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Final Exam Model Paper 1
Full marks: 75Time: 3 hours
All questions are compulsory.
A full practice run of the Grade 9 final exam in Compulsory Mathematics: 75 marks in 3 hours, 16 questions, every one compulsory. The marks of each part are in brackets. Show your working on paper as in the exam hall, then open each part's answer and give yourself the marks its scheme allows. You need a ruler, a compass and a protractor for Questions 11 and 12. Use where it is needed.
A practice paper by Science Playground, made to CDC’s Specification Grid 2078, Mathematics, Grades 9–10. Not an official CDC or exam board paper; the real Grade 9 final exam may differ.
Write your answers on paper first. Then open each answer and its marking scheme, and give yourself one mark for each point you got. In multiple choice, your first choice counts.
Paper to print (PDF, 5 pages) Answer key and marking scheme
Question 1
6 marksU = {x:x is a natural number from 1 to 18} is the universal set of A = {even numbers}, B = {multiples of 3} and C = {factors of 18}.
Write the cardinal number of the set C.
Answer
C = {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18}, so n(C) = 6.
Marking scheme
- n(C) = 6.
Show the sets A, B and C in a Venn diagram.
Answer
A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18}, B = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18}, C = {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18}. Place the numbers in all three sets first (6 and 18), then those in two (12 in A and B; 3 and 9 in B and C; 2 in A and C), then the rest.
Marking scheme
- A Venn diagram in a rectangle U with every number from 1 to 18 in its right region (5, 7, 11, 13 and 17 outside the circles).
Prove by listing the elements: A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
Answer
Left side: B ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18}, so
Right side: A ∩ B = {6, 12, 18} and A ∩ C = {2, 6, 18}, so
Both sides are the same set. So A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C).
Marking scheme
- B ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18} and A ∩ (B ∪ C) = {2, 6, 12, 18}.
- A ∩ B = {6, 12, 18} and A ∩ C = {2, 6, 18}.
- (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) = {2, 6, 12, 18}, and the two sides said to be equal.
What is the relation between A ∩ B and the set of multiples of 6 in U? Give a reason.
Answer
A ∩ B = {6, 12, 18}, and the multiples of 6 from 1 to 18 are also {6, 12, 18}. They are equal sets. The reason: a number that is even (divisible by 2) and a multiple of 3 is divisible by 2 × 3 = 6, and every multiple of 6 is both.
Marking scheme
- Equal sets, with the reason (both are {6, 12, 18}, or divisible by 2 and by 3 means divisible by 6).
Question 2
5 marksTilak teaches at a campus in Birendranagar. His monthly salary is Rs 85,000, and he gets 13 months' salary in a year, including the festival allowance. He pays a life insurance premium of Rs 30,000 a year, which the law allows to be taken off his income (up to Rs 40,000). The income tax rates for 2083/84 are:
| Taxable income in a year | Rate |
|---|---|
| the first Rs 10,00,000 | 1% |
| the next Rs 5,00,000 (Rs 10 lakh to 15 lakh) | 10% |
| the next Rs 10,00,000 (Rs 15 lakh to 25 lakh) | 20% |
What is meant by taxable income?
Answer
Taxable income is the income of a year on which income tax is charged: the year's income less the deductions the law allows (such as provident fund deposits and insurance premiums).
Marking scheme
- The year's income less the deductions allowed by law, on which the tax is charged.
Find Tilak's yearly income.
Answer
Rs 11,05,000.
Marking scheme
- 13 months taken: 13 × 85000.
- Rs 11,05,000.
How much income tax does he pay in a year?
Answer
Taxable income = 1105000 − 30000 = 1075000: Rs 10,75,000 = Rs 10,00,000 + Rs 75,000.
He pays Rs 17,500.
What it means: about 1.6% of his income, though his last Rs 75,000 pays 10%.
Marking scheme
- Taxable income Rs 10,75,000 (the premium taken off the income).
- Rs 17,500, with 1% on the first Rs 10,00,000 and 10% on the rest.
Question 3
3 marksDolma sells handmade carpets from a factory in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. She is paid no salary, only a commission of 4% on the carpets she sells.
What is a commission?
Answer
A commission is the money paid to an agent for buying or selling goods for someone else, usually a percentage of the value of what is sold (or bought).
Marking scheme
- Money paid to an agent for selling (or buying) for someone else, as a percentage of the sale.
In Baishakh she sold carpets worth Rs 3,60,000. How much commission did she earn?
Answer
Rs 14,400.
Marking scheme
- Rs 14,400.
The factory offers her a new scheme instead: 2% on the first Rs 2,00,000 of sales in a month and 6% on the sales above that. For sales of Rs 3,60,000, which scheme pays her more, and by how much?
Answer
New scheme: .
The old 4% scheme pays her more, by 14400 − 13600 = Rs 800. (The new scheme pays more only on bigger sales: above Rs 4,00,000 a month.)
Marking scheme
- The new scheme gives Rs 13,600, so the old scheme pays Rs 800 more.
Question 4
5 marksYubaraj's house in Pokhara has a 15 A electricity meter. NEA's tariff for a 15 A meter is:
| Units in the month | Minimum charge | Energy charge per unit |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | Rs 50 | Rs 4.00 |
| 21 to 30 | Rs 75 | Rs 6.50 |
| 31 to 50 | Rs 75 | Rs 8.00 |
| 51 to 100 | Rs 100 | Rs 9.50 |
| 101 to 250 | Rs 125 | Rs 9.50 |
The energy charge is worked out block by block: each rate only on the units inside its block. The minimum charge is for the block the month's units fall in.
The meter read 5238 last month and 5376 this month. How many units were used?
Answer
5376 − 5238 = 138 units.
Marking scheme
- 138 units.
Find this month's bill.
Answer
138 units is in the 101–250 block, so the minimum charge is Rs 125. Cut 138 units at the blocks: 138 = 20 + 10 + 20 + 88.
Rs 1,266.
Marking scheme
- The energy charge block by block: Rs 1,141.
- The bill with the minimum charge of Rs 125: Rs 1,266.
Next month the family wants the bill to be no more than Rs 1,000. At most how many units can they use?
Answer
The first 50 units cost 80 + 65 + 160 = 305 in energy charge, and each unit after that Rs 9.50.
Up to 100 units the minimum charge is Rs 100: the bill for 100 units is 100 + 305 + 50 × 9.50 = 880, under Rs 1,000. So they can use more than 100 units, and then the minimum charge is Rs 125. For u units:
At most 110 units (the bill is then exactly Rs 1,000; 111 units would cost Rs 1,009.50). That is 28 units fewer than this month.
Marking scheme
- The bill above 100 units set up with the minimum charge Rs 125 and Rs 305 for the first 50 units (or the bill for 100 units, Rs 880, found).
- At most 110 units.
Question 5
5 marksA triangular plot of land in Tanahun has sides of 104 ft, 112 ft and 120 ft. (1 ropani = 5,476 ft².)
Write the formula for the area of a triangle whose three sides are a, b and c.
Answer
(Heron's formula.)
Marking scheme
- with .
Find the semi-perimeter of the plot.
Answer
168 ft.
Marking scheme
- s = 168 ft.
Find the area of the plot.
Answer
5,376 ft².
Marking scheme
- The values in Heron's formula: .
- 5,376 ft².
The seller says the plot is “a full ropani”. Is he right? Give a reason.
Answer
A ropani is 5,476 ft², and the plot is 5,376 ft². No, he is not right: the plot is 5476 − 5376 = 100 ft² short of a ropani (about 1 paisa).
Marking scheme
- No, with the reason: 5,376 ft² is 100 ft² less than a ropani.
Question 6
4 marksThe cylindrical water tank on the roof of Lakpa's house in Biratnagar has an inner radius of 0.7 m. The area of its curved inner surface is 6.6 m².
Write the formula for the volume of a cylinder.
Answer
where r is the radius of the base and h the height.
Marking scheme
- .
How many liters of water does the full tank hold? If the family uses 330 liters a day, for how many days does a full tank last?
Answer
Curved surface area :
The tank is 1.5 m high.
1 m³ = 1,000 liters, so the tank holds 2,310 liters.
Days: 2310 ÷ 330 = 7 days.
Marking scheme
- The height from the curved surface: h = 1.5 m.
- The volume 2.31 m³, or 2,310 liters.
- 7 days.
Question 7
4 marksThe roof space of a cowshed (goth) in Dolakha, used to store hay, is a triangular prism. Its two ends are isosceles triangles with a base of 6 m and equal sides of 5 m, and it is 10 m long.
Find the total area of the two triangular ends.
Answer
The height of an end from its apex to the middle of the 6 m base: m.
One end m²; two ends = 2 × 12 = 24 m².
(By Heron's formula: s = 8, m².)
Marking scheme
- The area of one end: 12 m².
- 24 m² for the two ends.
The farmer builds a new shed with ends of the same size, so that its roof space holds 300 m³ of hay. How long must the new roof space be, and how much longer is it than the old one?
