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Model Test Paper 1
Model Test Paper 1
Attempt all question from Section A and any four questions from Section B
All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown and must be
Done on the same sheet as the rest of the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of question are given in brackets [].
Mathematical tables are provided.
1 2 3 -1 -2 -3
The die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting [4]
(i) a positive integer.
(ii) an integer greater than-3.
(iii) the smallest integer?
c) Calculate the ratio in which the line joining A (-4, 2) and B (3, 6) is divided by
point P (x, 3). Also find: [4]
(i) X
(ii) Length of AP.
Question 3
a) Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate [3]
sin2 34 + 2 56 + 2 tan 18 tan 72 2 30.
b) Using the Remainder and Factor Theorem, factorize the following polynomial:
x 3 + 10 2 37 + 26. [3]
c) In the figure given below, ABCD is a rectangle. AB = 14 cm, BC = 7 cm. From the
rectangle, a quarter circle BFEC and a semicircle DGE are removed. Calculate the
area of the remaining piece of the rectangle. (Take = 22/7). [4]
A B
F
G
D E C
Question 4
a) The numbers 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, and x are arranged in an ascending order. If the
mean of the observations is equal to the median, find the value of x.
[3]
B C
c) Use graph paper to answer the following questions. (Take 2cm = 1 unit on
both axis) [4]
(i) x: y
3+ 3
(ii)
3 3
B D C
Question 6
a) Find the value of a for which the following points A (a, 3), B (2, 1) and C (5, a)
are collinear. Hence find the equation of the line. [3]
c) The surface area of a solid metallic sphere is 2464 cm2. It is melted and recast
into solid right circular cones of radius 3.5cm and height 7 cm. Calculate:
[4]
A B P
D
C
2 1 4 1 3 2
c) Let A = [ ], B = [ ] and C = [ ].
0 2 3 2 1 4
Find A2 + AC 5B. [4]
Question 8
a) The compound interest, calculated yearly, on a certain sum of money for the
second year is 1,320 and for the third year is 1,452. Calculate the rate of
interest and the original sum of money. [3]
c) (Use a graph paper for this question.) The daily pocket expenses of 200 students
in a school are given below:
[4]
Draw a histogram representing the above distribution and estimate the mode
from the graph.
Question 9
a) If (x 9): (3x + 6) is the duplicate ratio of 4: 9, find the value of x. [3]
b) Solve for x using the quadratic formula. Write your answer correct to two
significant figures. (x 1)2 3x + 4 = 0. [3]
If the interest earned by Priyanka for the period ending September, 2006 is
175, find the rate of interest.
Question 10
a) A two-digit positive number is such that the product of its digits is 6. If 9 is
added to the number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
[4]
b) The marks obtained by 100 students in a Mathematics test are given below:
[6]
Marks 0- 10- 20- 30- 40- 50- 60- 70- 80- 90-
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
No. of 3 7 12 17 23 14 9 6 5 4
students
(i) median.
(ii) lower quartile.
(iii) number of students who obtained more than 85% marks in the test.
(iv) number of students who did not pass in the test if the pass percentage
was 35.
D
N
N
O
C
A B
M