BANYAN TREE SCHOOL, LODHI ROAD: Summer Holiday Assignment
Class: IX
Subject: Biology
Task I: Group Activity
Chapter: Improvement in Food Resources
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Make a team of three-four members of the same class.
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the topic given to you. Each ppt should not have
more than 8-10 slides. (You can include diagrams, graphics and interesting information
related to the topic).
The presentation should be mailed to your respective subject teacher’s email id by June
27th, 2015.
(email id: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected])
Criteria for assessment: 1. Content as per guidelines 2. Presentation 3. Team work
Topics (make on the one assigned to your group)
(a) Improvement in Crop yields
(b) Crop variety improvemnet
(c) Methods of irrigation and Use of manures and fertilizers in crop production
(d) Crop protection management
(e) Egg and broiler production
(f) Animal husbandry
(g) Fish production
(h) Bee keeping
(i) Cattle and poultry farming
Task II: Individual Activity
Chapter: The Fundamental Unit of Life
Do the following questions: (on ruled sheets)
1. Explain the history of discovery of cell.
2. Describe cell on the basis of its complexity, i.e. prokaryotic and eukaryotic.
3. Describe the structure and function of nucleus.
4. Describe the structure and function of two types of endoplasmic reticulum.
5. Plastids are present only in plants. Comment.
6. Differentiate between a plant cell and an animal cell.
7. Write a short note on vacuoles.
8. How are mitochondria important for the cell?
9. Describe the chemical composition of cell wall.
10. What is DNA? Where it is found? Name the functional segment of DNA.
11. List two similarities between mitochondria and plastids.
12. Give the functions of following organelles of the cell:
(a) Chloroplast (b) Nucleus (c) Leucoplast (d) Chromoplast
13. Write the names of two cell organelles that have their own DNA and ribosomes.
14. What is endocytosis? Name an organism that feeds by this method.
15. State cell theory. Name the scientist who presented it.
Banyan Tree School , Lodhi Road
Summer Holiday Assignment 2015-2016
Class 9
Subject-Chemistry
Topic-Is Matter Around Us Pure
1. Which one of the following sets of phenomena would increase on raising
the temperature?
(a) Diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases
(b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility
(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases
(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases
2. Seema visited a Natural Gas Compressing Unit and found that the gas can
be liquefied under specific conditions of temperature and pressure. While
sharing her experience with friends she got confused. Help her to identify
the correct set of conditions
(a) Low temperature, low pressure
(b) High temperature, low pressure
(c) Low temperature, high pressure
(d) High temperature, high pressure
3. The property to flow is unique to fluids. Which one of the following
statements is correct?
(a) Only gases behave like fluids
(b) Gases and solids behave like fluids
(c) Gases and liquids behave like fluids
(d) Only liquids are fluids
4. During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the
phenomenon of
(a) diffusion
(b) transpiration
(c) osmosis
(d) evaporation
5. A few substances are arranged in the increasing order of ‘forces of attraction’
between their particles. Which one of the following represents a correct
arrangement?
(a) Water, air, wind
(b) Air, sugar, oil
(c) Oxygen, water, sugar
(d) Salt, juice, air
6. On converting 25°C, 38°C and 66°C to kelvin scale, the correct sequence of
temperature will be
(a) 298 K, 311 K and 339 K
(b) 298 K, 300 K and 338 K
(c) 273 K, 278 K and 543 K
(d) 298 K, 310 K and 338 K
7. Choose the correct statement of the following
(a) conversion of solid into vapours without passing through the liquid
state is called vapourisation.
(b) conversion of vapours into solid without passing through the liquid
state is called sublimation.
(c) conversion of vapours into solid without passing through the liquid
state is called freezing.
(d) conversion of solid into liquid is called sublimation.
8. The boiling points of diethyl ether, acetone and n-butyl alcohol are 35°C,
56°C and 118°C respectively. Which one of the following correctly represents
their boiling points in kelvin scale?
(a) 306 K, 329 K, 391 K
(b) 308 K, 329 K, 392 K
(c) 308 K, 329 K, 391 K
(d) 329 K, 392 K, 308 K
9. Which condition out of the following will increase the evaporation of water?
(a) Increase in temperature of water
(b) Decrease in temperature of water
(c) Less exposed surface area of water
(d) Adding common salt to water
10. In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of
hydrogen gas would increase?
(i) Increasing pressure on hydrogen contained in a closed container
(ii) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of the container
(iii) Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas
(iv) Adding more hydrogen gas to the container without increasing the
volume of the container
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iv
11. A sample of water under study was found to boil at 102°C at normal
temperature and pressure. Is the water pure? Will this water freeze at 0°C?
Comment.
12. A student heats a beaker containing ice and water. He measures the
temperature of the content of the beaker as a function of time. Which of the
following Fig would correctly represent the result? Justify your choice.
