DPS – MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL, DOHA- QATAR

VACATION ASSIGNMENT- GRADE XI

SUBMISSION DATE: 20 /08 / 2023
Section A : Reading Skills
I Read the passage given below.
LEVEL 1
1. Today's education system has an enviable task to develop
an army of lifelong learners who are primed to thrive in a
globally empowered new-age knowledge economy. This is
where Heutagogy comes into play as a paradigm shift from
the earlier pedagogical and anagogical learning processes
that are no longer sufficient to enable learners to self-develop
capabilities, skills and competencies for the ever-evolving,
ever-changing and increasingly complex demands of the
new-age workplace
2. Heutagogy, otherwise known as self-determined learning,
is a student centered instructional strategy that emphasizes
the development of autonomy, capacity, and capability.
Therefore, the self-directed and self-determined approach of
Heutagogy has an unwavering focus on what the learner
wants to learn and how he will do it? However,
implementation of the heutagogical methodology is easier
said than done and the challenges of facilitation, time,
culture and assessment need to be addressed to make it
successful. Technology can be a game-changer here.

3. The Heutagogy methodology expects a learner to look for

solutions to his queries with the help of available tools and
resources. Social media platforms are the most important
frameworks that support heutagogical learning by providing
learners with the social capital to crowdsource new insights,
collaborate on learning projects and sweater communities.
These platforms can access available sources of information.
4. Also, learners can use bookmarking tools to gain
 knowledge. Heutagogy can leverage the strengths of the
social bookmarking tools that have inherent advantages over
and more the mechanical bookmarking of online content to
allow users to capitalize the power of the mob'. Users can
collaborate and create communities around shared content
and practices. There are several bookmarking tools now
available for the same.
5. Similarly, heutagogical learners are now empowered with
websites that enable them to learn anything they want, from
cooking to coding. There are several well -known universities
that provide free courses and MOOCs to learners from all
around the world. To top it all, a number of aggregator tools
and apps for these courses allow you access them from a
single place.
6. The teacher will continue to play an important role as a
guide and mentor to the student. In other words, the teacher
remains the first point of contact of the student for guidance.
Therefore, a trainer needs to have access and knowledge to
provide directions to learners. Technology is a great enabler
and ensures the availability of various knowledge resources
to the learner and provide solutions to trainers for
understanding the learner's new 40 learning patterns.
For the Heutagogy methodology to run successfully, it is
essential to make available resources for the learner to
harness as much information and knowledge as possible.
(The Times of India (Abridged) Sunil Dahiya)

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the

following questions.
1. According to the passage , which of the statement is correct
i. The role of a teacher in heutagogical learning is a mentor
ii. The Heutogogy is a kind of self- determined learning
iii. The Heutalogical methodology enables learners to find
solutions
iv. The teacher is a second point of contact in all forms of
learning
(a) i &B ii only
(b) i,ii,&iii only
 (c) i,ii,iii,& iv
(d) i &iii
2. The author suggests that the definition of ‘Heutagogy’ in the
passage is--
i. the study of Self-determined learning
ii. The student- teacher -centered instructional strategy
iii. The technology directed independent learning
methodology
iv. The theory that asserts learning programmers with
decisions
3. Select a suitable word or phrase from paragraph 2 to
complete the following sentence. In today's competitive
world technology is a....................... in the education field.
4. How are social media platforms supporting heutagogical
learning?
5. How can technology play vital role in self-determined
learning?
6. Why is the self-determined learning essential?
7. Which word in the paragraph 1-2 means 'giving special
importance or stresses?
8. The passage enumerates various 21st century skills and
competencies to be acquired through fostering Heutagogy .
Mention at least four skills

II Read the passage given below.

LEVEL 3
Good decoration reflects the personality of the people who
live in the home. A home should have unity not only within
each room but also throughout the house. The colour and
styling of each room, particularly, should fit into the colour
and styling of the rooms which run out of it. Attractive home
furnishings set the stage for pleasant living. If they are an
expression of yourself, you will have a feeling of satisfaction
every time you enter your home, and friends will share your
enjoyment.

However, furnishings and surroundings expressive of just

the right note of restfulness, gay informality, or elegant
 simplicity are not often assembled by accident. Even
enthusiasm alone is not enough. For most home decorators, it
takes poring over plans, trying colour schemes, finding
ingenious ways to make the best of what you have, and
shopping around to search out just the right purchases at
prices you can afford to pay. But there is keen pleasure in
striving for the perfect result, and great satisfaction in
achieving it. A successful house and successful rooms will
depend upon the proper relationship of each element in it to
the others and to the whole. Therefore, in selecting each piece
it is well to consider the background, the usage, the
draperies, the floor covering, the upholstering materials, the
woods, shapes, colour scheme, and the “feeling” you prefer
for the room.

