PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA No.
3, AMBALA CANTT
AUTUMN BREAK (2024-25)
CLASS IX
NOTE: Do the HHW in project sheets.
DAY I
1. Write a diary entry.
2. Write the theme of the poem ‘A Legend of the Northland’.
3. Make the rule tables of Narration.
4. Write any 10 examples of narration and report them.
DAY II
1. Write diary entry.
2. Story writing: Write a story of an author who gradually turned blind (in not more than 120 words)
3. Write the theme of the chapter ‘In the Kingdom of Fools’.
4. Answer the given High Order Thinking Questions (In the Kingdom of Fools)
a. The Disciple in the story didn’t look into the depth of the matter and took ahasty decision of not
leaving the kingdom of fools. What light does the story throw on the importance of good decision
making in one’ life? (6 marks)
b. Do you believe in the fact that our prayers are often heard and answered? There are miracles which
change the course of life. Which miracle tool place in the story In The Kingdom of Fools? What lesson
do you learn from the Guru’s words of wisdom?
DAY III
1. Write diary entry.
2. Story writing: Given is the beginning of a story. Complete it in about 100-120 words. It was Sunday. Sunita
got up late in the morning and was horrifies to see two dangerous looking men talking to her father in a
threatening manner. At once she concluded………..
3. Write the theme of ‘No Men Are Foreign’.
4. Answer the following questions:
a. How do the people hate their brothers? Are they right? (3 mark)
b. We hate our brothers and begin to harm them as well as ourselves. How? (6 marks)
DAY IV
1. Write diary entry.
2. Answer the following questions:
a. What incident took place at the Rameshwaram Elementary School when a new teacher came to the
class? (3 marks)
b. ‘Once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted’. What system is heing
referred in the sentence from the chapter ‘My Childhood’? What are such problems? (6 marks)
3. Activity Pg 74 (from READER) (Draw map also)
DAY V
1. Write diary entry.
2. Google form test. Link: https://forms.gle/uDt8rFEEJvmx16gb6 (Accepts only one response)
DAY VI
1. Write diary entry.
2. Solve the given unseen passage.
Ulhas Mandlik, 35, a power-loom owner from Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, and his mother were homeward-bound
one evening when heavy rain forced them to take shelter beneath a bridge. Not far away, a small group of
labourers huddled together under a part of the cement housing above a 16 metre deep well used to pump water
for irrigation.
Suddenly, Mandlik and his mother heard the labourers scream. When the two got to the well, they were told that
a five year old boy named Hariya had fallen in through a side opening in the structure. Ignoring his mother’s
fears, Mandlik quickly knotted together lengths of flimsy rope belonging to the labourers and asked them to
lower him into the dark well. “I hope the rope holds,” he thought. As he descended, Mandlik noticed the metal
rungs on the wall of the well. He grabbed hold of one and started climbing down, when he saw the boy clinging
to a pipe running up the well’s centre. Grabbing the child, Mandlik started to climb praying that the old rungs
wouldn’t give away and plunge them both into the churning water below. Their luck held and within a few
minutes, Mandlik clambered to ground level and handed over Hariya to his sobbing father.
The man fell at Mandlik’s feet and offered him some money as a reward. Refusing the cash, Mandlik took
Hariya and his family to a nearby eatery and offered them steaming tea to warm them up. Several organisations
have honoured Mandlik for his bravery and presence of mind on that wet day three years ago. “I am happy I
was at the right place at the right time,” he says,” and was able to return a little boy to his family.”
Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
Q1: What first drew Ulhas and his mother to the well?
(i) shelter from the heavy rain. (ii) the return journey home.
(iii) news of a small boy’s fall. (iv) the labourer’s screams.
Q2: What were Ulhas’ mother’s fears really associated with?
(i) the rusted rungs inside the wall. (ii) the risk to the life of the rescuer.
(iii) the churning water inside (iv) doubts about the safety the well. of the boy.
Q3: Which of the following could be a learning from the report?
(i) it is best not to involve oneself (ii) one should not take shelter even in situations involving others. beneath a
bridge in the rain.
(iii) one cannot predict when an (iv) metal rungs alongside the wall of accident may befall any person. a well
may not always be useful.
Q4: Which of these expressions best describes Ulhas in view of this incident?
