Class 7 – Mathematics
Chapter: Operations on Rational Numbers
Maximum Marks: 80
Time: 3 Hours
Section A: (1 mark each – 10 marks)
Attempt all questions.
1. 1. Write the reciprocal of -3/7.
2. 2. What is the additive identity of rational numbers?
3. 3. Multiply: 5/6 × 0
4. 4. What is the result of any rational number divided by itself (excluding zero)?
5. 5. Write a rational number between -1/2 and 0.
6. 6. Is 0 a rational number?
7. 7. Simplify: -3/4 + 3/4
8. 8. State whether -2/3 = 2/-3.
9. 9. Write two rational numbers in standard form.
10. 10. Find the multiplicative inverse of -4/9.
Section B: (2 marks each – 10 marks)
Attempt any 5 questions.
11. 11. Add: 2/5 + (-3/10)
12. 12. Subtract: -7/8 - 1/4
13. 13. Write two rational numbers whose product is 1.
14. 14. Simplify: -2/3 × 9/4
15. 15. Are rational numbers closed under subtraction? Explain with an example.
16. 16. Find: (-1/2) ÷ 1/4
Section C: (3 marks each – 15 marks)
Attempt any 5 questions.
17. 17. Simplify: 3/5 + (-2/3) - 1/15
18. 18. Find the value of: (-4/7) ÷ (-2/3)
19. 19. Multiply and simplify: -6/11 × 11/9
20. 20. Using suitable properties, evaluate: (-2/3 + 5/6) + (-1/2)
21. 21. Write the additive and multiplicative identity of rational numbers.
22. 22. If A = -3/5, B = 4/15, find A × B and verify commutative property.
Section D: (4 marks each – 20 marks)
Attempt any 5 questions.
23. 23. Simplify:
(-2/3 + 1/2) ÷ (1/6 - 5/12)
24. 24. A student spends 3/5 of his time studying, 1/4 playing, and rest doing other
activities. What fraction of time is spent on other activities?
25. 25. Arrange the following in ascending order:
-2/3, 1/2, -3/4, 0
26. 26. A tank is filled with water up to 5/6 of its capacity. 1/4 of the water is used. What
fraction of the tank’s capacity remains?
27. 27. Find the product:
(-3/7) × [(4/5 - 2/3) ÷ (-1/6)]
28. 28. Verify:
2/3 × (4/5 + (-1/5)) = (2/3 × 4/5) + (2/3 × -1/5)
Section E: (5 marks each – 25 marks)
Attempt any 5 questions.
29. 29. Simplify and verify the associative property of addition for:
-3/4, 5/6, 1/2
30. 30. The temperature at 6 am was -3/4°C. By noon it rose by 5/8°C, then dropped by
1/2°C in the evening. What was the temperature in the evening?
31. 31. A jar contains 2/3 litre of juice. If 4/9 litre is poured out and then 1/6 litre is added,
how much juice is now in the jar?
32. 32. A man walks 3/4 km in one direction and then walks back 5/8 km. Find the total
distance walked.
33. 33. Use properties to evaluate:
(-2/3 × 3/4) + (-2/3 × 1/4)
34. 34. A car uses 4/9 litre of petrol per km. How much petrol is required for 13.5 km?