Holiday Homework | Class 5 | English | Winter Break | 2022-23

Holiday Homework (Winter Break)

Class 5 (English)

2022-23

Note:

·        All the answers must be written in an A4 size paper.

·        Stitch all the paper and keep in a stick file.

·        Proper care should be taken for handwriting.

·        Decorate the paper with boarder lines.

·        Draw pictures wherever needed.

Reading Comprehension

Passage 1

Answer all the questions from the passage given below.

The Rio Grande today is mostly used as a source of drinking water. Sadly, much of the water has been drained from the river. Parts of the river are almost dry! This is because people use more water from the river than the river can get back from rain and other sources. Experts are working to correct this, though, with hopes of restoring the river to its past strength. Today, the river is important as a source of water for Texans and Mexicans. More important, it is a symbol of cooperation between two nations. Though borders like the Rio Grande separate nations, they are also shared spaces. The Rio Grande is therefore a symbol of friendship and peace between two people.

1. What is the Rio Grande?

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2. Why is the Rio Grande today mostly used?

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3. Why are the parts of the river almost dry?

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4. What does the river symbolise?

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5. The people of Texas are called as Texans. So the people of ………………. are called as Mexicans.

Passage 2

Answer all the questions from the passage given below.

In the city of Cashgar, lived a barber who was a great talker. Once the Sultan called the barber to shave his head. The barber started talking non-stop instead of shaving him. The Sultan got angry.

“When are you going to stop talking and begin to do your work?”

The barber replied, “You do me an injury by calling me a chatterer. For, everyone says I am very quiet. I have six brothers whom you might call chatterers. Their names are Bacbone ( buk-bon ), Bakbarea (buk-buria), Bakbac (buk-buk), Alcouz (ul-kooz), Alnaschee (ul-nashi) and Schacabac (sha-ka-bak). One is humpbacked, one is toothless, one is half blind, one is quite blind, one is deaf and the other has a defect in his speech and they are all great talkers, but I am the youngest of my family, and I am very quiet and sparing with words.”

1. Where did the barber live?

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2. What quality had the barber?

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3. Why did the Sultan call the barber?

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4. Why did the Sultan get angry?

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5. How did the Sultan do an injury to the barber?

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6. How many brothers did the barber have?

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7. Name the brothers of the barber.

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8. What defects did the brothers of the barber have?

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9. A person having a raised part on back is called as ………………….

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10. The opposite of quiet is ……………………………………………………………

Textual

Answer the questions as per your textbook lessons.

1. Who was the quiet one in the class? Why?

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2. Why did the barber want a lot of food?

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3. Write any four differences between topsy-turvy land and our land?

Topsy-turvy land	Our land

 

4. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

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5. Why are the two children nobody’s friend?

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Grammar

1. Underline the no word in the given sentence.

None of the two groups played cricket.

2. Punctuate the following sentence.

when i visited parab i bought a toy a dress a bag and an ice-cream

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3. Correct the sentence by changing the correct form of the describing word.

The winter became badder as January approached.

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4. Complete the sentence suitably.

My mother was washing the clothes when ………………………………

5. Answer in one word.

broken into pieces        …………………….

6. Unjumble the sentence.

he forgets homework often notebook his.

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7. Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in the brackets.

The water bubble ……………. in the sky. (appear)

Spelling

1. Unjumble the words to make meaningful words.

SARTE	………………..	NUGAHYT	………………..
BGAR	………………..	PELASRUE	………………..

 

2. Fill in the blanks to make meaningful words.

G…..AN…..		BA….R….N
DIS….U…..SION		G…..NERO…..S

3. Rewrite by correcting the spelling.

astonisment         ……………………….

examin                 ………………………

Handwriting

Rewrite the following passage with good handwriting.

Onam is the well-known celebration of Kerala. It is also signified as the harvest celebration of Kerala. Malayalee people enjoy it with energy. Onam is a ten-day-long celebration. According to the Malayalam calendar, Onam is praised toward the start of Chingam month.

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Holiday Homework | Class 5 | EVS | Winter Break | 2022-23

Holiday Homework (Winter Break)

Class 5 EVS (2022-23)

Note:

·        All the answers must be written in an A4 size paper.

·        Stitch all the paper and keep in a stick file.

·        Proper care should be taken for handwriting.

·        Decorate the paper with boarder lines.

·        Draw pictures wherever needed.

