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REVISION PAPER PREMIDTERM

Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

Section A- Questions 1 to 25 carry 1 mark each.

Section B -Questions 26 to 31 carry 2 marks each.

Section C - Questions 32 to 35 carry 3 marks each.

Section D - Questions 36 to 39 carry 4 marks each.

Section A
1. If a and b are two positive integers such that the least prime factor of a is 3 and the least prime factor of b is 5. [1]
Then, the least prime factor of (a + b) is

a) 5 b) 3

c) 2 d) 8
2. Which of the following is a pair of co-primes? [1]

a) (14, 35) b) (18, 25)

c) (32, 62) d) (31, 93)

3. If two positive integers m and n can be expressed as m = x2y5 and n = x3y2, where x and y are prime numbers, [1]
then HCF(m, n) =

a) x2y2 b) x2y3

c) x3y2 d) x3y3

4. The HCF and the LCM of 12, 21, 15 respectively are: [1]

a) 3, 140 b) 420, 3

c) 12, 420 d) 3, 420

5. If a real number α is a zero of a polynomial, then ________ is a factor of f(x). [1]

a) x + α b) x× α

c) x - α d) x± α

6. The number polynomials having zeroes as – 2 and 5 is [1]

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 a) 1 b) 2

c) 3 d) more than 3
7. Which of the following is a polynomial? [1]
– – –
a) √2x 2
− 3√3x + √6 b) x
3/2
− x+ x
1/2
+ 1

− −
c) x 2
− 5x + 4√x + 3 d) √x +
1

√x

8. The degree of a constant polynomial is [1]

a) 3 b) 1

c) 2 d) 0
y
9. The area of the triangle formed by the line x

a
+ = 1 with the co – ordinate axis is [1]
b

a) 2ab ab sq. units b) 1

4
ab sq. units

c) ab ab sq. units d) 1

2
ab sq. units
y 2y
10. If 2x
− +
1
= 0 and x
+ = 3 then [1]
3 2 6 2 3

a) x = - 2, y = -3 b) x = 2, y = -3

c) x = -2, y = 3 d) x = 2, y = 3
11. If x = -y and y > 0, which of the following is wrong? [1]

a) xy < 0 b) x + y = 0

c) 1

x
−
1

y
= 0 d) x2y > 0

12. I am three times as old as my son. Five years later, I shall be two and a half times as old as my son. My present [1]
age is

a) 20 years b) 45 years

c) 15 years d) 50 years
–
13. If three points (0,0), (3, √3 ) and (3, λ ) form an equilateral triangle, then λ = [1]

a) -4 b) None of these

c) -3 d) 2
14. If x is a positive integer such that the distance between points P (x, 2) and Q (3, - 6) is 10 units, then x = [1]

a) 3 b) 9

c) -9 d) -3
15. The perimeter of the triangle formed by the points (0, 0), (1, 0) and (0, 1) is [1]
–
a) 2 + √2 b) 3
– –
c) √2 + 1 d) 1 ± √2

16. If the points (x, y), (1, 2) and (7, 0) are collinear, then the relation between x and y is given by [1]

a) 3x - y - 7 = 0 b) 3x + y + 7 = 0

c) x + 3y - 7 = 0 d) x - 3y + 7 = 0
17. The probability of throwing a number greater than 2 with a fair dice is [1]

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 a) 1

3
b) 2

c) 3

5
d) 2

18. A box contains 90 dises, numbered from 1 to 90. If one dice is drawn at random from the box, the probability [1]
that it bears a prime number less than 23, is

a) 10

90
b) 7

90

c) 9

89
d) 4

45

19. A letter of English alphabets is chosen at random. The probability that the letter chosen is a vowel is [1]

a) 2

26
b) 4

26

c) d)
1 5

26 26

20. Two dice are rolled simultaneously. The probability that the sum of the numbers on the faces is 9 is [1]

a) 5

9
b) 1

c) d)
4 2

9 9

21. Read the case study based questions carefully and answer any four out of the following: [5]
Activity on Real Numbers In a classroom activity on real numbers, the students have to pick a number card from
a pile and frame a question on it if it is not a rational number for the rest of the class. The number cards picked
up by the first 5 students and their questions on the numbers for the rest of the class are as shown below. Answer
them.
– –
i. Suraj picked up √8 and his question was - Which of the following is true about √8 ?
a. It is a natural number
b. It is an irrational number
c. It is a rational number
d. None of these
ii. Shreya picked up 'BONUS' and her question was - Which of the following is not irrational?
–
a. 3 - 4√5
–
b. √7 − 6
–
c. 2 + 2√9
−−
d. 4√11 − 6
−− −− −− −−
iii. Ananya picked up √15 − √10 and her question was - √15 − √10 is number.
a. a natural
b. an irrational
c. a whole
d. a rational
iv. Suman picked up 1
and her question was - 1
is ________ number.
√5 √5

a. a whole
b. a rational
c. an irrational
d. a natural
–
v. Preethi picked up √6 and her question was - Which of the following is not irrational?
–
a. 15 + 3√6

