MAYOOR SCHOOL, NOIDA

CLASS IX (2015-16)

ENGLISH & SOCIAL SCIENCE INTEGRATED HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

Q1. Write a Diary Entry as Napolean Bonaparte after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in

1815. Also write about some of his liberal reforms and the events that led to his downfall.

(History - French Revolution) (Roll No.-1-15)

Write a letter as Louis XVI to a friend describing the Storming of the Bastille that marked

the beginning of the French Revolution. (Roll No.-16-30)

Q2. Make a Travel Brochure for any state in India. Roll no. 1-15 any southern state and Roll no.

16-30 any northeastern state.

(Geography)

Q3. Complete the following quiz based on the Holiday Reader A Tale of Two Cities

1. A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April to November of what

year?

(A) 1845

(B) 1859

(C) 1879

(D) 1890

2. Why are the drivers of the Dover mail coach hesitant to stop for Jerry Crunchers message?

(A) They fear that he is a highwayman attempting to rob the passengers.

(B) They fear that stopping will put them behind schedule for delivering the mail in a timely

fashion.

(C) They have been charged with the safety of Jarvis Lorry, one of the coachs passengers.

(D) Jerry Crunchers troublesome reputation precedes him.

3. What object does Doctor Manette keep during his imprisonment in order to escape in

spirit?

(A) A picture of his wife and daughter

(B) The Bible

(C) A keg of wine

(D) A lock of his wifes hair

4 . By what name do the men in Defarges wine shop call their fellow revolutionaries?

(A) Jacques

(B) Pierre

(C) Jasper

(D) Xavier

5. What skill did Doctor Manette develop in order to pass the time during his incarceration?

(A) Drawing

(B) Whittling

(C) Shoemaking

(D) Storytelling

6. What symbol does Dickens use to portend the bloodshed of the French Revolution?

(A) The Dover mail coach

(B) The broken wine cask

(C) Tellsons Bank

(D) Madame Defarges malevolent stare

7. During her testimony, to whom does Lucie claim that Charles Darnay alluded on the boat

ride from Calais to Dover?

(A) Louis XVI

(B) John Adams

(C) Napoleon Bonaparte

(D) George Washington

8 . After Darnays acquittal, why does Sydney Carton claim to dislike him?

(A) Darnay is unattractive and mean-spirited.

(B) Darnay abuses the love of Lucie Manette.

(C) Darnay reminds him of how far he has fallen and everything he might have been.

(D) Even though he has been acquitted, Darnay is a traitor.

9. To which animal does Dickens compare Sydney Carton?

(A) A jackal

(B) A lion

(C) A weasel

(D) A sloth

10. What image does Dickens frequently use to describe Lucie Manette?

(A) An earth-bound angel

(B) A golden thread

(C) A tiger lily

(D) A calm in a storm

11. What sound does Lucie often hear echoing off the street when she is in her home?

(A) Footsteps

(B) Brawling

(C) The yells of the crowd at public

executions

(D) A choir singing

12. Which of the following characters is related to the Marquis, whose carriage runs down a

small child?

(A) Doctor Manette

(B) Sydney Carton

(C) Charles Darnay

(D) Miss Pross

13. Who does Miss Pross believe is the ideal suitor for Lucie Manette?

(A) Sydney Carton

(B) Charles Darnay

(C) Her brother, Solomon

(D) She believes that no man is good enough for Lucie.

14. What does Mr. Lorry try to persuade Mr. Stryver not to do?

(A) Propose to Lucie Manette

(B) Invest his money in Tellsons Bank

(C) Drop Sydney Carton as a business colleague

(D) Visit Paris at a time of political turmoil

15. Who promises Lucie Manette that he would, if necessary, die for her?

(A) Jarvis Lorry

(B) Sydney Carton

(C) Charles Darnay

(D) Monsieur Defarge

16. What does Jerry Cruncher frequently go out to do at night?

(A) Raid Tellsons Bank

(B) Deliver messages to prisoners in the Bastille

(C) Dig up bodies in the cemetery

(D) Meet with other revolutionaries to plan uprisings

17. Who informs the Defarges that Lucie Manette has married Charles Darnay?

(A) The mender of roads

(B) Jarvis Lorry

(C) Gaspard

(D) John Barsad

18. On the night after Lucie and Charles are married, what does Doctor Manette do?

(A) He prepares to join them on their honeymoon.

(B) He reverts to his prison pastime of making shoes.

(C) He confesses to Miss Pross that he thinks Lucie has made a terrible mistake.

(D) He writes a letter to Defarge, asking him to spare Darnays life.

19 . During the storming of the Bastille, who decapitates the fortresss guard?

(A) Madame Defarge

(B) Defarge

(C) John Barsad

(D) An anonymous Jacques

20. Why does the Paris mob kill Foulon?

(A) Because he is a spy

(B) Because he suggested that starving people should eat grass

(C) Because his carriage ran down a child in the street

(D) Because he collected high taxes from the peasants

21 . What is the duration of Manettes psychological relapse after Lucie leaves for her

honeymoon?

(A) Nine days

(B) Four days

(C) A fortnight

(D) A year and three months

22. Who develops a habit of watching and speaking to Lucie as she waits on a Paris street

corner each day, hoping that Darnay will be able to see her from his prison window?

(A) Madame Defarge

(B) Defarge

(C) A wood-sawyer

(D) A seamstress

Science and Maths

Topic:- Roll No:- 1 10

1. Construction of a Mirror Book

Take a wooden or plastic book case.

Fit two plane mirrors on both the opening surfaces.

Fit a protractor to it to measure angles.

Take a wooden stick and place it between the opening surfaces of the book.

Observe the number of images formed at various angles and different types of polygons

formed.

Tabulate your observations:-

ANGLE Number of images formed

Types of the polygon

30*

45*

60*

90*

Using the above observation interpret:-

A relation between the angle and the number of images formed.

Explain the examples from daily life on multiple images.

Explain the phenomenon of multiple images.

You will be assessed on the basis of following criteria for science:-

Topic Explanation

of multiple

images

Construction

of model

Examples

from

daily life

Innovation Presentation

Mirror

Book

2 4 1 1 2

Topic:- You will be assessed on the basis of following criteria for MATHEMATICS:-

Topic Accuracy in

angles

Construction

of model

Identification

of different

polygons

Innovation Presentation

Mirror

Book

1 4 2 1 2

Roll No:- 11 20

2. Algebraic equations and Elements:-

Solve and find the solutions of given ten algebraic equations.

Associate the number coming as answer with the atomic number of an element in the

Periodic table.

Which element is depicted by this atomic number?

Find symbols of these elements and write their electronic configuration.

Make a report on on general properties and uses of these elements.

Make use of coloured pastel sheet for each element.

1. 2x +7 = 13

2. 3y - 5y + 10 = 0

3. 7x - 5 = 23

4. 2x2 + 4x = 2x2 + 24

5. 5x = 40

6. 5a - 2a = 36

7 . 7x + 5x - 2x -70 = 0

8. 5x = 65

9.

12 = 3

10. -6x + 2x + 72 = 0

You will be assessed on the basis of following criteria for science:-

Topic Identification

of element

and symbol

Properties

of the

element

Uses of

element

Innovation Presentation

Elements 2 3 3 1 1

You will be assessed on the basis of following criteria for MATHEMATICS:-

Topic Differentiation

on the basis of

number of

terms

Definition of

equation

Solution

of

equations

Innovation Presentation

Equations

and

Elements

4 1 3 1 1

Topic:- Roll No:- 21 35

3. Graphs and Alloys

Find percentage composition of any four alloys like brass, bronze, steel, duralumin etc.

Plot this % composition as pie chart, histogram, bar graph and linear graph.

Make a report on what are alloys? Why they are made? Which properties are modified

in that alloy? What are the uses of that alloy?

Paste the pictures of examples of the uses of alloys in daily life.

You will be assessed on the basis of following criteria for science:-

Topic Definition

of Alloys

Justification

for their

preparation

Pictures

of their

uses in

daily life

Innovation Presentation

Graphs

and

Alloys

2 2 3 1 2

You will be assessed on the basis of following criteria for MATHEMATICS:-

Topic Tabulation

with

convergent

of % in to

fraction

Calculation

of central

angles

Pie

chart

Bar

graph

Line graph Presentation

Graphs

and

Alloys

4 2 1 1 1 1

Foundation of IT

Q1. Design the application interface screen of any mobile app in MS-

Word 07.

GERMAN

Inventions : Make a Power Point Presentation of any one Invention of Germany in

German Language. The same has to be presented in the class. The presentation

should contain maximum 15 slides and the time limit for presenting the same should

not exceed more than 5 minutes.

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