ST. JOSEPH’S SR. SEC.

SCHOOL
Sector 44 D, Chandigarh
SAMPLE PAPER EVALUATION III (2024-25)
CLASS IX
MATHEMATICS

Time: 3 hours M M: 80
General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with subparts of the values
of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of 5 marks, 2 Questions
of 3 marks and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided.
8. Draw neat figures wherever required.
Section – A
Multiple Choice Questions:
Choose the correct answer from the given four options:
1. In a parallelogram ABCD, ∠D = 1300. The values of angles A and B are:
(a) 500 and 1300 (b) 1300 and 500 (c) 550 and 1250 (d) 1250 and 550
2. The rationalizing factor of √3 + √5 is:
(a) √3 - 5 (b) 3 - √5 (c) √3 - √5 (d) √3 + √5
3. Factors of 2x2 + x – 1 are:
(a) (2x + 1)(x+1) (b) (2x + 1)(x-1) (c) (2x - 1)(x+1) (d) (2x - 1)(x-1)
1 1
4. The value of [(16)2 ]2 is:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
5. The radius of a sphere whose surface area is 314 cm² is:
(a) 7 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 3.5 cm
6. Signs of the coordinates of a point in the 3rd quadrant are:
(a) (-,+) (b) (+,+) (c) (+,- ) (d) (-,-)
7. To draw a histogram to represent
the following frequency
distribution:

the adjusted frequency for the class

10-15 is:

(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 12

8. Euclid divided his famous treatise “The Elements” into:
(a) 13 chapters (b) 9 chapters (c) 12 chapters (d) 11 chapters
1 2
9. The rational number between 2 and 3 is:
1 2 3 4
(a) (b) 5 (c) 5 (d) 5
5
10. The area of an equilateral triangle with side 2√3cm is
(a) 5.196 𝑐𝑚2 (b) 0.866 𝑐𝑚2 (c) 3.496 𝑐𝑚2 (d) 1.732 𝑐𝑚2
11. In which quadrant does the point (5, -6) lies ?
(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV
12. In the given figure, BOC is a diameter of a circle and AB = AC. Then, ∠ABC =
 (a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°
13. In the class intervals 10-20, 20-30, 20 is included in which interval?
(a) 10-20 (b) 20-30 (c) Both the intervals (d) None of the intervals
14. The value of ‘a’ for which the polynomial 4x4 + 2x3 - 3x2 –ax – 28 has -2 as its zero, is:

(a) -3 (b) 2 (c) -4 (d) -2

15. Given two right angled triangles ABC and PRQ, such that ∠A = 20°, ∠Q = 20° and
AC = QP. Write the correspondence if triangles are congruent.
(a) ΔABC≌ ΔPQR (b) Δ ABC ≌ ΔPRQ (c) Δ ABC ≌ ΔRQP (d) ΔABC ≌ ΔQRP
16. The line x + y = 3 passes through the point:
(a) (-1,-2) (b) (2, -1) (c) (2, 1) (d) (0,0)
1
17. The value of p(2) for p(x) = x⁴ - x² + x is:
7 5 3 1
(a) 16 (b) 16 (c) 16 (d) 16
18. The consecutive angles of a parallelogram are:
(a) Complementary b) Supplementary c) Equal d) None of these
DIRECTION: In Q.No 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason.
Choose the correct option.
19. Assertion: the class width for the grouped frequency distribution of the class intervals 1-
20, 21-40, 41-60, ... is 20.
Reason: Class width is the same as the class size
a.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
c.) assertion is true but the reason is false.
d.) both assertion and reason are false.
20. Assertion: a cone is solid figure
Reason: a cone is generated when rectangular sheet is rotated about its Axis.
a.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
c.) assertion is true but the reason is false.
d.) both assertion and reason are false.

Section – B

21. Write in expanded form: (2a – 3b)³

OR
Factorise : 6x² -19x + 10
22. In the given figure, if OA = OB, OD = OC. Prove that ∆𝐴𝑂𝐷 ≅ ∆𝐵𝑂𝐶.
 OR
It is given that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐹𝐷𝐸 and AB = 5cm, ∠𝐵 = 80° 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐴 = 40°. What is length of
side DF of ∆𝐹𝐷𝐸 and its ∠𝐸 ?
6
23. Rationalise the denominator .
√5− √2

