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LUCKNOW PUBLIC SCHOOL, SOUTH CITY HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS-IX

SUBJECT-ENGLISH

BEE HIVE LESSON-1 THE FUN THEY HAD

I - Answer the following questions-

a- Where did Tommy find his grandfather’s book?

b- Describe the physical appearance of the county Inspector?

c- Tommy considered printed books as real waste. Why?

d- Which part of the session did Margie hate the most?

e- What gives you an idea that Margie was not happy with the mechanical teacher?

f- What did the mechanical teacher teach her that day?

g- Why did Tommy scream with laughter?

h- What did Margie write in her diary?

i- How did Tommy treat Margie?

j- What was the attitude of the County Inspector towards Margie?

II_-Write synonyms of following words

a- Awful e- geared

b- Scornful f-non- chalantly

c- Loftily g- sigh

d- dispute

POEM-1 THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Short question answer

a- Why did the poet stand there for “long”?

b- Describe the two roads that the author finds. Which road does he choose?

c- “ I took the one less travelled by “ What do we Know about the poet from this line?

Long question answer

a- What is the theme of the poem?

b- What is the moral presented by the poet in the poem?

Write the figure of speech used in the poem.

LESSON-2 THE SOUND OF MUSIC

I - Answer the following questions

A- What made Isabel suspect Evelyn’s hearing ability?

B- What did Evelyn decide when she was 16 years old?

C- How did Evelyn get right to the top?

D- Why was Evelyn nervous while going to Royal Academy of Music?

E- What was Evelyn message for the people?

F- Who was Ron Forbes? What did he do to make her learn music?

G- What did she say about her speaking abilities?

H- How did she sense the sound of xylophone?

I- What is Ann Richlin’s opinion about her?

II- Long question

1. What message do you get from the chapter.


LESSON-2 PART-II THE SHEHNAI OF BISMILLAH KHAN A- Very short question answer

a- When was Bismillah Khan born?

b- Which family did Bismillah Khan belong to?

c- What was the name of his grandfather?

d- What was his grandfather’s profession?

e- Name Bismillah Khan’s father.

f- What performance did Bismillah Khan give in Osaka Trade Fair?

g- What gift did king Zahir shah of Afganistan give to him?

h- Who was Vijay Bhatt? What honour did he give to Bismillah khan?

i- Name the two things that Bismillah Khan earn? Why was he given this prize?

B- Write the synonyms of the following words-

1. Melodious 6- haunt

2. Auspious 7- solitude

3. Enoembles 8-greet

4. Fascinated 9- maestro

5. Apprentice 10 imrovise

LONG QUESTION ANSWER

1. What are the recurring themes of ‘ Bismillah Khan’s music and how did they originate?

POEM- 2 WIND

a- How does the poet want the wind to come?

b- What did the window do to the books?

c- What does the wind God do?

d- What lesson can we learn from the action of the wind on fire?

e- What should we do when the wind does not listen to us?

II- Write the meanings and synonyms of the following words:

(a) Scatter (b) praise (c) Crumbling (d) g- poking fun

(e) Rafters (f) h- chaff (g) Steadfast (h) strong (i) Roar

LESSON-3 THE LITTLE GIRL

a- What would Kezia’s father do on Sundays?

b- Why would Kezia’s grandfather encourage him to talk to her father?

c- When would Kezia start shuttering?

d- Why did Kezia make a pin-cushion?

e- Describe the arrival of Kezia’s father at home from office.

f- Why was Kezia left alone on night with her father?

g- What was Kezia’s nightmare?

II- Write the synonyms of the following words-

a- Avoid g) scraps

b- Terrifying h- hose

c- Stutter g- dreadful

d- Relief i-snuggle

e- Brink j- stir

f- Wretched k- sigh

Long-

1-Write a short character – sketch of Kezia’a father.


SUPPLEMENTARY READER ( MOMENTS) CHAPTER-1 THE LOST CHILD

Very short question answer

a- Write the names of the author “ the lost child”.

b- Where were all the villagers going?

c- With whom did the boy go to the fair?

d- What did the parents say when the child lagged behind?

e- “ I want that toy” Who said to whom?

f- How did the flowering mustard- field look?

g- What was it that attracted the child on the footpath?

h- What shop was there at the entrance of the fair?

i- What did the child do when he didn’t find his parents with him?

j- Write the synonyms of-

1. Alleys

2. Lagged

3. Lingering

4. Tyrant

5. Cautionary

6. Coarse

LONG QUESTION

II – Write a short story “ the Lost child” in your own words with moral in 80-100 words.

LESSON-2 THE ADVENTURE OF TOTO 1. Who was Toto?

