DE NOBILI SCHOOL – CMRI
HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
CLASS – 10
ENGLISH LITERATURE (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
Answer the following questions in 1000 – 1500 words.
Complete the work in cardboard file and use Eagle practical sheets for the same. Stick or draw pictures
relevant to the questions.
Q1) Discuss the play Julius Caesar as a tragedy of internal conflicting motives.
Q2) The story, ‘The Elevator’ conveys the message that sometimes unfounded false fears trouble us a lot, so
it is better they must be crushed or removed. Enumerate the above concept with the help of the text.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
Comprehension passages of Specimen Paper 5 and 6 from Total English.
Write an essay on the following topic.
Tourism has become an important source of revenue for many countries, but its disadvantages cannot be
overlooked. Enumerate the problems associated with tourism.
हिन्दी (ग्रीष्मावकाश गिृ कार्य)
1. ICSE class -10 Hindi question paper 2023 के section -A (40 marks) के अंतर्गत आए सभी प्रश्नोंक के
उत्तर अननवार्ग रूप से हल ककए जाएं।
2. ICSE class -10 Hindi question paper 2023 के section- B के अंतर्गत साहहत्र् सार्र: संक्षिप्त कहननर्ों से
'नेताजी का चश्मा' एवं 'संदेह' शीर्गक पाठ से आए प्रश्नों के उत्तर ललखे जाए।
3. ICSE class -10 Hindi question paper 2020 के section- B अंतर्गत एकांकी संचर् से 'संस्कार एवं भावना' तथा
'महाभारत की एक सांझ 'शीर्गक एकांकी से आए प्रश्नों के उत्तर ललखे जाएं।
(Note: - सभी प्रश्नों के उत्तर टे स्ट कॉपी में ललखकर प्रस्तुत ककए जाएं।)
MATHEMATICS (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
GST: Chapter test [ 5,6,7]
BANKING: MCQ [1-4]
SHARES AND DIVIDEND: Assertion and reason type question [1,2,3]
LINEAR INEQUATION: Chapter test [3,4,5]
QUADRATIC EQUATION: Chapter test [10,12,15 and 19]
COMPLETE YOUR PROJECT WORK as discussed in the class.
MATHEMATICS
PROJECT: -
TOPIC 1 : PLANNING A HOME- BUDGET
PROJECT OUTLINE
(All topics must start in a separate page.) i. Content/Index
ii. Acknowledgement
iii. Methodology:
(a) Introduction (c) Monthly Expenditure of Family (e) Savings
(b) Monthly Income of Family (d)Family Size
iv. Conclusion
v. Reference
TOPIC 2: FIND BY CONSTRUCTION THE CENTRE OF A CIRCLE.
PROJECT OUTLINE
(All topics must start in a separate page.) i. Content/Index
ii. Acknowledgement
iii. Methodology
(a) Introduction (b) Material used (c) Procedure
iv. Conclusion
v. Reference
HISTORY AND CIVICS (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
Chapter 1 History
a) Mention two political causes two military causes and two economic causes for the first war of
independence.
b) Mention two social reforms done by the British which affected the religious traditions of the Indians.
c) what did British do to reduce the landed aristocracy to poverty?
d) Explain the terms.
i) Subsidiary Alliance.
ii) Doctrine of Lapse.
e) State two consequences of the First war of Indian Independence on the East India company.
Chapter 2 and 3 (History)
a) Give two reasons for the growth of nationalism.
b) Write short notes on:
i) Vernacular Press Act.
ii) Three objectives of Indian National Congress.
iii) Role of Dadabhai Naoroji.
c) What were the objectives and methods of the Early Nationalists?
d) What was Surendranath Banerjee's contribution towards the freedom struggle?
e) Explain the contributions of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Jyotiba Phule.
Chapter 1 (Civics)
Pg.207 and 208 structured question number.
1. a, b, c.
2. a, b, c.
3. Mention two exclusive powers of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha respectively.
Please note: _
All the questions should be answered in history and civics fair notebook, properly covered and labelled.
GEOGRAPHY (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
1) Complete the project work in a new hard cover practical notebook as given and discussed in class.
Write down the information as discussed and paste relevant pictures.
Project work topic: Development of tourism in India.
2) Print the MCQ worksheet from parentsalarm e-content and attempt them. Do not write the
questions, complete it in the printed worksheet itself.
PHYSICS (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
Q1) A uniform metre scale of weight 50gf is balanced at 40 cm mark, when a weight of 100gf is suspended
at 5 cm mark. Where must a weight of 80gf be suspended to balance the metre scale?
Q2) Define moment of force and state its unit.
Q3) State the principle of moments.
Q4) Derive the relation between kinetic energy, momentum and mass.
Q5) State the law of conservation of energy.
Q6) A water pump raises 150 kg of water through a height of 30 m in 80 seconds. Calculate the power at
which the pump works. (g = 10m/s²)
Q7) Derive the relation between mechanical advantage, efficiency and velocity ratio for a machine.
Q8) Explain why wire cutters give a gain in force.
