Holidays Assignment
Class VI
Session 2014-2015
Summer vacations are near, and even though kids will have some respite from the scorching
heat, parents would already have started thinking of how to keep the kids “happily busy” at
home all these days. During their vacations children will usually have plenty of hours to do
just-nothing and they wouldn’t know how to spend their days. So, apart from the internet
and TV of course, what can we do to make the vacation an enjoyable and memorable one
for our children, along with meeting the demands of our own busy and hectic schedule?
Kindly note the following points:
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The assignment has to be done roll no. wise.
This Assignment would be assessed for Formative 1.
Please try and do the work neatly and in an organized manner.
Specific instructions are given subject wise.
English
Your holiday homework this year is a fun mix of all the aspects of the language. It has been
designed to ensure that you enjoy and learn at the same time.
1. Read Mark Twain’s famous book ‘Tom Sawyer’.
Read the first 10 chapters and write the summary in 250 words.
Write the bio-sketch of the characters-Tom, Huck
Choose 20 difficult words and make sentences from those words.
Find 10 words and write their synonyms, antonyms and homophones.
Present your work creatively.
2. NEWSPAPER READING
You must read the newspaper daily. It will broaden your outlook and develop your language
skills.
a. Find meanings of 5 new words daily for two weeks.
b. Be a journalist and write about your imaginary meeting with any famous
Actor/actress/politician/author.
c. Solve 5 crossword puzzles from the newspaper and paste it.
d. Choose one picture from the sports section and write a picture based composition on it.
e. Make a word chain of 50 words.The last two letters of the word should be from the first two
letters of the next word. For example-Metal-Almost Stranger Eruption….and so on. You
should not use any 3 or 4 lettered words.
3. Creative Writing (100-125words)
To improve learners thinking and writing skills.
1. All the sea creatures and fish have come to complain about what humans have done to the
sea. What might they threaten to do if we did not mend our ways?
2. What is the one gadget that you could not live without? Explain.
Roll no. 11-20
1. Read Mark Twain’s famous book ‘Tom Sawyer’.
Read the chapters from 11-21 and write the summary in 250 words.
Write the bio-sketch of the characters-Aunt Polly, Red Joe
Choose 20 difficult words and make sentences from those words.
Find 10 words and write their synonyms, antonyms and homophones.
Present your work creatively
2. NEWSPAPER READING
You must read the newspaper daily. It will broaden your outlook and develop your language
skills.
a. Find meanings of 5 new words daily for two weeks.
b. Be a journalist and write about your imaginary meeting with any famous
Actor/actress/politician/author.
c. Solve 5 crossword puzzles from the newspaper and paste it.
d. Take a comic strip that you really enjoyed reading. Make your own comic strip by drawing
the characters, write your own dialogues and make a story.
e. Make a word chain of at least 50 words. The last two letters of the word should be from the
first two letters of the next word. For example-Metal-Almost Stranger Eruption….and so on.
You should not use any 3 or 4 lettered words.
3. Creative Writing (100-125words)
To improve learners thinking and writing skills.
1. Should student’s textbooks be replaced by notebook computers?
2. Imagine you have been trapped in a lift with your favourite movie (or pop) star for four
hours. Finally you are free and tell your best friend what it was like, what you talked about
etc. Describe what you would say.
Roll no. 21-30
1. Read Mark Twain’s famous book ‘Tom Sawyer’.
Read the chapters from 22-31and write the summary in 250 words.
Write the bio-sketch of the characters-MuffPotter, Becky
Choose 20 difficult words and make sentences from those words.
Find 10 words and write their synonyms, antonyms and homophones.
Present your work creatively
2. NEWSPAPER READING
You must read the newspaper daily. It will broaden your outlook and develop your language
skills.
a. Find meanings of 5 new words daily for two weeks.
b. Be a journalist and write about your imaginary meeting with any famous
Actor/actress/politician/author.
c. Solve 5 crossword puzzles from the newspaper and paste it.
d. Take a comic strip that you really enjoyed reading. Make your own comic strip by drawing
the characters, write your own dialogues and make a story.
e. Make a word chain of at least 50 words. The last two letters of the word should be from the
first two letters of the next word. For example-Metal-Almost Stranger Eruption….and so on.
You should not use any 3 or 4 lettered words.
3. Creative Writing(100-125words)
To improve learners thinking and writing skills.
1. What would you do if you found out your two best friends had arranged a party and had not
invited you?
2. Write about why some people still like to buy newspapers when the information in on-line ‘
is Free.
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Mathematics
Define whole number and write properties related to four basic operation of mathematics in
tabular form in the practical file.
R.No 1 to 10 (a=2, b = 3, c =4)
R.No 11 to 20 (a=4, b =1, c= 3)
R.No 21 to 32 (a=1, b = 2, c =3)
2. Do the projects on colored A4 size sheet.
R.No 1 to 10
Interview around 10 friends / relatives and collect data about their reading habits as follow.
Name
Age
Name of the magazine / Newspaper
Make a bar graph based on the data collected.’
R.NO 11 to 20
Interview your family members to check their physical fitness.
Name and relation Age
Height
Weight
Represent the above data with the help of bar graph.
R.NO 21 to 32
Count the following objects in your home.
(a) Doors
(c) CFL Lights
(b) LED Lights
(d) Fans
(e) Beds
Represent each number as
(a) A fraction of Whole ( Here whole means total numbers of all objects )
(b) Decimal of Whole
(c) Make a Bar graph to represent above data
3. Maintain a separate practice notebook to do the practice of questions of the chapter done
till date.
