🧮 Class 9 Mathematics Sample Paper
Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
🔹 Section A (1 mark each – 20 Questions)
[Multiple Choice Questions]
1. What is the value of 16 ?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 6
2. Assertion (A): A polynomial can have multiple terms.
Reason (R): A monomial has only one term.
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) Both A and R are false
3. The coordinates of the origin are:
a) (1, 0)
b) (0, 1)
c) (0, 0)
d) (1, 1)
4. The solution of equation 2x + 3 = 7 is:
a) x = 5
b) x = 2
c) x = -5
d) x = 1
5. The degree of the polynomial 5x3 + 2x2 + x + 7 is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
6. The distance between (0, 0) and (3, 4) is:
a) 7
b) 5
c) 6
d) 4
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7. Which of the following is a linear equation?
a) x2 + y 2 = 1
b) 2x + 3y =6
c) xy =5
d) x3 + y 3 = 1
8. The coefficient of x2 in 4x3 − 5x2 + 2x − 1 is:
a) 4
b) -5
c) 2
d) -1
9. The sum of the angles of a triangle is:
a) 90°
b) 360°
c) 180°
d) 270°
10. If the coordinates of point P are (2, -3), then the x-coordinate is:
a) -3
b) 2
c) 0
d) 1
11. The product of two negative numbers is:
a) Negative
b) Zero
c) Positive
d) Undefined
12. The graph of a linear equation is always a:
a) Curve
b) Parabola
c) Straight line
d) Circle
13. The sum of two odd numbers is:
a) Odd
b) Even
c) Zero
d) Undefined
14. The coefficient of x in 7x + 5 is:
a) 5
b) 7
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c) 12
d) -7
15. A point (0, y) lies on the:
a) X-axis
b) Y-axis
c) Origin
d) None of the above
16. (x + a)(x − a) =:
2 2
a) x −a
b) x2 + a2
c) x2 − 2a
d) x2 + 2a
17. The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 − 5x + 6 = 0 is:
a) 5
b) -5
c) 6
d) -6
18. The point (3, 0) lies on:
a) X-axis
b) Y-axis
c) Both axes
d) Neither
19. A line parallel to x-axis is:
a) Vertical line
b) Horizontal line
c) Diagonal line
d) Perpendicular line
20. The number of terms in 2x2 + 3x + 5 is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
🔹 Section B (2 marks each – 10 Questions)
1. Find the remainder when x2 + 3x + 2 is divided by x + 1 .
2. Calculate the distance between points A(1, 2) and B(4, 6).
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3. Expand and simplify (2x − 3)(x + 5) .
4. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining (3, -2) and (-1, 4).
5. Express (x + 1)2 − (x − 1)2 in simplest form.
6. Determine if the point (2, -1) lies on the line y = 3x − 7 .
7. Factorize x2 −9.
8. Evaluate (a + b)2 − (a − b)2 .
9. Find the sum of first 10 natural numbers.
10. Write the polynomial in standard form: 7 + x2 − 5x + 3x3 .
🔹 Section C (3 marks each – 18 Questions)
1. Solve for x: 3x − 7 = 2x + 5 .
2. Plot the points A(1, 2), B(4, 5), and C(5, 1) on graph paper and calculate the area of triangle ABC.
3. Write the standard form of the polynomial x3 + 4x2 − x + 7 .
4. Solve the equation 2x + 3 =9.
5. Find the distance between (0, -1) and (3, 2).
6. Factorize x2 + 5x + 6 .
7. If a + b = 7 and a − b = 3 , find a and b.
8. Write an example of a linear equation in two variables.
9. Plot the points (2, 3) and (5, 7) on a graph and draw the line passing through them.
10. Expand (x + 3)2 .
11. Simplify (x2 − 1)/(x − 1) .
12. Find the roots of x2 − 4x + 3 = 0 .
13. Find the coordinates of a point which divides the line joining (2, 3) and (4, 7) in the ratio 1:1.
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14. Prove that the sum of first n odd numbers is n2 .
15. Solve the equation 5x − 2 = 3x + 6 .
16. Expand (x − 2)(x + 5) .
17. Calculate the distance between (1, -1) and (-2, 2).
18. Factorize x2 − 16 .
🔹 Section D (5 marks each – 20 Questions)
1. Solve the system of equations using substitution method:
x + y = 10
2x − y = 3
2. Prove that the sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180° using Euclid's axioms.
3. Derive and solve a linear equation from the following problem:
"Twice a number increased by 3 equals 11. Find the number."
4. Solve 3(x − 2) + 5 = 2x + 7 .
5. Plot the points (0, 0), (4, 0), and (0, 3) and verify if they form a right-angled triangle.
6. Solve for x and y:
2x + 3y = 12
x−y =3
7. Prove that the sum of exterior angles of a polygon is 360°.
8. Factorize and solve x2 − 7x + 12 = 0 .
9. Write a linear equation for the problem:
"A sum of money is distributed among A and B such that A gets twice of B. If the total is 300, find the
share of A and B."
10. Prove that two lines are parallel if their slopes are equal.
11. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line joining (1, 2) and (5, 6) in the ratio 1:1.
12. Derive the formula for distance between two points (x1 , y1 ) and (x2 , y2 ) .
13. Solve the equation 2(x − 3) =x+4.
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14. Prove that the diagonals of a rectangle are equal.
15. If x + y = 12 and x − y = 4 , find the values of x and y.
16. Write an equation of a line passing through (2, 3) with slope 5.
17. Solve 4x − 5 = 3x + 2 .
18. Factorize x2 + 6x + 9 .
19. Find the midpoint of (3, -4) and (-1, 2).
20. Prove that the sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
🔹 Section E (4 marks each – Case Study – 12 Questions)
Case Study Example 1:
A shopkeeper sells pens and notebooks. The price of one pen is ₹5 and one notebook is ₹15. He sells 10
pens and 5 notebooks in a day. He gives a discount of ₹2 per notebook.
1. Calculate the total revenue before discount.
2. Calculate the total discount given.
3. Find the total revenue after discount.
4. Write a linear equation representing total sales in terms of number of pens (x) and notebooks (y).
Case Study Example 2:
A farmer sells apples and oranges. Apples cost ₹20 per kg, and oranges cost ₹15 per kg. He sold 50 kg of
apples and 40 kg of oranges in a day.
1. Calculate the total income from apples.
2. Calculate the total income from oranges.
3. Find the total income.
Case Study Example 3:
A car rental service charges ₹500 per day plus ₹10 per km driven. If a customer rented a car for 3 days and
drove 200 km:
1. Calculate the total rental charge.
2. Write a linear equation representing total cost (C) in terms of number of days (d) and kilometers (k).
3. Calculate C when d = 5 and k = 150.