Holiday Home Work – Grade OI

Holiday Home Work – Grade OI Students promoted to OII will be tested on the following as part of their regular weekly tests per schedule set for the Academic Year 2015-16. 1.

Accounting: Revise Chapters 2 – 7, 9, 11, 14 and 18 of Accounting: Theory and Practice.

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Biology: Revise Chapters 1 – 12 of Biology Matters.

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Business Studies: Revise Chapters 2 – 11, 17, 19 and 21 of IGCSE Business Studies.

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Chemistry: Revise Chapters 1 – 12 of Chemistry Matters.

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Computer Science: Revise the following topics:  Data Representation (Binary, Denary & Hexadecimal)  Logic Gates  Security  Von Neumann Architecture  Pseudocodes

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Economics: Revise the following topics:  Taxation  Government Economic Policy

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English Language:  Solve PII from the May/June and Oct/Nov papers of 2011 & 12.  Download and save/print the OI Reading List  You will be tested on the following books: o The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway o Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer o Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte o By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho o The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling The test could be in the form of character sketches, reviews, comprehensions and / or summary writing.

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Islamiyat: Revise the following topics carefully:  Major Themes (1 – 15)  History and Importance of the Holy Quran Practice the major themes for 10 mark questions as well.

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Mathematics: Revise Topics 1 – 9 and related questions from 2009 – 2014 papers. Download and save/print the Mathematics Holiday Practice for details of each

topic. 10.

Pakistan Studies Revise Chapters 1 – 8 from The History and Culture of Pakistan (Nigel Kelly) Revise Chapters 1 – 7 from The Environment of Pakistan (Huma Naz Sethi)

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Physics: Revise Chapters 1 – 15 from Physics Matters.

OI English Language: Reading List You must read at least 10 of the books mentioned below: 

Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian

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Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner

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Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

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Agatha Christie Novels

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The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time by Mark Haddon

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Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah

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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho

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The Castafiore Emerald by Herge

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The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

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Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

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The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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Treasure Island by R. L. Stevenson

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Lord of The Ring Series by J. R. R. Tolkien

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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling

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Anne of Green Gables Series by Lucy Maud Montgomery

This reading list is to introduce to you a variety of authors and genres. I hope that once you have read of sample of their work, you will find more of these authors’ books and continue your reading journey into the amazing worlds they create for us. Happy Reading!

TOPIC

BOOK, CHAPTER

TOPIC 1: NUMBERS  Number System    

Real numbers Commutative, Associative & Distributive laws The four operations Order of operations

D1: Ch# 2, 3

 Factors and Multiples    

Prime factorisation Highest common factors and lowest common multiples Squares and square roots Cubes and cube roots

D1: Ch# 1

 Approximation and Estimation  

Approximation Estimation

 Standard Form  Indices  

Laws of indices Solving indicial equations

 Limits of Accuracy

D1: Ch# 4 D3: Ch# 2 D3: Ch# 2 D4: Addendum Ch# 2

TOPIC 2: ARITHMETICAL PROBLEMS  Ratio, Rate and Proportion    

Ratio Rate Direct and Inverse Proportion Maps and Scales

 Percentages  Speed  Applications of Mathematics in Practical Situations    

TOPIC 3:

Simple and compound interests Hire-Purchase Discount, Profit and Loss Money Exchange ALGEBRA

 Algebraic Representation and Formulae 

Evaluation of algebraic expressions and formulae

D1: Ch# 10 D2: Ch# 2 D1: Ch# 11 D1:Ch#10; D2:Ch#2

D3: Ch# 6

D1: Ch# 5

 Algebraic Manipulation    

Expansion Factorisation Manipulating algebraic fractions Changing subject of formula

 Solving Algebraic Equations  Solving Algebraic Fractions

D2: Ch# 3, 4

D1: Ch# 7 D2: Ch# 3, 4

TOPIC 4: SOLUTIONS OF EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES  Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations   

Elimination method Substitution method Solving problems leading to simultaneous equations

 Solutions of Quadratic Equations  Quadratic equations  Factorisation  Completing the squares  General formula  Solve Problems Leading to Quadratic Equations  Solving Linear Inequalities

D2: Ch# 5

D3: Ch# 1

D3: Ch# 1 D3: Ch# 3

TOPIC

BOOK / CHAPTER

TOPIC 5: COORDINATE GEOMETRY  Gradient of a Straight Line  Gradient formula and angle of slope  Length of a Line Segment  Equation of a Straight Line  Methods of forming linear equations  Different forms of equations of straight lines

TOPIC 6: GRAPHICAL SOLUTION OF INEQUALITIES TOPIC 7: MATRICES

D3: Ch# 4

D4: Addendum Ch# 3

 Introduction  

Defining matrices Special matrices

D: Ch#

 Basic Rules of Matrices   

Addition and subtraction of matrices Multiplication of a matrix by a real number (scalar) Equal matrices

D3: Ch# 6

 Multiplication of Two or More Matrices  

The concept of multiplying matrices The process of multiplying matrices

D3: Addendum Ch# 2

 The Inverse Matrix  

TOPIC 8:

The concept of inverse matrix Determinant of matrix GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT

D: Ch#

 Properties of Angles  

Types of angles Angles formed by two parallel lines and a transversal

D1: Ch# 14

 Properties of Triangles  

Different types of triangles Angle properties of triangles

 Properties of Quadrilaterals  Polygons  

Different types of polygons Angle properties of convex polygons

 Symmetry 

TOPIC 9:

Line of symmetry and rotational symmetry MENSURATION

D1: Ch# 15 D1: Ch# 16 D: Ch# D1: Addendum

 Perimeter and Area  

Triangles and quadrilaterals Circles

 Surface Area and Volume of Solids      

Cube and cuboids Prism Cylinder Cone Pyramid Sphere

D1: Ch# 8, 9 D2: Ch# 7 D3: Ch# 12