M.R.

Vivekananda Model School,Sec-13 Dwarka

SESSION 2023-24
ClaSS-12 B (SCIENCE)
Dear Parents,
Warm Greetings!!

Summer break begins w.e.f 20th May 2023 to 30th June 2023(Both days inclusive). It
provides opportunity to children to visit new places, enhance their general knowledge,
enjoy their hobbies, spend quality time with family and above all to develop their skills
doing school project work.

We will appreciate if you discuss/show programs on teachings of Geeta, Ramayana,

Mahabharata and Vedas with your ward. This will help our students to know about our
heritage and culture and Social and moral values. Let us develop habits like touching
feet of elders, helping others, visiting temples and Gurudwaras in our children to make
them good human beings.

Teachers have planned interesting, innovative and creative Holiday Homework and
project work for students. Please indulge your ward in household chores, prepare
timetable and motivate your ward to complete their Holiday Homework during the
vacation time.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR PROJECT WORK:

• Such topics may be taken up that provide students with opportunities for listening and speaking. Some
suggestions are as follows:
Interview-Based research
• Students can choose a topic on which to do their research/ interview, e.g. a student can choose the topic:
SAMPLE
1. “EVOLVING FOOD TASTES INMYNEIGHBOURHOOD” OR “CORONAPANDEMICAND THE
FALLOUT ON FAMILIES."
(a) The student then conducts interviews with a few neighbours on the topic. For an interview,
with the help of the teacher, student will frame questions based on the preliminary
XII ENGLISHPROJECT
research/background. The student will then write an essay/ write up/report etc. up to 1000 words on
his/her research and submit it. He / She will then take a viva on the research project. The project can be
done in individually or in pairs/ groups
(b) Listen to podcasts/ interviews/radio or TV documentary on a topic and prepare content countering or
agreeing with the speakers. Write an article 800 - 1000 words report and submit. THEMES/TOPICS
TOPIC :1
GENDER ISSUES ( TAKE ANY ONEISSUE)-Highlight the plight of oppressed Gender–inequality,
injustice, deprivation, agony, pain faced by them ( Info graphics / Data).
-Women ideology towards gender inequality. -Movements against Gender inequality. -Discrimination at
different places ( home, job,
school etc). Survey (Questionaire)
-Kamala Das – and Indian writer throughout her literature career has fought for the rights of
women – ( Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers) –mention the themes. -Kamala Das: The Voice of Indian Woman’s
Quest For Liberation ( It is an autobiographical verse ) Highlight. -# Me too movement. -How can the
change be brought in the mind set of the people. -Recent Supreme court decision in America- Abort
Crucial Rights.
TOPIC -2:
COURAGE IS NOT THE ABSENCEOFFEARBUT TRIUMPH OVER IT
-Introduction
-Origin of the quote
-Courage – a choice to act
-What can one learn from fear
-Benefits of having courage over fear
-How and why to overcome fear
-Fighting against fear is hard but worth it
( Examples)
-Mention some of your worst fears and how you managed to overcome them—A Questionnaire-Famous
personalities who overcame their fear( Their motivation podcast/speech/stories)

