Greenwood Public School
Sector-9 , Gurugram, Ph No.- 4200807
Holiday’s Homework
/808
(2017-18)
Name:…………………………………….
Class-V Sec -……Roll No- ……
Dear Students,
Vacation time means more time for enjoyment, fun, outing, good food and relaxation besides our routine work. Kids,
let’s not waste our precious time by doing nothing. We have planned something constructive and nice for you all, so
that you can learn new and exciting things.
Some useful tips for our lovely children :
 Inculcate regular reading habit !! Read books in HINDI and ENGLISH daily.
 Develop the habit of going for Nature walk and playing outdoor games as cycling, playing badminton, cricket,
kho-kho ,hide n’ seek anything that will make you physically active & strong. As healthy body means a healthy
mind.
 Watch educational programmes on television, such as NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY, DISCOVERY channel etc.
to enhance your knowledge.
 Visit your grandparents or any relative and learn something productive. Don’t forget to share your experience
with your friends and teachers when you return to school.
 Read newspaper daily to enhance your general awareness, vocabulary, language and comprehension skills.
Note:
 Revise all the work done in notebooks and books
 Entire homework has to be done neatly & beautifully on A-4 sheets.
 Compile the entire Holiday’s homework and put it in your beautiful folder.
 For written homework from Worksheet Booklet, please refer to the school Almanac.
School reopens
on
03rd July ’ 2017
This Summer let’s Explore “Our Rich Indian Heritage”
ENGLISH
Activity-1
India is an amalgamation of various thoughts and ideologies. It has a very
vast and varied culture rich in knowledge, devotion, deeds, emotions and
feeling. It is the broad mindedness of Indian Culture that it has assimilated
all those characteristic features without any hesitation, as one.
Kids! You must feel proud to be an Indian when you read or hear any song
or poem depicting the rich and diverse heritage of India.
 Now, here‟s an opportunity to depict India‟s rich heritage in your own
words through a „Poem‟ or a „Slogan‟. Be a budding poet or a writer and
compose your own Poem or Slogan expressing your varied feelings as an
Indian and about its rich heritage.
 Just to add more creativity in it, use a Colour Code of your own choice
to highlight different „Parts of Speech’ used in it. Don‟t forget to
mention the selected colour code key alongside.
A Nation‟s
(Noun)
Culture Resides(Verb)
In The Hearts And In The
(Preposition)
(Conjunction)
Souls Of Its People.
(Adjective)
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Activity-II
Read the first 5 chapters of the prescribed Novel ‘Treasure
Island’ written by ‘Robert Louis Stevenson’ and do the given
tasks to enhance your skills, accordingly.
1) Creative writing Skill- Write in brief about at Characters you liked &
disliked the most from the read chapters and explain why.
2) Comprehension Skill- Write brief Summary of all 5 chapters of the
novel in your own words.
3) Vocabulary Enrichment Skill- Select 5 words from each chapter, look
up the dictionary and find their Synonyms and Antonyms. Also write few
Homophones you find in the chapters you have read.
(Student:Don’t forget to find the meanings of all the words and arrange
all synonyms, antonyms and homophones in an alphabetical order.)
fganh
1- Hkkjrh; /kjksgj
 ^ty gh thou gS* bl ls ge vutku ugha gSA ge o”kkZ ty lap;u( Rain Water
Harvesting) ds ckjs esa cgqr lqurs gS rFkk ikuh dk lap;u djrs gSaA ;g rduhd
vkt ds vk/kqfud tekus dh ugha cfYd lfn;ksa ls pyh vk jgh gSA iqjkus tekus esa uhj
dk lpa;u ckoM+h ;kfu dh lh<+hnkj dqvk¡ esa fd;k tkrk FkkA vkt Hkh ;s ckofM+;k¡¡ ns[kus
dks feyrh gSaA budk laj{k.k@ns[kHkky Hkkjrh; iqjkrRo loZs{k.k djrk gSA ,slh gh ,d
ckoM+h+ dk fp= uhps fn;k gqvk gSA
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vki baVjusV dh lgk;rk ls fdlh Hkh ,d ckoM+h dh tkudkjh ,df=r djsaA ml ckoM+h dk
uke] fdl ‘kkld us mls cuok;k] mldk fdu & fdu phtksa ds fy, bLrseky gksrk FkkA
buds Åij ,d vuPqNsn fyf[k, rFkk vuqPNsn ys[ku ds le; tc Hkh ikuh ‘kCn dk iz;ksx
gks mlds Ik;kZ;okph ‘kCnksa ¼ty] uhj] rks;] i;] lfyy vkfn½ dk iz;ksx dfj,A bl vuqPNsn
dks ,d ihyh ,&4 ‘khV ij fy[kksA
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fgUnqLrku ,d ,slk ns’k gS ftlesa ,d ugha vudksa fo”ks’krk,¡ gSaA fQj pkgs oks viuRo dh
Hkkouk gks] fQj pkgs oks fj’rksa dk eku lEeku gks] lc dqN vius vki esa csfelky gSA bu
lc ds vykok ,d vkSj ijaijk gS] gekjs ns’k esa tks ;qxkas ls pyh vk jgh gS] vkSj vkt Hkh
py jgh gS vkSj oks ijaijk gS ^vfrfFk nsoks Hko%* dhA
blh fo”k; ij vk/kkfjr ,d foKkiu fyf[k, ftlesa fnYyh
ds fdUgha nks Lekjdksa @ bekjr @ LFky dk mYys[k Lyksxu
ds n~okjk ,d ihyh ,&4 ‘khV ij djksA
 vkidk Lykxsu bruk jkpsd gks fd fnYyh esa i;ZVdkas
dk rk¡rk yx tk,A
mnkgj.k ds fy, - foKkiu dk uke ^fnYyh esjh tku* A
^dqRcqf)u vkbcd dh ‘kku
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MATHS
ACTIVITY - I
The following monuments have a huge role to play in our history. Their
construction took a long time. Given below are their years of completion.
