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Intro To Python: Variables & Data Types Practice Worksheet: Section A: Understanding Variables

This document is a practice worksheet for students in grades 6-8 focused on Python variables and data types. It includes sections for understanding variables, identifying data types, matching variables to values, predicting data types, spotting errors, and a challenge question. An answer key is provided for teacher reference.

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Intro To Python: Variables & Data Types Practice Worksheet: Section A: Understanding Variables

This document is a practice worksheet for students in grades 6-8 focused on Python variables and data types. It includes sections for understanding variables, identifying data types, matching variables to values, predicting data types, spotting errors, and a challenge question. An answer key is provided for teacher reference.

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Intro to Python: Variables & Data Types

Practice Worksheet
Grades: 6–8 Subject: Computer Science / ICT

Student Name: ____________________ Grade: ____________________

Section A: Understanding Variables

1. What is a variable in Python?


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2. Why do we use variables in programming?


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3. Write one rule for naming variables in Python.


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Section B: Identify the Data Type

Value Data Type


10
3.14
"Hello"
True
"25"

Section C: Match the Variable to Its Value

# Answer Variables Values


1. age A. “Python”
2. price B. False
3. language C. 12
4. is_student D. 9.99

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Section D: Predict the Data Type

x = 15
y = "School"
z = 2.5
a = False

Variable Data Type


x
y
z
a

Section E: Spot the Error

Circle the incorrect variable name and explain why:


student_name 2marks totalMarks
Explanation:
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Section F: Challenge Question

What will be the data type of result and why?


result = "10"
Answer:
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ANSWER KEY (For Teacher Reference Only)

Section A:
1. A variable stores data in a program.
2. To store and reuse values.
3. Cannot start with a number / no spaces.

Section B:
10 – int
3.14 – float
"Hello" – string
True – boolean
"25" – string

Section C:
1–C, 2–D, 3–A, 4–B

Section D:
x – int
y – string
z – float
a – boolean

Section E:
2marks is incorrect (starts with a number)

Section F:
string - The value "10" is enclosed in quotation marks, so Python treats it as text rather than a number.

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