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ST. ANGEL’S SCHOOL

SUMMER HOLIDAYS

HOMEWORK(2019-20)

CLASS X

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ENGLISH SUBJECT TEACHER :_Ms. Neha, Ms. Nidhi, Ms. Reena HOD:_Mrs.Sunita Kapoor

Q1. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words only

a) What is the underlying message for us in our hectic life with reference to the poem, ‘Dust of

Snow’?

b) To say that for destruction ice is also great for the poet, what does ‘ice’ stand for? How is it

sufficient to bring destruction?

c) How can you distinguish between a tiger and a leopard?

d) Express your views on the title of the poem, ‘The Ball Poem’.

Q.2 Answer the following questions in 100-125 words:-

a) How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age and experience?

b) The diary fulfilled a deeply felt need to write in Anne. Discuss.

Q. 3 Read the following conversation carefully and complete the following passage by filling in the

blank spaces appropriately.

1. Patient: Doctor, I have a terrible toothache.

Doctor: Well, sit down. I need to examine your teeth. Please open your mouth wide.

Patient : Is there any serious problem, doctor?

The patient told the doctor (a) __________ The doctor told him to sit down as (b) ______________He

also requested the patient (c) ___________ The patient then enquired (d) ___________________

2. David: When will you meet me?

Henry: I think that I will come to your home on Sunday.

David: Ok! Then I will wait for you.

Once David telephoned Henry and asked (a) ____________. Henry replied (b) ___________on Sunday.

David claimed that (c) _____________________

Q4. Underline each error and write the correction in the space provided.

One morning, the Nawab call a) _________

his minister and said him b) _________

that I wanted the length and c) _________

breadth from the earth d) _________

measured. He also feel the e) _________

need to have the stars on the f) _________

sky counted. The minister says g) _________

that the task he have been h) _________

set being impossible. i) _________

Q5 In today’s age of stress and anxiety, the children need to understand the importance of sleep,

meditation and yoga over social networking and the use of the cell phone. Write an article of 120 words

on ‘Concentration and Composure’, the need of the hour.

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HINDI

1 piryaaojanaa kaya-

‘mauMSaI pòmacaMd’ kI kao[- paÐca laGau kqaae^M pZ,oM va e 4 saa[-ja SaIT pr ila#akr #aud ka khanaI

saMga`h tOyaar kroM.³ica~ saiht´

2 saaih%ya

‘safla iKlaaD,I’ iksao kha jaata hO Æ laoKk Aqavaa baDo Baa[ - saahba maoM sao Aap iksao safla

iKlaaD,I maanaogao Æ baDo Baa[- saahba paz ko AaQaar pr ilaiKe.

[-Svar pàiPt maoM iksao baaQak maanaa gayaa hO AaOr @yaaoM Æ kbaIr kI saaKI ko AaQaar pr ilaiKe.

svatM~ta AaMdaolana maoM Baaga laonao vaalaI dao p`mauK maihlaaAaoM ko yaaogadana ko baaro maoM ilaiKe.

hirhr kaka nao ApnaI ja,maIna na mahMt kao dI AaOr na hI Apnao Baa[yaaoM kao. [sasao pta calata hO

ik vao duinayaadarI kI samaJa rKto qao. yaid hirhr kaka iSaixat haoto tao ]nakI isqait kOsao

iBanna haotI Æ duinayaadarI kI samaJa rKnaa AaOr iSaixat haonao maoM Aap iksao AiQak AavaSyak

samaJato hOM ilaKoM.

Baava Bai@t kao jaagaIr @yaaoM kha gayaa hO Æ [sako ilae @yaa AavaSyak hO Æ maIra ko pdaoM ko

AaQaar pr ilaiKe.

3 AnaucCod laoKna

Aama jaIvana pr maIiDyaa ka baZta p`Baava

pva-tIya sqala kaOsaanaI

maaobaa[-la f,aona ko laaBa AaOr haina

4 laoKna

caunaava pìk`yaa ko daOrana Asptala va ivad\yaalayaaoM ko Aasapasa baZ,to Qvaina pd̀UYaNa ko kup`Baava kI

iSakayat dja- krto hue navaBaart Ta[msa kao saMpadkIya laoK ilaiKe.

caunaavaI maud\do kao laokr dao vyai@tyaaoM ko baIca saMvaad ilaiKe.

iSaxaa inadoSaalaya kao Apnao xao~ maoM ]ccatr ivad\yaalaya Kaolanao ka AnauraoQa krto hue p~ ilaiKe.

5 vyaakrNa

Sabd va pd kI pirBaaYaa saiht AMtr kao jaanao¸ samaJaoM va ilaKoM .

Paizt pazaoM maoM sao kao[- dsa mauhavaraoM ka Aqa- saiht vaa@ya maoM p`yaaoga kroM.

