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Mathematics — Suggested Paper 5

Three hours80 marks Questions from 2016–2026

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A suggested paper: every question is a real ICSE board question, chosen from different years and arranged in the current pattern. Start the timed test to have your written answers marked.

Instructions to Candidates: 1. Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. 2. You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes. 3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. 4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. 5. Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B. 6. All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown and must be done on the same sheet as the rest of the answer. 7. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks. 8. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. 9. Mathematical tables and graph papers are to be provided by the school.

Section A (40 marks)

Attempt all questions from this Section.

1. Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

2(i). PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. Given ∠QPS = 73°, ∠PQS = 55° and ∠PSR = 82°, calculate:

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2(ii). Cards bearing numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 are kept in a bag. A card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability of getting a card which is:

3(ii). Mr. Bedi visits the market and buys the following articles: Medicines costing ₹ 950, GST @ 5% A pair of shoes costing ₹ 3000, GST @ 18% A Laptop bag costing ₹ 1000 with a discount of 30%, GST @ 18%.

3(iii). Use graph sheet for this question.

Section B (40 marks)

Attempt any four questions from this Section.

4(i). Mrs. Arora bought the following articles from a departmental store :

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4(i). Find the :

4(iii). In the given figure, AC // DE // BF. If AC = 24 cm, EG = 8 cm, GB = 16 cm, BF = 30 cm.

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7(a). A company with 500 shares of nominal value ₹ 120 declares an annual dividend of 15%. Calculate:

8(i). The histogram drawn on the graph represents the number of students of different heights (in cm). Using the graph, answer the following :

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8(ii). A(−10, −2) and B(2, 10) are two end points of a line segment. If AB intersects the x-axis at P, find the :

9(i). If 1701 is the nth term of the Geometric Progression (G.P.) 7, 21, 63......, find :

9(ii). In the given diagram O is the centre of the circle. Chord SR produced meets the tangent XTP at P.

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9(iii). The given graph represents the monthly salaries (in ₹) of workers of a factory.

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9(iii). Using graph answer the following:

10(ii). In the given graph, P and Q are points such that PQ cuts off intercepts of 5 units and 3 units along the x-axis and y-axis respectively. Line RS is perpendicular to PQ and passes through the origin. Find the:

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