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GOOD SHEPHERD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
Grade 9 – ICSE
English Literature and Language
December- 2023

English Literature
Answer all the questions in about 500 words:
Drama: Julius Caesar
Consider Brutus’s actions. Is he right to join the conspiracy against Caesar? What are his
reasons? Does he choose to join the conspiracy, or is he tricked by Cassius? How do
Cassius’s motivations compare to Brutus’s? Are they more noble or less noble?
Poetry
Describe the destruction caused by the atom bomb in Hiroshima. In your answer refer to the
destruction of property, people and their dignity.
Short Story
Why are rumours harmful? Comment on this statement with reference to the short story ‘The
Boy who Broke the Bank’.
English Language
A winter carnival at school is great occasion for fun with friends. Narrate one such event in
your school in about 300-400 words.

Question 2
Write down each of the following word thrice:
1. Obsession
2. Possession
3. Tomorrow
4. Privilege
5. Persuasion
6. Pursuit
7. Whether
8. Weather
9. Beginning
10. Independent
11. Dependent
12. Bewildered
13. Perplexed
14. Capricious
15. Conscience
16. Continuous
17. Dexterous
18. Disappointed
19. Distinguish
20. Differentiate
21. Frivolous
22. Haughty
23. Mundane
24. Ostracism
25. Opportunity
26. Invincible
27. Differentiate
28. Character
29. Quizzical
30. Communication
31. Tomorrow
32. Immediately
33. Interesting
34. Invincible
35. Appreciation
36. Portray

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