MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOL

SHALIMAR BAGH, DELHI-110088

HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK, 2012

Dear Parent(s),

Exciting time is here again ! Its time for Summer Vacation and fun filled activities.
Children are reservoirs of potential which needs to be exploited and channalized in diverse ways. We at MPS feel that it is very important to fire their imagination and foster an outlook that helps them explore, discover and rediscover. Children should be encouraged to develop intellectually and physically. Summer Vacation is the best and fruitful time for learning and creativity. It is the time when you can connect with your child in many ways. The Holidays Homework designed would not only enhance achievements of your children but also help to enhance family relationships. It would teach your children to work independently and would improve their basic academic skills, such as reading, writing, spellings and would help them develop personal skills and time management.

A few suggestions that you may keep in mind.

Spend quality time with your children. Take them out to outings and have fun time together. Help your children to become independent by giving them responsibilities. Involve them in small household activities. Inculcate in them good manners, healthy habits and respect for elders. Help to imbibe the feelings of empathy, affection and tolerance in your children. Give them a chance to look after you and their younger brothers and sisters. Converse with your children in English. Encourage your children to read books to enhance their language skills. Reading will also boost their interpretative skills and provide them valuable literary experience. Help your children improve their handwriting by making them write one page of English and one Page of Hindi everyday. Cultivate sportsmanship by encouraging your children to play various indoor and outdoor games.

Remember that Summer Vacation is the time to relax and enjoy. So spend these holidays creating a nurturing and stimulating environment filled with fun, frolic, learning and education.

NOTE

: Do not get the Holidays Homework done by an expert. It must be the effort of the child. Parents must act as guides and facilitators but not substitutes to do the work. The Homework must be done systematically according to the time table made on the very first day. Holidays Home work should be seen as an interesting way of utilizing time and energy.

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SHALIMAR BAGH, DELHI-110088 HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK, 2012 CLASS : X ENGLISH Activity 1. Write any 20 idioms and 20 proverbs alongwith their meanings. Also make a meaningful sentence of each idiom and proverb. (To improve vocabulary and grammatical concepts) Activity 2. Read any one of the following plays by William Shakespeare. Much Ado About Nothing OR As you like it. Do the following questions in 150-200 words each. a) Pick your favourite character and give reasons for your choice. b) Critically evaluate the plot and the storyline used by the author. c) Prepare a timeline for the story highlighting the major happenings. d) Extra polate about storys ending or life of characters after the story ends. e) Design an attractive book cover for the same book on your own with the following specifications. i) Innerflap (front) : Information about 2-3 main characters in about 50 words. ii) Front cover : Name of the book and authors name. iii) Back cover : Information about the story in about 50 words. iv) Inner flap (back) : Information about the author in about 50 words. Note : The answers of the play will be assessed as a part of Formative Assessment. Activity 3. Read Unit 1 Health and Medicine and Unit 2 Education of Main Course Book. Make notes in your homework notebook on each chapter of both the units. (To improve the knowledge about health and education in life) Activity 4. Complete all the exercises given in Unit 1 to 5 of English Workbook. (To improve the basic knowledge in Grammar) Note for Parents :
English Holidays Homework helps your ward to comprehend the language used in the novel. Reading the novel keeps the child interested in knowing about the characters. Vocabulary sharpens the brain and makes English Writing easy and impressive. You are requested to encourage your ward to do the Holiday Homework on his/her own so that objectives of learning are fulfilled in real sense.

MATHEMATICS 1. Create atleast 5 designs using geometrical figures only. These can be used in jewellery, fabrics, architecture or logo of a company. (To develop creativity) P.T.O

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Solve the crossword puzzle , hints are given below.

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Across 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9. 11. Down 1. 2. 5. 8. 10. 3. S.No. 1 25 An all round Perimeter. An American government polygon. Powerful number found in fishy places. This sum is mixed up alot. A selfish average. Project Exploring Mathematics around us. Description 1. Look around yourself In the house In the garden In the market In a bank In the nature and so on P.T.O This type of number is the most important to factor. Twelve Inches. Letters representing number. Three squared.. Square root of sixty four. An angle less than right. A regular polygon with interior and exterior angle equal.

