G. D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 48, GURGAON

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS X

2017-2018

Holidays are meant to give students a brief respite from the gruelling

routine and rejuvenate them to work for the coming session. At the

same time children must keep in touch with the academics. The school desires that

all work in the summer vacation be enjoyable as well as such that it leads to holistic

development of each Goenkan. Keeping this in mind, the holiday assignments and

projects have been designed to be innovative, creative and interesting. The students

must put in their creative best and work on their projects comprehensively, be it

literature, science and technology, family and human values or service to

community.

ENGLISH

Creative Expressions Instructions:

1. The creative work to be written neatly on an A-4 size sheet. Please insert or draw a suitable image to illustrate/highlight the content.

2. You can express your views in the form of an article/ speech/debate/poetic

expression. You can write on one or more topics from those given below. TOPICS a) Human Rights can be sacrificed at the altar of National Security. b) Gender Bias c) Tree Plantation d) Importance of Games and Sports in Life e) The Elderly are an oft forgotten Generation f) A day without Internet g) Patriotism is a lost virtue h) Life is life a box of crayons

Happy Reading Hours Book List

a. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne b. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak c. The Help by Kathryn Stockett d. The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond e. The English Teacher by R.K.Narayan

Instructions:

1. Read any one or more books and write a book review or blurb in about 100-150 words.

2. Write the book review or blurb in an A-4 size sheet. Guideposts for writing book reviews:

1) Start with a couple of sentences describing what the book is about

2) Discuss what you particularly liked about the book.

Who was your favourite character, and why?

Did the characters feel real to you?

Did the story keep you guessing?

What was your favourite part of the book, and why?

Were certain types of scene written particularly well - for example sad

scenes, tense scenes, mysterious ones?

Did the book make you laugh or cry?

Did the story grip you and keep you turning the pages?

3) Mention anything you disliked about the book

Did you wish the ending hadn't been a cliff hanger because you found it

frustrating?

Did you find it difficult to care about a main character, and could you work

out why

Was the story too scary for your liking, or focused on a theme you didn't find

interesting?

4) Round up your review

5) You can give the book a rating, for example a mark out of five or ten, if you

like. TOGETHER WITH PULLOUT WORKSHEETS (TERM 1) Instructions:

1. Complete the exercises in the pullout sheets and bring them in a transparent folder or strip file.

Grammar Worksheet Nos 105-108 and 137-138

VOCABULARY STUDY SHEET

Instructions: We understand the need to equip students with enhanced vocabulary in times when students will be appearing for competitive exams. Go through the given list of words thoroughly. Based on these words you will be given a worksheet to solve during the English week.

S.NO

WORD SYNONYM ANTONYM USAGE

1. Egocentric (centr center)

Conceited , egoist Humble , meek

An egocentric person sees everything in relation to himself, not everyone around him/her.

2. Clamour (clam shout)

Commotion, discord Quiet The clamour of the crowd grew louder.

3. Connoisseur (con with, together)

Expert, critic Amateur, novice

The connoisseur of fine foods knew exactly what condiments to use.

4. Credence (cred believe)

Belief , certainty Distrust He does not give credence to rumours.

5. Euphoric (Eu-good)

elated, enthusiastic,excited

unenthusiastic, sullen

She was still in a euphoric mood hours after her victory.

6. Abominate

Abhor, loathe, detest

Like, admire I abominate the behavior of people who cause hurt to others.

7. belligerent

Quarrelsome, hostile - His belligerent attitude consistently gets him into trouble.

8. Cogent

Forceful, convincing Weak, ineffective

There was a cogent argument at the border for calling a cease fire.

9. Deprecate

Criticize, deplore Praise, compliment

He deprecated the proposal to build a new highway.

10. reminiscent Reflective, nostalgic oblivious The way he laughed was strangely reminiscent of his father.

11. Exuberant (adj)

Cheerful, vivacious Depressed, unenthusiastic

His exuberance towards the activity surprised everyone.

