KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BEML NAGAR

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS -IX &X

ENGLISH

READING UNIT 1 – PEOPLE

The Breakaway

As far as Justin knew, there was only one way out of his neighborhood: basketball. So he ran with the ball

like the hounds were chasing him. He could drop any of the older guys at the court in a blaze of crossovers,

fade aways, and finger rolls, and the younger guys didn’t stand a chance. Justin saw his way out and he ran

for it. But the world has a funny way of changing right when you think you’ve got things figured out, and

that’s just what happened to Justin.

One day when Justin was shooting around at the local court, some guys from another block ran up and asked

to play. The big one in the middle said that he had heard that Justin was the best and he wanted to see if it

was true. Justin said, “Nah, Man, I’m just shooting around with my cousin, I ain’t trying to get all sweaty

right now.” But the big guy was insistent, and Justin’s cousin was bugging, “C’mon, Justin, drop this

guy.” So Justin figured that he’d just do what everyone wanted and play.

Justin was running all over the big guy and making his shots while he did it. But just as the outcome of the

game seemed certain, the big guy shoved Justin as he went for a lay up. Justin went flying in just such a way

that he managed to tear up his right knee. The doctor said Justin might never play again, and if he did play,

he wouldn’t play the same. Justin was devastated.

The first six weeks, Justin just laid in bed with his leg in a long cast feeling like a broomstick. He watched

three reruns of The Simpsons every day and ate potato chips until the bag was empty, and then he’d dig the

salt and grease out of the corner with his index finger. Justin blew up like a balloon as watched his once

bright future fadeway. Right when he reached the bottom of the pit of despair, Justin’s sister, Kiki came

home from the university

She came in the house like a whirl of sunshine, bringing exciting tales of a far away land called

college. Justin was amazed and intrigued by the dorm room dramas and campus craziness that Kiki told, but

he could hardly believe any of it. It was as if she were telling him about some fantasy land high above the

clouds. Justin gazed off dreamily as she spoke.

“Justin!” She interrupted his day dream. “Let me see your progress report.” Justin was ashamed. His

grades had really slumped since his injury. “Oh no, this won’t do, J,” she said. “We’re going to have to get

these up.” Well, Justin was a pretty stubborn guy, but his older sister had a way of getting him to do things

that nobody else could. So, while she was home on break, they studied together, and they talked, and they

worked, and Justin felt better than he ever had before.

After spending those weeks with his sister, Justin realized that he didn’t want to feel bad for himself any

more, and he didn’t want to quit. Basketball used to be his thing, and he was good at it, but now there was

only school, so he had to get good at that. Justin passed through all his classes like a half-court trap. By the

time he got to senior year in high school, his GPA was hovering in the slam-dunk position. The last thing

that Justin had to do to get into the college of his choice was score well on the ACT. Well wouldn’t you

know it? Using the study skills Justin had acquired from his sister, Justin scored a 24 on the ACT. That’s not

the highest score a person can get, but it was high enough for Justin. Now he had his academic game

together.

Though the recruiters never came to Justin’s door, every university that he applied to accepted him; and

when the fall came, Justin had his choice in colleges. Though he’d miss his family, Justin decided to enroll

in the sunniest university in Hawaii, and nobody could say that Justin made a bad choice.

Q 1.1. What purpose did the author have while writing this?

(a) Entertain

(b) Inform

(c) Persuade

(d) Instruct

Q1.2.To what subgenre does this text belong?

(a) Autobiography

(b) Realistic Fiction

(c) Fable

(d) Informational writing

Q1.3.What is the conflict in the text?

Q1.4. What constitute to be the turning point in the story?

Q1.5. With what resolution does the story end?

READING UNIT 2

The Wilma Rudolph story

Wilma Rudolph was born into a poor home in Tennessee. At age four, she had double pneumonia

with scarlet fever, a deadly combination which left her paralysed with polio. She had to wear a

brace and the doctor said she would never put her foot on the earth. But her mother encouraged her;

she told Wilma that with God-given ability, persistence and faith she could do anything she

wanted. Wilma said “I want to be the fastest woman on track on this earth.” At the age of nine,

against the advice of the doctors she removed the brace and took the first step the doctors had said

she never would. At the age of thirteen, she entered her first race and came way, way last. And then

she entered her second, and third and fourth and came way, way last until a day came when she

came in first.