2. By whom was Toto brought to writer’s house?

3. For how much was Toto brought?

4. Who did Grandfather buy Toto from?

5. What could Toto do with his tail?

6. What did Toto do with the writer’s school blazer?

7. Who is the writer of the story, the adventure Toto?

8. How was Toto taken to Saharanpur?

9. Where did the writer’s grandfather live?

10. Write the synonyms of the following words.

a- Sparkled

b- Mischief

c- Scooping

d- Ornaments

e- Shreds

f- Triumph

g- Drag

h- Cunning


LESSON-3 ISWARAN THE STORYTELLER Very short question answer

a- Write the author name the” Iswaran the storyteller.”

b- Who told Iswaran story to Ganesh?

c- Who was Mahandra?

d- What was it that made life smooth for Mahendra?

e- What was Mahendra’s one asset?

f- Who was Iswaran?

g- What was Ishwaran’s special quality?

h- When would Mahendra leave for his works?

i- What kind of books did Iswaran usually read?

j- Write the antonym of the following words-

1. Asset

2. Conjure

3. Panic

4. Grunted

5. Menacingly

WRITING SECTION You are Ankit/ Ankita member of Eco club of your school. A few weeks back, your school celebrated

Earth day. Various informative programmes were showcased in the morning assembly.

Write a diary entry in 100-150 words expressing what you learnt through those activities based on

your own ideas.

OR

You are karan/ Kiran. You saved a girl from drowning in the river which flows near your home, but it is a mystery to you how you got the courage to do so. Write your experience and feelings in the form of the diary entry in 100-150 words.

Q-2 Write the factual description on any two eminent personalities of your choice from the countries mentioned below who have contributed tremendously towards” Global Climate conservation”.

Countries to be included in the project-

a- USA b- India c- Germany d- China e- Japan

You may include the following

a- Bio-sketch of famous personalities b- Pictures and reports c- Projects and extra-ordinary work undertaken d- Contribution to the society e- Achievements


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CLASS – IX

SUBJECT : MATHS

CHAPTER - PROBABILITY

1) A coin is tossed 150 times and it is found that head comes 115 times and tail 35 times. If a coin

tossed at random, what is the probability of getting

(i) a head (ii) a tail

2) A bag-I contains four cards numbered 1, 3, 5 and 7 respectively. Another bag-II contains three

cards numbered 2, 4 and 6 respectively. A card is drawn at random from each bag. Find the

probability that the sum of two cards drawn is 9.

3) A bag contains 7 white, 3 red and 4 black balls. A ball drawn at random. Find the probability that it

is a red or a black ball.

4) In a single throw of two dice, find the probability of getting a total of 8.

5) One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a face card.

6) Two unbiased coins are tossed once. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?

7) What is the probability of a sure event?

8) How many faces a common die has?

9) When a die is thrown once, what can be the greatest possible score?

10) If two dice are thrown together, then what must be the greatest possible score?

11) The record of a weather station shows that out of the past 250 consecutive days, its weather forecast

were correct 175 times.

(i) What is the probability that on a given day it was correct?

(ii) What is the probability that it was not correct on a given day?

12) A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a prime number.

13) A coin is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a head.

14) From a group of 2 boys and 3 girls, we select a child. Find the probability of this child being a girl.

15) If a coin is tossed for a certain number of times. How many times the coin was tossed, if the

probability of getting a head is 0.4 and it appeared up for 24 times?

16) A survey was conducted by car manufacturing company in a metropolitan city on 1000. persons

having monthly income from Rs. 30,001 to Rs. 50000. The data about the number of persons in

various categories is as under

Find the probability that a person selected at random

(i) in the income slab 40,001 – 50,000 have more than 2 cars.

(ii) in the income slab 30,001 to 50,000 have two cars.


17) Twenty bags of sugar, each marked 10 kg, actually give the following data:

Weight of a bag (in kg) 9.5 - 9.8 9.8 - 9.9 9.9 - 10.0 10.0 - 10.1

Number of bags 1 2 5 12

What is the probability that the bag selected at random weigh 10 kg or more?

18) Given below is the frequency distribution of wages (in Rs.) of 30 workers in a certain factory

Wages

(in Rs.) 110-130 130-150 150-170 170-190 190-210 210-230 230-250

No. of

workers 3 4 5 6 5 4 3

A worker is selected at random. Find the probability that his wages are:

(i) less than Rs. 150

(ii) at least Rs. 210

(iii) more than or equal to 150 but less than 210.

CHAPTER – COORDINATE GEOMETRY

1. In which quadrant or on which axis do each of the points (-2,4), (3,-1), (-4,0), (2,3) lie?

2. What is the abscissa of origin?

3. At what point the axes intersect?

4. What is the sign of y-coordinate below the x-axis?

5. What are the coordinates of a point lying on the y-axis at negative 3 units?

6. If the y- coordinate of a point is zero, then where does this point lie?

7. What are the coordinates of a point whose ordinate is 5 and lying on the y-axis?

8. If the two points are A(-3,7) and B(-7,5), then what is (abscissa A)- (abscissa B)?

9. What is the sign of x-coordinate in quadrant II?

10. A point is such that (abscissa of the point, other than zero) that it equals to the ordinate of the point.

In which quadrants can the point lie?

11. Name the quadrants in which following points (3,0) (-9,-3) lie.

12. Determine the graph of the equation y=2x-3

13. Draw the graph of y=4x. From the graph find the value y when x=-2

14. Draw the graph of x=10=0. what type of graph is it?

15. Draw the graph of y=-x

16. The points (-2,5) and (3,-5) are plotted in xy planes. Find the slope and y intercept of the line joining

the points.


