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NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2015-2016)
ENGLISH
CLASS VII
1. Project :A Tribute to Ruskin Bond
a. Project on Ruskin Bond ( about 10 pages )
i. Education
ii. His works
iii. Personal life
iv. Achievements
Use lots of pictures to make your project colorful and attractive .
b. Book Review of any one of his famous books.
i. Write a short summary of that book and name the main characters.
ii. Choose 10 interesting adverbs from the book and find their dictionary meaning.
iii. Find one synonym and one antonym for all the 10 words.
iv. Make meaningful sentences using any 10 words.
v. Present your work creatively.
2.
GRAMMAR Assignment
3.
Make a beautiful bookmark. Decorate it and write an inspirational quotation on it. Get
the bookmark laminated.
4. Make a poster on any of the following topics :
a) Donate blood
b) Keep the earth green
c) Save water
d) Save girl child
e) Stop violence against women
Use a thick A4 size sheet and be as creative as you can.
Note: Place the holiday homework in a folder.
ENGLISH HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENT
CLASS VII
Q. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. Yesterday afternoon Sonal (a)________ (go) to the station to met Rahul. When she
(b)_______ (get) there , Rahul (c) _________ ( already / wait) for her. His train (d) __________
(arrive) early.
2.When I got home Mamta (a)_________ (lie) on the sofa. The T.V. was on but she (b)
_________ (not watch) .She (c) ________ (fall) asleep. And (d) _______ (snore) loudly. I (e)
__________ (turn) off the t.v. and just then she (f) _______ (wake) up.
3.Last night I (a) _______ (just go) to bed and (b)_______ (read) a book when suddenly I
(c)______(hear) a noise. I (d)_______ (get) up to see what it was, but I (e)______ (not
see)anything, so I (f)_______ (go) back to bed.
4.Gopal had to go to Chandigarh last week, but he almost (a) _______ (miss) the plane.He
(b) _________ (stand) in the queue when he suddenly (c)______ (realise) that he (d) ______
(leave) his reservation at home. Fortunately he (e) ______ (live) nearby. So he (f) _______
(have) time to get it. He. (g)_______ (hire) a taxi, went home to collect it and ( h)_______
(get) back right on time.
Q2. Choose the correct options:
1.You don’t look well. You _______ see a doctor.
(a) should
(b) may
(c) must
(d) need to
2.______ you mind lending me your CD player for a few days?
(a) would
(b) could
(c) would
(d) can
3.Whose book is this? I am not sure . It ______ be Shettal’s.
(a) may
(b) might
(c) would
(d) could
4.You _____ leave work today.
(a) can(b) could
(c) would
(d) might
5.We ________ not disturb him during his work.
(a) must
(b) should
(c) ought to (d) could
6. If I won the ten million lottery I ______ afford to quit my job and go Paris.
(a) would
(b) could
(c) would
(d) can
7.When I was at school I _______ sing and dance well.
(a) would
(b) could
(c) would
(d) can
8.A little practise ________ restore your capability.
(a) will(b) can (c) may
(d) should
9.Children ______ drink milk regularly otherwise they _____ suffer from under-nourishment.
(a) must, will (b) should, can(c) ought to , may
(d) shall , will
10.The government _____ not run away from its responsibility towards the common man.
(a) must
(b) should
(c) will(d) could
Q3. Read the following telephonic conversations and draft the messages in not more than 50
words.
1. Sunny and his mother have a telephonic conversation. Sunny is about to leave home and won’t
be able to see his brother Anshul, so he decides to leave message for his brother. So he decides to
leave a message for his brother. Draft the message.
Mother: Hello! Is that you Anshul?
Sunny: Mummy it’s me, Sunny. Bhaiya hasn’t returned from college.
Mother: Sunny, when he comes home tell him that I am busy in a seminar and will be reaching
home late. His breakfast is in the refrigerator and his clothes are on his bed. Tell him to change.
He must come and pick me up from the hotel Krishan Sagar where the seminar is being held.
Sunny: Sure mummy, I will tell him. Anything else?
Mother: No, nothing, bye
Sunny: Bye.
2.Given below is the conversation between Nikita and Mrs, Verma. As Nikita has to lave to see
her friend, she leaves the message for her mother. Write the message.