TOPIC -3:
WATCH THE ‘THE STORY OF PLASTIC’ ITISASEARING EXPOSE. MAKE A
PROJECTON“PLASTIC MENACE’ – Uncover the ugly truth behind plastic
pollution
–Environmental damage created by plastic-Human Rights abused that occur through out the lifecycle of
plastic
-False solution of plastic recycling. – Initiative launched by Union Environment
Minister to stop the plastic menace
– info graphic to show the increase of the use of plastic
– some state/ countries who are successful in reducing the use of plastic – cutting from
Newspaper/Journals to show the impact of Plastic – views about plastic ban
TOPIC -4:
SOCIAL ISSUES IN INDIA
A, GENDER ISSUES –
 Reason/causes for disparity
 Gender gap in Education/labour
force/employment
 Economic survey
 Rank of India as per World Economic Forum
 Schemes launched by Indian Government to bridge the gap
 Campaigns launched to bring in behavioural change in society
B. MIGRATION
 Changing Pattern of Migration women migration in India is increasing at a faster pace than men
Why?
 Plight of Migrants ( even talk of the plight of the migrants during the pandemic) (Survey-
Questionnaire)
 Info graphic description ( No., reason,
condition)
 Take incident from(lost spring) talk of the callousness of society and the political class towards the
sufferings of the poor
C. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
– INTRODUCTION
 cycle of abuse
 intergenerational violence
 effects
 causes
 prevention
 types of abuses
 legal way to approach
 Satyamave Jayate ( Episodes)
ex-Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
TOPIC-5:
“WHEN A PEOPLE ARE ENSLAVED, ASLONGAS THEY HOLD FAST TO THEIRLANGUAGEIT
IS AS IF THEY HAD THE KEYTOTHEIRPRISON.”
 Importance of Language
 Meaning of ‘Linguistic chauvinism’
 Find examples in history where conquered people had their language taken away from them or had a
language imposed of
them—What was the result/outcome Problems faced by linguistic minority(Survey- Questionnaire)
 How can they keep their languagealive Linguistic human rights
 Linguistic Chauvinism examples from English literature
TOPIC -6:
NAVARASAS ( NINE RASAS)
 What are the Nine rasas?
 The Chemistry behind Emotions
 Colours that represent Nine rasas
 Are emotions good or bad? Should we embrace all emotions?
 How to overcome bad moods?/ What
happens when the emotions are supressed? Life experience of dealing with emotions( Grief, Sorrow,
Anger, Fear)
 Professions and skills which include learning about emotions
 Make a Google form(at least 10 question)
/make a questionnaire= to assess your as well as your friends/people around you Emotional State)
TOPIC-7
THE NEED TO DEVELOP THE RIGHTATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SPECIALLYCHALLENGED,
THE NEED TOINCORPORATETHEM INTO THE SOCIAL MAINSTREAMAND
ALSO REALIZE THE TRUE BEAUTYTHATLIESWITHIN A PERSON AND NOT
INONE’SPHYSICAL APPEARANCE. “APPEARANCESARE DECEPTIVE”
 See the documentary- Forgive us Our Trespasses (Attitude towards disable people) Mention
dehumanising way , the disabled are treated/ rather ignored in the past even today
 Extracts /real life stories
 Suggest some radical changes
 Importance of Inner beauty over outer beauty
 Relate it with chapter ’ On the face of it’
TOPIC-8
SHOULD CRIMINALS IN PRISONBEGIVENTHE OPPORTUNITY OF
LEARNINGANDEDUCATION? CAN EDUCATIONBRINGANYREFORM ?
 Should prisoners be allowed access to education?
 Why should they be educated?
 Do prisoners have the right to education in India?
 CRIME AND ILLITERACY
 Crime reduction through better education Benefits of education for criminals in prison Survey to
show the change
TOPIC-9:
CONDUCT AN INTERVIEWOF THEPEOPLE
OF SLUM – FOLLOW THESE POINTS;
 Find the harsh realities of life faced by them Do they understand the value of #education Find the
pathetic condition of the slum children
 Talk of the theme of social injustice and class inequalities prevailing in the society,
effect of social disorder, confusion, chaos and poverty
 What can be genuinely done for them Some questions-  how do feel living in slum?
 For how long have you been here What’s the area of the house and how many people live?
 What is the source of Income?
 Are your children going to school?
 What basic facilities do you get?
 Why have you migrated to city?
 Do you want to go back to your own village? Etc……
TOPIC-10
HERO WORSHIPPING/ FANTASIZING/EGOIDEAL. ARE TEENAGERS JUSTIFIEDINTHEIR ACT
OF HERO-WORSHIP’?
 Adolescence a period of change/ transitional period/period of unrealism/ time of search for identity
 What is hero worshipping for adolescent?
 Is hero worshipping/fantasising good or bad? Meaning of adolescent fantasising Hero worship is
related with which stage of development
 Are teenagers justified with their hero worship?
 Purpose of ego ideal
 What attracts the child to hero worship Hero worshipping is India is too big. why? What are some
potential dangers of hero worship?
TOPIC-11
CALLOUSNESS OF HUMANBEINGSTOWARDS WILDLIFE
 What should be our attitude towards animals?
 Reasons why we need to save wildlife Attitude of human – destruction/fragmentation/
SOME OTHER TOPICS:
1. Evolving food tastes in my neighbourhood. (Interview and Survey based) (CBSE)
2. Corona pandemic and the fallout on families(Interview and Survey Based)(CBSE)
3. Mental wellness is as important as physical
fitness. (Podcast)
4. Brand mania and teenagers. (Podcast)
5. The 21st century and joint families. (Podcast)6. Internship – a need for teens. (Interview and
Survey based)
7. Impact of OTT platforms on the teens
9. Overuse of digital devices. (Podcast or Interview and Survey Based))
10. Impact of online learning on students(Interview with teachers and students)
11. How pandemic changed education(Interview with teachers and students)
12. The necessity of homes for orphans or old age people
13. The ideas / issues highlighted in the chapters/ poems / drama can also be developed in the form of a
Project. 1. Life in children in slum area (Lost Spring)2. Child Labour – condition in my city(Lost
Spring)
3. Language Chauvinism(The Last Lesson)4. Atrocities against women (Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger)(Podcast)
5. ‘Inclusive education’ is a step to bring the people with deformities into the
mainstream so as to build up their
confidence and morale. Write a paragraph on ‘The Importance of Inclusive
Education’.(On the Face of It) (Podcast)
6. Escapism as a psychological refuge from the grim realities of the present day world along with a desire
to stay with the past. (The Third Level) (Podcast)
7. ‘Humanity is the essence of our existence’. (The Enemy) (Podcast)
8. Basic human goodness can be brought out by understanding and love. (The Rat Trap)
(podcast)
14. Investigation on students reading habits on their academic performance in external
examinations. (Interview and Survey Based))
15. Pollution & environment: Role of the youth. (Podcast)
16. The effect of physical education programmes on the wellbeing of senior secondary students. (Podcast)
17. Online shopping mania. THE PROJECT – PORTFOLIO INCLUDESTHEFOLLOWING:
I. Cover Page – Title of Project, School details&
detail of students
II. Statement of Purpose / objectives / goals. III. Acknowledgement
IV. Certificate of completion under the guidance of the teacher. V. Action Plan for the Project
VI. Questionnaires for interview
VII. A ‘Report’ on the Topic opted for.(1000-1200words)
VIII. Conclusion
IX. Student Reflection
X. List of resources / bibliography
2. INCLUSIONS:
i. Photographs that capture the positive learning experience of the student.