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 −−
b. √24 - 9
−−−
c. 5√150
d. None of these
22. Shankar is having a triangular open space in his plot. He divided the land into three parts by drawing boundaries [5]
PQ and RS which are parallel to BC.
Other measurements are as shown in the figure.

i. What is the area of this land?

a. 120m2

b. 60m2

c. 20m2
d. 30m2
ii. What is the length of PQ?
i. 2.5 m
ii. 5 m
iii. 6 m
iv. 8 m
iii. The length of RS is
a. 5 m
b. 6 m
c. 8 m
d. 4 m
iv. Area of △APQ is

a. 7.5 m2

b. 10 m2
c. 3.75 m2

d. 5 m2
v. What is the area of △ARS?

a. 21.6 m2

b. 10 m2

c. 3.75 m2
d. 6 m2
23. Read the case study and answer any four out of the following questions: [5]

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 Varun studies in the DAV School, Chandani Chowk, New Delhi. There is a total of 200 students in the school.
This school is famous in Delhi for sports. Every year so many students are selected in Delhi state-level sports
team, Varun is fond of playing cricket and basketball.
Out of 200 students in the school, 100 play cricket only, 60 play football only, 300 play Basketball only, and 10
play no games. From these 200 students, one student is selected as the president to represent the school in
different activities.
i. What is the probability that the selected student plays cricket?
a. 1

b.
3

c.
2

d.
1

ii. What is the probability that the selected student plays either cricket or football?
a. 1

b. 3

c. 4

d. 1

iii. What is the probability that the selected student plays neither cricket nor basketball?
a.
13

20

b. 3

c.
4

d.
7

20

iv. What is the probability that the selected student does not play any game?
a. 3

20

b. 1

20

c. 1

10

d. 7

20

v. What is the probability that the selected student any of the three games?
a. 13

20

b.
19

20

c. 4

d.
7

20

24. SUN ROOM [5]

The diagrams show the plans for a sun room. It will be built onto the wall of a house. The four walls of the
sunroom are square clear glass panels. The roof is made using
Four clear glass panels, trapezium in shape, all the same size
One tinted glass panel, half a regular octagon in shape

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 i. Find the mid-point of the segment joining the points J (6, 17) and I (9, 16).[Refer to Top View ]
a. ( , )
33 15

2 2

b. ( , )
3 1

2 2

c. ( , )
15 33

2 2

d. ( , )
1 3

2 2

ii. The distance of the point P from the y-axis is; [Refer to Top View]
a. 4
b. 15
c. 19
d. 25
iii. The distance between the points A and S is: [Refer to Front View]
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 20
iv. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points A and B in the ratio 1:3
internally. [Refer to Front View]
a. (8.5, 2.0)
b. (2.0, 9.5)
c. (3.0, 7.5)
d. (2.0, 8.5)
v. If a point (x,y) is equidistant from the Q(9,8) and S(17,8), then [Refer to Front View]
a. x + y = 13
b. x - 13 = 0
c. y - 13 = 0
d. x - y = 13
Section B
25. E and F are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a △PQR. For PE = 3.9 cm, EQ = 3 cm, PF = 3.6 cm [2]
and FR = 2.4 cm case, state whether EF || QR.
[2]

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26. If n is an odd integer, then show that n2 – 1 is divisible by 8.
27. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2 - 4x - 5, then find the value of α2
+ β
2 [2]

28. A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and number of feet be 140, how many cows are [2]
there?
29. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (5, -6) and (-1, -4). Also find the [2]
point of intersection.
30. A child has a die whose 6 faces show the letters given below: [2]

The die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting (i) A, (ii) D?
Section C

31. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 2s2 + (1 + 2√2)s + √2 by factorisation method and verify the relationship
– –
[3]
between the zeroes and coefficient of the polynomial.
32. Form the pair of linear equations for the problem and find its solution by substitution method: [3]
The difference between the two numbers is 26 and one number is three times the other.
33. The side BC of a triangle ABC is bisected at D; O is any point in AD. BO and CO produced meet AC and AB in [3]
E and F respectively and AD is produced to X so that D is the mid-point of OX. Prove that AO: AX = AF: AB
and show that F E∥BC .

34. Find points on the x-axis, each of which is at a distance of 10 units from the point A (11, -8). [3]
Section D
35. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1,2,3 and 4. Another number y is selected at random from [4]
the numbers 1,4, 9 and 16. Find the probability that product of x and y is less than 16.
36. If G be the centroid of a triangle ABC and P be any other point in the plane, prove that PA2 + PB2 + PC2 = GA2 [4]

+ GB2 + GC2 + 3GP2.

37. In Fig. if ΔEDC ~ ΔEBA, ∠ BEC = 115° and ∠ EDC = 70°. Find ∠ DEC, ∠ DCE, ∠ EAB, ∠ AEB and ∠ EBA. [4]

38. Use a single graph paper and draw the graph of the following equations: [4]

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2y - x = 8; 5y - x = 14, y - 2x = 1
Obtain the vertices of the triangle so obtained.

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