Meritnation|Feb 24th, 2012 12:12pm
Piles of notes, loads of books around, last minute revision and late night studies! Yes, Boards have reached your doorsteps. The last few days before the examination call for ‘smart and quick study’. Previously maths was considered as the only subject where it was possible to score hundred percent. Even today this holds true for the well-prepared.
Let us start by analysing the unit-wise weightage of marks.
SECOND TERM | MARKS: 90 |
UNITS | MARKS |
II ALGEBRA
Quadratic equations and Arithmetic progressions |
20 |
III GEOMETRY
Circles and Constructions |
16 |
IV MENSURATION
Areas related to circles, Surface areas and volumes |
20 |
V TRIGNOMETRY
Heights and Distances |
8 |
VI COORDINATE GEOMETRY | 10 |
VII PROBABILITY | 6 |
TOTAL | 80 |
Pattern of the Paper
The Mathematics paper has 4 sections viz. A, B, C and D. Section A contains MCQ questions of 1 mark. Section B and C contains short answer questions (SA) of 2 and 3 marks respectively. Section D contains long answer questions (LA) of 4 marks each.
There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, internal choice is provided in one question of 2 marks, 3 questions of 3 marks and two questions of 4 marks.
To know which type of questions come from which chapter, have a look at the table given below.
SECTION | A | B | C | D | Total Questions | Total Marks |
UNITS | MCQ (1) | SA I (2) | SA II (3) | LA (4) | Marks | Total |
Algebra | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
Geometry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
Mensuration | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
Trigonometry | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Coordinate geometry | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 10 |
Probability | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 6 |
Total Questions | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 34 | |
Total Marks | 10 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 8 |
(Even though the weightage remains the same, the pattern of the individual questions may vary.)
1) Long answer questions usually come from algebra, geometry, mensuration and trignometry. So, prepare long answer questions of these chapters very well.
2) Answers of MCQ should be given in one or two words only. So, do not waste your time in writing the question or whole solution during exam.
Some common mistakes that students do:
Here are a few common mistakes that students tend to make.
(Take care of the signs)
(Caught within Brackets)
(Tricks with Trignometry) |
Tips to Revise
All the best friends!!
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2. Abhijit | February 19th, 2013 at 9:49 pm
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3. Prakhar Kapoor | February 18th, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Everything explained is correct and true except the total marks. Because this year the paper is of 90 Marks not 80!
4. bhatt puja | February 10th, 2013 at 8:18 am
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5. bhatt puja | February 10th, 2013 at 8:17 am
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9. Anusha Sreedhar | February 29th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
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10. bsc | February 29th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
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13. priya jaiswal | February 24th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
thankyou for the guidelines…………
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