Mrs. Verma: Hello! May I talk to Mrs. Anita please?
Nikita: I am sorry. She is not at here at the moment. May I know who is calling?
Mrs. Verma:I am Mrs. Anuradha Verma
Nikita: Aunty I am Nikita, her daughter. If there is something important please tell me. I will
convey the message.
Mrs. Verma: Yes Nikita.Tell her that Babita our common friend who lives in Banglore has come
here to visit us. She is willing to meet your mother tomorrow if it is convenient to your mother.
Nikita: Yes aunty I will.
Mrs.Verma: Also tell her that Babita is staying with me.If she wishes she can talk to her over the
phone.
Nikita: Anything else, auntie?
Mrs. Verma: No, thanks. Bye
Nikita; Bye.
Q4. You are Deepak/ deepika. This summer vacation you went for an outing. Writa a lette to
your friend telling giving the details of your journey and mentioning the places you visited in
about 120 words
Q5.Your sister has been selected in IIT. Write a letter of congratulations on her grand
achievement, promising her that you too will be doing something great in your life and mention
what are you doing to achieve your goals in life in about 120 words.
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2015-16)
MATHEMATICS
CLASS-VII
A) PROJECTS
1. Make a model to prove any one of the following:
(Roll No.1-11)
(Use materials like sticks, nails, thermocol, cardboards etc.)
(i) Vertically opposite angles are equal.
(ii) Sum of the angles forming a linear pair is 180⁰
(iii) If two lines are parallel then co -interior angles are supplementary.
(iv) If two lines are parallel then alternate interior angles are equal.
(v) If two lines are non parallel then the corresponding angles are not equal.
Also form five questions on the topic chosen by you.
2. Make an illustrative project file for the following:
(Roll No.12-24)
Prepare a diet chart for
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
A class VII student
A college student
A clerk
A labourer
A nursing mother
An old woman
Now,
(1) Compare their carbohydrate requirement using a bar graph.
(2) Compare their protein requirement using pictograph.
(3) Also find the ratio between the different nutrient requirements of
a) A class VII student and a college student.
b) A clerk and a labourer.
c) A nursing mother and an old woman.
3. Make an illustrative project file for the following:
(Roll No.25-36)
Collect information about age, height and weight of 10 people (including your family
members, relatives and friends) and write in the table given below.
Name
(member)
Age
(in years)
Weight
(in kg)
(i) Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) for each.
(ii) Draw a bar graph to represent their BMI.
1
Height
(in cm)
BMI
(iii) Draw a double bar graph to represent their height and weight.
(iv) Find the ratio of their weights (taking two at a time).
4. Make a model on the given topic
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Hockey Field
Cricket Field
Basket Ball court
Lawn tennis court
Squash court
(Roll No. 37,38)
(Roll No. 39,40)
(Roll No. 41,42)
(Roll No. 43,44)
(Roll No. 45 onwards)
Add innovative ideas to your model according to the latest trends.
Mention the number of players in each team.
Using mathematical concepts, frame 10 questions related to your model.
B) CHARTS
Make a chart on the given topic
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
TOPIC
Showing standings of different team in Pro Kabaddi League in 2014
Depicting the information related to Hockey India League 2014
Table representing matches played ,won and lost by different teams
in IPL in 2015
List of international tennis tournament won by Indian players in last
ten years.
Symbols of Hockey league and Kabaddi league
ROLL NO.
1-6
7-12
13 -18
Double bar graph comparing runs scored by first five batsmen in
world cup finals 2015(represent runs on y axis and players on x axis).
Collage of different sports.
Awards and Honours given in the field of games and list of players
who received Highest Indian awards .
31-36
2
19-24
25-30
37-42
43-48
3
4
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Holiday Homework
(2015-16)
ClassVII
Subject:Science
General Instructions
1. Make a scrap file using coloured A4 sheets.
2. Each student will perform both the activities.
Activity 1: “Be a water detective” (Water Audit)
Topic: Conservation of Water
Task:Individual activity
In this activity, students will conduct a simple water audit in their homes.
Methodology: The students should perform the following in order to conduct a “Water audit”:1) Make a list of all activities in which water is used in your home.
2) Observe the frequency of each activity weekly.
3) Now for each activity, estimate how much water does it use.