17. Draw the graph of equation 3x+6y=12. Find the coordinates of the point where the graph cuts the y-

axis.

18. How does the graph of y = mx, depends on the value of m. Also draw graph when m = 2, 3

19. In which quadrant will these points (3,-5), (-3,-1)

20. Determine the slope and y-intercept of line 2x+3y+7=0

21. In the following figure, which point has its abscissa as –3?

22. Read the coordinate of the vertices of the triangle ABC in the following figure:

23. Write the coordinate of quadrilateral PQRS as shown in the following figure:


24. Write the vertices of the following quadrilateral OBCD.

CHAPTER – HERON`S FORMULA

1. Find the area of a right-angled triangle whose base is 12 cm and height is 5 cm.

2. Find the area of an equilateral triangle with side 10 cm.

3. Find the area of an isosceles triangle with two equal sides as 5 cm each and the third side as 8 cm.

4. A triangular park has sides 120 m, 80 m and 50 m. A gardener has to put a fence all around it and

also plant grass inside. How much area does he need to plant? Find the cost of fencing it with barbed

wire at the rate of Rs. 20 per metre, leaving a space of 3 m wide for a gate on one side.

5. The sides of a triangular plot are in the ratio of 6 : 7 : 8 and its perimeter is 420 m. Find its area.

9. Find the height of a trapezium in which parallel sides are 25 cm and 77 cm and non-parallel sides

and 26 cm and 60 cm. Given the area of the trapezium as 1644 cm2.

10. What is the area of an equilateral triangle whose side is 2 cm?

11. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 12 cm, 6 cm and 15 cm.

12. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 4.5 cm and 10 cm and perimeter 10.5 cm.

13. A park in the shape of a quadrilateral ABCD has C = 90°. AB = 18 m, BC = 24 m, CD = 10 m and

AD = 16 m. How much area does it occupy?

14. Find the area of a triangle with base =20cm and height are 10 cm.

15. Find the area of a triangle having perimeter 32cm. One side of its side is equal to 11cm and

difference of the other two is 5cm.

16. Perimeter of the rhombus is 100 m and its diagonal is 40m. Find the area of rhombus.

17. Two parallel sides of a trapezium are 60 cm and 77 cm and other sides are 25 cm and 26 cm. Find

the area of trapezium.

18. The perimeter of a triangular field is 135 cm and its sides are in the ratio 25:17:12. Find its area.

19. The perimeter of a square is (4x+20)cm. What will be the length of its diagonal?

20. If area of the hexagon is 24√3cm2, find its perimeter

21. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.

22. The area of an equilateral triangle whose side is is Find its height.

23. Find the length of a diagonal of a square whose side is 2 cm.

24. The diagonal of a square is What is the side?

25. The length of a rectangular plot of land is twice its breadth. If the perimeter of the plot be 180

metres, then find its area.

26. The lengths of sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5 and its perimeter is 120 cm, find its area.

27. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm, CD = 8 cm, DA = 10 cm

and AC = 10 cm.

28. The sides of a triangle are 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. What is its area?


29. What is the area of the given ΔABC?

30. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 and its perimeter is 510 m. What is the measure of

its greatest side?

31. The perimeter of a right triangle is 30 cm. If its hypotenuse is 13 cm, then what are two sides?

CHAPTER – NUMBER SYSTEM

1. Find two rational numbers between 0.1 and 0.3

2. Express in the form of decimal.

3. Simplify :

4. Rationalise the denominator of

5. Express as a fraction in teh simplest form.

6. If find the value of (x + 1/x)

7. Simplify

8. Find the value of x in

9. If find the value of

10. What is the value of

11. If find the value of x2 + y

2 + xy.

12. If find the value of x2 - y

2.

13. Determine rational numbers p and q if

14. Simplify:

15. Simplify:

16. Show that:

17. If: then find the value of qx2 – 2px + q.

18. Show that:


19. If 2a = 3

b = 6

c then show that

20. If then find the value of

CHAPTER – LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES

1. Write a linear equation whose solution is x = 1and y = 1.

2. How many linear equations in x and y can have a solution as (x = 1, y = 3)?

3. Show that x = 1, y = 3 satisfy the linear equation 3x – 4y + 9 = 0.

4. Is (3, 2) a solution of x + y = 6?

5. (i) Write the equation of x-axis.

(ii) Write the equation of y-axis.

6. Express in the form of ax + by + c = 0 and write the value of a, b and c.

7. Express 2x = 5 in the form ax + by + c = 0 and find the value of a, b and c.

8. Write two solutions of 3x + y = 8.

9. If x = –1 and y = 2 is a solution of kx + 3y = 7, find the value k.

10. Show that x = 2 and y = 1 satisfy the linear equation 2x + 3y = 7.

11. Write four solutions of 2x + 3y = 8.

12. Draw the graph of the equation 2x – 3y = 12. At what points, the graph of the equation cuts the x-

axis and the y-axis?

13. Draw the graph of 9x – 5y + 160 = 0. From the graph find the value of y when x = 5.

14. From the following graph, find four solutions of the equation representing the line AB.

15. The following observed values of x and y are given to satisfy a linear equation.

Draw the graph using the values of x and y as given in the above table.

