HOLIDAY HOMEWORK GRADE 6

ENGLISH

Revise all tenses and write 5 sentences for each. 1. Write a paragraph about your summer holiday.

2. Find the meaning of the following idioms.

a. Once in a blue moon

b. To feel under the weather

c. A piece of cake.

d. You can’t judge a book by its cover

e. Break a leg

f. Action speaks louder than words

g. Ball is in your court

h. Blessing in disguise

i. Cry over spilt milk

j. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

3. You are Sumitha. You want to sell your mobile phone. Draft a suitable advertisement

to be published in the local newspaper for sale.

4. Read the story Alice at Caucus Race by Lewis Carroll, starting on page 59 of literature

reader and do as directed.

a. Find any four homophones from the story and write their meanings.

b. Make a cover for the above story. Remember a book cover has the name of the

book, the author and illustration on it.

Present the work with creativity.

FRENCH

Dessinez et coloriez 7 drapeaux et mettez le nom de pays et les nationalités masculin et féminin.

(draw and color 7 flags and put the name of the country and the nationalities in masculine and

feminine forms)

Example :

KANNADA

Complete ಕಾಗುಣಿತ from ಚ to ಳ

MALAYALAM

La france

Il est français

Elle est française

അ, ആ, ഇ, ഈ, ഉ, ഊ, ക, ച, ത, പ, മ, ന, വ, ശ,

എന്നീ അക്ഷരങ്ങള് ചചര്ത്ത് പ ങ്ങള് ചിത്തം സഹിതം തയ്യാറാക്കുക

HINDI

१. अपठित गद्यांश : व््यकरण वयठिकय पषृ्ि सां. १३७(२) (To be done in Grammar text book )

२. चित्र वणणन : व््यकरण वयठिकय पषृ्ि सां. ११२ (To be done in Grammar CW ) Please stick the photo copy of the picture in CW

३. सांज्ञय के ियरों भेदों कय एक-एक चित्र चिपकयकर नयम लिखिए| (To be done in Grammar CW ) ४. आप बड़ ेहोकर की बननय ियहत ेहैं और क््ों? (चित्र चिपकयकर पयाँि वयक्् लिखिए ) (To be done in

Hindi CW Activity side )

MATHEMATICS

CHAPTER 1 – KNOWING OUR NUMBERS

1. Fill in the blanks with >, < or =. a. XL ___ L b. LXIX ____ LXXVI

2. Round off to nearest 10, 100 and 1000. a. 2936 b. 49730

3. Estimate sum and difference by rounding off to nearest 100 a. 986 + 290 b. 5673 – 436

4. Estimate product using general rule. a. 87 x 313 b. 19 x 78

5. In a particular school, one teacher is in charge of 27 students. If the number of students in the school is 702. Find the number of teachers required?

CHAPTER 2 – WHOLE NUMBERS

1. Fill in the blanks a. _________ is the multiplicative identity for whole numbers. b. Predecessor of 1000 is _________.

2. True or false a. Whole numbers are closed under addition and subtraction. b. We can multiply two whole numbers in any order.

3. Short answer type a. Using number line subtract 3 from 8. b. Find using suitable property (mention the name of the property).

i. 625 x 3759 x 16 ii. 17 x 23

iii. 69 x 78 + 22 x 69 CHAPTER 3 – PLAYING WITH NUMBERS

1. Find factors of a. 36 b. 78

2. Express 36 as the sum of twin primes. 3. Write all prime numbers less than 30.

CHAPTER 4 – BASIC GEOMETRICAL IDEAS

1. Fill in the blanks. a. _________ is the largest chord of a circle. b. Three or more points which lie on a straight line are called ________. c. _________ is a simple closed figure made up entirely of line segments.

2. True or false a. The radius of a circle divides it into two semi circles. b. Heptagon is a eight sided polygon.

3. Short answer type a. Draw a circle and mark

i. centre ii. diameter

iii. an arc iv. minor segment v. a sector

CHAPTER 5 – FRACTIONS

1. What fraction represents the shaded portion.

a. b.

