Beaconhouse School System

Bahria Town Senior Campus

Holiday Homework for X C

Dear Students,

Kindly note the following:

1. The last date to submit the homework is 19th August 2024.
2. Mode of submission: Attempted work should be on either on loose sheets or the mode of submission mentioned
in subject specific instructions. It should be properly filed and submitted to your relevant teacher as per
instructions.
3. A subject-wise appreciation certificate will be given to students who will complete and submit homework by
deadline.
Subject Homework

ENGLISH The Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allen Poe
True! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why
will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not
destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I
heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.
How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can
tell you the whole story.
It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it
haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I
loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For
his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of
a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it.

Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually
--I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the
eye forever.

Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you
should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded --with what
caution --with what foresight -- with what dissimulation I went to work! I was
never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.
And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it
--oh so gently! And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I
put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust
in my head. Oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly I thrust it in! I
moved it slowly -- very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man's
sleep. It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that
I could see him as he lay upon his bed. Ha! would a madman have been so wise
as this, And then, when my head was well in the room, I undid the lantern
cautiously-oh, so cautiously --cautiously
 (for the hinges creaked) --I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon
the vulture eye. And this I did for seven long nights -- every night just at
midnight --but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the
work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye. And every
morning, when the day broke, I went boldly into the chamber, and spoke
courageously to him, calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he
has passed the night. So you see he would have been a very profound old man,
indeed, to suspect that every night, just at twelve, I looked in upon him while he
slept.
Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A
watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night
had I felt the extent of my own powers --of my sagacity. I could scarcely contain my
feelings of triumph. To think that there I was, opening the door, little by little, and
he not even to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts. I fairly chuckled at the idea;
and perhaps he heard me; for he moved on the bed suddenly, as if startled. Now
you may think that I drew back --but no. His room was as black as pitch with the
thick darkness, (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers,) and
so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on
steadily, steadily. I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my
thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in bed, crying out
--"Who's there?" I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move
a muscle, and in the meantime, I did not hear him lie down. He was still sitting up
in the bed listening; --just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death
watches in the wall.

Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It
was not a groan of pain or of grief --oh, no! --it was the low stifled sound that
arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe. I knew the
sound well. Many a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept, it has
welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors
that distracted me. I say I knew it well. I knew what the old man felt, and pitied
him, although I chuckled at heart. I knew that he had been lying awake ever
since the first slight noise, when he had turned in the bed. His fears had been
ever since growing upon him. He had been trying to fancy them causeless but
could not. He had been saying to himself
--"It is nothing but the wind in the chimney --it is only a mouse crossing the
floor," or "It is merely a cricket which has made a single chirp." Yes, he had been
trying to comfort himself with these suppositions: but he had found all in vain.
All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black
shadow before him and enveloped the victim. And it was the mournful influence
of the unperceived shadow that caused him to feel --although he neither saw
nor heard --to feel the presence of my head within the room.
When I had waited a long time, very patiently, without hearing him lie down, I
resolved to open a little --a very, very little crevice in the lantern. So I opened it
--you cannot imagine how stealthily, stealthily --until, at length a simple dim ray,
like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and fell full upon the
vulture eye. It was open --wide, wide open -- and I grew furious as I gazed upon
it. I saw it with perfect distinctness --all a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it
that chilled the very marrow in my bones; but I could see nothing else of the
old man's face or person: for I had directed the ray as if by instinct, precisely
upon the
 damned spot. And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but
over- acuteness of the sense? --now, I say, there came to my ears a low, dull,
quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I knew that
sound well, too. It was the beating of the old man's heart. It increased my fury,
as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.
But even yet I refrained and kept still. I scarcely breathed. I held the lantern
motionless. I tried how steadily I could maintain the ray upon the eve.
Meantime the hellish tattoo of the heart increased. It grew quicker and
quicker, and louder and louder every instant. The old man's terror must have
been extreme! It grew louder, I say, louder every moment! --do you mark me
well I have told you that I am nervous: so I am. And now at the dead hour of
the night, amid the dreadful silence of that old house, so strange a noise as
this excited me to uncontrollable terror. Yet, for some minutes longer I
refrained and stood still. But the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the
heart must burst. And now a new anxiety seized me --the sound would be
heard by a neighbour! The old man's hour had come! With a loud yell, I threw
open the lantern and leaped into the room. He shrieked once --once only. In
an instant I dragged him to the floor and pulled the heavy bed over him. I then
smiled gaily, to find the deed so far done. But, for many minutes, the heart
beat on with a muffled sound.

