INTERNATIONAL INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL – RIYADH
ENGLISH HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2017– 2018)
Name: ______Grade: VII Section: _____
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“Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body” __ Joseph Addison
Task # 1
Read the famous book ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ by Anne Frank or ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E Hinton .Write a review of the book.
Include the following in your review:
· name of the book and the author
· main characters of the book
· the characters you liked the most
· the summary of the story in short
· personal impression and conclusion
Note: The assignment has to be done on A-4 size sheets and filed together for submission after holidays.
Task # 2
Synonyms and Antonyms
*Synonyms are words that have the same meanings. Ex. Skinny and slenderare synonyms.
*Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Ex. Skinny and fat are antonyms.
State whether the following pairs of words are synonyms or antonyms:
1. bad, awful______
2. frigid, frozen ______
3. anomaly,normal______
4. dangle,tied ______
5. assuage,ease______
6. adroit.amateurish______
7. protagonist,villain______
8. gleaming, sparkling ______
9. stupendous,impressive ______
10. unique,common______
11. swift, sluggish ______
12. unfriendly, refined______
Think of a pair of antonyms that are not listed above. Use those antonyms in complete sentences.
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Task # 3
INCULCATE THE HABITOF READING NEWSPAPER AND WATCHING NEWS ON TELEVISION.
Read any English Newspaper during your summer vacation.
Go through the articles in the Newspaper,
select any TWO articles about inspirational people or great personalities and highlight FIVE difficult words in each article and write their meanings from the dictionary.Also, select any TWO articles with interesting or humorous headlines and write why you find them interesting or humorous.
Cut and paste the articles on A-4 size sheets.
Task # 4
Complete lessons 1, 2 and 3in English Workbook. Do Q/A and all the related exercises.
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