BANYAN TREE SCHOOL, LODHI ROAD: Summer Holiday Assignment
Class: IX Subject: Biology

Task I: Group Activity
Chapter: Improvement in Food Resources

  • Make a team of three-four members of the same class.
  • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the topic given to you. Each ppt should not have more than 8-10 slides. (You can include diagrams, graphics and interesting information related to the topic).
  • The presentation should be mailed to your respective subject teacher’s email id by June 27th, 2015.
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  • Criteria for assessment: 1. Content as per guidelines 2. Presentation 3. Team work
  • Topics (make on the one assigned to your group)
    (a) Improvement in Crop yields (b) Crop variety improvemnet
    (c) Methods of irrigation and Use of manures and fertilizers in crop production (d) Crop protection management (e) Egg and broiler production
    (f) Animal husbandry (g) Fish production
    (h) Bee keeping (i) Cattle and poultry farming

Task II: Individual Activity
Chapter: The Fundamental Unit of Life

Do the following questions: (on ruled sheets)

  1. Explain the history of discovery of cell.
  2. Describe cell on the basis of its complexity, i.e. prokaryotic and eukaryotic.
  3. Describe the structure and function of nucleus.
  4. Describe the structure and function of two types of endoplasmic reticulum.
  5. Plastids are present only in plants. Comment.
  6. Differentiate between a plant cell and an animal cell.
  7. Write a short note on vacuoles.
  8. How are mitochondria important for the cell?
  9. Describe the chemical composition of cell wall.
  10. What is DNA? Where it is found? Name the functional segment of DNA.
  11. List two similarities between mitochondria and plastids.
  12. Give the functions of following organelles of the cell:
    (a) Chloroplast (b) Nucleus (c) Leucoplast (d) Chromoplast
  13. Write the names of two cell organelles that have their own DNA and ribosomes.
  14. What is endocytosis? Name an organism that feeds by this method.
  15. State cell theory. Name the scientist who presented it.

Banyan Tree School ,Lodhi Road

Summer Holiday Assignment 2015-2016

Class 9 Subject-Chemistry

Topic-Is Matter Around Us Pure

1. Which one of the following sets of phenomena would increase on raising

the temperature?

(a) Diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases

(b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility

(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases

(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases

2. Seema visited a Natural Gas Compressing Unit and found that the gas can

be liquefied under specific conditions of temperature and pressure. While

sharing her experience with friends she got confused. Help her to identify

the correct set of conditions

(a) Low temperature, low pressure

(b) High temperature, low pressure

(c) Low temperature, high pressure

(d) High temperature, high pressure

3. The property to flow is unique to fluids. Which one of the following

statements is correct?

(a) Only gases behave like fluids

(b) Gases and solids behave like fluids

(c) Gases and liquids behave like fluids

(d) Only liquids are fluids

4. During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the

phenomenon of

(a) diffusion

(b) transpiration

(c) osmosis

(d) evaporation

5. A few substances are arranged in the increasing order of ‘forces of attraction’

between their particles. Which one of the following represents a correct

arrangement?

(a) Water, air, wind

(b) Air, sugar, oil

(c) Oxygen, water, sugar

(d) Salt, juice, air

6. On converting 25°C, 38°C and 66°C to kelvin scale, the correct sequence of

temperature will be

(a) 298 K, 311 K and 339 K

(b) 298 K, 300 K and 338 K

(c) 273 K, 278 K and 543 K

(d) 298 K, 310 K and 338 K

7. Choose the correct statement of the following

(a) conversion of solid into vapours without passing through the liquid

state is called vapourisation.

(b) conversion of vapours into solid without passing through the liquid

state is called sublimation.

(c) conversion of vapours into solid without passing through the liquid

state is called freezing.

(d) conversion of solid into liquid is called sublimation.

8. The boiling points of diethyl ether, acetone and n-butyl alcohol are 35°C,

56°C and 118°C respectively. Which one of the following correctly represents

their boiling points in kelvin scale?

(a) 306 K, 329 K, 391 K

(b) 308 K, 329 K, 392 K

(c) 308 K, 329 K, 391 K

(d) 329 K, 392 K, 308 K

9. Which condition out of the following will increase the evaporation of water?

(a) Increase in temperature of water

(b) Decrease in temperature of water

(c) Less exposed surface area of water

(d) Adding common salt to water

10. In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of

hydrogen gas would increase?

(i) Increasing pressure on hydrogen contained in a closed container

(ii) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of the container

(iii) Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas

(iv) Adding more hydrogen gas to the container without increasing the

volume of the container

(a) (i) and (iii)

(b) (i) and (iv)

(c) (ii) and (iii)

(d) (ii) and (iv

11. A sample of water under study was found to boil at 102°C at normal

temperature and pressure. Is the water pure? Will this water freeze at 0°C?

Comment.

12. A student heats a beaker containing ice and water. He measures the

temperature of the content of the beaker as a function of time. Which of the

following Fig would correctly represent the result? Justify your choice.

13. Fill in the blanks:

(a) Evaporation of a liquid at room temperature leads to a——— effect.

(b) At room temperature the forces of attraction between the particles of

solid substances are———than those which exist in the gaseous state.

(c) The arrangement of particles is less ordered in the ——— state. However,

there is no order in the ——— state.

(d) ——— is the change of gaseous state directly to solid state without

going through the ———state.

(e) The phenomenon of change of a liquid into the gaseous state at any

temperature below its boiling point is called———.

14. Match the physical quantities given in column A to their S I units given in

columnB :

(A) (B)

(a) Pressure (i) cubic metre

(b) Temperature (ii) kilogram

(c) Density (iii) pascal

(d) Mass (iv) kelvin

(e) Volume (v) kilogram per cubic metre

15. The non S I and S I units of some physical quantities are given in column

A and column B respectively. Match the units belonging to the same

physical quantity:

(A) (B)

(a) degreecelsius (i) kilogram

(b) centimetre (ii) pascal

(c) gram per centimetre cube (iii) metre

(d) bar (iv) kelvin

(e) milligram (v) kilogram per metre cube

16. ‘Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion’. Comment.

17. Classify the following into osmosis/diffusion

(a) Swelling up of a raisin on keeping in water.

(b) Spreading of virus on sneezing.

(c) Earthworm dying on coming in contact with common salt.

(d) Shrinking of grapes kept in thick sugar syrup.

(e) Preserving pickles in salt.

(f) Spreading of smell of cake being baked through out the house.

(g) Aquatic animals using oxygen dissolved in water during respiration.

18. Water as ice has a cooling effect, whereas water as steam may cause severe

burns. Explain these observations.

19. Alka was making tea in a kettle. Suddenly she felt intense heat from the

puff of steam gushing out of the spout of the kettle. She wondered whether

the temperature of the steam was higher than that of the water boiling in

the kettle. Comment.

20. A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of

a refrigerator (temperature < 0°C). If you could measure the temperature

of the content of the tumbler, which of the following graphs (Fig.1.2) would

correctly represent the change in its temperature as a function of time.

21. Look at Fig. and suggest in which of the vessels A,B, C or D the rate of

evaporation will be the highest? Explain.

22.(a)Conversion of solid to vapour is called sublimation. Name the term used

to denote the conversion of vapour to solid.

(b) Conversion of solid state to liquid state is called fusion; what is meant

by latent heat of fusion?

23. You are provided with a mixture of naphthalene and ammonium chloride

by your teacher. Suggest an activity to separate them with well labelled

diagram.

24. It is a hot summer day,Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon

clothes respectively. Who do you think would be more comfortable and

why?

25. You want to wear your favourite shirt to a party, but the problem is that it

is still wet after a wash. What steps would you take to dry it faster?

26. Comment on the following statements:

(a) Evaporation produces cooling.

(b) Rate of evaporation of an aqueous solution decreases with increase in

humidity.

(c) Sponge though compressible is a solid.

27. Why does the temperature of a substance remain constant during its

melting point or boiling point?

BANYAN TREE SCHOOL, Lodhi Road

Holiday Homework- Social Science

Class-9(2015-16)

Disaster Management-A project will be prepared by the students individually on one of the seven topics given to them. The guidelines for preparing the project is given as a handout to the students. This carries 10 marks.

BANYAN TREE SCHOOL, Lodhi Road

Holiday Homework

Class-9 (2015-16)

Subject- Hindi B

निर्देश-1.सभी कार्यव्याकरणकीकॉपीमेंकरनेहैं।

2.सभी कार्यसुंदरएवंसाफ़लिखाईमेंकिएगएहों।

कार्य-1.अपठित गद्यांश- अपनीव्याकरणकीपुस्तकमेंसेपहलेदो (अभ्यासप्रश्नोंमेंसे)

अपठितगद्यांशकरें।

2. अपठितपद्यांश- अपनीव्याकरणकीपुस्तकमेंसेपहलेदो (अभ्यासप्रश्नोंमेंसे)

अपठितपद्यांशकरें।

3.चित्र-वर्णन-अपनीव्याकरणकीपुस्तकमेंसेकिन्हींदोचित्रोंकीफोटोकॉपीचिपकाकर

अपनेशब्दोंमेंउनकावर्णनकीजिए।

4. संवाद-लेखन- क) भ्रूण-हत्याकोलेकरदोमहिलाओंकेबीचसंवादलिखिए।

ख) नेपालमेंआएभूकंपकोलेकरदोछात्रोंकेबीचसंवादलिखिए।

5.विज्ञापनलेखन- क) कारकाविज्ञापन

ख) आभूषणोंकीएकनईदुकानकाविज्ञापन

Subject- French

Make a small notebook and write 10 diary entries in French during your summer holidays.

