DOON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CITY CAMPUS,DALANWALA,DEHRADUN

Science,commerce and humanities

CLASS XII
ENGLISH
Instructions-
Do the holiday homework separately in a thin small notebook.

Q1 You are the Head of the Literature Club of your school. Write a notice informing the
students that a seminar is being organized on the occasion of World Book Day in about
50 words.
Q2 You are Amit/Reema, the Head Girl of Allen International School. Write a notice in
about 50 words informing students of a school trip during the summer vacation. Invent
all necessary details.
Q3 You are Aman/Aditi studying in Apollo International School, Lucknow. The road
leading to your school is very congested and full of potholes. Students and parents are
often caught in a traffic jam. Despite several representations, the Government has not
done anything to improve the condition of the road. Write a letter to the Editor of The
Times of India, drawing the attention of the Government to this problem. (120-150
words)
Q4 You are a resident of Mahalakshmi Apartments, Patparganj, Delhi. Your residential
area is flooded with roadside dwellers who are deprived of basic civic amenities like
light, public toilets, etc. Write a letter to the Editor of the National Daily, highlighting the
problems of these roadside dwellers, and also the problems posed by them to the
public. Give suggestions for improvement.
Q5 Describe the impact of the German occupation on the characters and their way of
life in the story “The Last Lesson”. (120-150 words)
Q6 What was different about the third level as compared to the first and the second
level ? How did ‘The World’ help Charley to confirm his doubts regarding the existence
of the third level? (120-150 words).
Q7 Answer the following in 40-50 words-
a) Who occupied the back benches in the classroom on the day of the last lesson?
Why?
b) Who did M. Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like
Franz?
c) What kinds of contrasts can you find in the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’?
d) Why was Charley not able to get to the third level again?
e) In his letter to Charley, Sam writes, ‘…then I got to believe you were right.’ What
could have made Sam begin to believe?

PHYSICS
1. Solve all numerical problems from the NCERT textbook for the following
chapters:
(i) Electric Charges and Fields.
(ii) Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance.
(iii) Current Electricity.
2. Create qualitative notes on the following topics:
(i) Coulomb’s Law .
(ii) Electric Field Lines.
(iii) Electric Dipole and its Field Intensity.
(iv) Application of Gauss’s Theorem.
(v) Electric Potential Due to an Electric Dipole.
(vi) Potential Gradient and Equipotential Surfaces.
(vii) Potential Energy of a System of Charges.
(viii) Capacitance of a Capacitor with a Dielectric Medium.
3. Ensure that this work is recorded in a separate notebook and acknowledge
that it forms a part of the internal assessment. Complete these tasks diligently
and thoroughly.
CHEMISTRY
1. . Do NCERT questions of the Chapters we have done in the class.
2. Make a project of your choice from the syllabus after discussing the topic
with your subject teacher.
3. In a separate note book practice previous 10 years questions from the
 chapters we have done so far.

MATHEMATICS
1. Do all questions of the Miscellaneous Exercise from your prescribed NCERT text book
of the following chapters:
a) RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
b) INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
c) MATRICES
d) DETERMINANTS
e) CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY
NOTE: The work to be done in a separate exercise book.
2. ACTIVITY: Do the following activities in your prescribed Candid Laboratory
Manual
a) ACTIVITY No. 1.2 – Equivalence Relation (Page 13)
b) SUGGESTED ACTIVITY No. 1– One -One and Onto Function (Page 17)
c) SUGGESTED ACTIVITY No. 10 –Graph of Inverse Trigonometric Function (Page 56)
d) SUGGESTED ACTIVITY No. 11 –Principal Value of an Inverse Trigonometric
Function (Page 58)
e) ACTIVITY No. 2.1 – Continuity and Discontinuity of a Function at a point (Page 19)
3. ARTICLE: Make a colorful article on an A3 size drawing/ chart sheet on the topic
allotted class-wise as follows:
i. CLASS XII – A & B
MATHEMATICIANS: Sketch, biography and their contribution to the field of
mathematics

ii. CLASS XII – C & E

MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS: Draw and write the use of the instrument.
eg. Compass, Clinometer, Sextant, Geometry set instruments etc.
iii. CLASS XII – F
APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICS: Application of mathematics in various fields
eg. Science & Technology Architecture, banking, stock market, Kitchen, business etc.
BIOLOGY
1. Prepare a rough project report on topic selected by you (handwritten or typed)
2. (i) Draw the diagrams of Unit I and II in holiday homework copy.
(ii) Attempt the board questions of Unit I and Unit II (10 questions each) in holiday
homework copy.
3. Practice two crosses for each of the following:
i) Dihybrid cross
ii) Blood groups
iii) Hemophilia
4. Complete the collection and prepare the report on collection.
ACCOUNTANCY
1) Project work as discussed in the class.
2) Practice NCERT questions of Ratio Analysis and Cash Flow Statement in
separate notebook.
 3) Prepare one article on any Accountancy topic on A4-size chart paper.

BUSINESS STUDIES
1) Write and solve ‘case study’ of all chapters completed in the class.
2) Prepare articles on: Entrepreneurship and Start-up culture; Business Ethics and
Corporate Governance; Digital transformation; Rise of Fintech.
3) Complete your project as discussed in the class.