³p`Sna 1 va 2 skÒp fa[la maoM va p`Sna 3 AaOr 4 ka kaya- vyaakrNa kI ]%tr ¹ puistka maoM kroM.´

SUBJECT TEACHER :______________________ HOD:_____________________

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MATHS Chapter2: Polynomials

1. Find the value of k for which the polynomial p(x)= x4+10x

3+15x+k is exactly divisible by x+5.

2. If two zeros of the polynomial p(x)=x4-6x

3-26x

2+138x-35 are 2 , find the other two zeros.

3. If , are the zeros of the polynomial x2 + 8x + 6 frame a Quadratic polynomial whose zeros

are a)

1 and

1 b) 1 +

, 1 +

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4. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 – 3 – 7x and verify the relationship between the

zeroes and the coefficient of the polynomial.

5. If one zero of the polynomial (a2 – 9) x

2 + 13x + 6a is reciprocal of the other, find the value of

‘a’

6. Find the quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is 8 and their product is 12. Hence, find

the zeroes of the polynomial.

7. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 5x2 – 4 – 8x and verify the relationship between the

zeroes and the coefficient of the polynomial.

8. Using division algorithm, find the quotient and remainder on dividing f(x) by g(x), where f(x) =

6x3 + 13x

2 + x – 2 and g(x) = 2x + 1

9. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 6x + a; find the value of ‘a’ if 3α + 2β =

20.

Chapter 3: Pair of Linear Equations in two Variables:

10. Write the zeroes of the polynomial x2 – x – 6.

11. 6 men and 10 women can finish making pots in 8 days, while the 4 men and 6 women can finish

it in 12 days. Find the time taken by the one man alone from that of one woman alone to finish

the work.

12. Solve graphically 4x-3y+4=0, 4x+3y-20=0

13. The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds thrice the smaller by 20 degrees. Find them.

14. Draw the graph of 2x+y=6 and 2x-y+2=0. Shade the region bounded by these lines and x axis.

Find the area of the shaded region.

15. Two years ago, Salim was thrice as old as his daughter and six years later, he will be four years

older than twice her age. How old are they now?

16.

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17. A shopkeeper gives books on rent for reading. She takes a fixed charge for the first two days,

and an additional charge for each day thereafter. Latika paid Rs 22 for a book kept for six days,

while Anand paid Rs 16 for the book kept for four days. Find the fixed charges and the charge

for each extra day.

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18. A two-digit number is obtained by either multiplying the sum of the digits by 8 and then

subtracting 5 or by multiplying the difference of the digits by 16 and then adding 3. Find the

number.

Chapter 4: Quadratic Equations:

19. Had Kavita scored 10 more marks in her Mathematics test out of 30 marks, 9 times these marks

would have been the square of her actual marks. How many marks did she get in the test?

20. Solve for x: 2 - 2 -2 =0.

21. Does there exist a quadratic equation whose coefficients are rational but both of its roots are

irrational? Justify your answer

22. Find the roots of the quadratic equation by quadratic formula: x2 – 3 x + 10 = 0.

23. A natural number, when increased by 12, equals 160 times its reciprocal. Find the number.

24. A train, travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km, would have taken 48 minutes less to travel the

same distance if its speed were 5 km/h more. Find the original speed of the train.

25. In the centre of a rectangular lawn of dimensions 50 m × 40 m, a rectangular pond has to be

constructed so that the area of the grass surrounding the pond would be 1184 m2 [see Fig. 4.1].

Find the length and breadth of the pond.


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SCIENCE NOTE: Do assignments in subject register

Take print out of MCQs and complete it.

PHYSICS 1. The magnification produced by a mirror is -1.5. What does it signify about the image formed?

2. How can you identify three types of mirrors without touching?

3. A spherical mirror produces an image of magnification-1.0 on a screen placed at a distance of 30

cm from the pole of the mirror

(i) write the type of mirror in this case.

(ii) what is the focal length of the mirror?

(iii) what is the nature of the image formed?

(iv) draw the ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.

4. An object is placed at the following distances from a convex lens of focal length 15 cm.

(i) 35cm (ii) 30cm (iii) 20cm (iv) 10cm

Which position of the object will produce an image of same size as that of the object? Draw ray diagram

for it.

5. An object 4cm tall is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 20cm at a

distance of 30cm from it. Find the position, nature and size of the image formed.

6. Refractive indices of kerosene, turpentine and water are 1.44,1.47 and 1.33 respectively. Through

which of these media, light travels fastest? Explain.

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7. The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 45 cm from a spherical lens is formed on a screen

placed at a distance 90cm from the lens. Calculate its focal length and identify the type of lens. If the

height of the flame is 2cm, find the height of its image.

