Std:10th CBSE & GSEB Mathematics , Physics & English Grammar Diwali Homework

Magnetic Effect of Electric current:

SAQs:
1: State the principle of an electric generator.
2: State Flemings left had ruled.
3: Draw magnetic field lines around a bar magnet & list the properties of magnetic field lines.
Arithmetic Progression
Solve the following
1: For the following APs write the first term & the common difference. (3 marks)
I: -5, -1, 3, 7…….. II: 1, 5, 9, 13
33 3 3
2: Which term of the AP: 3, 8, 13, and 18 … is 78? (2 marks)
3: Find the sum of the following APs:
(i): 2, 7, 12, …….. To 10 terms.
(ii): -37, -33, -29, ….. To 12 terms. (3 marks)
4: Find the sum of first 15 multiples of 8. (3 marks)
Pair of Linear Equation in two Variables
SAQs:
1: On comparing the ratio a1 / a2, b1 / b2 & c1 / c2, Find the value of k, 3x – y + 8 = 0 & 6x – ky = -16.
2: Following pair of linear equation is consistent or inconsistent. If consistent obtain the solution graphically x+ y = 5, 2x + 2y = 10
3: Solve the pair of equation by reducing them to a pair of linear equation 4 + 3 = 14; 3 – 4y = 23
x x
4: Determine, graphically the vertices of the triangle formed by the lines, y = x, 3y = x, x + y = 8.
5: Determine algebraically, the vertices of the triangle formed by the lines, 3x – y = 3, 2x – 3y = 2, x + 2y = 8.
Acid, Base & Salt:
Short Answer type questions:
1: Write the chemical formula for washing soda. How may it be obtained from baking soda? Name an industrial use of washing
soda other than washing clothes.
2: What is ‘Baking powder’? How does it make a cake soft and spongy?
Long Answer type questions:
1. A: What are hydrated salts and water of crystallisation?
B: Give experiment to show that blue vitriol crystals contain water of crystallisation.
1. A: What is efflorescence? Name one compound which shows efflorescence. support your answer with reason.
B: Give three importance properties of washing soda.
Construction
SAQs:
1: Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. From a point 6cm away from its centre, construct the pair of tangent to the circle & measure their
lengths.
2: Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. Construct a pair of tangents on it, so that they are inclined at 600.
3: PQ is a line segment of length 6.4 cm. geometrically, obtain point R on PQ such that QR = 5
PQ 8
4: Draw a line segment of length 7 cm. Find a point P on it, which divides it in the ratio 3:5.
LAQs:
1: Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. take two points P and Q on one of its extended diameters, each at a distance of 9 cm from its
centre. Draw tangents to the circle from these two points P and Q.
2: Draw two concentric circles of radii 3 cm and 6 cm. From a point on the outer circle, construct a pair of tangents to the inner
circle. Measure their lengths.
3: Construct a pair of tangents PQ and PR to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point P outside the circle 8 cm away from the centre.
Measure PQ & PR.
Introduction of Trigonometry: 15 m
SAQs:
1: If tan (A + B) = √3 and tan (A – B) = 1 / √3, 00 < A + B< 900, A>B, then find A and B.
2: If sec 4A = cosec (A – 200), where 4A is an acute angle, then find the value of A.
3: If A, B and C are interior angles of a ∆ABC, then show that sin (B+ C)/2 = cos A/2.
4: Evaluate: (ii): sin 250 cos 650 + cos 250 sin 650
LAQs:
1: In triangle ABC, right angled at B, if tan A = 1 / √3, then find the value of
(i): sin A cos C + cos A sin C (ii): cos A cos C – sin A sin C.
2: Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the expressions are defined.
(i): tan θ + cot θ = 1 + sec θ cosec θ
1 – cot θ 1 – tan θ ( Hint: write the expression in terms of sin θ and cos θ)

(ii): (cosec A – Sin A) (sec A – cos A) = 1

tan A + cot A ( Hint: Simplify L.H.S and R.H.S separately)

Metals & Non-metals :

