CBSE Board

Class VII Mathematics

Term I
Sample Paper 2
Time: 2 ½ hours Total Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. Section A comprises of 12 questions carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B comprises of 12 questions carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C comprises of 8 questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D comprises of 5 questions carrying 4 marks each.

Section A
(Questions 1 to 12 carry 1 mark each)

1. -5 + 9 + (-5) + (-10) + (1) is equal to

A. 13
B. -13
C. -10
D. 10

2. 0.2 × 0.2 =
A. 0.4
B. 0.04
C. 0.004
D. 4.0

3. The mode of following data is

14, 11, 12, 13, 11, 12, 11
A. 14
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

p
4. The linear equation  q can be written in statement form as
3
A. 3 times p is q
B. One third of p is q
C. q times p is 3
D. One ninth of q is p
5. Number of acute angles in the following figure is

A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3

6. In the adjoining figure, if AB = PQ and BC = CQ, then find the measure of angle CPQ.

A. 80o
B. 90o
C. 30o
D. 60o

7. 25 × (-99) can be written as

A. 25  (-100) + 25  1
B. 25  (100) + 25  1
C. 25  (100) - 25  1
D. 25  (-100) - 25  1

8. If 12.543 is distributed in 100 parts, then each part equals

A. 125.43
B. 1254.3
C. 1.2543
D. 0.12543

9. If on adding 9 to twice of a whole number gives 31, then the whole number is
A. 21
B. 16
C. 11
D. 7
10. What is the difference between the measures of a straight angle and a right angle?
E. 45o
F. 60o
G. 100o
H. 90o

11. In the figure given below, name the parts of the triangles that can be used to prove the
congruence of the two triangles.

E.
F.
G.
H.

12. The first step that we will use to separate variables and constants in the linear
equation 2x + 3 = 7 is
A. Transposing 3 to RHS
B. Transposing 7 to LHS
C. Diving both sides by 2
D. Multiplying both sides with 3

Section B
(Questions 13 to 24 carry 2 marks each)

13. A bag has 12 balls colored yellow, blue, green and red. The number of balls of each
colour is the same. A ball is drawn from the bag. Calculate the probability of drawing
a yellow ball, a blue ball, a green ball and a red ball.

14. Write the linear equation for the following statement:

14
"5 added to three-fifth of a number gives "
3
Hence, find the number.

15. If a = -8, b = -7, c = 6, then verify that (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).

16. Add the following:

3.25, 0.075 and 5
17. Is it possible to have a triangle with the sides having following lengths?
5 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm

18. In the figure below, lines m and p are parallel; t is a transversal. If

a  57o , then find z.

19. Calculate median and mode for following data:

23, 45, 46, 12, 34, 87, 78, 12, 65, 33, 19, 34, 55, 67, 81, 12, 56, 98, 11, 49, 50

20. Find the value of the following expression using suitable property:
725 × (-35) + (-725) × 65

7 9
21. Mala finished drinking a glass of milk in minutes while Varun took minutes to
8 16
drink the same amount of milk. Who took longer time and by how much?

22. What will you get on subtracting -134 from the sum of 38 and -87?

23. In a factory, 9.2 kilograms of pumpkin pie filling is made per minute. How many
kilograms of pie filling will be made in 6 minutes?

24. Write the following equations in statement form:

(a) 6n + 4 = 10
y
(b) - 3 = 9
7
 Section C
(Questions 25 to 32 carry 3 marks each)
25. Find the value of x in the given figure.

3 3 2
26. Simplify: 5.75   15  2  1.44
7 4 35

27. The ages of Rahul and Karan are in the ratio 7:5. Ten years hence, the ratios of their
ages will be 9:7. Find their present age?

28. Find the values of x and y in the following figure.

29. In ΔABC shown below, AD BC, BE AC and AD = BE. Prove that AE = BD.
30. The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousands) from six
branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001.

1. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total ales of
branch B4 for both years?
2. What is the average sale of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year
2000?
3. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of 4
branches B3 for both the years?

1 3
31. If of of a number is 6, then what is the number?
2 4

32. The given data is arranged in ascending order. The sum of mode and median of the
given data is 15. Find the value of y.
y - 1, y - 1, y + 1, y + 4, 2y + 1, 3y, 4y
 Section D
(Questions 33 to 37 carry 4 marks each)

33. Given below are two triangles ABD and CBD. AD = CD and ∠3 = ∠4. Prove that DB
bisects ∠ABC.

34. The number of trees planted by an agency in different years is given below:

Years 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Number of 400 450 700 750 900 1500

trees planted

Draw a bar graph.

35. Town A is 60 km from town B, and 61 km from town C. A road connects towns B and
C directly. Find the length of this road.

36. Below are the numbers of goals scored in 1998 by the top five scorers on each of the
three National Hockey League teams. Use this information to complete the chart.

