KCP SIDDHARTHA ADARSHA RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
Kanuru, Vijayawada
Holiday Homework -1st Term – 2015-16
Class – IX
ENGLISH
1. Writing a Film Review – On one of Harry Potter’s Films.
2. Power Point Presentation on Gulliver Travels – Part III & IV.
3. Writing English News Headlines for 10 days.
4. To make an English Dictionary of 100 Selected Words.
5. To learn & practice exercises in Tenses,Active and Passive voice & Reported speech.
TELUGU
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HINDI
MATHEMATICS
A) PROJECT
Project 1:
Design a mathematical
entertaining, knowledge
articles, reports, pictures
newspaper (minimum of 4
[R. No. 1 TO 10]
newspaper (size 10” x 14”) which includes interesting,
oriented questions, puzzles, riddles, crosswords, poems,
and designs etc. Also, give the appropriate name for the
pages).
Project 2:
Project File
Make a project file on surface areas and volumes of 3-d shapes
[R. No. 11 TO 20]
Project 3:
Prepare a power point presentation on any one of the following:
(a) Application of mensuration in day to day life.
(b) Application of probability in day to day life.
[R. No. 21 TO 30]
Project 4:
Make a model on any one of the following:
(a) Mid Point Theorem.
(b) Degree Measure Theorem.
(c) Equal chords are equidistant from the center.
[R. No. 31 TO 40]
B) CHARTS
Make one chart on the given topics:
ROLL NO.
1-5
6-10
TOPIC
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES
QUADRILATERALS
11-15
AREA OF PARALLELOGRAMS AND TRIANGLES
16-20
CIRCLES
21-25
STATISTICS
26-30
LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
31-40
PROBABILITY
SCIENCE
Students of class 9 to prepare For PSA examination and pre pare for a model
test on Nov 21.Course material is available on various web sites Such as merit
nation.com
The PSA test consists of 60 questions and each question carries 1 mark each. There is no
negative marking for wrong answers.There is no specific syllabus for this test. It will
assess life skills related to the following elements:- Language Conventions.
- Qualitative Reasoning
- Quantitative Reasoning
These elements will incorporate aspects of 21st century skills (Creative Thinking,
Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Communication) that lead to
success at secondary stage. The PSA test would be assessing student’s ability to process,
interpret and use information rather than assessing student’s prior subject matter
knowledge.
The PSA score will be counted towards FA4, which is 10% of total assessments for Class
IX. This score will be reflected equally in one language (English or Hindi), Mathematics,
Science and Social Science. Class XI students will be issued a separate certificate for the
same.
Students studying in class X and XII in the current session (who appeared for PSA while
studying in classes IX and XI during the previous session) and who wish to improve their
PSA scores are allowed to do so. Related information may be indicated clearly at the
time of submission of list of candidates (LOC) for 2015 annual examination.
Preparing for the Exam
Language Conventions
Assessment in English or Hindi, will contain items that will assess grammar, usage,
vocabulary in context and passage – completion. This section consists of 24 questions
with at least one passage each based on context and passage completion.
Quantitative Reasoning
The quantitative section of the CBSE PSA is designed in a way to check your analytical
and problem solving skills--the 21st century skills. The section comprises of 18 questions
out of which 10 questions are from the reasoning and aptitude part and 8 questions are
based on 2 Science passages. For success in this section, a student must be good in
mental ability and reasoning. The science based passages generally come from the
textbooks students have read in their present or the past classes. Last year, the
passages that appeared in the examination were from lenses and atoms. No syllabus is
off the track.
The questions that appear in the examination are based on what you have learned in
your previous classes and how you implement that information in real life situations. The
following topics listed should be prepared for the Quantitative section of the PSA Exam:
- Basic Arithmetic
- Mensuration
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Algebra and Geometry
- Data and Interpretation
- Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
Qualitative Reasoning
Qualitative reasoning consists of 18 questions out of which 12 questions are passage
based MCQs and 6 questions are stand-alone MCQs. Questions are usually based on the
following topics:- Logical Diagrams and Reasoning,- Data Interpretation,- Non-Verbal
Reasoning,- on-verbal Reasoning.
SOCIAL
Guidelines for Preparation of Project Report.
1. The total length of the Project Report (two) will not be more than 15 to 20 pages of
A-4 size paper.
2. The project report will be handwritten and credit will be awarded to original drawings,
illustrations and creative use of materials.
3. The project report will be presented in a neatly bound simple folder. Please avoid
plastic cover, instead use handmade paper file. Colours suggested are –
IXA : Blue
IX B : Yellow
IX C : Green
4. The project report will be developed and presented in the following order:
Page - 1 Cover Page showing project title, student information, school and year.
Page -2 Contents : List of contents with page numbers.
Page - 3 Acknowledgements : Acknowledging the institution, offices and libraries
visited and persons who have helped.
Page - 4 Project Overview : Purpose, Aim, Methodology and experiences while doing
the project.
Page - 5 to Page - 15 Subject Matter: Chapters with relevant headings.
Page - 14 Conclusions: Based on findings. (Summary and Suggestions).
Page - 15 Bibliography : It should have the title, pages referred, author, publisher,
year of publication and if a website the name of the website with the specific website link
which has been used.
All the photographs & sketchers should be labeled and acknowledged.
Page - 16 Teacher’s Evaluation Report.
Note: Date of Viva will be declared later on.