At what points the graph of the linear equation cuts the x-axis?

16. The taxi fare in a town is Rs 10 for the first kilometre and Rs 6 per km for the subsequent distance.

Taking the distance as x km and total fare as Rs. y, write a linear equation for this information and

draw the graph. By using this graph what will be the total fare for 15 km?

17. Draw the graph of the equation x – y = 4. From the graph, find the coordinates of the point when the

graph line meets the x-axis.

18. Draw the graph x + 2y = 6 and from the graph, find the value of x when y = –3.

MATHEMATICS PROJECT WORK

Prepare a Maths Magazine. You can include the following topics:

a) Information about any Indian Mathematician

b) Puzzles

c) Fun with Maths


d) New discoveries & Inventions in Maths

e) Suduko

f) Poems/ Jokes related to Maths

General Instructions :

1. The project should be hand made.

2. Show your best creativity .

3. Use good quality sketch pens for writing headings, text should be handwritten and not printed or

photocopied.

4. The project should have pictures and other relevant material.

5. Projects will be assessed on the following parameters

a) Content b) Presentation c) Creativity d) Originality of ideas

MATHS WORKSHEET-1

1) Find the value of 245 5 .

2) Express 4

7 in decimal form and state the kind of decimal expansion.

3) Plot B(3, 4) on the graph paper. Also, plot reflections of B in x - axis and y - axis.

4) Sides of a triangle are 70 cm, 80 cm and 90 cm. Find its area. (Use 5 2.23)

5) Represent 4 2. on the number line.

6) Rationalise the denominator of 4 3 5 2

4 3 3 2

.

7) Plot two points A(1, 5) and B(2, 4) on the graph sheet. Plot reflections of A and B in y-axis and

denote them by C and D respectively. Identify the figure ABDC.

8) If 2 3

a 2

, then find the value of a2

2

1

a

9) Write the rationalising factor of the denominator in 1

2 3

.

10) Write two points lying on x-axis, which are at equal distances from the origin.

11) Simplify :

4

5243

32

12) Express 32.1235 in the form m

n, where m and n are integers and n≠0 ?

13) If

1

a bx

, then prove that

(ab)2 x2(ab)x(ab) a b 2 a b .

14) Find the value of x, if 73

53 33

x

.

15) Given a point X(4, 0), plot two points Y and Z on the graph paper so that XYZ is an isosceles

triangle.


16) If area of a right angled triangle is 216 m2 and base is 24 m, find the perimeter of the triangle.

17) If a =1+ 7 , find the value of 6

a

18) Show that 1 1

1 1

1 1. . 0x y xy

xyx y

where x and y are positive real numbers.

19) Find the area of a trapezium in which parallel sides are of lengths 5 cm and 11 cm, whereas non-

parallel sides are of lengths 4 cm and 6 cm.

20) Draw the graph of the linear equation whose solutions are represented by the points whose sum of x

coordinate and twice of y-coordinate is always equal to 2. Also find the area of the triangle formed by this

graph and the axes.

MATHS WORKSHEET-2

1) If 2 3

a 2

, then find the value of a2

2

1

a

2) Express 1 32. in the form of p

q, where p and q are integers and q 0.

3) Are the points (0, 5) and (5, 0) same ? Give reason for your answer.

4) Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Hence, find the corresponding

altitude using longest side as base.

5) Find three irrational numbers between 5 9

and .7 11

6) Rationalise the denominator of 4

7 5 5 7

7) If 22

111z

z , find the value of 3

3

1z

z , using only the positive value of

1z

z .

8) Plot three points A(1, 6), B(1, 0) and C(7, 0) on the graph paper. Now, plot point D so that ABCD

is a rectangle. Draw its diagonals. Write the coordinates of point of intersection of diagonals.

9) From a point in the interior of an equilateral triangle, perpendiculars are drawn on the three sides

and they are of lengths 10 cm, 12 cm and 18 cm. Find the area of the triangle.

10) If x

1

x 2 , evaluate x3

3

1

x

11) If 1

2 1

2 2a , b

2 2

x x

x x

and ab0, find the value of x.

12) Write the equations of the lines drawn in the following graph :


Also, find the area enclosed between them.

13) A box contains some balls whose total weight is 40 kg. There are 10 balls of weight 1 kg each, 5 balls

each of weight 2 kg, 5 balls each of weight 2.5 kg and rest of the balls weight 1.5 kg each. A ball is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that the ball weight of the drawn ball is

(a) 2.5 kg. (b) neither 2.5 kg nor 1 kg. (c) not 1.5 kg .

14) Is (3, – 2) a solution of linear equation x – y = 1 ?

15) In an one day international cricket match, Raina and Dhoni together scored 198 runs. Express

the statement as a linear equation in two variables.

16) In store bags of wheat each contained the following weights of wheat (in kg 6.11, 6.03, 6.05, 6.09,

5.098, 6.57, 6.06, 6.66, 5.98, 6.12, 6.03, 5.98, 6.01, 6.005, 5.75, 6.11. Find the probability that any of

these bag chosen at random contains wheat more than 5 kg but less than 6 kgof wheat.

