Mount Abu Public School
SUMMER HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK
SESSION 2015-16
CLASS V
Dear Student
Summer break is the time to relax and enjoy with your family but take care not to spend
your time lazily and wastefully. To help you to use your leisure time in an organized and
fruitful way, your teachers have planned some assignments related to your subjects for
the revision of the concepts taught. You will surely love to complete them.
We expect you to bring the work neatly done for all subjects and submit the same by 6th
July ‘2015. All assignments will be given the weightage in terms of grades to be included in
Evaluation I. The work will be assessed in terms of accuracy, neatness and timely
submission.
A few reminders
 Do the homework neatly in beautiful handwriting.
 Mention date on each page.
 Bring the practice manuals and cursive book when the school re-opens.
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Wake up early in the morning.
Begin your day with some physical activity.
Have a healthy body wash and brush your teeth properly.
Eat preferably healthy homemade food and reduce the frequency of taking junk
food.
Enhance your readings through newspapers, magazines and good story books.
Workout time table very wisely to complete your holiday homework regularly to avoid
any kind of stress in the last hours.
Identify the areas where you need improvement – speaking, writing, reading, math
skills and handwriting etc. and work to garnish them.
Revise all the concepts taught in the class and read the covered lessons thoroughly.
Revise and learn spellings of difficult words of all the lessons in all the subjects
covered so far.
NOTE: - As part of the continuous and comprehensive evaluation – Class work , Home
task, Projects and Participation in co-curricular activities and sports etc. will
be assessed regularly. You may download the newsletter for the months of April
& May.
WISHING YOU A GREAT SUMMER BREAK!
English
WORKSHEET -1
1. Circle the subject and make a sentence using the same predicate but different
Subject:
a. Jack and Jill went up the hill.
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b. A bicycle has two wheels.
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c. The sun rises in the east.
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d. An umbrella is a useful thing.
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e. The table in the classroom is new.
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2) Match the sentences halves
1) They enjoy playing football,..
Is he?
2)She hasn’t studied for very long,..
Isn’t this?
3)She doesn’t speak Russian,…
Don’t they
4)This music is fantastic,…
Does she?
5)He isn’t listening
Has she?
3) Read these lines and complete the poem with rhyming words
My desk’s at the back of the class
And nobody nobody_____________________________
I am a Marrog from Mars
With a body of _________________________________
And seventeen fingers and _______________________
4) Match the Column A with Column B to form compound words
Column A
Column B
a) Pepper
quake
b) Head
where
c) Earth
ache
d) Foot
mint
e) Some
prints
5) Tick the column in which the given noun belongs.
Noun
Common Noun
Proper Noun
Collective
Noun
Abstract
Noun
1.Rajesh
2.snake
3.Eiffel Tower
4 Bunch
5. Honesty
6.book
6) Write D for Declarative , I for Interrogative , E for Exclamatory , Im for Imperative of
sentences .
a. Aryan was present yesterday .
---------------b. What is the time by your watch?
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c. Complete your work right now .
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d. What a wonderful scenery!
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e. Matrigupta was a wonderful poet .
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7) Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option :
Naini is a natural freshwater lake located in the city of Nainital in Uttarakhand . Increasing
population , unplanned growth and endless tourists have taken a toll on the beautiful lake.
The water quality has gradually deteriorated , pollution levels have soared and high
siltation has caused a reduction of lake depth . With an increasing amount of sewage ,
municipal and domestic wastes finding their way into the lake , the quantity of organic
matter in its waters has also risen sharply .
1. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to ‘ natural ‘ as used in the
passage above ?
a. Fake
b. artificial
c. imitation d. pretend
2. Which of the following could replace ‘ endless ‘ as used in the passage above ?
a. Nonstop
b. eternal
c. permanent
d. stable
3. Which of the following could replace ‘gradually ‘ as used in the passage above .
a. Steadily
b. easily
c. quickly
d. complete
4. Which of the following is the correct spelling of “detriorated “?
a. Deterorated b. deteriorated
c. detreiorated
d. detoriated
5. Which of the following could replace ‘sharply ‘ as used in the passage above .
a. Slowly
b. extremely
c. dramatically
d. clearly
WORKSHEET -2
1. All the words in these lists are nouns, except one. Pick out the word which is not a
noun.
a. Onions, potatoes, radishes, carrots.
b. Coat, frock, shirt, blouse, kind.
c. Milk, water, stand, tea, ink.
d. Babies, children, men, the, women.
e. Monday, February, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns:
a. The __________ of pupils are listening attentively to their teacher.
b. A __________ of birds flew high in the sky.
c. They saw a _________ of lions at the zoo.
d. Police have arrested a _________ of thieves.
e. We saw a _________ of sheep on our way home.
3.Colour the feminine gender from the grid
MARE
NEICE
DUCK
WITCH
MAN
POETESS
NEPHEW
DRAKE
LANDLADY
HER
COCK
HIS
DOE
AUNT
WIZARD
WAITRESS
HORSE
SIR
BUCK
MADAM
Spell Magic.Spell the given words in your own work.
a. Writting -
_________
b. Grammer -
_________
c. Sentense -
_________
d. Fourty -
_________
e. Pigieon -
_________
3. Choose the antonyms :
a. Absence _________
RICH
PRESENCE
b. Arrival -
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DESTROY
LEND
c. Borrow -
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DEPARTURE BACKWARD
d. Create -
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e. Poor -
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f. FORWARD-
_________
4. Read the given words and rewrite them by changing the underlined words in past
form.
1)
He plants a tree
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2)
Neenacalls me in the evening.
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3)
The cub follows his mother.
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4)
Dr. Drew works with full complete devotion.
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5)
Hepass me a lovely dish.
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5. Match abstract nouns with their opposites.
1. Happiness
cowardice
2. Bravery
Failure
3. success
sorrow
4. Love
reward
5. Punishment
hatred
6. Choose the correct option .
1. We ------ our country .
( love , loves)
2. Neelam --------- a letter .
( write, writes )
3. They ------ completed their work .
( have , has )
4. I ------- for a walk daily .
( go , went )
5. The birds -------- in the sky .
( are flying , was flying )
Creative Writing
1. Computers have become a very important part of our life.Recall the first time when you used
the computer and handled the mouse.Write the paragraph on “My First Experience of
Using Computer”You can include points like –excited to see computer—different parts--not able to use mouse—fast calculations—surprised –interesting games.
Write the paragraph on A4 size sheet.( WORD LIMIT – ABOUT 100 WORDS )
Newspaper Activity
Make a Word Chain
Cut the words from the headings of the newspaper to make a word chain of 30 words.The word
chain is formed from the last two letters of the previous word.For example—Metal – Almost –
Stranger -- Eruption…… and so on ( DO THIS IN A-4 SIZE SHEET )
CURSIVE WRITING
Do page 10.to 22 from Rhythm in Writing in neat cursive writing.
EXTRA READING
Read the book –
a. V A – Vanity Fair
b. V B –Young King
c. V C – Lorna Doona
d. V D – Around the World in 80 days
Write on an A-4 size sheet as to what you liked about this book. (in about 100 words)(You
can include the points like: content ,favourite character , author etc.)
Mathematics
MENTAL ABILITY WORKSHEET
Q1. Use the operation of addition and eight times 8 so that their sum is 1000.
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Q2. There is a 3−digit number. The second digit is four times as big as third digit, while the first
digit is three less than the second digit. What is the number?
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Q3. In the middle of a round pool a beautiful water lily lies which doubles in size every day. After
exactly 2 days the lily will cover the complete pool. After how many days will the water lily cover
the half of the pool?
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Q4. You have to cut a round birthday cake into exactly eight pieces but you are only allowed to
makethree straight cuts and you cannot move pieces of the cake as you cut . How can you do it.
Q5. In a room there are some hens and goats. If there are 24 heads and 80 legs, then how
many hens and goats are there in that room.
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Q6. If the day before yesterday was Saturday, what will fall on the day after tomorrow?
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Q7. Complete the magic square so that every row and column adds up to 111.
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Q8. Using the digits 1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 each exactly once, write any three 3 –digit numbers so
that the second number is twice the first and third number is thrice the first number.
1. _______________
2. __________________
3. _________________
Q9. Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the boxes to form a correct addition. Each number must be
used only once.
