SETH ANANDRAM JAIPURIA SCHOOL VASUNDHARA, GHAZIABAD SESSION HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS VII

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1 SETH ANANDRAM JAIPURIA SCHOOL VASUNDHARA, GHAZIABAD SESSION HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS VII Ice creams, mango shakes, mouth watering melons! A dive in the pool, a luxurious afternoon nap, summers are back again with its bouquet of fun, and along with it the long awaited summer vacations too. The temptations are great for you to spend hours watching T.V. or paying video games but with a little ingenuity and planning the summers can be transformed into a time to stretch the mind, explore new hobbies and learn new skills. So while you enjoy a family outing or a month long fiesta with grandparents, aunts and cousins, here a little work for the brain, food for your thoughts. Happy vacations as you explore and research, indulge or invent. Whatever you do enjoy it to the fullest! Some pointers to remember: Holiday Homework is a part of subject enrichment and will be assessed on the basis of creativity and efforts of the students. Enhance your speaking skills and vocabulary by conversing in English with your family and friends and reading famous fictions. Update yourself with current events by reading newspaper and listening to the news daily. Schedule your time for activities so that there is no piling up for the last moment. Be independent and honest in doing your work. Practice being a change by contributing to community by sharing your knowledge. Do try to impart basic education to at least one person who has not experienced the light of literacy. Homework is given according to roll numbers. Hindi and Sanskrit homework is on the last page. Olympiad worksheets for practice will be uploaded on school website by May 27. Holiday homework will be submitted as per the given schedule- English & Maths -July 03 S.St. & Science - July 04 Hindi & French/German/Sanskrit - July 06

2 (Roll No. 1-10) ENGLISH English language has a long history of borrowing words from other languages. These borrowings can usually be traced back to specific periods in history. Make a colourful pictorial dictionary of twenty words of English taken from other languages (French, German or Sanskrit). For example: Matr- mothe, Bhatr- brother.five words from each language. It can include professions, natural disasters, rivers, sports etc.use A-4 size sheets to form a booklet. MATHS Present your work on A-4 size sheets and assemble them in a folder. 1. A Visit to Humayun s Tomb A group comprising 26 Indian citizens, 24 visitors from SAARC countries, 19 other foreign visitors and 10 students below 15 years of age, visit Humayun s Tomb on April 25, The entrance fees for visiting the monument is as follows: Rs 10 per head for Indian citizens and visitors from SAARC countries. US $ 5 per head for foreign visitors. No charges for children upto 15 years. During the visit, following behaviour was noticed among the students below 15 years of age: a. Rashmi scribbles on the walls of the tomb. b. Sonu helps a foreign visitor. c. Aisha throws the wrappers and bottles in the garden. d. Anu picks up the garbage and throws in the dustbin. e. Neha spits in the premises. f. Rajni shouts inside the monument g. Ricky and Micky help in watering the plants inside the premises. Now answer the following questions: i. Find the exchange rate of US $1 in Indian rupee on that day. ii. Calculate the total money that the group has to pay as entrance fees. iii. What fraction of the total money is paid by the a) Indian citizens b) the visitors from SAARC countries c) other foreign visitors?

3 iv. Students below the age of 15 years were given instructions that (+5) points will be awarded to a student if his action is for the betterment of the monument and (-2) will be given if the action is such that it harms the beauty of the monument. Calculate the positive, negative and total points scored by the group of students. SCIENCE SCIENCE NEWSLETTER Make a science newsletter/booklet on A4 size coloured sheets, showing current news in the field of science. You can also paste articles, amazing facts, riddles, cross-words just to make it more interesting and don t forget to mention the date and source of news at the end of your booklet. Note: Follow the given sequence for making the science newsletter booklet. Cover page Index Preface Current affairs Articles Amazing facts and riddles Bibliography SOCIAL SCIENCE What is an Earthquake? How can it be disastrous? Do a case study on Bhuj(Gujarat) Earthquake and prepare a power point presentation (10-12 slides) to show the precautionary measures taken during and after an Earthquake. FRENCH Un grand artiste francais Give pictorial information on any great French artist. Prepare it on a coloured A3 size sheet. GERMAN Prepare a well labeled collage of different monuments of Germany with their names. Make it on any colorful A3 size sheet.

