KALKA PUBLIC SCHOOL SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK - 2020-21 CLASS - VII

ENGLISH:

General Instructions:

Creativity and originality of the work will be appreciated.

Art Integrated Project should be handmade and presented in a file or made digitally

through PowerPoint presentation.

Reading activity and writing skill should be done on white/ light-coloured A4 size

sheets.

ART INTEGRATED PROJECT: EK BHARAT SHRESHTH BHARAT

“The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals”

Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate glorious heritage, culture and traditions. They are

meant to rejoice special moments and emotions in our lives with our loved ones. Festivals were

started to pass the legends, knowledge and traditions onto the next generation.

SIKKIM is a state in northeast Asia where a beautiful land of manifold tribes and races of people

live together. All these diverse tribes and communities have their unique features in addition to

their particular festivals. Make a powerpoint presentation based on the festivals of SIKKIM. You

can gather information about the important festivals like Saga Dawa, Drupka Teshi, Phang

Lhabsol, Bumchu, etc. Insert colourful pictures and text highlighting each festival with slide

design and animation to make your presentation aesthetically pleasing. Creative handmade

projects will also be accepted.

‘MY BOOK MY FRIEND’ CAMPAIGN

Given below is a list of books. Choose any ONE book to read and write a short book review using

the hints given. Mobile apps on books or pdf copy from google will make the books easily

available to you.

1. Genres-Books

2. Fiction-The Harry Potter series

3. Thriller-Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels & Stories - by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

4. Science Fiction-Time Machine - H.G. Wells

5. The Classic-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain

6. Indian Writer- The Blue Umbrella– Ruskin Bond

You are truly an enriched student now with sparks of wisdom. Write down the answers to each of

the categories. You may use some visual illustrations as well.

1. The Title of the book

2. The Favourite Character in the book

3. The Plot of the story in a short paragraph

WRITING SKILL - PARAGRAPH WRITING

A view of Online Learning/e-learning

Technology has impacted various industries and markets on a global scale, and advancements are

still being introduced, changing the way we live, work and study. A learning system based on

formalized teaching but with the help of electronic resources is known as E-learning.

Write two paragraphs on how e-learning is utilizing electronic technologies to access educational

curriculum outside of a traditional classroom. You may express your views on the following

spheres:

Self –paced learning

Effective results

Mobility

Accessibility

HINDI:

1.निरे्दश :-1.प्रत्येक प्रश्िों के उत्तर निरे्दशािुसार र्दीजिए| 2.ऱेख की सुन्र्दरता का ध्याि रखें |

प्रश्ि.-1 ह ॊदी की ऩाठ्यऩुस्तक व व्याकरण ऩुस्तक के लऱए सुन्दर व आकर्षक कवर ऩेज तैयार करें l

प्रश्ि.-2 ऱॉकडाउन के समय अऩन ेघर में र कर आऩन े क्या नया सीखा (चा े कोई व्यॊजन , कोई खेऱ अथवा अन्य कुछ भी नया ) ववधध अनुसार ककन् ीॊ दो के बारे में सधचत्र लऱखें । ( स्रैऩ बुक में करे )

प्रश्ि.-3 व ेसारे लिक्षक जो प्रततहदन आऩको ऩढ़ा र े ैं , गततववधधयों द्वारा आऩका मनोरॊजन भी कर र े ैं , उनका आभार व्यक्त करत े ुए ववलभन्न धचत्रों व अच्छे वाक्यों से उनका धन्यवाद करें I ( र ववर्यअध्याऩक व गततववधध अध्याऩक के लऱए ) य कायष A3 साइज िीट में करे ।

प्रश्ि.-4 कोरोना काऱ में म सब िारीररक स्वास््य व मानलसक स्वास््य के प्रतत जागरूक ुए ैं , इसी आधार ऩर ऩाॉच व्यायाम व योगासनों ( कोई भी ) का कोऱाज A4 साइज िीट ऩर बनाएॉ व व्यायाम के ऱाभ ऩर एक अनुच्छेद भी लऱखें ।

प्रश्ि.-5 कोरोना काऱ के बाद आऩ क्या ववचार रखत े ैं कक ववद्याऱय में क्या-क्या बदऱाव आएॉगे । अऩन ेइन् ीॊ ववचारों को दस स ेऩॊद्र ऩॊक्क्तयों में स्रैऩ बुक में लऱखें ,साथ में ववद्याऱय के वातावरण में आन ेवाऱे ऩररवतषन का एक धचत्र भी बनाएॉ ।

