SANT NIRANKARI PUBLIC SCHOOL NIRANKARI COLONY

CLASS-X

ENGLISH

Week -4 Assignment- 7

Poem-A Tiger in the Zoo

-Leslie Norris

Summary of the poem

The poem begins with a description of a tiger that is very beautiful and is walking in his little

cage. He has beautiful stripes on his skin and has velvet like soft paws. But the tiger is not

happy and is quite angry about being confined in the cage. The poet says that if the tiger was

not confined to the zoo cage, he would have been hiding himself behind the long grass near

some water body, in order to catch its prey that is the deer. Also, he would have terrorised the

residents of the villages around the forest area. But the reality is totally opposite to this. He was

confined in a cage which was made up of strong building material and he was helpless there.

He could not show his power to the visitors, therefore, never tried to terrorize them. The tiger

is described as being powerless and agonized by the poet. He says that during night also he is

alone, hearing the voice of the patrolling vehicles of police and looking at the stars. The cage

life has totally changed the tiger’s personality. The poet is trying to say that the animal which

is famous for its fearlessness and freedom is confined and sad due to the human beings who

want to derive pleasure by looking at him in the zoo cage.

Q 1.Read the following lines carefully and answer the questions that follow

(i) He stalks in his vivid stripes,

The few steps of his cage,

On pads of velvet quiet,

In his quiet rage.

(a) Why the tiger could walk only a few steps?

(b) Why is he in quiet rage? [CBSE 2014]

(ii) He should be lurking in shadow,

Sliding through long grass,

Near the water hole,

Where plump deer pass.

(a) Who is ‘He’ here?

(b) Who would pass through the water hole?

Q2 Answer the followinh question in about 100-150 words:

a) Love for freedom is the natural instinct of evry living being.Comment. (CBSE 2014)

b) Is it right to confine wild animals into cage ? Why/Why not?

Week :4 Assignment- 8

Poem –How To Tell Wild Animals

-Carolyn Well

How to Tell Wild Animals -Summary of the poem

The poet is describing the various wild animals. These animals are very dangerous and she has

introduced them one by one in a very funny way. First of all she tells us about an Asian lion.

She says that if you are visiting the jungles of the east and there you see an animal which has

tawny skin and he roars so loudly that you will die out of fear. This means that you have seen

an Asian lion. Next in the line is the Bengal tiger that she has explained to be a royal animal

that at once attacks and kills a man. She says by adding humour that if this beautiful black

striped animal kills you and eats you, then you have surely met a Bengal tiger. After this, she

says that if the reader met an animal that has black spotted skin and it at once jumps on him,

then it means that the reader has met a leopard. Moreover, she says that if one will cry out in

pain, it maybe of no use as the leopard will not stop attacking him. Then she moves on to the

bear that she says will hug very tightly. This is the way to recognize a bear as it kills a person

by hugging him very tightly. So, she says that the bear will continue to hug us tightly and that

is the only way to recognize him. After this, she asks a question to the readers that do they

know how to recognize beasts that hunt their prey. Here she explains about hyenas which she

thinks have a smiling face and the crocodiles that have tears in their eyes. This can be seen

when they are killing their prey. The last one in the list is the Chameleon. She says that it is a

lizard - like creature which doesn’t have ears and wings just like a lizard. Only this can help

you differentiate between a lizard and chameleon. She further says that the chameleon has a

quality of changing its color according to the colour of the surface. So, to explain this she says

that if the reader looks at the tree and if he can only see the tree, this means that there is a

chameleon sitting on it which has already turned its color to brown just like the branch of the

tree.

Q1 Read the following lines carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(i) If ever you should go by chance To jungles in the east;

And if there should to you advance A large and tawny beast,

If he roars at you as you’re dyin’

You’ll know it is the Asian Lion ….

(a) State features of an Asian Lion.

(b) What do you mean by ‘tawny’ ?

Or if some time when roaming round, A noble wild beast greets you,

With black stripes on a yellow ground, Just notice if he eats you.

This simple rule may help you learn The Bengal Tiger to discern.

(a) How can you recognise a Tiger?

(b) Why does the poet call him a noble animal? [CBSE 2015]

Q2 Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words each:

a) How can you identify Asian Lion and the Bengal Tiger?

b) How can you distinguish between a hyena and a crocodile?

c) How does the poet describe the bear?

d) Describe the few characteristics of a chameleon.

