Holiday Homework

Name: ____________________________ Grade: IX

➢ Go through the instructions carefully before answering the questions.

➢ All the answers have to be written on an A4 sheet.
➢ The pages should be neatly margined.
➢ All the answers must be written with a blue or black pen.
➢ Label your holiday homework properly.

Telugu
1. ఈ మధ్య కాలంలో ట్.వ్ లో లేదా ఇంకెక్కడైన మీరు చూసిన కరీడాకారుడు, క్ళాకారుడు, నాయక్ుడు ఇచ్చిన ఇంటర్యూ
గురంచ్చ రాయండి.
2. ప్రస్ు తతం కొన్ని ప్టట ణాలలోో నీటి కొరత ఏరపడింది. ప్రజల జీవనాన్నకి నీరు అనేది ప్రధానం. అల ంటి నీరు గురంచ్చ, దాన్న
ప్ారధానయతనత వివరస్ూ
ు క్రప్తరం తయ రు చేయండి.
Hindi
1. अपने ग ाँव य शहर के ब रे में बत ते हुए अपने हहिंदी अध्य पक य अध्य पपक को एक पत्र लिखिए और
लिफ़ फे के ऊपर अपने हहिंदी अध्य पक य अध्य पपक क न म और अपने पवद्य िय क पत लिखिए।
2. ककनहीिं प ाँच कपवयों/कवययत्रत्रयों के जीवन-पररचय, कृयतय ाँ, भ ष -शैिीगत पवशेषत ओिं और हहिंदी स हहत्य
में उनके स्थ न के आध र पर एक बुकिेट तैय र कीजजए।
निर्दे श: उपर्क्
यु त सभी गह
ृ कार्ु A-4 पेपर में ककए जािे चाहहए |

English
TENSES
Edit the following passage so that the verbs are in the correct tense:

The Egyptians were the first to have been making paper from a plant called papyrus. It growing in the
delta of River Nile in Africa. For a long time, papyrus is continuing to have been used as a writing
material. Then the Chinese further has been perfecting the art of making paper. The demand for paper
will have increased while books begin to be printed.

Fill in the blanks using correct form of the verbs:

I ___ (run) for the bus when I ____ (hit) my foot on something on the pavement and ____ (fall) over. I
tried to get up but _____ (not, move). I had terrible pain in my left foot. I ____(sprain) my ankle very
badly and _______ (limp) when some passers-by ______ (notice)

Proof reading- Editing Pains

Imagine yourself as the editor of the school magazine. A lovely article has come to you, but
unfortunately it has a lot of Subject Verb Agreement errors! Circle the subjects and underline
the verbs. Make an arrow from the verb to its subject. If the sentence has a subject-verb
agreement error, cross out the incorrect verb and write the correct verb form above it. You
may need to rewrite the article on an A4 sheet.
The Columbia Icefield The Rocky Mountains, on the border of the provinces of Alberta and British
Columbia, has many attractions for tourists. One attraction is the Columbia Icefield. This huge field of
ancient ice cover 125 square kilometers.
The Athabasca, Stutfield and Dome glaciers make up the icefield. As the ice melts, the water flow into
four major river systems. These systems is the Columbia, Fraser, Mackenzie and Saskatchewan. The
 meltwater flows down these rivers into three different oceans, the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic. This
high point in a continent’s water system is called a “hydrological apex”, and the Columbia Icefield is
one of only two such apexes in the world.
Tourists visit the icefield from April to October each year. Walking tours and snowcoach tours is
available. Many people go to the icefield because it is the biggest area of ice and snow in North
America south of the Arctic Circle.
Five-Minute Gratitude Journal

Make a five-minute journal for the first fortnight of your summer vacations.
(What is a five-minute journal? A Five-minute Journal usen proven principles of positive psychology in
a guided gratitude journaling format. Cultivating gratitude can positively impact all areas of your life –
from personal growth, to emotional intelligence to meaningful relationships to enhanced productivity.
What to include in a Five-Minute Journal??
To keep a Five-Minute journal, you need to mindfully start your day by answering the first 3 questions
here. And then tackle the other 3 questions any other time of the day. Try to keep your answers
specific to the experiences you have gathered on the day or what you foresee yourself doing that day.
The questions are:
1. I am grateful for….
2. What would make today great?
3. Daily affirmation. I am….. (say something positive and uplifting about yourself )
4. 3 amazing things that have happen today.
5. How could I have made today even better?
Newspaper reading
Reading newspapers, as we all know, is an extremely enriching habit. So, here comes the last 2
activities for your summer vacation that would help you enrich your vocabulary and develop the habit
of reading newspapers.

