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Practice Paper Style Questions
Topic: Quadratic Graphs (Higher Tier)

For this paper you must have:

 black pen
 HB pencil
 ruler (with cm & mm)
 rubber
 protractor
 compass
 pencil sharpener

Time allowed
 1 hour

Instructions
 Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
 Answer all questions.
 You must answer the questions in the space provided. Do not write outside the
box around each page or on blank pages.
 Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want to
be marked.

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 The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
 The maximum mark for this paper is 29.
The quality of your written communication is specifically assessed in questions
indicated with an asterisk (*)
 You may ask for more answer paper and graph paper.
These must be tagged securely to this answer booklet.
 A calculator MUST not be used.

Advice
 Read each question carefully before you answer it.
 In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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1 (a) Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥2 +𝑥+1

outside the
box

𝒙 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

𝒚 13 3 1 7

(2 marks)

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥2 + 𝑥 + 1 for values of 𝒙 from -4 to 2.

14

12

10

𝑥
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

-2

(2 marks)

(c) Use your graph to estimate the values of 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 5.

Answer ......... 𝑥 =............or.. 𝑥 =................. (2 marks)

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2 (a) Construct the graph of 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 = 4

𝑦

𝑥
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

-1

-2

-3

-4

(2 marks)

(b) By drawing the line 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1 on the grid, solve the equations:

𝑥2 + 𝑦2 = 4

𝑥+𝑦 =1

Answer ......... 𝑥 =............, 𝑦 =................. (2 marks)

OR Answer ......... 𝑥 =............, 𝑦 =................. (2 marks)

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3 (a) Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 + 1

𝒙 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

𝒚 1 -2 -2

(2 marks)

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 + 1 for values of 𝒙 from -1 to 5.

𝑥
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

-3

(2 marks)

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4 (a) Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 − 1

𝒙 -2 0 1

𝒚 -1 2 7

(2 marks)

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 − 1 for values of 𝒙 from -2 to 4.

𝑥
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

(2 marks)
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5 (a) Complete the table of values for 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 − 1

𝒙 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

𝒚 -1 -5 4

(2 marks)

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 − 1 for values of 𝒙 from -1 to 5.

𝑥
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

(2 marks)

(c) Use your graph to estimate the values of 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 2.

Answer ......... 𝑥 =............or.. 𝑥 =................. (2 marks)

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6 Use the grid below to show that any straight line that passes through the point (2, 2)
must intersect the curve with the equation 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 = 16 at two points.

𝑥
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

-1

-2

-3

-4

(3 marks)

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