KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO-2 CRPF BHUBANESWAR

Holiday Homework (Summer Vacation)

Class – X. Subject – English Communicative
1. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: -
“Neither stones nor prayers nor sticks,
Insults or complaints or bricks
Stilled the Frog’s determination
To display his heart’s elation.”
(a) What idea about the frog, do you get from the above lines?
(b) Why did the frog continue singing despite complaints, prayers, and
insults from other creatures?
(c) Write the synonym of the word’ elation’.
(d) What is the rhyme scheme of the above stanza?
2. Imagine that you are the frog. You are extremely happy to become again
the unrivalled king of the bog. Write a letter to one of your friends
sharing with him your story of success.
3. It is rightly said that one can overcome all odds in life through will and
strong determination. Discuss with reference to the lesson “Two
Gentlemen of Verona”.
4. Do all the exercises of Unit-2 (Tenses) and Integrated Grammar Practice-
1 of the Work Book.
5. Do Exercises A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, and A10 of Unit-1(Health
and Medicine) of Main Course Book.
6. Write an on the topic “Laughter is the best medicine.”
7. Write an article on the topic “Health is wealth”.
8. Prepare your own student’s profile. You may refer to the format whose
soft copy has been shared in the class WhatsApp group. Try to showcase
your skill of art and collage in your file.