APEEJAY SCHOOL, PRIMARY WING, FARIDABAD

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2016-17)

CLASS- V
TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW

Its summer time

Let’s get together and sing a rhyme
Holidays have begun,
And here comes a time to have lots of fun
Read lovely books,
And help your mom cook.
Play with your friends
And let all the fights end
Hope you have lots of fun
Sleeping on time
And rising with bright sun!!!
 Dear student,
We wish you a very happy Summer Vacation from 16th May, 2016 to 3rdJuly,
2016. It’s time to enjoy with your family and friends, explore books, visit new
places, watch informative programmes and play games. Make your vacation
fulfilled and meaningful with brainstorming, constructive and interesting
activities. Give a vent to your creativity and make optimum use of your potential.
This will enhance the learning process and your personality.

Do remember to -
 begin your day with a morning walk and exercises to keep fit and healthy.
 read books to enhance linguistic skills, promote imagination and expand
the horizon of thoughts and expressions.

Guidelines:-
 All the work should be neatly handwritten and your own effort.
 Creativity and originality in work will be appreciated.
 Compile these activities and present them in the Handbook provided to you.

Have Cyber fun: - Suggested Sites to visit

 www.funbrain.com
 www.kidswebindia.com
 www.kidsgen.com/stories
 www.bookadventure.com
 www.magickeys.com

“Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and
never regrets” - Leonardo da Vinci

Looking forward to seeing you on Monday, 4th July, 2016.

Manisha Gulati
(Head Mistress)
 ENGLISH

TO BEGIN WITH

Write five quotes that would lead you,

‘Towards A Better Tomorrow’.

TICKLE THE MIND POWER

Use the letters from the word ENVIRONMENT to

build a word bank of four or five letter words.
(Make atleast twenty words.)

ENHANCE YOUR
EXPRESSIONS

Compose a short poem to highlight the

idea, ‘Save Trees, Save Generations’.
Read stories, create a sense of wonder, make leisure time a
pleasant experience.

Read the Novel: ‘The Night of the Leopard’. Write a book review based on the
following guidelines-

1. Author
2. The main characters
3. Which character did you like the most and why?
4. What did you dislike about the story?

ONLINE READING

Read online, a short story by the same

author. Illustrate and describe any two of
your favourite characters from the story
you have read. Use at least 5 adjectives.
The description is to be written in 50
words. Complete the given story map.
 Story Map
Title: ________________________________________________________________________

Author: ______________________________________________________________________

Setting/Background:

Characters: ____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Value/Moral: ___________________________________________________________________

My Opinion: I liked the story because________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

List 20 new and unfamiliar words from the story. Also write their synonyms and antonyms.

CLICK PICTURES

Click pictures of yourself doing various activities at home showing your

contribution in helping your mother/father and paste them on a pastel sheet.
Write 3-4 lines for each activity saying why you like doing it.
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SPEAKING CANVAS

Design a cover page beautifully illustrating a step forward towards a

better tomorrow with a message to protect our planet.

Suggested Readings
1. Tales from Panchtantra
2. The Wind in the Willows- Kenneth Graham
3. Gulliver’s Travels- Jonathan Swift
4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
5. Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens

Channels to Watch
1. National Geographic
2. Discovery Channel
 SCIENCE

Call of the Wild- Select any two endangered species

of animals and create awareness about them,
designing a poster with a slogan. Also write an
article on it.

Word Hunt- 5th June is Innovation-Imagine

celebrated as ‘The yourself to be an
World Environment equipment that can
Day’. To spread help reduce global
awareness design a warming.
crossword puzzle
along with the clues. Design an
advertisement about
yourself to encourage
people to make more
use of you.

In our quest to improve our lives

through technology, we are
creating electronic waste.

 Find out 10 ways to recycle

E-Waste.
 Redesign a product using
E-Waste to show the
importance of recycling.
Eg A wall hanging using old
 SCIENCE QUEST

 Explore the difference between LPG

and CNG.
 Who is Dr. Pachauri? What is his
contribution towards improving the
crisis of environment?
 Find out the full forms of the
following abbreviations related to the
environment.

B.O.D C.F.C T.S.D.F Q.C

W.W.T.P

SOCIAL STUDIES

1. DREAM AND DESIGN

Design an environment friendly house for
yourself. Each room of the house should have
access to light and fresh air. Your house
should have ways of conserving the natural
resources [For example Rainwater harvesting
etc] and features that will make your house
energy efficient. Draw the map of the house
using a suitable scale.

2. HEALTH IS WEALTH

United Nations has declared June 21st as

International Yoga Day. This headline has
made people all over the world conscious of
their health. How do you think Yoga helps you
as a student? Make a poster on the topic-
Staying Healthy and Fit or make an
advertisement showing how ‘Mother’s Kitchen’
overpowers the ‘Fast food Joints of Today’.
3. TREASURE HUNT

Monuments are important to a country and it is

significant to preserve them as our national
heritage. Do you agree with this statement?

a) Design a magazine presenting any five

famous monuments of India. The
magazine must include-
 specific information about the history of
the monument.
 ancient or original name of the place.
 location on the map of India.
 major attractions inside the monument.
b) Imagine yourself to be the monument
and mention your feelings when
different kinds of people visited you.

4. FOOD FACTS

When it comes to food and eating habits,

you hear a lot of myths and facts from
parent’s friends and relatives. Find out
names of any five ingredients/food items
that have medicinal properties.
Which spice is known as the golden spice
of life?
Write any five uses of this spice.
On a map of India, mark the states where
this spice is grown.
 MATHEMATICS

CODE DECODE

Substitute A by 4, B by 3, C by 2, D by 4,
E by 3, F by 2 and so on. Decode 10
words related to environment as
replenish, reuse etc. Write the numbers
so formed in words in the Indian and
International system of numeration.

ODD – EVEN SOCIETY

Make a calendar for the month of July.

Colour the odd dates with green and
even dates with blue. Design a society of
10 families with 2 working members in
each family. The society has 4 cars, 3
scooters and 2 bicycles. Plan the mode
of transportation of all the working
members on odd and even days on the
basis of their vehicle number.

TECHIE
Surf the net. Find out
the average daily footfall
in the Delhi Metro Rail
on any 2 stations. How
did odd even scheme
effect the footfall?
 MATHS QUEST

 A clock strikes once at 1 O’clock, twice at 2 O’clock, thrice at 3 O’clock and so on. How many
times will it strike in 24 hours?
 Write the name of the Indian mathematician who has recently received the Noble Prize for
mathematics.
 What is the average of first 50 natural numbers?
 What is ‘Pi ’?
 Look at the following clues to uncover the mystery number:
i) I am a 4-digit even number and all of my digits are different.
ii) The sum of all my digits is 10.
iii) Each of my digits is greater than zero.
iv)The sum of the digits in my thousands place and hundreds place equals the sum of the digits
in my One’s place and tens place.
v) My largest digit is in the thousands place. What number am I?

MY CROSSWORD

Solve the following crossword puzzle in roman numerals using the hints given.

ACROSS DOWN 1 5 6 7
1) 800 + 500 1) 1500 + 110 2
2) 600 – 35 2) 200 – 30
3
3) 56 X 2 3) 19 X 6
4) 676 / 26 4) 107 4

BIRDIE’S WISH

Frame 2 word problems based

on each of the 4 mathematical
operations. Add a few
illustrations too.
HINDI