SAQs: :
1: Copper coin is kept immersed in silver nitrate solution for some time. What change will take place in coin and colour of the
solution? Write balanced chemical equation of the reaction involved?
2: (i): A green layer is gradually formed on a copper plate left exposed to air for a week in a bathroom. What could their green
substance be?
(ii): Name a metal, which can melt while kept on palm.
LAQs:
1: (i): Give reason Aluminium oxide is considered as an amphoteric oxide (ii): Ionic compounds conduct electricity in molten state.
2: Write different reaction of corrosion.
Polynomials:
SAQs:
1: Find all the zeroes f(x) = x2 – 2x
2: Find the condition that zeroes of polynomial p(x) = ax2 + bx + c are reciprocal of each other.
3: Find the value of k. if – 1 is a zero of the polynomial p (x) = kx2 – 4x + 5.
4: If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial p (x) = (a + 1) x2 + (2a + 3) x + (3a + 4) is – 1, then find the product of its zeroes.
LAQs:
1: If the polynomial x4 – 6x3 + 16x2 – 25x + 10 is divided by another polynomial x2 – 2x + k, the remainder comes out to be x + a,
then find k and a.
2: if 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f (x) = x2 + x – 2, then find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2𝛼 + 1 and 2𝛽 +
& 2𝛽 + 1
Some application of Trigonometry: 16m
SAQs:
1: Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole “h” meters high is √3 h meters long.
2: A ladder 15m long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. if the ladder makes an angle of 600 with the wall, find the height of the
wall.
SAQs:
1: The angle of evaluation of the top of tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away, from the foot of the tower, is 300.
Find the height of the tower.
2: A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle 300 with
it. The distance between the feet of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 8m. Find the height of the tree.
3: From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom & top of a transmission tower fixed at the top of a 20m high
building are 450 & 600 respectively. Find the height of the tower.
4: A steel wire is tied to the top of an electric pole & the ground making an angle of 600 with the ground. The height of pole is 12m,
Find length of steel wire.
How do organisms reproduce?:
SAQs:
1: Draw well label diagram of human reproductive system. 2: Explain fertilization process in plant.
LAQs:
1: Explain plant tissue culture. 2: Explain different contraceptive methods.
1: Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angels at the centre of the circle. 4m
2: A ∆ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the
point of contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6cm, respectively ( see figure). Find the sides AB and AC. 4 marks:

3: Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus. 3 marks:

4: Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended
by the line segment joining the points of contact at the centre. 4 marks:
6: Prove that the perpendicular at the point of contact to the tangent to a circle passes through the centre.
7: A tangent PQ at a point P of a Circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q, so that OQ = 12 cm, Length
of PQ is A: 12 cm B: 13 cm C: 8.5 cm D: √119 cm: 2 marks:
 Statistics:
SAQs:
1: The median of the 230 observations of the following frequency distribution is 46, find a and b.

Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80

Frequency 12 30 A 65 B 25 18

2: The cumulative frequency “more than type” is given in the following table. Find the median of the following data.

Wages ≥0 ≥50 ≥100 ≥150 ≥200 ≥250

Cumulative frequency 90 80 60 30 15 0

3: The mean of the following frequency distribution is 350, find the missing frequency:

