English: Mathematics - New Era School

NEW ERA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, NIZAMPURA, VADODARA - 2
SUMMER VACATION ASSIGNMENT 2015
STANDARD VII
Assignment to be submitted on 08.06.2015
To be submitted on foolscap ruled paper.
English:
• Read and write a mythological story with animals as characters along with the deity with which they are
associated. Also draw and paste the pictures to create ( Lion with Goddess Durga, Peacock with
Kartikeyaetc)
• Write a poem on any topic preferably on ‘Nature’ using rhyming words( rain- refrain, fly- sigh) ,similes(
as proud a peacock, like a moon etc) and metaphors ( comparison without ‘like’ and ‘as’).
Mathematics:
(DO THE ASSIGNMENT IN HOMEWORK NOTEBOOK.)
Q.1) EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING:
1) 2/5 + 8/3 + 4/5 – 2/3
2) – 7/5 + -9/5 + 19/10 + 0/10
3) 11/4 + 25/6 + 31/2
4) 1.296 ÷ 54
5) 3.154 ÷ 1.25
6) 2/10 + 8/5 – 1/5
7) 32/5 – ( - 31/3)
8) -12 ÷ 3/-8
9) -22/35 × 7/52 × 12/-11
10) 15.064 ÷ 28
11) What should be subtracted from -3/8 to get 5/4?
12) The product of two rational numbers is -3/7.If one of them is - 18/91 find the other.
13) The sum of two rational numbers is -2. If one of them is -15/8 find the other.
14) By what number should -55/18 be divided to get -22/9?
15) Subtract the sum of -5/7 and 3/7 from the sum of -15/4 and 7/4.
Q.2) Solve the given magic square:
1/6
1/3
1/3
1/2
1
Science:
1. What are parasites? Collect information about parasitic plants and parasitic animals.
2. What are saprophytes? Collect information about saprophytes.
3. Discover yourself.
i. Ice packed in sawdust does not melt quickly. Why?
ii. Why do wet clothes take longer to dry on a rainy day?
iii. How does heat from the sun reach us?
iv.
Why do we apply white colour or white tiles on the terrace in summer?
4. Collect information about the Galileo’s thermometer.
i)
Which substance was used to show thermal expansion?
ii)
Draw its diagram.
5. Collect information about bimetallic thermometer.
i) What do you mean by bimetallic strip?
ii) How do they help in automatic on/off of some appliances like electric iron?
Social Science:
Civics-Write what would happen if
a) There were no rules to guide the students.
b) There was no written constitution.
c) The constitution did not consider the interest of one section of people.
(Geography)
Find out the details about the desert of Sahara and Laddakh.Your detail should cover the following
1)
2)
3)
4)
Their location and extent
(roll no. 1 to 10)
Their vegetation and Agriculture
(roll no. 11 to 20)
Their climate and its effects
(roll no. 21 to 30)
Their people and culture
(roll no. 31 onwards)
List if there are any similarities/dissimilarities between the two.
Sanskrit:
2
Gujarati:
Hindi:
3