Writing Section
**Write the following answers in your registers.
**Read the questions carefully
1.Recently the success of the Indian space mission to Mars was in the news. Write an article in 150-200
words on ‘Mangalyaan a feather in India’s Cap. You are Saroj/Sameer.
2. mmadaanin: The government campaign against female foeticide and the killing of newborn as well as
infant girls has been much in the news recently. Write an article in 150 – 200 words on the Beti Bachao,
Beti Padhao (Save the girl child, educate the girl child) campaign. You are Vineet/Vineeta.
3. All activities of man create some pollution and waste. This pollution can be reduced by changing our
habits. The need of the hour is to reduce pollution by various ways. Write an article on the topic
‘Pollution Control, the Need of the Hour’ in 150-200 words. You are Arvind / Aastha, a keen
environmentalist.
4.You are Sweety/Suresh of L.M. Jain School, Ajmer. As Secretary of your School Co-curricular
Activities Club, you visited a slum area in your city where the people suffered a great loss of life and
property in a massive fire. The students of your school rendered their services and material help to the
victims. Write a report in 100-125 words for your school magazine. (Delhi 2010)
5. Recently your school held a Seminar on Conservation of Water as a part of World Water Day
celebrations. As the School Pupil Leader of Maryland School, Gurgaon, write a report in 100-125 words
for a local daily. Sign as Pritham/Preeti. (Delhi 2010)
6. Your school organised an exhibition-cum-sale of the items prepared under Work Experience Certificate
by your school students. There was an overwhelming response from the public. Prepare a report in 100-
125 words for a local daily. You are the Coordinator, S.U.P.W. activities, Nita School, Gurgaon. (All
India 2010)
7. You have found an expensive geometry box in the school playground. Draft a notice in not more than
50 words for the school notice board. You are Ra’Rani, Class XII, Angel School, Faridabad. (Delhi 2010)
8. You are SrinivafSrinidhi of D.P. Public School, Nagpur. As Student Editor of your school magazine,
draft notice in not more than 50 words for your school notice board inviting article sketches from students
of all classes. (Delhi 2011)
9. You are Secretary of J.P. Narain Housing Society, R.W.A., Meerut. Draft a notice in not more than 50
words stating that the second instalment of maintenance charges falls due on 31st March 2011, and
requesting the members to pay before the due date. Sign as Anil/Anita. (All India 2011)
Reading Section
1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 14 April 1912, the Titanic received warnings all day about the floating icebergs. The first message
was received at 9 a.m. Similar messages followed. Around 9 p.m., Captain Smith conferred with his
second officer, Charles H. Lightoller before retiring for the night. They knew that on such a clear,
moonless night it would be extremely difficult to spot icebergs. Why did they not change the course of the
ship and take the ice–free southern route? It remains one of the unsolved mysteries surrounding the
Titanic.
2. At 11:40 p.m., the two lookouts startled the officers: “Iceberg right ahead!”. First Officer Murdoch had
less than a minute to react and arrive at a decision. He ordered the ship to stop immediately and reverse at
full power. A frontal collision was just about prevented. However, it was not possible to halt the ship
entirely and the bow collided with the iceberg. Later, Murdoch, who did not survive the tragedy, was
severely criticized for his decision. According to the analysts, it would have been better to steer directly
into the iceberg which would have damaged the bow, but the steamer would probably not have sunk.
3. Only a few people went out on deck to see what had happened. But when they heard that the ship had
‘just scraped past an iceberg, they went back to their cabins. Down in the bowels of the ship, the collision
was more apparent. The firemen and engineers heard a loud bang and saw water gushing in. They ordered
to seal the hatches to cut off the airflow to the furnaces. But the mailroom was flooded barely twenty
minutes after the collision.
4. It was surmised that the hull of the ship would soon be filled with water; this meant the Titanic was
destined to sink. The ship had to be evacuated in an hour. Around a thousand people were fated to be left
behind as there were not enough lifeboats for everyone. Around 12:25 a.m., the first boat was launched.
While Lightoller had to insist on letting only women onto the lifeboats, Murdoch was having trouble
persuading people to get into the lifeboats in the first place as many believed the Titanic to be safer than
the little boats. Meanwhile, dramatic scenes were taking place on deck. The millionaire’s wife, Ida Straus,
refused to be separated from her husband. Other men bravely bade their families farewell.
5. The third – class passengers were the last to know. Some became aware of the catastrophe only when
their cabins were flooded. Soon there was total chaos. Within an hour, the bow of the ship was already
underwater. The music band continued to play lively ragtimes to boost the morale of those who were
doomed to die. There were some who seemed to ignore what was happening; the first-class men sat
peacefully playing cards. The Guggenheim heir insisted on getting dressed as he wanted to “die like a
gentleman”. At around 1:30 a.m., the bow was already so deep in the water, that people could hardly keep
upright on the steeply inclined deck. At around 1.55 a.m., the richest man on board, John Jacob Astor,
found out that his money was worth little. He demanded to join his pregnant wife in a lifeboat but was
forbidden by Officer Lightoller, who remained adamant: women and children only. According to the
survivors, once all the boats had been lowered, a strange calm spread over the decks.
6. At 2:15 a.m., the water reached the first funnel. Rumbling, crackling and roaring noises followed. The
lighting went out. The stern tilted up to a 45-degree angle. The ship split apart. The ship, which was
considered unsinkable, went down. The people in the lifeboats rowed away from those in the water,
crying for help, for fear that their boat would capsize if too many people tried to climb on board.
7. Less than a third of those aboard the Titanic survived the disaster. It took the Carpathia, a passenger
steamship, four hours to reach the Titanic in response to the distress call sent out earlier. The Titanic sank
before the Carpathia arrived. The ship rescued around 710 survivors afloat the Titanic’s lifeboats between
