CBSE Class 2 Revision Worksheet Set 01

CLASS-II English Holiday Homework (2013-14)

Question 1. “BE A JUNK TECHY” Observe the waste dumped in the trash bins at your home for a few days. RECOVER things like used glasses, plastic bottles, shoe boxes, cardboard cartons, old clothes RECREATE utility items like luminaries, vase, doll house, bags etc from them to REUSE it in your daily routine. Bring this piece of your imagination to school to be showcased to your friends in the class.
Answer: Collect clean waste materials from home like plastic bottles, old shoe boxes, and fabric scraps. Use glue, scissors, and colors to transform them into useful decorative or utility items such as a pen stand, flower vase, or miniature doll house. Bring your finished craft project to school to display to your classmates.
In simple words: Turn household waste into useful creative crafts and bring them to school.

Exam Tip: Use sturdy cardboard and safe child-friendly adhesives to ensure your recycled model remains neat and durable.

Question 2. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Imagine a world where everyone helped each other, how nice would that be? You can get it started by doing one good deed a DAY! Whether it's doing something for your parents, grandparents or neighbours or friends. There are lots of ways to good deeds. You can simply help your mom with chores, clean your cupboard and pass on toys to others to play with, offer someone a glass of water in this scorching heat ....actually the list is endless. You can make someone's day by doing it. 1. Write down your act that brought a smile on someone's face on a daily basis on strips of paper. Fold each paper in half and place it in a jar/box. 2. Don't forget to bring this jar/box to school after vacation to share your good deed adventures with your friends.
Answer: Perform one kind act every day during your holidays, such as helping your mother set the dining table, watering plants, or sharing your toys. Write each daily deed on a small strip of paper, fold it, and collect all the strips inside a decorated jar or box to bring back to school.
In simple words: Do one good deed every day, write it on paper, put it in a jar, and bring it to school.

Exam Tip: Maintain regularity by writing your good deed every evening before going to bed.

Question 3. NOW AND THEN Talk to your parents, aunts, uncles and all the other grownups who knew you when you were 4 years old. Find out about yourself at that time. There are so many things you did then and now you cannot do them. Think of 10 things you can do now but you could not do them when you were 4 years old. To make your composition interesting you may draw pictures too. To make it more attractive.
Answer: 1. I can ride a two-wheeler bicycle now.
2. I can tie my own shoelaces independently.
3. I can read storybooks in English fluently.
4. I can swim across the shallow end of the pool.
5. I can write long paragraphs neatly in cursive.
6. I can solve basic addition and subtraction word problems.
7. I can pack my own school bag according to the timetable.
8. I can help bake simple cookies with my mother.
9. I can operate a computer mouse to play educational games.
10. I can cross the street safely while holding an adult's hand and looking both ways.
In simple words: List ten things that you are able to do now as an older child that you could not do at age four.

Exam Tip: Add colorful illustrations next to your points to make your personal composition lively and engaging.

Question 4. Prepare a list of questions you could ask your grandparents to know them better. Interview them and write their answers.
Answer: 1. Question: What was your favorite game to play when you were a child?
Grandparents' Answer: We loved playing outdoor traditional games like hide-and-seek and marble games.
2. Question: Which school did you attend and what was your favorite subject?
Grandparents' Answer: We went to the village government school, and mathematics was our favorite subject.
3. Question: How did you travel to school every day?
Grandparents' Answer: We walked two kilometers every day with our friends.
In simple words: Ask your grandparents about their childhood and note down their interesting replies.

Question 5. KAHANI MAIN TWIST Read panchatantra stories in English. Twist the story with your imagination and give it a different climax. Write the original and the new story............in separate self created story books. You can make pictures too to make the story books attractive.
Answer: Choose a classic Panchatantra story such as The Tortoise and the Hare. Write out the original plot where the tortoise wins the race due to the hare's overconfidence. Then, write your imaginative twisted climax where both animals become friends halfway through and cross the finish line together, sharing the victory.
In simple words: Read a famous fable and rewrite its ending with your own creative twist in a handmade storybook.

