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CBSE Sample Practice Paper — 3 (Session 2026–27)
| Student Name: ______________________ | Roll No.: __________ | Section: __________ |
General Instructions:
1. This paper is divided into two parts — Part A: Employability Skills (10 Marks), and Part B: Subject Specific Skills (40 Marks).
2. Part B is further divided into three sections: Section 1 — Objective Type/MCQ (10 Marks), Section 2 — Short Answer (10 Marks), Section 3 — Long Answer (20 Marks).
3. All questions are compulsory. Marks for each question are indicated against it.
4. Write short and precise answers wherever asked.
PART A — EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (10 Marks)
Choose the correct option for each of the following questions: 10 × 1 = 10
Q1. Which of the following is an example of formal communication?
Q2. In a SWOT analysis, a new government subsidy for small businesses would be classified as a:
Q3. Which of the following is an example of a self-management skill?
Q4. Which of the following is an example of an ICT device?
Q5. Which of the following best describes an "entrepreneur"?
Q6. Which of the following is an example of a "green skill"?
Q7. Which of the following is an example of a "hard skill" rather than a soft skill?
Q8. Composting kitchen waste to create fertiliser is an example of which "R" among the 4 Rs of sustainability?
Q9. Which of the following is generally considered a characteristic of a successful entrepreneur?
Q10. Active listening, as a communication skill, primarily involves:
PART B — SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS (40 Marks)
Section 1 — Objective Type Questions (1 Mark each) — Q11 to Q20
Q11. Which of the following is a word processing application?
Q12. Which function returns the total number of numeric values in a given range in a spreadsheet?
Q13. A field in one table that refers to the primary key of another table is called a:
Q14. Which view in a presentation application displays only the text content of all slides, without graphics?
Q15. The main document used in a mail merge, which contains fixed text and merge fields, is called the:
Q16. Which of the following represents a range of cells from A1 to A10 in a spreadsheet?
Q17. Which SQL command is used to add a new record to a database table?
Q18. Which feature allows you to preview how slides will look before printing or presenting them?
Q19. Which of the following symbols is used to begin a formula in a spreadsheet cell?
Q20. A collection of related tables in a database is referred to as a:
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Section 2 — Short Answer Questions (2 Marks each) — Q21 to Q25
Q21. What is the purpose of the "spell check" feature in a Digital Documentation application? How is it typically accessed? 2
Q22. Write the steps to insert a table with 3 rows and 3 columns in a word processing document. 2
Q23. What is meant by "filtering" data in a spreadsheet? Give one example of when it would be useful. 2
Q24. What is a "query" in a database? State one purpose it serves. 2
Q25. What is a "slide layout" in a presentation application? Give one example of a common slide layout. 2
Section 3 — Long Answer Questions (4 Marks each) — Q26 to Q30
Q26. Explain the steps to create a bulleted and numbered list in a word processing document, and describe one situation where each type would be preferred. 4
Q27. Explain any four types of charts/graphs available in a spreadsheet application, and describe a situation in which each type would be an appropriate choice for representing data. 4
Q28. Explain the steps involved in creating a simple table in a database application, including the process of defining fields and setting a primary key. 4
Q29. Explain the steps to add speaker notes to slides in a presentation, and describe why speaker notes are useful during a live presentation. 4
Q30. What is meant by "conditional formatting" in a spreadsheet? Explain its usefulness with a suitable example (e.g., highlighting cells with values above a certain threshold). 4
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Answer Key & Marking Scheme (Key Points)
PART A — EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
| Q | Ans | Q | Ans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (B) | 6 | (A) |
| 2 | (C) | 7 | (C) |
| 3 | (A) | 8 | (C) |
| 4 | (A) | 9 | (B) |
| 5 | (B) | 10 | (B) |
PART B — SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS
Section 1 — Answer Key
| Q | Ans | Q | Ans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | (A) LibreOffice Writer | 16 | (B) A1:A10 |
| 12 | (B) COUNT() | 17 | (B) INSERT |
| 13 | (B) Foreign key | 18 | (A) Slide Show |
| 14 | (C) Outline view | 19 | (C) = |
| 15 | (B) Main/master document | 20 | (C) Database |
Section 2 — Key Answers
Q21. Spell check identifies and highlights potentially misspelt words in a document and suggests corrections, helping ensure accurate and professional-looking text; it is usually accessed via Tools → Spelling and Grammar, or automatically as red underlines while typing.
Q22. Place the cursor where the table is needed → go to Table menu → Insert Table → specify 3 columns and 3 rows in the dialog box → click OK/Insert to create the table.
Q23. Filtering displays only those rows of data that meet specified criteria, temporarily hiding the rest; useful, for example, when a teacher wants to view only the students who scored above 90% marks from a large class list.
Q24. A query is a request to retrieve or manipulate specific data from one or more database tables based on given criteria; it serves the purpose of extracting only the relevant information needed (e.g., listing all students from a particular class) without having to view the entire table.
Q25. A slide layout is a predefined arrangement of placeholders (for title, text, images, etc.) on a slide; a common example is the "Title, Content" layout, which has a title placeholder at the top and a content area below for text or bullet points.
Section 3 — Key Answers
Q26. Select the text → click the Bulleted List icon (for unordered points) or Numbered List icon (for ordered/sequential points) on the toolbar, or use Format → Bullets and Numbering for more options. Bulleted lists are preferred when listing items with no particular order (e.g., a shopping list); numbered lists are preferred when sequence matters (e.g., step-by-step instructions).
Q27. Bar chart — useful for comparing values across categories (e.g., sales of different products); Line chart — useful for showing trends over time (e.g., monthly temperature changes); Pie chart — useful for showing proportions of a whole (e.g., percentage market share of companies); Column chart — similar to bar chart but vertical, useful for comparing values across a small number of categories over time (any four correctly explained chart types with suitable use-cases).
Q28. Steps: (1) Open the database application and create a new table in Design view. (2) Define each field by entering its name and selecting an appropriate data type (e.g., Text, Number, Date). (3) Identify the field that will uniquely identify each record (e.g., ID). (4) Right-click that field and select "Primary Key" (or use the toolbar option) to set it as the primary key. (5) Save the table with an appropriate name.
Q29. Steps: switch to Notes view (or the Notes pane in Normal view) → click in the notes area below the slide → type the relevant reminders, explanations, or talking points for that slide → repeat for each slide as needed. Speaker notes are useful because they help the presenter remember key points, statistics, or explanations without cluttering the slide itself, which the audience does not see during the actual presentation (in Presenter View).
Q30. Conditional formatting automatically applies a specific visual format (such as a background colour or font style) to cells that meet a defined condition; for example, setting a rule so that any cell with a value above 90 in a marks column automatically turns green, making it easy to quickly identify high performers at a glance without manually checking every value.
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