Class 100-200 200-300 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700

Frequency 5 3 3 - 2 1

VSAQs:
1: If P (E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’.
2: A die is thrown once find the probability of getting an odd number.
3: A coin is tossed two times; find the probability of getting at most one head.
4: A lot of 25 bulbs contain 5 defective bulbs A bulb is drawn at randon from the lot, what is the probability of having a good
bulbs.
5: A man is known to speak truth 5 out of 7 times. He throws a die and a number other than 6 comes up. Find the probability that
he reports it is a six.
SAQs :
1: A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls, A ball is drawn at random from the bag what is the probability that the ball drawn
is red & not red.
2: A jar Contains 24 marbles, some are green & other are blue. If the marble is drawn at random from the jar, the probability that
it is green by 2/3, find the number of blue marbles in the jar.
3: A survey has been done on 100 people out of which 20 use bicycles, 50 use motorbikes and 30 use cars to travel from one place
to another. Find the probability of persons who use bicycles, motorbikes and cars respectively?
Light:
VSAQs:
1: The power of a lens is -2D. Is the lens convex or concave?
2: The outer surface of a hollow sphere of aluminium of radius 50 cm is to be used as a mirror. What will be the focal length of
this mirror? Which type of spherical mirror will it provide?
3: A person uses concave minor for shaving, where should he position his face in front of it?
4: The rays, parallel to the principal axis, of a spherical mirror, actually meet at a point 20 cm distant from its pole. Identify the
mirror and give its focal length.
5: Between which two points of a concave mirror should an object be placed to obtain a magnification of -3?
SAQs:
1: What is the minimum number of rays required for locating the image formed by a concave mirror for an object? Draw a ray
diagram to show the formation of a virtual image by a concave mirror.
2: With the help of a ray diagram explain why a convex mirror is preferred for rear view mirrors in motor cars.
3: An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. find the position and nature of the image.
Some Application of Trigonometry
VSAQs:
1. If two towers of heights h1 & h2, Subtend angles of 600 & 300 respectively at the midpoint of the line segment joining their feet,
then find the ratio of h1: h2
2: The tops of two poles of heights 16m & 10 m are connected by a wire, if the wire makes an angle of 300 with the horizontal, then
find the length of wire.
3: Find the length of shadow on the ground of a pole of height 6m when the angle of elevation θ of the sun is such that tan θ = ¾.
4: Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole h m high is √3 hm long.
SAQs:
1: An observer, 1.5 m tall, is 20.5 m away from a tower 22 m high. determine the angle of elevation of the top of the tower form the
eye of the observer.
2: If two towers of heights Xm & Y m subtend angles of 300 & 600 respectively at the centre of a line joining their feet, then find the
ratio X: Y.
3: The angle of depression of a car standing on the ground, from the top of a 75 m high tower, is 300. find the distance of the car
from the base of the tower.
4: A bridge in the shape of a straight path, across a river makes an angle of 600 with the width of the river. if the length of the
bridge is 100 m ,then find the width of the river.
 LAQs:
1: The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 120 m from a point ‘A’ on the ground is 450. if the angle of elevation
of the top of flagstaff fixed at the top of tower, at A is 600. Find the height of flagstaff.
2: A peacock is sitting on the top of a tree. It observes a serpent on the ground making an angle of depression of 300. the peacock
catches the serpent in 12 s with the speed of 300 m/min. what is the height of the tree?
Quadratic Equation
SAQs:
1: Solve or x: x2 – (√5 + 1) x + √5 = 0 2: Find the roots of the quadratic equation a2b2x2 + b2x – a2x – 1 = 0
3: solve for x: √2x + 9 + x = 13. 4: Find the numerical difference of the roots of equation x2 – 7x – 18 = 0.
5: The difference of two numbers is 4. If the difference of their reciprocals is 4/21, then find the two numbers.
LAQs:

1: Rs: 6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons; each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original number of
persons.
2: Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 11 x 1/9 min. If one pipe takes 5 min more than the other to fill it. Find the time
in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
3: A motor boat whose speed is 24 km/h in still water takes 1h more to go 32 km upstream than to return downstream to the
same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
4: Find the roots of 5(x + 1) + 5(2 – x) = 53 + 1 by factorisation method.
Chemical Reactions & Equations:
VSAQs:
1: What is a redox reaction? 2: Define Rancidity.
3: Give three types of decomposition reaction. 4: Which gas is produced when zinc reacts with sulphuric acid?
5: Write the formula of slaked lime.
SAQs:
1: Write formula of rust.
2: Identify the substance oxidised and reduced in reaction: CuO(s) +Zn(s) --->Cu (s) +ZnO(s)
LAQs:
1: Why does not a wall immediately acquire a white colour when a coating of slaked lime is applied on it.
2: Write the balance chemical equation for the formation of ammonia.
Carbon and Its compound
VSAQs:
1: Draw electron dot structure of H2S. 2: Write General formulae of Alkynes.
3: Write full form of IUPAC. 4: Name the acid present in vinegar.
5: Write the formula of sodium acetate. 6: Draw the structural formula of methanoic acid.
8: Write the number of covalent bonds in the molecules of ethane. 7: Draw the structure of simplest ketone.
9: How is scum formed?
SAQs :
1: Explain micelle formation
2: Write advantages of detergents over soap.
3: Why the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid is an oxidation reaction?
4: Give a test that can be used to differentiate chemically between butter and cooking oil?
Theorems
1: If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points , then the other two sides are
divided in the same ratio.
2: Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their corresponding Sides
3: In a triangle, if square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, then the angle opposite the first side is a right
angle.
4: If in two triangles, corresponding angles are equal, then their corresponding sides are in the same ratio & hence, the two triangle are
similar.
5: If fig. 6.35 ∆ODC~∆OBA, ∠BOC = 1250 & ∠CDO = 700. Find ∠DOC, ∠DCO & ∠OAB

6: ∆ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 2a. find each of its altitude.