17) Draw the graph of the linear equation whose solutions are represented by the points whose sum of x

coordinate and twice of y-coordinate is always equal to 2. Also find the area of the triangle formed by this

graph and the axes.

18) Find two integral solutions of 11x12y132. Represent this equation graphically. Write the

coordinates of the point where it meets.

(a) x-axis (b) y-axis

19) Following are the actual weights of 10 boxes of dry fruits distributed on the occassion of diwali. 4

kg 798 g, 4.795 kg, 4.805 kg, 4.810 kg, 4.825 kg. 4.801 kg, 4.798 kg, 4.800 kg, 4.800 kg and 4.817 kg. A

box is chosen at random. Find the probability that :

(a) Its weight is more than 4 kg 800 g

(b) Its weight is 4.800 kg or less than it.

20) The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain question is 2

x. If the probability of not

guessing the correct answer is 3

2

x, then find the value of x.

21) The marks scored by some students in an examination are given below in the form of a frequency

distribution table :

Marks : 600-640 640-680 680-720 720-760 760-800 800-840 840-880

No. of students 16 45 156 284 172 59 18


If a student is selected at random, find the probability that student scored :

(i) less than 720 marks.

(ii) 800 marks or more.

(iii) marks 680 or more but less than 800.

22) State two events such that one has probability `0' and the other has probability `1'. Give reasons and

support your answer with an example.

23) There are 80 bulbs in a box and their life time (in hours) is recorded as follows :

Life time (in hours) Frequency

300

500

700

900

1100

9

13

24

24

10

One bulb is selected at random. Find the probability

(a) that the bulb selected has at most the life of 900 hours.

(b) the bulb selected has at least the life of 700 hours.

Verify that the probability of the bulb selected at random having the life of 900 hours is 3

10.


CLASS – IX SUBJECT – PHYSICS

LESSON : MOTION SECTION – A : CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS

Q 1. What do you understand by the motion of an object?

Q 2. Under what condition is distance and the magnitude of displacement equal?

Q 3. What do you mean by uniform and non-uniform motion?

Q 4. When is a body said to have uniform motion?

Q 5. An object start with initial velocity u and attain a final velocity v. The velocity is changing at a

uniform rate. What the formula for calculating average speed or velocity.

Q 6. What do you mean by positive acceleration?

Q 7. Define uniform acceleration.

Q 8. If the displacement time graph for a particle is parallel to time axis, how much is the velocity of the

particle?

Q 9. Figure show the displacement time graph of four children A, B, C, D. Which child has the highest

velocity.

Q 10. Is uniform circular motion accelerated motion?

Q 11. Name the physical quantity measured by the area occupied below velocity

Time graph.

Q 12. Distinguish between distance and displacement.

Q 13. Distinguish between speed and velocity.

Q 14. State three equations of motion. Which of them describes:

(i) Velocity-time (ii) Position-time relation (iii) Position-velocity relation.

Q 15. What is the difference between uniform motion in a straight line and Uniform circular motion.

Q 16. Draw velocity-time graph for an uniformly accelerated object. Using it derive the following

equation of motion,

(i)v =u+at (ii) s=ut+1/2at2 (iii) v2 –u2=2as

Q 17. An object starting from rest travels 20m in first 2s and 160m in next 4s. What will be the velocity

after 7s from the start?

Q 18. A car starts from rest and moves along x-axis with constant acceleration 5m/s2 for 8s.If it

continues with constant velocity, what distance will the car cover in 12s since it started from rest?

Q 19. A motorcyclist drives from A to B with a uniform speed of 40km/h and returns back with a speed of

30km/h. Find its average speed.

Q 20. Using following data ,draw displacement-time graph for a moving object:

Time 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Displacement 0 2 4 4 4 6 4 2 0

Use this graph to find the average velocity for first four second, for next four Seconds, for last 6s.


CLASS-IX

SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY

CHAPTER NO -1 : MATTER IN OUR SURROUNDINGS

Objective type questions

Q 1. What are the characteristics of the particles of matter?

a) Particles of matter are continuously moving and possess kinetic energy.

b) Particles of matter intermix with each other.

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) Neither (a) and (b)

Q 2. Solids have the tendency to maintain shape. This property of solids is termed as

a) Fluidity b) Rigidity c) Density d) Ductility

Q 3. Conversion of liquid state into solid state is termed as

a) Sublimation b) Vaporisation c) Solidification d) Liquefaction

Q 4. Three liquids A, B and C have boiling points of 800 C, 500C and 200C respectively, which of

these will evaporate quickly

a) A b) B c) C d) D

Q 5. Which property of matter enables aquatic animals and plants to survive in water?

a) Availability of carbon dioxide b) Availability of sea forest

c) Diffusion of gases into water d) Due to dissolved oxygen in water

Q 6. A gas can be best liquefied by

a) increasing the temperature b) increasing the pressure

c) Increasing the pressure and lowering the temperature

d) By using some solvent

Q 7. Which of the following energy is absorbed during the change of state of a substance-?

a) Specific heat b) Latent heat

c) Heat capacity d) Heat of the solution

Q 8. What is the relation between Kelvin and Celsius scales temperature?

a) K= 273 – 0C b) OC = K – 273

c) K= 273 X OC d) K = 0C -273

Q 9. Naphthalene balls disappear without leaving solid, which property explains this phenomenon

a) Diffusion c) Evaporation b) Condensation d) Sublimation

Q 10. On converting 308K , 329K and 391K to Celsius scale, the correct sequence of temperatures

will be

a) 330C,560C and 1180C b) 350C,560C and 1190C

c) 350C,560C and 1180C d) 560C, 1190C and 350C


Answer the following Questions:

Q1. Under what conditions can heat be supplied to a substance without increase in the

temperature?