4) Add up for all the activities and calculate the total water used in your home.
5) Record your observation in the given tabular format.
Tabular format
Sr No
Activity
Name
Amount of water
used per activity
by all family
members(in
litres)(A)
Frequency of the activity
by all the family
members per week (F)
Annual Water
Consumption
(AxFx52)
Example Bathing
1.
2.
Washing
clothes
6) Now based on their study the students will make a report to optimize the usage of water in
their homes and reduce the overall consumption of water.
7) The students will also make a poster or a slogan on Conservation of water.The students will
use colours and half chart paper for this activity.
Activity 2: Preparation of scrap file
“Fifty years after being declared biologically dead, the Thames river has been hailed as
an environmental success story.”Like the Thames river, there are some other
rivers which have been cleaned up.Prepare a scrap file on one such river clean
up based on research work.
Topic: Water Pollution
Task:In this activity, students will prepare a scrap file on the clean up of a river based
on research work done by them using magazines/
journals/newspapers/internet.
Methodology:
1) The students willprepare a scrap file after conducting research work,under the
following
categories:(i)Causes of water pollution in the river.
(ii)Harmful effects of water pollution.
2) The students should use pictures and illustrations to highlight the various important
factors of their research work.
3) The students will then prepare a report on ‘How was the river cleaned?’.
Assessment Criteria:
Cover of scrap file (2m)
Activity 1 & 2 :- Presentation (4m) + Content (4m)
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Assignment No 1
Class VII (2015-16)
Subject: Science
Chapter 1 Nutrition in Plants
Chapter 2 Nutrition in Animals
Chapter 3 Soil
Value based questions:1. Harnoor puts her wet leather shoes in the cupboard. After a few days her friend
comes to her house and tells her that she wants to borrow her shoes for a
party. Harnoor immediately agrees but when she opens the cupboard to get
her shoes, she observes a greenish-brown patch on them. She shows the
shoes to her friend and advises her not to wear the shoes.
Answer the following questions:a) Why had a greenish-brown patch formed on Harnoor’s shoes?
b) What values do you think are depicted by Harnoor?
2. Anmol’s mother observed that her daughter was eating a lot of chocolates and sweets.
She immediately advises Anmol not to have chocolates in excessive amount.
Answer the following questions:a) Why does Anmol’s mother advise her not to eat a lot of chocolates and sweets?
b) What values do you think are depicted by Anmol’s mother?
HOTS questions:
3. Mohit read in his science book that inspite of the fact that the pitcher plant is green and
carries out photosynthesis ,it still feeds on insects. Explain why?
4. Suresh had his gall bladder removed due to multiple stones in it. He was told by his
doctor not to eat fat rich food after the removal of gall bladder. Explain why?
Problem Solving Assessment questions:
5. Hari is the son of Ramu who is a potter. Ramu’s vision was diminishing as he was getting old.
He decides to teach Hari how to make pots so that he could earn money for the family. The
next morning Ramu takes Hari to dig soil for the pots. When Hari starts putting dry soil
in his bucket, Ramu stops him and tells him to collect only sticky soil.
Based on the above information tick the correct option:a) Ramu told Hari to collect only sticky soil because
i) it looked good.
ii) it was dark brown in colour.
iii) it could hold a lot of water in it.
iv) none of the above.
b) The type of soil initially collected by Hari is called
i) loamy soil.
ii) sandy soil.
iii) clayey soil.
iv) all of the above
c) The sticky soil which Ramu told Hari to collect is called
i) clayey soil.
ii) sandy soil.
iii) loamy soil.
iv) none of the above
6. Ratan Singh is a farmer who wants to grow a high yield wheat crop. In order to obtain a high
yield crop, he puts fertilizers in excess in the soil .At the end of the season he harvests the
crops and obtains the wheat seeds after winnowing and threshing the harvested crops. He
goes to the market and sells the wheat seeds to a shopkeeper named ChamanLal. Chaman
Lal sells the grains to his customers. He continues to buy the seeds from Ratan Singh and
sells them to his customers for a whole year. At the end of the year, five of his customers
get severely ill after eating the grains and are diagnosed with the same disease.
