ROSHAN DHORELIYA WORLD SCHOOL
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2025-26)
CLASS: -X
SUBJECT:- ENGLISH
1. Reading Section
Read ANY TWO of the following books and write a review for each (200–250 words):
• The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
• Wings of Fire – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• The Canterville Ghost – Oscar Wilde
• The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Blue Umbrella – Ruskin Bond
Include in each review:
• Title & Author
• Summary
• Main characters
• What you liked/disliked
• A quote you loved
• Your personal rating
2. Writing Section
Complete ALL tasks below:
Story Writing:
Begin your story with:
“The train stopped in the middle of nowhere, and I saw something I couldn’t believe…”
(150–200 words)
Letter to the Editor:
Topic: "Lack of sports facilities in government schools"
Include issues, effects on students, and possible solutions.
(120–150 words)
Article Writing:
“The Impact of Mobile Phones on Teenagers”
(150–200 words)
Speech Writing:
Prepare a speech on: “Importance of Discipline and Time Management”
(To be presented in class after vacation)
3. Grammar Section
Create a separate grammar notebook and complete the following exercises:
• Tenses: 20 fill-in-the-blanks
• Reported Speech: 20 conversions (direct to indirect)
• Active and Passive Voice: 15 sentences
• Subject-Verb Agreement: 15 fill-in-the-blanks
• Prepositions and Conjunctions: 15 sentence corrections
• Error Correction: Identify and fix 20 grammatical errors
4. Literature Section
Refer to your First Flight and Footprints Without Feet textbooks. Do the following:
• Write the summary and theme of any 3 prose chapters
• Write the summary and literary devices of any 3 poems
• Create a comic strip (6–8 panels) for the chapter “The Proposal”
• Write a character sketch of any 2 characters from the supplementary reader