WORKSHEET-7

L-1 POWER SHARING POLITICAL SCIENCE Q1. Multiple choice questions:

1. The principle of majoritarianism led to a civil war in a. Sri Lanka b. Georgia c. Belgium d. Ukraine

2. Sri Lanka became independent in the year

a. 1958 b. 1960 c. 1974 d. 1948

3. Which language was recognised as the official language after independence

in Sri Lanka? a. Tamil b. Hindi c. Sinhala d. Telugu

4. Brussels was chosen the headquarters of

a. European union b. G-77 c. G-5 d. None of these

5. Which of the following doesn’t border Belgium?

a. Germany b. Ireland c. France d. Netherland

6. Modern democracies maintain check and balance system. Identify the correct

option based on the horizontal power sharing arrangement. a. Central government, state government, local bodies b. Legislature, executive, judiciary c. Among different social groups d. Among different pressure groups

7. Which one of the following is a major caste group of Sri Lanka?

a. Christian and Tamil b. Buddhist and Hindu c. Sinhali and Tamil d. Sinhali and Christian

WORKSHEET-8

L-1 POWER SHARING POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. Which community was relatively rich and powerful in Belgium? 2. Which community in Sri Lanka enjoys majority? 3. What is the difference between prudential reasons and moral reasons of

power sharing? 4. Mention any two positive aspects of power sharing? 5. State any one step taken in Belgium to rule out the problem of regional

difference and cultural diversities? 6. What is the ethnic composition of Belgium? 7. What are the major social groups of Sri Lanka? 8. What is the power shared among different organs of the government called? 9. How did Sri Lanka respond its ethnic problem?

(CHEMISTRY) Chapter - 1 WORKSHEET-7

1. If pH of solution is 13, it means that if is (a)Weakly acidic (b)Weakly basic (c)Strongly acidic (d)Strongly Basic 2. A solution turns red litmus blue, its pH is likely to be

(a)1. (b)4 (c)5. (d)10 3. A solution reacts with crushed egg-shells to give a gas that turns lime-water milkey. The solution contains (a)NaCl (b)HCl (c)LiCl. (d)KCl 4. Why is sodium hydrogen carbonate an essential ingredient is antacids? 5. What is the chemical name of washing soda? Name three raw materials used in making washing soda by Solvay process? 6. .Dry ammonia has no action on litmus paper but a solution of ammonia in water turns red litmus paper blue. Why is it so?

(CHEMISTRY) Chapter - 2 WORKSHEET- 8

1. Which of the following gives on heating? (a)Slaked. (b)Quick lime. (c)Lime stone (d)Soda ash. 2. Plaster of Paris is made from (a)Lime stone. (b)Slaked Lime. (c)Quick lime (d)Gypsum 3. An aqueous solution with pH-zero is (a)Acidic (b)Alkaline. (c)Neutral (d)Amphoteric 4. Setting of Plaster of paris takes place due to (a)Oxidation. (b)Reduction. (c)Dehydration (d)Hydration 5. Give the name and formula of two (i) strong monobasic acids (ii)two weak dibasic acids 6. What will you observe when: (i)Red litmus is introduced into a solution of sodium sulphate. (ii)Methyl orange is added to dil HCl. (iii)Blue litmus is introduced into a solution of ferric chloride. 7. A compound X of sodium is commonly used in kitchen for making crispy pakoras. It is also used for curing acidity in the stomach. Identify ‘X’ . What is its chemical formula? State the reaction that takes places when it is heated during cooking? 8. State the chemical property in each case on which the following uses of baking soda are based

(i)As an antacid (ii)As a constituent of baking powder.

Give the chemical for baking soda

BIOLOGY WORKSHEET- 9 Nutrition Previous Year Questions: 1 mark: 1. How do autotrophs obtain CO2 and N2 to make their food? 2. Where does digestion of fat take place in our body? 3. Name the green dot like structures in some cells observed by a student when a leaf peel was viewed under a microscope. What is this green colour due to? 2 Marks: Write one function each of the following components of the transport system in human beings: 1. Blood vessels 2. Blood platelets 3. Lymph 4. Heart 3 marks: 1. How are oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in human beings? How are lungs designed to maximise the area for exchange of gases? 5 MARKS: 1. (a) Draw a sectional view of the human heart and label on it Aorta, Pulmonary arteries, Vena cava, Left ventricle. (b) Why is double circulation of blood necessary in human beings? 2. (a) Draw the structure of a nephron and label the following on it: Glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, Renal artery, Collecting duct. (b) What happens to glucose that enters the nephron along with filtrate? 3. Explain the process of digestion of food in mouth, stomach and small intestine in human body. 4. (a) List the three events that occur during the process of photosynthesis, (b) Explain the role of stomata in this process. 5. Describe an experiment to show that “sunlight is essential for photosynthesis.”