At the age of fifteen she went to Tennessee State University where she met a coach by the name of

Ed Temple. She told him, “I want to be the fastest woman on the track of this earth.” Temple said,

“With your spirit nobody can stop you and besides, I will help you.”

The day came when she was at the Olympics and at the Olympics you are matched with the best of

the best. Wilma was matched against a woman named Jutta Heine who had never been beaten. The

first event was the 100 meter race. Wilma beat Jutta Heine and won her first gold medal. The third

event was the 400-meter relay and she was racing against Jutta one more time. In the relay the first

person always runs the last lap and they both anchored their teams. The first three people ran and

changed the baton easily. When it came to Wilma’s turn, she dropped the baton. But Wilma saw

Jutta shoot up at the other end; she picked the baton ,ran like a machine ,beat Jutta a third time and

won her third gold medal. It became history. A paralytic woman became the fastest woman on earth

at the 1960 Olympics.

This story highlights life without vision, courage and depth is simply a blind expression. The only

way to overcome a fatalistic attitude is to accept responsibility and believe in the law of cause and

effect rather than luck.

It takes action, preparation planning rather than waiting, wondering and wishing, to accomplish any

goal in life.

Great mind have purposes, others have wishes.

Washington Irving

If we read stories of people who have overcome serious disabilities, it is evident that their burning

desire to succeed was their driving force. They had a purpose in life. They wanted to prove to

themselves that they could succeed in spite of all odds-and they did.

Character is the foundation upon which all else is built. It endures.

(Source : You can win By Shiv Khera)

Q.1 The article on Wilma Rudolph best sums up the theme of

A. Disability and success

B. luck and faith

C. Internal motivation and external support

D. undaunted spirit and parental support

Q.2The most important factor behind success is

A. strong faith

B. Good fortune

C. external support

D. Internal motivation

Q.3Great mind have purposes, others have wishes. How is it applicable to Wilma’s life?

Q.4The role of Wilma’s mother is immense in character building. Does every mother play a

vital role in rearing up a child?

READING UNIT 3

Q.1Which of the following ideas can be strongly inferred from the poster?

1. The slaves were valued on their physical strength

2. The vocation of every slave was given importance

3. John Carter was a meticulous trader

4. The slaves were treated inhumanly , stripped off all human aspects

Q.2 From the data given, slaves of which age group were likely to be sold more in numbers in the

slave market?

1. Adults

2. Elders

3. Children

4. Adolescents

Q.3 In the 19thcentury, Black Africans were born into slavery and died as slaves. Which facts from

the poster corroborate this statement?

Q.4 The names of the female slaves are mentioned while the names of the male slaves are not given.

Why?

READING UNIT 4

POLLUTION

All of Earth’s oceans share one thing in common: plastic pollution. Discarded plastic bags, cups,

and bottles make their way into the sea. Today, it seems that no part of the ocean is safe from plastic

trash. In recent years, oceanographers have searched in vain for a pristine marine environment.

They have found plastic everywhere they have looked. “It is a common global problem;we can’t

point to a single habitat or location with no plastic.”

Plastic harms wildlife and introduces dangerous chemicals into marine ecosystems — communities

of organisms interacting with their surroundings. Once plastic enters the environment, it lasts a long

time. Scientists are working to prevent plastic pollution from entering the sea.

In today’s world, plastic is everywhere. It’s found in shoes, clothing, household items, electronics,

and more. There are different types of plastics, but one thing they all have in common is that they’re

made of polymers – large molecules made up of repeating units. Their chemical structure gives

them a lot of advantages: they’re cheap and easy to manufacture, lightweight, water-resistant,

durable, and can be moulded into nearly any shape.

Another problem with plastics is the other chemicals they contain, like dyes and flame retardants.

When plastic isn’t disposed of properly, these additives end up in the environment. Plastic also

tends to absorb harmful chemicals from its surroundings. “It’s like a sponge for persistent organic

pollutants.” These long-lasting, toxic substances include pesticides and industrial chemicals. If

plastic absorbs the chemicals, and marine organisms eat the plastic, they may be exposed to higher

concentrations of these contaminants.

One of the biggest impacts of plastic pollution is its effect on sea life. Seals, sea turtles, and even

whales can become entangled in plastic netting. They can starve to death if the plastic restricts their

ability to move or eat. Or the plastic can cut into the animals’ skin, causing wounds that develop

severe infections.

“Individual actions make a big difference,” says Jambeck. Disposing of plastic properly for

recycling or trash collection is a key step. “And simple things like reusable water bottles, mugs, and

bags really cut down on waste,” she says. Skipping straws or using paper ones help too. Ocean

pollution can seem overwhelming, but it’s something everyone can help address. This is a problem

we can really do something about.

