ADARSH PUBLIC SCHOOL

HOLIDAYS’ HOMEWORK (2024-25)

CLASS: VII
General Instructions:
● Do the homework subject-wise neatly in the respective notebooks / A4 sized
sheets as per the instructions given.
● All the questions are compulsory.
● The holidays’ homework must be done in a neat and presentable manner.
● It will be assessed on the basis of presentation, neatness, completion of all
the given questions and timely submission.
● Revise the syllabus done so far.

ENGLISH

1. How would you convince a friendly alien to visit planet Earth for the first time?
Write a letter to him highlighting all the wonders and beauty that our planet has to offer.
Be imaginative and descriptive, emphasizing why Earth is a must-visit destination in the
galaxy. Paste or draw pictures relevant to your description.

2. Write an application to the Principal on each of the following topics:

a) Requesting to start a new club for the students aimed at promoting environmental
awareness and sustainability. Include details about the purpose of the club and how it will
benefit the school and the wider community.

b) Requesting to spare you from attending the Computer Practical classes for a week since
you have an eye infection or any other convincing reason.

3. Draft a notice on each of the following topics. Also, enclose the notice in a box:
a) Informing the students about an upcoming workshop on cyber safety and digital literacy.
Encourage the students to attend and learn to stay safe and responsible while navigating the
online world. Include details such as the date, time and venue, etc.
You are Anushka/ Anshul, the ATL Club Secretary of your school.

b) Informing the students about a 3-day excursion to Jaipur during the summer vacation. As
the cultural head of the school, invite the names of the interested students mentioning all
the necessary details.
4. Select any one theme such as fruit, colours, animals etc. and write 10 idioms related to
the chosen theme. Frame a sentence on each idiom demonstrating its meaning.
Refer the example given below-
Feeling blue - Feeling sad or depressed;

Sentence: She is feeling blue today because she failed her Science test.

5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of verbs given in the brackets:
a) She __________ (play) the piano since she was six years old. (present perfect continuous)
b) By the time you arrive, I __________ (finish) cooking dinner. (future perfect)
c) We __________ (travel) to Europe next summer. (simple future)
d) The birds __________ (sing) beautifully at dawn. (simple present)
e) They __________ (build) a new bridge across the river. (present
perfect)
f) By this time tomorrow, I __________ (complete) my homework. (future perfect)
g) I __________ (practise) Spanish every day to improve my skills. (present perfect
continuous)
h) By the time they return, we __________ (decorate) the house for the party. (future perfect)
i) Ruby _________ (work) on her project for hours without a break. (present perfect
continuous)
j) I __________ (wait) for the bus when I realized I forgot my wallet. (past continuous)

6. Answer the following questions on the basis of your reading of chapters ‘A Hero’, ‘The
Taste of Watermelon’ and the poem ‘The Flower-School’.
a) What challenge did Swami’s father put to him? Have you ever been posed to any challenge
by your parents? Describe in a few words.
b) In which part of the office did Swami decide to sleep? Why did he select this place?
c) What did Swami feel when he saw something moving in the darkness? What did he do?
d) Why is the season (summer) important to the story ‘The Taste of Watermelon’?
e) Draw a character sketch of Swami in about 60 words.
f) How does the protagonist feel about the watermelon by the end of the story, and why?
g) What does the poet mean by ‘flowers go to school underground’?
h) Write the summary of the poem ‘The Flower School’ in your own words.
i) Complete the analogies :
a) rain : clouds :: _____________ : sun
b) honesty : virtue :: _____________ : vice
7. Read chapters 2 and 3 of novel ‘David Copperfield’ and write the summary of each in
your own words.
8. PROJECT BASED ACTIVITY
Create a detailed travel brochure displaying the attractions and culture of the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands. Make it as attractive as possible using A-4 size sheets. Include pictures and
write the information in neat handwriting.
ह िं दी

1. " यात्रा हिसे मैं भूल न ी िं सकता " हिषय पर अनुच्छेद हलखिए I
2. मोबाइल फ़ोन के दु ष्पररणामोिं पर बातचीत करते दो हमत्रोिं के बीच सिंिाद हलखिए I
3. गहमियोिं की छु हियोिं में घूमने िाने का अनु रोध करते हुए अपने हपतािी को पत्र हलखिए I
4. म ाभारत पुस्तक के पाठ – हिराट पिि को पढ़कर प्रश्ोिं के उत्तर कीहिये । हदए गए हलिंक की
स ायता से पाठ को समहिये । https://youtu.be/Jd1I2NhKEGU?si=6S5RianLAaJRh0oj
5. ताहकिक प्रश्ोिं के उत्तर दीहिए -
क. निम्ननिखित युग्मों पर निचार कीनिए -

i एक अिेक

ii उदय अस्त

iii अिाथ पाितू

iv आनद अोंत

उपयुुक्त युग्मों में से कौि – सा गित सुमेनित है -

(क) केिि ii (ि) केिि iii

(ग) कमई िहीों (घ) सभी

ि. नकस भाषा की निनप रममि िहीों है -

i रूसी ii अोंग्रेज़ी iii स्पेनिश iv िमुि

उपयुुक्त में से कौि – सा उत्तर है -

(क) केिि (i) (ि) केिि (iii)