4.14 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer these questions.
(a) The word ……………………. in paragraph 2, means the opposite of the word “posterior’.
i. frontal
ii. anterior
iii. forward
(b) The word ‘hull’ means …………………….
i. a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship to keep it in
one place.
ii. a piece of wood or metal at the back of a ship that is used for controlling its direction
iii. the main, bottom part of a ship, that goes in the water
(c) The words ‘rumbling’ and ‘crackling’, in paragraph 6, describe …………………….
i. visions
ii. sounds
iii. none of the above
(d) About ……………………. of the people aboard the Titanic died in the tragedy.
i. one-third
ii. two-third
iii. none of the above
1.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer these questions.
(a) The weather abetted the accident. How?
(b) The officers had spotted the iceberg, yet they collided. Why?
(c) Why was Murdoch criticized?
(d) Why did people not consider the collision with the iceberg to be serious?
(e) What were the two things that people did on the ship to shut out reality?
(f) Apart from the imminent sinking of the Titanic, what was the other inexcusable fact that came into the
light?
1.3 Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which mean the opposite of:
(a) approbated (para 2)
(b) unclear (para 3)
2 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Mithila painting, as a domestic ritual activity, was unknown to the outside world until the massive
Bihar earthquake of 1934. The devastation caused the house walls to tumble down, and the British
colonial officer in Madhubani District, William G. Archer, inspecting the damage discovered the
paintings on the newly exposed interior walls of the houses. Archer – later to become the South Asia
Curator at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum – was stunned by the beauty of the paintings and
similarities to the work of modern Western artists like Klee, Miro, and Picasso. During the 1930s, he took
black and white photos of some of these paintings; the earliest images we have of them. Few years later,
in 1949, an article in the Indian art journal, Marg, brought the wall paintings to public attention.
2. A second natural disaster, the drought of the 1960s, prompted the All India Handicrafts Board to
encourage a few upper caste women in villages around Madhubani town to transfer their ritual wall
paintings onto paper as an income-generating project. Drawing on the region’s rich visual culture of
contrasting ‘line painting’ and ‘colour painting’ traditions, and their individual talents, several of these
women turned out to be superb artists. Four of them went on to represent India in cultural fairs in Europe,
Russia, and the USA. Their national and international recognition prompted many other women from
marginalized castes to begin painting on paper.
3. By the late 1970s, the popular success of the paintings – aesthetically distinct from other Indian
painting traditions – drew dealers from New Delhi offering minimal prices for mass-produced paintings
of the most popular divinities and three familiar scenes from the Ramayana. Out of poverty, many
painters complied with the dealers’ demands, and produced the rapid and repetitious images known as
“Madhubani paintings’. Nevertheless, with the encouragement of a number of Indian and foreign patrons,
other artists working within the same aesthetic traditions continued to produce the highly crafted, deeply
individualistic and increasingly diverse work, now known as ‘Mithila Painting’.
4. Mithila had long been famed for its rich culture and numerous poets, scholars, and theologians. As the
males of the society were lauded for their intellectual contributions, it was quite some time before the
talent of the women folk received its due. They were mostly confined to their homes, managing their
family, raising children and engaging in ritualistic wall painting. It was only after they started painting on
paper, some fifty years earlier, that recognition started pouring in.
5. The position of women in Mithila society has dramatically altered. Apart from contributing to the
family income, individual women have gained local, national, and even international recognition.
Artists are being invited to exhibitions across India, Europe, the USA, and Japan as ‘contemporary artists’
rather than folk artists. Along with economic success, opportunities to travel, gain an education, the radio,
and now television is expanding the women’s consciousness and engagement with the multiple worlds
around them. Gender relations have considerably shifted. A few men continue to paint within what is still
defined as “a women’s tradition’, but their work tends to be personal and soothing. In contrast, women’s
paintings are comparatively socially charged, critical, and edgy.
6. These changes have provoked an argument in Mithila and beyond, between those who claim that
commercialization and the loss of its ritual functions have debased Mithila paintings, versus those who
see Mithila paintings as a contemporary art form rooted in the expanding experience, concerns, and
freedom of the women of Mithila.
2.1. Choose the correct option.
(a) The massive earthquake in Bihar occurred in
i. 1933
ii. 1934
iii. 1935
(b) The word ……………………., in paragraph 1, means ‘astonished’.
i. stunned
ii. amazed
iii. horrified
(c) The word ‘contemporary’ in paragraph 5 means …………………….
i. belonging to the same time
ii. modern
iii. historical
(d) The word ‘provoked’, in paragraph 6, means …………………….
i. wanton
ii. goaded
iii. malicious
2.2. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer these questions.
(a) How was the earthquake in Bihar a blessing in disguise?
(b) Who was William G.Archer?
(c) When did the women of Mithila get their due recognition?
(d) Name the two different painting traditions adopted by the women of Mithila.
(e) Which was the second natural disaster the region experienced?
(f) How has the position of women in the Mithila society changed dramatically?
2.3 Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which mean the same as:
(a) artistically (para 3)
(b) awareness (para 5)
3 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. The Hum is a generic name for a series of a phenomenon involving a persistent and invasive low
frequency humming noise not audible to all people. Hums have been reported in various geographical
locations. In some cases, a source has been located. A well – known case was reported in Taos, New
Mexico, and thus the Hum is sometimes called the Taos Hum. Hums have been reported all over the
