PRACTICE PAPER

SUBJECT - MATHEMATICS
CLASS IX

Time allowed: 3 Hour MM : 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.

2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with subparts of the values
of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2marks
questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

Section -A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
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1. After rationalising the denominator of we get the denominator as:
3√2 −2√3
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 19 (d) 30
2. √5 is a polynomial of degree
1
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) (d) 0
2
3. The abscissa of a point is the distance of the point from
(a) None of these (b) origin (c) x-axis (d) y-axis
4. Every linear equation in two variables has
(a) two solutions (b) no solution (c) an infinite number of solutions (d) one solution
5. Which of the following statements are true?
(a) Only one line can pass through a single point.
(b) There is an infinite number of lines that pass through two distinct points.
(c) A terminated line can be produced indefinitely on both sides
(d) If two circles are equal, then their radii are unequal.
6. Two angles measure (70 + 2x)° and ( 3x - 25)° . If each angle is the supplement of the other, then the
value of x is :
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 35
7. √18 × √98 is equal to:

(a) 10√2 (b) 21√2 (c) 21 (d) 42

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8. If p(x) = 4x - 2x + x - 7 , then the value of p (-1) is
(a) 14 (b) -14 (c) 6 (d) -10
9. Point ( 0 , -9) lies
 (a) on y - axis (b) on x-axis (c) in the third quadrant (d) in the fourth quadrant
10. A rational number between √3 and √5 is :
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
11. In ∆ ABC, BC = AB and ∠B = 80°. Then ∠A is equal to:
(a) 80° (b) 40° (c) 50° (d) 100°
12. Which of the following is not a criterion for congruence of triangles?
(a) SAS (b) ASA (c) SSA (d) SSS
13. Three angles of a quadrilateral are 75º, 90º and 75º. The fourth angle is :
(a) 90º (b) 95º (c) 105º (d) 120º
14. If a chord of a circle is equal to its radius, then the angle subtended by this chord in major segment is:
(a) 300 (b) 900 (c) 450 (d) 600

15. In Fig., BC is a diameter of the circle and ∠BAO = 60º. Then ∠ADC is equal to:
(a) 30º (b) 45º (c) 60º (d) 120º
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16. The measure of each side of an equilateral triangle whose area is 9√3 cm is
(a) 4 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 8cm (d) 36 cm
17. The radius of a hemispherical balloon increases from 6 cm to 12 cm as air is being pumped into it.
The ratios of the surface areas of the balloon in the two cases is:
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 1
18. The radius of a sphere is 2r, then its volume will be:
4 8 32
(a) πr3 (b) 4πr3 (c) πr3 (d) πr3
3 3 3

19. Assertion (A): The value of x from the adjoining figure, if ℓ || m is 15º.
Reason (R): If two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal,
then each pair of corresponding angles so formed is equal.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
20. Assertion (A): If the volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 27 : 8, then their surface areas are in the ratio
3 : 2.
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Reason (R): Volume of a sphere = 3 πr3
Surface area of a sphere = 4πr2
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Section - B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
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21. Find a rational and an irrational number between 2 and 3.
22. Find the distance of A(-7 , 3) from y - axis and of B(-2 , -5) from x – axis.
OR

Write equations of x - axis and y - axis.

23. Write one Euclid’s Axiom and one Euclid’s Postulate.
24. How many line/lines are at a distance of 4 units and parallel to x- axis. Write their equations also.
25. Locate √5 on the number line.
OR

Find the value of (256)0.16 × (256)0.09 .

Section - C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
26. If p(x) = 4x2 - 3x + 2, then find the value of p(2) - p(-2) + p(1)
7 + 2√11
27. If = x +𝑦 √11 , find the values of x and y .
7− 2√11

Or
1 1 1 1
Simplify : (81 )4 - 8(216 + 15(32 + (225)2
)3 )5

28. (i) Find the value of k, if x - 1 is a factor of 4x3+3x2 - 4x + k.

