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CLASS V SUMMER HOLIDAY HOME WORK (2017-18)
THEME: A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
THIS IS THE TIME I WAS WAITING
FOR,
AND FINALLY IT HAS COME.....
A LONG BREAK FROM SCHOOL,
TO ENJOY THE SUMMER FUN.
HOLIDAYS ARE JOLLY DAYS,
TO SIMPLY LAZE AROUND......
TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EACH
DAY,
AND BECOME SMARTER EVERY WAY.
The above quote has been taken from the famous classic adventure science
fiction novel–„JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH‟, written in
1864 by the French author, Jules Verne. This story has been made into a
marvellous fantasy movie in 2008.
Thanks to their visual nature, movies are able to literally “show” the story.
The theme for your holiday homework is based on the above story, to read
as a book, or to watch as a movie, the choice is yours. So, go on and enjoy
the amazing activities that have been put together for you.
ACTIVITY 1:
DESIGN YOUR OWN BOOK COVER
A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a
book. It also gives us an idea of what the book is about. It must have the
book‟s name, brief description about the book and the name of the
author. After you have read the book „Journey to the Centre of the Earth‟,
let your creative juices flow and design your own book cover. A template is
given below. Have fun!
Instructions
 You could use the above template or use any of your own ideas.
 Keep the size in mind. (Length: 10 inches, Breadth: 8 inches)
 Stick it horizontally on a pink A4 size sheet, so that you can make the
best use of the sheet
Here are some sample book covers for your reference.
ACTIVITY 2 : Character Description
After reading the book „Journey to the Centre of the Earth‟, you have
become familiar with the various characters in the story. Write a brief
description of your favourite character in about 70 words and also state why
you like the character more than the others. You can even draw or stick a
cut out of his/her picture. You can choose from the characters given below.
Main characters
 Professor Otto Lidenbrock: a man of science
 Axel: the nephew of Professor Lidenbrock, overcautious and
unadventurous student.
 Hans Bjelke: a Danish-speaking Icelandic eiderduck hunter who
becomes their guide; dependable and resourceful .
 Gräuben: the goddaughter of Professor Lidenbrock with whom Axel is
in love, native of Virland in Estonia.
 Martha: the maid at the house of Professor Lidenbrock
You can pick up words from the boxes here to describe your characters
After you have chosen the qualities of your character, describe the
character in the format as given below. Write in complete sentences.
ACTIVITY 3
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ACTIVITY 4
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ACTIVITY 6: CODE DECODE
Since ancient times we have been using codes for
communication. In this movie/ book, different codes have
been used during the journey. Now its time for you to
decipher the code by solving the sums given below. Then match the letter to
the answer below to decode the code
T)
9060 x 703
S)
ROMAN NUMBER
A)
30904 - 5048
22044 ÷ 44
FOR 99
E)
3578 x 36
I)
53963 +7081 + 392
E)
C)Round off 72,215 to
M)
25606÷ 59
P) A car was bought for
nearest 1000
Rs 2,63,873 and Rs
25,300 were spent on
repairs . if the car was
sold for Rs 2,81,500 what
was the profit or loss on
it?
___________, ___________, ____________, ____________, _____________
XCIX
7673
25,856
72,000
___________, ___________, __________, ______________
63,69,180
61,436
434
1,28,808
Now complete the following sentence:
The journey down into the centre of the Earth is not
just a journey through _________________; it is also
a journey through _________________.
501
ACTIVITY- 5 – HURDLES AND SUCCESS
“Success comes after you conquer your biggest obstacles and hurdles.” The
movie is not only the journey to the centre of the Earth but also a journey
of hard work and overcoming difficulties with courage. Keeping this in mind,
Lets make a board game- HURDLES AND SUCCESS
Make a board game starting from 1-50. You may use a galloping horse, a
sailing boat, a rope/ a rope ladder to show successes and a misbehaving
compass, a Venus flytrap, a fireball, a volcano, a mushroom forest to show
hurdles.
