G.D.

GOENKA WORLD SCHOOL

CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY

SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
2018-19
GRADE – 7

ENGLISH
Read the novel ‘The Boy in Striped Pajamas’ by John Boyne and answer the following
questions:

CHAPTERS ONE, TWO

Vocabulary: Synonyms are words with similar meanings. Draw a line from each word
incolumn A to its synonym in column B. Then use the words in column A to fill in the
blanks in the sentences below.

A B
1. chaos a. indifferently
2. frustration b. limitations
3. dismissively c. immediate
4. presumed d. annoyance
5. desolate e. preferences
6. restrictions f. Disorder
7. foreseeable g. Lifeless
8. priorities h. Supposed
 ........................................................

1. The man was ____________________ to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

2. Your ____________________ are wrong if you choose to watch television instead of

finish-ing your report.

3. Happy with the community and its schools, my family intends to live here for the
____________________ future.

4. The severe hurricane left the town in a state of __________________ .

5. There are so many ____________________ on the use of the playground that no one
wants to come here anymore.

6. After trying in vain to solve the math problem, the student shook her head in
____________________.

7. The busy saleswoman waved the children off ____________________ when they asked
her lots of questions.

8. The astronaut took a walk on the rocky, ____________________ surface of the moon.

CHAPTERS THREE – FIVE

Vocabulary: Use the words in the Word Box and the clues below to complete
thecrossword puzzle.
WORD BOX
acknowledging customary exasperation insolent
complementing decidedly inscription significance
considerate distinctly insistent torture
conviction
Across Down
2. thoughtful 1. synonym for 12 Across
4. words engraved on a hard surface 3. admitting to be true
10. completing 5. importance
11. cause great pain 6. usual
12. without question 7. extreme annoyance
13. strong belief 8. boldly rude
9. continuing to make a firm demand

Chapters Three – Five (cont.)

Questions:

1. Why is Gretel surprised when she looks out the window?

2. How does Gretel react to the children on the other side of the fence?
3. How does Bruno’s father react to his son’s desire to go home?
Chapters Three – Five (cont.)

Writing Activity:
Describe a time when you had a disagreement with one of your parents. What was
the disagreement about? How was it resolved? (100 words)

CHAPTERS SIX, SEVEN

Vocabulary: Draw a line from each word on the left to its definition on the right.
Thenuse the numbered words to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

1. enforced a. reckless adventure or prank

2. reverberated b. dislike
3. engaged c. caused to be carried out
4. incredulous d. amusement
5. escapade e. easily annoyed
6. diversion f. echoed
7. distaste g. took part
8. irritable h. showing a lack of belief
........................................................

1. Playing video games is my favourite ____________________.

2. Most people are ____________________ when they hear stories about flying saucers.
3. After the rain spoiled her plans, my sister was ____________________ for the entire
day.

4. After reading the book, the students __________________ in a lively discussion about
the characters.
5. The police officer ____________________ the law against speeding by giving the driver a
ticket.

6. My little brother’s latest ____________________ ended with a ball breaking a bedroom

window.

7. The guide’s call ____________________ in the cave.

8. Many people have a(n) ____________________ for snakes.
CHAPTERS EIGHT – TEN

Vocabulary: Use the following words/phrases to make sentences of your own.

1. dominated

2. devise a way

3. retrieve

4. rummage

5. confirmed.

Writing Activity:
Bruno writes a letter to his grandmother. Imagine that you are his Grandmother. Write
a suitable reply to this letter.

Chapters Eleven – Thirteen (cont.)

Although Bruno feels that Shmuel is like his twin, the boys are different in many
ways. Use a Venn diagram, such as the one below, to compare the two characters.

Bruno Shmuel
CHAPTERS FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN

Vocabulary: Choose a word from the Word Box to fill in the blank spaces next to
eachdefinition.

WORD BOX
crucial grimace sarcasm sophistication
dilemma medicinal seething undeniable

1. difficult choice

2. twisted face

3. without a doubt

4. quality of
being worldly

sneering or cutting
5. remark

6. critical

7. healing

8. being disturbed

CHAPTER SIXTEEN -EIGHTEEN

Vocabulary: Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Draw a line from each
wordin column A to its antonym in column B. Then use the words in column A to
complete the sentences below.

A B
1. departure a. considerably
2. inconsolable b. unclear
3. misshapen c. perfect
4. remotely d. calm
5. commitment e. arrival
6. explicit f. acceptance
7. rejection g. indifference
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1. Some joint diseases can cause the fingers to become ____________________.

2. Mia became a lawyer because she has a strong ____________________ to justice.

3. The inspector in the factory ordered the ____________________ of all faulty parts.

4. The plane’s __________________ was delayed by a blizzard.

5. He gave such ____________________ directions that everyone arrived at the party on

time.
6. The child was ____________________ after the loss of her kitten.