✓ Coordinate Geometry: 12 Marks:
SAQs:
1: Name the type of triangle formed by the points A( -5,6) & B(-4,-2) & C(7,5)
2: Find a point which is equidistant from the points A (-5,4) & B ( -1,6)? How many such points are there?
3: Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining (4,-1) & (-2,-3)
SAQs:
1: Find the values of y for which the distance between the points p(2,-3) & Q(10,y)is 10 units.
2: If the point p(2,1) lies on the line segment joining A(4,2) & B (8,4) then find AP
3: Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (2,-5) & (-2,9)
The Human Eye & Colourful world :
SAQs:
1. (a): Explain the phenomenon of scattering of light. State the factor on which colour of scattered light depends.
(b): list any two natural phenomena based on scattering of light.
2. (i): Calculate maximum power of accommodation of a person having normal vision.
(ii): A person needs to use glasses for reading newspaper. Identify the defect in her vision and the type of lens she would need to
correct it.
(iii): Sometimes when we enter into a dark room from bright sunlight we are unable to see object clearly. Why?
LAQs:
1: What is meant by scattering of light? Explain? Tyndall effect. Give a few illustrations of scattering of light.
2: (A): Explain why colour of clear sky appears blue during the day with the help of diagram.
(B): Explain why the sun looks reddish at the time of sunrise and sunset.

