DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL JALANDHAR
Session: 2016-17
CLASS : IX
Winter Break Holiday Homework
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
Read the novel „Three Men in a Boat‟ (Term II-Chapters 11 to 19) and write your views
about the challenges faced by the protagonist in the second half of novel.
On the basis of the reading and understanding of OTBA (Theme II), complete the fill in the
blanks and answer the questions. (The assignment has been uploaded)
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Note:- Holiday Homework to be done in English Notebook.
SUBJECT : HINDI (II LANGUAGE)
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SUBJECT : PUNJABI (II LANGUAGE)
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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
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Attempt formative assessments [S1 (L1, L2) and S2 (L1, L2)] available on online AGS system,
for the following chapters:
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Linear Equations in 2 variables
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Probability
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Areas of Parallelograms & Triangles
Quadrilaterals
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
Instructions: •
All students are required to write the answers in Biology notebook and submit on 20th
January 2017.
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Hard copies of both themes are to be carried to class from 11th January onwards for
classroom discussion.
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All the answers are to be written as per the content given in the theme.
OPEN TEXT-BASED ASSESSMENT
ASSIGNMENT – 1
(Solid Waste Management – How to bring best out of waste)
Answer the following questions on the basis of your reading materialQ1)
Q2)
Q3)
Q4)
Q5)
Q6)
Q7)
Q8)
Elaborate the abbreviation MSW and what does it comprise?
(1 mark)
What has enabled Jambulingam street to withstand wear and tear?
(1 mark)
What is the economic aspect of effective waste management?
(1 mark)
Explain briefly bioreactor technology.
(3 marks)
What are the constituents of E-waste and how it affects our heath?
(3 marks)
Elaborate the role of ragpickers in waste management.
(3 marks)
According to you what is the waste hierarchy being followed at your home and how can it be
exemplary for society?
(5 marks)
Suggest any one strategy for effective waste management being used in your
area/locality/school.
(5 marks)
OPEN TEXT-BASED ASSESSMENT
ASSIGNMENT – 2
(Healthy Environment, Healthy People)
Answer the following questions on the basis of your reading materialQ1) Elaborate the abbreviation RWI and what is its impact?
(1 mark)
Q2) What is the health risk being posed by eating of methyl-mercury contaminated fishes?
(1 mark)
Q3) How do greenhouse gases affect environment?
(1 mark)
Q4) Sanitation is more important than independence. Justify.
(3 marks)
Q5) What problems arise due to contaminated water?
(3 marks)
Q6) What measures are to be kept in mind before setting up industry?
(3 marks)
Q7) „Prevention is better than cure‟. What preventive measures are taken by your family to
combat the impact of chemicals on health?
(5 marks)
Q8) Do you think increase in the number of industries in your surrounding areas pose a health
risk? Has India learnt a lesson from Bhopal gas tragedy?
(5 marks)
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
General Instructions: Do the following questions in the homework notebook
Economics
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Define the following terms:
a. Social Exclusion
b. Vulnerability
c. Poverty Line
d. Human Poverty
Reason out as to how the following states been able to reduce poverty:
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. Andhra Pradesh
e. Punjab and Haryana
How are socio-cultural and economic factors responsible for the poverty in India?
“Economic growth and poverty reduction are closely linked”. Justify
Discuss the Global Poverty Trend in India.
Geography
Instructions : Mark the given contents on the outline maps of India with suitable
conventional signs.
Chapter 4. CLIMATE
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Meteorological Stations:- Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bangalore,
Mumbai, Kolkata, Leh, Shillong, Delhi & Nagpur
Chapter 5
Natural vegetation and wildlife
1. National Parks:- Jim Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambor, Shivpuri, Kanha kisli & Simlipul.
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Bird Sanctuaries:- Bharatpur &Ranganathitto.
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Wildlife Sanctuaries:- Dachigam, Rajaji, Sariska, Mudumalai.
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Forest Zones:- Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Tropical thorn
forests, Mangrove & Montane Forests.
Chapter 6 Population
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The states having highest density of population
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The states having lowest density of population
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The states having highest sex ratio
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The state having lowest sex ratio
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The most populous state of India
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The most sparsely populated state of India
OTBA Theme-1 Based Questions
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Q6.
How will you justify viceroy Lord Curzon‟s statement that the Indian economy is a „gamble on
the monsoon.‟
Explain the ways and means to deal with the problem of deficient and monsoon failure.
How far it is important to reduce our dependence on monsoon? Suggest some ways.
Monsoon failure not only affect agriculture alone by it has wide range of industrial as well as
socio-economic bearings. Explain them
Enlist and explain the things which we can do on our personal level tackle the problem of
climatic change
Explain as to how monsoon act as a unifying bond?