Science
Roll no 1 to 10
1. Making a periscope:
Material Required: An empty box (rectangular cardboard tube), Two small mirrors Scissors or
knife, tape, glue, Paint for decorating (optional)
Assemble the items needed. These are listed below. If using a milk container, wash the milk
carton or container thoroughly, or else it will smell. Cut off the slanted tops of each carton or
the edges of the cardboard box using scissors.
 Trace around the mirrors near the bottom of two opposite end sides of the carton or
box.
 Cut out the two traced around sections to make a "door" or "window" view-hole.
 Place the mirrors at an angle (slanted) inside the carton or box, each situated opposite
to the side of each view-hole. Tape the mirrors into place but not too tightly as you're
about to adjust them until they sit correctly. Try to make the Angle 45 degrees, because
this is the original way.
 Adjust the mirrors. Keep moving the mirrors into place until you can see out of the top
hold when you look in through the bottom hole.
 Use a hot glue gun to glue the mirrors into the exact position. Place the glue along the
edges and stick into place.
 Place a lid over the carton or box. Seal it in place with masking tape or other tape. Paint
to decorate if wished. It's now ready for use
refer the link for help: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Periscope
2. Collect articles or pictures related to water scarcity from old newspapers, magazines or
internet. Paste them on a chart paper. Bring information on how water scarcity is affecting the
conditions of people in various parts of country. Share this information in the class and discuss
on it.
Roll no 11 to 20
1. Make an interesting cardboard game on “Waste management” or “what a lot of
Waste!” Refer to the example given below.
2. Interview your family members on what they do to reduce production of garbage.
Prepare a questionnaire for your interview. Record your interview sheets in a folder.
Sample questions which can be included are given below
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1. What do you understand by the term
“waste”?
2. List few things which are waste for you?
3. Have you heard about 3R’s?
4. List 2 items which you actually try to reuse in
your personal life?
Roll no 21 to 31
5. What is the harm of throwing plastic waste?
1.Make a crossword on a small cardboard or A3 size sheet. Topic: Waste Management.
2.Find out about Nekchand’s rock garden. Make something similar using waste products
to beautify your school. One example is given below with its link:
a. Turn a plastic water bottle into a decorative lighthouse -- just the thing to brighten up a
rainy summer day.
What you'll need
 1.5-liter sport water bottle
 Craft knife
 Aluminum foil
 Red acrylic paint
 Black tape
 Play-Doh or clay
 Flashlight
 White craft foam
 Clear packing tape
How to make it: http://spoonful.com/crafts/lighthouse-bottle
Social Science
ROLL NO- 1 to 10
Q1 People in ancient times use signs and symbols to describe their views. Imagine yourself to
abe a hunter gatherer of Paleolithic period and make a CAVE PAINTING using black or brown
coloured sheet to give the rock effect of the cave and using White/Red clour to paint the
figures and symbols. (Refer to page 20 of your textbook).
Q2 Constellations are a group of bright stars in the sky. Create your own imaginery
constellation and give it name. Also write its characteristic features on a A4 size sheet. Use
black A4 or A3 size sheet to represent the sky and white colour/ stickers to represent stars. Its
feature can include the following points- location, number of stars, shape, location of pole
star, etc
ROLL NO 11 to 20
Q1 People of ancient times use to make maps to for the places they travelled. Imagine yourself
to be a traveller from an ancient kingdom. Make a map ‘treasure map’ of the hidden treasure
of your kingdom. Watch the videos on YouTube (or 123peppy.com) on ‘How to make a
treasure map’. Also refer to images of ‘Ancient treasure maps’ on Google Images.
Q2 Imagine you have formed a political party with a few friends. Write an ELECTION
MANIFESTO for your party. Design an election symbol. Remember that the symbol should
reflect the central thought/ principle of your party. Also give a name to your party. Present the
information on A3 size sheet like a POSTER.
ROLL NO 21 to 31
Q1 Pots and clay vessels are the essentials for the people of Indus Valley Civilization. They use
to paint their pots in different geometric patterns and figures. They mainly use red and black
colours for decorating their pots. Paint a pot using the same. (Refer to page 30 of your
textbook) Also refer to images of ‘ancient pots’ on Google Images.
Q2 Galaxy is the cluster for millions of stars. Our solar system is the part of milky way galaxy.
Create your own imaginary galaxy and name it. Also write its characteristic features on A4 size
sheet. Use black A3 size sheet to represent the night sky and White colour to represent the
galaxy having stars. Its features can include the following points- location, number of stars
approximately, specialty, any planet or solar system, size, etc.
Computer
Collect information on “Fifth Generation Computers” and type it in MS Word, inserting
relevant pictures.
For Heading
 Alignment - Center
 Font Style – Georgia
 Font size – 16
 Make the heading bold and underline it
For other information/text
 Alignment - Justified
 Font Style – Georgia
 Font size – 14
French
General Instructions:
Holiday’s home work should be in French language.
1. Make your own “FRENCH GRAMMAR BOOK” Containing VERBES, ADJECTIVES, MONTHS,
WEEKDAYS, NUMBERS, FRUITS, and VEGETABLES.
Your book should have
 Cover page
 Name of the book / title ( in French )
 Illustrations / images / sketches
 Author’s / writer’s name, etc.
(You can add more points to your book you wish to)
2. Complete the workbook till chapter 2.
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Art
Complete the following pages in “Creative Planet”.
1. Pg 11- Fun with Clay
2. Pg 18 – Crafty Track
3. Pg 22 – Boxed In’
4. Pg 30 – Quill Work Tags
5. Pg 63 – African Mask
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