Exam Tip: Include colourful drawings or sticker illustrations on each page to make your storybook visually appealing.

Question 6. Learn to spell the names of 20 characters from the programmes you watch on television during the break.
Answer: Here is a list of 20 popular cartoon and television characters with correct spellings: 1. Mickey Mouse, 2. Donald Duck, 3. Tom, 4. Jerry, 5. Chhota Bheem, 6. Raju, 7. Dholu, 8. Bholu, 9. Spider-Man, 10. Ben Tennyson, 11. Doraemon, 12. Nobita, 13. Shizuka, 14. Shinchan, 15. Motu, 16. Patlu, 17. Little Singham, 18. Peppa Pig, 19. Oggy, 20. Bob the Builder.
In simple words: Memorize and write the correct spellings of twenty favorite television characters.

Exam Tip: Pay special attention to capital letters and double letters while practicing character spellings.

MATHS HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK (CLASS-II)

Question 1. Learn and write the tables from (2 to 12) in words. like:- Two one's are two, Two two's are four
Answer: Table of 2 in words:
Two ones are two
Two twos are four
Two threes are six
Two fours are eight
Two fives are ten
Two sixes are twelve
Two sevens are fourteen
Two eights are sixteen
Two nines are eighteen
Two tens are twenty
(Note: Similar word format should be written for tables 3 to 12).
In simple words: Write multiplication tables in sentence form using words instead of digits.

Exam Tip: Practice reciting multiplication tables aloud every day to memorize them thoroughly.

Question 2. Search any 5 puzzles related to Maths and paste them.
Answer: Cut out or print 5 age-appropriate math puzzles such as number mazes, Sudoku for kids, missing number sequences, addition pyramids, and shape counting puzzles, and paste them neatly into your scrapbook.
In simple words: Collect and paste five fun math puzzles in your holiday notebook.

Exam Tip: Choose colorful and engaging puzzles to make your math scrapbook look neat and attractive.

Question 3. Make a robot using different geometrical shapes.
Answer: Draw or cut out colored paper shapes: use rectangles for the body, squares for the head, circles for eyes and joints, triangles for ears or antenna, and paste them together on your scrapbook page to form a creative robot figure.
In simple words: Create a robot drawing or collage using basic geometric shapes like circles, squares, and triangles.

Exam Tip: Label each geometric shape used in your robot construction with arrows.

Question 4. Name 5 objects which are circular in shape and draw them and colour nicely.
Answer: 1. A round wall clock (Coloured brown and white)
2. A circular dinner plate (Coloured blue and white)
3. A round coin (Coloured silver or gold)
4. A football (Coloured black and white)
5. A circular bangle (Coloured red or green)
In simple words: Draw and color five everyday round objects.

Exam Tip: Use a circular cap or bangle as a stencil to draw perfect circles before coloring them.

Question 5. Cut down one number daily from the newspaper and paste that number with date in the scrap book. After pasting write down the number name of that number. (Example format: DATE: 20 MAY, NUMBER: 30, NUMBER NAME: THIRTY)
Answer: Create a table with columns: DATE, NUMBER, and NUMBER NAME. Clip numbers from newspapers daily, paste them under the respective date, and write their corresponding number names in capital letters (e.g., 45 - FORTY-FIVE, 102 - ONE HUNDRED TWO).
In simple words: Cut out numbers from newspapers daily, paste them with dates, and write their number names.

Exam Tip: Maintain a clean table format with ruled lines for neat presentation.

Question 6. Save some money from your pocket money in a Piggy bank. At the end of the month count the money you have like this: MONEY, NUMBER, TOTAL MONEY VALUE (Example: 1 Rs. COIN - 3 - Rs. 3; 5 Rs. COIN - 5 - Rs. 25)
Answer: Count your saved coins at the end of the month and list them in a table format:
1 Rs. coin count = 4, Total value = Rs. 4
2 Rs. coin count = 3, Total value = Rs. 6
5 Rs. coin count = 2, Total value = Rs. 10
Total savings = Rs. 4 + Rs. 6 + Rs. 10 = Rs. 20
In simple words: Count your saved coins by denomination and calculate their total monetary value.