Activity 1: For the first 10 days of your vacation, make a list of 5 new words that you have come across
in the newspaper each day, using the following format:
Date: Day:
Name of the newspaper:
WORD MEANING PARTS OF SPEECH USAGE IN A
SENTENCE

Activity 2: Choose any article from a newspaper (only 1 article) and re-write it as a descriptive
paragraph.
Frame an adjective chart - 5 adjectives with every alphabet. Use the dictionary to get the
meaning and usage.
Write a descriptive paragraph based on (The Lake Isle of Innisfree and Rain on the Roof) poems using
those adjectives and draw a picture using water colours/ acrylic paints depicting the event( rain) and
the place ( Innisfree) about the effect of the event/ place on you within 100-120 words. Painting on a
A4 sized sheet of paper. You may even use interesting and creative texture for your work.
 Mathematics
INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHS
1. Plot the points for multiples of 2 and 3. Verify that these points lie on a straight line.
2. Plot a distance time graph if speed is 15 km/h. Find out at least 4 coordinates.
3. Volume (V in m3) and Temperature (T in °C) of a gas are represented by the relation V = 2.5T.
Taking different points draw the graph for this relation.
4. Plot a graph showing the relation y = 8x
5. Plot the following points:– (0, 0); (1, 1); (3, 3); (4, 4)
a) What is the position of all the points? Do they lie in a straight line?
b) What is the relationship between x-coordinate and y-coordinate?
LINEAR EQUATION IN ONE VARIABLE
1. Solve
𝟐 𝟑𝒙+𝟓 𝟏 𝒙 𝒙
a) 5x-(3x-1) = x-4 b) 3x+𝟑 = 2X+1 c) =𝟑 d) + =x-7
𝟐𝒙+𝟏 𝟒 𝟔
2. What should be added to the sum of 3/ 7 and thrice of – 6 /7 to get 17 /13?
3. Two thirds of 1/ 2 subtracted from a number is equal to 1 /6. Find the number.
4. Two angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4:5. If the sum of these angles is equal to the third angle,
find all angles of the triangle.
5. The difference between the two numbers is 60. The ratio of two numbers is 3:7 Find the numbers.
6. Aman’s father is 49 years old. He is 5 years older than four times Aman’s age. What is Aman’s age?
7. The ratio of the ages of Ram and Gopal is 3:4. The difference between their ages after two years
will be 10. How old are they?
PROBABILITY
1. A die is rolled once. What is the probability that the number on top will be:
a) greater than 5 b) a multiple of 3 c) a factor of 6 c) less than 1
2. What is the probability that the number selected from 1, 2, 3…25 is a
composite number when each of the numbers is equally likely to be selected?
3. A spinner has four equal sectors coloured in four different colours: red, yellow, blue and green.
What is the probability of landing on:
a) green b) non blue c) pink
4. On tossing a coin 100 times, the probability of getting a head is 0.6.
a) What is the probability of not getting a head?
b) What is the probability of getting a tail?
5. What is the probability of drawing a red card from a pack of cards?
6. Find the probability of drawing a 5 of hearts.
7. Which of the following has a greater probability?
a) Getting an even number on throwing a dice.
b) Getting an odd number on throwing a dice.
SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME
1. Find the volume of a cuboid whose length is 8 cm breath 6 cm and height 3.5 cm.
2. Find the altitude of a Trapezium, the sum of lengths of whose base is 6.5 cm and area is 26 sq. cm.
3. Find the height of a cuboid whose volume is 275 cu.cm. and base area is 25 sq.cm.
4. Find the area of a rhombus whose diagonals are of measurements 6 cm and 8 cm.
5. Find the volume of the cylinder whose base diameter is 14 cm and height is 10 cm.
6. Find the area of a triangle whose base is 4 cm and altitude is 6 cm.
7. Find the total surface area of a cube whose volume is 343 cu.cm.
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
1. What is the degree of the expression 2x-4xy2+5x2y3 ?
2. The number of terms in a binomial is _________________.
3. What must be subtracted from 2x2-3x+4 to get x2+2x-1
4. The product of 3x2 and -5xy3 is _________________
5. The product of (x+3) and (2x-1) is ________________