13. Fill in the blanks:
(a) Evaporation of a liquid at room temperature leads to a——— effect.
(b) At room temperature the forces of attraction between the particles of
solid substances are———than those which exist in the gaseous state.
(c) The arrangement of particles is less ordered in the ——— state. However,
there is no order in the ——— state.
(d) ——— is the change of gaseous state directly to solid state without
going through the ———state.
(e) The phenomenon of change of a liquid into the gaseous state at any
temperature below its boiling point is called———.
14. Match the physical quantities given in column A to their S I units given in
column B :
(A)
(B)
(a) Pressure
(i) cubic metre
(b) Temperature
(ii) kilogram
(c) Density
(iii) pascal
(d) Mass
(iv) kelvin
(e) Volume
(v) kilogram per cubic metre
15. The non S I and S I units of some physical quantities are given in column
A and column B respectively. Match the units belonging to the same
physical quantity:
(A)
(B)
(a) degree celsius
(i) kilogram
(b) centimetre
(ii) pascal
(c) gram per centimetre cube
(iii) metre
(d) bar
(iv) kelvin
(e) milligram
(v) kilogram per metre cube
16. ‘Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion’. Comment.
17. Classify the following into osmosis/diffusion
(a) Swelling up of a raisin on keeping in water.
(b) Spreading of virus on sneezing.
(c) Earthworm dying on coming in contact with common salt.
(d) Shrinking of grapes kept in thick sugar syrup.
(e) Preserving pickles in salt.
(f) Spreading of smell of cake being baked through out the house.
(g) Aquatic animals using oxygen dissolved in water during respiration.
18. Water as ice has a cooling effect, whereas water as steam may cause severe
burns. Explain these observations.
19. Alka was making tea in a kettle. Suddenly she felt intense heat from the
puff of steam gushing out of the spout of the kettle. She wondered whether
the temperature of the steam was higher than that of the water boiling in
the kettle. Comment.
20. A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of
a refrigerator (temperature < 0°C). If you could measure the temperature
of the content of the tumbler, which of the following graphs (Fig.1.2) would
correctly represent the change in its temperature as a function of time.
21. Look at Fig. and suggest in which of the vessels A,B, C or D the rate of
evaporation will be the highest? Explain.
22.(a)Conversion of solid to vapour is called sublimation. Name the term used
to denote the conversion of vapour to solid.
(b) Conversion of solid state to liquid state is called fusion; what is meant
by latent heat of fusion?
23. You are provided with a mixture of naphthalene and ammonium chloride
by your teacher. Suggest an activity to separate them with well labelled
diagram.
24. It is a hot summer day, Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon
clothes respectively. Who do you think would be more comfortable and
why?
25. You want to wear your favourite shirt to a party, but the problem is that it
is still wet after a wash. What steps would you take to dry it faster?
26. Comment on the following statements:
(a) Evaporation produces cooling.
(b) Rate of evaporation of an aqueous solution decreases with increase in
humidity.
(c) Sponge though compressible is a solid.
27. Why does the temperature of a substance remain constant during its
melting point or boiling point?
BANYAN TREE SCHOOL, Lodhi Road
Holiday Homework- Social Science
Class-9(2015-16)
Disaster Management-A project will be prepared by the students individually on one of the seven
topics given to them. The guidelines for preparing the project is given as a handout to the students. This
carries 10 marks.
BANYAN TREE SCHOOL, Lodhi Road
Holiday Homework
Class-9 (2015-16)
Subject- Hindi B
निर्दे श- 1.सभी कार्य व्र्ाकरण की कॉपी में करिे हैं।
2.सभी कार्य सर्द
ुं र एवुं साफ़ लिखाई में ककए गए हों।
कार्य-1.अपठित गदर्ाुंश- अपनी व्याकरण की पस्
ु तक में से पहले दो (अभ्यास प्रश्नों में से)
अपठित गदयाांश करें ।
2. अपठित पदर्ाुंश- अपनी व्याकरण की पस्
ु तक में से पहले दो (अभ्यास प्रश्नों में से)
अपठित पदयाांश करें ।
3.चित्र-वणयि- अपनी व्याकरण की पस्
ु तक में से ककनहहां दो चित्रों की फोटोकॉपी चिपका कर
अपने शब्दों में उनका वणणन कीजिए।
4. सुंवार्द-िेखि- क) भ्रण
ू -हत्या को लेकर दो मठहलाओां के बीि सांवाद ललखिए।
ि) नेपाल में आए भक
ू ां प को लेकर दो छात्रों के बीि सांवाद ललखिए।
5. ववज्ञापि िेखि- क) कार का ववज्ञापन
ि) आभष
ू णों की एक नई दक
ु ान का ववज्ञापन
Subject- French
Make a small notebook and write 10 diary entries in French during your summer holidays.