Q2. Why do gases diffuse easily?

Q3. Where does the sugar go when dissolved in water? What information do you get from the

dissolution of sugar in water?

Q4. Bromine and air take about 15 minutes to diffuse completely but bromine diffuses into vacuum

very rapidly. Why is this so?

Q5. Convert the following temperature to Kelvin scale.

(a) 2000 C (b) 3500 C (c) -250 C (d) -1750 C

Q 6. Explain the following :

Cooling is caused by evaporation.

We feel uncomfortable when humidity is very high.

After a hot shower, your bath mirror is covered with water.

Water gets cooled in an earthen pot.

Honey diffuses very slowly into water.

Ice has low density than water.

Ice cream appears colder than water at the same temperature.

A perfume bottle must not be kept open.

Clothes dry faster on a windy day.

Ice floats over water although it is a solid.

Our palm feels cold when some ice is put on it.

It is easier to remove fresh stains of ink from a cloth than stains caused a few days ago.

We should not wear terylene clothes in summers.

Gas cylinder cannot be half filled.

Food is cooked quickly in a pressure cooker.

On blowing air into balloon, it inflates.

For any physical state, the temperature remains constant during the change of state.

Convert 100 degree Celsius into kelvin and Fahrenheit scale.

Q 7. Distinguish between:

(i) Boiling and evaporation (ii) Gas and vapour

Q 8. How will you justify that ice, water and steam are not different substances but different states

of the same substance?


Q 9. State two uses of inter conversion of matter.

Q 10. How are gases liquefied? Name a gas which can be solidified and called dry ice.

Answer the following questions by gathering knowledge through books, newspapers or

internet.

1) Name a solid metal whose melting point is less than boiling point of water?

2) How can you make ice cream without fridge?

3) How is snow removed from roads during heavy snow falls at hill station?

4) Why your blackboard does look white after using again and again?

5) Oxygen is more in atmosphere but goes on decreasing as we go higher in space, why?

6) Why should we cover fire pan with plate while cooking? Will it save cooking gas?

7) LPG does not have any smell. We find smell when it leaks, why?

8) Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity and describe the principle on which it

works.

9) Find out working of plasma TV. How is it different from LCD and LED TV? Explain. Which of

them is best and why?

10) Why is zone found in upper atmosphere and not on earth. Give reason and also give use of

ozone. Suggest methods to prevent ozone depletion and consequences if we don’t care.


CLASS-IX SUBJECT-BIOLOGY

LESSON : FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE Q.1 Match the following

Column I COLUMN II

a) Nucleus i) Cellulose

b) Mitochondria ii) Double Membrane

c) Cell Wall iii) Cell Sap

d) Vacuole iv) Power House

Q.2 Double Matching

Column I Column II Column III

Multicellular Organism Lipids Suicide Bags

Plasma membrane Plants Inner folded membrane

Mitochondria Digestive Enzymes Protein

Lysosomes Outer Porous membrane Animals

Q.3 Expands:

a) RER__________________________________________________________

b) SER___________________________________________________________

c) DNA__________________________________________________________

d) ATP___________________________________________________________

e) ER___________________________________________________________

Q.4 Very short questions

a) Where are genes located?

b) Who discovered cell?

c) Who discovered Nucleus?

d) Which is the smallest cell of our human body?

e) Which organism can change its shape?

g) Which pigment is present in Chloroplast?

h) Give one example of unicellular organism.

i) By which process unicellular organism exchanges gases?

j) What is the composition of cell wall in plant?

k) Where is a digestive enzyme of lysosomes manufactured?

Q. 5 Draw the figure of Plant cell and label the followings

a) Suicide bag of the cell – b) Power House of the cell-

c) Storage Sac of the cell- d) Kitchen of the cell-

e) Selectively permeable membrane of the cell-


f) Protective outermost layer of the Plant cell- g) Transporting channel of the cell-

h) Brain of the cell- i) Packaging and dispatching unit of the cell-

j) Jelly like substances of the cell –

Q.6. Define

a) Osmosis b) Plasmolysis

c) Endocytosis d) Hypotonic, Hypertonic, Isotonic

e) Complex cellular membrane system

Q.7. Differentiate between

a) Plant cell and animal cell b) Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic c) SER and RER

Q.8 Answer the following questions

a) Why is Mitochondria called suicide bag of the cell?

b) Why are lysosomes called suicide bag of the cell?

c) How is Mitochondria design to produce large number of energy?

d) Mention the function of chloroplast and Leucoplast.

e) Write two differences and two similarities between Plastid and Mitochondria.

f) Why is it said that “a cell without nucleus is without any future”?

