Dear Student

The long awaited summer vacation is finally

here. It is a well deserved opportunity to
relax and rewind by indulging in activities
that are pleasurable and at the same time
educative. So here is your Holiday
Homework that has been designed to fire
your imagination and also help you to
explore, discover and reinvent.
Wishing you a fun filled vacation!
 MODERN VIDYA NIKETAN SCHOOL
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK : 2018-19
CLASS - X

ENGLISH
1. You are Arun / Aarti, of 112 Bank Street, Agra. Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily,
regarding your views on the Topic - Education in India Vs. Education Abroad.
2. Write a letter, to M/S Aryan Books Depot, Nai Sarak, New Delhi telling them that the books
that you ordered have arrived, but some books were with torn pages and a few of them were
old editions. Ask for the replacement of the books, you are Ankita / Akash, C-4C Janakpuri,
New Delhi.
3. Complete the story in about 200-250 words.
The moment Hari stepped down from the train, he was greeted at the platform by the people of
his small town. They had gathered there with garlands and a band ………
( Q1. to Q3. to be done in the PC )
4. Workbook - Complete the Integrated Grammar exercises related to the following topics :
Tenses, Modals, Use of Passive Voice, Subject - Verb Concord, Reported Speech, Clauses,
Determiners, Prepositions.
5. Read Chapters 1 - 15 of the novel ‘The Story of My Life’ by Helen Keller.

MATHS
1. Show that the number 7  2 3 is an irrational number.
2. Show that cube of any positive integer is of the form 4m, 4m+1 or 4m+3 for same integer m.
3. Show that one and only one out of n, n+4, n+8, n+12 and n+16 is divisible by 5 where n is any
positive integer.
4. If the HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m - 117, then find the value of m.
5. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 33 and 264 respectively. When the first number is
completely divided by 2, the quotient is 33. Find the other number.
6. Solve the following pair of Linear Equations for x and y :
i) 2( ax - by ) + ( a + 4b ) = 0
2 (bx + ay) + ( b - 4a ) = 0
ii) 149 x - 330 y = -511
-330 x + 149 y = -32
7. Find the value of K for which the following pair of Linear Equations have no solution.
(K+1)x+2y=5 , 3x+Ky=7
8. A two digit number is obtained by either multiplying the sum of the digit by 8 and then
subtracting 5 or by multiplying the difference of the digit by 16 and then adding 3. Find the
number. How many such numbers are there.
9. A chemist has one solution which is 50% acid and a second which is 25% acid. How much of
each should be mixed to make 10 Litres of a 40% acid solution.
10. Draw the graphs of the equations 4 x - y - 8 = 0 and 2 x - 3 y + b = 0. Find the coordinate of
the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and x-axis. Find the area of the triangle.
11. In the figure PQR is a right triangle right angled at Q and
QS  PR . If PQ = 6 cm and PS = 4 cm. Find QS, RS and QR.

12. In  PQR, PD  QR such that D lies on QR. If PQ = a, PR = b, QD = c and DR = d. Prove

that ( a + b ) ( a - b ) = ( c + d ) ( c - d )
13. In a right angled triangle ABC right angled at C. P and Q are points on the sides CA and CB
respectively which divide these sides in the ratio 1:2. Prove that 9 ( AQ2 + BP2 ) = 13 AB2.
14. In a  ABC AB = AC and D is a point on side AC such that BC2 = AC x CD. Prove that BD =
BC.
15. Two isosceles triangles have equal vertical angles and their areas are in the ratio 9:16. Find the
ratio of their corresponding heights.
16. Find K so that x2 + 2x + K is a factor of 2x4 + x3 - 14x2 + 5x + 6. Also find all the zeroes of
the two polynomials.
17. Find the values of a and b so that x4 + x3 + 8 x2 + ax + b is divisible by x2 + 1.

18. If the zero of the polynomial ( K + 1 ) x2 - 5 x + 5 is multiplicative inverse of the other, then
find the zeroes of K x2 - 3 K x + 9, where K is constant.
19. If the roots of the equation
( b - c ) x2 + ( c - a ) x + ( a - b ) = 0 are equal, then prove that 2 b = a + c.