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-32. Click photograph using a digital camera or mobile and explore the hidden mathematics. 3. Click minimum 20 photographs.

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Exploring Fibonacci Number

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Definition with examples. 1,1,2,3,5 -----, write next twenty terms. History of mathematician who gave it. Explore in nature the things that corresponds to Fibonacci number with pictures.

Note for Parents : The Mathematics Holidays homework will help the child in exercising the brain and enhancing memory. The purpose of doing it is to enhance your wards logical reasoning , problem solving skills and the ability to think in abstract ways. It will also train the children in mathematical concepts. SOCIAL SCIENCE 1. Follow the newspapers for any report on a discussion on any constitutional amendment or demand for any constitutional amendment. You could, for example, focus on the demand for constitutional amendment for reservation for women in legislatures or constitutional amendment against corruption. a) Was there any public debate ? b) What reasons were put forward in favour of the amendment ? c) How did different political parties react to the constitutional amendment ? d) Did the amendment take place? e) Your views on the issue. Note : The purpose of Holiday Homework in Social Science is : i) to understand the society in which they live. ii) to learn and respect differences of opinion. iii) to help in social development of the child. iv) to appreciate the values enshrined in the constitution. 2. Solve the word search. ( Ten words) M O H E N J O D A R O E A W Z E F G M A I H T B E A W I H A F C J R C R W Y L J Y G E K O C T B O M B A Y W R P D F W R S L P R L Y O P H A K C K U T E U L O N D O N I R Y E I I R F F E J O I U D O S T R U S T K R Q S P P.T.O

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Note for Parents : Social Science Holidays Homework will teach interrelationship between people and their environment , facilitation skills and value development through integration of knowledge. It will also help in appreciating the difference between cultures. SCIENCE Activity 1 : Collect any ten recent news items / articles related to Science and technology and design front page of Newspaper with it on the following guidelines : a) Assign an innovative name for your newspaper. b) Divide the newspaper into different sections. c) News item should be handwritten with appropriate headlines. d) Paste / draw pictures and illustrations with novel ideas. e) Puzzles / / quiz / comics can be included to enhance creativity. f) Proposed standard diet chart for a person with a particular profession. g) Illustrations / pictures (To develop creativity & awareness of the happenings around us) Note : Newspaper should be designed on half cartridge sheet with proper margins and borders & do Holidays Home Work in separate notebook. Activity 2: Solve the word search puzzle.

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Note for Parents : Science Holidays Homework will allow your ward to appreciate the beauty of nature. It will create awareness and sensitivity about the environment and environmental challenges in your ward. It will develop his/her skills to mitigate the environmental problems.

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Prepare the projects on the following topics. The project should be made on A4 sized sheets. It should include : a) Cover Page with Name , Roll no., School name and Academic year. b) Aim c) Acknowledgement d) Discussion e) Pictures f) Conclusion g) Bibliography Projects Project 1 : Role of Biotechnology for human welfare. Project 2 : Radioactive pollution. These projects will be evaluated in the Summative Assessment I Exams. Note for Parents : These activities help your ward to think , evaluate, judge and create awareness and sensitivity about environment. They will also develop skills to mitigate the environmental problems.

ART & CRAFT Make any one craft work from the following : a) Cotton dupatta designing (screen printing or hand painted) b) clay tile with motifs or face (boy / girl) Thinkness of tile 2 inch Use Cotton duppatta (any colour), screen (wooden), fevicryl colours, potters clay etc.

Note for Parents Art & Craft Holidays Homework will help your ward to enhance his creativity / skills. FRENCH 1. Make 5 bookmarks mentioning French proverbs with their English meaning. Objective This would help learners to enhance their writing skills so that they can use such proverbs in their writing piece.

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