(i) disregard for an elder’s (ii) disbelief in one’s own abilities. warnings.
(iii) faith only in prayers for (iv) concern for others with no success. expectations.
Q5: Which of these did Hariya’s father express on receiving his son?
(i) gratitude. (ii) relief.
(iii) anxiety. (iv) peace.
3. Answer the following questions:
a. What shows Santosh’s concern for environment?
b. ‘Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country’. What values make
Santosh serve the society?
DAY VII
1. Write diary entry.
2. Solve the given unseen passage.
New Delhi: Atithi Devo Bhavah. To make visitors to the city feel welcome during the Commonwealth Games,
India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is set to train taxi and auto drivers, CISF personnel posted at
monuments, dhaba owners, hotel staff etc. Participants will be taught English as well as courtesy and ways to
communicate with tourists. At present, there is a shortage of trained guides in the city and with Commonwealth
Games drawing close, the issue has to be addressed promptly.
With hundreds of historical sites to visit and each monument boasting its own unique history, foreign nationals
are often left to fend for themselves and depend on tourist books and brochures for information. Language is
another problem. Quite a contrast to facilities offered in tourist sites in western countries, where trained guides-
proficient in several languages-are easily available to aid visitors apart from group-guided trips at regular
intervals. Although the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) plans to introduce audio guide services in five
languages at some world heritage sites our experts point that not a single monument or tourist place in the city
has an interpretation centre where tourists can come and get all information pertaining to a particular site. ASI is
also in the process of bringing out more brochures and guides for foreign visitors in the city. Experts say such
facilities are crucial if the government wants to promote Delhi as a ‘heritage city’. Various agencies like INTACH
are also involved in the plans.
Under ITDC’s plans, etiquette training for the Games will also be provided to residents who offer rooms to
foreigners under Delhi government’s bed and breakfast scheme. “House-owners will be given hospitality related
training and a brief of Indian tourism scenario. Most visitors generally question their hosts on information about
the city so they will be provided information on the golden triangle- Delhi, Agra and Jaipur as well as where
tourists should go visiting in Delhi,” said an official.
Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
Q1: What are the initiatives to be taken up by the India Tourism Development Corporation to make the visitors
feel welcome during the Commonwealth Games?
(i) training of drivers, CISF personals, dhaba owners and hotel staff.
(ii) promoting the sale of tourist books and brochures.
(iii) arranging audio cassettes and tapes on tourism.
(iv) constructing more bed and breakfast homes.
Q2: How have the western countries managed to offer aid and better facilities to their tourists?
(i) by providing good tourist books and brochures.
(ii) by providing well-behaved and courteous guides.
(iii) by training guides in several languages and group-guided trips at regular intervals.
(iv) by allowing foreign nationals to fend for themselves.
Q3: Apart from the guides and the guided tours, Archeological Survey of India has expressed the need for
establishing ______________ at historical sites to help tourists.
(i) interpretation centres. (ii) rehabilitation centres.
(iii) cessation centres. (iv) training centres.
Q4: What steps have been taken by ASI to promote Delhi as a heritage site?
(i) making brochures very informative and training the residents.
(ii) bringing out more brochures and involving other agencies in planning and visitor management.
(iii) offering tourists all sources of comfort for their stay and visits to historical sites.
(iv) providing owners of bed and breakfast homes information about Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
Q5: _________________ are to be provided to residents who offer rooms to foreigners under ITDC’s plan.
(i) comfortable stay, friendly and hospitable treatment
(ii) etiquette training, hospitality treatment
(iii) better tourist guides and interpretation centres
(iv) visits to the golden triangle cities.
3. Answer the following questions:
a. What motivated Maria to keep going? (3 marks)
b. How did Maria’s loneliness prove to be a boon for her? (6 marks)
DAY VIII
1. Write diary entry.
2. Write 2 examples of each tense from textbook.
3. Write the theme of ‘On Killing a Tree’.
DAY IX
1. Write diary entry.
2. Write the given sentences in all other 11 tense forms:
a. I will buy a new car.
b. She bakes nearly 10 cakes a day.
c. She has paid her fees.
d. Ramesh is applying for the post of Sports Instructor.
DAY X
1. Write a diary entry.
2. Google form test. Link : https://forms.gle/EFBkMxTt8CFDYWdH7 (Accepts only one response)