world, especially in Europe. A Hum on the Big Island of Hawaii, typically related to volcanic action, is
heard in locations dozens of kilometres apart. The local Hawaiians also say the Hum is most often heard
by men. Typically, the Hum is difficult to detect with microphones, and its source is hard to localize.
2. The Hum is sometimes prefixed with the name of a locality where the phenomenon has been
particularly publicized: for example, the ‘Bristol Hum’ or the ‘Taos Hum’.
3. The essential element that defines the Hum is what is perceived as a persistent low – frequency sound,
often described as being comparable to that of a distant diesel engine idling, or to some similar low
pitched sound for which obvious sources (for example, household appliances, traffic noise, etc.) have
been ruled out.
4. Some people hear the Hum continuously, but others hear it only during certain periods. For some
people, the perceived Hum can represent a faint sound and a mild annoyance while for others who notice
the Hum’s sound or its vibrations more intensely, it can be a nuisance that can seriously interfere with
daily activities. Common consequences include lack of sleep. Such cases have given rise to the expression
‘Hum sufferers’.
5. It is during the 1990s that the Hum phenomenon began to be reported in North America and to be
known to the American public, when a study by the University of New Mexico and the complaints from
many citizens living near the town of Taos, New Mexico, caught the attention of the media. However, in
the 1970s and 1980s, a similar phenomenon had been the object of complaints from citizens, media
reports, and of studies, mostly in the United Kingdom, and also in other countries such as New Zealand.
The Taos Hum was featured on the television show, Unsolved Mysteries, where recorded footage of the
Hum was aired for the benefit of the viewers. On 15 November 2006, Dr. Tom Moir of the University of
Massey, New Zealand, made a recording of the Auckland Hum and published it on the University’s
website. The captured Hum’s power spectral density peaks at a frequency of 56 Hertz.
6. It is difficult to tell if the Hum reported in those earlier cases and the Hum that began to be increasingly
reported in North America in the 1990s should be considered identical or of different natures. During the
last decade, the Hum phenomenon has been reported in many other cities and regions in North America
and Europe and in some other regions of the world.
7. In the case of Kokomo, Indiana, a city with heavy industries, the source of the Hum was thought to
have been traced to two sources. The first was a pair of fans in a cooling tower at the local Daimler
Chrysler casting plant emitting a 36 Hertz tone. The second was an air compressor intake at the Haynes
International plant emitting a 10 Hertz tone.
3.1 Choose the correct option.
(a) Taos is in …………………..
i. New York
ii. New Jersey
iii. New Mexico
(b) The word “perceived’ in paragraph 5 means …………………..
i. experimental
ii. calculated
iii. observed
(c) The meaning of the word ………………….., in paragraph 5, is the opposite of the word ‘pleasure’.
i. bliss
ii. delight
iii. annoyance
(d) “Decade’ represents a period of ………………….. years.
i. 5
ii. 10
iii. 15
3.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer these questions.
(a) What were the two characteristics of a Hum?
(b) How did Taos Hum get its name?
(c) What is the cause behind the Hum on the Big Island of Hawaii?
(d) What are the adverse effects of the Hum?
(e) Which television show featured the Taos Hum?
(f) Who made a recording of the Auckland Hum?
3.2 Find words in the passage which convey the opposite meaning as the following:
(a) insignificantly (para 4)
(b) pleasure (para 5)
4 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. The World Cup is considered the apex of soccer competition. Held once every four years, it brings
together some of the best footballers of the world. All of whom attempt to do their respective nations
proud by winning the coveted trophy.
2. The 1994 World Cup, held in the United States of America, was no different from its predecessors.
Traditional favourites, like Brazil and Italy produced moments of sheer poetry on the pitch while
newcomers like Nigeria and Saudi Arabia put up gallant performances. However, the event will be
remembered with a touch of sadness. The otherwise spectacular competition was marred by the murder of
Colombian defender, Andres Escobar.
3. The Colombian team had entered the World Cup in a blaze of glory. Undefeated in the qualifying
rounds, they had even trounced the 1986 champions, Argentina, with a five-goal win. Soccer is known to
evoke high passions amongst fans, but in Colombia, where soccer is said to be bigger than religion’,
expectations soared to a fever pitch.
4. The team was captained by Carlos Valderrama, a two – time winner of the South America Player of the
Year Award. With brilliant attackers, Freddy Fincon and Faustino Asprilla, Colombia seemed
indomitable and were even touted to be the next champions.
5. However, the Colombians lost their opening match to Romania. After witnessing such a dismal
performance by their favoured team, the press and fans began to wonder if the accolades heaped upon
Colombia had been premature.
6. Following their loss, the Colombian squad began to receive death threats. Coach Francisco Maturana
was coerced into removing a player – Gabriel Jaime Gomez, whose family had been similarly threatened.
Demoralized and now petrified, Colombia performed badly in their match against the Americans. It was
in the thirty-fourth minute of the match that Andres Escobar made a dreadful mistake. He slid on his right
foot to cut off an attack by American John Harkes, and inadvertently directed the ball past goalkeeper
Oscar Cordoba, into his own net. America’s second goal, via Ernie Stewart, sealed Colombia’s fate.
Colombia managed a last-minute goal but it was too late. After two defeats, the team was eliminated from
the competition.
7. Following the defeat, in a letter to a Colombian newspaper, Escobar tried to placate fans. He reasoned,
“Life does not end here.” He was however brutally shot barely forty – eight hours after returning to his
beloved hometown of Medellin. The drug mafia, who had lost millions of dollars in the bet favouring
Columbia, was believed to be responsible.
8. Andres Escobar, who represented Colombia in fifty – eight games and two World Cups, was
considered one of their finest central defenders. A humble and friendly man, he was called ‘the gentleman
of Colombian soccer? and admired by many. Thousands of fans, including Colombian President Cesar