Team Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Mean Median Mode

India 35 25 30 19 19

Sril Lanka 45 25 14 13 14

China 32 18 14 21 21

37. Simplify and reduce to standard form:

 CBSE Board
Class VII Mathematics
Term I
Sample Paper 2 - Solution
Time: 2 ½ hours Total Marks: 80

Section A

1. Correct answer: C
-5 + 9 + (-5) + (-10) + (1)
-5 + 9 = 4
4 + (-5) = -1
-1 + (-10) = -1 - 10 = -11
-11 + 1 = -10
So, -5 + 9 + (-5) + (-10) + (1) = -10

2. Correct answer: B

3. Correct answer: B
Since 11 has highest frequency, the mode is 11.

4. Correct answer: B
The given equation can be written in the form of statement as "One third of p is q".

5. Correct answer: D
There are 3 acute angles, AOB, BOC and AOC.

6. Correct answer: A
In triangles ABC and PQC, we have:
AB = PQ
BC = CQ
B= Q
Thus, triangles ABC and PQC are congruent.
Therefore, BAC = CPQ
Now, applying angle sum property in triangle ABC, we get,
BAC = 180o - 70o- 30o = 80o
Therefore, CPQ = 80o
7. Correct answer: A

8. Correct answer: D

Thus, each part equals 0.12543.

9. Correct answer: C
Let the whole number be x.
Twice of the whole number = 2x
9 added to twice of the whole number = 9 + 2x
From the given information, we have:
9 + 2x = 31
2x = 31 - 9
2x = 22
x = 11
Thus, the required whole number is 11.

10. Correct answer: D

11. Correct answer: A

The two triangles can be proved to be congruent by using SAS congruency criterion.
The corresponding equal parts in triangles ABC and ADE are

12. Correct answer: A

2x + 3 = 7
If we will transpose 3 to RHS, the term with variable will remain on one side and
the constants will be on other side.
So, first step is to Transpose 3 to RHS.
i.e., 2x = 7 – 3
 Section B
13. Total number of balls = 12
It is also given that the bag contains equal number of balls of each of the four colours
(yellow, blue, green and red).
Therefore,
Number of yellow balls = Number of blue balls = Number of green balls =
Number of red balls = 3
P(yellow) =

P(blue) =

P(green) =

P(red) =

14. Let the number be x

3
Then, Three fifth of a number = x
5
3
5 added to three-fifth of a number = 5 + x
5
Thus, the linear equation will be

Solving the linear equation to find x.

Transposing 5 to R.H.S., we get

5
Thus, the required number is .
9
15. Given: a = -8, b = -7, c = 6
(a+ b) + c = [(-8) + (-7)] + 6 = -15 + 6 = -9
a + (b + c) = (-8) + [(-7) + 6] = -8 - 1 = -9
Hence, (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).

16. First, we need to line up the decimals as follows:

3.25 = 3.250
0.075 = 0.075
5 = 5.000
Now, adding them gives
3.250
+ 0.075
+ 5.000
8.325

17. We know that the sum of two sides of a triangle is always greater than the third.
The given lengths of the sides are 5 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm.
Let us check whether the above stated property holds true. We have:
5 + 3 = 8, which is greater than 4
5 + 4 = 9, which is greater than 3
3 + 4 = 7, which is greater than 5
Thus, it is possible to draw a triangle with given side lengths.

18. Given that, m||p and t is the transversal

We know that, if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, each pair of alternate
interior angles are equal.
So,  a =  z (pair of alternate interior angles)
Thus,  z = 57o

19. The numbers in ascending order are:

11, 12, 12, 12, 19, 23, 33, 34, 34, 45, 46, 49, 50, 55, 56, 65, 67, 78, 81, 87, 98
As the number of observations (21) are odd,
Median = middle observation = 11th observation = 46
Mode is the observation that appears most often.
Here, 12 appears maximum number of times (thrice). So, 12 is the mode.

20. 725 × (-35) + (-725) × 65

= 725 × (-35) - 725 × 65
= 725 x (-35 - 65) [Using distributive property]
= 725 × (-100)
= -72500
 7
21. Time taken by Mala to drink a glass of milk = mins
8
9
Time taken by Varun to drink a glass of milk = mins
16
To compare both the fractions, we have to change them into like fractions.

;
7 9
Since, 14 > 9, >
8 16
Thus, Mala took longer time to finish the glass of milk.
Now, we have to subtract the time durations of Mala and Varun to calculate how
slow was Mala than Varun.

5
Thus, Mala took mins more than Varun to finish a glass of milk.
16

22. Sum of 38 and -87 = 38 + (-87) = 38 - 87 = -49

Subtracting (-134) from -49, we get

-49 - (-134) = -49 + 134 = 85

23. Pie filling made in 1 minute = 9.2 kg

Pie filling made in 6 minutes = 6 x 9.2 kg = 55.2 kg

24.
(a) 6n + 4 = 10
Statement:
For 6n, six times of a number n.
For 6n + 4, six times of a number n added to 4.
Thus, for 6n + 4 = 10, the final statement is
‘Six times of a number n added to 4 gives 10’.
 (b) -3=9
7
Statement:
y
For , one-seventh of a number y.
7
y
For - 3, 3 subtracted from one-seventh of a number y.
7
y
Thus, for - 3 = 9, the final statement is
7

‘3 subtracted from one-seventh of a number y gives 9’.

Section C
25. Here, ∠TOJ and ∠VOJ are linear pair of angles
So, ∠TOJ + ∠VOJ = 180o
∠TOJ = 3xo ; ∠VOJ = (2x + 10)o
3xo + (2x + 10)o = 180o
(3x + 2x)o + 10o = 180o
5xo + 10o = 180o
5xo = 170o
xo = 34o

3 3 2
26. 5.75 - × 15 + 2 ÷ 1.44
7 4 35
575 3 63 72 144
=    
100 7 4 35 100

575 3 63 72 100
=    
100 7 4 35 144
23 3 63 10
=   
4 7 4 7

23 27 10
=  
4 4 7

4 10 10 7  10 3
=  = 1  = = .
4 7 7 7 5
27. Let Rahul's and Karan's age be 7x and 5x respectively.
After 10 yrs, their ages are 7x + 10, 5x + 10 respectively.
As per the given condition, Ratio after 10 years is 9 : 7
So,

Cross Multiplying, we get

7(7x + 10) = 9(5x + 10)
49x + 70 = 45x + 90
4x = 20
x=5
Therefore, Rahul's age = 7 × 5 = 35 years and Karan's age = 5 × 5 = 25 years

28. According to the given figure, we get

x + 58o = 180o (linear pair angles)
x + 58o - 58o = 180o - 58o (subtract 58o from both sides)
x = 122o
Also, y + 60o + 58o = 180o (angle sum property of a triangle)
y + 118o = 180o
y = 62o (subtracting 118o from both sides)
Thus, x = 122o, y = 62o

29. Given: AD BC, BE AC and AD = BE

To prove: AE = BD
Proof: ADB = BEA (right angles)
AB = AB (common)
AD = BE (given)
Thus, ABD  BAE (By RHS congruence rule).
Hence, BD = AE (Since, corresponding parts of congruent triangles are equal)

30.
1. Sales of branch B2 for both years = 75 + 65 = 140
Sales of branch B4 for both years = 85 + 95 = 180
140 7
Required ratio =  7:9
180 9
2. Average sales of all the six branches (in thousand numbers) for the year 2000
1
=  (80  75  95  85  75  70)  80
6
3. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years = 70 + 80 = 150
Total sales of branch B3 for both the years = 95 + 110 = 205
 150 
Required percentage =   100  %  73.17%
 205 
31. Let the unknown number be n.
1 -3
of of n = 6
2 4
1 -3
  n = 6
2 4
-3
  n=6
8
8
 n  6
-3
48
n  16
-3
Thus, the required number is -16.

32. Mode is observation which appears most often.

Mode = y – 1
Median is the middle most value.
Median = 4th observation = y + 4
Given, Mode + Median = 15
y - 1 + y + 4 = 15
2y + 3 = 15
2y = 12
y=6

Section D
33. Given: AD = CD
3 = 4 … (1)
To prove: DB bisects  ABC
Proof:
 1 +  3 = 180o (Linear pair) … (2)
 2 +  4 = 180 o (Linear pair) … (3)
From (2) and (3),
1 + 3 = 2 + 4
Using (1), we have  1 =  2
Also, DB = DB (common side)
AD = CD (Given)
So, ABD  CBD (By SAS congruence rule)
Thus,  5 =  6 (Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent)
Hence, DB bisects  ABC.
34. Step 1: We draw two perpendicular lines OX and OY.
Step 2: On OX, we represent years, from 1997-2002 and on OY, we represent the
number of trees planted.
Step 3: On OY, we start with 400 and mark points at equal intervals of 200.
Step 4: The height of the bars are calculated according to the number of trees.
A kink (~) has been shown on the vertical axis showing that the marking on the
vertical axis starts from zero but has been shown to start from 400 as the data
needs.

35. We can show the diagram as below:

Let the road that connects towns B and C be x.

Applying Pythagoras theorem, we get
h = 61, b = x and p = 60
p2 + b2 = h2
602 + x2 = 612
3600 + x2 = 3721 (subtract 3600 from both sides)
x2 = 121
Thus, x = 11
Length of the road that connects towns B and C is 11 km.
36. Calculation is as follows:

Team Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals Mean Median Mode

India 35 25 30 19 19 25.6 25 19

Sri
45 25 14 13 14 22.2 14 14
Lanka

China 32 18 14 21 21 21.2 21 21
37. We have to first solve the bracket terms and then check for any common factors
between the numerator and the denominator and then cancel them out.