प्रश्ि.-6 लसक्क्कम राज्य भारत का एक अलभन्न अॊग ै। अऩनी खबूसूरती के साथ अऩन ेव्यॊजनों व ऩकवानों के लऱए भी लसक्क्कम प्रलसद्ध ै। इस राज्य के प्रमुख व्यॊजन ,खानऩान की एक सूची धचत्र सह त बनाएॉ और ये ककन अवसरों ऩर बनाये जात े ैं इसकी भी सूची ऩररयोजना के रूऩ में तैयार करें। ( कऱा समेककत पररयोििा पर आधाररत )

MATHEMATICS:

DO ALL THE QUESTION NEATLY IN MATHS NOTEBOOK

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

Q.1 The pair of integers whose sum is -5:

a) (1, -4) b) (-1,6) c) (-3, -2) d) (5, 0)

Q.2 Multiplication of -2, -7 and -10 gives

a) -34 b) 19 c) -140 d) 90

Q.3 What is the product of 2

5 × 5

1

4?

a) 1

2 b)

21

10 c)

11

10 d)

15

10

Q.4 The reciprocal of 12

3 is:

a) 1

2 b) 1

3

2 c)

5

3 d)

3

5

Q.5 7 rupees and 7 paisa can be written in rupees as:

a) Rs. 7.07 b) Rs. 7.70 c) Rs. 0.707 d) Rs.770

Q.6 The value of 0.03 × 1000 is:

a) 0.00003 b) 3 c) 0.003 d) 30

Q.7 What will be the range of the following data?

32, 41, 28, 54, 35, 26, 33, 23, 38, 40

a) 25 b) 23 c) 31 d) 54

Q.8 The mean of first five natural numbers is:

a) 2 b) 5 c) 3 d) 4

Q.9 There are 6 marbles in a box with numbers 1 to 6 marked on each one of them. What is the

probability of drawing a marble with number 2?

a) 1

6 b)

1

5 c)

1

3 d) 1

Q.10 A dice is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a prime number?

a) 1

2 b) 0 c) 1 d)

1

6

VERY SHORT QUESTIONS

Q.11 The product of two negative integers is always __________

Q.12 Complete the following: 7 × [(-12) + 6] = _______________

Q.13 3

4 of 20 is __________

Q.14 The probability of an event which is impossible to happen is ________

Q.15 Place value of 5 in 498.05 is _________

Q.16 7 litres 150 ml = _________ litres

Q.17 In a set of observations, the observation that occurs most often is called _____________

Q.18 The representation of data with bars of uniform width is called ___________

Q.19 In throwing a coin, the number of possible outcomes is _____________

Q.20 34

7÷ 5 = __________

SHORT QUESTIONS

Q.21 Find the mean and median of first five multiples of 4.

Q.22 Observe the given bar graph carefully and answer the questions that follow:

a) How many bikes were produced in first three months?

b) Calculate the increase in production in May over the production in January.

c) In which month the production was minimum and what was it?

Q.23 Given below are the heights of 15 boys in a class measured in cm:

128, 144, 146, 143, 136, 142, 138, 129, 140, 152, 144, 140, 150, 142, 154

a) Find the height of the tallest boy.

b) Find the height of the shortest boy.

c) Find the range of the given data.

Q.24 Verify and name the property: 7 × [22 + (-9)] = [7 × 22] + [7 × (-9)]

Q.25 Classify the following events as certain to happen, impossible to happen, may or may not

happen:

a) Getting a number less than 1 on throwing a dice.

b) Getting a head when a coin is tossed.

c) A team winning a match.

d) Getting a red ball from a sac containing red balls.

Q.26 Find the product with suitable properties for the following:

a) [16 × (-34)] + [(-34) × (-18)]

b) 23 × (-36) × 10

Q.27 Evaluate:

a) (-39) ÷ 13

b) (-64) ÷ [ (-8) × (-8)]

Q.28 a) Write a positive and negative integer whose sum is -4.

b) Write a negative integer and a positive integer whose difference is -2.

Q.29 Find a) 1.08 × 0.3

b) 158.3 × 2.9

c) 4.59 × 7

Q.30 Divide: a) 8.4 ÷ 2.1

b) 7.14 ÷ 1000

c) 76.5 ÷ 0.15

Q.31 Simplify: 21

3+ 5

5

6− 4

2

3

Q.32 Evaluate: 5

9+

2

3 ÷

4

9÷

2

3

Q.33 Find the value of 63.7 – 28.89 + 76.4

Q.34 The product of two numbers is 185

6. If one of the numbers is 2

2

3, find the other.

Q.35 Find: 2

3 𝑜𝑓

3

4 𝑜𝑓 80.

Q.36 Mrs. Sharma purchased apples worth Rs. 75.20 and bananas Rs. 47.25. Find the total money

she spent.