Exam Tip: Multiply the coin denomination by the number of coins to find the correct total money value.

Question 7. Make a time schedule which you'll follow in your summer vacation and mention the time you will spend on for each activity like: Activity: Studying - Time period: 2 hours; Activity: Playing - Time period: 2 hours
Answer: Create a daily vacation routine table:
- Studying: 2 hours
- Playing outdoor games: 2 hours
- Watching television / Hobby time: 1 hour
- Sleeping / Rest: 10 hours
- Eating and family time: 4 hours
- Helping parents / Reading storybooks: 5 hours
In simple words: Make a balanced daily routine table for your summer holidays.

Question 1. Bottle Planters: Requirement: Two old plastic bottles, strong string or thread, needle, old compass and scissor. Procedure: 1) Cut two conical tops and one base along with the cap of the bottle. 2) Make holes in the lids to drain excess water. 3) Join the cut bottles with each other with strong strings. Then place soil and grow plants and hang the planter from a window. Do not forget to water it regularly. Bring the bottle planter on 24.6.13 with you. Write the procedure and draw its diagram on an A-4 sized coloured sheet.
Answer: Follow the given steps to construct a hanging bottle planter using old plastic bottles, fill it with garden soil, plant small saplings, and water them regularly. Draw a neat diagram of the hanging planter on an A-4 sized colored sheet with labels.
In simple words: Make a hanging plant container from waste plastic bottles and draw its labeled diagram.

Exam Tip: Always make drainage holes at the bottom so that excess water can escape and plant roots do not rot.

Question 2. Creative work question: Collect all the pencil shavings you produce in the vacation and utilize them to make a greeting card or a photoframe.
Answer: Collect colorful pencil shavings carefully whenever you sharpen your pencils. Arrange them in the shape of flower petals, butterfly wings, or a bird's feathers on a chart paper greeting card, and glue them securely.
In simple words: Use pencil shavings to create artistic patterns on a greeting card.

Question 3. Research work: Help Your Mother in Household Activities.
Answer: Assist your mother with everyday household tasks such as dusting the living room furniture, setting the dining table before meals, folding clean laundry, and watering potted balcony plants.
In simple words: Help your mother with simple household chores during your vacation.

Exam Tip: Being helpful around the house shows responsibility and good manners.

Question 4. Explore your kitchen at home in the presence of your mother. Request her to show you three herbs used for cooking. Now look up these herbs on the internet to see how they look as plants. Find out why do we use these herbs in food and name the dishes where they are used.
Answer: 1. Coriander (Dhania): Used for adding aroma and garnishing; used in dal, curries, and chutneys.
2. Mint (Pudina): Used for refreshing flavor and digestion; used in mint chutney, raita, and jaljeera.
3. Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta): Used for distinct flavor and tempering; used in poha, sambar, and rice dishes.
In simple words: Learn about three cooking herbs, their appearance, and the dishes where they are added.

Exam Tip: Paste pictures of fresh herb plants alongside your written descriptions.

Question 5. Learn to make five different shakes or juices with the help of your mother and find out and record the nutritive value of each from the internet.
Answer: 1. Mango Shake: Rich in vitamins A and C, and dietary fiber.
2. Banana Shake: High in potassium, calcium, and carbohydrates for instant energy.
3. Lemonade (Nimbu Pani): Rich in Vitamin C and helps in hydration and digestion.
4. Watermelon Juice: High water content, rich in lycopene and antioxidants.
5. Apple Milkshake: Rich in iron, calcium, and dietary fiber.
In simple words: Learn to prepare five healthy drinks and note down their health benefits.

Question 1. Prepare your food timetable for a week. You can also mention the junk food items of our choice that you eat on Sundays and a special dish prepared by your mother during the vacations.
Answer: Create a weekly meal timetable table listing healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner items for Monday through Saturday. Include a favorite treat (like pizza or burger) for Sunday, and mention a special dish (like kheer or pav bhaji) made by your mother during the holidays.
In simple words: Make a weekly meal chart including healthy food and your favorite Sunday treats.