Subject-Sanskrit
1. एक औपिाररक और एक अनौपिाररक पत्र सांस्कृत में ललिें।
2. कोई भी दो अपठित गदयाांश सांस्कृत में करें ।
Banyan Tree School, Lodhi Road
Class IX , 2015-16
Holiday Homework
Subject : Mathematics.
Instructions : Solve the questions in a thin notebook . Cover the notebook with brown
paper.
1. Which of the following rational numbers have terminating decimal representation?
[1] 3/5 [2] 3/13
[3] 40/27
[4] 23/7 2.
2.How many rational numbers can be found between two distinct rational numbers?
(i)Two (ii) Ten
(iii) Zero (iv) Infinite
3. The value of (2+√3 )( 2-√3 ) is
(i)1
(ii)-1
(iii) 2
(iv) none of these
4. (27)-2/3 is equal to _____.
(i) 9 (ii) 1/9 (iii) 3 (iv) none of these
5. Simplify: 3√2 x 4√ 3 .
6. Find the two rational numbers between ½ and 1/3 7.
7. Find two irrational numbers between 2 and 3.
8. Multiply √5 by 6 √2 .
9. Express 0.8888… in the form p/q
10. Simply by rationalizing denominator,( 7 + 3√5) / (7- 3√5).
11. Simplify { ( 625-1/2)-1/4}2 .
12 Visualize 3.76 on the line using successive magnification
13. If x = 1 - √2 , find the value of ( x – 1/x)3 .
14. Divide 12√15 by 4√3.
15. Represent in rational form 1. 23 .
16. Simplify by combining like terms, 23√40 + 3 3√625 - 43√320 .
17.If x = 1/ (2- √3) , find the value of x3 – 2 x2 – 7x + 5.
18. Prove that , 1/( 1+ √2) + 1/ (√2 + √3 ) + 1/ (√3 + √4) + ……… + 1/ (√8 +√9 ) = 2.
20. Find the value of x if ( 2/3 )x (3/2)2x
= 81/16 .
21. If a = 2 and b= 3 , find the values of
( ab + ba ) – 1 .
22. Simplify , 4√ 3√ x2 .
23. Simplify ,
[ (25)3/2 x (243)3/5] / [ ( 16)5/4 x ( 8) 4/3 ] .
24 Which of the expressions are polynomials,
(a) x3 – 5x + 2 . (b) y2 + √2 y -√5.
(c) z + 5/z + 1 .
(d) 2√x + 7 .
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25. Give the coefficient of x in √3 - 2√2x + 4 x .
26. Verify that 4 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = x – 4.
27. Find the remainder when f(x) = 12x3 – 13x2 – 5x + 7 is divided by ( 3x + 2 ).
28. If the polynomial ( 2x3 + ax2 + 3x – 5 ) and ( x3 + x2 – 2x + a ) leave the same reminder
when divided by ( x-2 ), find the value of a . Also find the remainder in each case.
29. Show that ( x- 3 ) is a factor of the polynomial , f(x) = x3 +x2 -17x + 15.
30. find the value of k for which (x-4 ) is a factor of ( 2x3-3x2 – 18 x + k).
31. Factorise , (a) x2 + 9x + 18 .
(b) 6x2 + 7x + 3.
32. Factorise x3 – 6x2 + 3x + 10 .
33. Factorise 4√3 x2 + 5x - 2√3.
34. Factorise 5(3x +y)2 + 6( 4x +y) – 8 .
35. Expand , ( 3a – 5b – c )2 .
36. Evaluate (997 )2 .
37. Factorise 2x2 + y2 + 8z2 - 2√2 xy + 4√2 yz – 8 xz.
38. Factorise ,
8a3 – 27 b3.
39. Factorise ( 2x + 3y )3 – (2x – 3y)3.
40. Factorise , a3 – 8b3 – 64c3 + 24 abc.
41. Factorize (p-q)3 + (q-r)3 + (r - p)3 .
42. If x2 + 1/x2 = 18 , find the value of x3 + 1/x3 .
43. If x – y = 5 and xy = -6 , find the value of x3 – y3.
44. Without actual calculating the cubes evaluate , 283 + ( - 15 )3 + ( - 13 )3.
45. What are the possible expression for the dimensions of a cuboid whose volume is
12ky2 + 8ky – 20 k ?
46. If 3x +y+z = 0 , show that 27 x3 + y3 + z3 = 9xyz .
47. Factorise , 2 x2 - x + 1/8 .
48. Factorise x6 – y6.
49. The sum of 0. 3 and 0. 4 is (a) 7/11
(b) 7/10
(c) 7/9
(d) 11/ 15 .
50. Represent √9.3 on the real number line.