------By Jennifer Barone

Source--- scienceworld.scholastic.com/an-ocean-of-plastic#1050L

Q1. Plastic is not biodegradable because it is made up of:

(a) Low atomic particles

(b) Tiny Particles

(c) Strong big particles

(d) Large molecule polymers

Q2. In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and

Reason (R).

Statement: Plastics cause problem to sea animals.

Reason : Plastics are made of polymers – large molecules made up of repeating units

Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

3. A is true but R is false.

4. A is false but R is true.

5. Both A and R are false.

Q3. Why is plastic compared to a sponge?

Q.4. Observe image 1 and 2. Do you find any contradiction in part first and fourth of Image 1?

What does Image 2 try to tell you?

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BEML NAGAR

SUMMER HOLIDAY HOME WORK

CLASS X

Note: Solve the following case study questions (show your step by step calculations for all the answers too)

CCT ITEM 1 (Seating Arrangement)

The department of Computer Science and Technology is conducting an International Seminar. In the seminar, the number of participants in Mathematics, Science and Computer Science are 60, 84 and 108 respectively. The coordinator has made the arrangement such that in each room, the same number of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject. Also, they allotted the separate room for all the official other than participants

1. Find the total number of participants.

(a) 60 (b) 84 (c) 108 (d) none of these

2. Find the LCM of 60, 84 and 108.

(a) 12 (b) 504 (c) 544320 (d) 37

3. Find the HCF of 60, 84 and 108.

(a) 12 (b) 60 (c) 84 (d) 108

4. Find the minimum number of rooms required, if in each room, the same number of

participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject.

(a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) none of these

5. Based on the above (iv) conditions, find the minimum number of rooms required for

all the participants and officials.

(a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) none of these

02- SALARY

Sundaram joined a company for a fixed salary per month. After few months, the management felt happy with his work

and multiplied his salary by some n times. This happened every few months and his salary kept getting multiplied and

he reached a salary of 360 zeds. Every time the management increased the salary by a prime number of times only

and his initial salary was 5 zeds.

(Image source – google)

Question: 1 How many times management did give incentive to Sundaram?

2. What is the maximum increment he got in his salary?

3. What is the least incentive he got? What would be his salary had he got the same type of increment every time?

4. Had his first salary been 9 zeds what would be his present Salary?

03- REACHING TO TOP

Nobita, Zian and Suzuko are playing a game. Nobita climbs 5 stairs and gets down 2 stairs in one turn. Zian goes up by

7 stairs and comes down by 2 stairs every time. Suzuko goes 10 stairs up and 3 stairs down each time. Doing this they

have to reach to the nearest point of 100th stairs and they will stop once they find it impossible to go forward. (They

have less number of stairs than required forward stairs).

1. Who reaches the nearest point?

2. How many times can they meet in between on same step?

3. What is the first stair where any two out of three will meet together?

4. Who takes least number of steps to reach near hundred?

04-Home Map

In the below given layout, the design and measurements has been made such that area of two bedrooms and

Kitchen together is 95 sq. m.

Based on the above layout and situation, answer the following questions:

(i) Form the pair of linear equations in two variables from this situation.

(ii) Find the length of the outer boundary of the layout.

(iii) Find the area of each bedroom and kitchen in the layout.

(iv) Find the area of living room in the layout.

(v) Find the cost of laying tiles in Kitchen at the rate of Rs. 50 per sq. m

05- Boating

On a bright Sunday morning three friends A, B and C decided to go on river for fishing and boating. They decided

to leave for the place together in the evening. The journey was smooth, it just went as scheduled then they

reached to the river, and started to set the boat on sail. They were enjoying their ride with full speed. They

started boating from a place to another place which is at a distance of 42 km and then again returns to the

starting place. They took 20 hours in all. The time taken by them riding downstream in going 14 km is equal to

the time taken by them riding upstream in going 6 km.

Based on the above situation, answer the following questions:

(i) Form the pair of linear equations in two variables from this situation.

(ii) Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of river.

(iii) The speed of boat in upstream is?

(iv) At what time they will reach the destination, if the speed of boat is increased by 1 km/hr and the speed of

river is decreased by 1 km/hr?

