HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK APPROVED BY THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

SUMMER HOLIDAYS’ HOMEWORK

ENGLISH CORE
CLASS – XII
Q1. Familiarize yourself with the following topics from Section B [Advanced Writing Skills] of your
Core English paper:
A. Classified Advertisement
Go through the leading national dailies and select classified ads related to the list of advertisements
given below:
1. Situations Vacant
2.Situations Wanted
3 For Sale
4. To Let
5. Lost & Found
6 Educational
7. Matrimonial
8.Missing People & Pets
9. Vehicles For Sale
Select 3-5 cut-outs from each category and paste them in your register.
The cut-outs should be pasted inside a box [ one for each category ] with the correct heading/title.

B. Posters and Notices

Select Posters & Notices related to social issues like posters on ‘Child Labour’, ’Pollution’, ’Water
Conservation’, ‘Drug Addiction’, & ‘Smoking’.
Paste them in your register.
Don’t forget the box.
Remember that the posters must contain:
1. Eye Catching Slogans
2. Name and Address of the Issuing Authority
C. Prepare the following topics for classroom discussions:
1. India’s Preparedness for the Common Wealth Games
2. Do you think that President Obama will bring about a change in the global political scenario?
3.The Plight of Street Children Forced into Labour.
Resource Material:
• New Arrivals in the school library
• ‘Q & A’ by Vikas Swarup
• Newspapers/ Internet
D.LITERARY TERMS:
Log onto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/science_fiction. Read the write-up on Science Fiction from page
no. 10 to 12 and answer the following questions, following the instructions carefully:
1.What is the difference between science fiction and fantasy? [page 1]
2. What, according to Robert A. Heinlien, is the definition of science fiction? [page 2]
3. Page 3 contains a wide range of books by Science Fiction Writers. Mention the names of five
writers of the Early Twentieth Century. [page 3]
4. Differentiate between Hard Science Fiction and Soft Science Fiction. [pages 4 & 5]
5.Define a story based on alternate history. Cite an example from the text book [Hornbill(class
11) & [page 6]
6. Pick out words which mean the same as the given phrases/words: [page 7]
i. Prophesying great and dramatic events
ii.After effects
iii.A group of three related literary works
iv.An imaginary place where all is perfect
v. An excess of emotional drama
E. Section D [Literature]:
For Section D [Literature] of your Question Paper attempt the following:
•Definition of a Red Indian / Native American [Memories of Childhood]
• A Biographical Feature on Bama [Memories of Childhood]
•An Article on the Past and Present of Gemini Studios[Poets and Pancakes]
RESOURCE MATERIAL:
Internet
Books from the School Library
Encyclopedias of Knowledge