A. M.
NAIK SCHOOL, POWAI
ICSE and ISC
MATHEMATICS TERM- 1 REVISION PAPER (2025– 26)
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS(ANSWER KEY)
SECTION A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: [15]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)
(i) If 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 = 9 and xy = 8, then x + y is equal to _______.
______________.
(a) 25 (b) 5
(c) −5 (d) ±5
(ii) If 2x + 4y = 22 and 2x + 6y = 26 then, the value of y is ____.
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 6
(iii) The sum of money which will amount to ₹ 3630 in 2 years at 10% p.a.
compound interest is ______.
(a) ₹ 1000 (b) ₹ 2000 (c) ₹ 3000 (d) ₹ 4000 Ans:
(iv) Which of the following statements is true about the Pythagorean
triplet?
(a) They form a triangle with unequal sides.
(b) They form an equilateral triangle.
(c) They are sides of a triangle where one angle is 90°. (d) They
form a triangle with all angles less than 90°.
(v) Simplified form of is_______.
(vi) In the given figure the value of x is _________.
(a) 35° (b) 135°
(c) 110° (d) 70°
(vii) The value of ( 973)² − (27)² = ____________.
(a) 960000 (b) 964000
(c) 946000 (d) 956000
(viii) In a △ABC, D and E are the mid points of AB and AC.
If DE = 4.5 cm then the value of BC is ____.
(a) 9 cm (b) 16 cm
(c) 12 cm (d) 7 cm
(ix) A sum of money earns compound interest annually. If the interest for
the second year is greater than that of the first year, what does this
indicate?
(a) The rate decreased
(b) The principal decreased
(c) Interest is being computed on a growing amount
(d) It's actually simple interest
(x) Assertion (A): If the diagonals of a parallelogram are equal, then it is
a rectangle.
Reason (R): In a rectangle, diagonals are equal in length.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
(xi) If the area of a trapezium is 64 cm² and the distance (height) between
its parallel sides is 8 cm, then the sum of its parallel sides is _______.
(a) 8 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 32 cm (d) 16 cm
(xii) In the adjoining figure, AC = BD. If ∠CAB
= ∠DBA, then ∠ACB is equal to
(a) ∠DCA (b) ∠DAB
(c) ∠DBD (d) ∠BDA
(xiii) The area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a square of
side 14 cm is __________.
(a) 174 cm² (b) 204 cm²
(c) 154 cm² (d) 194 cm²
(xiv) In the given figure the value of x is _________.
(a) 61.5° (b) 66°
(c) 57° (d) 60°
(xv) In trapezium 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 with 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐷𝐶, 𝑀 and 𝑁 are midpoints of 𝐴𝐷 and
𝐵𝐶 respectively. Then 𝑀𝑁 equals __________.
(a) (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐷𝐶) (b) (𝐴𝐵 − 𝐷𝐶)
(c) (𝐷𝐶 − 𝐴𝐵) (d) 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐷𝐶
Question 2
(i) Nikita invests ₹ 6000 for two years at a certain rate of interest
compounded annually. At the end of first year, it amounts to ₹ 6720.
Calculate:
(a) the rate of interest
(b) the amount at the end of second year.
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(ii) If 𝑥² + = 7, then find the values of:
𝑥²
1 1 2
(a) 𝑥 + (b) 𝑥− (c) 2𝑥² −
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥²
(iii) ABCD is a parallelogram, P and Q
are midpoints of AB and DC
respectively.
Prove that:
(a) APCQ is a parallelogram
(b) BM = MN = ND
Question 3
(i) Solve the following equations by the method of cross multiplications:
3x + 4y = 23 and 2x + 5y = 20
(ii) The area of an isosceles triangle is 12 cm2 and the base is 8 cm in
length. Find the perimeter of the triangle.
(iii) If a + b = 3 and ab = 2, then find the values of:
(a) a² + b² (b) a-b (c) a² - b² (d) a³ + b³
SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions from this section.)
Question 4
(i) Calculate the interest earned and the amount due, if a sum of ₹
15000 is invested
for 1 years at 8 % per annum compound interest, interest being
compounded
semi - annually.
(ii) P is the mid point of BD. ∠ABP =
∠CDP and ∠BPC = ∠DPA.
Prove that AB = CD.
(iii) The ratio of the number of sides of two
regular polygons is 3:4, and the ratio of the sum of their interior angles
is 2:3. Find the number of sides of each polygon.
Question 5
(i) Ramesh invests ₹12,500 for two years at the rate of 12% p.a. compound
interest. Find:
(a) C.I. at the end of the first year.
(b) total amount received at the end of second year.
Factorise: 729 a6 – 15625 b6
(ii) A two digit number is six times the sum of its digits. If the digit in the
unit’s place is increased by 2 and digit in the ten’s place is decreased
by 2, then the number so formed is four times the sum of its digits.
Find the original number.
Question 6
(i) In the give figure △PQR, S is a
point on PR such that PS = QS =
SR.
Find: ∠PQR.
𝑥²+ 11
(ii) If =2, then find the value of
𝑥−
(iii) In the given figure,
ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of x
and y.
Question 7
(i) For going to a city B from city A, there is a route via city C such that
AC ⊥ CB, AC = x km and CB = ( x + 7) km. It is proposed to construct
a 13 km highway which directly connects the two cities A and B. Find
how much distance will be saved in reaching city B from city A after
the construction of the highway.
13km
x km
C B
(x + 7) km
(ii) Factorise: ( 2x – y)² – 11 ( 2x – y) + 28
(iii) In the given figure,
AB = CD and
∠ABC = ∠BCD.
Prove that :
(a) AC = BD
(b) BE = CE
Question 8
(i) Solve the following pairs of simultaneous linear equations by
elimination method:
4x + 6y = 15
6x – 8y = 14
(ii) The diagonals AC and BD of a
parallelogram ABCD intersect at
O. If P is the midpoint of AD,
Prove that:
(i) PO ∥ AB
(ii) PO = CD
(iii) The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 7. If perimeter of the
triangle is 32 cm. Find the area of the triangle correct to nearest whole
number.
Question 9
(i) Plot √2 on the number line.
Solution:
√2
(ii) Factorise: 𝑥4 + 2𝑥3y − 2x𝑦3 − 𝑦4
A
(iii) In an Isosceles 𝛥ABC, with AB = AC, the
bisectors of ∠B and ∠C intersect each other
at O.
Show that:
(a) OB = OC O
(b) OA bisects ∠A.
B C
Question 10
(i) In the figure given below, D and E are midpoints of sides
AB and AC respectively.
If BC = 5.6 cm and ∠B = 72°.
Find:
(a) DE
(b) ∠ADE
(ii) In a quadrilateral ABCD, AO
and BO are bisectors of ∠A
and ∠B respectively.
Prove that:
∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 1⁄2 (∠𝐶 + ∠𝐷)
(iii) If sum of two numbers is 7 and the sum of their cubes is 133, find the
sum of their squares.
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