24. In figure, ∠PQR = ∠PRQ, then prove that ∠PQS = ∠PRT.

25. In the given figure ∠ABC=69°, ∠ACB=31°. Find ∠BDC.

Section – C
26. Along a path, 100 conical pillars are constructed. Each pillar has base radius 7cm
and height 24cm. Find the total cost of painting these pillars at rate of Rs.120 per 𝑐𝑚2 .
27. Using Heron’s formula, find the area of triangle whose one side is 20 cm, perimeter is 110 cm
and other two sides are equal.
Or
The perimeter of a triangle is 44 cm. Its sides are in the ratio 9:7:6. Find its area.
28. Prove theorem – If the angles subtended by two chords of a circle at the centre are equal,
then the chords are equal.
5+2√3
29. Find the values of a and b, if = a - b√3
7+4√3
 30. In fig., ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AC and BD are its
diagonals. If ∠𝐷𝐵𝐶 = 55° 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 45°, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐵𝐶𝐷.

OR
Two concentric circles with centre O have A, B, C and D as points of intersection with a line l as
shown in the figure. If AD = 12 cm and BC = 8 cm, find the length of AB and CD.

31. In △ABC, the bisector AD of A is perpendicular to side BC. Show that AB=AC and △ABC is isosceles.

OR

In an isosceles triangle ABC with AB =AC, D and E are points on BC such that BE = CD.
Show that AD = AE.
 Section – D
32. Following table shows a frequency distribution for the speed of cars passing through at a
spot on a highway:

Class interval ( km/h) Frequency

30 -40 3
40 -50 6
50 -60 25
60 – 70 65
70 -80 50
80- 90 28
90 -100 14

Draw the frequency polygon representing the above data without drawing the histogram.

33. In ∆ABC and ∆DEF, AB = DE, AB || DE, BC = EF and BC || EF. Vertices A, B and C are
joined to vertices D, E and F, respectively (see
figure).
Show that
(i) quadrilateral ABED is a parallelogram
(ii) quadrilateral BEFC is a parallelogram
(iii) AD || CF and AD = CF
(iv) quadrilateral ACFD is a parallelogram
(v) AC = DF
(vi) ∆ABC ≅ ∆DEF

Or
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD and AD = BC (see figure). Show that
(i ) ∠A=∠B
(ii ) ∠C=∠D
(iii) ∆ABC ≅ ∆BAD
(iv) diagonal AC = diagonal BD

34. A) Find the values of x and y, if two ordered pairs (x – 3, – 6) and (4, x + y) are equal.
B) A point lies on x-axis at a distance of 9 units from y-axis. What are its coordinates?
C) Write the coordinates of A, B, C and D from the figure given alongside.
 35. In given figure, AB || CD and EF || DG, find ∠GDH, ∠AED and ∠DEF.

Or
In figure, DE || QR and AP and BP are bisectors of ∠EAB and ∠RBA respectively. Find ∠APB.

Section – E
Case Study Question:
36. CIRCULAR GARDEN
A farmer has a circular garden as shown in the picture below. He has a different type of trees, plants,
and flower plants in his garden. In the garden, there are two mango trees A and B at a distance of AB =
10m. Similarly, he has two Ashoka trees at the same distance of 10 m as shown at C and D. AB
subtends ∠AOB = 120° at the centre O, the perpendicular distance of AC from centre is 5 m. The radius
of the circle is 13 m.

Now answer the following questions:

(i) What is the value of ∠COD?

(ii) What is the distance between mango tree A and Ashok tree C?
(iii) What is the value of ∠OAB?
 37. Once four friends Rahul, Arun, Ajay, and Vijay went for a picnic at a hill station. Due to peak
season, they did not get a proper hotel in the city. The weather was fine, so they decided to make
a conical tent at a park. They were carrying 300 m² cloth with them. As shown in the figure they
made the tent with height 10 m and diameter 14 m. The remaining cloth was used for the floor.

(i) How much Cloth was used for the floor?

(ii) What was the volume of the tent?
(iii) What was the total surface area of the tent?

38. Anil is a mathematics teacher in Kerala. After Periodic test 3, he asks students to
collect the mathematics marks of all the students of Class IX- A, B and C. A student is
able to collect marks from some students, Nyati scored least mark 6 in the class and
Vaibhav scored highest marks 59 in the class. He prepares the frequency distribution
table using the collected marks and draws Histogram using the table as shown in
adjoining figure:

Answer the following questions based on above data:

(i) What is the width of the class.

(ii) What is the total number of students in histogram?
(iii) How many students scored 50% and above marks?