7. Since I was only ____________________ familiar with the subject, I had to do a great
deal of research for my report.

Writing Activity:
Imagine you are Bruno’s mother. In a diary entry, tell why you have become
increasingly unhappy at Out-With. (100-150 words)

CHAPTERS NINETEEN, TWENTY

Vocabulary: Word analogies are equations in which the first pair of words or
phraseshas the same relationship as the second pair of words or phrases. For example,
UGLY is to BEAUTIFUL as SHARP is to DULL. Both pairs of words are opposites. Choose
a word from the Word Box to complete each of the analogies below.

WORD BOX
Appalled logically random
Implanted mercilessly unaccustomed

1. CONFUSED is to PUZZLED as EMBEDDED is to ___________________.

2. POOR is to WELL OFF as ___________________ is to USED TO.

3. PLANNED is to ___________________ as INNOCENT is to GUILTY.

4. ___________________ is to HORRIFIED as EXCITED is to THRILLED.

5. EARLY is to LATE as ___________________ is to KINDLY.

6. REASONABLY is to ___________________ as JOYFULLY is to HAPPILY.

Read CH-19. Then fill in each blank with a word that make sense.

As it turned out, all the things that he thought might be there—weren’t. There were no
grown-ups ________________1 on rocking chairs on their porches. And ________________ 2
children weren’t playing games in groups.
And ________________3 only was there not a fruit and ________________4 stall, but
there wasn’t a cafe either ________________5 there had been back in Berlin.
Instead ________________6 were crowds of people sitting together in
________________,7 staring at the ground, looking horribly sad; ________________ 8 all had one
thing in common: they ________________9 all terribly skinny and their eyes were
________________10 and they all had shaved heads, which ________________ 11 thought
must have meant there had been ________________12 outbreak of lice here too.
In one ________________13 Bruno could see three soldiers who seemed
________________14 be in charge of a group of ________________15 twenty men. They were
shouting at them, ________________16 some of the men had fallen to ________________17 knees
and were remaining there with their ________________ 18 in their hands.
In another corner he ________________19 see more soldiers standing around and
laughing ________________20 looking down the barrels of their guns, ________________ 21 them
in random directions, but not firing ________________. 22
In fact everywhere he looked, all he ________________ 23 see was two different
types of people: ________________24 happy, laughing, shouting soldiers in their uniforms
________________25 unhappy, crying people in their striped pajamas, ________________ 26 of
whom seemed to be staring into ________________27 as if they were actually asleep.
‘I don’t think I like it here,’ said Bruno after a while.

ESL
“Creativity is contagious, pass it on” Albert Einstein
1.Reading
The newspaper and pick the five highlights of each day and write in your scrapbook.
2.Book review
Write about one of your favorite books that you have read in your vacations.Tell in
details about one character that you liked the most in the book and why?.
3.Book cover
Redesign the cover page of the book you like the most. Use A4 sheet /chart of A4 size
only.
4.Bookmark design
Design a bookmark with a quote on it.
5.Review on serial
Give your review on one of the English T.V serial you like the most. Describe all its
characters in details. Paste their pictures(if possible)

6.Narrative writing
Concoct your own story using the hints given below.
7. Visit the www.spellingclassroom.com and list five words everyday with their lexical
meaning, synonyms and antonyms.
8.Word search:-

Use a single scrapbook for English Homework

 SST
Topic: GLOBAL FOLK ART
Country: UK
 Origin of global folk art
 It’s importance
 How it has changed with time.
 The research should be about 4-5 pages and done in the scrap notebook OR
present your findings on a chart paper.

Use charts, graphs, posters, and graphics to define GLOBAL FOLK

FRENCH
 Students to make a scrap file on famous French monuments, museums, cars and
brands.

Collect pictures and important information on all the topics and clearly demonstrate the
relevance of 3 monuments, 3 museums, 3 cars and 3 brands of France and also talk about
their popularity and glory in the entire world. Use a coloured scrap file. Be creative and
use your imagination to design a beautiful cover too. Write your name and paste your own
picture on the cover.

SPANISH
1. Research and read up on the differences between the Spanish spoken in Spain and in
Latin American countries. Are the differences major or minor? Highlight the differences
and the similarities on an A4 sheet of paper to discuss in class after the vacations.
2. Write a description of your house (15-20 sentences). ON A4 size sheet
3. On A4 size sheet beautifully illustrate the difference in infrastructure of Spanish
speaking countries and India.