Answer
Volume of a prism = area of its cross-section × length. The cross-section is the 12 m² end:
The new roof space is 25 m long, 15 m longer than the old one (which holds only 12 × 10 = 120 m³).
Marking scheme
- The length from 12 × L = 300: 25 m.
- 15 m longer.
Question 8
4 marksRabina puts money in her khutruke (piggy bank) every week: Rs 50 in the first week, Rs 65 in the second, Rs 80 in the third, and so on, the amounts making an arithmetic sequence.
Write the formula for the general term of an arithmetic sequence.
Answer
where a is the first term and d the common difference.
Marking scheme
- .
Find the common difference of the sequence.
Answer
d = t₂ − t₁ = 65 − 50 = Rs 15 (she puts in Rs 15 more each week).
Marking scheme
- d = 15.
In which week does she put in Rs 350?
Answer
a = 50, d = 15, :
n = 21. In the 21st week.
Marking scheme
- The values in the formula: 350 = 50 + (n − 1) × 15.
- The 21st week.
Question 9
7 marksWrite as a product of its factors.
Answer
Marking scheme
- .
Find the HCF of and .
Answer
First expression:
Second expression:
The factor in both: HCF .
Marking scheme
- .
- .
- HCF .
Simplify:
Answer
Division law in each bracket: , and so on:
Power law, with :
Multiplication law:
1.
Marking scheme
- Each bracket as one power: , , .
- The power law: .
- .
Question 10
4 marksShristi's family travels from Kathmandu to Pokhara by tourist bus. For 3 adults and 2 children the tickets cost Rs 4,700; for 2 adults and 3 children they cost Rs 4,050.
Find the fare for an adult and for a child.
Answer
Let an adult's fare be Rs x and a child's Rs y:
Multiply (i) by 3 and (ii) by 2, and subtract:
x = 1200. From (i): 3600 + 2y = 4700, so y = 550.
An adult pays Rs 1,200 and a child Rs 550. Check (ii): 2400 + 1650 = 4050 ✓
Marking scheme
- The two equations 3x + 2y = 4700 and 2x + 3y = 4050.
- Adult Rs 1,200 and child Rs 550.
Before Dashain the bus company raises the adult fare by 10% and the child fare by Rs 50. Shristi's uncle has Rs 4,000 for tickets for himself, his wife and their two children. Is it enough? Give a reason with a calculation.
Answer
New fares: adult ; child 550 + 50 = 600.
For 2 adults and 2 children: 2 × 1320 + 2 × 600 = 2640 + 1200 = 3840.
Yes, Rs 4,000 is enough: the tickets cost Rs 3,840, and Rs 160 is left.
Marking scheme
- The new fares: Rs 1,320 and Rs 600.
- Yes, with the cost Rs 3,840 (Rs 160 left).
Question 11
5 marksVerify experimentally that the perpendicular bisector of the base of an isosceles triangle passes through the vertex and bisects the vertical angle. Draw two isosceles triangles of different sizes.
Answer
Figures: draw two isosceles triangles ABC with AB = AC, one small and one large (for example AB = AC = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm, and AB = AC = 6 cm, BC = 4 cm). In each, draw the perpendicular bisector of the base BC with a compass: it meets BC at D and goes through A. Join AD.
Table: measure ∠BAD and ∠CAD, and check that D is the middle of BC:
| Figure | BD | DC | ∠BAD | ∠CAD | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2.5 cm | 2.5 cm | 39° | 39° | ∠BAD = ∠CAD |
| II | 2 cm | 2 cm | 19.5° | 19.5° | ∠BAD = ∠CAD |
(Measured angles may differ by a degree or so; the two in each row come out equal.)
Conclusion: the perpendicular bisector of the base of an isosceles triangle passes through the vertex and bisects the vertical angle.
Marking scheme
- Two isosceles triangles of different sizes, each with the perpendicular bisector of its base drawn through the vertex.
- A table of the measurements (BD, DC, ∠BAD, ∠CAD) with a result for each figure.
- The conclusion in words.
In the figure, PQ = PR and the base QR is produced to S. If , find the ratio ∠QPR:∠PQR.
Answer
(a linear pair). PQ = PR, so (base angles of an isosceles triangle). The exterior angle PRS equals the two opposite interior angles: .
∠QPR:∠PQR = 50:65 = 10 : 13.
Marking scheme
- and , with reasons.
- The ratio 10 : 13.
Question 12
4 marksIn the parallelogram ABCD in the figure, and .
What is the relation between the opposite angles of a parallelogram?
