DOON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL RIVERSIDE CAMPUS

WINTER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK: 2022-23

GRADE IX
ENGLISH
Poetry
Critically appreciate any one of the following poems:
1. On Killing a Tree
2. No Men are Foreign
B. Writing Skills
Write short stories in 100-120 words each with the help of the cues given below. Give a suitable title to
your stories.
i. I saw a cute puppy--- looked sick and scared---gripped with pity---started petting the puppy---decided
to take it home---my mother not happy---narrated the whole story---gave milk---named it Tabby---now
a most loved member of my family

ii. Two friends--Sheena and Seema--loved to dance--competition held-both participants at inter school
dance competition--both wished each other--audience applauded both of them--the result time-- both
stood first-- became best friends forever.
c. Revise all the chapters done in the class for your Annual Exam.

MATHEMATICS
1. Prove the following theorem of Circles from NCERT
Theorem 10.1
Theorem 10.3
Theorem 10.9
2. Do activity No. 13 related to Mid-point and activity No. 16 related to circles in lab manual.

SCIENCE
Prepare a brief write up on any one of the concepts given below:
NATURAL RESOURCES: BALANCE IN NATURE
A. AIR
i) AIR FOR RESPIRATION AND COMBUSTION
ii) FOR MODERATING TEMPERATURE
iii) MOVEMENT OF AIR AND IT’S ROLE IN BRINGING RAIN ACROSS INDIA
iv) AIR PLLUTION
v) HOLES IN OZONE LAYER AND PROBABLE DAMAGES
B. SOIL
i) FORMATION OF SOIL
ii) SOIL POLLUTION
C. WATER
i) WATER AS UNIVERSAL SOLVENT
ii) WATER POLLUTION
D. BIO-GEO CHEMICAL CYCLE
i) WATER CYCLE
ii) OXYGEN CYCLE
iii) CARBON CYCLE
iv) NITROGEN CYCLE

[Guidelines: Use blank white pages for writing. Your write up should not be less than 20 pages.
Include pictures preferably coloured to make it more expressive]
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WINTER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK: 2022-23
GRADE IX
SOCIAL SCIENCE
HISTORY
A- MAP WORK
Chapter-1: The French Revolution
Outline Political Map of France, mark the following:
• Bordeaux • Nantes • Paris • Marseilles
Chapter-2: Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
Outline Political Map of World
• Major countries of First World War (Central Powers and Allied Powers)
Central Powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
Allied Powers - France, England, Russia, U.S.A.
Chapter-3: Nazism and Rise of Hitler
Outline Political Map of World
• Major countries of Second World War
Axis Powers – Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied Powers – UK, France, Former USSR, USA
• Territories under German expansion (Nazi Power)
Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia (only Slovakia shown in the map), Denmark, Lithuania, France, Belgium
SUBJECT – GEOGRAPHY (Outline Political Map of India)
NOTE: USE SEPARATE MAPS FOR EVERY CHAPTER.
Chapter -1: India-Size and Location
• India-States with Capitals, Tropic of Cancer, Standard Meridian
Chapter -2: Physical Features of India
• Mountain Ranges: The Karakoram, The Zasker, The Shivalik, The Aravali, The Vindhya, The Satpura,
Western & Eastern Ghats
• Mountain Peaks – K2, Kanchan Junga, Anai Mudi
• Plateau - Deccan Plateau, Chotta Nagpur Plateau, Malwa Plateau
• Coastal Plains - Konkan, Malabar, Coromandal· & Northern Circar
Chapter -3: Drainage
• Rivers: (Identification only)
o The Himalayan River Systems-The Indus, The Ganges, and The Satluj
o The Peninsular Rivers-The Narmada, The Tapi, The Kaveri, The Krishna, The Godavari, The Mahanadi
• Lakes: Wular, Pulicat, Sambhar, Chilika
Chapter - 4: Climate
• Areas receiving rainfall less than 20 cm and over 400 cm
Chapter - 5: Natural Vegetation and Wild Life
• Vegetation Type: Tropical Evergreen Forest, Tropical Deciduous Forest, Thorn Forest, Montane Forests
and Mangrove- For identification only
• National Parks: Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambor, Shivpuri, Kanha, Simlipal & Manas Bird Sanctuaries:
Bharatpur and Ranganthitto
• Wild Life Sanctuaries: Sariska, Mudumalai, Rajaji, Dachigam
Chapter - 6: Population
The state having highest and lowest density of population
B- Revise all the chapters taught in the class for Annual Exam.

HINDI
 सत्य की जीत' विषय पर एक लघु कथा वलखिए l
 अपने वित्र को सत्संगवत का िहत्व सिझाते हुए एक पत्र वलिो l

Note : Do this Holiday Homework in your notebook

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WINTER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK: 2022-23
GRADE IX

FRENCH
INSTRUCTIONS
-This holiday homework consists of 5 activities. All of these activities have to be done on ruled coloured sheets
and then to be put in a file. Loose sheets will not be accepted.
-Date of Submission – January 24th, 2023
- Make sure to write the questions as well for the first activity.
- For activity 2, take out a print-out of the same map that is given.
ACTIVITY 1
Given below is a comprehension, attempt all the questions.
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GRADE IX

ACTIVITY 2
Given below is a map of France, mark the following places on the map;
Any 4 cities of France

ACTIVITY 4
Écrivez au moins 3 expressions avec les verbes - être et avoir. [Write at least 3 expressions with the verbs -
 DOON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL RIVERSIDE CAMPUS
WINTER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK: 2022-23
GRADE IX
être et avoir]

ACTIVITY 5
Nommez au moins 5 moyens de transports en France et collez les images. [Name at least 5 modes of
transport in France and stick their images]
LA FIN [THE END]

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Q1-Design a mark sheet for a student as shown in figure below and create column and Line chart based on the
below data showing all the components of a chart:

Q2:- Create a presentation in OpenOffice Impress or MS PowerPoint of 10-12 slides on any one of the following
topics.
1. Air Pollution 2. Traffic Rules 3. Water Conservation
4. Effects of Global warming 5. National and International News on climate change

Note:-Bring the hard copy of all the slides and snapshot of Question 1 in a form of a file.

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