Based on above information tick the correct option:a) The customers suffered from the following disease:
i) asthma
ii) rickets
iii) common cold
iv) cancer
Besides harming the customers, the excess fertilizers also has the following harmful
effect on the soil:
i) The soil becomes very wet.
ii) The soil becomes very dry.
iii) The soil gets polluted.
iv) The soil becomes sticky.
As an alternative to fertilizers, Ratan Singh could use the following substance in order to
increase the fertility of the soil:
i) urea
ii) manure
iii) superphosphate
iv) ammonium sulphate
Multiple choice questions:
Choose the most appropriate answer:7. The process of removing faecal matter through the anus is called
a) ingestion b) digestion c) nutrition d) egestion
8. Amarbel is an example of
a) an autotroph b) a parasite c) a saprotroph d) an insectivorous plant
9. The teeth in our mouth which are for grinding and crushing the food are called
a) incisors b) canines c) molars d) none of the options
10. Grass eating animals quickly swallow the grass and store it in a separate part
of the stomach called
a) rumen b) caecum c) both a and b d) none of the options
11. Plants take water and minerals from the soil mainly through their
a) roots b) stems c) flowers d) leaves
12. The best topsoil for growing plants is
a) sandy soil b) loamy soil c) clayey soil d) all of the options
13. The third layer in the soil profile is called the
a) B-horizon b) D-horizon c) A-horizon d) C-horizon
14. The vessels which transport water and minerals from the soil to the leaves of a
plant are called
a) xylem b) phloem c) epidermis d) stomata
15. With the help of a diagram describe the process of photosynthesis in plants.
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL
Holiday Homework 2015-16
Social Science
CLASS VII
OBJECTIVE: In India the term ‘tribal’ or ‘adivasis’ is usually applied to the
Schedule Tribes who constitute nearly 8 percent of the population of the country.
Although they enjoy a constitutional protection but they have not got much of the
benefits of development in the country. The students will become aware of the
problems faced by the tribal communities & how to protect their rights.
TOPIC:- Tribals: The lesser known communities of India
PREPARATION OF THE PROJECT
 The total length of the Project Report will not be more than 10 hand written
pages.
 The Project Report will be presented in a neatly bound simple folder.
 Credit will be awarded to original drawings, illustrations and creative use of
materials.
 The Project Report will be presented in the following order:
 Project’s title and student’s information
 Introduction
 Specific details
 Summary and Conclusion
INTRODUCTION:
 The meaning of the term ‘tribes’ or ‘adivasis’.
 List the different tribes living in India.(any 5)
 On the political map of India mark and label any 5 states inhabited by
tribes.
SPECIFIC DETAILS:
 Choose any one/two tribes from different geographical areas and make a
project reflecting the following points: How does tribal culture add to the diversity of India?
 The important attributes associated with different tribes like their
festivals, art, language, dance & music and customs.
 What are the provisions made by the constitution of India to protect the
interests of the adivasis?
 What are the various hardships faced by the tribal communities in
India?
 The tribals took active part in the Indian National Movement. Narrate
any one incident where the tribal community fought against the
British rule.
 Identify any two social activists who have been working for the
upliftment of the tribals in India .Discuss the work done by them.
 The project must contain relevant pictures, articles and newspaper
cuttings.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION:
 What has been your learning outcome?
 Suggest measures for the development of the tribal communities in
India.
MARKS DISTRIBUTION:
 TOTAL MARKS: 10
 Content and Originality
 Use of Pictures and Sketches
 Presentation and Research work done
: 4 Marks
: 4 Marks
: 2 Marks
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
COMPUTER
CLASS VII
1. Get the information on A3 coloured sheet about any one famous IT personality.
(VII A,B,C)
2. Create an artwork out of your e-junk .Apply your creativity to make something
useful with e-waste i.e. used tech devices, old computer parts, telephone cables,
keyboards etc.
(VII D,E,F)
3. Design a Poster on Internet Ethics on A3 pastel sheet.
(VII G,H,I)
Note : Submit the printouts after the summer break in the computer period
according to the time table.
न्यू इरा पब्लऱक स्कूऱ
ग्रीष्मावकाश गह
ृ कायय
(२०१५ - २०१६)
ववषय – संस्कृत
कऺा - सातवीं
किन्हीं दस धातओ
ु ीं िे अर्थ चित्रों सह्त
उत्तर पस्ु ततिा में दर्ाथएँ ।