SETH ANANDRAM JAIPURIA SCHOOLVASUNDHARA, GHAZIABAD

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENTENGLISH – IX

2017-2018

A.1. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Once there were only a few million people living on Earth and it took a thousand years for thatnumber to double. There are now 3,800 million Earth dwellers and the number doubles aboutevery thirty-five years.Men have cleared away forests to make fields for growing crops. They have moved mountains tomake room for roads and cities. They have built huge dams across rivers to turn valleys intolakes and they have built dykes to push back the sea and create more dry land to live on. Onceeveryone cheered at the progress that man made in changing his environment like this, but nowmany people are worried by the problems that such changes can bring. When the Aswan Damwas built across the River Nile in Egypt, it was meant to help the farmers by giving them waterwhen they needed it. Unfortunately, people did not realise that much of the nourishing food for plants in the riverwould be trapped by the dam so the farmers’ crops would suffer. Also, hundreds of kilometresaway at the mouth of the River Nile, less fresh water pours into the Mediterranean Sea. Thismeans that the sea will become more salty and fewer fish will be able to live in it. When thishappens, people who catch fish for their living will suffer.Problems like this are caused when men look at only one part of nature and do not realise that allnature is bound up together. If one part is changed, other parts may suffer.

1. How many years did it take for the number of people to double? 2. What were the initial changes made in nature?3. What did the men not realise when a dam was built across the River Nile?4. Write 2 pairs of homophones hidden in the text.5. What are the earth’s resources used by us?6. Do you think man has made 'Earth a sick planet'.. Comment.7. Discuss how other activities done by man is proving detrimental for nature?8. Find a word from the passage that means 'residents'.

B. 1 You are the Secretary of the English Literary Association of Tagore Memorial School, Satna.Write a notice inviting students to participate in debate, extempore speech &elocution contests.

B.2.. Write a diary entry sharing your thoughts and feelings ,imagining yourself as Chuck Hooper's neighbour, who has seen his struggle till he reached his goal.(150 words)

B.3. Write a letter to your grandmother / grandfather sharing your experience of the lesson 'How I taught my grandmother to read' and what learning / lesson of life did you receive.

B.4. Rearrange words and phrases into meaningful sentences.

1. maria/ and /visited /the summer/ countryside/ during/ Anita/ the/ vacation/ John.

2. puppy/ was /bowl/ food/ and/ the/ ate all /the/ placed /the /hungry/ in

3. Results/was/excellent/their/brought/hard work/it/that

4. that /children /he/ live /hard /may/works /comfortably /his/so

B.5.. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against whichthere is a blank. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided.

I entered the manager's office and sat down.I have just lost five hundred rupees and I felt very upset . a) ______"I leave the money in my desk," I said, b) ______"and it is not there now". The manager was very sympatheticbut he can do nothing. "Everyone loses money these days", c) ______he said, He start to complain about this wicked world, d) ______but is interrupted by a knock at the door. e) ______A girl came in and puts an envelope on his desk. f) ______It contains five hundred rupees. "I found this. g) ______outside this gentleman's room," she said."Well! I say to the manager, "there is still some. h) ______honesty in this world !"

C. 1 Read the extract and answer the following questions:

A..“ We have always touched the feet of God, elders and teachers. We consider that a mark of a great tradition but today ,the reverse had happened.”a) To which traditional Indian custom is the speaker referring to.?b) What does the speaker consider as a mark of respect in the context of the story.?c) Which word in the above lines means the same as’ opposite ‘?

B.’ Alone she cuts and binds the grain,And sings a melancholy strain,O listen! For the vale profound,Is overflowing ,with the sound.’

a) Whom does the poet ask to ‘stop or gently pass’? What for?b) What is the effect of the solitary reaper’s song in the valley?c) Which word in the above extract means the same as ‘sad’?

C.2.. .’There is no age bar for Education’. Comment with reference to the story written by Sudha Murty.

ORCiting relevant examples from the story narrate significance of January 4, for Duke

and Chuck and how they reached their goal?

C.3. In the island of the Lilliput, Gulliver was at the top but in Brobdingnag, he had to undergo many sufferings .Discuss how and why?

OR Why was Gulliver afraid to be seen near the Blefuscu side of the coast ?