Q.37 A box contains 150 bulbs, of which 45 are defective. One bulb is taken at random from the

box. What is the probability that the bulb is a) Defective b) Non-Defective?

Q.38 A dice is thrown randomly. Find the probability of getting a) An even number b) An

odd number

Q.39 From a glass jar having 5 red balls and 8 white balls was randomly drawn. What is the

probability of getting a) A red ball b) A white ball?

Q.40 Observe the given double bar graph carefully and answer the questions that follow:

a) Find the total number of boys in all sections of class VII.

b) In which sections, the number of girls is greater than the number of boys?

c) In which section, the number of boys is maximum?

LONG QUESTIONS

Q.41 Sunita and Rehana want to make dresses for their dolls. Sunita has 3

4𝑚 of cloth and she

gave 1

4 of it to Rehana. How much cloth did Rehana have? How much was left with Sunita?

Q.42 From the sum of 15.44 and 7.524, subtract the difference of 7.2 and 3.547.

Q.43 Multiply the sum of 1

2 and

2

3 with the reciprocal of the product of

4

5 and

10

10.

Q.44 A barrel contains 18𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 of water. How many such barrels will be required to hold

202.5𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 of water?

Q.45 Height of place A is 1800m above sea level. Another place B is 700m below sea level.

What is the difference between the levels of these two places?

Q.46 In a test, +3 marks are given for every correct answer and -1 mark are given for every

incorrect answers. Sona attempted all the questions and scored +20 marks, though she got 10

correct answers.

a) How many incorrect answers has she attempted?

b) How many questions were given in the test?

Q.47 A dice was thrown 15 times and the outcomes recorded were:

5,3,4,1,2,6,4,2,2,3,1,5,6,1,2

Find the mean, median and mode of the data given.

Q.48 Following cards are put facing down

A E I O U

What is the chance of drawing out?

a) A vowel

b) O

c) A card marked U

d) A consonant

Q.49 A dice was thrown 200 times and the following outcomes are noted:

OUTCOMES 1 2 3 4 5 6

FREQUENCY 30 28 40 30 35 37

Find the probability of getting

a) A multiple of 3

b) 4

c) A composite number

Q.50 In the public library, the following observations were recorded by the librarian in a

particular week:

DAYS MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

NEWSPAPER

READERS

400 600 350 550 500 350

MAGAZINE

READERS

150 100 200 300 250 200

a) Draw a double bar graph choosing Appropriate scale.

b) On which day, the number of readers in the library were maximum

ART INTEGRATED PROJECT

Sikkim is famous for its LEPCHA WEAVING and unique designs on Shawls. With the help

ofdifferent colours of Wool, show atleast2 such patterns depicting the culture of SIKKIM and

draw the lines of symmetry.

An example of the pattern is shown below:

PROJECT ON COVID-19 FOR CLASS 7TH

To show the effect of COVID-19 in five most

affected states of India and how it has been

divided into different zones with the help of

multiple bar graph.

The five most affected states are:

MAHARASHTRA

GUJARAT

DELHI

TAMIL NADU

MADHYA PRADESH

NAME OF THE

STATE

RED ZONE ORANGE ZONE GREEN ZONE

MAHARASHTRA 14 16 6

GUJARAT 9 19 5

DELHI 11 0 0

TAMIL NADU 12 24 1

MADHYA PRADESH 9 19 24

*For future reference prepare a hard copy and a soft copy

COMPUTER APPLICATION:

Q. 1. Making a video based on the any of the following topic using any movie

software (like Filmora, Powerdirector etc.). (ART INTEGRATED PROJECT)

• To identify the areas where science and technology interventions could

significantly improve the existing socio economic conditions in Sikkim.

Q. 2. Make a e-collage on “operating system” using any software like MS – Word, MS –

PowerPoint etc.

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

MAHARASHTRA GUJARAT DELHI TAMIL NADU MADHYA PRADESH

DIF

FE

RE

NT

ZO

NE

S

AFFECTED STATES

LIST OF CONTAINMENT ZONES

RED ZONE ORANGE ZONE GREEN ZONE

SANSKRIT:

1.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

INSTRUCTIONS:-

The Holiday Homework should be handwritten only.

Use of pictures & newspaper clippings is essential wherever required.

One Project should be done from Art Integrated Project.

Activity based question is mandatory.

All question and answers (Fill in the blanks, true or false, MCQs) from Worksheet and

Map work given below should be done in History or Civics notebook.