Exam Tip: Highlight healthy homemade meals as the primary focus of your food timetable.

Question 2. Collect and paste pictures of the traditional dresses of different states of India. Also collect the wedding photos of your family members. Make a collage and label the unique costumes worn by different people in those photos.
Answer: Collect and cut out pictures of traditional Indian attire such as sarees from West Bengal, lehenga-choli from Rajasthan, phiran from Jammu and Kashmir, and mundu from Kerala. Combine them with family wedding photos on a chart paper collage and label each traditional dress.
In simple words: Make a collage of traditional Indian dresses and family wedding outfits with proper labels.

Exam Tip: Arrange your collage neatly with clear handwritten labels for each state or relative.

Question 3. Your parents work hard for you. You must also help them. Decide and write five ways by which you can help your parents. This will make them very happy. Also write what is it that you love the most about the following members of your family? (a) Mother (b) Father (c) Sister (d) Brother (e) Grandparents
Answer: Five ways to help parents: 1. Keep my toys and books back in their proper places. 2. Help set the dinner table. 3. Water the plants daily. 4. Keep my room neat and tidy. 5. Obey instructions promptly.
What I love most about family members:
(a) Mother: Her loving care and delicious cooking.
(b) Father: His guidance and the fun games we play together.
(c) Sister: Her sweet companionship and sharing stories.
(d) Brother: Playing cricket and sharing toys with him.
(e) Grandparents: Their wonderful bedtime stories and affection.
In simple words: Write five ways to help your parents and express what you love most about your family members.

Exam Tip: Express your genuine feelings honestly in your answers.

Question 4. Make a list of healthy and unhealthy food items. Write names of at least 20 items for each.
Answer: Healthy Food Items (20): 1. Apple, 2. Banana, 3. Milk, 4. Spinach, 5. Carrots, 6. Dal, 7. Roti, 8. Rice, 9. Curd, 10. Almonds, 11. Oranges, 12. Broccoli, 13. Paneer, 14. Eggs, 15. Fish, 16. Oats, 17. Papaya, 18. Sprout salad, 19. Honey, 20. Lemon water.
Unhealthy Food Items (20): 1. Potato chips, 2. Burgers, 3. Pizzas, 4. Cold drinks, 5. Candy, 6. Chocolates, 7. French fries, 8. Instant noodles, 9. Doughnuts, 10. Ice cream, 11. Packaged cakes, 12. Soda, 13. Chewing gum, 14. Canned juices, 15. Lollipops, 16. Nachos, 17. Hot dogs, 18. Packaged biscuits, 19. Jelly sweets, 20. Fried nuggets.
In simple words: Write lists of twenty healthy foods and twenty junk foods.

Question 5. Write any 8 activities in which your mother uses water.
Answer: 1. Washing vegetables and fruits before cooking.
2. Boiling rice, lentils, and making soups.
3. Washing utensils and cutlery after meals.
4. Washing dirty clothes in the washing machine.
5. Mopping and cleaning the floors of the house.
6. Watering the plants in the balcony garden.
7. Taking a bath and washing her face.
8. Drinking water to stay hydrated throughout the day.
In simple words: List eight household chores for which your mother needs water.

Exam Tip: Mention everyday domestic tasks clearly.

Question 6. Write some ways in which you can save water design an attractive and colourful poster on saving water.
Answer: Ways to save water: 1. Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. 2. Use a bucket and mug instead of a running hose to wash cars. 3. Fix leaking taps immediately. 4. Reuse RO wastewater for mopping or watering plants.
Design a colorful poster with a slogan like "Save Water, Save Life" and draw a droplet with a smiling face.
In simple words: Write water-saving tips and draw a colorful conservation poster.

Question 7. Model :- Make a house using the materials given below: Materials to be used in place of: Matchboxes - bricks; Glue - cement; Coloured paper - paint; Ice cream sticks - wood for fences
Answer: Construct a model house by gluing empty matchboxes together to form brick walls, wrapping them with colored paper to represent painted walls, and using ice cream sticks to build a neat wooden fence around the house model.
In simple words: Build a model house using matchboxes, glue, colored paper, and ice cream sticks.