(ग) केिि (iv) (घ) सभी

6. “िसिंत” पुस्तक के आधार पर प्रश्ोिं के उत्तर दीहिये -

(क) िनदयमों से हमिे िािे िाभमों के बारे में पााँ च िाक्य निखिए।

(ि) निशेषण और निशेष्य का नमिाि कीनिए -

सोंभ्ाों त िषाु

चोंचि िोंगि

समति मनहिा

घिा िनदयााँ

मूसिाधार आाँ गि
7. हदए गए शब्ोिं के िणि –हिच्छे द कीहिए -

(क) पुस्तक (ि) पोंिाब (ग) मेिा (घ) निद्यािय (ङ) कत्तुव्य

8. पररयोिना कायि
नकन्ही पााँ च महाि व्यखक्तयमों या सानहत्यकारमों के बारे में नचत्र सनहत एक आकषु क एिबम तैयार
कीनिए |

नोट – प्रश्1,2,3,5,7 को व्याकरण और 4,6 को साह त्य कॉपी में कीहिये।

MATHS

I. Solve the following questions in the maths notebook.

1. Verify the following:
i. 19 x {7 + (-3)} = 19 x 7+ 19 x (-3)
ii. (-23) x { (-5) +(19)} = (-23) x (-5) + (-23) x (19)
2. Fill in the blanks to make the following statement true and also name the property used.
i. (-6) + (-7) = (-7) + (…….)
ii. [15 + (-8)] + (….) = 15+[ (-8) +(-6)]
3. Find the product:
i. 14 x (-9)
ii. 0 x 10000
4. The product of two integers is (-420). If one of them is 21, find the other.

5. Ramesh completes a game with 1500 points in the first round, and then he loses 1200
points in second round and completes the third round by scoring 200 points. What is his
final score?

6. In the following figures, find the value of x.

i.

ii.

7. If the complement of an angle is 350, then find the supplement of that angle.
8. If the angles (12x+270) and (6x+90) are supplementary, find the measure of these angles.
 9. Find x in the following figure.

10. Check whether the given lines are parallel or not?

11. The number of edges of solid shape is-

12. Jyotika has 10 one rupee coins of similar kind. She puts them exactly one on the other. What
shape will she get finally?

13. Give two examples from our daily life which are in the form of
(i) A cone (ii) A cylinder (iii) A cuboid
14. Here is an incomplete net for making a cube. Complete it in at least two different
ways.

15. Find the number of faces, vertices and edges of a cuboid and a triangular pyramid.
II. PROJECT BASED ACTIVITY
Make a project on Parallel Lines. Give a brief history on the discovery of parallel
lines. Give any five examples of objects where you can observe parallel lines. Also
write the properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal. (To be done on A-4 size
sheet)
SCIENCE
1. Food products like probiotic yogurt have become popular nowadays. What does the
term ‘’probiotic’’ mean and how such products are beneficial to our digestive system?
2. Make a list of all products you use in your day to day life, which you think are products
from forest. Write the ways in which you can use these products economically.
3. Paste pictures of different types of heterotrophic plants and write information about
their feeding habits.
4. Make structure of stomata by using kidney beans. How does the stomata contribute in
photosynthesis and transpiration?
5. Label the following parts and name them.
a) The largest gland in our body.
b) The organ where protein digestion starts.
c) The organ that releases digestive juice into the small intestine.
d) The organ where bile juice gets stored.

6. What are some of the economic benefits of forests? How do they contribute to industries
such as timber, tourism, and pharmaceuticals? Make a beautiful Poster depicting the
benefits in your notebook.

7. Algae and fungi form a unique association sharing benefits from each other. What is the
name of the association between them? Find out two more examples of such associations
and explain about them.
8. Shalini got her gall bladder removed surgically as she was diagnosed with stones in her
gall bladder. After the surgery, she faced problems in digestion of certain food items
when consumed in bulk. Can you tell which kind of food items would they be and why?
9. Design a 3D working model of any innovative idea related to our day to day life. It should
be able to give some hands-on experience during demonstration.

10. PROJECT BASED ACTIVITY

Make a project file showing the shapes of crown of trees found in Andaman and Nicobar
Islands. Enhance your findings by mentioning the importance of trees with pictures.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

1. Answer the following questions: (History Notebook)

a) By whom was the term Hindustan used first of all. Who gave the term "Hindustan"?
b) When is World’s Environment day celebrated?
c) What is Universal Adult Franchise? What is the basis of it?
d) What is the main sources to study any period of History?
e) What are the key elements of Democracy?
f) Describe Lithosphere and Hydrosphere.
g) How do Historians divide the History of India into three periods? What are the
drawbacks of the division?
h) Compare Public Health Services with those of Private Health Services.
i) Write a brief note on Medieval Period of Indian history.
j) Explain the main features of Public Health Services.

