Greenwood Public School Sector-9, Gurugram, Ph No.- 4200807 /808 Holiday s Homework (2017-18) Name:. Class-V Sec - Roll No- Dear Students, Vacation time means more time for enjoyment, fun, outing, good food and relaxation besides our routine work. Kids, let s not waste our precious time by doing nothing. We have planned something constructive and nice for you all, so that you can learn new and exciting things. Some useful tips for our lovely children : Inculcate regular reading habit!! Read books in HINDI and ENGLISH daily. Develop the habit of going for Nature walk and playing outdoor games as cycling, playing badminton, cricket, kho-kho,hide n seek anything that will make you physically active & strong. As healthy body means a healthy mind. Watch educational programmes on television, such as NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY, DISCOVERY channel etc. to enhance your knowledge. Visit your grandparents or any relative and learn something productive. Don t forget to share your experience with your friends and teachers when you return to school. Read newspaper daily to enhance your general awareness, vocabulary, language and comprehension skills. Note: Revise all the work done in notebooks and books Entire homework has to be done neatly & beautifully on A-4 sheets. Compile the entire Holiday s homework and put it in your beautiful folder. For written homework from Worksheet Booklet, please refer to the school Almanac. School reopens on 03 rd July 2017
This Summer let s Explore Our Rich Indian Heritage ENGLISH Activity-1 India is an amalgamation of various thoughts and ideologies. It has a very vast and varied culture rich in knowledge, devotion, deeds, emotions and feeling. It is the broad mindedness of Indian Culture that it has assimilated all those characteristic features without any hesitation, as one. Kids! You must feel proud to be an Indian when you read or hear any song or poem depicting the rich and diverse heritage of India. Now, here s an opportunity to depict India s rich heritage in your own words through a Poem or a Slogan. Be a budding poet or a writer and compose your own Poem or Slogan expressing your varied feelings as an Indian and about its rich heritage. Just to add more creativity in it, use a Colour Code of your own choice to highlight different Parts of Speech used in it. Don t forget to mention the selected colour code key alongside. A Nation s (Noun) Culture Resides(Verb) In The Hearts And In The (Preposition) (Conjunction) Souls Of Its People. (Adjective) Page 1 of 9
Activity-II Read the first 5 chapters of the prescribed Novel Treasure Island written by Robert Louis Stevenson and do the given tasks to enhance your skills, accordingly. 1) Creative writing Skill- Write in brief about at Characters you liked & disliked the most from the read chapters and explain why. 2) Comprehension Skill- Write brief Summary of all 5 chapters of the novel in your own words. 3) Vocabulary Enrichment Skill- Select 5 words from each chapter, look up the dictionary and find their Synonyms and Antonyms. Also write few Homophones you find in the chapters you have read. (Student:Don t forget to find the meanings of all the words and arrange all synonyms, antonyms and homophones in an alphabetical order.) fganh 1- Hkkjrh; /kjksgj ^ty gh thou gs* bl ls ge vutku ugha gsa ge o kkz ty lap;u( Rain Water Harvesting) ds ckjs esa cgqr lqurs gs rfkk ikuh dk lap;u djrs gsaa ;g rduhd vkt ds vk/kqfud tekus dh ugha cfyd lfn;ksa ls pyh vk jgh gsa iqjkus tekus esa uhj dk lpa;u ckom+h ;kfu dh lh<+hnkj dqvk esa fd;k tkrk FkkA vkt Hkh ;s ckofm+;k ns[kus dks feyrh gsaa budk laj{k.k@ns[khkky Hkkjrh; iqjkrro lozs{k.k djrk gsa,slh gh,d ckom+h+ dk fp= uhps fn;k gqvk gsa Page 2 of 9
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Sr. No. Monuments A B C D E = (C+D) No. of Total No. of Sum of years till months years and 2017 months Year of Completion 1. Red Fort 1648 No. of days (Taken each year to be of 365 days) 2. 3. India Gate 1931 Jama Masjid 1656 4. Humayan s Tomb 1572 5. Safdarjung Tomb 1754 Answer the following questions based on the data given in above table: Page 4 of 9
Q1 Add the entire data of (Column A)together and write answer. Q2. Write the answer of Q. 1 in Indian and International System. Q3. Arrange the data of Column C in Ascending and Descending order. Q4. Simplify: (Using DMAS)(Use data from Column A) Red Fort x India Gate - Jama Masjid + Humayun s Tomb - Safdarjung Tomb= Q5. Now have fun with this activity; change the operations given below accordingly and solve the following statement using: DMAS Red Fort + India Gate x Jama Masjid - Humayun s Tomb - Safdarjung Tomb a) change the operation + into x b) change the operation - into + c) change the operation x into- SCIENCE ACTIVITY- I Rocks play an important role in our life and we find them all around us. They are vital part of our ecosystem. We have been making use of them from the very evolution of human life form and they support our existence. The famous monument Taj Mahal is made up of a rock called Marble. Find the names of Monuments given in following collage and write the rocks used to construct the following monuments and represent the activity on an A4 sheet: Name of the Monument State where its located Rock used in Monument Rock made up of(material) Place where this material is found Page 5 of 9
ACTIVITY - II Students, Nature is full of Magic & Interesting Things.Wherever we see or seek we find immense Magic, Mystery & Science around us. Let s explore some Magic in Plant Kingdom Kids, have you ever seen or tried growing a plant without seed..maybe from some part of plant -leaf, stem etc. Yes, this technique of growing a new plants is known as Vegetative Propagation. Let s get familiar with some common methods of Vegetative Propagation. 1. Select a healthy plant to be propagated. 2. Your choices of methods are: a. Leaf cutting b. Stem cutting c. Layering Page 6 of 9
Hey kids! you will write your observation on a A-4 Sheet in a tabular format. You can click the picture of your plant and note the growth pattern and mention it in your project report. For Extra Information- Try to find some other plants which can grow Vegetatively. Name of the Method used Part used for Days/Time Observation plant growing new duration used to plant grow Kids, don t forget to bring your tiny plant back to class and discuss your views about the process used to grow that plant. SOCIAL SCIENCE ACTIVITY- I In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy. - John Sawhill. Page 7 of 9
The protection of our rich cultural heritage and maintaining continuity of the National culture constitutes an essential cultural base for promoting unity in the nation. Keeping this in mind, last year the very famous monument HUMAYUN S TOMB in New Delhi has undergone some important Restoration work. Find out the historical importance of this great monument. Archeological Survey of India has undertaken a major renovation work here. Research on its renovation details and write all details on an A-4 sized sheet. Use the following guidelines to do this activity. Also paste/ draw a picture of this monument. Reason for its renovation. When was this renovation completed? How long did it take to complete this renovation work? The name of the team involved in its renovation. Who is the head of this project? Which part of the tomb had undergone renovation? Which metals were used in this work? ACTIVITY II Look at the pictures given on Page-9 showing different Heritage sites across the World. Likewise, there are many sites across India also which have been selected by the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Find facts about any 1 of them and identify why it has been selected? For Extra Information - Collect information and pictures of some such sites and write details on A-4 Sheet. Page 8 of 9
Computer Make a project on Five generations of Computers, download the pictures & collect information from internet and mail it on students@greenwoodgurgaon.com Kids! Don t forget to paste related pictures alongside your information to make your presentation look more beautiful. Page 9 of 9