Kendriya vidyalaya BEML nagar

Science Holiday homework

Class X

1. Read the following and answer the following questions

Sample pieces of five metals, A, B, C, D and E are added to the tabulated solutions separately. The

results observed are shown in the table given below:

Based on the observations recorded in the table answer the following questions:

(i) Which is the most reactive metal?

(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) E

(ii) Which is the least reactive metal?

(a) A (b) C (c) E (d) B

(iii) Activity series of elements is

(a) the arrangement of elements in increasing order of reactivity.

(b) the arrangement of elements in decreasing order of reactivity.

(c) the arrangement of oxides of elements in increasing order of reactivity.

(d) none of these.

(iv) Which of the following metal is least reactive?

(a) Gold (b) Copper (c) Platinum (d) Tin

(v) Decreasing order of reactivity is

(a) A > B > C > D > E (b) B > E > C > D > A

(c) E > B > D > A > C (d) D > C > B > E > A

2. When Deepak studied the electrical circuits and the current flowing through them, he became curious

about the range of the currents we come across in daily life. He collected the data and presented in a

tabular form as shown here.

(i) As domestic appliance carry electric current of the order of few amperes, the precaution to be taken

while using electricity is

(a) use insulated tools

(b) use aluminium or steel ladder

(c) use broken plugs

(d) avoid water when working with electricity

(ii) The electrical appliances in a house are connected in

(a) series (b) parallel

(c) either in series or parallel (d) both in series and parallel.

(iii) Which of the following has maximum current?

(a) Lightning (b) Galvanometer

(c) Nervous system. (d) Semiconductors

(iv) The function of galvanometer in a circuit is

(a) to detect potential difference (b) to detect electric current

(c) to measure resistance (d) none of these.

3. Binoculars, like telescopes, produce, magnified images of faraway objects. Figure shows a typical

binocular design. Each side of the binoculars is like a small telescope: light enters a convex objective

lens, which inverts the image. The light then travels through two prisms that which is used to completely

reflect the incoming ray to invert the image again, so that the viewer sees an image that is upright

compared to the object.

(i) Binocular is basically a:

(a) microscope (b) telescope (c) dispersion device (d) magnifying glass

(ii) Prisms are used in binoculars:

(a) for reflection (b) for refraction (c) for dispersion (d) for total internal reflection

(iii) Binoculars are used to see:

(a) near objects (b) far objects (c) both near and far objects (d) none of these

(iv) Refractive index of air is:

(a) 1.00 (b) 0.5 (c) 1.5 (d) 2.0

(v) The lens facing object in binocular is called:

(a) object lens (b) objective lens (c) intermediate lens (d) eye lens

4. Add - Base indicators (also known as pH indicators) are substances which change colour with pH. They

are usually weak acids or bases, which when dissolved in water dissociate slightly and form ions. At a

low pH, a weak add indicator is almost entirely in the H+ Ion form, the colour of which predominates. As

the pH increases - the intensity of the colour of H+ Ion decreases. An indicator is most effective if the

colour change is distinct and over a low pH range.

(i) Litmus solution is a purple dye, which is extracted from:

(a) Lichen, an algae (b) Petunia, an algae

(c) Lichen, a fungus (d) Petunia, a fungus

(ii) The figure given below represents the experiment carried out between conc. sulphuric acid and

sodium chloride, which react with each other to form HCl gas.

Blue litmus paper is brought near the mouth of the delivery tube to check the presence of HCl acid but

no change is observed in the colour of litmus paper because:

(a) The litmus paper used is dry

(b) The litmus paper used is moist

(c) Blue litmus paper does not change its colour with an acid

(d) The litmus paper is kept very close to the mouth of the delivery tube

(iii) The sample of soil from a particular place was tested for its pH value. It came out to be 5. Which one

of the following should be added to the soil to make it suitable for the plant growth? (A) Calcium

chloride (B) Calcium Hydroxide (C) Calcium oxide Choose the correct option:

(a) Both (A) and (B) (b) Both (B) and (C)

(c) Only (A) (d) Only (C)

(iv) In terms of acidic strength, which one of the following is in the correct increasing order?

(a) Water < Hydrochloric acid < Acetic acid

(b) Acetic acid < Water < Hydrochloric acid

(c) Hydrochloric add < Water < Acetic acid

(d) Water < Acetic acid < Hydrochloric acid

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BEML NAGAR

HOLIDAY HOME WORK – 2021-22

SUBJECT: Social Science GRADE: X

General Instructions:

• The document contains five questions in total.

• Read the questions thoroughly and answer as per the instructions given.