1. Write two differences between renewable and non-renewable resources.

2. Suggest any four ways to save fuel.

3. Design a poster on saving fuel.

4. List out any four uses of petroleum.

5. Write any two differences between hot desert and cold desert.

6. Write a paragraph on Pashmina shawl.

7. Describe Rebo in two sentences.

8. Suggest any three ways to follow during an earthquake.

9. List out any four kinds of helpers during an earthquake. Also write how they help.

10. List out any four activities we do by blowing.

11. What were the activities the woodcutter did in the forest by blowing.

12. List out any four things used for cleaning.

13. Write two lines from the favourite song of Gandhiji. Also write the language in which it was written.

14. Why do people not choose the cleaning job? Write any two points.

15. Write two sentences about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

 

Holiday Homework | Class 4 | English | Winter Break | 2022

Holiday Homework (Winter Break)

Class 4 English (2022-23)

Instructions

·        All the answers must be written in an A4 size paper.

·        Stitch all the paper and keep in a stick file.

·        Proper care should be taken for handwriting.

·        Decorate the paper with boarder lines.

·        Draw pictures wherever needed.

Reading

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

Passage 1

One day the mother-in-law of a Santhal bridegroom cooked a special dish for him when he visited her.

“This curry is delicious. What is it?” The mother-in-law pointed at the bamboo door.

Next morning, just as he was about to leave, he remembered that there was no bamboo in his village. So he removed the bamboo door and carrying it with him left for his home.

On reaching his village, he told his wife, “Make curry with this bamboo door.” She was shocked. “How can I make curry out of a bamboo door?”

1. Name the tribe discussed in this passage.

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2. Whom did the mother-in-law prepare a special dish ?

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3. Why did the bridegroom take away the bamboo door ?

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4. Why was his wife shocked ?

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5. Write the opposite of ‘bridegroom’.

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Read the given passage and answer the questions given below.

Passage 2

A learned Pundit once visited the court of Akbar. He told the King and his courtiers that he had mastery over many different languages.

The Pundit could speak many languages fluently. He was so fluent that no one could find out what his mother tongue was. He challenged everybody at the court to name his mother tongue. When everyone failed, the challenge was taken up by Birbal.

1. Name the king of the story.

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2. Who visited the court of Akbar?

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3. What did the pundit tell the king?

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4. What skill had the pundit?

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5. What did he challenge everybody at the court?

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6. Who took up the challenge?

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7. Which word in the passage means ‘great skill’?

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8. Find the adjective in the sentence ‘a learned pundit once visited the court of Akbar’.

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9. Choose the meaning of the phrase ‘taken up’.

Grabbed

Accepted

Donated

Denied

10. The people who assisted the king in ruling were called as

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Writing

Answer the questions from the stories and poems of your textbook.

1. How did the learned Pundit challenge everybody?

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2. What is the best time to water the plants?

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3. Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’?

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4. What would the child give the donkey?

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5. What did Hiawatha learn about the birds?

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Grammar

1. Fill in the blanks by using an appropriate word from the brackets.

Rahul won the match. So …….. wanted to have a party for …….. friends.

(he, she, her, his, my, your)

2. Some words have similar sounds, but different meanings. Choose the correct word from the box and fill in the blanks.                         

• The bird sits on a ………………….          (bow, bough)
• The squirrel has a long …………….      (tail, tale)

3. Re-write the following words correctly by adding -ly at the end.

• angry          …………………………
• gentle         …………………………

4. Use a or an before the words given below.

……………. Ice-cream                 ………….. waistcoat

5. Underline the silent letters in the given words.

hour            sigh             doubt                   often

6. Re-write the following sentences by using suitable punctuation marks.

• i love rice dal curry in my lunch
• …………………………………………………………………………
• munna where are you going
• ……………………………………………………………………………….

Creative writing

Write a paragraph on ‘Hiawatha’ or ‘donkey’.

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Spelling

1. Rewrite the following words with correct spelling.

skolar	……………………	walop	………………..
nokomiz	…………………..	sailer	………………….

2. Fill in the blanks to make meaningful words.

W…..GW….M		T…..M….D
P….ND……T		PL…..CK

Handwriting

Re-write the following passage neatly.

The milkman’s cow was in a bad mood. It sat in the middle of the road and refused to move. The milkman begged the cow to get up. “The children are waiting for their milk to help them grow strong. Please get up,” he pleaded. He pulled and tugged and prayed.But the cow wasn’t going anywhere that day.

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