Summer Holiday Homework 

Grade XI (2019-20) 
 
1. English  Read the novel ‘Gone With The Wind’ by Margaret Mitchell. Write a 
review of the book in about 200- 250 words. Discuss the plot, 
characters, theme and relevance of the book.  
Do not write a Summary or depend on the internet for the review. Your 
analysis will be appreciated.  
It will be a part of Internal Assessment for 5 marks.  

2. Mathematics  Revision of concepts done 

3. Physics  Students are required to do an investigatory project on any topic 

related to Physics. The investigatory project can be experimental or 
theoretical. 
· Make a handwritten/typed presentation on the topic 
· The no of pages can be from 10-15 and to be compiled in a 
folder on A4 sheets. 
· It’s an individual activity 
· It will be assessed and marked in first and second term 
both as per CBSE guidelines. 
· Last day of submission is 15th July 2020. 
  
SUGGESTED LIST OF DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENTS 
1​ .​ ​To demonstrate that a centripetal force is necessary for 
moving a body with a uniform speed along a circle, and that the 
magnitude of this force increases with increase in angular speed. 
2.​ ​To demonstrate inter-conversion of potential and kinetic 
energy. 
3.​ ​To demonstrate conservation of linear momentum. 
4.​ ​To demonstrate conservation of angular momentum. 
5.​ ​To demonstrate the effect of angle of launch on range of a 
projectile. 
6.​ ​To demonstrate that the moment of inertia of a rod 
changes with the change of position of a pair of equal weights 
attached to the rod. 
7.​ ​To study variation of volume of a gas with its pressure at 
constant temperature using a doctors' syringe. 
8.​ ​To demonstrate Bernoulli's theorem with simple 
illustrations 
9.​ ​To demonstrate that heat capacities of equal masses of 
different materials are different. 
10.​ ​To demonstrate free oscillations of different vibrating 
systems. 
11.​ ​To demonstrate resonance with a set of coupled 
pendulums. 
12.​ ​To demonstrate longitudinal and transverse waves. 
13.​ ​To demonstrate the phenomenon of beats, due to 
superposition of waves produced by two sources of 
sound of slightly different frequencies 
14.​ ​To demonstrate resonance using an open pipe. 
 
15.​ ​To demonstrate the direction of torque. 
16.​ ​To demonstrate the law of moments. 
17.​ To study various factors on which the internal resistance/EMF 
of a cell depends. 
18.​ To study the variations in current flowing in a circuit 
containing an LDR because of a variation in 
(a) The power of the incandescent lamp, used to 'illuminate' the 
LDR (keeping all the lamps at a fixed distance). 
(b) The distance of a incandescent lamp (of fixed power) used to 
'illuminate' the LDR. 
19.​ To find the refractive indices of (a) water (b) oil 
(transparent) using a plane mirror, an equiconvex lens (made 
from a glass of known refractive index) and an adjustable 
object needle. 
20.​ To design an appropriate logic gate combination for a given 
truth table. 
21.​ To investigate the relation between the ratio of (i) output and 
input voltage and 
(ii) Number of turns in the secondary coil and primary 
coil of a self-designed transformer. 
22.​ To investigate the dependence of the angle of deviation on 
the angle of incidence using a hollow prism filled one by one, with 
different transparent fluids. 
23.​ To estimate the charge induced on each one of the two 
identical Styrofoam (or pith) balls suspended in a vertical plane 
by making use of Coulomb's law. 
24.​ To set up a common base transistor circuit and to 
study its input and output characteristic and to calculate its 
current gain. 
25.​ To study the factor on which the self-inductance of a coil 
depends by observing the effect of this coil, when put in series with 
a resistor/ (bulb) in a circuit fed up by an 
A.C. source of adjustable frequency. 
26.​ To construct a switch using a transistor and to draw the 
graph between the input and output voltage and mark the cut-off, 
saturation and active regions. 
27.​ To study the earth's magnetic field using a tangent 
galvanometer. 
  
Your project should have the following elements: 
· Synopsis - This is a summary of your idea and should include 
the purpose of the experiment, procedure used, data, and 
conclusion 
· Research paper - A research paper should be prepared and 
must be available along with the project data book with relevant 
written material. A research paper helps organize data as well as 
thoughts. A good paper includes the following sections: 
· Title page: Centre the project title, and put your name, address 
and school 
· Aim / Objective: The introduction sets the stage for your 
report. The aim includes your hypothesis, an explanation of what 
prompted your research and what you hoped to achieve. 
· Scientific Principle Involved: In this section describe the 
principle involved. 
· Material Used: List all the items used here this will help you 
in working out the final cost. 
· Method: This section describes how you did the study. 
Describe in detail the methodology used to collect your data or 
make your observations. Your report should be detailed enough 
for someone to be able to repeat the experiment. 
· Include photographs or drawings of self-designed equipment. 
The research work conducted by you may have taken more than a 
year. In such case, include this year's work only. 
· Discussion: This is the essence of your paper. The results and 
conclusions should flow smoothly and logically from your data. Be 
thorough. This should let the reader know exactly what you did, 
compare your results with theoretical values, published data and 
expected results. Include a section of possible errors. How did the 
data vary between repeated observations of a similar event? How 
 were your results affected by uncontrolled events? What would you 
do differently if you were to repeat this project? 
· Conclusion: This section describes the findings and 
conclusion of the project. Briefly summarize your results. Be 
specific, do not generalize. Never introduce anything in the 
conclusion that has not been discussed. 
· Further scope of project: This is a step further; here you 
describe the future scope of your experiment. 
· Acknowledgement: You should always give credit to those 
who assisted you; they may be individuals, educational or 
research institutions. 
Reference list: Your reference list should include any documentation 
that is not your own (i.e. books, journal articles, include specific 
internet url’s. 

4. Chemistry  1) Complete practical file with the titration experiments written. 

2) Do the assignment on Environmental Chemistry from smart 
skill. 
3)​Group project: 
Each group will prepare Google slides, with a minimum of one slide 
to be made by every student as contribution to the allotted topic 
mentioned below. Each group and every group member will be 
presenting the slides before the class in the month of July and shall be 
graded for the same. The related chapters ( Environmental Chemistry 
and Hydrogen)and other interesting topics are covered by this project 
cum discussion method. 
  
Topics: 
1) Stratospheric pollution – ozone and its effects. 
2) Green chemistry as an alternate tool for reducing pollution 
3) Chromatography and its various kinds 
4) Environmental pollution: (a) Air- tropospheric pollution (b) Water 
(c) Soil 
5) Acid rain, greenhouse effect and global warming 
6) Hydrogen- Position, isotopes, preparation, properties, use 
7) Water- structure, physical and chemical properties, hard and soft 
water, heavy 
water, method of removing hardness. 
8) Hydrogen peroxide- structure, preparation, physical and chemical 
properties, storage 
and use. 
9) Methods of purification of organic compounds (excluding 
chromatography) 
10) Conductors, semiconductors and insulators, Electrical properties 
 of solids . 
11) Magnetic properties of solids. 
12) Point defects 
Topic allocation and group making shall be done by the respective 
teachers in each section. 
  
Suggested Resource Material​: NCERT Text book of classes 11 and 
12/ Internet   
Criteria for evaluation will be: 
(a) Organization of the content 
(b) Information and research 
(c) Creativity (pictures, diagrams etc.) 
(d) Overall presentation 

5. Biology  ● Practical file to be completed. 

● Project report to be completed. Details of the project will be 
shared in the Google classroom.  
● Smart Skills questions to be completed 

6. Biotechnology  ● Practical file to be completed. 

● Project report to be completed. Details of the project will be 
shared in the Google classroom.  
● Smart Skills questions to be completed 

7. Psychology  1. Prepare a presentation on a psychological phenomenon that 

interests you. 
a. Not more than 10 slides. 
b. It should contain one activity that can be done with the 
class to help them understand the concept. 
c. Your presentation must not exceed 5 mins. 
2. Prepare a report/poster about one famous psychologist 
(Please include a picture, their historical background, 
contributions to psychology and also discuss why you chose 
him/her. ​One page only​). 
3. Binder Assignment - Review a piece available in the media in 
terms of the psychological phenomena it deals with. 
a. 4 Newspaper or magazine articles - only those 
available in print. 
b. 1 Movie Review 
 
Format for Article Review (Headings and Word Limit):  
- Summary of the article (100 words) 
- Identify and explain psychological phenomenon (50 words) 
- How is this significant to your life? (50 words) 
  

8. Economics  As  part  of  your  curriculum,  a  research  paper  has  to  be  submitted 
online  on  Google  classroom  latest  by  August  16,  2019.  You  may 
choose  to  write  a research paper on any one of the topics suggested in 
the  list.  The  paper  must  have  a  title  page,  main  content,  and 
references.  The  paper  should  be  typed  in  font  size  11  (Book  Antiqua) 
and  should  be  at  least  8  pages,  including  tables,  diagrams  and 
references.  For  the  final  submission  the  project  should  be  spiral 
bound. 

Steps involved- 
1. Students  select  a  general  topic  for  research  and  make  a  list  of key 
words  to  help  search for information, and get an overview of their 
topic. 
2. Students  become  “research  hounds”  when  they  spend  as  much 
time  as  possible  finding all the research available. This is probably 
the  most  time-consuming  part  of  the  research  paper.  Students 
refine  their  research  subject  and  write  a  statement  of  purpose  on 
their chosen topic. 
3. Students  brainstorm  questions  about  their  focused  topic,  begin  to 
create  an  outline  and  start  thinking  about  the  first  draft.  They  list 
more  keywords,  identify  the  best  sources  to  use,  begin  making 
note cards, and create a “working” thesis statement. 
4. Students  write  the  body  of  their  paper  from  their  outline  and 
notes and then the introduction and conclusion. 
5. Students  spend  time  finalizing  the  citations  and  completing  the 
Works Cited page. 
6. Students  now  must  carefully  evaluate,  revise,  and proofread their 
paper.  This  is  one  of  the  most  important  parts  of  the  process, and 
it’s also the one that students tend to do too quickly. Once finished 
with  the  laborious  writing  of  the  research  paper,  they  must  go 
through  this  part  of the process more than once in order to submit 
their very best work. 
 
Please Note- 
1. Submissions after the deadline will not be accepted. 
2. Intentional plagiarism will not fetch the student any marks. 
3. The  data  in  the  research  paper  must  include  various  statistical 
tools,  their  interpretation  and  conclusion  must  be  drawn 
accordingly. 
4. The paper will carry 20 marks and will be assessed as follows- 
 
 
 Rubric for Grading the Research Paper 
S.No.  Heading  Marks Allotted 
1.  Relevance of the Topic  3 
2.  Knowledge Content/ Research Work  6 
3.  Presentation Technique  3 
4.  Viva  8 
Total  20 Marks 
 
 

9. Political Science  Outline research work for project. Details shared on Google 
Classroom.  

10. Geography  Online Project work to be done by students. Topics to be given to the 
students in the class. 

11. Business Studies  Grade xi bst project work - details given in smart skills from page no. 
11-15 

12. History  Students will be conducting research work for their 1st Term Project. 
Details can be found in the Google Classroom. 

13. Fashion Studies  The labels of most brands and designer labels bear their names. The 
statue and reputation of the label is associated with high prices 
attributed to design exclusivity, craftsmanship, quality, etc The pret 
label of the designer usually derives from their couture lines reflecting 
similar aesthetics but at affordable prices. 
Identify the designer of your choice who has both prey and couture 
labels and discuss his designs and differentiate between his main 
label and pret label. Make a PPT discussing all of the above points 

14. Python  Assignment 1,2,3 uploaded in Google Classroom. 

15. Web Applications  Unit 2 - Digital Content Creation 

Section 1: Basics about HTML - Page 37 & Pg 38 (all questions do be 
done in notebook) 

16. Sociology  HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (Grade 11) (To be submitted after 

school reopens) 
1.  Using  the  project  guidelines  given  to  you,  select  a  topic  for 
your project. 
2.  Prepare  the  rough  draft  of  Index,  acknowledgement, 
introduction,  statement  of  purpose  and  methodology  and 
 Presentation  of  Evidence​. As per the topic chosen, please start 
reading  up  newspapers,  magazines,  surf  the  internet  for 
relevant  evidence.  Once  you  have  identified  your  evidences, 
start  summarizing  them  in  your  own  words  and  explain  how 
and why they are relevant for this topic. Please put these in the 
order  in  which  they  are  mentioned  i.e.  Index, 
Acknowledgement,  Statement  of  Purpose,  Methodology  and 
Presentation of Evidence. 
3.  Apart  from  this,  those  who  might  be  using  survey  method 
using  a  questionnaire  or  interview,  have  to  show  the  draft  of 
their questionnaire or questions. 
5.  Following  is  a  list  of  suggested  readings.  Pick  any and read 
them in the context of the themes associated with them. 
a) ​Palace of Illusions by Chitra Divakaruni 
Theme-Gender constructs in epics 
b) ​Sunlight on a Broken Mountain by Attia Hosain 
Theme-Religion  gender  association,  independence  as  a 
political  construct,  personal  independence,  women  and  their 
right of action and to make decisions 
c) ​Beyond the Beautiful Forevers- Katherine Boo 
Theme-  Inequality,  Global  Change,  Socio-economic  issues  in 
India 
The  book  reading  will  be followed by discussion and they will 
be  associated  with  sociological  phenomena  identified  while 
reading.  All  of  you  need  to  make  a  presentation  about  the 
book  you’ve  read.  This  presentation  can  be  in  any  format  i.e. 
PPT, Prezi, Role-Play, etc. 

17. Home Science  ● Visit a child care centre/ creche / Aanganwadi/ Nursery 
school. Write a report on its facilities and activities. 
● Select a child with special needs in the neighbourhood, write a 
report about her/ his special requirement related to care, 
education and infrastructure. 
● Observation of any two children in different stages of age in 
the neighbourhood and report on their activities and 
behaviour. 

18. Commercial Art  A3 size four compositions in- Charcoal Pencil, Flat Black and White, 
Wash Black And White, Cross Hatching. 

19. Legal Studies  I. Prepare a write up on the Constitution of India, giving the history, 
creation and main features of the Constitution. Please restrict the 
write up to 10 pages and add pictures wherever necessary. 
 
 II. Complete the research work for the project, the details of which 
have been shared on Google Classroom. 
 
II. Revise Unit 1 of the CBSE Legal Studies Text Book. 

20. Physical Education  ● Practical file to be completed. 

21. Accountancy  Collection of vouchers and peer assignments  

 

22. Hindi  क ा म दया गया अ यास काय लेन पेपर पर करके लाना है । 

23. General Studies  Prepare a project report of 10-15 pages on ​any one o
​ f the topics 
mentioned in the document attached below: 
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