ECONOMICS
1) Prepare a project on the topic given and as discussed in the class
2) Practice numerical questions of national income.
3) Learn and practice (written) of NCERT questions of all chapters completed in
the class.

HISTORY
1. Map work: To take outline maps of India and mark important places, as given
below, page wise separately. It is reiterated that map needs to be marked separately,
for each page.
Book-1
P-2 - Mature Harappan sites: Harappa, Banawali, Kalibangan, Balakot, Rakhigarhi,
Dholavira,Nageshwar, Lothal, Mohenjodaro, Chanhudaro, Kot Diji.
a. P-30 - Mahajanapada and cities: Vajji, Magadha, Kosala, Kuru, Panchala, Gandhara,
Avanti, Rajgir, Ujjain, Taxila, Varanasi.
b. P-33 - Distribution of Ashokan inscriptions:
(i) Kushanas, Shakas, Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Guptas
(ii) Cities/towns: Mathura, Kannauj, Puhar, Braghukachchha (iii) Pillar inscriptions -
Sanchi,Topra, Meerut Pillar and Kaushambi. (iv) Kingdom of Cholas, Cheras and
Pandyas.
c. P-43 - Important kingdoms and towns:
(i) Kushanas, Shakas, Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Guptas
(ii) Cities/towns: Mathura, Kanauj, Puhar, Braghukachchha, Shravasti, Rajgir,
Vaishali, Varanasi, Vidisha
d. P-95 - Major Buddhist Sites: Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi, Amaravati, Lumbini, Nasik,
Bharhut,BodhGaya, Shravasti, Ajanta.

Book-2
a. P-174 - Bidar, Golconda, Bijapur, Vijayanagar, Chandragiri, Kanchipuram, Mysore,
Thanjavur,,Kolar, Tirunelveli, Quilon
b. P-214 - Territories under Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb: Delhi, Agra, Panipat,
Amber, Ajmer,Lahore, Goa.

Book-3
a. P-297 - Territories/cities under British Control in 1857: Punjab, Sindh, Bombay,
Madras Fort St. David, Masulipatam, Berar, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Avadh, Surat,
Calcutta, Daccan, Chitagong,Patna, Benaras, Allahabad and Lucknow.
b. P-305 - Main centres of the Revolt: Delhi, Meerut, Jhansi, Lucknow, Kanpur,
Azamgarh,Calcutta, Benaras, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Agra, Avadh.
c. P-305 - Important centres of the National Movement: Champaran, Kheda,
Ahmedabad,Benaras, Amritsar, Chauri Chaura, Lahore, Bardoli, Dandi, Bombay (Quit
India Resolution),Karachi.

2. Go through all the sources for the following chapters:

a. Bricks, Beads and Bones
b. Kings, Farmers and Towns
c. Kinship, Caste and Class
d. Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
Project Work
Each student has to prepare the project strictly as per the TOPIC assigned to him/her.
The students areadvised to prepare and submit the project, under following
heads.
1. Project Synopsis
 2. Timeline / Explanation and Interpretation / Map work
3. Visual / Overall Presentation
4. Analysis / Data / Statistical Analysis
5. Bibliography

POLITICAL SCIENCE
1. Map work : Take outline map of India and world and mark important places, as given
below,page wise separately. It is reiterated that map needs to be marked separately, for
each page.

BOOK 1 (world map)

a. Pg. 24 Map of Central, Eastern Europe and the common wealth of independent
states: Russia,Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Azerbaijan, Armani, Georgia,Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo,
Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro,Serbia.
b. pg. 53 European Union Ireland, UK, Belgium, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain,
Portugal, Sweden, Luxembourg, Greece,
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithonia, Poland, Czech republic and hungry.

BOOK 2 (India map)

a. Pg 15 and 20
i. any 4 princely states
ii. 2 states which were directly under the British rule
iii. One state which was divided because of partition.
iv. Mark the original states from which Gujarat, Meghalaya, Haryana and
Chhattisgarh were carved out.

b. Pg 31. Congress dominance Mark any 5 states ruled by congress.

c. Pg. 89 Assembly election result 1967

i. 5 places where congress got majority in 1967

ii. 5 places where congress did not get majority in 1967
iii. A place where congress did not get majority but formed government with the
help
from others.
d. Pg. 121 - Lok Sabha election result 1977
5 areas where Janta Party, INC and Left parties formed government.
e. Pg. 191 – Lok Sabha election results 2004
5 areas where NDA, UPA and Left parties formed government.

PROJECT WORK
Each student has to prepare the project strictly as per the TOPIC assigned to him/her.
The students are advised to prepare and submit the project, under following
heads.
1. Cover page
2. Certificate page
3. Acknowledgement
4. Index / Content
5. Introduction
6. Sub topics according to index
7. Bibliography
* Include pictures and relevant maps.
PSYCHOLOGY
1. Development of Case profile: Using appropriate methods like interview, observation
& psychological tests.
2. Psychological Tests: The following psychological tests have to be administered on a
subject and reports have to be prepared as per the format suggested by the CBSE.
Intelligence Test
Personality Test

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Do 5 years board question in separate copy from the chapters: String, List, Tuples
and Dictionary
Please mention question number and year along the question answers.

INFORMATION PRACTICES
Do 5 years board questions in separate copy from Database Management and SQL.
Please mention question number and year along the question answers.
HOME SCIENCE
1. Revise your notes done in class.
2.Complete your project work as explained in class.