2. Convert to improper fractions.

a. 21

2

b. 53

7

3. Convert to mixed fraction.

a. 11

3

b. 27

5

4. Find five equivalent fractions of 1

5.

5. Simplify

a. 7

10+

8

10

b. 25

6−

4

6

c. 5

6−

4

5

NB: Practice try these and examples in the textbook.

SCIENCE

PHYSICS

1.Write a paragraph about any two eminent scientists. (with pictures)

2.Make a model of pinhole camera.

3. We can see with the help of light. Imagine, what would be the world without light. If possible, visit

a blind school and observe it’s the working. Also learn at least 5 letters in Braille and write them

down.

CHEMISTRY

1.Write 5 slogans on save water.

2.Collect a variety of materials around you during summer holidays and group them on the basis of

properties given in table below.

Name of the material

Appearance (hard/soft)

Transparency (translucent, opaque, transparent)

Floats/sinks in water

Soluble/insoluble in water

3.Observe any five activities in your surroundings in which separation of substances is required and

mention their utility in day to day life.

BIOLOGY

1. Collect information about discovery of cell. (with pictures)

2. An herbarium is a collection of dried plants that botanists use for studying,

identifying and classifying plants. Prepare an herbarium of leaves possessing

reticulate and parallel venation. (2 each) Find out the kind of root system they have.

3. Write a short note on genes and chromosomes. (with pictures)

4. Plant a sapling in a pot and water it regularly. Feel a sense of pride as the sapling grows up. (Holiday home work should be done in science activity book)

SOCIAL

HISTORY Ch.5 Harappan Civilization - Locate and label the Map places given in Page No.5. [Map work Book] GEOGRAPHY Ch.18-Gobe -A Model of the Earth - Draw and label the heat zones of the Earth. [Activity Note Book] Refer Text Book CIVICS Collect pictures and information about the following.

a. Lok Sabha b. Rajya Sabha c. Supreme Court d. Rashtrapati Bhavan [Minimum 5 sentences] [Activity Note Book] BAHRAIN GEOGRAPHY: Collect pictures of any 5 important cities of Bahrain and write few information about it. [ 5 sentences – Submit it in a file] GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: SECTION – A India our country, Sports Round up, Exploring Science. [Complete the full topics -G.K. Book]

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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK GRADE 7 ENGLISH

I. Design an attractive English Magazine which should have the following requirements.

1. An attractive cover page.

2. Name of the magazine.

3. An article on ‘The importance of Education’.

4. A small story / poem.

5. Jokes.

6. English Riddles.

7. Advertisements.

8. Idioms and proverbs.

9. Crosswords / puzzles.

10. Book review.

11. Famous sayings of Eminent personalities.

NOTE: Holiday Home work can be prepared in a Scrap Book.

FRENCH

Faites un collage sur la france.

HINDI

१. चित्र वर्णन : व्याकरर् वाटिका पषृ्ठ स.ं १७७ (To be done in Grammar text book )

२. ववज्ञापन – पषृ्ठ क्र. १८२ व्याकरर् वाटिका (क्र.१ ,२) to be done in text book

३. अपटठत गदयांश – (पषृ्ठ क्र.१६४,१६५) (क्र.३, ४) to be done in text book

MALAYALAM

1. കേരളത്തിലെ പ്രമുഖരായ സാഹിത്യോരന്മാർ, സാമൂഹയരരിഷ്േർത്താക്കള്, േൊോരന്മാർ ഇവരുലെ കരരുേ് ചിപ്ത്ം സഹിത്ം കരഖലെെുത്തുേ (ഓകരാന്ും അഞ്ചു വീത്ം)

2. ഉരന്യാസം, ആശയ വിരുെന്ം രണ്ട് പ്രാവശയം എഴുത്ുേ

TAMIL

४. ஐந்து கவிஞர்களும் அவர்தம் கவிததகளும். (கவிததகள் எழுதி, புலவர்களின் படங்கதளயும் ஒட்டவும்)

MATHEMATICS

CHAPTER -1 INTEGERS

1. Verify whether -25-(-10) equal to -10-(-25)

2. Simplify :

a) 25 x 10 + 25 x (-12)

b) 13 x (-8) + 13 x (-11)

3. Solve :

a) [(-120) 30] 4 b) [9 + ( 3 x 2 ) ] (-15)

4. Find the sum

a) (-102) + (-56) +13

b) 112 + (- 42) + (-16)

Chapter 2- Fractions and decimals

1. How many pieces of 1.4cm of cloth are required to make a ribbon 71.4 cm long?

2. 1l of oil costs ₹ 36.75. How much will 2.75l of oil costs?

3. Evaluate

a) 8.08 x 0.02

b) 11.05 x 1.05

c) 105.840 5.6 d) 7.938 2.8

4. Simplify

a) 11

4 8

b) 5

2 x 5

5

1

Chapter – 4 lines and angles

1) Find the value of a.

2) Find the supplement of 660 and complement of 440?

3) In below fig PQ II RS , TR II QU and PTR = 420. Find QUR?

4) If the complement of an angle is 620, find its supplement? (first find the angle,then find

its supplement)

5) Is m ll n? state reason.

NB: Practice try these and examples in the textbook

SCIENCE

PHYSICS

1. Make a Newton’s colour disc. Refer text book page 187. (Activity 15.12)

2. Collect pictures and information about recent storms / cyclones. (any 3)

3. Make a simple electric circuit.

4. Unscramble the following jumbled words from chapter 15.

I O I R N D P S S E

a. White light splitting into 7 colours.

b. curves outward

I R M R O R

c. Which reflects light

E E L N R O F C I T

d. Bouncing back of light

O V C C E N A

e. curves inward

U A M E A N L C B

f. A hospital van carrying very sick patients

U R L V T I A

g. Image that is formed on a screen

I A E N L R E C R T I

O E V C X N

h. travels in a straight line

CHEMISTRY

1. Visit a potter. Observe how clay is used to make pots.

2. Same iron wire is kept in the following different places:

a) On the moon

b) Near Marina Beach in Chennai

c) In Nagpur

Compare the degree of rust formation in the three places.

3. Write the correction sequence in the processing of wool with pictures.

4. Cook with your mother and explore science in the kitchen. As you cook a meal, identify the type of

change each food is undergoing. For example, when you chop vegetables, do they go through physical

or chemical changes? When you cook them, are they going through physical or chemical changes? List

any 5 physical and chemical changes you observed.

5. Spot 11 elements

C A L C I U M H

S I L V E R K Y

S C O P P E R D

O X Y G E N Z R

D O Z O N E P O

I Q R L E A D G

U I O D I N E E

M E R C U R Y N

BIOLOGY

1. List few steps that you need to adopt in order to maintain healthy teeth.

2. Stick pictures of any 2 animals in Polar region and Tropical rainforest and write any 3 adaptations of each.

3. Study the weather report of your city/town for 7 days.

City / Town: ---------------------------------

Date Maximum Temperature

Minimum Temperature

Humidity Rainfall

4.Plant a sapling in a pot and water it regularly. Feel a sense of pride as the sapling grows up.

(Holiday home work should be done in science activity book)

SOCIAL

HISTORY Collect pictures and information about any 5 important Mughal Architecture. [Activity Note Book] GEOGRAPHY Ch.17 -Elements of Weather and Climate – Draw and label the diagram of “Thermometer” and “Six’s Maximum and Minimum Thermometer”. [Activity Note Book] Refer Text Book.

CIVICS Collect the list of Cabinet Ministers of the Present ruling government in India. [Activity Note Book] BAHRAIN GEOGRAPHY Collect pictures and information about G.C.C. countries. [Submit it in a file] GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SECTION – A India our country, Sports Round up, Exploring Science. [Complete the full topics -G.K. Book]

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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK GRADE 8 ENGLISH

*The following holiday homework should be done in a separate file.

1.Choose any personality who had physical/learning disability but has made a difference

to the world.

*write about his/her life.

*stick pictures.

*Write your views on the values you have learnt from his/her life.

2. Make a colourful poster on ‘Donate Blood’.

3. Make a beautiful and decorated book mark for your literature reader.

4. A Book Review (from holiday reading).

5. Diary entry of a memorable day of your holiday.

6. Make a travelogue of your journey (include pictures).

7. Try to read English newspaper daily.

8. Read as much as you can to enrich yourself.

FRENCH

Traduisez et conjuguez les verbes suivants avec tous les pronoms sujets.

1) Donner 2) Parler 3) Regarder 4) Tourner 5) Aimer 6) Détester 7) Jouer 8) être 9) Avoir 10) Toucher 11) Demander 12) Maigrir 13) Rougir 14) Remplir 15) Grossir 16) Grandir 17) Finir 18) Choisir 19) Applaudir 20) Réussir

MALAYALAM

1. ജി. ശങ്കരക്കുറുപ്പിനെ കുറിച്ച് ചിത്രം സഹിരം ഒരു കുറിപ്പ് രയ്യാറാക്കുക

2. രങ്ങളുനെ ജില്ലകനള കുറിച്ചും, അരിനെ ത്്യേരതകരകളും -

ഒരു ഖണ്ഡിക രയ്യാറാക്കുക

3. സന്ധി മൂന്നു ത്്ാവശതം എഴുരുക

TAMIL

Describe the place you visited during your vacation with pictures.

HINDI

१. विज्ञापन –‘ शमै्प’ू की बिक्री िढ़ान ेहेत ुएक आकर्षक विज्ञापन तयैार कीजिए| to be done in text book

२. अपठित गदयाांश – व्याकरण िाठिका (पषृ्ि क्र.२०२) (क्र.३) to be done in Grammar text book

3. विभिन्न देशों के डाक ठिकि चिपकाकर उनके नाम भिखिए| 6 stamps to be stuck in 2 pages

(to be done in Hindi CW activity side)

MATHEMATICS

Chapter 1 - Rational Numbers

1. Write 5 rational numbers between

a) 1

3 and

2

5 (b)

3

7 and

6

14

2. Represent on the number line

a) 1

7,

−3

7,

8

7,

3

14 b)

1

6,

−3

6,

5

6 , 0

3. Using appropriate properties find

a) −3

7 x

5

12 +

11

12 x

−3

7 b)

5

11 x

−9

13 +

5

11 x

−4

13

4. Write the additive and multiplicative inverse of the following

a) −4

7 , b) 6

2

3 c)-3

7

5 , d) 0.9

5. Prove the associative property of multiplication

a=1

5 b=

3

2 c=

5

7

Ch.2 Linear equation in one variable

6. Solve the following

a) 7m -3(m-2) = 2(3m-5) d) 𝑡+1

2 +

𝑡−3

3 =

2𝑡+5

6

b) 2𝑠−5

𝑠+2 =

3

2 e)

1

3𝑥−1 -

1

2𝑥−3 = 0

c) 2(3x-1)- 7(5x+4) = 9(2x-3) f) −2𝑦

3 - 1 =

3

4

7. 5 years ago, Ram’s mother was five times her age. If her mother is now thrice as old

as her, find their present ages.

8. If the same number is added to both numerator and denominator of the fraction 3

5,

the result obtained is 3

4. Fin the number to be added.

9. The sum of the ages of Raj and Ben is 37 years. Five years ago, Raj’s age was twice

that of Ben. Find their present ages.

