CLASS XI SCIENCE

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

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 INDEX
Subjects Page No.
English 3

Maths 3-6

Physics 7

Chemistry 7-8

Biology 8

Physical Education 9

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 ENGLISH
1. Write a page a day of daily events. Make sure to add at least two vocabulary words daily.
2. Read/listen to news daily, as a reporter prepares your report for the newspaper. Provide a catchy title to
it.
3. Read any novel: create your own diary of Novel,explaining characters and synopsis.
4. Prepare posters one (any 1) : A-3size sheet
 Our ailing planet.
 Survival of girl child.
 Conservation of rain water.
 Depletion of forest.
5. Practise in separate notebook
 5 Notices
 5Advt’s
 2 formal letters
 3 Article writing
6. Revise chapters done in class.
7. Read Snapshots and Hornbill.Find word meaning of the chapters.

MATHS

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 PHYSICS
A. Complete your practical files as per the CBSE rules. The list of final practical is given below:

(1) To measure diameter of a small spherical/cylindrical body and to measure and depth of a given
beaker/calorimeter using Vernier Calipers and hence find its volume.
(2) To measure diameter of a given wire and thickness of a given sheet using screw gauge.
(3) To determine radius of curvature of a given spherical surface by a spherometer.
(4) To determine the mass of two different objects using a beam balance.
(5) To find the weight of a given body using parallelogram law of vectors.
(6) Using a simple pendulum, plot its L-T2 graph and use it to find the effective length of second's pendulum.
(7) To find the co- efficient of friction between a block and a horizontal surface.
(8) To determine Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a given wire.
(9) To find the force constant of a helical spring by plotting a graph between load and extension.
(10) To determine specific heat capacity of a given solid by method of mixtures.
B. Make a Project report of about 6 to 8 pages on one of the following topics ( Projects should be
handwritten):
(1) Fundamental forces in nature.
(2) Dimensional analysis.
(3) Dynamics of uniform circular motion in a plane and its important applications.
(4) Projectile motion.
(5) Laws of vector addition.
(6) Satellites orbiting in an orbit around the earth.
(7) Simple Harmonic motion.
(8) Thermodynamics.

C. Do NCERT back exercise questions of Chapter – 3 (Motion along a straight line) and
Chapter – 4 (Motion in a plane).

CHEMISTRY
1. Complete the practical file as per the CBSE rules. The list of practicals is listed below:

(a) Basic Laboratory Techniques

1. Cutting glass tube and glass rod
2. Bending a glass tube
3. Drawing out a glass jet
(b) Characterization and Purification of Chemical SubstancesCrystallization of impure sample of any one of the
following: Alum, CopperSulphate, Benzoic Acid.
(c) Determination of pH of some solutions obtained from fruit juices, solution ofknown and varied concentrations
of acids, bases and salts using pH paper or universal indicator.
(d) Quantitative Estimation
i. Using a chemical balance.
ii. Preparation of standard solution of Oxalic acid.
iii. Determination of strength of a given solution of Sodium Hydroxide by titrating itagainst standard
solution of Oxalic Acid.
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(e) Qualitative Analysis
a)Determination of one anion and one cation in a given salt
Cations- Pb2+, Cu2+, Al3+, Fe3+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Co2+, Ca2+, Sr2+,Ba2+, Mg2+,
[NH4]+
Anions – [CO3]2-, S2-, [SO3]2-, [SO4]2-, [NO3]-, Cl-,Br-, I-, [PO4]3-, [C2O4]2-, CH3COO-
(Note: Insoluble salts excluded)
b) Detection of -Nitrogen, Sulphur, Chlorine in organic compounds.

2. Prepare the project on the given topics:

(a) Atomic structure (b) Quantum number (c) Electronic configuration and (d) environmental chemistry
3. Complete NCERT back exercises of GOC and Hydrogen.

BIOLOGY
1. Make a Project Record File on the topic allotted to you in the class.
2. Make a Practical Record File. List of experiments and spotters are given below.
Prescribed File- Comprehensive Practical Biology

A. List of Experiments

1. Study and description of one locally available common flowering plants, from the Family lSolanaceaeincluding
dissection and display of floralwhorls, anther and ovary to show number of chambers (floral formulae and floral
diagrams).
Types of root (Tap and adventitious); leaf (simple)
2. Preparation and study of T.S. of dicot and monocot roots and stems (primary).
3. Study of osmosis by potato osmometer.
4. Study of plasmolysis in epidermal peels (e.g. Rhoeo leaves).
5. Study of distribution of stomata in the upper and lower surface of leaves.
6. Test for the presence of sugar, starch, proteins and fats. Detection in suitable plant and animalmaterials.
7. Separation of plant pigments through paper chromatography.
8. Test for presence of urea in urine.
9. Test for presence of sugar in urine.

B. Study/observation of the following (spotting)

1. Study of the parts of a compound microscope.

2.Study of the specimens/slides/models and identification with reasons - Bacteria, Spirogyra,Rhizopus, mushroom,
yeast, one monocotyledonous plant, one dicotyledonous plant.
3. Study of virtual specimens/slides/models and identification with reasons - Amoeba, Hydra,
Ascaris, starfish, rohu.
4. Study of mitosis in onion root tip cells and animals cells (grasshopper) from permanent slides.
5. Study of different modifications in roots, stems and leaves.
6. Study and identification of different types of inflorescence (cymose and racemose).
7. Study of imbibition in seeds/raisins.
8. Study of human skeleton – Radius and Ulna
9. Study of external morphology of cockroach through virtual images/models.

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 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1. Prepare a chart of 11 team fixture on knock out basis and 11 team fixture on stairs case method.
2. Make a chart of any four yoga asanas with brief explanation.
3. Make a chart on balance diet which includes all the components of nutrition.
4. Learn all the back question of chapter 1-3.