6. The product of (x+y) (x-y) (x2+y2) is ________________
7. What will be the reminder when 3x2-2x+1 is divided by x+5
INTEGERS
1. Subtract -125 from the sum of 25 and -225
2. Subtract the sum of -250 and 138 from the sum of 136 and -272
3. The temperature at noon on a winter day was 7° C. At midnight the temperature had dropped by
15° C. What was the temperature at midnight?
4. Write an integer which is 21 less than the additive inverse of -11
5. The sum of two integers is -25. If one of them is 30, find the other.
6. On 13 June 2015 at 11 a.m., the temperature of Kashmir was 21° C and that of Jaipur is 33° C. Find
the difference in temperatures.
7. A car was driven 50 km north of Delhi and then 70 km south. How far from Delhi was the car
finally?
RATIONAL NUMBERS
1. On a certain day, Neeraj travelled 33 / 8 km by car, 60 km by train and 2 km on foot. What is the
total distance Neeraj travelled?
2. A man and ₹165 ½ in one day. Out of this, he spent ₹995/4 on food, ₹315/2 on bus fare, and
₹165/4 on a pen. How many rupees does he have remaining with him now?
3. Mary plays a video game in which she starts with 0 points. In round1, she loses 5 ½ points; in
round 2. She wins 30 ½ points; and in round 3, she loses another 5 ½ points. What is her final
score?
4. Richa has a picture frame that is 13 ½ inches wide. How many pictures that are 38 3/8 inches
wide can be placed beside each other within the frame?
5. Raj's car used ¾ of the fuel in the tank to cross Delhi. The fuel tank holds 18 ½ litres. How many
litres of fuel did it take to cross Delhi?
6. Noor reads 1/22 of a book on the first day and 5/9 on the second day. What part of the book is left
to be read?
SCIENCE
Physics Ch 8 Motion
I. Choose the correct option :
1. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r. The displacement after half a circle would be:
(a) Zero (b) πr (c) 2r (d) 2πr
2. In which of the following cases of motions, the distance moved and the magnitude of the
displacement are equal?
(i) If the car is moving on a straight road (ii) If the car is moving in circular path
(iii) The pendulum is moving to and fro (iv) The earth is moving around the sun
(a) only(ii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) only (i)
3. The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object is:
(a) Always less than 1 (b) Equal to 1 or less than 1
(c) Always more than 1 (d) Equal to 1 or more than one
4. A physical quantity which cannot be negative is :
(a) Displacement (b) velocity (c) acceleration (d) distance
5. Which of the following is a scalar quantity ?
(a) Displacement (b) velocity (c) acceleration (d) distance
II. Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below for Q.no 6 to 10.
(a) Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the correct explanation of 'A'
(b) Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the not correct explanation of 'A'
(c) 'A ' is true and 'R' is false
 (d) 'A ' is false and 'R' is true
6. Assertion: Distance travelled by a body cannot be zero and displacement can be zero.
Reason: Distance is a scalar quantity and displacement is a vector quantity
7. Assertion: Average speed of an object may be equal to arithmetic mean of individual speed
Reason: Average speed is equal to the total distance travelled divided by total time
8. Assertion: Magnitude of speed can by measured with the help of speedometer
Reason: Speed is a scalar quantity.
9. Assertion: Displacement is the shortest distance between initial and final positions.
Reason: Displacement is a vector quantity.
10. Assertion: If a body covers equal distances in equal intervals of time then it is non-uniform
speed.
Reason: path length covered by the body is called distance.
III. Answer the following questions :
11. Why are rest and motion relative terms?
12. Explain with an example how the distance and displacement are equal in magnitude?
13. Give me the two examples for rotatory and revolutionary motion?
14. Give me the difference between oscillatory and vibratory motion with an example?
15. Give me two examples in which case the displacement of a given body is equal to zero.

IV. Solve the numericals :

16. An aeroplane flies 200 km towards the north. What is the displacement covered by the aeroplane?
17. A train runs at a speed of
a) 36 km/h for 15 minutes, at
b) 72 km/h for 10 minutes and
c) at 18 km/h for 5 minutes. Calculate the distance in m and cm .
18. The minute hand of a clock is 7cm long. Find the displacement and distance covered by the minute
hand from 9 am to 9 :30 am.
19. Rajeev went to Delhi to Chandigarh on his motorbike . The odometer of the bike read 4200 km at
the start of trip and 4460 km at the end of his trip . If rajeev took 4 hour 20 minutes to complete
his trip. Calculate the speed in km/h , m/s and cm/s.
20. A cyclist goes around a circular track once every 2 minutes , if the radius of the circular track is
100m, calculate the speed of the cyclist ?
V Read the following paragraph and answer the following questions from (21) to (25)
A particle moves along the quadrant of a circle radius 4 from the point A to B with a constant speed
2 m/s as shown in figure during the interval, then
21. Distance covered by the particle is
(a) 2π m (b) 4 m (c) 8π m (d) 0
22. Displacement of the particle is
(a) 2 m (b) 4 √2 m (c) 8 m (d) 0
23. Calculate the speed of the particle along the quadrant during the time
interval of 2 seconds
(a) 2π m/s (b) π m/s (c) 0 (d) 4 m/s
24. Which of the following is correct ?
(a) displacement = distance (b) displacement > distance
(c) displacement < distance (d) none of the above
25. If the particle moves along the semicircle with a radius 4 m then the distance and displacement of
the particle is
(a) 2π m, 4 m (b) 3π m, 6 m (c) 4π m, 8 m (d) 4 m ,4m

Chemistry
Matter in Our Surroundings
Gases are highly compressible as compared to solids and liquids. The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
cylinder that we get in our home for cooking or the oxygen supplied to hospitals in cylinders is
compressed gas. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is used as fuel these days in vehicles. The liquid takes
up the shape of the container in which they are kept. Liquids flow and change shape, so they are not
rigid but can be called fluid. Solids and liquids can diffuse into liquids. The aquatic animals can breathe
underwater. The rate of diffusion of liquids is greater than solid.
1) Why is Compressed natural gas (CNG) is used as fuel these days in
vehicles?
a) due to its high compressibility
b) large volumes of a gas can be compressed into a small cylinder
c) transported easily
d) all of these
2) liquids have no fixed _______ but have a fixed________ .
a) shape, volume
b) volume, shape
c) shape, size
d) size, shape

3) The aquatic animals can breathe underwater due to

a) the presence of dissolved carbon dioxide in water
b) the presence of dissolved oxygen in the water
c) the presence of dissolved Nitrogen in the water
d) all of these
4) The rate of diffusion of liquids is greater than solid due to
a) liquid particles move freely b) liquid have greater space between each other
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
5) The property of flow is unique to fluids. Which one of the following statements is correct?
a) Only gases behave like fluids b) Gases and solids behave like fluids
c) Gases and liquids behave like fluids d) Only liquids are fluids

II. You must have observed that the rate of evaporation increases with–an increase of surface area. We
know that evaporation is a surface phenomenon. If the surface area is increased, the rate of
evaporation increases. For example, while putting clothes dry, we spread them out an increase of
temperature. With the increase of temperature, more particles get enough kinetic energy to go into
the vapour state. In an open vessel, the liquid keeps on evaporating. The particles of liquid absorb
energy from the surrounding to regain the energy lost during evaporation. This absorption of
energy from the surroundings makes the surroundings cold. What happens when you pour some
acetone (nail polish remover) on your palm? The particles gain energy from your palm or
surroundings and evaporate causing the palm to feel cool. After a hot sunny day, people sprinkle
water on the roof or open ground because the large latent heat of vaporization of water helps to
cool the hot surface.
(i) Evaporation is a surface phenomenon. True or false
a) True b) False c) None of these
(ii) As temperature increases the rate of evaporation is
a) increases b) decreases c) remains constant d) None of these
 (iii) The rate of evaporation increases with
a) Increase in wind speed b) Decrease in wind speed
c) Does not have any effect from wind speed d) None of these
(iv) What happens when you pour some acetone (nail polish remover) on your palm?
(v) We are able to sip hot tea from a saucer rather than from a cup. Why?
III. What happens inside the matter during a change of state? On increasing the temperature of solids,
the kinetic energy of the particles increases. Due to the increase in kinetic energy, the
Particles start vibrating with greater speed. The energy supplied by heat overcomes the forces of
attraction between the particles. The particles leave their fixed positions and start moving more
freely. A stage is reached when the solid melts and is converted to a liquid. The minimum
temperature at which a solid melts to become a liquid at the atmospheric pressure is called its
melting point.
The temperature of the system does not change after the melting point is reached, till all the ice
melts. This happens even though we continue to heat the beaker, that is, we continue to supply heat.
This heat gets used up in changing the state by overcoming the forces of attraction between the
particles. The amount of heat energy that is required to change 1 kg of a solid into liquid at
atmospheric pressure at its melting point is known as the latent heat of fusion. So, particles in water
at 00 C (273 K) have more energy as compared to particles in ice at the same temperature.
The temperature at which a liquid starts boiling at the atmospheric pressure is known as its boiling
point. Boiling is a bulk phenomenon. Particles from the bulk of the liquid gain enough energy to
change into the vapour state. A change of state directly from solid to gas without changing into
liquid state is called sublimation and the direct change of gas to solid without changing into liquid
is called deposition.
(i) A change of state directly from solid to gas without changing into liquid state is called
a) Sublimation b) Deposition c) Boiling point d) None of these
(ii) The direct change of gas to solid without changing into liquid is called
a) Sublimation b) Deposition c) Boiling point d) None of these
(iii) The energy supplied by heat to solid is used to overcome the forces of attraction between the
particles. True or false
a) True b) False c) None of these
(iv) Define melting point and boiling point
(v) Define latent heat of fusion
IV. Observe the picture and answer the questions below:

1. Will sulphur react with Hydrochloric acid?

2. Which compound gets replaced in the above experiment?
3. Name the type of chemical reaction involved.
4. Give the chemical equation for the same.
V. Complete the below given table:

VI. Observe carefully the experiment given below and answer the questions:

1. Will the colour of copper sulphate change in beaker A?

2. Why do you think the colour of Iron sulpahte remains the same in beaker D?
3. Based on the reactivity, will zinc be able to displace iron from the above reactions?
4. What would be the reaction if silver chloride is taken in place of copper sulphate in beaker B?
5. What kind of reactions are these?
6. Represent the above word reactions in terms of chemical equations.

VII. Prepare Index Cards for any four metals and four non-metals. The card should have
information like the name of metal/non-metal; its physical properties, chemical properties
and its uses.
VALENCY: Complete the puzzle:

Across
4. Which family is not reactive because they
have eight valence electrons?
7. Fluorine has 10 neutrons and so does
_____________
8. Which element has 27 protons?
10. Which element has 18 protons and 20
neutrons?
11. Which element has a full outer level with
only 2 electrons?
12. Which element has 3 energy levels and 1
valence electron?
13. Which element has 2 valence electrons
and 3 energy levels?
Down
1. Which element has 8 valence electrons
and 2 energy levels?
2. Which chemical family has 7 valence
electrons?
3. Hg is the chemical symbol for....
5. The __________ metals have 1 valence
electron?
6. Which Alkali metal has 4 energy
levels?
9. Elements like to have 8 valence
electrons. This is called an ____________
2. Atomic Numbers and Mass Numbers:
3.
Biology
1. Diversity in plants
Observe any five different plants with flowers and roots from your surroundings, Paste the
leaf and fill the table on the basis of your observations and analyse your observations

S.No Dried Scientific Common Type Leaf Flower- No. of No. of Taproo
leaf of name name of vena single/grou petals sepals t/Fibro
the plant tion p us root
plant
1
2
3
4
5
2.
⮚ HERBARIUM
A herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific
study. You are required to collect any 10 plant twigs with leaves, flowers, seeds etc spread them
between thin sheets of newspaper and press them by putting some weight over it for about 10 –
15 days. Mount the specimen on A 3 size sheet and label it with its common name and scientific
name. Write any two characteristics of the plant. Present your work beautifully in A 3 sheets.
3.
⮚ You may have noticed that most packed items we get from the market have ‘best before’ or
‘expiry’ dates on them. These are the dates before which the manufacturers intend these foods to
be consumed. Check the packets of different types of food items like chips, biscuits, dairy
products, chocolates, jam, ketchup, juices etc. and complete the following in the form of a table.
Product name, Method of packing (sealed bag, tetra pack, bottle, can, carton etc.), Manufacturing
date, Expiry date/ best before date.
⮚ Collect the wrappers of any five food items.
Write the nutritive value given on that.

Now Answer the following:

1. Which type of foods have the shortest ‘best before’ / expiry date? Which type of foods have the
longest expiry date?
2. Also, find out why it is considered unhealthy to consume foods after the ‘best before’/ expiry date.
⮚ Make a model of plant or animal cell ( using the materials available in your kitchen- eg- pulses,
Spices, seeds- dried material)
 SOCIAL SCIENCE
TOPIC-THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Why was the Indian constitution enforced?
2. Why do we need a Law? Give reasons.
3. The Constitution is a Supreme law. Justify the statement.
Solve the following project based questions.
4. Create a constitution for your class. It should begin with an introduction or preamble, containing
the basic rules of the class. Your constitution must contain the rights and responsibilities of the
class ‘citizens’. Present it in a booklet.

TOPIC- INDIA-SIZE & LOCATION

Answer the following questions briefly.
1. How does India occupy an important strategic position in South Asia ?
2. What is the name of the southernmost point of India ? Why is it not visible today ?
3. Why is the knowledge of latitude and longitude important for people?
Solve the following project based questions.
4. On the outline physical map of India mark and label the following:
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) The standard meridian of India
(c) Northernmost point of India
(d) Southernmost point of India
(e) The neighbouring countries of India
(f) The three major water bodies surrounding India.
5. On the outline political map of India mark all the states, union territories and their capitals.
6. Create a colourful visual representation of your journey along the historic Silk Route using
drawings, captions, and descriptions to illustrate significant landmarks and cultural exchanges.
TOPIC- PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Why is northern plain known as food bowl of India.
2. How do himalayan mountains act as a climatic divide?
3. Why are Shiwaliks prone to earthquakes and landslides?
Solve the following project based questions.
4. On the outline physical map of India mark and label the following:
A. Mountains and hill ranges- the Karakoram, the Zaskar, the Patkai Bum, the Garo, Khasi, Jaintia,
the Vindhyas, the Satpuras and the Aravali range
B. Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar islands
C. The Indian Desert
D. Western ghats and the Eastern ghats
E. Peaks - K2, Anai mudi, Nanga parbat.
F. Plateaus - Chotanagpur, Malwa, Deccan
5. Imagine you're a travel writer exploring the coastal plains of India. Create an exciting postcard
adventure, featuring any one of India's stunning coastal regions (like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu etc.).
Use drawings, fun facts, and creative storytelling to describe the sights, sounds, and experiences of
your coastal escapade. Don't forget to include a catchy headline and address it to a friend or family
member to share the joy of your virtual journey!