The Sanskaar Valley School Cambridge Lower Secondary
Summer Holiday Work 6 CAIE [2018]
HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYSHOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYSHOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYSHOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYS It’s time to smile and play Holidays are on the way
Wow! I am waiting for these lovely days. I will have lot of fun
With friends I will play in the Sun and Moon. All play and just a little Work,
I promise I will do A book of reading, A page of writing and a sum of math With no refusal and no fighting.
Subject ENGLISH
Work
Specification:
1. TASK 1: BOSCARS – Reading activity (Refer to Annexure – 1)
2. TASK 2: Asset Practice Exam (Annexure 2)
3. TASK 3: Novel When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead - Worksheet. (Annexure 3)
Instructions /
Guidelines:
1. TASK 1:
• BOSCARS – Refer to Annexure -1 for complete details.
2. TASK 2:
• Complete the online ASSET practice papers
• Refer to Annexure – 2 for complete details
3. TASK 3:
• Read the Novel When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
• Complete the worksheet attached in Annexure – 3 and attach to your HW
notebook.
Date of Submission: 25/6/2018
Cambridge Coordinator Head of SOPAAN
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ANNEXURE - 1
BOSCARS – READING ACTIVITY
Once you are back from the summer vacation you will have to cast your ballot for the BOSCAR Awards which is
to be held on 26 June. The categories that will be awarded will be based on your vote so the more you read,
the more you will be able to enjoy the upcoming BOSCARS.
1. Given below is a list of books. Choose any two of them (Ideally, you must choose one from each genre).
Genres Books (choose any two)
Fiction
1. 1984 By George Orwell
2. The Invisible Man – HG Wells
3. The Harry Potter Series
4. The Music Of Dolphins- Karen Hesse
5. The Girl Who Drank The Moon - Kelly Barnhill
6. Counting By 7s - Holly Goldberg Sloane
Autobiography 7. Playing It In My Way – Sachin Tendulkar
8. Boy , Tales Of Childhood– Roald Dahl
9. Diary Of A Young Girl- Anne Frank
10. APJ Kalam A Life – Arun K Tiwari
11. Lone Fox Dancing – Ruskin Bond
Thrillers
12. Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels & Stories - By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
13. Green Glass House – Kate Milford
14. Knightley & Son – Rohan Gavin
Science Fiction 15. I, Robot – Issac Asimov
16. Time Machine - H.G. Wells
17. When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
The Classics
18. A Separate Peace - John Knowles
19. Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics)
20. Wuthering Heights By Emily Brontë (Wordsworth Classics)
21. Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain
Short stories 22. Stories Of Anton Chekhov
23. Short Stories-Guy De Maupassant
24. Collection Of 22 Short Stories – Arvind Gupta
25. Short Stories Of Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Writers 26. The Shiva Trilogy- Amish Tripathi
27. The Quest – Christopher C. Doyle
28. The Druids - Christopher C. Doyle
29. The Secret Revealed - Christopher C. Doyle
30. The Room On The Roof – Ruskin Bond
• Suggested movies, you can watch during the summer holidays.
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Movies
1. School Of Rock
2. Karate Kid
3. Finding Nemo/ Finding Dory
4. Bend It Like Beckham
5. Maze Runner
6. Robinson Crusoe
7. The Hundred Foot Journey
8. Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
9. The Winslow Boy
10. A.I. Artificial Intelligence By Spielberg
11. Black Stallion
12. Life Animated
13. Hoosiers
14. Millions
15. Hairspray
16. Life Animated
17. The Blind Side
The BOSCAR Award Categories:
1. Best hero in a book
2. Best heroine in a book
3. Best Villain in a book
4. The funniest book characters
5. The most loved book of Sopaan
6. King reader (student award)
7. Queen reader (student award)
8. Best writer International
9. Best Movie based on a book
10. Best Autobiography
11. Best Indian Writer
Note: The King Reader and Queen Reader Award are awards that the students need to apply for if they so wish. You
need to apply through an email to your teacher (to be sent before 1 June) along with a ppt detailing the books you
have read in the summer holidays. The details of the same have been discussed in the class.
Annexure 2
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Click on the given link and solve the questions online.
(In case of error do copy the link and paste in the browser)
https://bit.ly/2qIeRDA
Annexure 3
Novel-When You Reach me by Rebecca Stead
1. What kind of a kid was Miranda? Pp. 3-4
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2. Why did Mom want to win money on the game show? P. 6
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3. Why was Miranda waiting for Mom at Belle’s Market? Pp. 7-8
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4. When Mom suggested Miranda stay with Sal the next time Miranda forgot her key, why did Miranda say she would
rather stay at Belle’s? Pp. 9-10
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5. Why had Mom cried the day she and Miranda moved into the apartment? Pp. 13-15
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6. Who frightened Miranda especially now that she didn’t have Sal to walk home with after school? Pp. 16, 17-18
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7. What did Miranda do to help her solve her own problems? Pp. 19-20
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8. What two obstacles did Sal and Miranda have to pass on their way home from school? Pp. 21-22
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9. Why did Sal get assaulted by the not-too-biggish kid? Pp. 23-24
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10. How did Miranda handle someone she was afraid of on the streets of NYC? Pp. 25-26
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The Sanskaar Valley School Cambridge Lower Secondary
Summer Holiday Work 6 CAIE [2018]
HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYSHOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYSHOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYSHOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYS It’s time to smile and play Holidays are on the way
Wow! I am waiting for these lovely days. I will have lot of fun
With friends I will play in the Sun and Moon. All play and just a little Work,
I promise I will do A book of reading, A page of writing and a sum of math With no refusal and no fighting.