Q9) A pulley system has VR = 3. Calculate the MA of the system if the efficiency is 75%. Also find the
effort needed to lift a load of 900N.
Q10) Differentiate between a single fixed pulley and a single movable pulley.
CHEMISTRY (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. Element Y is in Gr IIA of the Periodic Table. Y reacts with element Q to form an ionic compound. Which
equation shows the process that takes place when Y forms ions?
a) Y + 2e Y2+
b) Y - 2e Y2-
c) Y + 2e Y2-
d) Y - 2e Y2+
2. Given below are the four covalent compounds.
(A) H2O (B) CCl4 (C) Cl2 (D) NH3
Which of the following represents the correct order when they are arranged in their increasing number of
covalent bonds?
a) B<D<A<C
b) A<C<D<B
c) C<D<A<B
d) C<A<D<B
3. The electronic configuration of X is 2,8,6. It gives Y electrons into it’s valence shell to attain nearest
noble gas configuration and gets converted to an ion Z.
X, Y, Z respectively are:
a) sodium, one, electropositive
b) beryllium, two, electronegative
c) oxygen, six, electronegative
d) sulphur, two, electronegative
4. Which of the following arrangement is incorrect as per the property stated against it.
a) Li >Be> N>O
b) Cl>F>Br>I
c) O2->F-1>Mg2+>Na+
d) I>Br>Cl>F
II. Fill in the Blanks:
1. The atomic size of Boron is 0.88Ao and that of nitrogen is 0.70 Ao lies to the _____
(right/left) of Boron.
2. Hydrogen chloride undergoes _______(ionisation/dissociation) when dissolved in water.
III. Match the following: -
a) increasing number of shells i) F>Cl>Br
b) Increasing reactivity ii) Cl>F>Br
c) Decreasing electron affinity iii) F<Cl<Br
d) Decreasing electronegativity iv) F<Cl<Br
e) Decreasing metallic character v) Br<Cl<F
IV. Draw the electron dot diagram of the following: -
i) The only positive ion formed when an acid dissolves in water.
ii) The compound formed between a metal with 4 shells and 2 valence electrons and a non-metal in
group 16,2nd period.
iii) The compound formed between nitrogen and the first element of the periodic table.
iv) The gaseous element that rekindles a glowing splinter.
V. Give reason for the following:
i) Ionic compounds do not conduct electricity in the solid state.
ii) Covalent compounds have low m.p. and b.p
iii) Electronegativity increases across the period.
VI. Define
i) Electro-negativity ii) Co-ordinate bond iii) Ionisation potential iv) Electron affinity v) Covalent bond
BIOLOGY (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
Q1. Draw neat, labelled diagrams of the four phases of mitosis (Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and
Telophase) in an animal cell having “4” chromosomes.
Q2. State the three Mendel's laws of inheritance.
Q3. Make a Punnett square and find out the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of F2 generation in the progeny
of a genetic cross between.
a. Yellow flower variety of pea (YY) with green flower variety of pea (yy)
Q4. Draw a portion of the leaf epidermis showing one single stoma, also label the parts and mention their
functions.
Q5. Differentiate between Phototropism and Geotropism with respect to movement depicted by roots and
shoots.
Q6. Draw a labelled structure of a chloroplast, showing it’s internal structures.
COMPUTER (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
Question 1
What is the type and value of the following expression?
– 4 + 1/2 + 2*–3 + 5.0
Question 2
How many times ‘Hello’ is printed?
public static void main(String args[])
{
for(i = 0;i<5;i++)
{
System.out.println(“hello”);
break;
}
}
Question 3
Rewrite the following loop using for loop:
int i=1;
int d=5;
do
{
d=d*2;
System.out.println(d);
i++;
}
while (i<=5);
Question 4
Evaluate the expression:
z = ++x * (y– –)–y
where, x = 20, y = 10, z;
Question 5
Rewrite the following condition without using logical operators:
if (a > b | | a > c)
System.out.println(a);
Question 6
If a = 5, b = 9, calculate the value of:
a += a++ - ++b + a
Question 7
Evaluate the following expressions, if the values of the variables are a = 2, b = 3 and c = 3
i. a - (b++) * (--c)
ii. a * (++b) %c
Question 8
How many times will the following loop execute? Write the output of the code:
int x=10;
while (true) {
System.out.println (x++ * 2);
if (x%3==0)
break;
}
Question 9
A student executes the following program segment and gets an error. Identify the statement which has an
error, correct the same to get the output as WIN.
boolean x = true;
switch(x)
{ case 1:
System.out.println ("WIN"); break;
case 2:
System.out.println ("LOOSE");
}
Question 10
Rewrite the following do while program segment using for:
x = 10; y = 20;
do
{
x++;
y++;
} while (x<=20);
System.out.println(x * y );
ECONOMIC APPLICATION (HOLIDAY HOMEWORK)
1. Explain any two types of elasticities and give five examples of each.
2. Explain the nature of the demand curve in a Perfectly Competitive market.
Note: Write the above in your classwork fair notebook with the date.