8. A person is able to see objects clearly only when these are lying at distance between 50cm and 300cm

from his eye.

(i) What kind of defect of vision he is suffering from?

(ii)What kind of lenses will he require to increase his range of vision from 25 cm to infinity?

Explain briefly.

(iii) draw relevant ray diagrams.

9. A person is not able to read from a book until he keeps it at 50cm. Determine the power of corrective

lens.

10. A glass prism is able to produce a spectrum when white light passes through it but a glass slab does

not produce any spectrum. Explain. Why is it so?


CHEMISTRY

Chapter 1 chemical reactions and equations

Chapter 2 Acids, Bases and salts

1) Compound A when dissolved in water gives compound B which is used in white washing.

Compound B reacts with CO2 to form a white precipitate of compound C. Identify the

compounds A, B, C. Also write the equations involved.

2) Why do we store silver chloride in dark coloured bottles?

3) Give reasons

1) Aluminium is a reactive metal but it is still used for packaging food articles?

2) Red litmus paper turns blue when touched with aqueous solution of magnesium oxide?

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4) A copper coin was kept dipped in silver nitrate solution for a few days/ hours. What will happen

to the copper coin? What will happen to the colour of the solution? Name the type of reaction

involved in it.

5) How and why do fire flies light up?

6) If a few drops of concentrated acid accidentally spills over the hand of a student, what should be

done ?

7) The pH of a soil A is 7.5 while that of soil B is 4.5. which of the two soils should be treated with

powdered chalk to adjust its pH and Why?

8) A student prepared solutions of i) an acid 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?

9) Which acid is produced in our stomach? What happens if there is an excess of acid in the

stomach? How can its effect be cured?

10)A baker found that the cake prepared by him is hard and small in size. Which ingredient do you

think that he might have forgotten to add that would have caused the cake to rise and become

light? Give reason


BIOLOGY

Chapter-6 : Life Processes

Q.1 Describe double circulation in human beings. Why is it necessary?

Q.2Differentiate between the transport of materials in xylem and phloem.

Q.3What would be the consequence of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our body?

Q.4What are the functions of liver and pancreas?

Q.5State the function of epiglottis.

Q.6 Why is cigarette smoking injurious to health?

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Chapter-7 Control And Coordination

Q.1 How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood?

Q.2 Answer the following:

(a) Name the endocrine gland associated with brain.

(b)Which gland secretes digestive enzymes as well as hormones?

(c) Name the endocrine gland associated with kidneys.

(d) which endocrine gland is present in males but not in females?

Q.3 How does the design of the human body solve the problem of being hurt when we suddenly come

across a dangerous situation?

Q.4 Why food loses its flavour when you have a cold?

Q.5 Observe the figures given below which show the various stages of germination of a seed which is

exposed to unilateral source of light.Answer the following questions on the basis of your observation.

(a)What type of plant is shown in the figure?

(b)Which phytohormone is chiefly responsible for this movement?

(c)On which side of the shoot is the auxin concentrated?

SUBJECT TEACHER :______________________ HOD:_______________

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SCIENCE – MCQ

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1. A 10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave Mirror . A 5 mm long image of

the awl pin is formed at 30 cm in front of the mirror. The focal length of this mirror is:

(a) – 30 cm (b) – 20 cm

(c) – 40 cm (d) – 60

2. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) A convex lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m.

(b) A convex lens has –4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m.

(c) A concave lens has 4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m.

(d) A concave lens has –4 dioptre power having a focal length 0.25 m.

3. You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these media a ray of light

incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most?

(a) Kerosene

(b) Water

(c) Mustard oil

(d) Glycerine

4. A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head bigger, the middle

portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs smaller. The following is the order of

combinations for the magic mirror from the top.

(a) Plane, convex and concave

(b) Convex, concave and plane

(c) Concave, plane and convex

(d) Convex, plane and concave

5. A student sitting on the last bench can read the letters written on the blackboard but is not able to read

the letters written in his text book. Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) The near point of his eyes has receded away.

(b) The near point of his eyes has come closer to him.

(c) The far point of his eyes has come closer to him.

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(d) The far point of his eyes has receded away.

6. If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be

affected?

