्य प्रबंधक कोऩत्र शऱखकर घटना की जानकारी देते हुए उनसे अनुरोध कीजजये कक वे आऩके साथन्याय करें

घ कोई एक कववता या कहानी शऱखखए जजसमे आऩके सऩनों का वणणन होड अनुच्छेद ऱेखन बच्चो में बढती धमू्रऩान की समस्या

समस्त कायण व्याकरण कााँऩी में करें

Mathematics

Lab-Manual Activity:

To verify Basic Proportionality Theorem by using parallel line board and triangle cut outs.

To verify Pythagoras Theorem by the method of paper folding. Cutting and pasting.

To verify the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the square of any

two corresponding sides.

To make a clinometer and measure the angle of elevation and depression of an object.

Note : Activity is to be done in Maths Lab Manual.

ASSIGNMENT:

Chapter-1

Q1. If the HCF of a and b is 15 and a x b = 4500, find the LCM of a and b.

Q2. Without actual division find whether the rational ²35³6

1323

has a terminating or a non terminating

decimal.

Q3. Prove that 57 is an irrational number

Q4. Show that the product of three consecutive natural number is divisible by 6.

Q5. Express 0.69 as a rational number in 𝒑

𝒒 form.

Q6. Show that the number of the form 7n, n ɛ N cannot have unit digit zero.

Q7. Using Euclid‟s division algorithm finds the HCF of 96 and 60. Hence express the HCF in the

form 96x + 60y, where x and y are integers.

Q8. On a morning walk, 3 persons step off together and their steps measure 40cm, 42cm and 45 cm

respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same

distance in complete steps?

Chapter-2

Q1. If p(x) =3x3-2x2+6x-5,find p(2)

Q2. Find the quadratic Polynomial whose sum and product of zeroes are √2 and 3 respectively

Q3. If m and n are zeroes of the polynomial 3x2+11x-4, find the value of m

n

n

m

Q4. If sum of the squares of zeros of the polynomial is 6x2+x+k is 25/ 36, Find the value of k.

Q5. If α and β be tw zeros of the quadratic polynomial p(x) = 2x2-3x+7,evaluate

α2 + β2

α3 + β3

Q6. If(x-6) is a factor of are zeroes of the polynomial x3+ax2+bx-bx=0 and a-b=7,find the values of a

and b.

Q7. Find zeroes of the polynomial x2+11x+30 and verify relation between the zeros and the

coefficients.

Q8. Find all the zeros of the polynomial x4+ x3-9x2 -3x+18 if its given two of its zeros are -√3 and √3

Q9. Apply division algorithm to find the quotient and remainder on dividing polynomial f(x) =2x3-

3x2+6x+7 by g(x) =x

2-4x+8.

Q10. If the remainder on dividing x3+ 2x2+kx+3 by x-3 is 21, find the quotient and the value of k.

Chapter-3

Q1. Solve the system of linear equation graphically 2x + y = 6, x -2y+2 = 0.

Q2. For what value of k, will the following system of equations have infinite numbers of solutions,

2x +3y =3, (2k+3)x + (2k+1)y = 4(k-1).

Q3. Show that x=4 and y=5 is not a solution of pair of the equations x-3y=1,2x+y=11

Q4. Solve for x and 58

3,46

y

xy

x by substitution method.

Q5. Solve the pair of linear equation by cross multiplication method 3x-y-2 =0, 2x+y-8=0.

Q6. Show that pair of equations 3x+4y=8 and 6x+8y=10is inconsistent

Q7. For what value of p, will the following system of equations have unique solution, 10x +3py -1=0,

5x +3y -2 = 0.

Q8. Two straight paths represented by the equations, x-3y =2 and -2x +6y = 5. Check whether the

paths cross each other‟s or not.

Q9. Solve the following pair of equation by elimination method. 11x+5y=16, 7x+13y=14.

Q10. Solve for x and 12

3

1

6,2

2

2

1

5:

yxyxy

Q11. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 12. If the denominator is increased

by3, the fraction becomes1

2. Find the fraction.

Q12. A two digit number is four times the sum of the digits and twice of the the product of the digits.

Find the number.

Q13. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD ∠𝐴= (x+2)°, ∠𝐵=(y+3) °, ∠𝐶=(3y+8) °, ∠𝐷=(4x-8) ° Find all the

four angles.

Q14. Raman has two daughters‟ Deepa and Anju. Present age of Raman in years is 9 more than that of

twice the sum of Deepa and Anju. Five years hence the age of Raman will be 4 more than one

and a half times the sum of ages of Deepa and Anju. Determine the age of Raman.

