AGA KHAN SCHOOLS, SOUTH

(Units of Aga Khan Education Services, Pakistan)

SENIOR SECTION
Class – VIII

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION OCTOBER, 2015

Mathematics Paper I

Time allowed: 40 Minutes ANSWER KEY Marks: 30

Student’s Full Name: ______________________________________________________

Father’s Name:____________________________________________

Roll No: ___________ Section: __________ Invigilator’s signature _______________

Instructions:

1. Read each question carefully.

2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. Do NOT write your answers on
the question paper.

3. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, and D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid
black out the box for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

4. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new box.
5. Do NOT write anything in the answer grid

1. If A={+ ,−, ×}, then A ∪ ∅=¿ D. 28 %

A. {+,−}
B. {} 25
C. {−, ×}
D. {+,−,× }
7.
A.
√ 36 = ________________.
6/5
B. 5/36
2. Which operation is shown by diagram?
C. 5/6
A. A ∪ B ∪ C
D. 25/6
B. A ∩ B∩ C
C. A ∪(B ∩C) 8. The square root 0.0081 is:
D. A ∩( B ∪ C) A. 0.9
B. 0.09
3. A set containing no element is C. 0.009
______________ D. 0.0009
A. Finite set
9. A man buys an item at Rs. 1200 and
B. Infinite set
sells it at the loss of 20 percent. Then
C. Singleton set
what is the selling price of that item
D. Empty set
A. Rs . 660
4. P ∪ ( Q∩ R )=¿ B. Rs .760
A. P ∪Q∩ R C. Rs . 860
B. ( P ∪ Q ) ∪ ( P ∪ R ) D. Rs . 960
C. ( P ∪Q ) ∩ ( P ∪ R )
10. A man bought a book for $53. Round the
D. P ∩Q∩ R
cost of the book to the nearest ten.
5. In terms of percentage profit, which A. 50
among following the best transaction. B. 55
C. 60
A. C.P. 36, Profit 17
B. C.P. 50, Profit 24 D. 45
C. C.P. 40, Profit 19
D. C.P. 60, Profit 29 11. What is the value of u in the sequence
2 ,7 ,14 ,23 , 34 , u ?
6. A TV is purchased at Rs.5000 and sold at
Rs.4000, find the lost percent. A. 45
B. 46
C. 47
A. 20 %
D. 53
B. 27 %
C. 25 % 12. 7 , 13 ,19 , 25 , 31 ,¿ . Next term is:
 A. 42 x− y
C.
B. 35 ( x+ y )2
C. 37 x+ y
D. 48 D.
( x+ y )2
13. The degree of polynomial 5 a6−3 b 2+ 1is :
A. 1 19. −x 2+ 9 is equal to
B. 2 A. ( 3−x ) ( 3+ x )
C. 6 B. ( x−3 ) ( x+ 3 )
D. 8 C. ( x−9 )( x +9 )
14. In the term−14 abcthe coefficient of D. ( x−3 ) ( x−3 )
−14 ais
A. abc 20. The factorization of xy + yz−xyz is:
B. bc A. ( x + y )( z−x )
C. −14 ab B. x ( y + x−z )
D. −c C. y ( x+ z−xz )
D. y ( x+ z + xz )
15. One of the examples of binomial is:
A. 3 xyz 21. The factorization of 5 ab−25 bc is:
B. 3 xy + z A. 5 a ( b+5 c )
C. 3 x+ y+ z
B. 5 b ( a−5 c )
D. 3+ x + y + z
C. 5 ab ( a−25 )
16. (a + 16)2 = D. 5 b ( a+5 c )
A. a2 + 32
B. a2 + 32a +256 22. The value of x in the following figure
C. a2 +8a +16 is:

D. a2 + 256

17. k 2−18 k +81=¿

A. (k + 9)(k−9)
B. (k + 9)2
C. (k −9)2 A. 60 °
D. (k + 81)( k−81) B. 180 °−x
x 2− y 2 C. 100 °
2 D. 120 °
18. Simplified form of ( x+ y ) is:
x− y 23. What is value of angle "b”?
A.
x+ y
x+ y
B.
x− y

A. 40°
 B. 45° B. 56°
C. 50° C. 67°
D. 60° D. 124°
´
27. The value of length QP=¿
24. In the diagram the value of z is:

A. 40 0
B. 500
C. 600
D. 700
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
25. A triangle having all three sides unequal D. 6
is:
A. rightangletriangle 28. Heron’s formula is:
B. Scalenetriangle
A. ∆=√ s ( s+ a ) ( s +b ) ( s +c ) ,
C. Issocelestriangle
2 s=a+ b+c
D. Equilateraltriangle
B. ∆=√ s ( s−a )( s+b )( s−c ) ,
26. AB is a straight line. What is the value s=a+b+ c,
of x? C. ∆=√ s ( s+ a ) ( s +b ) ( s +c ) ,
A. 53° s=a+b+ c
D. ∆=√ s ( s−a )( s−b ) ( s−c ) ,
2 s=a+ b+c

29. Find the length of the unknown side.

Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A. 20cm
B. 400cm
C. 10cm
D. 29.2cm

30. On the grid below, the distance between

each dot is 1 inch.
What is the length, in inches, of the
hypotenuse of the right triangle?

A. 4
B. 4.5
C. 5
D. 5.5