International Jubilee Private School

Department of Education and Knowledge

United Arab Emirates

FIRST TERM (S.Y. 2022-2023)

English HW List: 1 DATE: Sept. 16, 2022

Grade 10 A/B

Note: All students should bring their homework by WEDNESDAY. Your Homework and
writing (essay) will be graded according to accompanied rubrics.

VOCABULARY
Choose one activity from the choice board. Use the given words to create an output of
your choice.

infinite amuse elated ecstatic

triumphant mischievous gaunt dynamic

VOCABULARY CHOICE BOARD

“THE PUZZLER” “THE POET”

Create a Crossword Puzzle using the Make a short poem having 2-3 quatrains
words and their denotations. (4-lined stanza) using the words above.

“WORD TREE” “CONTRAST IT”

Make a WORD TREE by putting the words Use a creative diagram to present the
on the branches and their synonyms on words with their antonyms.
the fruits.

GRAMMAR
Click on the link below and complete the online quiz on Denotation and Connotation.
Write your score below.
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=mtizmzm2nqi5or

My Score:
READING
Read the informative text about “The Act of Reading” and answer the comprehension questions below.
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/worksheets/reading/nonfiction-passages/reading/

COMPREHENSION CHECK:
1. What were the possible reasons why students usually disregard reading? Do you agree with
these reasons? Why or why not?
2. According to the article, what near-term benefits could reading give? What are the long-
term ones?
3. How are exercise and reading related to each other? What do you think is the best approach
to reading and how should schools promote reading as an essential skill?

WRITING
Choose one topic below and write a Persuasive Essay about it with a minimum of 500 words. Please
be guided accordingly by the rubrics below. Make sure to integrate the lesson we had in Persuasive
writing and the guidelines in writing an essay.

1. Reading is Active Rather than a Passive Skill

2. A Book a Day Keeps Ignorance Away
3. Reading is the Key to Lifelong Learning