Q.8 Give the function of following (in one line)

a) Cell wall __________________________________________________________

b) Cell membrane_____________________________________________________

c) Nucleus_________________________________________________________

d) Mitochondria_________________________________________________________

e) Golgi Apparatus________________________________________________________

f) Lysosomes _________________________________________________________

g) Plastids_______________________________________________________________

h) SER____________________________________________________________________

i) RER__________________________________________________________________

j) Vacuoles____________________________________________________________

Q.10 Different parts of a cell are shown in the following diagrams. Study the parts and in the table

given write the names of each part in the appropriate column


Found only in animal cell Found only in plant cell Found both in plant and animal cells

PRACTICAL BAESD QUESTIONS

Q.1 Write the procedure of temporary mount of plant cell from onion peel?

Q.2 Which stains is used for staining of plant cell and animal cell?

Q.3 which components of the cell would be seen from human cheek cell under the compound

microscope?

Q.4 Write the precaution for preparing of temporary slide of plant cell from onion peel?

Q.5 Why glycerin is used for mounting material?

Q.6 What will happen to the Raisin when raisin is put into following solution?

Solution Observation

5g of sugar in 100 ml of water

100g of sugar in 100 ml of water

Q.7 5g of raisins was placed in distilled water for 24 hours. The weight of soaked raisins was found to

be 7g. Find the percentage of water observed by raisins.

LESSON - TISSUE

Q.1 Differentiate between plant tissue and animal tissue.

Q.2 Name the tissue

Tissues that conduct water in plant._________

Tissues that transport food in plant. _________

Tissues that have ability to divide.______________

Tissues that don’t have ability to divide.___________________

Tissues that store food. ____________

Tissues that provide flexibility to plant._______________

Tissues that are found in bark of tree,__________

Tissues that are found at the tips of plant.__________

Tissues those are responsible for increasing thickness of plant.____________

Q.3 Complete the flow chart


Q.4 Differentiate between

Parenchyma and collenchyma

Xylem and phloem

Simple and Complex tissue

Q.5. Name cells of Xylem and Phloem

PRACTICAL BASED QUESTIONS.

Q.1 How do you recognize Parenchyma and collenchyma tissue under Microscope?

Q.2 Draw labeled diagram of Parenchyma and collenchyma tissue.

Q.3 What precautions should we take while observing permanent slide of plant tissue?

Q.4 What is the difference between temporary and permanent slide?

Q.5 What happen if Xylem Tissues are removed from Plant?

Plant tissue

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CLASS-IX SUBJECT : ECONOMICS

INSTRUCTIONS:- 1. This holiday homework is of 20 marks for each subject. 2. Do the work in A4 sheet 3. The chapters in holiday homework will be included in pre midterm, so read the chapters

thoroughly and then write the answers. 4. The answers should not be copied from other student. 5. The answers should not exceed from the words limit given in the assessment sheet.

Ch1 The story of Village Palampur

A. Very Short answer type Questions (write the answers in one word or in one sentence)

1. What was the status of SC’s or Dalits in Palampur?

2. Name the third crop grown in Palampur as a part of multiple cropping.

3. How do small farmers arrange the capital?

4. Give two examples of fixed capital.

5. In which type of activity is dairy farming included.

6. Define yield.

B. Short answer type Questions (Write the answers not more than Three sentences)

1. Explain the economic condition of the Village Palampur.

2. How do the chemical fertilizers cause pollution?

3. Differentiate between Land and capital as factors of production.

C. Long Answer type questions (write the answers in Five sentences)

1. What is the aim of production? State any four requirements for production.

Ch2 People as Resource


1. Mention the negative aspects of a large population.

2. How have countries like Japan become rich and developed?

3. What is the result of eleventh plan?

4. Mention the age of the workforce population.

5. Which is the most labour absorbing sector of the economy?

6. What is the educated unemployment?


1. Mention any three features of National Health Policy.

2. How is unemployment an obstacle to economic growth?

3. “Human resource is superior to any other resource.” Explain with the help of three

arguments.

C. Long Answer type questions (write the answers in Five sentences)

1. Describe the policy of government on higher education as per Tenth Five year plan.


CLASS-IX SUBJECT : DEMOCRATIC POLITICS

INSTRUCTIONS:-

1. This holiday homework is of 20 marks for each subject.

2. Do the work in A4 sheet

3. The chapters in holiday homework will be included in pre midterm, so read the chapters

thoroughly and then write the answers.

4. The answers should not be copied from other student.

5. The answers should not exceed from the words limit given in the assessment sheet.

Ch-2 What is Democracy? Why Democracy?


1. Give one feature of democratic government.

2. Name the country where the minorities find it difficult to get the right to vote.

3. Who is the President of Zimbabwe?

4. Point out one non democratic feature of democracy?

5. A democracy enhances the dignity of citizens. How?

6. Who is responsible to protect the basic rights given by states?


1. “China’s famine of 1958-61 was a result of Government policies.” Explain.

