D.T.E.A. SR. SEC. SCHOOL, LODHI ESTATE
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2017-2018)
CLASS IX
ENGLISH
INSTRUCTIONS:
It must be written on A4 size paper.
Your full name and class must be written clearly on the cover page.
Write the Index / Table of Contents.
Each item must begin on a fresh page.
Read The Novel GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Part I - A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT and Part II - A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG
Answer the questions in 150 words. Use the clues provided to help you with the answer.
1. What form of government and administration of law and order did the Lilliputians
have?
role of the king –his ministers –methods of governance –laws of the country
2. How did Gulliver help the Lilliputian defeat the Blefuscudians?
the strategy he plans –the things he puts together –the element of surprise he maintains
–the way he protects himself –the success he achieves.
3. How is Gulliver’s image reversed in Lilliput?
change from hero to enemy: earns the approval of the king and gets his freedom, entertains the emperor –captures the enemy fleet and earns a title –refuses to destroy
the enemy –loses favour with the emperor –charges against Gulliver –escape from
Lilliput
4. What is the part played by Glumdalclitch in Gulliver’s life?
loving and caring –treats him like toy doll –makes things for him –alert, watchful,
sensitive to his needs –teaches him their language –goes everywhere with him –gets
upset when he has accidents –protective
5. Describe Gulliver’s life when he was with the farmer and later he was sold to the
queen.
travels round the country –life as a performer –the effect on the people –dangers –the
exhaustion –the change after he moves to the palace –the life of comfort and luxury –the
way he entertains the queen
6. I was every day furnishing the court with some ridiculous story. Explain the statement
with reference to Gulliver’s misadventures in Brobdingnag.
the escapades with the dwarf –the encounters with birds –the adventure with the
monkey, etc
7. Compare and contrast the armies of Lilliput and Brobdingnag.
number of troops –kind of training –when they are used –emperors’ opinions towards
war
8. Compare and contrast the emperor of Lilliput and the king of Brobdingnag.
emperor of Lilliput: shrewd, gracious, hospitable, cunning, easily influenced, love of show
and pomp, greedy, cruel, ungrateful, lust for power; king of Brobdingnag: just, wise, and
strong ruler, curious, eager to learn, pacifist who uses force as a last resort
9. Gulliver’s first two voyages are dramatic adventures that highlight his presence of
mind and the constant play of destiny or fate. Justify the statement.
the king of storms and twist of fortune –the way in which he lands on both islands –the
manner in which he saves himself –the unexpected people he meets
10.Swift presents fantastical incidents and objects in the form of official documentation.
Justify with reference to Gulliver’s first two voyages.
the opening two letters –the detailed nautical descriptions –the documents he quotes
from –the size and measurements of people, places, objects and the detailed
descriptions
HINDI
१.) ऩरयमोजनाकामय :क) बायत के ककॊह ॊ ऩाॊच वैऻाननकों के जीवन ऩरयचम व खोज के ववषम भें जान काय एकत्रित
कयें औय एक पाइर फनामें|
ख) यह भ मा हरय वॊश याम फच्चन की ककॊह ॊ ऩाॊच कववताओॊ का सॊकरन कयें व एक पाइर
फनाकय उसभे लरखें | साथ ह रेखक का जीवन – ऩरयचम बी लरखें व सम्फॊधधत धचि बी
धचऩकाएॉ|
२.) नीचे ददए गमे तीन ववषमों भें से ककॊह दो ववषमों ऩय अऩने शब्दों भें रेखलरखें –
( १०० शब्दों भें ,व्माकयण कॉऩी भें )|
क) याजनीनतएकदरदर
ख) सशक्तःबायत
ग) नाय का फदर तास्वरुऩ
३.) कऺा भें कयवामा गमा सम्ऩूणय कामय दोहयाएॊ|
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MATHS
Q1. Find four rational numbers between
(a) &
(b) &
Q2. Express the following in the form of
(a) x= 5. ̅
(b) x= 1.̅̅̅̅
(c) &
, where p & q are integers & q ≠0
(c) x= 0. ̅
Q3. Identify the following as rational or irrational numbers.
(a) √
(d) √
(c) √
(b) 3√
(e) √
Q4. Rationalise the denominator of the following :
(a)
√
√
(b)
√
√
Q5. Simplify :- (a) (3+√ )
√
(c)
√
(c)
(d)√
(f)
(g)
√
(b) 12√
(e)
-6√
-3√
+8√
.
(h)
.
Q6.(a) If x=2+√ ,find the value of
(b) If a =
(c)
Q7.If p(x) = 5
√
√
,b=
-2
√
√
,find the value of
+3 -2 ,then find the values of p(0) , p(1) , p(-1).
Q8. If 2 is a zero of polynomial 4
Q9. Factorize:-
+
-6 -k , then find the value of k.
(a) -6 +11 -6
(c) -5 +6
(b)6 +17 +5
(d) -23 +142 -
120
Q10. Evaluate using identities:(a)105X106
(b)
(c)
Q11. Without actually calculating the cubes , fing the value of each of the following:(a)
+
+
(b) ⁄ + ⁄
– ⁄
(b)
Q12. Prove that :=1
Q13. Make a project on :‘ Mathematics in day to day life ‘ or ‘mathematical puzzles, crosswords , games’
SCIENCE
1. PROJECT : TOPIC – Five states of matter
(note- use relevant pictures - use atleast five pages for the project)
2. Tabulate any ten measurable quantities and their units. Write its symbols.
3. Do the following:
a) Activity 8.9 and 8.10 (refer Pg. No.106 and 107)
Plot and interpret the distance- time graphs
4. Make a working model. Topic : General science.
5. Design a small scale filteration plant. (use mutka, pebbles, sand etc.)
6. ASSIGNMENTa) Define the following:
1. Latent heat of fusion 2.Latent heat of vaporization. 3. Sublimation
4. Evaporation 5. acceleration 6. Uniform and Non uniform motion.
b) write the difference between speed and velocity.
c) Derive the following equations of motions by graphical method
(i) v=u+at
(ii) s=ut+1/2at²
(iii) v²=u²+2as
d) Give reasons for the following:
1.We can move our hand in air, but not through any solid.
2. Sponge is a soild still it can be compressed.
3. Gases are compressive but not liquids.
4. We can get the smell of perfume sitting several metres away
e) An artificial satellite is moving in acircular orbit of radius 42250 km.
Calculate its speed if it takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth.
S.S.T
HISTORY- 1.Assignment
1. 1.Which book was written by Montesquieu?
2. Who was the leader of the Jacobins?
3 . When and where was Napoleon defeated?
4. What was Tithe?
5. Who were Sans-culottes?
6. Describe the French division of society.
7. What was the immediate cause of the French revolution?
8. Write a short note on Reign of terror in France?
9. Who was the Napoleon Bonaparte? Why was he called a liberator?
10. Explain any five features of the constitution of 1791 framed by the National
assembly in France.
2. Draw the political symbols.
3. Do the model estates (French society)
Geography
Map work (page no. 3,4 and 5)
Economics
1. Activity : Farm and Non Farm activities . Make a list.
2.Facilities available in your area .Make a list.
Political Science
Project : Compare the features of Democratic and Non Democratic government.
PAINTING
1. Still life in pencil with shading (4)
2. Animal study (120)
3. Anatomy study
4. Poster on social issues (3)