Br Universal Asmita Figh School
FORMATIVE ASSESSMEIT 2-2024-2025
MATHEMATICS
Time allowed: Ondics \( 2-2024- \)
Class: VIII futy minutes
Date: 02/12/2024
Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided Marks: 50
You will not be allowed to write during the first 10 min separately.
This time is to be spent in reading the question minutes.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for paper.
Attempt all questions from Section \( A \) and \( a \) iny
All working, including rough work, must by three questions from Section \( B \).
on the same sheet as the restearly shown and must be done
Omission of essential working will ref the answer.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions loss of marks.
Section A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options.
(Do not copy the question, write the correct answers only.)
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i) Factorise: \( 12 a^{2} b+15 a b^{2} \)
a) \( 3 a b(4 a b+5) \)
b) \( 3 a b(4 a+5 b) \)
c) \( 3 a(4 a+5 b) \)
d) \( 3 b(4 a+5 b) \)
ii) A coin is tossed twice. What is the probability of getting exactly one tail?
\( \begin{array}{llll}\text { a) } \frac{1}{2} & \text { b) } \frac{4}{3} & \text { c) } \frac{2}{3}\end{array} \)
b) \( \frac{4}{3} \)
c) \( \frac{2}{3} \)
d) \( \frac{5}{2} \)
iii) Find the semi-perimeter of a triangle with sides \( 8 \mathrm{~cm}, 6 \mathrm{~cm} \), and 10 cm .
a) 8 cm
b) 14 cm
c) 10 cm
d) 12 cm
iv) The quadrilateral in which all the sides are equal and each angle is \( 90^{\circ} \), it is called:
a) rectangle
b) square
c) kite
d) parallelogram
v) \( x^{2}-6 x y+9 y^{2} \) is a perfect square trinomial of:
a) \( (3 x+y)^{2} \)
b) \( (y+3 x)^{2} \)
c) \( (x-3 y)^{2} \)
d) \( (x-y)^{2} \)
vi) The solution of: \( -3 x<9 \)
a) \( x>-3 \)
b) \( x<-3 \)
c) \( x>3 \)
d) \( x<3 \)
vii) Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
a) \( \frac{3}{7} \)
b) \( 38 \% \)
c) 7.9
d) 0.6