Monthly Test ­ January 2020

Paper = /95
Subject : Mathematics Handwriting = /05
Total = /100
Class : 8 ...........
Duration : 2 periods Date : ........................................
Candidate's name : ........................................................... Admission no : ..........................

Instructions :
• Answer in the spaces provided in this paper for Part ­ I.
• Part ­ II should be answered on the lined papers provided.
• Show your working where necessary.
• You are not allowed to use calculators.
Part ­ I
(1) (i) Find x.
x + y = 10
x–y = 6
x=8
y=2

(ii) Find. ( 31 ) + ( 22 )
5
3

(iii) Find the area of the square.

4cm

4cm
a=lxl
=4x4
16 cm2

(iv) Find the volume of the cube.

2 cm

2 cm
2 cm

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v=lxwxb
=2x2x2
=8cm3
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( )
(v) Give the 3rd row 2nd column entry.
0 9 7
5 6 8
4 3 1
3

(vi) Give the value of x giving a reason.

x 700

x = 70
angles in same segment

(vii) Find the area of the .

8 cm

a = 1/2 x b x h
6 cm
= 1/2 x 6 x 8
24cm2

(viii)Give the size of the matrix.

( )
3 1
1 6
2 5

(ix) Find. 2 –3( ) 2

4
-6

(x) Find the circumference of the circle.

Take π = 22
7 7 cm

2 x 22/7 x 7

[Total = 2 × 10 = 20 marks]
44cm

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(2) (i) Find the height of the if the area of the is 100cm2.

h=4 h

50 cm

(ii) Find the volume of the log.

The area is
10 cm2 2^0 cm

(iii) Find a^ giving reasons. O is the centre.

a a
a=a angles in the same sgement O

(iv) Find the area of the trapezium. 12 cm

10 cm
a= 1/2 x (a + b) x h
=150

18 cm

(v) Find the volume of the cylinder. 7 cm

Take π = 22
7

30 cm

4620

^
(vi) Find b giving reasons.

b 1600

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(vii) Find ^x giving reasons.

700
1000
x
x=100
angles opposite to exterioir are same

(viii) Find y^ giving reasons.

1100

y=70 opposite angles in a cyclic quad lateral are supplementary

(ix) Find a , b and c.

( 3
6
5
12 ) (–
3
5
2
9 ) (
=
0
b
a
c )

a= 3
b=1
c=3

22 P
(x) Find the PQ arc length. Take π = 7
7 cm

7 cm Q

25(3s.f)

[Total = 3 × 10 = 30 marks]
[Total Part I = 50 marks]
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Part ­ II

Record your answers on the lined papers provided.

(1) (i) Solve.

4a + b = 11 a=2 b =3

a+b = 5
(4 marks)
(ii) Solve. 2x + y = 15
x + 2y = 12
x= 6 y= 3

(5 marks)

(iii) The sum of two numbers is 38 and the difference is 2.

(a) Take the larger number as x and the smaller number as y and write a
pair of simultaneous equations.
(2 marks)
(b) Solve it and find x and y.
(4 marks)
[Total = 15 marks]
(2) Given that,

A= ( 2
3
1
4 ) B= ( 3
0
5
2 ) C= ( )
2
1

find where possible :

(i) A+B 56
(4 marks)
36

(ii) A – C
(2 marks)
(iii) A + 2B 8 11

(5 marks)
38

(iv) A2 42

(4 marks)
68

[Total = 15 marks)

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3. (i) Is it possible for one exterior angle of a regular polygon to be 50 ?

Show the necessary working.
(3 marks)
(ii) ABCD is a pentagon. A B
(a) Find the sum of the interior angles x x
of the pentagon.
540
(4 marks)
(b) Using the above, find the value of x.
1200 x
(4 marks) E C

^ D
x= 105
^
(iii) Find a and b giving reasons. O is the centre of the circle.
b

1100
O

b=55 angle at center 2x the angle in the circumference

a
(4 marks)
a= 55 angle at the center is 2x the angle at the circumference [Total = 15 marks]
[Total Part ­ II = 45 marks]

END

Ref : CP