Q15. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9:7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4:3. If each of

them manages to save Rs. 2000 per month, find their monthly income and expenditure.

PHYSICS Q1. The outer surface of a hollow sphere of aluminium of radius 50cm is to be used as a mirror. What

will be the focal length of this mirror? Which type of spherical mirror will it provide?

Q2. The speed of light in a transparent medium is 0.6 times that of its speed in vacuum. What is the

refractive index of the medium?

Q3. As we come down to the surface of earth from a distant star ,how does the refractive index vary?

Q4. An object is placed at a distance of one and a half of the focal length of a concave mirror. Find

the position of the image in terms of f. Also find the magnification and image formed by a

concave mirror.

Q5. What is the principle of reversibility of light? Show that the incident ray of light is parallel to the

emergent ray of light falls obliquely on a side of a rectangular glass slab.

Q6. A 6cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length

15cm.The distance of object from the lens is 10cm.Find the position, size and nature of the image

formed.

Q7. An object 5cm in length is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a convex mirror of radius of

curvature 30cm.Find the position ,nature and size of the image.

Q8. A concave lens of focal length 15cm,forms an image 10cm from the lens. How far is the object

placed from the lens? Draw the ray diagram.

Q9. A doctor has prescribed corrective lens of power +1.5D.Find the focal length of the lens. Is the

prescribed lens diverging or converging?

Q10. The refractive index of water with respect to vacuum is 4/3 and refractive index of vacuum with

rest to glass is 2/3.If the speed of light in glass is 2X108 find the speed of light in

(a)vacuum(b)water

Q11. A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12cm away from a convex mirror of focal length 15cm.Give the

location of the image and magnification. Describe what happens as the needle is moved farther

from the mirror.

Q12. You are provided with two lenses of focal length 20cm and 40cm respectively? Which lens will

you use to obtain more convergent light?

Q13. An object 2cm in size is placed 30cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15cm.At what

distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image? What will be

the nature and the size of the image formed? Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the

image.

Q14. The image of an object placed at 60cm in front of a lens is obtained on a screen at a distance of

120cm from it. Find the focal length of the lens. What would be the height of the image if the

height of the object is 5cm?

Q15. For the same angle of incidence in media P,Q and R the angle of refraction are 45o,35

o and

15orespectively.In which medium will the velocity of light be minimum? Give reason for your

answer.

Q16. An object is placed at a distance of 25cm from the pole of a spherical mirror which forms a real

inverted image on the same side of object at 37.5 cm from the pole. Calculate the focal length of

the mirror and find nature of the mirror.

Q17. An object is placed at a distance of 30cm from a convex mirror, the magnification produced is

1 /2.Where should the object be placed to get a magnification of 1/3?

Q18. A child reads words of a book with the help of a convex lens keeping it close to book. He finds

words enlarged and erect when he gradually with draws the lens away from the book. At one

position the word again become clear visible but this time they are enlarged and inverted.

Explain the difference with the help of ray diagram.

Q19. For three concave mirrors A, B, C, the focal lengths are 20,15,30 and object distances are

45,30,20 respectively. Which mirror will form diminished image of the object. Draw the ray

diagram in each mirror.

Q20. A square wire of side 3cm is placed 25 cm away from a concave mirror of focal length

10cm.What is the area enclosed by the image of the wire? The centre of the wire is on the axis of

the mirror, with its two sides normal to the axis.

CHEMISTRY CHAPTER - ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS

LEVEL 1

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK EACH)

Q1. How will you test for the gas which is liberated when hydrochloric acid reacts with an active

metal?

Q2. Write the name and chemical formula for the products formed by heating gypsum at 373K.

Q3. The pH of a sample of vegetable soup was found to be 6.5. How is this soup likely to taste?

Q4. Write a balanced chemical equation for a neutralization reaction, mentioning the physical state of

the reactants and the products.

Q5. What would be the colour of litmus in a solution of sodium carbonate?

Q6. Arrange the following in an increasing order of their pH values:

NaOH solution, blood, lemon juice

Q7. Name the gas evolved when dilute sulphuric acid acts on sodium carbonate.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (2/3 MARKS EACH)

Q8. A student dropped few pieces of marble in dilute HCl contained in a test tube. The evolved gas

was passed through lime water.

(i) What change would be observed in lime water?

(ii) Write balanced chemical equation for the above change.

Q9. What is „Baking Powder‟? How does it make the cake soft and spongy?

Q10. Write the chemical formulae of washing soda and baking soda. Which one of these two is an

ingredient of antacids? How does it provide relief in stomach ache?