12. Colloquial (adj)

Conversational, idiomatic

Formal, standard

Teenagers often use colloquial language with each other, but this should be avoided in all formal conversation.

13. Jeopardy (noun)

Hazard, vulnerable Safety, protection

He would never do anything to jeopardise his career.

14. Aberration (noun)

Strangeness, eccentricity

Normality, regularity

His outburst of anger was an aberration in his usually calm demeanor.

15. Audacious (adj)

Courageous, bold Humble, meek Her audacity to confront the principal amazed everyone.

16. Beguile (v) Dupe, bluff Prevent, dissuade

She beguiled them into believing her version of events.

17. Benevolent (adj)

Generous, charitable Greedy, spiteful

The Kings benevolent nature made him popular among the masses.

18. Colossal(adj) Gigantic, titanic Small, tiny The singer earns a colossal amount of money from his concerts.

19. Complacent(adj)

Smug, conceited Dissatisfied, discontent

We must not become complacent about progress.

20. Disheveled (adj)

Untidy, unkempt Tidy He looked tired and disheveled after a long days work.

21. Destitute(adj) Impoverished, penniless

Prosperous, rich

When he died, his family was left completely destitute.

22. Emaciated (adj)

Thin, anorexic Overweight, plump

He was thirty, but looked fifty, with pale skin, hopeless eyes and an emaciated body, covered with sores.

23. Elucidate(v) Clarify, explain Vague, ambiguous

The aim of the report is to elucidate the main points of the new regulation.

24. Circumvent bypass, to check _ I had to circumvent the rock that was blocking my path.

25. Flabbergasted

Astound, amaze Expect, presume

She was too flabbergasted to speak, when she was declared a topper.

REVISION ASSIGNMENT

CLASS X Instructions:

1. Revision assignment to be answered in a separate thin copy. 2. Questions of all the three sections to be answered in it.

SECTION A - READING) I. Read the given passage: 1.One monsoon evening, when the sky was overcast with threatening clouds, Rahim Khan returned from the fields a little earlier than usual. He found a group of children playing on the road. They ran away as they saw him, and even left their shoes behind in their haste. In vain d id Rah im K h a n shout , Why are you running away? I am not going t o beat you . Meanwhile, it had started drizzling and he hurried homewards to tie up the bullocks before the big downpour came. 2.Entering his hut, Rahim Khan lighted the earthenware oil lamp and placed some crumbs of bread for the sparrows before he prepared his own dinner. :O Nuru! O Bundu! he shouted, but the sparrows did not come out. Anxious to find out what had happened to his friends, he peeped into the nest and found the quartret scared and sitting huddled up within their feathers. At the very spot where the nest lay, the roof was leaking. Rahim Khan took a ladder and went out in the pouring rain to repair the damage. By the time the job was satisfactorily done, he was thoroughly drenched. As he sat on the cot, Rahim Khan sneezed but he did not heed the warning and went to sleep.Next morning he awoke with a high fever.

3.When the villagers did not see him going to the fields for several days they grew anxious and some of them came to see what the matter was. Through a crack in the door they saw him lying on the cot talking, so they thought, to himself : O Bundu, O Nuru, who will feed you when I am gone? 4.The peasants shook their heads sympathetically. Poor fellow, they said, he has gone mad. We will send for his wife to look after him. Next morning when Rahim Khans wife, anxious and weeping, came with her sons, a group of neighbours collected in sympathy. The door was locked from the inside, and, in spite of loud knocking no one opened it. When they broke their way in they found the large and gaunt frame of Rahim lying in the brooding silence of the room, broken only by the flutterings of four sparrows. A. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following

questions:

1. On seeing Rahim Khan, the group of children ran away because ________. 2. Rahim Khan went home hurriedly to _. 3 The sparrow did not come out on Rahim Khans call as ___. 4.Rahim Khan had high fever as_________________

B. Find words which mean the same in the passage: