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INDIAN SCHOOL, AL AIN

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

GRADE 11 COMMERCE

CLASS MAGAZINE

1. Every student should bring his contribution to the class magazine in any

field of his/her interest.(short story, crossword puzzles with answers

below, mathematics puzzles with answers below, articles, drawings,

innovative thoughts ……..)

2. Contributions should be in neat unruled A4 size sheet with passport size

photograph, name, and class written at the top right corner.

3. Minimum contribution: one side of A4 sheet

4. Maximum contribution: two sheets of A4 sheet

5. Total maximum no of sheets from a class would be: 60

6. It should be handed over to the class teacher on 10th September 2017.

ENGLISH

Read Chapters 1, 2,3,4,5 of your supplementary reader - Snapshots and

answer the following questions:

The summer of the beautiful White Horse

1. What is the irony in "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"?

2. What narrative techniques does William Saroyan use in "The Summer of

the Beautiful White Horse"?

3. What was Khosrove's reaction when his house was on fire?

4. How long ago did Mourad steal the horse in "The Summer of the

Beautiful White Horse"?

5. How did Aram define stealing when he had to decide whether or not

to ride the horse?

6. Describe the meeting of the boys with John Byro when they are on their

way to Fetvajian's vineyard.

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The Address

7. What did the narrator learn about Mrs. Dorling from her mother?

8. Comment on the contrasting elements of Mrs S and Mrs Dorling.

9. Why did the narrator finally decide to forget the address?

10. Why did the author first hesitate to claim her belongings from Mrs.

Dorling?

11. How did the woman try to avoid the narrator?

12. Who is Mrs Dorling? Do you justify her behavior in the story?

Rangas Marriage

13. Rangas marriage is a humourous story. Which part did you find the

most amusing?

14. The story is about a marriage that was cleverly planned and arranged

by the narrator. What do you think is the value of marriage in our society?

Comment keeping in mind all the different opinions expressed about

marriage in the story.

15. There is an episode in the story related to an astrologer where the

narrator narrates how these things are based more on guesswork and

hearsay. This can be seen as an indictment against such superstitious

practices and a call for more rational approach. Do you agree?

16. Character sketch of the narrator.

17. What arrangements did the narrator make with Shastri, the astrologer?

Albert Einstein at school

18. What was Einstein’s theory about education?

19. What for did Einstein require medical certificate?

20. Express your views of the prevailing system of education?

21. How did the history teacher insult Einstein?

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22. Why was Mr Braun speechless?

23. Why was Einstein unhappy at school?

Mothers day:

24. Write down Mrs Fitzgerald’s opinion about a perfect household

25. How is George Pearson treated at the club?

26. Give a brief character sketch of Mrs Pearson and Mrs Fitzgerald.

27. How were George Doris and Cyril all ungrateful to Annie Pearson

Bring out the theme of the play ‘Mother’s Day’

Class – XI –D

Accountancy

1. Project Work( Preparation of Ledger) as instructed

2. Complete the assignment as allotted in the class

Class – XI –C

Accountancy

1. Project Work – Collect and fill the documents with the specified

date and other details to prepare Journal entries, post them to

Ledger A/c and Trial Balance

2. Complete the assignments as allotted in the class

BUSINESS STUDIES

1. Find out the abbreviations and its full form from all the chapters

in the text( handwritten)

2. Learn all the chapters

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PSYCHOLOGY

Project:

Make a project file on any one psychological disorder of your

interest including its nature, symptoms, causes, treatment and

epidemiology.

Write the answer to the following questions: (in A4 size Paper and

file them)

1. Describe the main features of life span perspective on

development.

2. Discuss the cognitive changes taking place in a developing

child.

3. Name the various endocrine glands and hormones secreted by

them. How does the endocrine system affect our behavior?

4. What are the major challenges faced by adolescence? Explain.

5. Explain psychology and other disciplines in detail.

6. Explain adolescent’s egocentrism.

7. What are the factors influencing the formation of identity in

adolescence? Support your answer with examples.

8. Explain the theories of selective attention.

9. Explain the factors influencing sustained attention.

10. Explain monocular cues of depth perception.

11. Explain Binocular cues of depth perception.

12. Describe some important visual illusions.

Statistics worksheets

1. Find the range and Q.D of the following frequency distribution:-

Class 0-6 6-12 12-18 18-24 24-30

Frequency 8 10 12 9 5

2. The following table gives the distribution of income of 100 families in a village. Calculate mean, median and mode.

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Income (in Rs.) 0-1000 1000-2000 2000-3000 3000-4000 4000-5000 5000-6000 No. of families 18 26 30 12 10 4

3. Find the mean median and mode of the following distribution:-

4. Calculate the mean, median of the following distribution:-

5. Find the mean deviation about the mean and median for the data given:- 22,

24, 30, 27, 29, 31, 25, 28, 41,42

6. Calculate the range and Q.D of the following distribution:- Marks above 30&below 40

below 50 below 60 below 70 below 80 below 90 below 100

No. of Students 3 10 22 37 45 48 50

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Daily wages (in $) 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50

Number of Workers 10 35 40 9

Find mean, quartiles and mode

ECONOMICS

Write an article about the

Role of WTO in Globalization

MARKETING:

Project #1 – Survey on fast moving consumer products

Project #2 – Product Brand comparison

Project #3 – Product Report writing

Need to learn Chapter #2 – Market segmentation for test.

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

No. of students

5 8 15 16 6

C.I. 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70

F 2 3 8 12 16 5 2 3