Q11. Given below are the pH values of four different liquids:

7.0, 14.0, 2.0, 4.0

Which of these could be that of

(i) Lemon juice

(ii) Distilled water

(iii) 1 M sodium hydroxide solution

(iv) Tomato juice

Q12. A compound which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when mixed with

proper quantity of water.

(i) Identify the compound.

(ii) Write the chemical equation for this preparation.

(iii) Mention one important use of this compound.

(I) What is tooth enamel chemically? State the condition when it starts corroding. What happens

when food particles left in the mouth after eating degrade? Why do doctors suggest use

toothpowder/toothpaste to prevent tooth decay?

(II) What is baking soda chemically called? Give reaction involved in its preparation. Write one of its

uses.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5 MARKS EACH)

Q15. i) Dry pellets of a base „X‟ when kept in open absorbs moisture and turns sticky, the

compound is also formed by chlor-alkali process. Write chemical name and formula of X.

Describe chlor-alkali process with balanced chemical equation. Name the type of reaction

occurs when X is treated with dilute hydrochloric acid. Write the chemical equation.

ii) When diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and

water to acid?

Q16. a) Mention the pH range within which our body works. Explain how antacids give relief from

acidity.

b) Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How does the pH will change as it turns to curd? Explain your

answer.

c) A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk. Why does this milk take

a longer time to set as curd?

d) Mention the nature of tooth pastes. How do they prevent tooth decay?

LEVEL 2


Q1. Which one of these has a higher concentration of H+ ions? 1 M HCl or 1 M CH3COOH.

Q2. What is the colour of litmus in a solution of ammonium hydroxide?

Q3. Dry ammonia gas has no action on litmus paper, but a solution of ammonia in water turns red

litmus paper blue. Why is it so?

Q4. What will happen to blue litmus when it is added to soda water?

Q5. What is the cure of bee sting? How?

Q6. Name an indicator which indicates the various levels of hydrogen ion concentration.


Q7. You are provided with 4 samples of bitter and sour food extracts. How can you test the presence

of acids and bases among these solutions without tasting them?

Q8. “Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a basic salt”. Justify the statement. How is it converted into

washing soda? Explain.

Q9. A gas „X‟ reacts with lime water and forms a compound „Y‟ which is used as bleaching agent in

chemical industry. Identify „X‟ and „Y‟. Give the chemical equation of the reactions involved.

Q10. a) What is an alkali? Give an example.

b) Why do HCl, HNO3, etc show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of

compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?

Q11. A student prepared solutions of i) an acid and ii) a base in two separate beakers. She forgot to

label the solutions and litmus paper is not available in the laboratory. Since, both the solutions

are colourless , how will she distinguish between the two.

Q12. Salt A commonly used in bakery products on heating gets converted into another salt B which

itself is used for removal of hardness of water and a gas C is evolved. The gas C when passed

through limewater, turns it milky. Identify A,B and C.


Q13. Describe an activity with diagram to illustrate that the reaction of metal carbonates and metal

bicarbonates with acids produces carbon dioxide. Write the relevant equations of all the

reactions that take place. Name any two forms in which calcium carbonate is found in nature.

Q14. i) Explain why is hydrochloric acid a stronger and acetic acid, a weak acid. How can it be

verified?

ii) Explain why aqueous solution of an acid conducts electricity?

iii) You have four solutions A, B, C and D. The pH of solution A is 6, B is 9, C is 12 and D is

7.

a) Identify the most acidic and most basic solutions.

b) Arrange the above four solutions in the increasing order of H+ ion concentration.

c) State the change in colour of pH paper on dipping in solution C and D.

BIOLOGY CHAPTER - CONTROL AND COORDINATION

LEVEL 1


Q1. From where does the spinal cord originates?

a) Pons b) Medulla c) Cerebrum d) Cerebellum

Q2. Synapse is a gap between two ----

a) Neurons b) dendrites c) axons d) impulse

Q3. „Brain and Spinal cord are two vital organs of our body‟. How is our body designed to protect

them?

Q4. A young green plant receives sunlight from one direction only. What will happen to its shoots

and roots.

Q5. Which gland regulates the secretion of hormones from pituitary gland.

Q6. *Name the only gaseous plant hormone which is also known as ripening hormone.

Q7. Name two tissues which provide control and co ordination in animals.

Q8. Name one plant growth hormone which retards growth during extremely dry season.

Q9. Is reflex action is the only function of spinal cord?

Q10. The sensation of feeling fear or hunger is associated with which part of brain .

Q11. Name the source organ and target organ of adrenaline. From where does spinal cord originates?


Q12. *Tropism is directional whereas mastic movement is non – directional. Justify this statement.

Q13. I) What is reflex arc ?

