Class 9 – Mathematics Test Paper
Chapters: Polynomials & Linear Equations in Two Variables
Total Marks: 50 | Time: 60 mins
Q1. Define a cubic polynomial and give an example. (1 mark)
Q2. Write the number of zeroes a non-zero constant polynomial has. (1 mark)
Q3. Which identity is represented by: x² – y² = ? (1 mark)
Q4. Factorise the polynomial: 2x² + 9x + 10. (2 marks)
Q5. Find the zeroes of the polynomial: (x – 3)(x + 5). (2 marks)
Q6. Identify the type of polynomial: 7x³ – 4x + 2. (2 marks)
Q7. Show that x = 2 and y = 1 satisfy the linear equation 2x + 3y = 7. (3 marks)
Q8. Write four solutions of 2x + 3y = 8. (3 marks)
Q9. If (x + 2) is a factor of x³ + ax² + bx + 4, and the other factor is (x + 1)(x – 2), find a and b.
(3 marks)
Q10. A polynomial p(x) is divisible by (x – 1). If p(x) = x³ + ax² + bx + 3, find a and b. (3
marks)
Q11. The price of a notebook is twice the cost of a pen. Write a linear equation in two
variables to represent this statement, taking the price of a notebook as ₹x and the price of a
pen as ₹y. (3 marks)
Q12. Raj tells his son Aarv, “Seven years ago, I was seven times as old as you were then.
Also, three years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be.” If the present ages of
Aarv and Raj are x and y years respectively, represent this situation algebraically. (4 marks)
Q13. A and B are friends. A is elder to B by 5 years. B’s sister C is half the age of B while A’s
father D is 8 years older than twice the age of B. If the present age of D is 48 years, find the
present ages of A, B and C. (4 marks)
Q14. Draw the graph of the equation 2x – 3y = 12. At what points does the graph cut the x-
axis and y-axis? (3 marks)
Q15. Draw the graph of 9x – 5y + 160 = 0. From the graph, find the value of y when x = 5. (4
marks)
Q16. Draw the graph of the equation x – y = 4. From the graph, find the coordinates of the
point where the line meets the x-axis. (4 marks)