20. At t minutes past 2 pm. the time needed by the minute hand of a clock to show 3 pm. was
t2
found to be 3 minutes less than minutes. Find t.
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21. A person on tour has Rs. 4200 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 3 days, he has to cut
down his daily expenses for Rs. 70. Find the original duration of the tour.
22. Cards marked with all 2-digit number are placed in a box and are mixed thoroughly. One card
is drawn at random. Find the probability that the number in the card is
i) divisible by 2 or 5.
ii) a perfect square number
iii) a prime number less than 25
23. In a family having three children, there may be no girl, one girl, two girls or three girls, so that
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the probability of each is . Is this correct ? Justify your answer.
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24. Find the probability of 53 Mondays in a leap year.
25. The daily wages (in rupees) of 100 workers in a factory are given below :

Daily wages (in Rs.) 125 130 135 140 145 150 160 180

Number of Workers 6 20 24 28 15 4 2 1

Find the median age of a worker for the above data.

26. Deterimine the mean, mode and median of the following distribution :

Marks No. of Students

Below 10 5

Below 20 9

Below 30 17

Below 40 29

Below 50 45

Below 60 60

Below 70 70

Below 80 78

Below 90 93

Below 100 100

27. In the following distribution, find the mean daily wage of a worker of a factory by step
division method :

Daily Wages ( in Rs.) No. of Workers

More than or equal to 300 0

More than or equal to 250 12
More than or equal to 200 21
More than or equal to 150 44
More than or equal to 100 53
More than or equal to 50 59
More than or equal to 0 60

