Paper Summary - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2020 Boards - Maths Standard

Last updated at Dec. 16, 2024 by Teachoo

Are you giving Board Exams in March 2020?

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The CBSE Maths Standard Sample Paper - Class 12 for 2020 Boards has been summarised here.

We will see how many questions are there, how many marks per chapter and some tips for your board exams.

Sections

Total marks is 100, out which 20 marks is Internal Assessment - which is sent by your school to CBSE

According to CBSE Syllabus, the marks per unit is like this

In this sample paper,

marks per chapter is

Chapter	1 Mark Questions	2 Mark Questions	3 Mark Questions	4 Mark Questions	Total Marks
Chapter 1 - Real Numbers	3		1		6
Chapter 2 - Polynomials	1		1		4
Chapter 3 - Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables	1		1		4
Chapter 4 - Quadratic Equations	1			1	5
Chapter 5 - Arithmetic Progressions (AP)	2	1	1		7
Chapter 6 - Triangles	2	1		1	8
Chapter 7 - Coordinate Geometry	3		1		6
Chapter 8 - Trigonometry	3		1		6
Chapter 9 - Applications of Trigonometry (Heights and Distances)		1		1	6
Chapter 10 - Circles	1	1			3
Chapter 11 - Constructions				1	4
Chapter 12 - Areas related to circle			1		3
Chapter 13 - Surface Area and Volume	2	1		1	8
Chapter 14 - Statistics	1		1	1	8
Chapter 15 - Probability		1			2
Total					80

There are total 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 10 OR Questions.

NCERT Questions are Very important - 3 Questions have come straight from NCERT Book.
10 Questions are very similar to the questions in the NCERT Book . Just values are changed
1 mark question has 10 Multiple Choice Questions, 5 Fill in the Blanks and 5 answering questions
In Answering questions, there is step marking. In MCQ and Fill in the blanks, no step marking
When cancelling square roots, don't forget to write plus-minus sign ±
Writing units is important or half marks is cut, eg: x =3 is wrong, x = 3 metre is right.
Formula of all chapters has 1/2 marks
Formula of Statistics (Chapter 14) has 1 mark
In Chapter 9 Heights and Distances, 1 mark is given for correct figure
1 Question of Theorem will come. (Of Chapter 6 or 10)
1 4-Marks question of Construction will come
Remember the formula for Length of an arc (Chapter 12)
Length of arc = θ/360 × 2πr
It is used when length of arc is given, and we need to find angle
In questions where the answer can be found easily (like finding curved surface area of frustum if height and radius is given), calculation is difficult. 1 mark will be deducted if you have not found the exact answer
All questions of the Sample Paper has been solved, with marking scheme also given of each and every step. Click next to start doing the questions

Do the chapters from the Concept wise. Check out the video below
Remember all the Theorems and their proofs.
Remember all formulas of all Chapters. Formula sheet is provided for all chapters
Important questions have been marked in all chapters. Check them while revising
It is important to Revise the topics from Concept wise . Just check the theory, and the questions in order they are given
Make sure you have 2 pencils, 1 compass, scale, eraser, sharpener with you in the geometry box
Make sure you do atleast this year's sample paper.
Do not miss any steps. Write each and every step possible.

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