GOA VII | MATHEMATICS

Sample Paper - 1

Goa Board
Class VII Mathematics
Sample Paper - 1
Time: 3 hours Total Marks: 90

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 38 questions and it is divided into four sections: A,
B, C and D.
3. Section A comprises of 12 questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B comprises of 8 questions carrying 2 marks each.
5. Section C comprises of 10 questions carrying 3 marks each.
6. Section D comprises of 8 questions carrying 4 marks each.
7. Question numbers 1 to 12 in Section A are multiple choice questions where you are
to select one correct option out of the given four.

Section A
(Questions 1 to 12 carry 1 mark each)

1. If a, b and c are integers, then according to the distributive law:

A. a  (b + c) = a  b + a  c
B. a  (b + c) = a + b  a + c
C. a  (b + c) = a  b  a  c
D. a  (b + c) = a  c - a  b

2. Look at the figure below:

To draw a line parallel to l through A, the first step will be
to perform the following actions:
A. Join A to l
B. Join A to B
C. Draw a perpendicular from A on l
D. Draw a line through A.

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3. A number is chosen at random from 1 to 5. What is the probability that the number
chosen is odd?
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A.
5
3
B.
5
1
C.
4
1
D.
6

4. The solution of the equation 3x + 4 = 25 is

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 6

5. In the figure given below, the measure of y is:

A. 30°
B. 120°
C. 130°
D. 150°

6. If there is a discount of 40% on an article costing Rs. 7000, then the price after
discount is
A. Rs. 4500
B. Rs. 4200
C. Rs. 4400
D. Rs. 4600

7. Which of the following is the greatest rational number?

A. 15
7
B. 15
8
C. 15
10
D. 15
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8. To construct an equilateral triangle, the minimum requirement is

A. Measure of one angle
B. Measure of one side
C. Measure of two sides
D. Measure of one side and one angle

9. a  a  a  a  y  y  y  y  z  z can be written as
A. a4y4z2
B. ayz10
C. ay8xz2
D. ayz8

10. The figure below is made up of 3 squares of sides 5 cm. What is the perimeter of the
figure?
A. 15 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 40 cm
D. 50 cm

11. A regular hexagon has ______ centre/centres of rotation.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

12. The measure of angle x in the given figure is:

A. 45o
B. 30o
C. 60o
D. 35o

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Section B
(Questions 13 to 20 carry 2 marks each)

13. Write the following equations in statement form:

(a) 6n + 4 = 10
y
(b) -3=9
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14. Raju has solved part of an exercise while Sameer solved part of it. Who has
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solved more?
15. A family reduced the consumption of sugar from 10 kg to 8 kg per month due to an
increase in price. Find the percentage decrease in consumption.

16. Write the rational form of the decimal and represent it on a number line:
(i) -0.25 (ii) 0.8

17. Is it possible to construct triangles with the following sides?

(a) 8 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm
(b) 9 cm, 5 cm and 4 cm.

18. If 52x + 1 ÷ 25 = 125, then find the value of x.

19. A student has got the following marks in five subjects:

30, 35, 40, 25, 45
The maximum marks for each subject is 50. Find his percentage of marks.

20. What number must be divided by 15 5 so that the quotient is 15?

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Section C
(Questions 21 to 30 carry 3 marks each)

21. Raju owns a plot which is 1 1 acres in size. If the value of land in his area is Rs.
3
48,000 per acre, then what is the value of his plot?

22. Mohan purchased an old scooter for Rs. 12000 and spent Rs. 2850 on its
overhauling. Then, he sold it to his friend Sohan for Rs. 13860. How much percent
did he gain or lose?

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23. The median of the given data is 29 arranged in increasing order of value. What is the value
of x?
x, 20, 2x + 6, 2x + 9, 40, 45, 52

24. From the sum of 3x - y + z and -y - z, subtract 3x - y - z.

25. The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousands) from six
branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001.

1. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales
of branch B4 for both years?
2. What is the average sale of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year
2000?
3. Total sale of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of 4
branches B3 for both the years?

26. Let ABC be an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC and BD is perpendicular to AC.

Then, prove that BD2 - CD2 = 2AD.CD.

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27. Find the value of expression (x + y)2 - (x - y)2, if x  ,y  .
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28. In triangle ABC, AC = 10 cm, BC = 4 cm and AD = 6 cm. Find the length of BL.

29. A square with perimeter 40 cm is divided into 2 triangles by drawing a diagonal.

Find the area of each triangle.

30. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. Find the
ratio of two numbers.

Section D
(Questions 31 to 38 carry 4 marks each)

31. Draw a line , take a point A above it. Construct a line through A and parallel to l.

32. Simplify:

33. Two sides of the parallelogram PQRS (below) are 15 cm and 12 cm. The height
corresponding to the base RQ is 7 cm. Find:
(i) Area of the parallelogram
(ii) Height corresponding to base PQ

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34. From the sum of 4x + y and 3x - 5y, subtract the sum of -6x + 2y and 7x - 5y. Give the
final answer by substituting x = 2 and y = -4.

35. A bag has 12 balls colored yellow, blue, green and red. The number of balls of each
colour is the same. A ball is drawn from the bag. Calculate the probability of drawing
a yellow ball, a blue ball, a green ball and a red ball at the same time. A ball is drawn
from the bag. Calculate the probability of drawing a yellow ball, a blue ball, a green
ball and a red ball.

36. A person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately
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lends it to another person at 6 % p.a. for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction
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per year.

37. What must be added to 7x2 – 14x + 32 to get 9x2 – 10x – 15?

38. Find the area of the quadrilateral PQRS in which QM  PR , SN  PR , PR = 20 cm, QM

= 3 cm and SN = 2 cm.

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