HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS X

                          WORKSHEET FOR CLASS 10

                             Holiday Homework

Q1)The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the

incorrect and the correct word against the blanks provided below: (4)

Incorrect Correct

A)The issue of capital punishment involves determining

whether the execute of criminals is ever                        a) ______ _______

justified, and if so, on what circumstances                     b) ______ _______

it is permissible and how to determining                        c) ______ _______

the limits of a crime demand execution.                        d) ______ _______

It also involve the issue whether the society                  e) ______ _______

believes in corrective justice nor retributive                    f) ______ _______

justice. The basic assumption of retributive

nature of punishment in generally is that a                    g) ______ _______

criminal deserve punish                                          h) ______ _______

B) Virat Kohli has been in unstop form                         a) ________ ________

over the last three years and captaincy seem                b) ________ ________

to have add to his steely determination                        c) ________ ________

to succeed. Hapless Srilankans was flattened                d) ________ ________

on Sunday as the India skipper hit a majestic                e) ________ ________

243 on the final test at the Ferozeshah Kotla                 f) _________ ________

ground on Sunday. The beauty of Kohli‟s knock            g)_________ ________

are that they had been rapid affairs                             h) ________ ________

and come as great advertisement for entertaining test cricket

C)A Harvard Business Review experimented at rudeness a) ______ ______

and came out with some interesting conclusions.

Participants who were treated rudely with others            b) ______ ______

were 30% less creative and produce 25% fewer             c) ______ ______

ideas than the ones which weren‟t treated rudely.           d) ______ ______

Rude behaviour is not just a epidemic but it‟s                e) ______ ______

contagious. Unless, we find a way

to reward good behaviour, we are head                        f) ______ ______

for disaster.

Q2)Rearrange the words and phrases given below to form meaningful sentences: (2)

a) blood / school / a / was / our / last / camp / organized / in / donation / week

b) all / a / few / their / blood / principal / the / almost / teachers / donated /

except / including / the

c) for / disadvantaged / NGO‟s attract / of the / many / uplift / to / people /

deeply committed / working/the

d) social organizations / real / their / indeed / calling / certain / many have / found / in

e) their skills / can / welfare / of the society / the / they / use / for

f) and / foreign agencies / the / a lot of / sector / the government / gets / from / funding

g) Without focus / a / a / like / mind / is / vagabond

h) to practice discipline / a focused / in various forms / to have / one needs / mind

i) get / it / tendency to / distracted / is human / easily

j)methods of / meditation / different temperaments / so many / have been

developed / wonderful / to suit

k) with / by linking us / they / attain / our inner selves / equanimity / help us

Q3)Complete the following story in 150-200 words. Also provide a suitable title.

A)The prize distribution ceremony was going on. The parents and the awardees were seated  but then suddenly…

B)Read the cues given below and develop the story about robbery in 150-200 words. Give suitable title.

The boy/girl went to the bank/ discussing and doing the needful – crowd started becoming more and more noticeable- noticed three young men between the age of 20-30- took out their arms- brandished their guns- gave threats to rob the bank- carried black suitcases-boy/girl got up- took position in front of one of the robbers- he/she thought of a trick to save the bank.