(ii) Factorise 6x2 + 17x + 5
29. Find at least 3 solutions (should be integers) for the following linear equation in two variables:

5x - y = 13
30. Construct a histogram for the following data:

Monthly School fee (in ₹)

30 - 60 60 - 90 90 - 120 120 - 150 - 180 180 - 210 210 - 240
150
No of Schools 5 12 14 18 10 9 4

31. In Figure, AC = AE, AB = AD and ∠ BAD = ∠ EAC.

Show that BC = DE.
OR
State and prove Mid - Point Theorem.

Section - D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. In Fig., POQ is a line. Ray OR is perpendicular to line PQ.
OS is another ray lying between rays OP and OR.
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Prove that ∠ ROS = 2 (∠ QOS - ∠ POS) .
OR
 In Fig., PQ and RS are two mirrors placed parallel to each other. An incident ray AB strikes
the mirror PQ at B, the reflected ray moves along the path BC
and strikes the mirror RS at C and again reflects back along CD.
Prove that AB || CD.
33. In right triangle ABC, right angled at C, M is the mid-point
of hypotenuse AB. C is joined to M and produced to a point D
such that DM = CM. Point D is joined to point B (see Fig.).
Show that:
(i) ∆ AMC ≅ ∆ BMD
(ii) ∠ DBC is a right angle.
(iii) ∆ DBC ≅ ∆ ACB
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(iv) CM = 2 AB

34. What length of tarpaulin 3 m wide will be required to make conical tent of height 8 m and base radius
6m? Assume that the extra length of material that will be required for stitching margins and wastage
in cutting is approximately 20 cm (Use π = 3.14).
OR
A hemispherical dome of a building needs to be painted. If the circumference of the base of the dome
is 17.6 m, find the cost of painting it, given the cost of painting is ₹5 per 100 cm2 .

35. 100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and a frequency distribution
of the number of letters in the English alphabet in the surnames was found as follows:

Number of letters Number of surnames

1-4 6
4-6 30
6-8 44
8 - 12 16
12 - 20 4

Draw a histogram to depict the given information.

Section - E
Case study based questions are compulsory.

36. On one day, principal of a particular school visited the classroom. Class teacher was teaching the concept of
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. Answer them.

(i) Which is the general form of Quadratic Equation ? (1)

(ii) Check whether (t + 1) is a factor of the polynomial p(t) = 4t3 + 4t2 - t - 1 . (1)
(iii) If two friends collected donation amount 2x2 -7x -15. Find their individual contribution. (2)
OR
2 2
Compute the value of 9x + 4y if xy = 6 and 3x + 2y =12.
37. Four girls named A, B , C and D are playing a game with one end of rope in their
hand and other end tied with point O. They are moving around O. After a while
they stop , at that time their ropes are inclined to each other by angles
x , y , z and w. Such that A and B are just opposite to each other.
(i) Show that x + y = z + w. (1)
(ii) If ‘y’ is double of ‘x’ , then find the values of x and y. (1)
 (iii) If x + y = z + w , then prove that AOB is a line (2)
OR
Write the condition when C and D will be opposite to each other , the way A and B are .
38. A food pyramid is a representation of the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of
basic food groups. It is designed to make healthy eating easier. Health care NGO in India working for
underprivileged children. In rural areas health statistics are continue to poor. In this direction Health
statistics are continue to poor. In this direction Health Care India has made the children under the age
of 13 aware of “food pyramid” by telling the importance of different food groups such as carbohydrates,
fats, vitamins, proteins, minerals etc. The models of food pyramid which they have used triangle
sides 10 cm, 10 cm, 12 cm.
Now answer the following questions :
(i) Find the semi perimeter of a triangle. (1)
(ii) Which type of triangle is given in food pyramid ? (1)
(iii) Find the area of food pyramid which is in shape of triangle. (2)
OR
Find the area of the region Fats Oil and Milk Cheese . If from top
second line segment is formed by joining mid points of sides of triangle.