28. The annual rainfall for 66 days is given in the following table.

Rainfall (in cm) 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60

Number of days 22 10 8 15 5 6

Calculate the median rainfall using ogives (of more than type and of less than type).
29. If one zero of the polynomial 4 x2 - 36 x + ( 11 K + 1 ) is five times the other. Find both zeroes
of the polynomial and the value of K.
30. The age of the father is twice the sum of ages of his two children. After 20 years his age will
be equal to the sum of the ages of his children. Find the age of the father.
SCIENCE
PHYSICS
1. A coin placed at the bottom of a tank appears to be raised when water is poured into it.
Explain.
2. A 5 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal-length
20 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 30 cm. Find the :
i) position ii) nature iii) size of the image formed
3. a) Write two rules of the new Cartesian sign conventions for spherical mirrors.
b) Trace the path of the reflected ray by drawing a figure if it passes from centre of
curvature of a concave mirror.
4. Design an activity using concave mirror to prove that it is converging in nature. Also state a
method to find its approximate focal length.
5. A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12 cm away from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Give the
location of image and magnification. Describe what happens to the image as the needle is
moved farther from the mirror.
6. Rohit placed a pencil perpendicular to principal axis in front of a converging mirror of focal
length 30 cm. The image formed is twice the size of the pencil. Calculate the distance of the
object from the mirror.
7. Define magnification produced by a spherical mirror in terms of height of a object and image.
How is it related to object and image distance ? Explain why magnification is positive for
virtual image and negative for real image ?
8. An object is placed at a distance of 25 cm away from a converging mirror of focal length 20
cm. Discuss the effect on the nature and position of the image if the position of the object
changes from 25 cm to 15 cm . Justify your answer without using mirror formula.
9. Write one similarity and one dissimilarity between image formed by plane mirror and convex
mirror.
10. a) State Snell’s law of refraction.
b) When a ray of light travelling in air enters obliquely into a glass slab, it is observed that
the light ray emerges parallel to the incident ray but it is shifted sideways slightly. Draw a
ray diagram to illustrate it.
11. A 5 cm tall object is placed prependicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length
10 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the nature, position and size of
the image. Also find its magnification.
12. One half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper.
a) Show the formation of image of an object placed at 2F1, of such covered lens with the
help of a ray diagram. Mention the position and nature of image.
b) Draw the ray diagram for same object at same position in front of the same lens, but now
uncovered. Will there be any difference in the image obtained in the two cases? Give
reason for your answer.
13. a) The refractive index of Ruby is 1.71. What is meant by this statement?
b) The refractive index of some medium are given below :
Crown glass - 1.52
Water - 1.33
Sapphire - 1.77
 In which of the medium is the speed of light
i) maximum
ii) minimum
iii) Calculate speed of light in sapphire.
14. A 10 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal
length 30 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 20 cm. Find the :
a) Position b) Nature c) Size of the image formed
15. Draw a ray diagram to show refraction of light through a glass slab and label on it the
following :
i) Incident ray
ii) Refracted ray
iii) Emergent ray
iv) Lateral shift (displacement)
16. If the image formed by mirror for all positions of the object placed in front of it is always
virtual and diminished, state the type of the mirror. Draw a ray diagram in support of your
answer. Where are such mirrors commonly used and why?
17. A 6 cm object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 15
cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 10 cm. Find the position, size and nature of the
image formed, using the lens formula.
18. One half of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm is covered with a black paper. Can such a lens
produce an image of a complete object placed at a distance of 30 cm from the lens ? Draw a
ray diagram to justify your answer.
19. With the help of a ray diagram, state and explain the laws of reflection of light at a plane
mirror. Mark the angle of incidence and reflection clearly in the diagram. If the angle of
incidence is 32.5o, what will be the angle of reflection?
20. It is desired to obtain an erect image of an object, using concave mirror of focal length of 12
cm.
i) What should be the range of distance of an object placed in front of the mirror?
ii) Will the image be smaller or larger than the object? Draw ray diagrams to show the
formation of image in this case.
iii) Where will the image of this object be, if it is placed 6 cm in front of the mirror? Draw a
ray diagram for this situation to justify your answer.
Show the position of pole, principal focus and the centre of curvature in the ray diagram.
 BIOLOGY
Prepare a Project Report on any one of the following topics: [ On A4 size sheets ]
1. WBCs - The soldiers of the body.
2. Air pollutents and our respiratory health.
3. Some common nervous diseases in people.
4. Chromosomes as vehicles of heredity transmission.
5. Increasing Electronic garbage in the present time.
6. Ozone layer - a natural umbrella in nature
CHEMISTRY
Prepare a project report by collecting information about the following topics on A4 size sheets.
1. Redox reaction and their effects in our life.
2. Acidic or basic nature of different fruits and vegetables.
3. Importance of non-metals in our life.
4. Newly discovered elements, their properties and position in the periodic table.
5. Soaps and detergents as cleansing agents.
SOCIAL STUDIES
PROJECT REPORT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Guidelines for preparation of Project Report.
1. The total length of the Project Report will not be more than 15 pages of A4 size paper.
2. The project report will be handwritten and credit will be awarded to original drawings,
illustrations and creative use of materials.
3. The project report will be presented in a neatly bound simple folder. Please avoid plastic
cover, instead use handmade paper file.
4. The project report will be developed and presented in the following order :
Page 1 : Cover Page showing project title, student information, school and year.
Page 2 : Contents : List of contents with page numbers.
Page 3 : Acknowledgements : Acknowledging the institution, offices and libraries visited and
persons who have helped.
Page 4 : Project Overview : Purpose, Aim, Methodology and experiences while doing the
project.
Page 5 to Page 12 : Subject Matter : Chapters with relevant headings.
Page 13 : Conclusions : Based on findings. (Summary and Suggestions).
 Page 14 : Bibliography : It should have the title, pages referred, author, publisher, year of
publication and if a website the name of the website with the specific website link which has
been used.
All the photographs & sketchers should be labeled and acknowledged.
PROJECT REPORT
SPECIMEN
PAGE NO. 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This is to acknowledge all those without whom this project would not have been reality.
Firstly, I would wish to thank our Social Science teacher …………………………… who
gave his/her immense support, dedicated his/her time towards it and made us understand how
to make this project. Without his/her guidance, the project would not have been complete.
The matter contained in it has been widely taken from the internet. The source of the
newspaper article is ‘The Times of India’. The statistical data has been extracted from
…………………………………
PAGE NO. 15

PROJECT EVALUATION PROFORMA

SCHOOL’S NAME __________________________________________
ADDRESS __________________________________________
STUDENT’S NAME __________________________________________
ROLL NO. __________________________________________
CLASS __________________________________________
SECTION __________________________________________

TEACHER,S ASSESSMENT :
1. Content accuracy and orignality ________________________
2. Presentation and creativity _______________________________
3. Process of project completion ________________________
4. Viva-Voice _______________________________________
5. Overall remarks _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
6. Teacher’s signature with school stamp ________________ Date _______________
 TOPICS / THEMES FOR PROJECT WORK
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Do any one of the following :
Project No. 1 : Role of Govt. / Non-Government functionaries in your locality in Disaster
Management.
Project No. 2 : Generating Awareness on Disaster Management.
Project No. 3 : Preparation of Models of Disaster Resilient Structures.
Project No. 4 : Pocket Guide of First Aid.
Project No. 5 : Institution Case Study on Disaster Response.
Project No. 6 : Communication Facilities for Disaster Management.
Project No. 7 : Preparation of Disaster Contigency Poem.
FRENCH
1. Make a table of all tenses done till date with the verb ‘venir’. [On A3 size sheet]
2. Learn forme nominale et verbale

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