Gaviria and Medellin Mayor, Luis Alfredo Ramos, paid their last respect to the slain hero. Sickened by
the violence plaguing their country, they chanted protests against the drug lords as they escorted the body
to its final place of rest.
9. In spite of glorious football history, the Colombian nation has the dubious reputation of having the
highest rate of violence in the world for a country not at war. Since the 1970s Colombia has been home to
some of the most violent and sophisticated drug trafficking organizations in the world. Home to the rival
drug empires, Medellin and Cali cartels, the country is notorious for being the drug capital of the world.
Drug lords are responsible for tainting Colombia’s soccer league. Exorbitant sums of drug money are
betted on matches. Corruption is rampant as players and officials are often bribed.
10. The violent history records the crime scene of the country. In 1983, Justice Minister Rodrigo Lara
Bonilla was slain, months after he had alleged that several football clubs were run by drug traffickers. In
1989, referee Alvaro Oriega was killed after a match. He had disallowed a goal by Deportivo
Independiente and had sent off one of its players. Apparently, the team’s defeat caused the drug lords to
lose huge sums of money which caused the referee to be murdered.
4.1 Choose the correct option
(a) ………………………. are traditional favourites to win the World Cup.
i. Brazil and Italy
ii. Italy and Columbia
iii. Brazil and Columbia
(b) ………………………. was the Columbian goalkeeper in the fateful match.
i. Oscar Cordoba
ii. John Harkes
iii. none of the above
(c) The word “rampant’ means ……………………….
i. contained
ii. unbridled
iii. in control
(d) The 1994 World Cup was held in ……………………….
i. Asia
ii. Australia
iii. the USA
4.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer these questions.
(a) Why is the World Cup considered the pinnacle of soccer competition?
(b) What does the writer imply when he says that Brazilians and Italians produced sheer poetry’ on the
pitch?
(c) Give an example from the passage to suggest that Colombians are ardent fans of soccer?
(d) Why is the Colombian team described as entering the tournament in ‘a blaze of glory”?
(e) Andres Escobar made a dreadful mistake. What was it?
4.3 Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which mean the same as the following.
(a) unconquerable (para 4)
(b) pacify (para 7)
5 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. During the end of the eighth century AD, a fierce, bold race of pirates periodically left their homelands
to raid the coasts of Europe. Easily recognizable with their tall, muscular figures, blue eyes, and flaxen or
red hair, they hailed from Scandinavia, or present-day Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. They were called
the Norsemen, and those who participated in the raids were known as the Vikings.
2. At home, the Vikings were mainly farmers or stockmen. Hence, their expeditions were timed to
coincide with the lull periods which were during spring, after the seeds were sown, and in autumn, after
the crops were harvested.
3. Their large oak ships were rowed by forty to sixty oarsmen. They were decorated with colourful sails
and burnished shields. The arched bows, carved into shapes of dragons, earned the vessels the label,
‘dragon ships’.
4. “The Vikings would attack unsuspecting villages at dawn. Christian monasteries were popular targets
as they possessed many treasures, and were defenceless. Armed with swords and battle-axes, the Vikings
killed those who came in their way and departed with as much loot as possible. Young men and women,
who were spared, served the Vikings as slaves. Later, with the advent of intermarriages, many were
voluntarily freed, and many others were released after the advent of Christianity.
5. Between 740 and 1050 AD, the Vikings grew in strength. At the pinnacle of their supremacy, they
colonized Iceland, Northern France, and large parts of Britain and Ireland. They had also attacked the
Lapps, Finns, Russians, North Africans, and parts of the Roman Empire. In time, the Vikings developed
trade with the Europeans in place of piracy.
6. Till today, their legacy is evident in Britain and Ireland. For instance, many countries have places
whose names end with by’, like Derby, Rugby, and Kirby. In Danish, oby’ means home or village.
Conversely, most of the Norsemen became Christians by 1000 AD, primarily due to Irish influence.
Christianity also thrived because the Norwegian king, Olaf Tryggvason, a devout Christian, threatened
those who refused conversion with military action.
7. The success of the Vikings can be attributed to their culture, which placed great emphasis on courage
and might. Norsemen were trained in self – defence and encouraged to partake in sports such as
swimming, rowing, and riding. Hence, the Vikings became tough and highly adaptable warriors. Young
Norsemen were eager to participate in these expeditions as they held promise of fortune, glory and even
noble rank. However, they were required to prove their worth since only the elite would be selected.
Religion was also a motivating factor. Much of the Viking mythology was inspired by warrior gods, who
battled for noble causes. Valhalla, their heaven, was not an eternal abode for all good souls. Only those
who had died an honourable death in battle were believed to gain entry. Believing that heroic action was
the highest possible good, the Vikings were willing to take up challenges and risks, which undoubtedly
led them to a great many discoveries. Their superior navigational skills also distinguished them as
intrepid travellers.
8. Much of the Vikings’ history has been gleaned from their legendary tales, called sagas, a word which
comes from the Norse verb meaning ‘say’ or ‘tell’. Sagas began as a form of entertainment during feasts,
and related the Vikings’ mythical past, discoveries, feuds and their eventual conversion to Christianity.
9. The European clergy disapproved of these fables and considered them sacrilegious. However, the
Vikings were determined to preserve their heritage. Their culture endured because of their distance from
Europe. Moreover, their Christian leaders did not object to their tradition of storytelling.
10. It was customary for Viking warriors to be buried in longships with valuables, clothes, and chariots,
which were believed to be useful in the afterlife. These ships, excavated in Scandinavia and former
colonies, were retrieved in good condition. They had been embedded in clay or ice, which preserved them
 over centuries. The treasures remained intact as they were made of durable materials such as gold, silver,
and stone. These graves have revealed to the later generations the past glory of the Viking race.
5.1. Choose the correct option.
(a) The word ‘flaxen’ in paragraph 1, means ……………………….
i. red
ii. pale yellow
iii. black
(b) The word ………………………., in paragraph 3, means ‘adorned’.
i. burnished
ii. decorated
iii. carved
(c) The word “sacrilegious’, in paragraph 9, means
i. blasphemous
ii. pious
iii. virtuous
(d) The word ………………………, in paragraph 7, means ‘dwelling’.
i. heaven
ii. abode
iii. hell
5.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer these questions.
(a) What set the Vikings apart from other races?
(b) Why did the Vikings undertake their expeditions?
(c) Why did the Vikings attack Christian monasteries?
(d) How did the Vikings preserve their heritage?
(e) How did religion inspire the Vikings to attain greater heights?
5.3 Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which mean the same as the following.
(a) unwary (para 4)
(b) peak (para 5)
6 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Smoking is the major cause of mortality with bronchogenic carcinoma of the lung and is one of the
factors causing death due to malignancies of the larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney,
pancreas, stomach, and uterine cervix, and coronary heart diseases.
2. Nicotine is the major substance present in the smoke that causes addiction. The additives can cause
damage to the body – for example, ammonia can result in a 100 – fold increase in the ability of nicotine to
enter into the smoke.
3. Levulinic acid, added to cigarettes to mask the harsh taste of the nicotine, can increase the binding of
nicotine to brain receptors, which increases the ‘kick’ of nicotine.
4. Smoke from the burning end of a cigarette contains over 4000 chemicals and 40 carcinogens. It has
long been known that tobacco smoke is carcinogenic or cancer-causing.
5. The lungs of smokers collect an annual deposit of 1 to 1/2 pounds of the gooey black material. The
invisible gas phase of cigarette smoke contains nitrogen, oxygen, and toxic gases like carbon monoxide,
formaldehyde, acrolein, hydrogen cyanide, and nitrogen oxides. These gases are poisonous and in many
cases interfere with the body’s ability to transport oxygen.
6. Like many carcinogenic compounds, they can act as tumour promoters or tumour initiators by acting
directly on the genetic make – up of cells of the body leading to the development of cancer.
7. During smoking, within the first 8–10 seconds, nicotine is absorbed through the lungs and quickly
‘moved’ into the bloodstream and circulated throughout the brain. Nicotine can also enter the bloodstream
through the mucous membranes that line the mouth (if tobacco is chewed) or nose (if snuff is used) and
even through the skin.
8. Our brain is made up of billions of nerve cells. They communicate with each other by chemical
messengers called neurotransmitters. Nicotine is one of the most powerful nerve poisons and binds
stereoselectively to nicotinic receptors located in the brain, autonomic ganglia, the medulla and the
neuromuscular junctions. Located throughout the brain, they play a critical role in cognitive processes and
memory.
9. The nicotine molecule is shaped like a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine which is involved in many
functions including muscle movement, breathing, heart – rate, learning and memory. Nicotine, because of
the similar structure with acetylcholine when it gets into the brain, attaches itself to acetylcholine sites
and produces a toxic effect.
10. In high concentrations, nicotine is more deadly. In fact, one drop of purified nicotine on the tongue
will kill a person. It has been used as a pesticide for centuries.
11. Recent research studies suggest that acute nicotine administration would result in increased dopamine
release from the brain, producing perceptions of pleasure and happiness, increased energy and motivation,
increased alertness, increased feeling of vigour during the early phase of smoking.
12. However, notwithstanding these superficial effects, research shows that the relationship between
smoking and memory loss is strongest in people who smoke more than 20 cigarettes each day and this is
not specific to the socio-economic status, gender, and a range of associated medical conditions of the –
smoker. Smoking may speed up age-related memory loss, the details of which are however not yet clear.
Some studies suggest that repeated exposure to high nicotine smoke related to ‘brain – wiring’ is nothing
but neuro – biochemistry that deals with complex interaction among genetic experience and biochemistry
of the brain – cells.
13. ‘NO’ is a unique molecule which plays a role in a number of beneficial and some of the harmful brain
and body mechanisms, for example, synapse formation, drug tolerance, and local regulation of cerebral
blood flow, Parkinson’s disease etc. It is also found that people who smoke more cigarettes a day have
poorer memories in middle age than non – smokers.
14. Some experts say that smoking is linked to memory problems because it contributes to narrowed
arteries that restrict blood – flow to the brain. One of the causes of memory decline in relation to brain
function could be nerve cell death or decreased density of interconnected neuronal network due to loss of
dendrites, the tiny filaments that connect one nerve cell to another. Self – restraint from smoking is
essential, not only to avoid this systemic damage but also to cut down on the pollutants affecting the
environment.
6.1 Choose the correct option.
(a) The word ………………………….., in paragraph 4, means ‘cancer-causing compounds’.
i. carcinogenic
ii. carcinogens
iii. tobacco
(b) The word ‘ganglia’, in paragraph 8, is the plural for the word …………………………..
i. ganglion
ii. gangly
iii. none of the above
(c) ………………………….. is not a toxic gas.
i. carbon monoxide
ii. acrolein
iii. acetylcholine
(d) ………………………….. are tiny filaments that connect one nerve cell to another.
i. dendrites
ii. mucous membranes
iii. brain – cells
6.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer these questions briefly.
(a) What is a cigarette makes people addicted to it?
(b) What are neurotransmitters?
(c) How is smoking a major cause of mortality?
(d) How does nicotine produce a toxic effect?
(e) According to experts, how is smoking linked to memory?
6.3 Pick out the words from the passage which mean the same as the following.
(a) vigour (para 11)
(b) helpful (para 13)
PHYSICS
1. Do Assignments in notebooks Assignments of ch -1 to 3
2. Do project on A -4 sheets
Project - Allotted to students according to their Roll numbers