Exam Tip: Allow the glue to dry completely between layers so your model house remains stable.

COMPUTER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (CLASS 2)

Question 1. Make a scrap book and paste the different parts of a computer in it.
Answer: Collect and paste pictures of the main hardware components of a computer in your scrapbook: Monitor, CPU (Central Processing Unit), Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, and Printer.
In simple words: Cut and paste pictures of computer parts in your scrapbook.

Exam Tip: Label each computer part clearly with its correct name.

Question 2. Draw a keyboard on A-4 sized sheet and fill colours in it.
Answer: Draw a computer keyboard on an A-4 sized sheet showing alphanumeric keys, function keys, spacebar, and arrow keys, and fill them with bright, attractive colors.
In simple words: Draw and color a computer keyboard on a drawing sheet.

Question 3. Learn chapter-1
Answer: Thoroughly read, revise, and memorize all key definitions, exercises, and question-answers from Chapter 1 of your computer textbook.
In simple words: Revise and learn Chapter 1 of your computer book.

Exam Tip: Practice spelling important computer terms like Monitor, Keyboard, and Machine.

HINDI HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK (CLASS 2)

Question 1. हिंदी अखबार में से किन्हीं 5 कविताओं का संग्रह करो। (पशु-पक्षियों से संबंधित)
Answer: हिंदी समाचार पत्रों या बाल पत्रिकाओं से पशु-पक्षियों पर आधारित पाँच सुंदर कविताएँ काटकर अपनी स्क्रैप बुक में चिपकाएँ।
In simple words: Collect and paste five Hindi poems about animals and birds from newspapers.

Exam Tip: कविताएँ साफ-सुथरे ढंग से चिपकाएँ ताकि वे आसानी से पढ़ी जा सकें।

Question 2. निम्नलिखित में से किन्हीं दो विषयों पर अनुच्छेद या (4-5 पंक्तियाँ) 45-50 शब्दों में लिखिए: (1) मेरा घर (2) मेरा प्रिय मित्र (3) मेरी प्रिय अध्यापिका जी (4) मेरा मनपसंद टी.वी. कार्यक्रम
Answer: (1) मेरा घर: मेरा घर बहुत सुंदर और हवादार है। इसमें तीन कमरे, एक रसोईघर और एक आँगन है। मेरे घर की दीवारें नीले रंग की हैं। हम सब अपने परिवार के साथ मिलकर बहुत प्यार से रहते हैं।
(2) मेरा प्रिय मित्र: मेरे प्रिय मित्र का नाम राहुल है। वह मेरी कक्षा में ही पढ़ता है। वह बहुत होशियार और दयालु बच्चा है। हम दोनों स्कूल में एक साथ टिफिन शेयर करते हैं और साथ खेलते हैं।
In simple words: Write short paragraphs of 45-50 words on chosen topics like your home or best friend.

Exam Tip: वाक्य रचना सरल और व्याकरण की दृष्टि से शुद्ध रखें।

Question 3. अपने माता-पिता या दादा-दादी जी में से किसी एक का साक्षात्कार करें और उनके बचपन की कोई एक रोचक घटना 50-60 शब्दों में लिखिए।
Answer: मैंने अपने दादाजी से उनके बचपन के बारे में पूछा। उन्होंने बताया कि जब वे छोटे थे, तब वे अपने मित्रों के साथ रोज़ नदी के किनारे आम के बाग में खेलने जाते थे। उनके पास आज की तरह खिलौने नहीं थे, बल्कि वे मिट्टी से खिलौने और बैलगाड़ी बनाकर खेलते थे। वह समय बहुत सरल और आनंददायक था।
In simple words: Interview a grandparent and write an interesting incident from their childhood.