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Q10 .Rearrange the pieces numbered 1 to 6 so that they form
Draw these pieces to show how you have arranged the pieces.
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5
2
3
4
6
Project 1
Number Riddle(who am I)
Fromold calendar ornewspaper cut out digits 0 to 9 and paste them in a creative manner. Make
sure the digits are not too small. Use the digits to answer each riddle.
The challenge is to use a digit only once in a number.
1. I am the largest 4−digit odd number you can make. _______________________________
2. I am the largest 4−digit even number you can make. ______________________________
3. I am the largest 4−digit even number having 3 at thousand place. ___________________
4. I am the greatest possible number 5that is greater than 65450 but less than 65500.
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5. I am the successor of 72090. ___________________________
6. I am the predecessor of 870654. ________________________
Project 2
HARI AND THE BEANSTALK
Hari climbed the beanstalk. He always went upwards.
He first did it like this left, right left, right. Find five other ways that Hari can climb the beanstalk.
Revise all the concepts done in Ch-1 & 2
Science
A. PENGUIN FACTS:
How much do you know about penguins? Find out the following things about them. Use
coloured A4 size sheets and arrange them in a folder. Use your imaginations and
creativity.
1. Where do the penguins live?
2. What colour are they of?
3. What do they eat?
4. Are they fish or birds? Give reasons.
5. Can they fly? If not then support your answer.
6. Can they swim? If not then support your answer.
7. What is the baby penguin called? Illustrate your work very beautifully.
B. If you have a chance to invent something, what will it be? Give a brief description of your
invention. Also, mention how it can be helpful and who will gain by it? Make your description
as interesting and informative as possible.
C. Read L- 1, 2thoroughly, revise and learn all the key terms and concepts, draw the
following diagrams on A4 sheet and label them very neatly for the class test in the first
week of July.
1. Stages of seed germination
2. Web chart on the basis of habitat
Social Science
1. Prepare a brochure to promote tourism in favour of state of India according to your roll no.
1-10 Kashmir
11-20 Rajasthan
21-30 Gujarat
31-40 Kerala
41 onwards Assam
{Use ivory/pastel sheet, write about cuisines, religion, food, specialtyetc}
2. Read L- 1, 2, 3, 4 very thoroughly, learn all key terms and concepts, practice maps and
diagramsfrom these lessons for the class test in the first week of July.
Value Education
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Prepare a wall hanging based on the following ideasThere must be four panels joined together with wool or string
Each panel must be made from an A4 sized pastel sheet and decorate it properly.
The first panel should have a photograph of your mother &father.
Second panel should have a letter dedicated to them.
Third panel must have a list of the things you want to do for them.
The fourth panel must have a list of things you feel they expect from you.
Note: Prepare yourself for the Role Play on the topic ‘ HAMARI DHAROHAR ‘
Integrated project (Theme- Natural Disasters)
 What is natural disaster? Can accidents such as car crashes, derailments be classified as
natural disaster?
 Why does an earthquake occur?What happens during an earthquake? In which part of
the world, earthquakes happen? Can we predict earthquake? How can strength of an
earthquake be determined?
 Read the newspaper and cut the articles related to Natural disaster that took place in
Nepal . Write a paragraph on the same considering the points given below ( word limit –
100)
1. Mention the date when this disaster occurred for the first time.
2. What was its intensity on the Richter scale?
3. What are the possible causes behind an earthquake?
4. What were the effects of this natural disaster?
5. What are the precautions / protective measures to be taken at the time of earthquake?
Do this in A-4 size sheet and paste pictures also.
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 NEPAL EARTHQUAKE CASUALITIES as on 13 May 2015
Read the given data and answer the questions that follow:
Q1. Write the number name f the total people who were injured?
Q2. Calculate the causalities (People died and People injured) in the Nepal causality.
Q3. Write the number of partially damaged buildings in Indian Numeral System.Also write the
number name.
Q4. What is the difference between partially damaged Government building and Completely
damaged Government building.?
Q5. If every injured person gets Rs 50,000 as compensation, how much money in total the
government will have to pay
Note: Do the project on A4 light coloured sheets with the decorative cover page and
indexing. Paste colourful pictures and relevant newspaper articles related to the
earthquake in Nepal