LOTUS VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA EXTENSION

MID TERM EXAMINATION (2023-24)

PRACTICE WORKSHEET

SUBJECT- MATHEMATICS
Name: _______________ Roll No.: __________ Class IX____ Sec:____

General Instructions:
 All questions are compulsory and are to be done on the answer sheet.
 There are 40 questions in this worksheet.
 This worksheet has 9 printed sides.
 This worksheet contains five sections: Section A, B, C, D and E.
 Mention the question number carefully as given in the worksheet.

SECTION- A
Q1. Every rational number is _____.
(a) a natural number (b) an integer
(c) a real number (d) a whole number

Q2. Select the irrational number among the following.

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(𝑎)√ (b)5 (c) √7 (d) √81
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Q3. If n is natural no, then √𝑛 is_____.

(a) Always a natural no (b) always an rational number
(c) always an irrational number (d) Sometimes a natural no and sometimes
an irrational.

Q4. 2√3 + √3 is equal to _____.

(a) 2 √6 (b) 6 (c) 3√3 (d) 4√6

Q5. Point (0, –7) lies _____.

(a) on the x –axis (b) in the second quadrant
(c) on the y-axis (d) in the fourth quadrant

Q6. The image of the point (2,5) under x-axis ____.

(a) (2,5) (b) (2,-5) (c) (-2,5) (d) (-2,-5)

Q7. The graph of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 6 cuts the y-axis at the point _____.
(a) (2, 0) (b) (0, 3) (c) (3, 0) (d) (0, 2)

Q8. The equation x = 7, in two variables, can be written as _____.

(a) 1. x + 1. y = 7 (b) 1. x + 0. y = 7
(c) 0 . x + 1 . y = 7 (d) 0 . x + 0 . y = 7

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Q9. If (2, 0) is a solution of the linear equation 2x + 3y = k, then the value of k is _____.
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 2

Q10. The point of the form (a, a) always lies on _____.

(a) x-axis (b) y-axis
(c) On the line y = x (d) On the line x + y = 0

Q11. If AB∥ CD and EF∥ BD and ∠𝐴BD = 65°, then∠𝐶FE is ____.

(a) 150ᵒ (b) 100ᵒ (c) 115ᵒ (d) 130ᵒ

Q12. In the given figure, POQ is a line. The value of x is _____.

(a) 20° (b) 25° (c) 30° (d) 35°

Q13. Identify the statement that is not false.

(a) If two angles form a linear pair, then each of these angles is of measure 90ᵒ.
(b) Angles forming a linear pair can both be acute angles.
(c) Both of the angles forming a linear pair can be obtuse angles.
(d) Bisectors of the adjacent angles forming a linear pair form a right angle.

Q14. If the supplement of an angle is three times its complement, then angle is ____.
(a) 40ᵒ (b) 35ᵒ (c) 50ᵒ (d) 45ᵒ

Q15. In ∆ABC, ∠A: ∠B: ∠C = 2:3:5, then angle at B is _____.

(a) 54ᵒ (b) 126ᵒ (c) 136ᵒ (d) 64ᵒ

Q16. If AB = QR, BC = PR and CA = PQ, then

(a) ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ PQR (b) ∆ CBA ≅ ∆ PRQ
(c) ∆ BAC ≅ ∆ RPQ (d) ∆ PQR ≅ ∆ BCA

Q17. Choose the correct statement.

(a) In an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite to equal sides are equal.

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 (b) If the hypotenuse and an acute angle of the right-angled triangle are equal to the
hypotenuse and the corresponding acute angle of another triangle, then the triangles
are congruent.
(c) The bisector of the vertical angle of an isosceles triangle bisects the base.
(d) All of these.

Q18. An isosceles right triangle has area 8 cm2. The length of its hypotenuse is _____.
(a) 32 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 48 cm (d) 24 cm

Q19. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 60 m. The area is _____.

(a) 10√3 m2 (b) 15√3 m2 (c) 20√3 m2 (d) 100√3 m2

Q20. The area of a triangle whose sides are 13cm, 14cm and 15 cm is ____.
(a) 84 cm2 (b) 42 cm2 (c) 82 cm2 (d) 44 cm2

Assertion & Reason Type Questions

Directions: In Q21 to Q25, a statement of Assertion is given followed by a

corresponding statement of Reason just below it.Of the statements, mark the correct
answer as

a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion.
c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
d) If assertion is false but reason is true.

Q21. Assertion: Rational number lying between two rational numbers a and b is (a+ b)/2.

Reason: There is one rational number lying between any two rational numbers

Q22. Assertion: The points (-3, 5) and (5, -3) are at different positions in the coordinate
plane.

Reason: If x ≠y, then (x, y) ≠ (y, x)

Q23. Assertion: The equation of 2x+5=0 and 3x+y=5 both have degree 1.

Reason: The degree of a linear equation in two variables is 2.

Q24. Assertion: Two adjacent angles always form a linear pair.

Reason: In a linear pair of angles two non-common arms are opposite rays.

Q25. Assertion: In ∆ABC and ∆PQR, AB=PQ, AC=PR and ∠BAC= ∠QPR.

∴ ∆ABC≅ ∆PQR

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 Reason: Both the triangles are congruent by SSS congruence.

Case-study based questions

Q26 and Q27 are Case-Study based questions. Attempt all the sub parts of each
question.
Q26. Case Study 1:
Supriya, a class IX maths teacher mostly conducts a MCQs based test at the end of
every chapter. This helps her to check the performance of students and to know the
area of improvement in that specific chapter.

Take a look at these questions, she had given to the students and answer them.
i. (√7 + √6 )2 is equal to ____.
(a) 11 + 2√42
(b) 7 + 2√6
(c) 13 + 2√42
(d) 7+6
𝑝
ii. Represent 1.4͞7 in 𝑞 form.
146
(a) 99
145
(b) 90
133
(c) 90
133
(d)
99
iii. (√57 - √47) (√57 + √47 ) is equal to ____.
(a) 104
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20
Q27. Case Study 2:
One day, the principal of a particular school visited the classroom. The class teacher
was teaching the concept of a polynomial to students. He was very much impressed
by her way of teaching. To check, whether the students also understand the concept
taught by her or not, he asked various questions to students. Some of them are given
below.

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 i. Which one of the following is not a polynomial?
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(a) 4x2 + 2x – 1 (b) y+𝑦
(c) x3 – 1 (d) y2 + 5y + 1
ii. The polynomial of the type ax2 + bx + c is called
(a) Linear polynomial
(b) Quadratic polynomial
(c) Cubic polynomial
(d) Biquadratic polynomial
iii. The value of k, if (x – 1) is a factor of 4x3 + 3x2 – 4x + k, is______.
(a) 1 (b) –2
(c) –3 (d) 0

SECTION- B
Q28. If −4 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = x2 +11x + k, then find the value of k.

Q29. In the given figure, D and E are points on side BC of a ∆ ABC such that BD = CE
and AD = AE. Show that ∆ ABD ≅ ∆ ACE.

Q30. Find the cost of laying grass in a triangular field of sides 50m, 65m and 65m at the
rate of Rs 7 per m2.

SECTION- C
Q31. Factorize using factor theorem: 𝑥 3 + 13𝑥 2 +32x + 20.

Q32. In the fig. AD = AE, BD = EC. Prove that ∆𝐴BC is an isosceles triangle.

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 SECTION- D
Q33. If both a and b are rational numbers, find the values of a and b in the equality:
5+2√3
=a+b
7+4 √3

Q34. Two sides AB and BC and median AM of one triangle ABC are respectively equal
to sides PQ and QR and median PN of ∆PQR (see figure). Show that:
(i) ∆ABM≅ ∆PQN
(𝑖𝑖) ∆ABC≅ ∆PQR

Q35. In the given figure, PQ ⊥ PR, PQ ∥ RL, ∠𝑅QT = 38° and ∠QTL = 75°, find x and y.

SECTION- E

Case Study based questions are compulsory. Attempt all the sub parts of
each question.

Q36. Case Study based-1

Read the text given below and answer the questions based on it:
Students of a school are standing in rows and columns in their playground for a drill
practice. A, B, C and D are the positions of four students in the figure.

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 Now, answer the following questions:

i. What are the coordinates of A and B respectively?

ii. What are the coordinates of C and D respectively.

iii. What is the distance between B and D?

Q37. Case Study based-2

Q18. Read the text given below and answer the questions based on it:
One day, the sports teacher was absent from school. So, all the students of class IX
were making noise in the playground. HOD allotted that period to the maths teacher.
So, she made all the students busy, the teacher gave the following problems on
triangles. Students started solving them.

i. In the given figure, AC bisects ∠𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠C. If AD =5cm, then find AB.

ii. In triangles ABC and DEF, AB=FD and ∠A=∠D. These two triangles will be
congruent by which axiom?

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 iii. In the given figure, if AB=BC and ∠A=∠C.Then find the value of x.

Q38. Case Study based-3

Riya and Parth are standing at some distance at B and A respectively and they
observe two aeroplanes at E and D with same height with their respective defined
angles as shown in figure.

If we draw two imaginary lines AB and CD and name the angles as shown above,
then answer the following questions:
i. Find the measure of x.

ii. Determine the measure of y.

iii. Calculate the measure of x +y−z.

Q39. Case Study based-4

Sarita went to the market to buy stationery for her project work. She bought 4 pens
and 7 pencils. The total bill amounts to ₹ 69, if cost of one pen is ₹ x and cost of one
pencil is ₹y. She gave a hundred rupee note to the shopkeeper. Based on the given
information, answer the following questions.

i. Form a linear equation using both variables representing total cost.

ii. How much money does shopkeeper return to Sarita?

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 iii. If Sarita buys 5 pencils and 7 pens, calculate how much money will the
shopkeeper return her back?
Q40. Case Study based-5
Anita, a housewife, wanted to decorate a wall of her drawing room. So, she went to
market and saw a triangular wall shelf as shown. The sides of the triangle which is
in contact with the wall are of measure 1.2m, 3m and 3 m.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

i. Calculate the semi perimeter of the triangle.

ii. Find the area of the triangle.

iii. If the area of the equilateral triangle is 16√3 cm2, then determine its side.