RAJAGIRI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK 2015-2016
GRADE:5
English
Read the lesson – The fifth Voyage (pg.no 41 to pg no.47) and answer the following
questions
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Reading Comprehension
1.
“We sailed from city to city, seeing the sights and trading with the local people, till we
came to an uninhabited island on which lay a huge white dome half buried in the sand.”
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Who are the ‘we’ referred to above?
What was the white dome that lay buried in the sand?
find one synonym and one antonym of uninhabited.
“The captain steered the ship away so that the stone just missed us. But it plunged
into the water with such force that our ship was first thrown violently and then pulled
down into the depths of the oceans.”
2.
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Find one word from the passage which means ‘to guide the course of a vehicle’
What happened when the male rukh threw the boulder on the ship?
what happened when the female rukh threw a boulder again on the ship?
How did Sindabad reach another island safely?
3.
“Greatly relieved , I lived comfortably on the island. One morning a ship came, dropped
anchor. Its passengers came ashore and I went to meet them. When they heard my story they
were surprised that I had managed to escape the clutches of the vile old man. No one before had
ever done so and the devil had eaten up the bodies of those who died under him.”
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What was Sindabad greatly relieved of?
Find one word from the passage which means “bad”
How did Sindabad manage to escape the clutches of the old man?
II
Poem comprehension
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below
A Narrow Fellow in the Grass
A narrow Fellow in the grass
Occasionally rides
You may have met him—did you not
His notice sudden is
The Grass divides as with a Comb
A spotted shaft is seen
And then it closes at your feet
And opens further on
He likes a Boggy Acre
A Floor too cool for Corn
Yet when a Boy, and Barefoot
I more than once at Noon
Have passed, I thought, a Whip-lash
Unbraiding in the Sun
When, stooping to secure it,
It wrinkled, and was gone
Several of Nature's People
I know, and they know me
I feel for them a transport
Of cordiality
But never met this Fellow,
Attended, or alone
Without a tighter breathing
And zero at the bone
-Emily Dickinson
Answer the following questions: 1.
Who or what is the Fellow in this poem?
a. a whip-lash
b. a snake
c. a gust of wind
d. a boy
The phrase Without a tighter breathing / And zero at the bone most nearly indicates
a) fright.
b)
cold.
c)
grief.
d)
awe.
The phrase Nature's People means
a) nature-lovers.
b)
children.
c)
animals.
d)
neighbors.
The speaker of this poem is most likely
a)
an adult woman.
b)
an adult man.
c)
Emily Dickinson, the poet.
a young boy.
Identify the figures of speech in the poem
d)
5.
Maths
Project
Prepare tables booklet “My handy tables ’’.Select any shape of colour paper and
write the tables up to 12 in each page. Please tie the papers with a colour ribbon.
Activity
Make roman numerals for the following using colourful straws or painted match
sticks.
a) year in which you were born
b) year in which your parents were born
c) year in which your brothers/sisters were born.
NOTE: Date of submission 01-09-15
The above activities should be done in the project book.
Science
Project for the Science Exhibition to be held in September. This project i The
participant will have to describe (orally)/demonstrate the project.
Topic for Project for the Science Exhibition:
Demonstration of A Still Model / An Experiment.
SST
Based on Heritage day ( mail will be sent)
Hindi
Worksheet will be sent.
Malayalam
 Practice all alphabet
 Review a book of your choice (Malayalam)
French
Revision exercises from the text ( pages 98-101)to be completed. Practice
similar worksheets.Learn the conjugation of all the irregular verbs.
Islamic studies
Project: Importance of Zakah .
Guidelines:
 Write on A4 size paper.
 importance of Zakah in the light of Quran and Hadeeth.
 Advantages of paying Zakah.
 Stick photos to make your project attractive.
Note:
Project is mandatory as it will be evaluated for the next FA. Rubrics for this
assignment are as follows:
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Neatness (3 marks)
Written matter (3 marks)
Presentation (2 marks)
Photos (2 marks)
Quran and dua Recitation competition:
Prepare for Quran Recitation competition which will be held during Islamic
week. Prelims for the same will be held September. Students can recite any of
the following chapters (Surah)
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Memorize given dua and following chapters (surahs)
Surah Al-Zilzalah
Surah Al-Qadr
Memorize given dua with tajweed and translation
Creative writing
Visit an orphanage and write a report on your visit.
1.
Talk to the children about their ambition in life.
2.
Find out how children who’ve left the orphanage are doing in life.
3.
Relate it to David Copperfield’s life.
If you cannot visit an orphanage then it’s a visit to the internet!!