Work and plan to enjoy your house. Limit the expenditures

of time, effort and money to the extent of your abilities, so
that just running the house doesn’t dominate your life.
Elegance and delicate things may be a drain you can afford
only in a limited way. If you can’t afford outside help, select
a house and furnishings that require less care. Plan your
activities so that tumult and upset are limited to a few rooms
—an activity room or a bedroom, or a comer of the dining
room.You’ll get more pleasure out of a house if you have a
hobby connected with it—collecting glass or antiques,
gardening or indoor flower growing ceramics, art, cooking,
decorating, flower arrangements, etc. And you’ll get more
satisfaction and a great deal of help from studying household
activities. You can select a pleasing combination of colours
from a wallpaper, a fabric, an oriental mg, a flower or scene,
or even a picture in a magazine. If you don’t already have the
furniture or mgs, it is a good idea to make up a colour
scheme in this way. Let one colour predominate. Limit a
colour scheme to two or three colours, with white or gray
tones.
1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage make
notes on it, using headings and sub-headings .Use
 recognizable abbreviations (whatever necessary –minimum
four) and a format you consider suitable.

SECTION B: GRAMMAR
LEVEL 2
III.A. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of verbs given
in the brackets.
1. I ________ (know) Carl since I _____________ (be) a little
child.
2. Everything was ready, so we quickly _________ (check) all
the locks and __________ (drive off).

B. Fill in the blanks using the most appropriate option given

below.
1. Either you or she ___.

A. payed for this book

B. pay for this book

C. paying for this book

D. pays for this book

2. _____________, the books must be returned to the library.
A. Having been finished their exam
B. Having finished their exam
C. Finish their exam
D. Finished their exam

3. As we ___________
A. talk, I asked Laura to join me for lunch.
B. have been talking, I asked Laura to join me for lunch.
C. were talking, I asked Laura to join me for lunch.
D. talking, I asked Laura to join me for lunch.
4. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time
__________________
A. I went to the library.
B. I had gone to the library.
C. I have gone to the library.
D. I go to the library.

SECTION B: CREATVE WRITING SKILLS

LEVEL 1
3. Attempt all the questions.
A. Mr Rahul Shah, Resident of 123/2 Akash colony sector 12
Gandhinagar, wants to give his newly bought flat near GIFT
city on rent. Draft a classified advertisement in not more than
50 words
LEVEL 2
B. You are the Manager of ‘Excellent Coaching Centre’, Prepare
a poster in not more than 50 words calling the attention of
students desirous of attending HT, CPMT coaching to join
your coaching center.
LEVEL 3
C. You are Vikram Sharma, TGT Science, teaching in ABC
International High School Ahmedabad. You have been asked
to deliver a speech on the ‘National Science Day’ to address
the students in the morning assembly to inspire and motivate
them on the occasion. The topic for the speech is “The
Importance of National Science Day”.

SECTION C: LITERATURE
LEVEL 1
1. How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the
author's grandmother died?
2 Why Aram does not believe his eyes when he saw Mourad in
one summer morning?
3. How does the poem 'The Laburnum Top' by Ted Hughes
capture the essence of nature and its beauty?
4. Describe the interior of King Tut’s rock cut tomb.
5. What advancements have taken place in archaeology since
 1922?
6. What startling facts were revealed when a professor X-rayed
Tut’s mummy?
7. To what does Whitman compare the formation of rain and
why?
8. Why does the rain descend ‘on the earth’?

LEVEL 2
1. What was Khushwant Singh’s and his grandmother’s routine
in the village?
2. How does Aram come to know that this horse has been
stolen since a month?
3. Explain the line,’ and the Laburnum subsides to empty’.
4. Describe how the CT scan of King Tut’s mummy was carried
out on 5th January 2005.
5. What was considered to be the curse of the Pharaoh when
Tut’s mummy was being scanned?
6. How did Tut undo all the whimsical activities of Akhenaten?
7. Explain “I give life to my own origin” in the poem ‘The Voice
of the Rain’.
8. What is the parallel drawn between rain and music in the
poem ‘The Voice of the Rain’?

LEVEL 3
1. Which activity did the grandmother find most relaxing when
she lived in the city?
2. Do you think John Byro recognised his horse? Why did he
not accuse the boys of stealing his horse?
3. In the poem ‘Laburnum Top’, what is the bird’s movement
compared to?
4. Discuss the suitability of the title, ‘Discovering Tut: The Saga
Continues’.
5. Do you think Carter was justified in removing the hardened
ritual resin deposits on Hit’s mummy? Why/ Why not?
6 Why is Tut’s life as well as death wrapped in mystery?
7. Explain how do rain and song make the places of their birth
more beautiful?
8. Rain does its duty unmindful of any recognition. Explain
NOTE: ASL PROJECT SUBMISSION ON 01/09/2023