Complete the following table to calculate the number of years and days that
these monuments have stood through time.
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Sr.
No.
1.
A
Monuments
Year of
Completion
Red Fort
1648
India Gate
1931
Jama Masjid
1656
Humayan’s
Tomb
1572
Safdarjung
Tomb
1754
B
No. of
years till
2017
C
D
No. of days Total No. of
(Taken
months
each year
to be of
365 days)
E = (C+D)
Sum of
years and
months
2.
3.
4.
5.
 Answer the following questions based on the data given in
above table:
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Q1 Add the entire data of (Column A)together and write answer.
Q2. Write the answer of Q. 1 in Indian and International System.
Q3. Arrange the data of Column C in Ascending and Descending order.
Q4. Simplify: (Using DMAS)(Use data from Column A)
Red Fort
x India Gate - Jama Masjid + Humayun’s Tomb -
Safdarjung Tomb=
Q5. Now have fun with this activity; change the operations given below
accordingly and solve the following statement using: DMAS
Red Fort
+ India Gate x Jama Masjid - Humayun’s Tomb -
Safdarjung Tomb
a) change the operation ’ +’ into ‘ x ‘
b) change the operation ’- ’ into
‘ + ‘
c) change the operation ’ x’ intoSCIENCE
ACTIVITY- I
Rocks play an important role in our life and we find them all around us. They are
vital part of our ecosystem. We have been making use of them from the very
evolution of human life form and they support our existence. The famous
monument Taj Mahal is made up of a rock called Marble.
Find the names of Monuments given in following collage and write the rocks
used to construct the following monuments and represent the activity on an A4
sheet:
Name of the
Monument
State where
its located
Rock used in
Monument
Rock made up
of(Material)
Place where
this material
is found
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ACTIVITY - II
Students, Nature is full of Magic & Interesting Things….Wherever we see or
seek we find immense Magic , Mystery & Science around us….
Let’s explore some Magic in Plant Kingdom…Kids, have you ever seen or tried
growing a plant without seed ..maybe from some part of plant -leaf, stem etc. Yes,
this technique of growing a new plants is known as Vegetative Propagation….
Let‟s get familiar with some common methods of Vegetative Propagation.
1. Select a healthy plant to be propagated.
2. Your choices of methods are:
a. Leaf cutting
b. Stem cutting
c. Layering
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 Hey kids! you will write your observation on a A-4 Sheet in a tabular
format.
 You can click the picture of your plant and note the growth pattern and
mention it in your project report.
 For Extra Information- Try to find some other plants which can grow
Vegetatively.
Name of the
Method used
plant
Part used for
Days/Time
growing new
duration used to
plant
grow
Observation
Kids, don’t forget to bring your tiny plant back to class and discuss your views about the
process used to grow that plant.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
ACTIVITY- I
“In
the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what
we refuse to destroy.” - John Sawhill.
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The protection of our rich cultural heritage and maintaining continuity of the
National culture constitutes an essential cultural base for promoting unity in
the nation. Keeping this in mind, last year the very famous monument –
HUMAYUN‟S TOMB in New Delhi has undergone some important Restoration
work.
Find out the historical importance of this great monument. Archeological
Survey of India has undertaken a major renovation work here. Research on its
renovation details and write all details on an A-4 sized sheet.
Use the following guidelines to do this activity. Also paste/ draw a picture of
this monument.
 Reason for its renovation.
 When was this renovation
completed?
 How long did it take to
complete this renovation
work?
 The name of the team involved
in its renovation.
 Who is the head of this project?
 Which part of the tomb had undergone renovation?
 Which metals were used in this work?
ACTIVITY II
Look at the pictures given on Page-9 showing different Heritage sites across
the World. Likewise, there are many sites across India also which have been
selected by the UNESCO as “World Heritage Sites”. Find facts about any 1 of
them and identify why it has been selected ?
For Extra Information - Collect information and pictures of some such sites
and write details on A-4 Sheet.
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Computer
 Make a project on ‘Five generations of Computers’, download the pictures & collect
information from internet and mail it on [email protected]
Kids! Don’t forget to paste related pictures alongside
your information to make your presentation look more beautiful.
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