This, however, did not vex me; it would not be heard through the wall. At length
it ceased.

The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the corpse. Yes, he
was stone, stone dead. I placed my hand upon the heart and held it there
many minutes. There was no pulsation. He was stone dead. His eye would
trouble me no more.
If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise
precautions I took for the concealment of the body. The night waned, and I
worked hastily, but in silence. First of all, I dismembered the corpse. I cut off
the head and the arms and the legs. I then took up three planks from the
flooring of the chamber and deposited all between the scantlings. I then
replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye --not even
his --could have detected anything wrong. There was nothing to wash out --no
stain of any kind --no bloodspot whatever. I had been too wary for that. A tub
had caught all --ha! ha!

When I had made an end of these labours, it was four o'clock --still dark as
midnight. As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door.
I went down to open it with a light heart, --for what had I now to fear? There
entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as officers
of the police. A shriek had been heard by a neighbour during the night; suspicion
of foul play had been aroused; information had been lodged at the police office,
and they (the officers) had been deputed to search the premises. I smiled, --for
what had I to fear? I bade the gentlemen welcome. The shriek, I said, was my own
in a dream. The old man, I mentioned, was absent in the country. I took my
visitors all over the house. I bade them search --search well. I led them, at length,
to his chamber. I showed them his treasures, secure, undisturbed. In the
enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room, and desired them
here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect
triumph, placed my own
seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim.

The officers were satisfied. My manner had convinced them. I was singularly at
ease. They sat, and while I answered cheerily, they chatted of familiar things.
But, ere long, I felt myself getting pale and wished them gone. My head ached,
and I fancied a ringing in my ears: but still they sat and still chatted. The ringing
became more distinct: --It continued and became more distinct: I talked more
freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definiteness --until,
at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears. No doubt I now grew
very pale; --but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the
sound increased --and what could I do? It was a low, dull, quick sound --much
such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I gasped for breath
--and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly --more vehemently; but
the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and
with violent gesticulations, but the noise steadily increased. Why would they
not be gone? I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury
by the observations of the men --but the noise steadily increased. Oh God!
what could I do? I foamed --I raved --I swore! I swung the chair upon which I
had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and
continually increased. It grew louder --louder --louder! And still the men
chatted pleasantly and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!
--no, no! They heard! --they suspected! --they knew! -
-they were making a mockery of my horror! -this I thought, and this I think. But
anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this
derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must
scream or die! and now --again! --hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!
"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the
planks! here, here! -

-It is the beating of his hideous heart!"

(Write your responses on loose sheets with legible

handwriting.) Comprehension Questions

1 Explain the meaning of the following words? Look them up if you’re unsure:
‘acute’, ‘hearken’, ‘dissimulation’, ‘proceeded’, ‘sufficient’, ‘cunningly’,
‘vexed’, ‘hearty’, ‘profound’, ‘chamber’.

2 The opening paragraph seems to suggest the narrator is telling this story to
someone. Which words suggest they are talking directly to someone? Who do
you think the narrator is talking to?

3 How had the old man treated the narrator?

4 What reason did the narrator have for committing murder?

5 How does the narrator try to convince us that he isn’t mad? What reasons does
he give?
6 What did the narrator do for seven nights before the murder?
7 What was different about the eighth night?

8 What does the narrator do immediately following the murder?

9 Why does the narrator seat himself and the policemen over the hidden

body? 10 Why did the narrator give up the position of the body?

Question 1: How does the writer build intrigue (interest) and tension
through the story?

o Think about the tension level of each paragraph. How does the reader feel at
the beginning? Tense? Or more calm? Does the tension go up and down or climb
steadily? Why? How?

o Think about the key points of the story that make the reader ask
questions (intrigue) or change the tension level.

o Think about the type of story this is, how might that intrigue the

reader? Question 2: Identify the different ‘story mountain’ parts to the

plot:

Take a look at the information on your Knowledge Organiser. It illustrates the

‘story mountain’ structure. Sketch this out and label it with the parts of the story
that match the mountain. E.g. the exposition (opening) of a strange narrator,
apparently talking after the event and telling the story to someone they speak
directly to, possibly a detective or doctor, is something that grabs our attention
straight away as we wonder what this might be leading to.