4 (Roll No ) ENGLISH A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for the people. Make an attractive album in 3D presentation about authors OR poets.(any two) Include the following points: Personal Information Career information Professional Information Period of writing Awards - Thomas Mann AUTHORS William Shakespeare Vikram Seth Mark Twain Roald Dahl Ruskin Bond POETS William Wordsworth William Blake Rabindranath Tagore Sarojini Naidu John Keats MATHS What is Hardy Ramanujan Number? What is special about this number? The Last Square Root Day was celebrated on April 4,2016. When will be the next Square Root Day? What is special about this day? Present your work on A4 size sheet. ARVARI A RIVER REBORN SCIENCE Arvari river is a small river in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The 90 km long river, flows through the Alwar District of Rajasthan. It was revived in 1990, after remaining dry for 60 years. Go through the given links and gather some information on how this river was revived, who were the people involved and how much time it took in the complete process etc. Write this information in the form of an article on A4 size colored sheets in words

5 SOCIAL SCIENCE Find out about the types of government in the world. Write about them in detail giving examples. Today s democracy is much different from one which existed during the ancient Greek times. Discuss. (This activity has to be done on A3 pastel sheets.) FRENCH Les fetes francaises Prepare a colourful collage of all French Festivals. Mention their names and write few lines about them. Present it on A3 size sheet. GERMAN Prepare a well labelled collage of all German cartoon characters. Make it on any colorful A3 size sheet. Mention their names in both languages i.e. English (if there) and German. There is a proverb to suit every occasion (Roll No 21-30) ENGLISH Make pair of ten contradictory proverbs with illustrations. Draw/paste pictures presenting it. Compile your work using A4 size sheet. For Example: Absence makes the heart grow fonder/out of sight is out of mind. U.P. Elections MATHS Recently U.P. has undergone assembly elections. Collect the data of BJP and Congress party for the past 5 elections of the same state and draw a double bar graph to represent the same. Present your work using A4 size sheet. SCIENCE Utilise your summer break by making your own Rain Gauge. Material required:- Take any two litre bottle of fizzy drink, two packets of modelling clay, scissors, and plastic scale. Steps Step 1: Cut the bottle 3/4 from the bottom. Step 2:For rain gauge it is important that the bottom should be flat. Thus put the balls of modelling clay in the bottom to make the bottom flat. Step 3: Now put the second part of the bottle upside down on the opening of the bigger part of the bottle.

6 Step 4: Paste a scale made on cardboard on the outer side of the bottle to measure the rain in mm or you can paste plastic scale too. Step 5: Now place it in the centre of your garden. Enjoy this activity and record your observation in a tabular form on an A-4 sheet. Add on to your knowledge about the instrument by adding some information about its invention, types, advantages and limitations. SOCIAL SCIENCE Choose any one tribe of India and make a file presentation focusing on following pictures. points along with related location Customs Food Habits Occupation Language FRENCH Les adjectifs Prepare an adjective web in French. Mention all forms of Adjective used in the web ( masc./fem/sing/pl.) Present it on A3 size colour sheet. GERMAN Prepare a well labelled collage of different states in Germany. Make it on any colorful A3 size sheet. Mention the names of the particular states. (Roll No 31-40) ENGLISH Crosswords puzzles and other mind games generate hours of healthy fun, and are credited with keeping mind agile. It is an excellent tool to connect concepts with vocabulary. ENHANCE YOUR WORD POWER Find out five synonyms and five antonyms of the given words and use only two words from each to make crosswords grid. The words are: 1.good 2.bad 6. see 7. pretty 3. happy 8. laughter 4.sad 9. like

7 5.walk 10. attractive For example :1 good: synonyms-1a antonyms- 2a Outsanding Pathetic 2a.P 1a O U T S T A N D I N G T H E T I C NOTE: EMPTY BOXES CAN BE SHADED WITH ANY COLOUR Types of Angles MATHS Using straws/matchstick or any other creative thing, show following angles: a. Linear pair b. Vertically opposite angles c. Corresponding angles d. Alternate angles e. Co-interior angles Present your work on a cardboard of A3 size sheet. (Note: Refer ch-5 of NCERT book) SCIENCE Prepare a booklet on invention of silk. Cover the areas how silk fibre is obtained and silk cloth is made. Paste pieces of various types of silk cloth found in India. SOCIAL SCIENCE Find out information on Civil Rights movement and compare it with any one case of Civil Rights movement of present time. Summarise the movements under these headings: Emergence

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