The City School

Unified End of Year Examination 2020-21

BRANCH NAME

EXAMINATION EXAMINATION
ROLL NUMBER ROOM NUMBER

MATHEMATICS June 2021

CLASS 8 2 hours

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Roll Number and Examination Room Number in No. Marks Obtained
the boxes at the top of the page. 1 10
 Read and follow the instructions given for each 2 10
question. 3 10
 Answer all questions in the space provided. 4 10
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the invigilator.
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question. 7 10
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 SECTION A MARKS 50

Q1 Encircle the correct option: [_____/10]

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(i) What is the value of (10)0
A 0.3
B 30
C 1
D 0

(ii) 453.2 written in standard from is

A 4532 × 10–1
B 4.532 × 103
C 45.32 × 101
D 4.532× 102

(iii) Factorise 6𝑥 + 24 completely

A 3𝑥 + 8
B 3(2𝑥 + 8)
C 6(𝑥 + 4)
D 6(𝑥 − 4)

(iv) A and B are similar triangles. Calculate the scale factor of enlargement from A to B.
A 9
B 18
C 81
D 729

(v) Are the triangles congruent? If congruent, which condition do they satisfy?
A Congruent, condition SSS
B Congruent, condition ASA
C Congruent, condition SAS
D Not Congruent

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(vi) A man earns Rs.2000 and gives 10% of his earnings to charity. How much is his charity
amount?
A Rs.20
B Rs.200
C Rs.10
D Rs.100

(vii) Equation of a line is given as 𝑦 = −2. Which of the following statements is NOT
correct?
A When 𝑥 is –2, the value of 𝑦 is 0.
B The line is parallel to 𝑥 axis.
C The line meets the 𝑦 axis at (0, –2)
D For any given 𝑥 value, the value of 𝑦 is equal to –2.

(viii) Volume of Prism = __________________.

A base area × height
B base × height
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C base area × height
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D side × height

(ix) Surface area of a cylinder is calculated by using ____________________

A 𝜋𝑟ℎ + 2𝜋𝑟
B 2𝜋𝑟 2 + 2𝜋𝑟ℎ
C 2𝜋𝑟ℎ − 2𝜋𝑟
D 2𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ + 2𝑟

(x) Which statement is NOT true for the following shape.

A It is called a kite.
B It has zero lines of symmetry
C It has rotational symmetry of order 1
D It has two sets of adjacent sides which are equal in size

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Q2 [_____/10]

(a) Evaluate

(i) 72 – 71 + 70 [2]

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(ii) 92 + 90 [2]

(iii) (53 )−2 ÷ 5−6 [2]

(b) Factorise and simplify the given expressions

(i) 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 10 [2]

2𝑥𝑦 3
(ii) [2]
4𝑥 3 𝑦 2

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Q3 [_____/10]

(a) Express 0.052 639 81 correct to 5 significant figures. [1]

(b) Estimate 1793 × 0.000 979 correct to 1 decimal place. [1]

(c) Draw the shape net of pentagonal based prism [2]

(d) (i) Draw the shape obtained by the cross section of the following prism. [2]

(ii) Name the shape drawn in the above part (i) [1]

(e) Find the volume of prism with base area = 10.25 𝑚3 and height = 2.5𝑚. [3]

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Q4 [_____/10]
(a) A pair of simultaneous equations are given as follows.
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3
(i) Fill in the below tables to find the values of 𝑦 for the given 𝑥 values. [2]
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3

𝑥 0 4 𝑥 0 3

𝑦 2 𝑦 3

(ii) Plot the two graphs in the grid below [2]

(iii) Using above graphs fill in the values below for the solution of the equations. [2]
𝑥 = ___________ and 𝑦 = ___________
(b) After a loss of 30%, a man sold his laptop at Rs. 63000. What was the original price of the
laptop? [2]

(c) Musa purchased a pair of shoes costing Rs. 850. Calculate the total amount to be paid
by him, if the sale’s tax is 6% [2]

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Q5 [_____/10]

(a) State whether each statement is “True” or “False” [5]

(i) A kite has two lines of symmetry. __________

(ii) The diagonals of a rhombus bisect at right angles. __________

(iii) Isosceles trapezium has more than one line of symmetry. __________

(iv) A parallelogram has rotational symmetry of order 4. __________

(v) A parallelogram has no lines of symmetry. __________

(b) A and B are two similar Triangles.

(i) Write an equation to find the length of the missing side of triangle B. [2]

(ii) Using the above equation, find the missing length of triangle B. [2]

(c) Find the missing angle of the given quadrilateral [1]

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 SECTION B MARKS 50

Q6 [_____/10]

(a) Solve the following by using rules of indices. [3]

(𝑚5 𝑛3 ) × ( 𝑚2 )−2
(𝑚−1 𝑛2 )

(b) Given that 𝑝 = 4 × 109 and 𝑞 = 3 × 105 , express (𝑝 × 𝑞)2 in standard form. [3]

(c) The figure shows a rectangle ABCD where the diagonals AC and BD intersect at E.
D C
36°
E

A B
(i) Calculate ∠ DEC [2]

(ii) Calculate ∠ CBE [2]

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Q7 [_____/10]

(a) Factorise and simplify the following

𝑎2 −1
(i) [2]
𝑎+1

𝑝2 + 𝑝−6 2𝑝−4
(ii) ÷ [3]
𝑝𝑟+3𝑟 𝑟3

(b) The Usual price of a Camcorder is $200. There is a discount of 15% for every purchase
of 3 camcorders. How much will 9 Camcorders cost? [3]

(c) Ali deposited Rs. 37900 in a bank for 5 years, at 8% per annum on simple interest. Find
the Total amount paid back to him by the bank. [2]

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Q8 [_____/10]

(a) The following diagram shows two similar triangles. Calculate the length of BC and DF.[4]

(b) In the following diagram, the sides AE and BC are parallel.

(i) Explain why ADE and CDB are similar triangles. [1]

(ii) Calculate the length of DE. [2]

(c) ABCD is a rectangle. AC and BD are diagonals, which meet at E.

(i) Draw the diagram of ABCD [1]

(ii) Name a pair of congruent triangles. [1]

(iii) How do you know these are congruent? [1]

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Q9 [_____/10]
31.205 ×4.97
(a) Estimate correct to 1 significant figure. [3]
1.925

(b) The variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 are connected by the equation 2𝑦 − 3𝑥 = 3. Some of the values
of 𝑥 and corresponding values of 𝑦 are given in the table.

𝑥 –3 –1 1
𝑦 𝒂 0 𝑏
(i) Find the value of 𝑎 and 𝑏 [2]

(ii) On a sheet of graph paper, using a scale of 1 cm to 1 unit on both axes, draw the graph
of 2𝑦 − 3𝑥 = 3 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 [2]

(iii) On the same axes in (b), draw the graph of 𝑥 = 3 [1]

(iv) Find the area of the triangle bounded by the lines 2𝑦 − 3𝑥 = 3, 𝑥 = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠.[2]

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Q10 [_____/10]
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(a) Calculate the volume and surface area of the following prism. [Use 𝜋 = ] [3+3]
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(b) The volume of the prism is 8 𝑚𝑚3. Find the value of “𝑎”. [4]

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