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SETH ANADRAM JAIPURIA SCHOOLVASUNDHARA, GHAZIABADASSIGNMENT WORKSHEET

SESSION: 2017-18CLASS-IX

MATHEMATICS

TOPIC: NUMBER SYSTEM

1. Express the following in the form of q

p

.

a)32540

b) 53132

2. Express in the simplest form.

a)

3465

27

cba

b)

3 34108 ba

3. Simplify:

333 50032742

4. Given that 732.13

Find the value of

192482

175

5. Determine a and b if

7 5 7 57 5

7 5 7 5a b

6. If 549 x

find the value of x

x1

7. If

31 x

x

find the value of

33 1

xx

8. Simplify 35

21

35

21

9. If qpqp

qpqpx

find the value of qpxqx 22

10. Simplify 2315

23

56

52

310

37

TOPIC: POLYNOMIALS

11. Use remainder theorem to find the remainder when 133 23 xxxxp

is divided by

2

1x

.

12. Factorise24103 23 xxx

using remainder theorem.

13. Factorise: 333333 yxzxzyzyx

.

14. Find the value of ‘k’ if 1x

is a factor of kxkxxp 32

.

15. Find the remainder when 122 23 xx

is divide by 1x

.

16. If 92182 yykyy

, f ind the value of k.

17. The expression 22 23 bxaxx

leaves remainders of 7 and 0 when divided by 32 x

and 2x

respectively. Calculate the values of a

and b

. With these values of a and b, factories the expression completely.

18. Find the value of 641233 xyyx

if 4 yx

.

19. Simplify : 2233 6 baababa

.

20. Without actually calculating cubes, find the value of

333 4060100 .

21. Factorize the following:

a)83 x

b)zxzxxyzyx 1624121694 222

c)

334364 y

Seth Anandram Jaipuria SchoolSession 2017-18

Holiday Homework WorksheetClass: IX

Subject: Social ScienceSection A: HistoryTopic: The French Revolution

1. Which groups of French Society benefited from the Revolution? Which groups were forced to relinquish power? Which sections of the society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the Revolution?

2. What was the importance of ‘Tennis court swearing’ in the French Revolution?3. How did Robespierre try to bring equality among the French people?4. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French

Revolution. (Comparative Study)5. Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradiction?

Explain.6. How would you explain the rise of Napoleon? Also mention the reforms introduced by him and

his fall from power? 7. Describe the social, political and economic legacy of the French revolution for the people of

France and other countries during 19th and 20th century.

Section B: CivicsTopic: What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

1. Justify the following statements. Support you answer with relevant examples.a) Democracy enhances the dignity of the citizens.b) Democracy provides an effective method to deal with differences and conflicts.c) Why is representative Democracy more accountable than any other form of government?d) Democracy ensures Rule of Law and respect for rights.2. What amendments id General Pervez Musharraf bring in the constitution of Pakistan by issuing a

‘Legal Framework Order’ in August 2002?3. Compare the characteristic features of a democratic government with that of a non-democratic

one. (Give Five points each)4. ‘Democracy now is not confined to governments only – it has a much broader scope and area of

functioning.’ ------ Enumerate the statement.5. What is a Constitution? Why a Country needs a constitution?

Section C: GeographyTopic: Physical Features of India

1. What are India’s unique locational features?

2. What is the significance of India’s central location?

3. How has India developed relationships with the world through the land routes?

4. Classify the states into five groups each having common frontiers with Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Nepal.

5. Distinguish between Himadri and Himachal range of mountains.

6. Describe how the Himalayas were formed. What are the characteristic features?

7. What are the three types of plate movements on the earth?

8. What do you know about ‘Purvachal’? Explain in detail.

9. Classify the Himalayas on the basis of regions from west to east.

10. Give an account of the Northern Plains of India with reference to the three divisions.

Section D: EconomicsTopic: The Story of Village Palampur1. Is Palampur is developed village? Explain by presenting for arguments. 2. What are the various ways through which farmers can get loan? Write their advantage. 3. What are the difficulties faced by small farmers in arranging capital in comparison with medium and large farmers? 4. What was the basic aim of the green revolution in India? How did it affect the market economy? Explain any two achievements and drawbacks. 5. Explain briefly four steps of optimal utilization of land.