PODAR PEARL SCHOOL

SAMPLE PAPER 1

Std: VII Subject: Mathematics

Duration: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. The paper is of 80 marks.
2. There are 4 sections in this paper.
3. In Section A there are 20 questions of 1 mark each. All the questions are in the form of Multiple
Choice Questions.
4. In Section B there are 6 questions of 1 mark each
5. In Section C there are 12 questions of 2 marks each and 6 questions of 3 marks each.
6. In Section D there are 3 questions of 4 marks each.

SECTION A
Question numbers 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each. [20]

Q.1 The solution of the equation 4x + 7 = −13 is (1)

(a) −4 (b) −5
2 3
(c) (d)
3 2

Q.2 The value of the product of two proper fractions is always (1)
(a) greater than each of the (b) 1.
fractions.
(c) less than each of the fractions (d) an improper fraction.

Q.3 After rotating a figure by 60° around its centre, it looks the same as before. At which
(1)
angle will the figure not look the same again?
(a) 90° (b) 180°
(c) 240° (d) 300°

Q.4 What is the measure of the supplement of the angle 67? (1)
(a) 123 (b) 125
(c) 113 (d) 13

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Q.5 When Raj was asked how long did he spend on his Maths homework, he answered
3 (1)
that he spent the reciprocal of hours. He spent
4
1 2
(a) 1 hours (b) 1 hours
2 3
1 1
(c) 1 hours (d) 2 hours
3 3

Q.6 What will be multiplicative inverse of −8? (1)

1 1
(a) (b)
8 8
(c) 8 (d) −8

Q.7 In the adjoining figure, AB QP and QR BC. If ABC = 55°, then find PQR.

A
Q R
(1)
55°
B P C

(a) 55° (b) 65°

(c) 115° (d) 125°

Q.8 −37 × 102 is not the same as (1)

(a) (−30 – 7) ×102 (b) −37 × 2 + (−37)× 100
(c) −37 × 2 + 100 (d) −37 × (100 + 2)

Q.9 Which of these quadrilaterals have both line and rotational symmetry of order more (1)
than 3?
(a) Square (b) Rectangle
(c) Parallelogram (d) Kite

Q.10 On a map with a scale of 1 cm = 10.5 km, the distance between the two points is
(1)
4.2 cm. The actual distance between the two points is
(a) 6.3 km (b) 4.41 km
(c) 24.5 km (d) 44.1 km

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Q.11 The value of x in the equation  x  1 is (1)
5 5
1 2
(a) 1 (b)
5 5
3
(c) (d) 2
5

Q.12 If [(−88)  4] is divided by [(−55)  (−5)], then the quotient is (1)

(a) 11 (b) −2
(c) 4 (d) 2

Q.13 Riya has the following set of calculation cards. Which of these calculation cards is
(1)
the odd one out?

(a) 72.5 ÷ 100 (b) 7.25 ÷ 10

(c) 0.725 ÷ 10 (d) 725 ÷ 1000

Q.14 QWhich of the following letter of the English alphabet has rotational symmetry as (1)
well as line of symmetry?
(a) A (b) T
(c) H (d) S

Q.15 QWhich of the following equation does not have x = −7 as its solution? (1)
(a) 8x = −56 (b) x − 7 = −14
x
(c) 3x + 12 = −9 (d) 2
14

3
Q.16 Jatin works in a factory. His job is to pack boxes. It takes him 3 minutes to pack (1)
4
one box. How long will it take him to pack 40 boxes?
(a) 60 minutes (b) 90 minutes
(c) 150 minutes (d) 180 minutes

Q.17 If 0.754 × 10 has the same value as 7540  , then the missing value in the
(1)
box is
(a) 0.1 (b) 10
(c) 100 (d) 1000

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Q.18 If   1 , then is equal to (1)
5 b b
1 1
(a) (b)
2 5
1
(c) (d) 2
2