• All questions to be neatly written in A4 size sheets.

• Original work of the students will be acknowledged.

• Neat and legible work is expected.

Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows:

The organised sector offers job that are the most sought-after. But the employment opportunity in the

organised sector has been expanding very slowly. It is also common to find many organised sector

enterprises in the unorganised sector. They adopt such strategies to evade taxes and refused to follow

laws that protect labours. As a result a large number of workers are forced to enter the unorganised

sector jobs, which pay very low salary. They are often exploited and not paid a fair wage. Their earnings

are low and not regular. These jobs are not secure and have no other benefits.

Questions –

1.1 The organised sector offers job that are the most sought-after.' Why?

1.2 Why employment opportunities are not expanding in organised sector?

1.3. 'People are forced to work in unorganized sector.' What you think about it?

1.4. How are workers in unorganized sectors exploited?

Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows:

Rihanna live with her family in a small village at the outskirts of the Diphu in Assam. She enjoys

watching her family members clearing, slashing and burning a patch of land for cultivation. She often

helps them in irrigating the fields with water running through a bamboo Canal from the nearby spring.

She loves the surrounding and want to stay here as long as she can, but this little girl has no idea about

the declining fertility of the soil and her family's search for fresh a patch of land in the next season.

Questions -

2.1 Can you name the type of farming Rihanna’s family is engaged in?

2.2. Can you enlist some crops which are grown in such farming?

2.3 What sorts of problems do slash and burn agriculture face?

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2.4. In which part of India such agriculture is practiced?

Q.3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows:

It is often said that political parties are facing a crisis because they are very unpopular and the citizens

are indifferent to political parties.The available evidence shows that this belief is only partly true for

India. The evidence, based on a series of large sample surveys conducted over several decades, shows

that: Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people in South Asia. The proportion of those

who say their trust in political parties is ‘not much’ or ‘not at all’ is more than those who have ‘some’ or

‘great’ trust. The same is true of most other democracies as well. Political parties are one of the least

trusted institutions all over the world.

Yet the level of participation in the activities of political parties was fairly high. The proportion of those

who said they were members of some political party was higher in India than many advanced countries

like Canada, Japan, Spain and South Korea.

Over the last three decades the proportion of those who report to be members of political parties in India

has gone up steadily.

The proportion of those who say they feel ‘close to a political party’ has also gone up in India in this

period.

Questions-

3.1. Why do you think India’s participation in politics is higher than many advanced countries?

3.2. "The proportion of those who say they feel ‘close to a political party’ has also gone up in India in

this period." Discuss

Look at the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow:

3.3. What does the above picture indicate about Indian elections?

3.4. Can we consider elections held in India as free and fair? Justify your answer.

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Q.4. Make a project on Consumer Awareness (last chapter in Economics) using the guidelines

given below:

• Use A-4 size file paper

• Project must be handwritten. (use blue or black ink)

• Cover page must be designed by the student which should reflect the topic.

• Topic of the project, Name, Class and section, Roll number must be written on the cover page in

bold letters.

• Be ready for Viva or written assignment based on your project.

• Use the cut outs from news papers, magazines etc and avoid printouts.

• Do not use plastic covers.

• Use all the resources that are available at home and avoid going out/friend’s place to complete

the work.

• This is completely an individual based activity and not a group project.

Q.5. Make a flow chart on the classification of resources with examples.

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करीयवियालयः,परबूर ्

विषयः - सकृंतम ्

रीमकालािकाशय गहृकाय यम ् – 2020

कषा – 10

1. विर ंृवा पचिायावि वलखत ि । 5 विरावि

2. परलखिम ् - 3

3. खादवत,गछवत,पठवत, वलखवत धातूपावि (लट,् लृट,् लङ ्ि लकारष)ु वलखत, मरत ि।

4.वियापदावि – 20 उदाहरिा् यम ् - (वलखवत) वलखत, मरत ि।

5.ितूिश्ाः - 20- उदाहरिा् यम(् वमरम ् = Friend)

6.मतपु ्,ठक,्तल,् व रययािा ंएककय पच उदाहरिावि वलखत।

7.पच सभुावषतावि आगाल् यः ि।

8. सकृंतभाषाया ंसमयः - 1:00 – 12:00 उदाहरिा् यम ् – (5:00 पचिादािम)्

9. अययपदावि उपययु िायावि वलखत।– 15

10.रीरययािा ंएककय पच उदाहरिावि।

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