Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: Linear Inequations
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What happens when we multiply/divide an inequation by a negative number? [1]
(A) We flip the inequality sign
(B) Nothing changes
(C) We add a negative sign only
(D) We ignore the sign
2. What is the solution to an inequation typically? [1]
(A) A range of values
(B) A single value
(C) No solution ever
(D) Always zero
3. How can we represent inequation solutions? [1]
(A) Number line or interval notation
(B) Only as a single number
(C) Only as a fraction
(D) Cannot be represented visually
4. What is a compound inequation? [1]
(A) Combining two conditions, like -3<x≤5
(B) A single condition only
(C) An equation, not an inequation
(D) Nothing specific
5. What must a compound inequation's solution satisfy? [1]
(A) Both conditions simultaneously
(B) Only one condition
(C) Neither condition
(D) Only the first condition
6. What real-life problems use inequations? [1]
(A) Budget constraints
(B) Only abstract maths
(C) Nothing real-life
(D) Only geometry
7. Solve x+3>7 for x. [1]
(A) x>4
(B) x<4
(C) x=4
(D) x>10
8. Why learn linear inequations? [1]
(A) To solve real-life constraint problems
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What happens when we multiply/divide an inequation by a negative number? [1]
(A) We flip the inequality sign
(B) Nothing changes
(C) We add a negative sign only
(D) We ignore the sign
10. What is the solution to an inequation typically? [1]
(A) A range of values
(B) A single value
(C) No solution ever
(D) Always zero
11. How can we represent inequation solutions? [1]
(A) Number line or interval notation
(B) Only as a single number
(C) Only as a fraction
(D) Cannot be represented visually
12. What is a compound inequation? [1]
(A) Combining two conditions, like -3<x≤5
(B) A single condition only
(C) An equation, not an inequation
(D) Nothing specific
13. What must a compound inequation's solution satisfy? [1]
(A) Both conditions simultaneously
(B) Only one condition
(C) Neither condition
(D) Only the first condition
14. What real-life problems use inequations? [1]
(A) Budget constraints
(B) Only abstract maths
(C) Nothing real-life
(D) Only geometry
15. Solve x+3>7 for x. [1]
(A) x>4
(B) x<4
(C) x=4
(D) x>10
16. Why learn linear inequations? [1]
(A) To solve real-life constraint problems
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests