UNIT III MOCK PAPER

Math - I
Roll No: _______
VIII III
CH16 Sequences
Length mass and capacity
No. of Pages: 11 Marks: ____ / 50
H Duration: 1hr 10 mins

Note: Calculators are not allowed.

Q1. Write the missing number in these ratios.

(i) 45: 60 = 9: ______

(ii) ___: 12 = 28: 42 [2]

Q2. i) f(x) = 5 – 3x. Find the inverse of f(x)

Ans: f-1(x) = ___________ [2]

ii) If gradient is 4 and y-intercept is 0, what is the equation of the straight line.

Write in explicit form.

Answer: ______________ [1]

Q3. Use trial and improvement method to find an approximate solution to the equation
x3 + 5x = 400
One of the solutions lies between x = 5 and x = 8
Give your answer to one decimal place. Show working in the table given below

x x3 + 5x Comment

Answer: x = ______ [3]

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Q4. Marilyn and Telma buy some boats and trains from the toy shop.

The cost of one boat is b cents and the cost of one train is t cents.

(i) Marilyn buys 5 boats and 3 trains for $ 5.70

Complete this equation: 5b + 3t = __________ [1]

(ii) Telma buys 2 boats and 1 train for $2.40

Write this information as an equation. _____ + _____ = ______ [1]

Q5. r = radius of the circle

d = diameter of the circle

Use the above given annotations and tick (🗸) to show each of these facts about the circle
is true or false.

T F
i) Radius is twice the diameter of the circle

ii) Circumference of a circle = 2 π × r.

iii) Angle formed by a semi-circle is 180°

iv) Area of circle is π × d2 [2]

Q6. Solve the following.

Give the answer in simplest fraction
𝟑 𝟕
(i) 7𝟓 — 2𝟖

Answer: __________ [2]

𝟕 𝟐𝟑
(ii) Work out ÷
𝟖 𝟒𝟎
Give your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer: __________ [2]

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Q7. Expand the brackets and simplify 5x – 6 (3x – 2).

Answer: ____________ [2]

Q8. The graph of y + 2x = 4 is drawn on the grid

(i) Complete the table for value of y for the line y + 2x = 4 from the grid [1]
X 0 1 2
Y

(ii) Draw the line y = x +1 on a graph paper and complete the table below. [2]

(show your work in graph paper)

X 0 1 2
Y
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(iii) From (i) and (ii), solve the simultaneous equation by graphical method.
y + 2x = 4
y–x =1

Answer: x = ____ , y = _______ [1]

Q9. A helicopter flies 13km due north from A to B.

It then flies 5 km from B to C and returns to A. Angle ABC = 150°.

Find the bearing of B from C.

Answer: __________ º [2]

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Q10. A goat is tied to a post by a rope 2m long. Draw the scale diagram to show the area the goat can
reach.

Use the Scale 1: 50

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Q11. Find the value of x in each of the following:

(i) 2x = 128

Answer: x = ________ [1]

(ii) 2x × 29 = 25

Answer: x = __________ [1]

(iii) 29 ÷ 2x = 4

Answer: x = __________ [1]

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Q12. EFGHIJ is a solid metal prism of length 40cm. The cross section EFG is a right-angled triangle.

EF = 22 cm and EG = 7 cm.

Calculate the volume of the prism

Ans: ___________ cm3 [2]

Q13. The nth term of a sequence is 3n + x. The fourth term is 17.

(a) Work out the value of x.

Answer: x = __________ [2]

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Q14. Raghav says:

“I have some triangular tiles and some hexagonal tiles.

The sides of all the tiles are of the same length.

It is possible to make a pattern hexagonal and triangular tiles and leave no gaps.”

Show that the statement is correct by showing the tessellation in GRAPH paper

Mark the internal angles in the tessellation [2]

Q15. Abdul chooses a letter from the word GATE.

Rahul chooses a letter from the word GOAT.

(i) Draw a sample space diagram to show all the possible outcomes of the two letters chosen. [2]

(ii) What is the probability that they both choose the same letter

Answer: __________ [1]

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Q16. A health worker weighed the students in two schools

The table shows the number of students who were normal, overweight or underweight

What is the probability that a student from School A is underweight?

Ans:_________ [1]

What is the probability that a student from School B is not overweight?

Ans:_________ [2]
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Q17. The diagram shows triangle A, B, C, D, E and F on a co-ordinate grid. Describe the single
transformation that transforms.

i) Triangle A to B

______________________________________________________________________________________

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[2]

ii) Triangle E to F

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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[2]
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Q18. The diagram shows a shape on the co-ordinate grid

Draw an enlargement of the shape with scale factor 3, center (3,-2) in your GRAPH PAPER [2]

Q19. Circle the option which does not give the same answer as the other three.

0.085 ÷ 10-1 85 × 10-2

8.5 × 10-1 85 ÷ 10-2 [1]

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Q20. The stem and leaf diagram shows the time taken by the students in Grade 8 to complete a word
puzzle

Key: For the girls’times, 9 | 24 means 24.9 seconds

For the boys’times, 25 | 3 means 25.3 seconds

On average, who completed the puzzle faster? Justify your answer

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