Question 3: How does the language and voice of the narrator help to
create interest and tension too?

o Think about the first paragraph. What do you notice about the use of
repetition, question marks, exclamation marks and dashes? What do they suggest
about the way the narrator is speaking? Why might this be interesting? Compare
this to the last paragraph, looking for the same features, what do you notice?

o The narrator describes the old man as having a ‘vultures eye’. What do
you think this means? How does he describe the eye? How does it seem?
Do you understand the reason why he hated the eye?

o Can you highlight words that suggest suspicion or paranoia? What

about words that suggest something sinister is going to happen? What
about words suggesting guilt?

Question 4: Imagine you are one of the detectives who visited the
narrator’s house and discovered the murder last night.

Write a report of your experience at the narrator’s house, what you found and
 your opinion of the narrator and his state of mind?

o use formal sounding language

o use ‘facts’ from the story

o Use quotations or evidence from the story to back up your opinions of

the narrator

o Try these sentence starters: ‘On entering the property we…’, ‘The
gentleman initially gave no reason for suspicion and asked us to…’,
‘During our conversation the gentleman became…’

MATHEMATICS ● Solve Exercise 1D: Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13 from the

book Syllabus D3.
● Solve Exercise 6C: Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and
14 from the book Syllabus D3.
● Solve Review Exercise 6: Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 from
the book Syllabus D3.
● Solve Exercise 8B: Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 from
the book Syllabus D3.
● Solve Review Exercise 10: Questions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 from the
book Syllabus D3.
● Solve Exercise 12B: Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and
13 from the book Syllabus D3.
● Solve Review Exercise 11: all questions from the book Syllabus D2. ●
Solve Review Exercise 10: Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 from the book
Syllabus D2.
Note: All the work done should be submitted on assignment sheets
fastened properly in a booklet. Marks will be awarded and added in
October result.
PAKISTAN Environment of Pakistan: P2
STUDIES
● Revise the following chapters thoroughly;
○ Natural Topography (Including Drainage)
○ Climate
○ Water Resources
○ Mineral Resources
○ Power Resources
● Solve the O-Level Topical from 2015 till 2020.
Note: Assessment of 75 marks will be conducted after the holidays.
Link:https://pastpapers.papacambridge.com/papers/caie/cambridge-upper-secon
da ry gce-international-o-level-pakistan-studies-2059-
History and Culture of Pakistan: P1
● Revise the following chapters thoroughly;
Section 1
● Decline of Mughal Empire

● Arrival of British
Section 2
● Emergence of Pakistan(complete section 2)
● Solve the O-Level Topical from 2015 till 2020.
Note: Assessment of 75 marks will be conducted after the
holidays. (Assessment marks will be added on reports.)
Link:
https://pastpapers.papacambridge.com/papers/caie/cambridge-upper-seconda
ry gce-international-o-level-pakistan-studies-2059-
ISLAMIYAT Task: Using the link
https://pastpapers.papacambridge.com/papers/caie/o-level-islamiyat-2058-2023-may-june,
read May/June
2023’s Cambridge O Level Islamiyat (2058) Papers 12’s and 21’s mark
schemes. Then, after reading the mark schemes, take a printout of the question
papers, and write answers to them in the space provided on the question
papers.
Submission: Thereafter, submit the work with your name, class and section
GLOBAL and date clearly mentioned on the very first page.
PERSPECTIVE
Read newspapers from different countries and cultures – try www. world
newspapers.com. This is a website which lists English-language newspapers
around the world. Keep engaged in about latest global concerns, research and
community work on gpkhadijakhan.edublogs.org
Refine your Individual Reports and add at least 25-30 references as footnotes from
authentic and reliable websites like UN, UNESCO, UNDP, WHO, World Bank,
WWF, National Geographic, The Time, The Guardian, Discover etc. It is highly
recommended that you continue your primary research in the area of your interest
from the following topic areas:
Conflict and peace
Disease and health
Human rights
Language and communication
Poverty and inequality
Sport and recreation
Tradition, culture and identity
Water, food and agriculture
I would strongly recommend that you join SDG Dialogue Series 2022 which is
an online programme to learn about select SDGs through the experience of
intercultural dialogue on some of the most significant topics and events of today.
There is no cost to join the series and the programme will cover four SDGs
spread over a four-week period. You can sign up using this link:
https://generation.global/events/202207sdgseries
Other options for participative citizenship are:
WWF Youth Development Programme
https://shaukatkhanum.org.pk/join-us/volunteering/
 Economics Revise all topics done in class 9 and then solve the given questions All the
work done should be submitted on assignment sheets fastened properly in a
booklet.

1. Identify the two human factors of production

2. Identify two ways a commercial bank differs from a central
bank 3. Define a trade union
4. Explain two reasons why a firm may not aim to earn maximum profit
5. Explain two economic concepts shown by the production possibility
curve 6. Explain how money helps specialisation and trade to occur
7. Analyse how advances in technology can affect demand and
supply 8. Analyse why a product may become elastic over a period
of time 9. Analyse why price elasticity of supply can differ
between
products 10. Analyse why women may enter the labour force
11. Analyse using the production possibility curve the effects of
high unemployment in a country
12. Using demand and supply diagram analyse the effect of an increase in
cost of production on the market of a product
Business Studies 13. Analyse why economics graduates are well paid
14. Discuss whether small firms can successfully compete against
large firms. 15. Discuss whether or not government should build new
roads

Revise the following chapters from your course book and solve Exam
Style Questions given at the end of each chapter
All the work done should be submitted on assignment sheets fastened properly
in a booklet.

● Enterprise, Business Growth and Size

● Business Objectives and Stakeholders Objectives
● Motivating Employees
● Organisation and Management
● Recruitment, selection and Training of Employees
● Achieving Quality Production

Business Plan Assignment

Produce a business plan for a hypothetical business you might like to
establish. This should be a small business in scale and should be of your own
design. While your business may be similar to other established businesses it
must not be a franchise. For purposes of this assignment the business should
also be a physical one and not purely online.

Your business plan should contain each of the following sections.

Executive Summary: Create a one page summary for your plan. Appears first
but is done last. This is a very important part of your plan and should include
details about marketing, finance and operations.
 ‫‪Business Philosophy / Mission Statement: Outline the philosophy of your‬‬
‫‪business and its mission.‬‬

‫‪Product/Service Description: Describe the products and/or services you will be‬‬
‫‪providing. Outline the customer benefits and why your chosen product/services‬‬
‫‪will be successful. You must also include retail prices in this section and estimate‬‬
‫‪how‬‬

‫‪many units you will sell for each product on a monthly basis.‬‬

‫‪Self-Analysis: Explain why you are a good candidate for starting up your‬‬
‫‪business. Ideas to ponder: reliability, creativity, teamwork skills, education, list‬‬
‫‪special talents such as computer skills etc‬‬

‫‪ A Urdu‬مومن‪ ،‬اور حیدر علی ٓاتش کی شاعری کی خصوصیات تحریر کریں۔‬

‫مومن خان ؔمومن ‪ ،‬اور حیدر علی ؔٓاتش کی حاالت زندگی اور ان کی شاعری کی خصوصیات تحریر‬
‫کریں۔ مندرجہ ذیل موضوعات پرمضمون تحریر کریں‪ .‬الفاظ کی حد ‪ 300 :‬سے ‪350‬تک ہونی چاہیئے۔‬
‫(طلبہ میں ٹیوشن کا بڑھتا ہوا رحجان والدین کے قیمتی سرمائے کا زیاں ہے۔)دلیل‬

‫تعلیم ترقی کا زینہ ہے)بحث(‬

‫متوازن غذا اور ورزش الزم و ملزوم ہیں) دلیل(‬

‫‪ B Urdu‬ای میل‪:‬‬
‫‪-‬چچا کے نام ای میل لکھ کر جماعت دہم کے لئے اپنا الئحہ عمل بیان کریں‪1‬‬

‫‪2-‬‬
‫دوست کے نام ای میل میں ٹریفک حادثے کا حال بیان کریں‬

‫‪3-‬‬
‫بیرون ملک مقیم اپنے والد کے نام گھریلو کاموں کی تفصیل بتانے کے لیے ای میل تحریر کریں‬
‫مضامین‪:‬‬
‫‪-‬اس تیز رفتار دور میں سائیکل یا پیدل چلنا بہت مشکل ہو گیا ہے ‪1‬‬
‫‪-‬سکول یونیفارم پہننا کیوں ضروری ہے؟ ‪2‬‬
‫‪-‬مشترکہ خاندانی نظام نئی نسل کی پرورش میں اہم کردار ادا کرتا ہے ‪- 3‬‬
‫‪-‬مختلف زبانیں سیکھنا انسانی شخصیت کو موثر بناتا ہے‪4‬‬
‫ہفتے میں ایک کہانی پڑھیں اور اس میں سے کم از کم دس نئے الفاظ لکھ کر ایک بک لٹ بنائیں‬
THQ Let's get started and keep a track of our daily Salah.
At a step
1. Let us focus on two prayers: Zohr and Asr.
2. So highlight the prayers on this calendar.
Make a scrapbook on the pillars of Islam.
Write Quran Verse and one Hadees on a Scrap book.
Remember the first ten Ayat of Surah Kahf from this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2XwU6Zoc2M

Accounting Revise the following topics covered in grade 9.

1. Accounting Cycle (Source documents, Books of Prime Entry, Books of
Double entry, Trial Balance)
2. Revised cash book and bank reconciliation statement
3. Financial Statements (Income Statement and Statement of Financial positions) of
sole trader businesses
 4. Calculation of depreciation using the three methods (Straight line, reducing
or diminishing balance and revaluation method)
5. Preparation of Control Accounts
6. Rectification of Errors not Affecting Trial Balance.
Solve Paper I and II questions related to the topics covered so far (Use
Past Papers 2020 - 2023 available on www.papacambridge.com )
➢ Write a research paper about “Calculation and Recording of
Depreciation of Noncurrent Assets”. Use Internet and Accounting
books to gather the information. You can use any ONE of the
following medium to prepare and present your project:
○ Power Point (Maximum 15 slides)
○ Movie Maker (Include narration, pictures and content)
○ Ms. Publisher (Use Feature article OR News report)
○ Notions
Submit your presentation by 19th August 2024 at [email protected]
➢ Visit the following websites. Check activities, games, quizzes
for reinforcement and further learning:
○ www.dineshbakshi.com
○ www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-subject/accounting
○ www.google.com
○ www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-subject/accounting
○ https://chatgpt.com
➢ You can also use the “ROVE papers” app in your smart device for easy access
to Accounting past papers for O level (7707) and IGCSE (0452).

Biology Dear students,

1. Revise previous topics and complete worksheets given in the folder. Link for
the folder is given below.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WjdBOcB5IQ0gtbrpWmw1gHppd9mD
H AW y?usp=sharing

you can open the link ONLY by using your Beaconite ID.

2. Read chapter excretion, Homeostasis and coordination and

control. a. Make a presentation on interesting facts
linked to the
aforementioned topics.

b. Powerpoint should not be less than 15 slides.

c. Make a question bank on these topics and submit a soft copy to the following
email address. [email protected]
Chemistry Dear students,

Revise previous topics and complete worksheets given in the folder. Link for
the folder is given below.

Link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QPR2PWvxcGfSxv0Dt6WECEZdNA3ZJ
04 5?usp=drive_link

You can open the link ONLY by using your Beaconite ID.

Note: Submit the worksheets in compiled form.

Physics Dear Students:

Let us calculate the cost of electrical energy per month used by electrical
appliances in your home and investigate the factors affecting the amount of
electricity used in your home.

Procedure and Observations

1. Paste your house bill on A4-sheet and list electrical appliances used in your
house on it.

2. Take another A4-sheet and paste the bill of another house along with a list
of appliances used by that house.

3. Compare the two utilities bills. Whose household uses more electrical energy
per month?

4. Describe the relationship between the number of appliances used and the
amount of electrical energy used.

5. Electrical energy used by an electrical appliance is calculated by using

relation Energy = Power × Time

Take Power in Kilowatts(KW) and Time in Hours(H). Electrical energy used

by electrical appliances is calculated in the unit (KWH).

Select any three electrical appliances in your home. Note their power written
on them by the manufacturer and their running time in hours.

6. Calculate electrical energy consumption per day and per month for
each appliance and cost of electricity @ Rs 60 per KWH.

At the end make a presentation of your whole work.

Computer Science Revise the following topics covered in grade 9.
● Data Representation( Unit1)
● Input devices & Output devices (3.2)
● Storage Devices (3.3)
● Types of programming language, translators and integrated
development environments (IDEs) (4.2)
● Automated System and Robotics(Unit 6)
● Algorithm design and problem solving (Unit 7)
Written Task
Complete all exam style questions related to topics from the Course Book.

Regards

School Administration