Question 4. हिंदी अखबार में से 10 पहेलियों को एकत्र करके, पहेलियों का संग्रह बनाओ।
Answer: हिंदी समाचार पत्रों और बाल पत्रिकाओं से दस मजेदार पहेलियाँ काटकर अपनी स्क्रैप बुक में चिपकाएँ और उनके उत्तर भी लिखें।
In simple words: Collect ten riddles from Hindi newspapers and paste them with their answers.

Exam Tip: पहेलियों के उत्तर उनके नीचे स्पष्ट रूप से लिखें।

Question 5. हिंदी समाचार पत्र में से समाचार काटकर उसे अपने 20-25 शब्दों में लिखिए।
Answer: हिंदी समाचार पत्र से बच्चों के खेलकूद या स्कूल से संबंधित एक छोटा समाचार काटें और उसे अपने शब्दों में 20-25 लाइनों में संक्षेप में लिखें।
In simple words: Cut a news clipping and summarize it in your own words.

Exam Tip: सारांश संक्षिप्त और स्पष्ट होना चाहिए।

Question 6. दिए गए अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द का अभ्यास करें:
1. जल में रहने वाला - जलचर
2. फल खाने वाला - फलाहारी
3. वन में रहने वाला - वनचर
4. वर्ष में एक बार आने वाला - वार्षिक
5. धर्म से संबंधित - धार्मिक
6. सत्य बोलने वाला - सत्यवादी
7. महीने में एक बार आने वाला - मासिक
8. माँस खाने वाला - माँसाहारी
9. पढ़ाने वाला - अध्यापक जी / अध्यापिका जी
10. पूजा करवाने वाला - पंडित
Answer: उपरोक्त सभी अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द का लिखित अभ्यास अपनी उत्तर पुस्तिका में करें।
In simple words: Practice one-word substitutions for groups of words in Hindi.

Exam Tip: वर्तनी (Spelling) का विशेष ध्यान रखें।

Question 7. दिए गए विलोम शब्दों का लिखित अभ्यास करें:
1. उदय - अस्त
2. पूरब - पश्चिम
3. नया - पुराना
4. अच्छा - बुरा
5. ऊपर - नीचे
6. अमीर - गरीब
7. भला - बुरा
8. नरम - सख्त
9. कायर - वीर
10. पाप - पुण्य
11. सुख - दुःख
12. काला - गोरा
13. पतला - मोटा
14. कम - ज़्यादा
15. गर्म - ठंडा
Answer: उपरोक्त सभी विलोम (उल्टा अर्थ देने वाले) शब्दों को याद करके अपनी अभ्यास पुस्तिका में लिखें।
In simple words: Practice writing antonyms (opposite words) in Hindi.

Exam Tip: विलोम शब्दों के बीच योजक चिह्न (-) का सही प्रयोग करें।

ARTS & CRAFT HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (CLASS 2)

Question 1. Craft: (i) 2 animal masks with 2 thermocol plates (ii) 3D sun with yellow pastel sheet (iii) Make any animal / bird decorated with pencil shavings on a pastel sheet.
Answer: (i) Cut out eye holes in two thermocol plates, paint them to resemble a lion and a cat, and attach elastic bands.
(ii) Cut a yellow pastel sheet to create a 3D pop-up sun model.
(iii) Draw an owl or a bird on pastel paper and decorate its wings using colorful pencil shavings.
In simple words: Complete the craft items including thermocol animal masks, a 3D sun, and a pencil shaving bird collage.

Exam Tip: Use child-safe scissors and non-toxic water colors for all craft activities.

Question 2. Draw & colour on A-3 sheet: (i) Under water scene (ii) Flower basket (iii) Big butter flag with flowers
Answer: Draw and beautifully color the following on A-3 sized drawing sheets using oil pastels or water colors:
(i) Underwater scene featuring colorful fish, starfish, and green sea plants.
(ii) A basket filled with blooming roses, sunflowers, and tulips.
(iii) A large national flag decorated with floral borders.
In simple words: Draw and paint an underwater scene, a flower basket, and a decorated flag on A-3 sheets.

Exam Tip: Outline your drawings with a black sketch pen before coloring to make them look neat and prominent.