Subject MATHEMATICS
Work
Specification
1. TASK 1: Project on symmetry
2. TASK 2: Revision questions from the topics done so far.
3. TASK 3: Math puzzles for fun learning.
4. TASK 4: ASSET practice questions.
Instructions /
Guidelines
General Guidelines for Students:
1. Project should be be done in the homework notebook with a separate section.
2. Quality of work carries marks.
3. Number the questions must be in serial order.
4. Your project needs to have a cover page, introduction, content and conclusion.
5. Mention clearly all the three sections.
6. All the documents are posted on the school website.
• Presentation: 4 Marks
• Introduction and conclusion 4 Marks
• Cover Page 2 Marks
• Content / Working 10 Marks
Date of Submission: 26/06/2018
Cambridge Coordinator Head of SOPAAN
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Task A: Project on Symmetry
• Make a project on symmetry in nature, car logos, monuments and fabric designs.
• In all 8 to 10 pictures or designs are required.
• Draw lines of symmetry on the pictures which are pasted.
• Use clear and colourful picrures for your project.
• Support your evidences with proper pictures, lines of symmetry and write-ups.
• Your project should be done in your homework notebook with proper introduction and
conclusion.
Task B: Revision sheets
1. What is the temperature shown in each thermometer in 0 C (Degree celcius).
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2. Using the figures, complete the addition sentences and find the sum.
3. Workout using proper rearrangement:
a. 24 + 45 + 76 + 55
b. 2 x 67 x 50
c. 250 x (100 – 4)
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4. Write the given from smallest to largest: 0.002, 0.200, 0.220, 0.202, 0.222, 0.21
5. Reduce the following into simplest form and colour as per instructions.
6. Workout without using a calculator:
a. 3.42 x 1000
b. 0.l000092 ÷ 100
c. 8.184 ÷ 10
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7. Colour the desired fractions:
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8. Complete the patterns using the laws of integers:
Task 3: Fun Puzzles
1. Which number replaces the question mark?
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2. The number in the circles added together makes the number in the linking rectangle. Find the missing
numbers in this puzzle.
Task 4: ASSET practice
(In case of error do copy the link and paste in the browser)
https://bit.ly/2vrUwqF
The Sanskaar Valley School Cambridge Lower Secondary
Summer Holiday Work 6 CIE [2018]
HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYS It’s time to smile and play Holidays are on the way
Wow! I am waiting for these lovely days. I will have lot of fun
With friends I will play in the Sun and Moon. All play and just a little Work,
I promise I will do A book of reading, A page of writing and a sum of math
With no refusal and no fighting.
Subject Integrated Science Project
Work Specification:
1. TASK 1: Physics: Measurement of samples taken.
2. TASK 2: Chemistry: Analysis of suitability of four different soils, using pH scale
3. TASK 3: Biology: Selecting and growing suitable plants in a particular soil
Instructions / Guidelines:
General Instructions: a. Using cardboard/ wood, make a strong tray. b. The approximate size of the tray may be 45 cm x30 cmx 6cm c. Divide the tray into four equal blocks. d. Fill four blocks with four different soils. e. Do not add anything to the soil. f. Complete the following tasks.
1. TASK 1: Before filling the blocks, measure and record the following
a. Length (l), breadth (b) and height (h) of the Tray b. Calculate the volume of each block. (Formula: l x b x h in cm3) c. Quantity of the each type of soil in grams and kilograms
2. TASK 2: a. Take a universal pH paper b. Wet each type of soil and dip the pH paper into the soil c. Observe the colour change in the paper. d. Record the colour observed and the pH value of the soil.
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3. TASK 3: a. Soak 4 different kinds of seeds overnight and plant them in your soil tray. b. You may use pea seeds, soya bean seeds, tomato seeds, chilli seeds,
fenugreek (methi) or coriander seeds. c. Sprinkle a little water on the germinating seeds to keep the soil just moist
enough. d. The above activity is to be done 10 days before school reopens in June. e. The students are supposed to bring their project when school reopens. f. All your activity and observation should be supported by photographs and
a brief writeup where required.
Note:
➢ Record all your observations and activity on coloured A4 size papers (4-6). ➢ The papers are to be pasted on a chart paper. ➢ Click pictures and print them to add to your presentation.
Date of Submission: 26/06/2018
Cambridge Coordinator Head of SOPAAN