HSLC Mathematics Mock Test : HSLC āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• Mock Test


HSLC Mathematics Mock Test : HSLC āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• Mock Test


Section – A : MCQs (1 × 10 = 10 marks)


Q1. The HCF of 12 and 18 is: 12 āφ⧰⧁ 18 ā§° HCF āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12


Ans: (c) 6


Explanation:
Common factors of 12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Common factors of 18 = 1, 2, 3, 6
Highest common factor = 6


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 12 āφ⧰⧁ 18 āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžā§°ā§‡ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āϗ⧁āĻŖāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϕ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚāĻŸā§‹ 6


Q2. The zero of polynomial x - 7 is:


x - 7 ā§° āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāύ -
(a) 0 (b) 7 (c) −7 (d) 1


Ans: (b) 7


Explanation:āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: x − 7 = 0 ⇒ x = 7


Q3. Value of sin 30° is:


        sin 30° ā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ -
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) √3/2 (d) 0


Ans: (b) 1/2


Explanation: From standard trigonometric values.


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: sin 30° ā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ ā§§/⧍


Q4. Distance between (0,0) and (3,4) is:


        (0,0) āφ⧰⧁ (3,4) ā§° āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ -


Ans: (a) 5


Explanation:
Distance = √[(3−0)² + (4−0)²]
= √(9 + 16) = √25 = 5


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§° āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ = 5


Q5. Mean of first 10 natural numbers is:


        āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ 10 āϟāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ -


An: (b) 5.5


Explanation: Mean = (First + Last) ÷ 2 = (1 + 10)/2 = 5.5


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ = (ā§§ + ā§§ā§Ļ) ÷ ⧍ = ā§Ģ.ā§Ģ


Section – B : Very Short Answer (2 × 10 = 20 marks)


Q6. Find HCF of 20 and 28.


Ans: 4


Explanation: Common factors = 1, 2, 4 → Highest = 4


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āϗ⧁āĻŖāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϕ⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ = 4


Q12. Write one zero of x² - 9.


Ans: 3 or −3


Explanation: x² − 9 = (x − 3)(x + 3)


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϗ⧁āĻŖāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻ•āϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŽā§‚āϞ = 3, −3


Q13. Find cos 60°.


Ans: 1/2


Explanation: Standard value. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž


Q14. Perimeter of square of side 6 cm.


Ans: 24 cm


Explanation: Perimeter = 4 × side = 4 × 6 = 24


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž = ā§Ē × āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§


Section – C : Short Answer (4 × 10 = 40 marks)


Q21. Solve: 2x + 5 = 13


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
2x = 13 − 5
2x = 8
x = 4


Q22. Find LCM of 12 and 15.


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
12 = 2² × 3
15 = 3 × 5
LCM = 2² × 3 × 5 = 60


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āϘāĻžāϤ āϞ’āϞ⧇ LCM = 60


Q23. Area of circle of radius 7 cm.


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Area = πr² = 22/7 × 7 × 7 = 154 cm²


Section – D : Long Answer (5 × 4 = 20 marks)


Q24. Solve: x² − 7x + 10 = 0


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
x² − 5x − 2x + 10 = 0
(x − 5)(x − 2) = 0
x = 5, 2


Section C : Short Answer (3 × 5 = 15 marks)


Q5. Solve : āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻ• : 2x² − 7x + 3 = 0


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
2x² − 7x + 3 = 0
⇒ (2x − 1)(x − 3) = 0


So,
2x − 1 = 0 ⇒ x = 1/2
x − 3 = 0 ⇒ x = 3


Ans: x = 1/2, 3


Q6. Find the ratio in which point P(1, −2) divides the line joining A(−2, 2) and B(4, −4).


āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ P(1, −2) āĻ A(−2, 2) āφ⧰⧁ B(4, −4) āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž ⧰⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻ‚āĻļāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϜāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Let P divide AB in the ratio m : n


Using section formula:


x-coordinate:


1 = m(4) + n(−2) / m+n


⇒ m + n = 4m − 2n
⇒ 3n = 3m
⇒ m = n


Ratio āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ  = 1 : 1


Section D : Long Answer (5 × 4 = 20 marks)


Q7. Find the roots of the quadratic equation x² − 4x − 5 = 0.


x² − 4x − 5 = 0 āϏāĻŽā§€āϕ⧰āĻŖāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻŽā§‚āϞ āωāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ“āĻ•āĨ¤


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
x² − 4x − 5 = 0


Using quadratic formula:


x = 4 ± √(−4)2−4(1)(−5)/2


x = 4± √16+20/2


x = 4± 36 / 2


x = 4 ± 6 / 2


So,
x = 5, −1


Q8. Find the curved surface area of a cone with radius 7 cm and slant height 24 cm.


āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžā§°ā§āϧ 7 cm āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϝāĻ• āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž 24 cm āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻļāĻ‚āϕ⧰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§ā§° āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āωāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ“āĻ•āĨ¤


Soln: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Formula: CSA = πrl


= 22/7 × 7 × 24
= 528 cm²


Ans: 528 cm²


Exam Tips (HSLC):



  • Steps āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ•ā§ˆ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦāĻž

  • Formula āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āϞāĻžāχāύāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦāĻž

  • Units (cm²) āϭ⧁āϞ āύāϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāĻž

  • Final answer underline āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāĻž