English Notebook Home Assignments

Beehive

1. Prose: The Fun They Had:

1) Thinking about the Text – Questions I-IV.

2. Prose: The Sound of Music – Part I- Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound

without Hearing It
1) Thinking about the Text – Questions I-III.
2) One Extra 8-mark question.
Extra Question: What are the life lessons that one learns from Evelyn
Glennie, substantiate your answer with evidences from the text.

3. Prose: The Sound of Music – Part II- The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan
1) Thinking about the Text – Questions III (Questions 1-7).
2) One Extra 8-mark question.
Extra Question: Elucidate the virtues that one learns from Ustad
Bismillah Khan.

English Portfolio Activities

Beehive

1. The Fun They Had – You are on one of the pages of the book Tommy
and Margie have found. Give them a glimpse of your school life in
about 100-150 words.

2. The Sound of Music Part 1 – Research and share about a MUSICIAN that
has fought against odds and is a true inspiration.

3. The Sound of Music Part 2 – Highlight any one INDIAN CLASSICAL

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT and a MUSICIAN associated with same.

Practice Worksheet
1. Worksheet #1.
2. Worksheet #2.
3. Worksheet #3.

Creative Writing
1. Story Writing: Write a short story in about 150-200 words on
the cues given below:

Robert Bruce _____________________ King of

Scotland_______________ loses repeatedly on battle field
____________notices a spider _______ climbing up to the roof
__________ at last it reaches the roof __________ learns a lesson
_________ fights against the English __________ wins back the liberty
of Scotland.

2. Diary Writing: You are Jeevan/Jeevitha who has bagged several

prizes in the ‘Vaibhav’, a cultural fiesta, held at Gurukul Academy. You
have also won the title Ms Vaibhav/Mr Vaibhav. Write a diary entry,
expressing your feelings. (150-200 words)

3. Descriptive Paragraph: You visited the historical city of Agra in

your vacations, where you saw the famous monument the Taj Mahal.
Describe this monument using the clues given below.
CLUES: Situated in the city of Agra; Jewel of Muslim art; Built by Shah
Jahan: Made of white marble; Fine Mughal architecture; UNESCO World
Heritage Site; Completed in 20 years; Seventh wonder of the world

GRAMMAR

1. Present Tense Cumulative Review Worksheet.