Q.19 Refer to the following statements about expressing an equation in the statement
form:
Statement 1: (5 + 2)x = 35 can be expressed as „2 times a number plus 5 gives 35‟.
(1)
Statement 2: m − 7 = 8 can be expressed as „m subtracted from 7 is 8‟.
Statement 3: y − 5 = 12 can be expressed as „the difference between y and 5 is 12‟.
Which of these statement(s) is/are true?
(a) Only statement 1 (b) Only statement 2
(c) Only statement 3 (d) Statements 2 and 3

Q.20 In the following figure, transversal z intersects two parallel lines x and y.
Complete the following statement. z
A
M N
O x (1)
AOM and BRQ are __________ angles.
P R Qy
B
(a) alternate interior (b) alternate exterior
(c) right (d) corresponding

SECTION B
Question numbers 21 to 26 carry 1 mark each. [6]

2
Q.21 Find: 33  4 (1)
5

Q.22 Determine the clockwise angle of rotation required to move the given figure to its
new position around the given centre of rotation.

(1)

Original figure New figure

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Q.23 Evaluate: (−30)  [−45  (−3)] (1)

Q.24 Write the equation for the following statement.

(1)
“7 is 8 less than one-third of x”.

1 (1)
Q.25 What is of an hour?
4

16 2
Q.26 Check whether the pair of rational numbers and are equivalent. (1)
24 3

SECTION C
Question numbers 27 to 38 carry 2 marks each and question numbers 39 to 44 carry
[42]
3 marks each.

2 1
Q.27 Solve: ( x  8)  ( x  2) (2)
5 5

Q.28 Name the properties of integers illustrated by the following examples.

(a) (–10) + 0 = 0 + (–10) = –10 (2)
(b) (–8) × [(–2) – 3] = (–8) × (–2) – (–8) × 3

Q.29 Name the following.

(a) Any two quadrilaterals having one line of symmetry and no rotational symmetry.
(2)
(b) Any two letters of the English alphabet having no line of symmetry but
rotational symmetry of order 2

Q.30 An angle is 30° more than its complement. Find the measure of the angle. (2)

Q.31 Draw a number line and represent the following rational numbers on the number
1 3 (2)
line. 1 ,
6 6

2
Q.32 The cost of 1 m cloth is ` 40 . What will be the cost of 20 m of cloth? (2)
5

Q.33 Four-fifths of a number is greater than three-fourths of the same number by 4. (2)
Find the number.

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Q.34 State the order of rotational symmetry and angle of rotation for the following figure.

(2)

Q.35 Find: (a) 2.3489 × 100 (b) 15.87  10 (2)

 9   6
Q.36 Evaluate:  4    1  (2)
 14   7 

Q.37 In the given figure, line s and line t are parallel and line r is a transversal. (2)
Find the value of x.
r
s
6x − 45°
2x + 9°
t

(2)
Q.38 Find: 2 5  6 2
8 7
5 2
Q.39 Write five rational numbers between and . (3)
9 5

Q.40 Copy and draw the reflection of the given figure with the dotted line as the mirror
(3)
line.

Q.41 A car covers 141.44 km in 8.5 litres of petrol. How much distance will it cover in
(3)
1 litre of petrol?

2 2
Q.42 Solve the equation: ( x  4)  (3 x  2) (3)
7 5

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Q.43 Arrange the following rational numbers in the descending order. 3 , 7 , 4 , 3 (3)
4 10 5 8

Q.44 In a competitive exam, 4 marks are given for every correct answer and (–2) marks
are given for every incorrect answer. Jinal got 4 correct answers. If she scored (3)
(–22) marks in the competition, how many questions did she answered incorrectly?

SECTION D
Question numbers 45 to 47 carry 4 marks each. [12]
Q.45 In the adjoining figure, l m n. Find a, b, c and d.

p r
65° a l

b c m (4)
d
134° n

Q.46 Simplify: (a)  2 1  4 2   1 1 (b) (30.28  0.001) × 0.01 (4)

 4 3 6

6 15
Q.47 (a) What should be added to to get ? (4)
7 28
1 24
(b) Multiply 1 15 by the reciprocal of 35 .

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