Direct and Indirect Speech

Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.
(a) ‘‘Is Mr. Modi at home?” asked the postman. “No, he isn’t,” said Rita, ‘‘but I am his daughter. Why don’t you give that letter to
me?’’
(b) “Sit down on the seat at once,” said the little old woman to the boy, ‘‘and do not dare to move till I give you permission.”
(c) ‘‘How pretty you are!’’ said the fox to the crow. ‘‘I am sure so beautiful a bird must have a beautiful voice. Will you not sing me
few notes?”
(d) ‘‘Stop, stop,” cried the two cats. ‘‘We do not want the case to go any further; let the case be closed, and we will go away.’’ ‘‘No,”
said the monkey. “How can you go unless you pay the judge?”
Turn the following into Direct Speech.
(a) I asked him whether he had ever been to Srinagar. He replied that he had not been there yet, but he hoped to go there the
following year.
(b) The teacher warned Rahul that he would report the matter to the Principal if he misbehaved again.
(c) The prisoner begged the king to forgive the fault he had committed.
(d) My cousin told me that he had been very busy at his office the previous day. So on that day he was going out to the country to
play golf. He asked me whether I would like to go with him and said if I wished he could take me in his car.
Modals —Expressing — Attitudes
• Rewrite the following sentences using may might or could.
(a) The baby is crying. Perhaps it is hungry.
(b) Nikhil has not come today. Perhaps he is ill.
(c) This paper is perhaps too expensive for us.
(d) I can see people wading across the water. Perhaps water is not very deep at this place.
(e) Perhaps the inspection team is taking a round of the school.
• Complete the following sentences with needn’t have or didn’t need to and the verbs given in the brackets.
(a) The hotel provides a decent bed. You ______ your own bedding. (bring)
(b) He knew our programme was confirmed. I ______him. (remind)
(c) All these lessons were at my tips. I ______ them again. (revise)
(d) These books are available in the library. You ______ them. (buy)
(e) Uncle has sent his driver to receive us. We ______ for a taxi. (look)
• Read the given situations. Then make sentences with the help of the clues provided: One is solved for you.
(a) Do you know where my car keys are? (You / leave / in the car)
(b) The phone has been ringing for such a long time. Where is Parul? (She / sleep)
(c) I was surprised that Juhi wasn’t at the wedding. (They / forget / invite)
(d) I wonder why the train has stopped suddenly. (Somebody / pull / chain)
(e) There is a phone for Dr. Sen. Do you know where he is? (He / leave / early)
Active and Passive Voice
(a) Active: Grass grew over the field.
(i) The field is overgrown with grass. (ii) The field was full of grass.
(iii) The field was overgrown with grass. (iv) The field will be overgrown with grass.
(b) Active: People speak English all over the world.
(i) English is speak of most of the people. (ii) English is spoken all over the world.
(iii) English is the language of most of the people. (iv) English is the voice of most of the people.
(c) Active: They will help us with the money.
(i) They will have helped us with the money. (ii) We would be helped with money by them.
(iii) We will be given money by them. (iv) We shall be helped by them with money.
(d) Active: They had not done their work.
(i) The work hadn’t been done. (ii) They were lazy in their work.
(iii) Their work hadn’t been done by them. (iv) Their work was done.
(e) Active: All trust an honest man.
(i) An honest man is trusted by all. (ii) An honest man is trustworthy.
(iii) A honest man is trusted by everyone. (iv) Honest men can be trusted.
(f) Active: The crowd expected him to arrive at 5 o’clock.
(i) He was expected to arrive at 5 o’clock. (ii) He was expected by the crowd to arrive at 5 o’clock.
(iii) All expected him to arrive at 5 o’clock. (iv) He was expected to be early to arrive
2. Turn the following into Active Voice, choosing from the options given to you.
(a) Passive: He was buried by society.
(i) Society buries him. (ii) Society will bury him. (iii) The society buried him. (iv) The society might bury him.
(b) Passive: Many tickets were sold at the gate.
(i) At the gate many tickets were sold. (ii) They sold many tickets at the gate.
(iii) Many tickets were being sold. (iv) They will sell many tickets.
(c) Passive: All the questions must be answered.
(i) You must answer all the questions. (ii) You shall answer all questions.
(iii) You will have to answer all questions. iv) Must you answer all the questions.
4. Given below are instructions to make a toy train. Use them to complete the paragraph by using the correct options given below.
• 􀁺 Take empty match boxes
• 􀁺 Use colour paper and pencils to design it like a compartment.
• 􀁺 Arrange it one behind the other to the required length.
• 􀁺 Take small round bottle lids to serve the purpose of wheels.
• 􀁺 Insert pins at regular intervals to fix the wheels.
First of all empty match boxes are taken to make a toy train. Colour paper.
(a) The boxes (b). Small round bottle lids (c) wheels; (d) and. Now the train is ready for the kids to play.
(a) (i) and pencils was used to design it like a compartment (ii) and pencils are used to design it like a compartment
(iii) and pencils is used to design it like a compartment (iv) colour paper and pencils is being used to design it as a compartment
(b) (i) are arranged one behind the other to the required length (ii) were arranged one behind the other to the required length
(iii) Was arranged one behind the other to the required length (iv) has been arranged one behind the other to the required length
(c) (i) were taken to serve the purpose of wheel (ii) has been taken to serve the purpose of wheels
(iii) are taken to serve the purpose of wheel (iv) was taken to serve the purpose of wheel
(d) (i) are inserted at regular intervals to fix the wheels (ii) were inserted at regular intervals to fix the wheels
(iii) was inserted at regular intervals to fix the wheels (iv) have inserted at regular intervals to fix the wheels
Modals —Expressing — Attitudes
1. Complete the following sentences with needn’t have or didn’t need to and the verbs given in the brackets.
• The hotel provides a decent bed. You ______ your own bedding. (bring)
• He knew our programme was confirmed. I ______him. (remind)
• All these lessons were at my tips. I ______ them again. (revise)
• These books are available in the library. You ______ them. (buy)
• Uncle has sent his driver to receive us. We ______ for a taxi. (look)
2. Read the given situations. Then make sentences with the help of the clues provided: One is solved for you.
• Do you know where my car keys are ? (you / leave / in the car)
• The phone has been ringing for such a long time. Where is Parul? (she / sleep)
• I was surprised that Juhi wasn’t at the wedding. (they / forget / invite)
• I wonder why the train has stopped suddenly. (somebody / pull / chain)
• There is a phone for Dr. Sen. Do you know where he is ? (he / leave / early)