Marks: 80
Time: 3 Hours
Practice Paper Term 1 Grade 9 (Hard Level)
Section A: MCQs (1 mark each)
Q1. The decimal expansion of 1/7 is: (a) terminating (b) non-terminating recurring (c) terminating recurring (d)
non-terminating non-recurring
Q2. The value of √50/√2 is: (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 20
Q3. Coordinates of the origin are: (a) (0,1) (b) (1,0) (c) (0,0) (d) (1,1)
Q4. Which of the following is a solution of 2x + 3y = 6? (a) (0,2) (b) (3,0) (c) (2,0) (d) (0,3)
Q5. In a triangle, if one angle is 90°, the triangle is: (a) isosceles (b) right-angled (c) equilateral (d) none
Q6. The sum of angles in a triangle is: (a) 90° (b) 120° (c) 180° (d) 360°
Q7. The distance between (3,4) and (0,0) is: (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) √25
Q8. A frequency distribution table represents: (a) grouped data (b) ungrouped data (c) both (d) none
Q9. Assertion (A): √2 is irrational. Reason (R): It cannot be expressed in p/q form, q ≠ 0. (a) A true, R true (b) A true, R
false (c) A false, R true (d) both false
Q10. Assertion (A): Median divides data into two equal parts. Reason (R): Mean is also always equal to median. (a) A
true, R true (b) A true, R false (c) A false, R true (d) both false
Q11. If x=2, y=–1 satisfies equation ax+by=1, then value of a–b is: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) –1
Q12. The perpendicular distance of point (3,4) from x-axis is: (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 0
Q13. If a triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm, it is: (a) Equilateral (b) Right-angled (c) Isosceles (d) Scalene
Q14. Mode of data 2,2,3,3,3,4,5,5,5 is: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q15. In ∆ABC, if ∠A=60°, ∠B=60°, then ∠C= (a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 120°
Q16. The solution of equation 2x+0y=6 is: (a) (3,0) (b) (0,3) (c) (2,0) (d) (0,2)
Q17. The mean of first 5 natural numbers is: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q18. The coordinates of a point on y-axis are always of the form: (a) (x,0) (b) (0,y) (c) (x,y) (d) (y,0)
Q19. Which of the following is not a Pythagorean triplet? (a) (3,4,5) (b) (5,12,13) (c) (7,24,25) (d) (2,3,4)
Q20. If mean of 10 numbers is 12, then sum is: (a) 120 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 100
Section B: (2 marks each)
Q21. Express 1.272727... as a rational number.
Q22. Plot (2,3) and (–1,4) on a graph and write the distance between them.
Q23. If 3x + 2y = 12, find x when y = 2.
Q24. In a triangle, prove that exterior angle = sum of two interior opposite angles.
Q25. Find mode for data: 2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,6.
Section C: (3 marks each)
Q26. Simplify: (5√2 + 3√3)².
Q27. Write the equation of a line passing through (2,3) with slope 2.
Q28. In ∆ABC, D is mid-point of BC. Prove that AD is median.
Q29. Find area of triangle with sides 7 cm, 8 cm, 9 cm using Heron’s formula.
Q30. The marks of 10 students are: 5,10,15,20,10,5,10,20,15,10. Find mean marks.
Section D: (5 marks each)
Q31. If √5 = 2.236, use division method to verify.
Q32. Draw graph of equations: x+ y = 5 and 2x – y = 1. Find their intersection.
Q33. Prove Pythagoras theorem using similarity of triangles.
Q34. The following table shows daily wages: (Add table) Find mean using assumed mean method.
Section E: Case Study (4 marks each)
Q35. Case Study: A survey was conducted on 100 students’ favorite sports. Data: Cricket-40, Football-25,
Basketball-20, Others-15. Answer the following: (i) Draw bar graph. (ii) Which sport is most popular? (iii) Find central
angle for Football in a pie chart. (iv) What percent chose Basketball?
Q36. Case Study: A farmer fenced a triangular field with sides 6 m, 8 m, 10 m. Answer the following: (i) Find
semi-perimeter. (ii) Find area using Heron’s formula. (iii) If cost of fencing is ■50 per m, find total cost. (iv) Which type
of triangle is it?
Q37. Case Study: The cost of pens is twice the cost of pencils. A student buys 5 pens and 3 pencils for ■55. Answer
the following: (i) Frame two linear equations. (ii) Find cost of one pen and one pencil. (iii) How many pens can be
bought for ■100? (iv) If he buys equal number of pens and pencils worth ■72, find the number bought.