II) How do muscle cells move?

Q14. A potted plant is made to lie horizontally on the ground. Which part of the plant will show :

(i) positive geotropism (ii) negative geotropism

Q15. The table shows a tropism and the stimulus involved

TYPES OF TROPISM STIMULUS

Geotropism X

Phototropism Y

Hydrotropism Z

Write the stimulus X, Y, Z.

Q16. Name one plant hormone which inhibits the growth . Write its one more function.

Q17. How are the movements of touch me not plant and growth of stem towards light different?


Q18. Draw a well labelled diagram of brain . Also give any two point of differences between cerebrum

and cerebellum.

Q19. Differentiate between autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition .

Q20. *Why endocrine glands are called ductless glands? List any three characteristics of hormones.

Q21. Name the hormones responsible for :

i) development of moustache and beard in males.

ii) controlling the uterus changes in menstrual cycle.

iii) increasing blood glucose level

iv) maintaining water and electrolyte balance.

v) plant hormone responsible for the elongation of cells.

LEVEL 2


Q1. Name the sensory receptors found in the nose and on the tongue.

Q2. Give two examples of involuntary actions.

Q3. Neuron is the longest cell but does not undergo reproduction. Why is it so?

Q4. „Reflex action is monitored through spinal cord and not by brain‟. Justify.

Q5. Respiration is controlled by which part of the brain?

Q6. Which hormone is responsible for the secondary sexual characters in males?

Q7. What are inhibitory hormones.

Q8. Which receptor is absent in brain?

Q9. Give two examples of involuntary actions.

Q10. Name any two types of tropic movements.


Q11. Classify the following movements as tropic or mastic.

i) opening of a flower ii)shoots moving towards light iii) twirling of a tendril

Q12. The hormones of pancreas are antagonistic in nature? do you agree ? Explain.

Q13. * Why adrenaline is known as emergency hormone?

Q14. Tarun met with an accident after which he lost the capacity to

i) walk in straight line

ii) to smell anything

iii) to feel full after eating

Which part of brain is damaged in each case.

Q15. Explain in brief why hormonal responses are slower than reflex actions.


Q16. **Few months back, some children in a village complained of swollen necks. More and more

children have started complaining about swollen necks every month. Since, then, a

villager Ram Singh is superstitious and he thinks that the village is cursed by a devil. Shyam

is another villager who thinks it is due to some disease which needs consultation from a doctor.

On the basis of above passage, answer the following questions :

(a) Do you agree with Ram Singh?

(b) What can be the reason behind swollen necks of the young children in the village? How can the

problem be overcome?

(c) What social change is required in the village to make it free from blind faith?

(d) What values are shown by Shyam?

Q17. „Plants also perform chemical coordination „. Elaborate.

Q18. *An endocrine gland „P‟ is located below the stomach in the human body. The gland „P‟ secretes

a hormone ‟H‟. The deficiency of this hormone leads to rise in blood sugar due to which a

disease D is caused.

i) Name the gland P and the hormone H.

ii) State the functions of hormone H.

iii) Name the disease D.

iv) Suggest any two precautions to be taken by the person who is suffering from the disease D.

Q19. Why do we call pituitary gland as the master gland? where is it located and what are its

functions?

Q20. With the help of a labelled diagram, illustrate the pathway of response when someone pricks in

your hand with a pin.

I. PROJECT

Prepare a project on any one topic, should include the following heads:

1. Preface 2. Index 3.Acknowledgement

4. Detailed Report of the topic 5. Bibliography

TOPIC

[For Roll. No. 1 to 10]

1) Multipurpose river valley project & alternative water supply methods. (Page No. 72)

[For Roll. No. 11 to 20]

2) Challenges faced by the democratic system. (Page No. 74)

[For Roll. No. 20 Onwards]

3) Roll of government/ non-government functionaries in your locality in disaster management.

(Page No. 75)

Or

Manual for disaster management (Page No. 76)

Compulsory for all students

II. Map Work

On an outline map of Italy mark the Italian States before unification in 1858 (Page No. 80)

On an outline map of India, mark the main centres of civil Disobedience Movement

III. ASSIGNMENT

History – Assignment No. – 1 (Page No. 5 to 11)

Geography – Assignment No. – 1 (Page No. 43 to 48)

IV. Frame 30 (1 Mark) Questions from chapter – 1 [Nationalism in Europe] with answers.

Note : Make a separate file for questions answers.

HOLIDAY HOMEWORKvanasthalischool.in/pdfs/Homework-2017/10.pdfPoem: The Frog and the Nightingale Q1. Now the nightingale inspired, Flushed with confidence, and fired With both art and

Documents