WORKSHEET 7 (CH-15) CLASS-X MATHEMATICS

1. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting (i) An even number (ii) An odd number (iii) A prime number (iv) A composite number (v) A number less than 4 (vi) A number less than or equal to 5 (vii) A number greater than or equal to 3 (viii) A number seven

2. Cards are marked with numbers 13,14,15,.................,60 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that the number on the card drawn is (i) Divisible by 5 (ii) An even number (iii) A number which is a perfect square (iv) A prime number (v) A number which is divisible by 2 or 3 (vi) A number which is divisible by 2 and 3 (vii) A number which is not divisible by 10

3. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cardsFind the probability of getting (i) A king of red colour (ii) A face card (iii) A queen (iv) A red face card (v) A spade (vi) A jack of hearts (vii) A queen of diamond (viii) Spade or an ace (ix) Neither king nor queen (x) Red card (xi) Not red card (xii) A king or a jack

WORKSHEET 8 (CH-15) CLASS-X MATHEMATICS

1. Two dice are thrown simultaneously, find the probability of getting : (i) 5 will not come up either side (ii) 5 will come up at least once (iii) Same number on both the dice. (iv) Different numbers on both the dice. (v) Doublet of a number (vi) Sum is less than 5 (vii) Prime number comes on first. (viii) Odd numbers on both the dice (ix) Numbers having a sum less than or equal to 12 (x) Two coming on the first die and and multiple of three on the other.

2. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of (i) Getting at least one head (ii) One head (iii) At most one head (iv) At least one tail (v) One tail

3. What is the probability that the leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays? 4. What is the probability that the year selected at random will contain 53

Sundays? 5. A bag contains 5 black, 7 red and 3 white balls. A ball is drawn at random

from the bag, find the probability that the ball drawn is: (i) Red (ii) either black or white (iii) not black

6. Kajal and Priyanka are two friends. They were both born in 1991. What is the probability that the have (i) same birthdays?

(ii) Different birthdays? 7. A bag contain 24 marbles out of which x marbles are red.

(i) If one marble is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is a black marble.

(ii) If 4 more black marbles are put in the bag, the probability of drawing a black marble will be 9/8 times that of the probability of black marble coming in part (i). Find x.

ASSIGNMENT-1 (WEEK-4)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (402) UNIT 1: COMMUNICATION SKILLS – II

1. What is communication? 2. What are the barriers of effective communication? 3. Define Parts of Speech. 4. Explain any five 7 C’s of communication. 5. Write any five principles of communication.

MCQ

1. He ordered pizza. pizza was delicious. a. a, the b. an, the c. the, a d. the, an

2. Which of the following communications has zero ambiguity or maximum clarity? a. Oral b. Visual c. Written d. Eye contact

3. Which one is the correct sequence of events in a communication cycle?

i. Encoding > Sending > Feedback > Decoding > Receiving ii. Encoding > Sending > Receiving > Feedback > Decoding iii. Encoding > Sending > Decoding > Receiving > Feedback iv. Encoding > Sending > Receiving > Decoding > Feedback

4. To keep fit they play tennis daily. What is wrong with this sentence?

a. ‘s’ missing in the verb - play b. No use of definite article c. Incorrect use of preposition d. Nothing wrong. It is a correct sentence.

ASSIGNMENT-2 (WEEK-4)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (402) UNIT 1: COMMUNICATION SKILLS – II

1. What are different type of communications and explain verbal communication

in detail.

2. Name some common barriers to effective communication which we must avoid.

Answer the following questions (in context of communication barriers) 1. Not stating instructions clearly is an example of……….. 2. Not understanding the customs or traditions of a speaker could mean there is a………………. 3. When you are overcome by your own feelings and unable to communicate well it means there is an ……………….. 4. Using slang or words that are used within your own social group is an example of a ………………. 5. You may like to have your own private cabin to work in but if you are not willing to meet your team face to face it is an indication of a………. 6. You have an…………………. if you think you are more qualified than others and are superior in knowledge. 7. If you have a totally different viewpoint from your team mates on the way a training programme is to be planned you have a …………..