LIST OF
PHYSICS
PROJECTS
Roll TOPICS
NO.
1 Comparison of light outputs of different sources
2 Eddy Current
To measure resistance and impedance of an inductor with or without iron core
3
4 Resistance of Pencil Leads
5 Diffraction pattern to measure pitch of DVD/CD

Effect of temperature on magnetic strength

6
7 Simple harmonic motion of a spring-determining the effect of mass on the period of
spring'smovement.
8 To find the refractive index of (a) water (b) oil using a plane mirror, an equi-convex
lens, and an adjustable object needle

9 Variation in Emergent ray (angle) using coloured glass slab.

10 To study variation of current in a circuit containing a light dependent resistor7

11 To study of factors affecting rate of cooling- Newton's law of cooling
12 FACTORS ON WHICH INTERNAL RESISTANCE OR EMF OF A CELL
DEPENDS
13 Across the universe: to calculate the constant velocity at which a person in a spaceship
would have to travel to get from Earth to the edge of the portion of universe visible
from earth which isabout 13.7 billion light years.
14 Relay and Electromagnetism- Burglar alarm ,alternate switching and oscillator
water level indicator alarm
15
16 Effect of surface tension on a liquid: To show that soap solution reduces the surface
tension of aliquid
17 To determine the Faraday law of electromagnetic induction by using a copper wire
round over an
iron rod and strong magnet
To estimate the charge induced on two identicle styro foam balls suspended in a
18 verticle planeusing coulomb's law
The working of an EMP(electro magnetic pulse) device.
19
20 To construct a full wave bridge rectifier and show that AC is rectified into DC

21 To study deterioration of water using different fruit peels

Factors affecting SELF INDUCTANCE OF A COIL

22
 effect of pressure on ball bounce height
23
24 To investigate the relation between the ratio of input and output voltage of transformer.
25 classification of magnetic materials
Find refractive index of different materials using hollow glass prism
26
27 Logic gates
28 Variation of R with length and area of cross sector using metre bridge
factors on which EMF of a cell depends
29
30 charging and discharging of capacitor in R-C circuits
31 Transformer.
Logic Gates
32
33 Social Distancing device using electronic sensors and transistors.
Diffraction pattern and find out the width of central maxima
34
find refractive index of water and oil using plane mirror, equiconvex lens
35
to determine the faraday's law of electromagnetic induction using copper wire wound
36 over an iron rod anda strong magnet
To show that soap solution reduces the surface tension of a liquid
37
Measurement of mutual inductance of 2 coils
38
demonstration of eddy current with aluminum coil
39
To investigate whether a pencil acts as a resistor and if so, then what is the variation
of resistance withrespect to the length of pencil.
40
Determination of internal resistance of battery eleminator by using potentiometer
41
42 To determine the effect of friction of different surface on the distance travelled by a
vehicle powered by aballoon.
Zener diode as a Voltage Regulator
43
Determination of EMF and internal resistance of a Juice Cell by Potentiometer
44
resistance of galvanometer by using meter bridge
45
JOULE THIEF
46
Determination of magnetic dipole of a bar magnet using position of neutral points
47
To construct a solar battery
48

3. Revise all topics done in class

4. Do following practical in files

1. To find resistance of a given wire using metre bridge and hence determine the specific resistance
of its material
2. To determine resistance per cm of a given wire by plotting a graph of potential difference versus
current.
Chemistry

1. Do all numerical of solutions

2. Do assignments of Solution ,Haloalkanes haloalkenes and Amino in your notebook
3. Write 7 practical in your files
4. Revise general organic chemistry and nomenclature
5. Do allconversions from organic chapters
BIOLOGY
Biology Project topics
1.Infertility causes and treatment
2.Effect of smoking on adolescence
3.Medicinal plants and their use
4.Genetically modified food
5.biological control agents
( case study on locust attack on Parts of India)
6.biowepons
7.chromosomal disorders
8.corona virus and it’s effect
Positive &negative
9.tissue culture
10.Role of biotechnology in the field of medicines
Project must include atleast two case studies
Project must include coloured pictures
Also include case study
All students will do assignment based on unit 1 and unit 3

MATHEMATICS
Revise NCERT chapters 2 to 5 (Exercise and Examples)
Solve assignments in notebooks
Write all formula of chapter trigonometric function, differential and integral in your notebook and revise
it daily

Write Practical No. 2,3,5 in file

Physical Education
3. Complete Ch, 1-3 with exercise in the notebook
v. Management of sporting Events
vi. Children to Women in Sports
vii. Yoga as preventive measure for lifestyle disease

4. Complete your Practical File

v. Fitness Test administration( Sai Khelo India Test)
vi. Procedure for Asanas, Benefits and construction for any two asnas for each lifestyle
disease.
vii. Any ONE IOA recognised sport/game of your choice. Labelled diagram of field and
equipment. Also mention its Rules and terminologies and skills.
viii. Rikli Jones senior citizen Fitness Test.