2. Mention three essential features of Democracy.

3. What according to you is the broader meaning of Democracy?

C. Long answer type Question (write the answer in five sentences)

1. Describe arguments against democracy.

Ch- 3 Constitutional Design


1. What is known as the Supreme law of the country?

2. What treatment was given to the blacks in South Africa?

3. What compromise was made by black majority in South Africa?

4. What resolution was made in 1931, Karachi session?

5. What was the first task of the Drafting Committee? Who was its chairman?

6. What are constitutional amendments?

7. Who inspired different countries of the world to start their constitution with a Preamble?


1. What was the role of Dr B R Ambedkar in making of the constitution?

2. Why do we need a constitution?



1. Explain the importance of the institutional design of the constitution.

Ch- 5 Working of Institution


1. Explain SEBC.

2. Mention a responsibility of Civil Servants.

3. Can the houses be dissolved or are they permanent.

4. What kind of Judiciary do we have in India?

5. What is Judicial Review?

6. Which type of government system is followed in our country?

7. Who chairs the Cabinet meetings? Who is the most powerful within the cabinet?


1. Explain the three categories of the council of Ministers.

2. Who forms the cabinet?


1. How can you say that the Judiciary in India is the most powerful?


CLASS – IX SUBJECT – GEOGRAPHY

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Revise the chapters thoroughly as these chapters are included in the pre mid-term test.

2. Holiday H.W. carries 20 marks.

3. Do the holiday H.W. in A4 – size pages

CHAPTER NO.1

INDIA SIZE AND LOCATION

Answer the following questions.

Very Short Question

Q.1 Name the parallel of latitude which divides India into almost two equal parts

Q2. Which is the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland?

Q3. What is the easternmost & westernmost longitude of India?

Q4. What is a narrow channel of sea which separates two landmasses known as?

Q5. Name any two states through which the tropic of cancer passes.

Answer the following questions in three points

Q6. Why do we need a standard meridian of India? Explain

Q7. In what way the central location of India in the Indian ocean has been to its advantage?

Answer the following questions in five points

Q8. Give brief account of India’s contact with the outside world in ancient times

Q9. Describe the size and location of India.

Q10. Identify the following with the help of map reading

a) The island groups on India lying in Arabian sea and bay of Bengal

b) Northernmost and Southernmost latitudes in degrees

c) Standard meridian of India

CHAPTER NO.2

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Answer the following questions in one word or one sentence

Q1. Which are the two main causes of rock displacement?

Q2. Which is the highest peak of the world?

Q3. Which is the highest peak of India?

Q4. What is Doab?

Q5. Name any two hills which comprise the Purvanchal.

Q6. What are Coral Polyps?


Q7. How are the Himalayas divided in the East –West direction

Q8. What is dun? Give Examples from the Himalayan region.

Q9. What is the difference between Tributary and Distributary?

LUCKNOW PUBLIC SCHOOL, SOUTH CITY HOLIDAY HOMEWORK Q10. How is Himadri range different from Himanchal range? Mention any three references.


Q11. Each physiographic region of India compliments to other and makes the country richer in its natural

resources. Explain this statement with five examples.

Q12. On the given outline map of India locate and mark the following

a) Konkan coast

b) Malabar coast

c) Jaintia hills

d) ChhotaNagpurplateau

e) KaraKoramrange.

CHAPTER NO.6

POPULATION

Answer the following questions in one word or one sentence

Q1. After how many years the census is held.

Q2. According to the 2001 census which was the most populous state of India?

Q3. Name the biggest Indian state in terms of area.

Q4. How is the density of the population calculated?

Q5. Mention two types of migration.


Q6. What were the causes of uneven distribution of population in India.

Q7. In India literacy rate among women is still low. Justify the statement


Q8. What are the factors affecting health status of people of India? What are the improvements made in the

health status of people of India?

Q9. On the given outline map of India locate and mark the following

a) The state having highest and lowest density of population

b) Smallest state according to area

c) State having the highest literacy rate.

PROJECT WORK:

TOPIC: Drought

Main areas to be covered

Characteristic features of drought

Drought prone areas in India

Mitigation strategies


CLASS – IX SUBJECT: F. I. T

Note:

Download the Homework, Solve it in A4 Paper and submit it in plastic folder.

Do neat work in Holiday Homework.

L.1- Introduction to computer sys

Q1. What do you mean by PDA?

Q2. What do you understand by the term volatile?

Q3. Give difference between printer and plotter?

Q4. Name the internal parts of C.P.U.

Q5. Give full form of the following-

*ICT *VDU * LCD

*SRAM *DRAM * CAD

L.2- Types of Hardware

Q1. Name two types of Monitor.

Q2. Write short notes on Blue-ray Disc.

Q3. Explain two distinct categories of printer.

Q4. Give difference between primary memory and secondary memory.

Q5. Write down the role of hard disc.

L3.- Basics of information Technology

Q1. What do you understand by operating system? Give five examples of the same.

Q2. Write down five important functions of operating system.

Q3. Give some advance ways of communication.

Q4. What are the three basic factors of communication.

Q5. Write down the importance of kernel of operating system.

Application Oriented Questions

List three main factors that affect the computer’s performance.

The number of applications that are running on your computer simultaneously can slow the

computer’s performance. Is it right or wrong? Give a concise note to support your answer.

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