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POST MIDTERM MOCK 2

Class 08 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 25

Section A
1. The factorisation of 3x2 + 10x + 8 is [1]

a) (3x + 4)(x + 2) b) (3x - 4)(x - 2)

c) (3x + 4)(x - 2) d) (3x - 4)(x + 2)

2. Divide: (10x - 2x) ÷ 5 [1]

a) 2x - 5 b) 5

c) 2x d) None of these

3. Factorise: x2 - 2x - 3x + 6 [1]

a) (x - 3) b) None of these

c) (x - 3) (x - 2) d) (x - 2)

4. The factorisation of 6 - x - 2x2 is. [1]

a) (2 + x)(3 - 2x) b) (2 + x)(3 + 2x)

c) (2 - x)(3 + 2x) d) (2 - x)(3 - 2x)

5. The line graph shows the sale of watches in a company. How many watches were sold in those 5 months? [1]

a) 175 b) 180

c) 160 d) 170
6. Plot a line graph for the following points (1, 2), (2, 1), (3,2), (4,3). [1]

a) b) None of these

c) d)

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7. The line graph shows that price of chickens in towns M and N. On which days are the price of chickens the same [1]
in bothe the towns?

a) Wednesday and Friday only b) Tuesday only

c) Friday only d) Tuesday and Friday only

[1]

8.

Change in y when x changes from 2 to 4.

a) 4 b) 0

c) 3 d) 2
9. The line graph shows the monthly expenditure of the the Vasu family. The difference between their highest and [1]
lowest monthly expenditure is:

a) ₹ 200 b) ₹ 300

c) ₹ 100 d) ₹ 400

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 Section B
10. Factorise the expression and divide them as directed: (3x2 - 48) ÷ (x - 4). [2]

11. Factorise the expression: a3x – x4 + a2x2 – ax3 [2]

12. The given graphs show the progress of two different cyclists during a ride. For each graph, describe the rider’s [2]
progress over the period of time.

Section C
13. This graph shows the percent of students who dropped out of school after completing high school. The point [3]
labelled A shown that, in 1996, about 4.7% of students dropped out.

i. In which year was the drop out the rate highest? In which year was it the lowest?
ii. When did the percent of students who dropped out of high school first fall below 5%?
iii. About what percent of students dropped out of high school in 2007? About what percent of students stayed in
high school in 2008?

14. Factorise: p4 – 81 [3]

Section D
15. Factorise: 25a2 – 4b2 + 28bc – 49c2 [4]

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