Answer
The opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal: ∠A = ∠C and ∠B = ∠D.
Marking scheme
- Opposite angles are equal.
Find the value of x, and the size of ∠B.
Answer
∠A = ∠C:
x = 20, so , and 110° (co-interior angles between ).
Marking scheme
- x = 20 and .
Construct a rhombus PQRS with side PQ = 5 cm and .
Answer
Draw PQ = 5 cm. At P, construct with a compass and cut PS = 5 cm on PX. With centers Q and S and radius 5 cm, draw two arcs that cut each other at R. Join QR and SR.
PQRS is the rhombus (all four sides 5 cm). Check: the diagonal QS is 5 cm too, since △PQS is equilateral. See it step by step in Construct it: a rhombus.
Marking scheme
- PQ = 5 cm and the 60° angle at P drawn with compass arcs, PS = 5 cm.
- R found by arcs of 5 cm from Q and S, and the rhombus completed.
Question 13
4 marksThe figure shows the cross-section of a large water pipe of the Melamchi project, with center O and radius 25 cm. The water inside is shaded; its surface is the chord AB, 40 cm wide, and .
What is the relation between AM and MB? Write the theorem that gives it.
Answer
AM = MB. The perpendicular drawn from the center of a circle to a chord bisects the chord.
Marking scheme
- AM = MB, with the theorem (the perpendicular from the center bisects the chord).
Find the length of OM.
Answer
cm. In the right-angled △OMB, OB = 25 cm is the hypotenuse:
OM = 15 cm.
Marking scheme
- MB = 20 cm, half the chord.
- OM = 15 cm.
How deep is the water in the pipe at its deepest point? Give a reason.
Answer
The deepest point is at the bottom of the pipe, on the line OM produced. From the center to the bottom is a radius, 25 cm, and the water's surface is 15 cm below the center. The water is 25 − 15 = 10 cm deep.
Marking scheme
- 10 cm (the radius 25 cm less OM = 15 cm).
Question 14
5 marksThe class teacher of Grade 9 at a school in Janakpur asked 30 students how many story books they read during the winter holidays:
| Books read | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of students | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
In which series is the data presented?
Answer
Each value (number of books) is given with its frequency: a discrete series.
Marking scheme
- Discrete series.
Make a cumulative frequency table of the data.
Answer
| Books read | Students (f) | cf |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | 3 | 30 |
Marking scheme
- The cf column 3, 8, 16, 23, 27, 30.
Find the mean number of books read.
Answer
| X | f | fX |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 |
| N = 30 |
About 2.43 books.
Marking scheme
- .
- The mean books.
The librarian says, “At least half of these students read more books than the mean.” Is she right? Give a reason.
Answer
More than 2.43 books means 3, 4 or 5 books: 7 + 4 + 3 = 14 students. Half of 30 is 15. No, she is not right: only 14 students, fewer than half, read more than the mean.
Marking scheme
- No, with the count: 14 students read more than 2.43 books, fewer than 15.
Question 15
6 marksNima's bag holds 20 beads of the same size: 5 red, 8 blue and 7 green. She shakes the bag and takes out one bead without looking.
What is the probability of a certain event?
Answer
1. (For example, the probability that the bead is red, blue or green.)
Marking scheme
Find the probability that the bead is blue.
Answer
n(S) = 20 and n(blue) = 8.
(0.4).
Marking scheme
- n(S) = 20 and n(E) = 8.
- .
Find the probability that the bead is not green.
Answer
(the 5 red and 8 blue beads: ✓).
Marking scheme
- .
- .
How many red beads must be added to the bag so that the probability of taking out a red bead becomes ?
Answer
Add x red beads:
10 red beads (then 15 of the 30 beads are red).
Marking scheme
- 10 red beads.
Question 16
4 marksA ladder AC leans against a wall AB, with its foot C on level ground. , and the ladder makes the angle θ with the ground.
Which trigonometric ratio of θ does stand for?
Answer
For θ, BC is the base and AC the hypotenuse: cos θ.
Marking scheme
- cos θ.
If AB = 12 ft and BC = 5 ft, find tan θ.
Answer
AB is the perpendicular for θ: .
Marking scheme
- .
Another ladder, 20 ft long, makes an angle of 60° with the ground. How high up the wall does it reach?
Answer
ft, about 17.32 ft.
Marking scheme
- ft (about 17.32 ft).
If the length of the ladder is twice the distance of its foot from the wall, what is θ? Give a reason.
Answer
AC = 2BC, so . .
Marking scheme
- , from .
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