An example has been given for you. Now get set and extend it to 50.
15
16
17
18
19galloping horsemove 2 steps ahead
20
21
14
13
12
11 misbehaving
compass- go back
2 steps
10
9
8
2
3
4
5mushroom forest;
rest a while- miss 1
chance
6
7sailing boatmove 5 steps
ahead
START
1
ACTIVITY 7- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
During your journey through the book/ the movie you will also find the mention of
carnivorous plants such as Venus fly trap.
Carnivorous plants are plants which get nutrients from trapping and eating animals. There
are 630 different kind of carnivorous plants around the world. These plants have slippery
leaves that are shaped like a funnel and bugs land on the leaf into a pool of digestive
juices found in the bottom of leaf as they are attracted by the smell, sweet nectar and
bright colours.
Make an information card on any 4 carnivorous plants eg. : Pitcher plant, Sun dew,
Bladderworts, Butterworts, Cobra lilly, corkscrew, Water wheel plant, Rainbow plant etc.
Choose any four out of these and write their characteristic features and draw/ paste
their pictures on any coloured A4 sheet. Given below is the information card on Venus fly
trap.
Venus fly trap plant usually has about six stems with hinged leaves. The edges of the
leaves are lined with “teeth”, when the leaves snap shut the prey in contact, it forms a
trap. Once the prey is inside the plant it digests and absorbs it.
Characteristic features Of Venus fly trap:
NAME :
Venus fly trap
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dioneaea Muscipula
HABITAT :
USA in North Carolina and South Carolina
LIFE SPAN :
Live up to 20-25 years
EATING HABITS:
Carnivore
SIZE :
4-12 inches
ACTIVITY 8: Create a Mushroom Forest
On an A4 sheet, create a mushroom forest as shown in the movie/ described
in the book. Use different colours, waste materials such as Styrofoam cups,
thermocol, button, small twigs, paper plate, old buttons, saw dust, small
pebbles, used A4 sheets, fallen leaves etc. Some pictures are given here for
your reference.
ACTIVITY 9- PICTIONARY
Pictionary is a classic game of
drawing and guessing pictures. It‟s
time to make your „Pictionary‟ and
play with your friends.
A list of words from the movie /
book, „THE JOURNEY TO THE CENTER
OF THE EARTH‟, is given below
WORDS- GEOLOGY, FISSURE , VENT, VOLCANOLOGIST, MAGMA, RAFT,
MAGNESIUM, VINEYARD, SEISMIC SENSOR, CRATERS, GIGANATOSAURUS,
TYRANNOSAURUS
On A-4 size coloured sheet, choose any 5 words from the box. Draw or paste
the pictures of the word chosen and write the meaning of the same and play
with your friends. One sample has been done for you.
GEOLOGY
The science which deals with the physical structure and
substance of the Earth, their history and the processes which
act on them.
ACTIVITY 10- “EXPLORE THE UNEXPLORED”
Every journey has a route to follow. Similarly this JOURNEY TO THE
CENTER OF THE EARTH follows a route starting from Germany, Holland
(Now officially The Netherlands), Iceland and finally ending up in Italy. Now
it‟s time for you to explore these places.
This activity has to be done on separate A-4 sheets of any colour.
Choose any two places from the given list.
 GERMANY - „THE LAND OF POETS‟
 THE NETHERLANDS - „THE LAND OF TULIPS‟
 ICELAND – „THE LAND OF FIRE AND ICE‟
 ITALY - „ THE LAND OF LOVE‟
Collect information about the 2 places, chosen by you, keeping in mind the
following 10 points, and write on the A4 sheet (one sheet for each place).
1. Name of the place
2. its location
3. its capital
4. flag
5. currency
6. languages spoken there
7. places of visit
8. airlines which fly to these area
9. crops
10.
traditional clothes
Also paste 3-4 pictures related to the places you have chosen.