(a) Proteins breaking down into amino acids

(b) Starch breaking down into sugars

(c) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol

(d) Absorption of vitamins

7. A few drops of iodine solution were added to rice water. The solution turned blue-black in colour.

This indicated that rice water contain

(a) complex proteins

(b) simple proteins

(c) fats

(d) starch

8. Single circulation, i.e., blood flows through the heart only once during one cycle of passage through

the body, is exhibited by

(a) Labeo,Chameleon,Salamander (b)Hippocampus,Exocoetus,Anabas

(c) Hyla,Rana,Draco (d) Whale,Dolphin,Turtle

9. Lack of oxygen in muscles often leads to cramp among cricketers. This results due to

(a)conversion of pyruvate to ethanol

(b) conversion of pyruvate to glucose

(c) non conversion of glucose to pyruvate

(d) conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid

10. The opening and closing of the stomatal pore depends upon

(a) oxygen (b) temperature

(c) water in guard cells (d) concentration of CO2 in stomata

11. Which information is not conveyed by a balanced chemical equation?

(a) Physical states of reactants and products

(b) Symbols and formulae of all the substances involved in a particular reaction

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(c) Number of atoms/molecules of the reactants and products formed

(d) Whether a particular reaction is actually feasible or not

12. .Chemically rust is

(a) hydrated ferrous oxide

(b) only ferric oxide

(c) hydrated ferric oxide

(d) none of these

13. Silver article turns black when kept in the open for a few days due to formation of

(a) H2S

(b) AgS

(c) AgSO4

(d) Ag2S

14. On immersing an iron nail in CuSO4 solution for few minutes, you will observe

(a) no reaction takes place

(b) the colour of solution fades away

(c) the surface of iron nails acquire a black coating

(d) the colour of solution changes to green

15. The electrolytic decomposition of water gives H2 and O2 in the ratio of

(a) 1 : 2 by volume

(b) 2 : 1 by volume

(c) 8 : 1 by mass

(d) 1 : 2 by mass


SOCIAL SCIENCE

HISTORY HISTORY: CH-3 NATIONALISM IN INDIA

1. Why growth of Nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti colonial movement.?

2. Why did various classes and groups of Indians participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement?


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POLITICAL SCIENCE CH-1 Power Sharing

1. How powers are shared in different social groups and why?

2. What do you mean by Belgium model? Examine the main elements of the Belgium model of

power sharing?

CH-2 Federalism

1. Distinguish between ‘coming together’ and ‘holding together’ types of federation.

2. “The creation of linguistic states was for the first and major fest for the democratic politics in

our country” Justify this statement.

3. What makes India a Federal Country?


GEOGRAPHY Ch-1 Resource and Development.

1. Classify resources on the basis of origin, exhaustibility and ownership and draw a flow chart.

2. What do you mean by Sustainable Development?

3. Write a short note on Rio-De- Janeiro Earth Submit 1992.

4. What is Agenda 21

5. Imagine if oil supplies get exhausted, how this will affect our lifestyle. Discuss.

Ch-4 Agriculture

1. Describe in brief about the RABI Crops.

2. What are the geographical conditions required for the growth of Tea.

3. On the outline map of India locate and label the major Wheat producing States.


ECONOMICS Chapter-1 Development

1. Make a project on why sustainability important for development.

2. Write the developmental goal of a landless farmer and a rich farmer of Punjab.

3. Write the criterion used by the UNDP for classifying countries.

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4. Give examples to prove that there are other important developmental goals than income/material

goods.

Chapter-2 Sectors of Indian Economy

1. What are the different sectors of economy? Give examples.

2. What is GDP and how is it calculated?

3. Differentiate between organised and unorganised sectors.

SOCIAL SCIENCE PROJECT WORK Students have to undertake the following projects as per their assigned Roll no. individually.

1. Disaster Management (Pertaining to class x curriculum of Disaster management

only.)(R.No. 1-15) . Choose any one topic.

a. Earthquake

b. Cyclones

c. Flood

d. Drought

2. Popular Struggles and Movements.( R.no 16-30).

a) Bolivia’s Water War

b) Public Interest Groups, Sectional interest groups

c) Restoration of democracy in Nepal.

3. Money and Credit.( R.no 31-45) .

a. Modern form of money

b. Loans by Formal and Informal sector- Advantages \ Disadvantages

Different aspects related to project work:

1. Index

2. Preface

3. Content

4. Presentation and creativity.

5. Conclusion

6. Bibliography

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Note:

1. To use Eco friendly products.

2. It should be hand written.

3. It should not be more than 15 foolscap pages.

4. To prepare for Viva also.

The distribution of marks is as follows:

S.NO. ASPECTS MARKS

1 Content accuracy and originality

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2 Presentation and creativity 1

3 Process of Project Completion : Initiative, cooperativeness,

participation and punctuality

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4 Viva or written test for content assimilation 2


ART & CRAFT Q1. Draw and colour Qutab Minor. (Maths Ch-2) in Art File.

Q2. Draw and colour Temple scene. (Hindi Ch-12) in Art File.

Q3. Draw and colour Poster on Save Water. in Art File.

SUBJECT TEACHER :____________________ HOD:_____________________

LIBRARY

SUGGESTED READING

DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL

TIME MACHINE

WINGS OF FIRE

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SUBJECT TEACHER :____________________ HOD:_____________________

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