GERMAN
 Make a Magazine on Map of Germany, Flag of Germany, National Animal of
Germany, Greetings, Musical Instruments, Means of Transport, Fruits, Vegetables,
Festivals, Museums, Cars and Brands.

You can use pictures and information on all the topics and talk about them in German.
Use coloured sheets. On one side paste pictures and on the other side write few lines on
each of them. Make it an interesting one.
 Make a Menu Card in German.

Collect 10-15 verb and take a coloured printout ( which we use in our daily life for
example kochen, schwimmen, radfahren..... and paste it in your Notebook.

HINDI
निम्नलिखित विषयों पर एक स्लोगन लिखिए :-
o 1.जल संरक्षण 2. स्वच्छ भारत 3. प्लास्टिक निषेध
 विज्ञान की दुनियाविषय पर एक निबंध लिखिए ।
 ग्रीष्म ऋतु पर एक कवितालिखिए ।
 किसी हिन्दी पुस्तक में से पाँच कहानियाँ पढिए तथा कठिन शब्दों को अभ्यास पुस्तिका में लिखिए।
 अपने छोटे भाई या बहन को मेहनत का महत्त्व समझाते हुए पत्र लिखिए ।

आजकल की पीढ़ी में नैतिक मूल्यों की कमी होती जा रही है । इस विषय पर छ: से सात पात्र लेकर एक नाटक लिखिए ।

ART
Colourful Expression
The Visual Element of Colour has the strongest effect on our emotions. It is the element
we use to create the mood or atmosphere of an artwork. There are many different
approaches to the use of colour in an inspirational manner and use colour as a creative
force in our work. There are twelve colours in the colour wheel pictured below, using
these colours create an interesting artwork. The proper use of colour will always
enhance your final artwork.
Few Examples-
And
India Folk Arts
You have to research, collect information of the different Folk Arts of India such as Blue
pottery, handmade paper and tie and dye. You have to prepare a scrapbook on their
features, methods and styles.

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Task1
Project
1. Create a mark sheet for ‘Product Information’ as shown in the figure below:
 The total and Average is to be calculated using formula/function

 Using conditional formatting highlights:

o Those cells in Green whose Unit Stock is more than 20

o Those cells in Red whose Unit Stock is less than 50

 Sort the data according to ascending order of Unit Price

 Also create a column chart for Product Information

2. Create an Excel Sheet containing the following data:

  Sort the data according to Alphabetical order (A-Z) of Course

 Filter only those data having more than 50 marks

Task 2
1. Convert The following :
a) 51610 to base 2
b) 2510 to base 2
c) 57610 to base 8
d) 9510 to base 8
e) 11610 to base 16
f) 63510 to base 16
g) (11110001)2 to base 10
h) (11010)2 to base 8
i) (101)2 to base 16
j) 2726510 to base 16
k) 45610 to base 8
l) 5168 to base 2
m) 76516 to base 2
n) 1238 to base 2
o) 57848 to base 2
p) 87616 to base 2
q) 4448 to base 2
r) AAA16 to base 2
s) ABC16 to base 8
t) DA116 to base 8
u) CAB16 to base 8
v) 77458 to base 16
w) 768 to base 16
x) 1348 to base 16
y) 6438 to base 16
z) 3218 to base 16

MATHS
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

 There are two sections in this document. Answer all questions.

 Part A comprises of project work based on the guidelines given.
 Part B comprises of 20 questions which involves reinforcement of work done
before summer break.
 You may submit the homework in a neat project file with an attractive cover.
 Do not use class math notebook for doing holiday homework.
 Write your name, class and section on the cover page.
.
Section - A
Estimating angles –
(From chapter-7-ICT, investigations and problem solving-page 66 –Check point
Maths 2)
(a) You will need three pieces of paper or card. Draw on them:
(i) an acute angle ( less than 90)
(ii) an obtuse angle(between 90 and 180)
(iii) a reflex angle (more than 180)
On each of them mark clearly the angle to be estimated. For example,

(b) Explain to your friends that you are going to show them three angles in turn for 5
seconds each,
and that you will ask them to estimate the size of each angle.
(c) Record the responses on a piece of paper. This is called ‘raw data’.
(d) Design a clear table for the results.
(e) Display the data using a suitable graph
(f) What conclusions can you draw from your results?
(g) Suggest ways in which the experiment can be improved.
(h) Test the following statement: ‘People become better at estimating the size of an
angle if they
practice’.
Section - B
1. A recipe for a fruit punch has 1.25 liters of orange juice, 750ml of pineapple juice
and 3 liters of lemonade.
(a) How many liters of punch does this recipe make?
(b) How many 100ml glasses could be filled with the punch?

2. What is the total weight in grams of the fruits listed below?

Apples-1.5kg, Pear-0.5kg, Oranges-750g, Dried Grapes-1200mg.

