Class 7 Mathematics Chapter 3: A Peek Beyond the Point — practice questions with answers
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Q1. Why did Sonu’s mother need a different screw even though the two looked the same?
- Their lengths differed by a small amount that mattered
- One was a different colour
- One was made of plastic
- They were exactly the same
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Answer: A. Their lengths differed by a small amount that mattered
Why: The screws were of slightly different lengths; small differences need smaller units to measure. [p.46]
Why: The screws were of slightly different lengths; small differences need smaller units to measure. [p.46]
Q2. A screw measures 2 7/10 cm. What does this mean?
- 2 cm and 7 one-tenths of a cm
- 27 cm
- 2 cm and 7 cm
- 7 cm and 2 tenths
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Answer: A. 2 cm and 7 one-tenths of a cm
Why: Go from 0 to 2 and then take seven parts of 1/10: 2 cm and 7/10 cm. [p.47]
Why: Go from 0 to 2 and then take seven parts of 1/10: 2 cm and 7/10 cm. [p.47]
Q3. How many one-tenths are there in 3 4/10 units?
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Answer: 34 (± 0)
Why: 3 units = 30 tenths, plus 4 tenths = 34 tenths. [p.48–49]
Why: 3 units = 30 tenths, plus 4 tenths = 34 tenths. [p.48–49]
Q4. A Celestial Pearl Danio is 2.4 cm long and a Philippine Goby is 0.9 cm. What is the difference in their lengths (cm)?
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Answer: 1.5 (± 0.001)
Why: 2.4 − 0.9 = 1.5 cm. [p.52]
Why: 2.4 − 0.9 = 1.5 cm. [p.52]
Q5. How many one-hundredths make one unit?
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Answer: 100 (± 0)
Why: Each tenth has 10 smaller parts and a unit has 10 tenths: 100 hundredths. [p.53]
Why: Each tenth has 10 smaller parts and a unit has 10 tenths: 100 hundredths. [p.53]
Q6. How is 7.05 read?
- Seven point zero five
- Seven point five
- Seven and five tenths
- Seventy-five
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Answer: A. Seven point zero five
Why: 7.05 is seven and five hundredths, read ‘seven point zero five’. [p.63]
Why: 7.05 is seven and five hundredths, read ‘seven point zero five’. [p.63]
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How many practice questions are there for Class 7 Mathematics Chapter 3: A Peek Beyond the Point?
32 questions (9 easy, 18 medium, 5 hard). A few are solved on this page; the free test shows the answer and explanation for every question after you submit.
Is this chapter from the NCERT book?
Yes — it follows the NCERT Class 7 Mathematics syllabus, used by CBSE and many state boards.