10. In a class of 41 students, the number of girls is 7more than boys. How many girls are

there?

11. One number is three times another. If the larger number is subtracted from 60, the

result is two times the smaller number. Find both numbers.

Ch.3 understanding quadrilaterals

12. Find the number of diagonals of a a) heptagon b) nonagon

13. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon if each interior angle is

a) 144° b)108°

14. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3:4:5:6. Find them.

15. Find the unknown

a)

c)

b) d)

Ch.4 Practical Geometry

16. Construct a Rhombus PQRS with PQ=5.8 and ∠𝑄 = 120 °.

17. Construct a Rhombus whose diagonals 5.4and 6.8

18. Construct a Quadrilateral PQRS, in which PQ=4.2 cm, ∠Q= 80°,

QR = 3.5cm, PS = 5.8 cm and ∠P =110°. 19. Construct a Rectangle whose adjacent sides are 6.1cm and 5.6 cm

Ch.5 Squares and square roots

20. Find the Pythagorean triplet whose one number is 18

21. Find the side of a square field of area 3364

22. Find the square root of the following by Prime factorization

a) 15625 b) 2304

23. Find the square root by long division

a) 9409 b) 98.01 c) 4.6225

24. Find the smallest number by which 1458 should be a) divided b) multiplied

So as to get a perfect square. Find the square root of the number so obtained. 25. Find the least number to be which must be a) added to b) subtracted from

3720 to make it a perfect square.

Ch 7. Cubes and cube roots

26. Volume of a cubical block is 4096 𝑐𝑚3. Find its edge.

27. How many cuboids of sides 7cm ,2cm, 7cm will be needed to form a cube?

28. Find the smallest number by which the following numbers should be multiplied to

obtain a perfect cube.

a) 392 b) 200 c) 6125

29. Find the smallest number by which we should divide the following numbers to make

it a perfect cube.

a) 135 b)1029

30. Find the cube root of a)19683 b) 13824 c) 5832 by guess method.

NB: Practice try these and examples in the textbook.

SCIENCE

PHYSICS:

1. Identify the weak zones in India and mark them in the outline map.

2. Explain any one defect of the eye, its causes and remedial measures.

3. Stick picture and collect information about a blind personality who excelled in his/her

field.

CHEMISTRY: 1. Identify any three sites of petroleum refinery in India and mark them in an outline map.

2. Make a poster on air pollution.

3. Collect information about The Save Ganga Project.

BIOLOGY: 1. Grow a sapling and observe the changes that take place in the plant or try to make a

small garden of your own.

2. Visit a nearby plant nursery or field and find out how the plants are grown and taken

care.

3. Enjoy half an hour with nature everyday i.e. either jogging, walking, playing ………

4. Collect information about discovery of cells (with pictures).

5. Solve the given puzzle.

ACROSS

1. Disease causing microorganism is also called 2. Organism on the border line of living and

nonliving.

4. Carrier of diseases. 8. The process of preserving milk by heating. 9. These can only be seen with a microscope.

1

2

3

4 5 6

7

8

9

DOWN

1. The first antibiotic penicillin was made using this fungus.

3. A spherical shaped bacterium. 5.A method of preserving food.

6. Organism that fixes nitrogen in plant roots.

7.This is used in preparing food items such as

bread and cakes

(Holiday home work should be done in science activity book)

SOCIAL

HISTORY Collect pictures and information about any 5 leaders of 1857 Revolt. [Activity Note Book] GEOGRAPHY Locate and label the Map places given in Page No.13. [Map work Book] CIVICS Prepare different slogans on various issues used by political parties during the latest Indian elections held for the Lok Sabha. [Class Work] BAHRAIN GEOGRAPHY Collect pictures and information about the following industries in Bahrain. [BAPCO, ALBA, ASRY, GPIC] [Submit it in a file] GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SECTION – A – India our country, Sports Round up, Exploring Science. [Complete the full topics -G.K. Book]

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