2. Define :
a) Constitution
b) Ecosystem
c) RMPs
d) Biosphere
e) Manuscript
f) Generic Names
g) Habitat
h) Patron
i) Barter System
j) Periodisation

3. Collect information on any one monument of your choice and find out which rocks are
used to build them.
 Prepare an activity on A4 size sheets. Draw/paste pictures to support.

4. Imagine an ideal environment where you would love to live. Draw a beautiful poster
depicting it.
5. PROJECT BASED ACTIVITY
"A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and
connected to an idea".
Create an interesting project file using AI tools of your choice on tribes found in-
a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Lakshadweep Islands

FRENCH

1. Lisez le passage et répondez aux questions suivantes: (Read the passage and answer the
following questions).

C’est l’anniversaire de Catherine. Les amis de Catherine viennent ce soir. Elle veut acheter une
robe pour la fête. Alors, elle va dans un grand magasin avec sa mère. Elles entrent dans le grand
magasin près de la maison. Elles vont au troisième étage. Catherine achète une robe jaune. Elle
est contente de sa robe.

I. Remplissez les blancs: (Fill in the blanks).

a) Catherine veut acheter une ______ .
b) Elles vont au _______étage.
c) C’est l’anniversaire de _______.
d) Elle va dans un grand _______.
e) Le grand magasin est _____ de la maison.

II. Donnez la forme infinitive de ces verbes: (Give the infinitive form of these verbs).
a) Viennent : ________
b) Vont: ________
c) Entrent : ________
 2. Identifiez les images et écrivez leurs noms en français: (Identify the pictures and write
their names in French).

a) b) c)

d) e) f)

3. Reliez les colonnes: (Match the following).

a) Une marque française i. La tour Eiffel
b) Un fleuve ii. Le bourgogne
c) Un monument iii. Louis Vuitton
d) Un vin iv. Nice
e) Une ville française v. La Seine

4. Décrivez une personne en dix phrases: (Describe any person in ten lines).

5. Mettez au pluriel: (Change into plural).

a) L’homme est grand.
b) Tu as une bicyclette.
c) Elle a dix ans.
d) Mon ami a une grande voiture.
e) J’adore la carotte.

6. Mettez les adjectifs à la place convenable: (Put the adjectives in a suitable place).
a) Ces filles sont mes cousines. (jeunes)
b) Cette femme est mon amie. (anglaise)
 c) Tu as un chien. (noir)
d) Cette femme est ma grand-mère. (vieille)
e) C’est mon frère. (petit)

7. Regardez ce vidéo et trouvez les suivants: – les adjectifs, les noms, les verbes ‘ER’ et les
salutations. (Watch this video and find the following - adjectives, nouns, ‘ER’ ending
verbs and greetings). (Five each)
https://youtu.be/ETTcskgCv0M
8. Identifiez les parties du corps et écrivez leurs noms en français: (Identify the parts of
body and write their names in French).

9. PROJECT BASED ACTIVITY

Collez des photos et écrivez les noms de cinq monuments et marques de parfums de France:
(Paste the pictures and write the names of any five monuments and perfume brands of France).
(Five each)

सिंस्कृत

1. हदव्यम् पुस्तकस्य पृष्ठे 31 दत्ताम् कथाम् हचत्र माध्यमेन पूरयत।

2. एताहन कायाि हण व्याकरण पुस्तकात् हियताम्-
क) सोंिाद िेििम् ( पृष्ठ 89)

ि) अपनित गद्याों शों ( पृष्ठ 103)

3. श्रीमद्भगिद् गीताया: पिंच श्लोकान् हृदयेन स्मयिताम्।

4. पररयोिना कायि म् -
सोंस्कृत घनिका
(घनिकाया: रचिाों कृत्वा प्रनत अोंकस्य निषये िणुयत।)
COMPUTER SCIENCE

1. Using Text tool, Custom Shapes and other tools, make a poster on “Say No to Plastic”.
(You can take images from internet and do the same in Photoshop. Bring printout on
A-4 size sheet.)
2. Define
a) What is the use of blur tool in Photoshop?
b) How you can change background of the Image in Photoshop?
c) Why binary number system is most suitable for computers.
d) Convert the following decimal notation to binary.
i) 105 ii) 208
3. Prepare a 3-D Model on “Network Topologies” and its types with images.
4. Design an app using any platform on any one of the following topics:
 Zero Hunger
 Save Environment
 Space Exploration
Link for Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_pDRPwtPqw

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. On an A3-size pastel sheet, make a beautiful project by pasting pictures of one of the
famous National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries with their specialities.

2. Write the difference between Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks. Give five
examples of each of them in India. Also mention their states.

ART

1. Warli is a traditional art form of Maharashtra. These paintings are mainly dominated
by basic geometric shapes like circles, triangles and squares. Draw and colour any warli
art of your own choice on an A-3 size sheet.

2. Using any old newspaper, make any utility or decorative item of your choice. Link is
given below for your reference.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0JEAV_yGls/?igsh=MXU5ajd1dXRqcG5rag