Subject-Sanskrit

  1. एकऔपचारिकऔरएकअनौपचारिकपत्रसंस्कृतमेंलिखें।
  2. कोईभीदोअपठितगद्यांशसंस्कृतमेंकरें।

Banyan Tree School, Lodhi Road

Class IX , 2015-16

Holiday Homework

Subject : Mathematics.

Instructions : Solve the questions in a thin notebook . Cover the notebook with brown paper.

1. Which of the following rational numbers have terminating decimal representation?

[1] 3/5 [2] 3/13 [3] 40/27 [4] 23/7 2.

2.How many rational numbers can be found between two distinct rational numbers?

(i)Two (ii) Ten (iii) Zero (iv) Infinite

3. The value of (2+√3 )( 2-√3 ) is

(i)1 (ii)-1 (iii) 2 (iv) none of these

4. (27)-2/3 is equal to _____.

(i) 9 (ii) 1/9 (iii) 3 (iv) none of these

5. Simplify: 3√2 x 4√ 3 .

6. Find the two rational numbers between ½ and 1/3 7.

7. Find two irrational numbers between 2 and 3.

8. Multiply √5by 6 √2 .

9. Express 0.8888… in the form p/q

10. Simply by rationalizing denominator,( 7 + 3√5) / (7- 3√5).

11. Simplify { ( 625-1/2)-1/4}2.

12 Visualize 3.76 on the line using successive magnification

13. If x = 1 - √2 , find the value of ( x – 1/x)3 .

14. Divide 12√15 by 4√3.

15. Represent in rational form 1. 23 .

16. Simplify by combining like terms, 23√40 + 3 3√625 - 43√320 .

17.If x = 1/ (2- √3) , find the value of x3 – 2 x2 – 7x + 5.

18. Prove that , 1/( 1+ √2) + 1/ (√2 + √3 ) + 1/ (√3 + √4) + ……… + 1/ (√8 +√9 ) = 2.

20. Find the value of x if ( 2/3 )x (3/2)2x = 81/16 .

21. If a = 2 and b= 3 , find the values of ( ab + ba ) – 1 .

22. Simplify , 4√ 3√ x2 .

23. Simplify , [ (25)3/2 x (243)3/5] / [ ( 16)5/4 x ( 8) 4/3 ] .

24 Which of the expressions are polynomials,

(a)x3 – 5x + 2 . (b) y2 + √2 y -√5. (c) z + 5/z + 1 . (d) 2√x + 7 .

25. Give the coefficient of x in √3 - 2√2x + 4 x2 .

26. Verify that 4 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = x – 4.

27. Find the remainder when f(x) = 12x3 – 13x2 – 5x + 7 is divided by ( 3x + 2 ).

28. If the polynomial ( 2x3 + ax2 + 3x – 5 ) and ( x3 + x2 – 2x + a ) leave the same reminder when divided by ( x-2 ), find the value of a . Also find the remainder in each case.

29. Show that ( x- 3 ) is a factor of the polynomial , f(x) = x3 +x2 -17x + 15.

30. find the value of k for which (x-4 ) is a factor of ( 2x3-3x2 – 18 x + k).

31. Factorise , (a) x2 + 9x + 18 . (b) 6x2 + 7x + 3.

32. Factorise x3 – 6x2 + 3x + 10 .

33. Factorise 4√3 x2 + 5x - 2√3.

34. Factorise 5(3x +y)2 + 6( 4x +y) – 8 .

35. Expand , ( 3a – 5b – c )2 .

36. Evaluate (997 )2 .

37. Factorise 2x2 + y2 + 8z2 - 2√2 xy + 4√2 yz – 8 xz.

38. Factorise , 8a3 – 27 b3.

39. Factorise ( 2x + 3y )3 – (2x – 3y)3.

40. Factorise , a3 – 8b3 – 64c3 + 24 abc.

41. Factorize (p-q)3 + (q-r)3 + (r - p)3 .

42. If x2 + 1/x2 = 18 , find the value of x3 + 1/x3 .

43. If x – y = 5 andxy = -6 , find the value of x3 – y3.

44. Without actual calculating the cubes evaluate , 283 + ( - 15 )3 + ( - 13 )3.

45. What are the possible expression for the dimensions of a cuboid whose volume is

12ky2 + 8ky – 20 k ?

46. If 3x +y+z = 0 , show that 27 x3 + y3 + z3 = 9xyz .

47. Factorise , 2 x2 - x + 1/8 .

48. Factorise x6 – y6.

49. The sum of 0. 3 and 0. 4 is (a) 7/11 (b) 7/10 (c) 7/9 (d) 11/ 15 .

50. Represent √9.3 on the real number line.