DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL,NTPC

SUMMER HOLIDAYS ASSIGNMENT-2021-22

CLASS-X SUBJECT-ENGLISH

Literature Reader- Learn & write Q/Ans of chapters done till date.
Write summary of all the chapters.

Prepare a mini Grammar book Containing-

Tenses table with sentences
3 forms of verbs.
Modals-rules& sentences
Narration-rules& sentences
Active& Passive Voice-Rules& sentences
Prepositions-Usage& Sentences
Conjunctions-Usage & Sentences
 Design an English Word Dictionary from alphabets A to Z Write at least 10 daily
use words of each alphabet with their meanings.
 Prepare PPT/short video on - ‘Rags to riches’ based on true story of any famous
personality.
*On any 1 chapter of your Literature book.

DESIGN AN ENGLISH MAGAZINE:

a. Design an attractive cover page of the magazine
b. Give a creative name to the magazine
c. Create a poster on “Save Water”
d. Puzzles
e. Proverbs
f. Crossword
g. Advertisements
h. Scrambled words

Do the given assignment in your grammar notebook.

1.Given below are Reena’s notes from her trip to Fatehpur Sikri. Use this information
to complete the paragraph by choosing the correct options.
Imperial city of Mughal empire between 1571-1584-built by Mughal emperor Akbar-
buildings blend of Islamic and Hindu styles-general layout and concept: Islamic-
actual buildings show Hindu influence especially Gujarat and Rajasthan

Fatehpur Sikri (a) __________ Mughal dynasty between 1571 and 1584. It (b) __________ Akbar,
and is one of a kind. The buildings within FatehpurSikri (c) __________ architectural traditions.
Though the general layout of the buildings (d) __________, the actual buildings (mainly palaces),
their ornate columns, arches, carving style, etc. (e) __________ Gujarat and Rajasthan.

(a) (i) was the Imperial city of the

(ii) is the Imperial city of the
(iii) was an Imperial city of
(iv) has been an Imperial city of the

(b) (i) was being built by the

(ii) has been built by
(iii) got built by the
(iv) was built by
c) (i) are a blend of Islamic and Hindu
(ii) are blended with Islamic and Hindu
(iii) is blended of Islamic and Hindu
(iv) is a blend of Islamic and Hindu

d) (i) i conforming to the Islamic styles of architecture

(ii) conforms to the Islamic style of architecture
(iii) in conforming to the Islamic style of architecture
(iv) are conforming to the Islamic style of architecture

(e) (i) show a Hindu influence specially that of

(ii) shows an Hindu influence specially from
(iii) showed the Hindu influence of
(iv) show a particular Hindu influence of

2.Complete the passage by choosing the correct options from those given below:

Legends will tell you that flamingoes are (a) __________ ordinary visitors to Kutch. They were
the honoured guests of King Lakho and he (b) __________ the hunting of flamingoes that (c)
__________ to Kutch from various parts of the world every year to breed. For centuries the
region (d) __________ a haven for this migratory bird. Flamingo City, an island in the middle of
the Rann of Kutch, (e) __________ the world over as one of the biggest breeding grounds of the
Greater Flamingo, (f) __________ with bodies of hundreds of flamingo chicks. The parents of
these chicks (g) __________ the island due to lack of food.

3. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences as

shown.

Ex. spent/ trying / years/ to perfect/ Elias Howe/ a sewing machine

Elias Howe spent years trying to perfect a sewing machine.

i)he/ that/ had been/ by / captured/ one night/ a tribe/ dreamed/ he

ii)told/ would have to/ he/ he/ produce/ was/ in a day/ the sewing machine

iii)speared/ could not/ if/ he/ would be/ he/ by/ the tribe

iv)suddenly/ he/ Howe/ as/ woke up/ to/ the solution/ saw/ his/ problem

WRITING SKILLS-

1.Though there is a movement like ‘Sarvashiksha Abhiyan’ and enrolling of

underprivileged children in schools, there are still many children, who do not go to
school, rather have never seen a school. It is indeed disturbing. You decide to write a
letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views and the steps to be taken.

2.Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily, expressing your opinion and views
on the increased human dependence on technology. Right from a small child to an
adult, or even an old man, everyone wants gadgets only-cell phone, I-pod, laptop, etc.
This also has a negative effect on social relationships.Write the letter in about 100-
120 words.
3.The chart shows the division of household tasks by gender in Great Britain.
Write an analytical paragraph describing the chart given in not more than 200

words.