Winter Vacation Homework

Holiday Homework 2021-2022

Grade VII

1. Write an autobiography of your life as a student from grade V-VII

during the pandemic.
Read the story of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens and check
how the autobiographical novel is written.

Structure for the autobiography.

1. How old you were then (in grade V). A description of your
personal story before the pandemic: This can include your home
and school, some interesting incidents. Your thoughts and feelings
about those moments.
2. The change in your life, and your family members and loved ones
as the pandemic news came. Describe the reversed scenario in
your education. How you felt at the (i) beginning (ii) later on.

3. How life is now when you are in Grade VII. Your thoughts and
feelings about this kind of life now.
4. What your hopes or fears are about the future.

Write in three to four paragraphs. Must use at least two figures of

speech in each paragraph.

2. Research project - Find out about the author Charles Dickens –

his childhood, youth, and adult age life.

Find out about the UAE culture – PPT presentation

1. Interview your parents who have in-depth knowledge of the UAE

culture to arrange for interviews with them.

2.Search for friends and acquaintances who are familiar with the
UAE culture.
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3. Add video clips and pictures that reflect the UAE culture.

(The content of the video should be accurate and not more than 5
minutes. 2. There must be a variety of cultural aspects highlighted in
the video. 3. The video should include interviews with parents and
friends/acquaintances from the UAE.)

NOTE: You will be asked to do the presentation in class after the

winter break and marks will be added to the 2nd Internal
Assessment.

Late submission will be given no marks.

Marking scheme:

1. Content accuracy 1 mark

2. Presentation style 1 mark
3. Illustrations, video, graphs, etc. 1 mark
4. Presentation-spoken and written style 2 marks

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The Man on the Island

1. The side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged
and fell rattling and bounding through the trees. My eyes turned instinctively in that
direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine. What it
was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell. It seemed dark and
shaggy; more I knew not. But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
Definitely, he was not one of the pirates! They had no idea of my presence in the
island; though I knew their whereabouts well. Anytime they might find me, and then…

2. I was now, it seemed, cut off upon both sides behind me the murderers, before me
this lurking nondescript. And immediately I began to prefer the dangers that I knew to
those I knew not. Silver himself appeared less terrible in contrast with this creature of
the woods, and I turned on my heel, and looking sharply behind me over my shoulder,
began to retrace my steps in the direction of the boats.

3. From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any
man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran. Yet a man it was, I could no longer
be in doubt about that.

4.I began to recall what I had heard of cannibals. I was within an ace of calling for help.
But the mere fact that he was a man, however wild, had somewhat reassured me, and
my fear of Silver began to revive in proportion. I stood still, therefore, and cast about for
some method of escape; and as I was so thinking, the recollection of my pistol flashed
into my mind. As soon as I remembered I was not defenceless, courage glowed again
in my heart and I set my face resolutely for this man of the island and walked briskly
towards him.

5. He was concealed by this time behind another tree trunk; but he must have been
watching me closely, for as soon as I began to move in his direction he reappeared and
took a step to meet me. Then he hesitated, drew back, came forward again, and at last,
to my wonder and confusion, threw himself on his knees and held out his clasped hands
in supplication.

6. At that I once more stopped.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Ben Gunn," he answered, and his voice sounded hoarse and awkward, like a rusty
lock. "I'm poor Ben Gunn, I am; and I haven't spoke with a human these three years."

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Pirates – sea plunderers/they killed sailors and robbed the valuables.

Answer the following questions:

1. How long has Ben Gunn been on the island?

a. Since he was a boy
b. Three years
c. 25 years
d. His entire life
2.What is his response when he sees a shadow?

a. He thinks it is a murderer
b. He thinks it is a tiger
c. He thinks it is a bear or man or monkey
d. He is not sure whether it is a bear or man or monkey

3. “…a spout of gravel was dislodged and fell rattling and bounding through the
trees.” Which word is an onomatopoeia in the above line?
a. spout
b. gravel
c. dislodged
d. rattling

4. “I was now, it seemed, cut off upon both sides__ behind me the murderers, before
me this lurking nondescript.” Identify the punctuation missing in this sentence after
sides.
a. Comma after sides
b. Question mark after sides
c. Exclamation mark after sides
d. Colon after sides

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5. “And immediately I began to prefer the dangers that I knew to those I knew not.” In this
sentence the author means to say:

a. He was he didn’t want to face the dangers

b. He preferred to face the shadowy figure
c. He wanted to face the threats of the pirates

6.“Anytime they might find me, and then…” The author uses ellipsis(…) as punctuation
mark used at the end to:

a. Create a tragic effect

b. Show the speaker knows nothing of what will happen

c. Create suspense for the readers

7. The word cannibals in paragraph 4 means:

a. tiger

b. wolf

c. murderers

d. one who eats his own species

8. “… courage glowed again in my heart…” (paragraph 4) The figure of speech used here
is:

a. personification

b. simile

c. hyperbole

d. metaphor

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9. The author uses dialogues at the end of the narrative to:

a. make the story believable

b. make us see how Ben Gunn looks like

c. to make the narrative interesting

10. Find a word from the paragraph 5 which indicates a posture of begging.

a. concealed

b. hesitated

c. clasped

d. supplication

BOOK REVIEW

Name: ________________________________________________ Grade: ______ Date:

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Which character did you like the most and why?

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The most interesting incident:

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New words you learnt from this book:

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