MGM ENGLISH SCHOOL, ROURKELA

YEAR – 2020-21
TEST PAPER – 1
CLASS – VIII
SUB – MATHEMATICS
PDF – 3(1)

1. State whether the following are true or false.

(a) The set of letters in the word MASTER is finite.

(b) The set of vowels in the word PLANET is an empty set.

(c) {0} represents a null set.

(d) Equivalent sets are always equal.

(e) An empty set is a finite set.

(f) 10 ∉ set of multiples of 5.

(g) 4 ∈ {x : 4 ≤ x ≤ 10}

(h) If two sets are equal, they are also equivalent.

(i) If P = {x : x = 2n, n ∈ N}

Q = {x : x 2n + 1, n ∈ N}

2. Find which of the following sets are disjoint or overlapping.

(a) A = {The set of boys in the school}

B = {The set of girls in the school}

(b) P = {The set of letters in the English alphabet}

Q = {The set of vowels in the English alphabet}

(c) X = {x : x is an odd number, x < 9}

Y = {x : x is an even number, x < 10}

(d) M = {x : x is a factor of 24}

N = {x : x is a multiple of 3, less than 30}

(e) E = {9, 99, 999}

F = {1, 10, 100}

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(f) G = {The set of letters in the word TAME}

H = {The set of letters in the word MATE}

3. Which of the following pairs of sets are equivalent or equal?

(a) A = {x : x ∈ N, x ≤ 6}

B = {x : x ∈ W, 1 ≤ x ≤ 6}

(b) P = {The set of letters in the word ‘plane’}

Q = {The set of letters in the word ‘plain’}

(c) X = {The set of colors in the rainbow)

Y = {The set of days in a week}

(d) M = {4, 8, 12, 16}

N = {8, 12, 4, 16}

(e) A = {x | x ∈ N, x ≤ 5}

B = {x | x ∈ I, 5 < x ≤ 10}

9. Are two sets A and B equal? Give reasons to support your answer.

(a) A = {x : x is a letter in the word SEAT}

B = {x : x is a letter in the word TASTE}

(b) A = {2, 6, 10, 14}

B = {6, 2, 14, 16}

(c) A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}

B = {x : x is a positive odd integer x ≤ 9}

(d) A = {0}

B = {x : x > 15 and x < 5}

INSTRUCTIONS: Solve the test paper in an A4 size paper.