Art Integrated Project

Sikkim is a "land of peace and tranquility". It is clad with mountain valleys in the north, while its

west has atmospheric Buddhist monasteries, its south has monumental religious statues , friendly

and cheerful urban centres in its east. Awarded as the “Cleanest State of India”, Sikkim has

diverse cultures in Art and Crafts.

Portray the various aspects of Sikkimese culture.

Class VII - Create various types of Sikkimese folk musical instruments.

Activity Based Question

Mark the following on the

political map of India.

The kingdoms belonging

to these regions:

1. Western Deccan

2. Bengal

3. Gujarat and Rajasthan

4. Tamil Nadu

The Kingdoms involved in Tripartite Struggle.

The City for which the tripartite struggle took place.

The dynasty’s region whose chief overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a

ritual called “hiranya-garbha” to become a Kshatriya. Bronze sculpture of this empire

was world famous.

Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to this dynasty.

The river whose channels provided water for agriculture, particularly for the cultivation

of rice under Cholas

WORKSHEET

State whether true or false:

1. We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.

2. Prashastis were composed by learned Brahmanas.

3. Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of

agricultural settlements.

4. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.

5. Road is a human made environment.

Fill in the blanks:

1. Archives are places where are kept.

2. was a fourteenth-century chronicler.

3. , , , and were some of the new crops

introduced into the subcontinent during this period.

4. is a key feature of democracy.

5. The best-known Chahamana ruler was , who defeated an

Afghan ruler named Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1191.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is not a component of human environment?

a. Land

b. Religion

c. Community

2. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of

a. Rocks

b. Minerals

c. Fossils

3. Rocks which contain fossils are

a. Sedimentary rocks

b. Metamorphic rocks

c. Igneous rocks

4. The thinnest layer of the earth is

a. Crust

b. Mantle

c. Core

5. Which is a threat to environment?

a. Growing plant

b. Growing population

c. Growing crops

One Word Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Kitab-al-Hind?

2. Give an example of extrusive igneous rocks.

3. What is the core of the earth made up of?

4. What is atmosphere?

5. Who used the term ‘Hindustan’ for the first time and when?

Short Answer Type Questions

1. List the two ways in which the government has tried to implement the equality that is

guaranteed in the Constitution.

2. List some of the technological changes associated with early medieval period.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Give reasons.

2. We cannot go to the centre of the earth.

3. Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments.

The following images show Igneous and Sedimentary rocks. Observe the pictures of these rocks

and record your answers in the table given below.

Igneous Rock Sedimentary Rocks

Type of Rock Texture Colour Arrangement of grains/ layers Formed by

Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock

HOTS Question

1. How has caste inequality harmed our society? What steps have been taken in this regard by

the government?

2. Map Work

Q. Do the following pages (from Map Book- Updated Map Practice):

Geography: Page No.: 3, 4 and 5.

History: Page No.: 42, 43 and 44.

SCIENCE Instructions:

Assignment to be done in notebooks

Project on A4 size sheets filed neatly

I. PROJECT (Do any one)

1. REVERSE OSMOSIS: A WATER PURIFICATION TECHNIQUE

Increased level of water pollutants is leading to contamination of water. So Reverse

Osmosis is generally used to purify water these days. Find out more about the process

and, prepare an attractive report on colorful A4 sheets (5 to 6 pages). Systematically

record your findings, covering the following points

i. What is reverse osmosis? ii. How does the reverse osmosis works? iii. A well labeled diagram of reverse osmosis. iv. Comparison of mineral water and reverse osmosis. v. Images of Reverse osmosis plant.

OR

2. GREEN BUILDING

Make a project file on any Green Building in Delhi i.e a building that reduces the energy

consumption by adopting environment friendly techniques like hanging plants, solar panels, large

windows for airflow insulated walls, natural plant purifiers mentioning - Name & location of

building, features used, futuristic overview.

II. ACTIVITY

Sikkim is a colourful state which is always engulfed in harmony which radiates through the

varied cultures here that co-exists

Sikkim is a state having very old and deep-rooted handloom and handicraft traditions. Handloom

... civilization. The cultural pattern of a society is ... weaving, they begin to learn the art from a

very young age.

Design the various weaving pattern using paper that describes artistic textiles of Sikkim.

III ASSIGNMENT

Q1. Write two examples of each of the following—

a) Useful fungi

b) Insectivorous plant

c) Organism showing symbiotic relationship

d) Types of silk

e) Two scale of measuring the temperature

Q2. Give reasons for the following

a) Organisms need to take food.

b) We prefer to wear light – coloured clothes in summer and dark - coloured clothes in

winter.

c) Sorter’s job in wool industries is considered as occupational hazard.

d) Digital thermometers are used now – a - days to measure body temperature.

Q3. Draw labelled diagram of land breeze and sea breeze.