3. Arrange in ascending order using the symbol for ‘less than’.

0.46 , 4.6 , 0.04 , 46.0 , 0.406

4. Write expression for the area of the rectangle given:

h-3

4
5. Convert the following to metres.
(a). 0.8km (b). 96cm. (c).12mm.

6. Calculate 450ml + 1.55 litres give the answer in ml.

7. Calculate 2.75liters – 950ml litres give the answer in litre.

8. Express the total of the following in kg.

12 tonnes, 760kg, 0.93 tonnes, 640kg

9. A ship can carry 8500 tonnes of cargo. How many containers, each weighing 18
tonnes, can it
carry safely?

10. A baker makes loaves weighing 425g. How many loaves can he make from 15kg of
dough?

11. Copy and complete:

(a) with< ,> or =
(i) 4 x 4 ____ 2(3+5)
(ii) 73 ______ 7 x 3
(iii) 7m _____99cm
(iv) 4890 kg ______ 9 tonnes
(v) 48liters _______4800ml
(b) Round:
(i) 643 to the nearest hundreds.
(ii) 56789 to the nearest thousands.
(iii) 64.734 to 1 decimal place.
(iv) 37.578 to 2 decimal places.
(v) 198.43 to the nearest whole number
(c) Work out the following multiplications:
(i) 380 x0.1=
(ii) 237 x 0.01 =
(iii) 5.08 ÷ 0.1 =
(iv) 0.49 ÷ 0.01 =

12. Expand the brackets and simplify your answer where possible:
(i) 3(x – 7) + 4x -8
(ii) -9(y -4) + 6(2y+ 1)
(iii) 3m( 2 – m) -7(-2m+ 4) + 7m2

13. If 1 km = mile and 1 mile = km, Convert:

(i) 640 km = ___________ miles

(ii) 1200 miles = __________km

14. Copy these shapes and draw on the lines of symmetry for each one. If it will help
you,
use tracing paper or a mirror to check your results.

15. Find the order of rotational symmetry for each of these shapes:

16. Fill in the blanks.

(i) (-11)2 = _____

(ii) -9 x _____ = 81
(iii)√225 = ______

(iv) √ = _______

(v) √0.25 = ________

17. Are the two triangles given below congruent? Justify your answer.

18. The graph below shows a family car journey. Use the graph to answer the questions.

(a) What time did the family set out?

(b) (i) How far did they travel in the first hour?
(ii) What was their average speed in the first hour?

(c) What time did they stop for breakfast?

(d) How long did they stop for breakfast?

(e) How far did they travel between 9:00am and 11:00am?

19. This data records the weights (in kilograms) of 30 students of Grade -7 students.
29 45 37 42 38 36 37 40 38 37 46 50 37 36 44
37 40 28 35 37 34 41 42 44 43 48 43 32 29 30

(i) Draw a stem – and – leaf diagram of the data.

(ii) From the stem – and – leaf diagram calculate:

(i) the mean weight of grade 7 students
(ii) the median weight
(iii) the modal weight

20. Calculate the following:

(i) (+15) ÷ (-5) = ________
(ii) (-7) – (+12) = ________
(iii) (-4) x (+17) = _______
(iv) (+12) ÷ ____ = -4
(v) -36 + 7 = _____

SECTION C

Make a project/chart from one of the topics given below:

1. Any two famous Mathematicians and their contribution.

2. Maths in daily life
3. Maths in nature
4. Making Mathematical jewellery (using 2dshapes or 3d objects-self made)
5. Exploring ‘Special Quadrilaterals”
6. Exploring “ lines of symmetry and order of rotational symmetry”
7. Any game/puzzle/crossword created on the topics covered so far.
 8. A self-composed poem on the topics covered so far.
9.
Use your creativity and research skills to make the project.
Best entries to be awarded.

SCIENCE
“Impact of changing environment on humans”

News from the Science desk -

Humans will undergo physical changes and may resemble the aliens
Their eyes will grow big and pop out, skin will pale ……..

Your task for the long and lazy summer afternoons is –

1. Research on the impact of changing environment on the physical features in
humans.
2. Write an article on the physical changes that you may have researched about.
Also research on the reason for the change.
3. Make a sketch / model of how humans would appear 100 years from today.
You may use your imagination as well as information from the research work
done by you.
Instructions
 Use A4 size thick paper
 Make both the work (article and drawing / model) visually attractive

Remember – Environment not only refers to the climatic changes due to pollution and
other human activities but also refers to the technological changes.

Students to revise the topics taught for the month of April-May 2018 and make a
collage on the role played by science in our daily life.

SCIENCE SUMMER HOLIDAY HOME WORK ASSIGNMENT