MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SECTOR 51, GURUGRAM

ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-20
FINAL TERM (SAMPLE PAPER)

Class: VIII Max Marks: 80

Subject: Math Time: 3hours
General Instructions:
 All questions are compulsory.
 The question paper is divided into four sections.
 There are 34 questions in all.
 Section A contains 10 questions each carrying 1 mark, Section B contains 8 questions
each carrying 2 marks, Section C contains 10 questions each carrying 3 marks and
Section D contains 6 questions each carrying 4 marks.
I. Section- A (1×10=10)
Choose the correct option for each of the following questions.

1. If = , then x is equal to:

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12

2. The height of a rectangle in a histogram shows the:
(a) width of the class (b) upper limit of the class
(c) lower limit of the class (d) frequency of the class

3. Suppose a certain sum doubles in 2 years at a rate r % of simple

interest per annum and at a rate of R % interest per annum compounded
annually then,

(a) r<R (b) R< r (c) R = r (d) cannot be determined

4.( + ) + ( − ) is equal to
(a) 2( − ) (b) 2 ( + ) (c) 2ab (d) 4ab

5. Which among the following can be the base of the pyramid?

(a) line segment (b) circle (c) cone (d) sphere
6. If rectangular parking lot has an area of 5 + 17 + 6 sq. units then
one of its sides is :
(a) 5x + 6 (b) x + 2 (c) 5 + 2 (d)5x + 1
7. The area of a circle is the same as the area of a rhombus with
diagonals 11cm and 7cm. The radius of the circle is:
(a) 3cm (b) 4.2cm (c) 5cm (d) 3.5cm

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 MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SECTOR 51, GURUGRAM
ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-20
FINAL TERM (SAMPLE PAPER)

Class: VIII Max Marks: 80

Subject: Math Time: 3hours
8. Three options given below represent the same value. The option that
represents a different value is:
(a) 3.3 × 10 (b) 3300 ×10 (c) 330 ×10 (d)33×10
9. Priya completes a job in 10 days while Pallavi takes 15 days. In how
many days can they complete the work together?
(a) 6 days (b) 8 days (c)12 days (d) 10 days
10. If 25a is divisible by 3, the least possible value of a is :
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
II. Section- B (2×8=16)
11. The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator
by 3. If 3 is subtracted from the numerator and 2 is added to the
denominator, the new number becomes . Find the original number.

12.The value of a car, bought for 440000, depreciates each year by

10% of its value at the beginning of that year. Find its value after
3 years.

13. Subtract 6 + 4 − 5 from 6 +3 −4 −5

14. If a polyhedron has 6 faces and 8vertices, find the number of edges.
15.The parallel sides of an isosceles trapezium are 22m and 10cm and
the length of the nonparallel side is 10cm. Find the area of the
trapezium.

16. The mass of the Earth is 5.97 × 10 kg. The mass of the Mars is
6.41×10 kg. Find the total mass of both the planets. Which is
heavier and by how much?

17. Factorise 25 ( + ) − 36 ( − 2 )
18. Solve the following to find the value of A and B.
B A
×B 3
57 A

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 MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SECTOR 51, GURUGRAM
ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-20
FINAL TERM (SAMPLE PAPER)

Class: VIII Max Marks: 80

Subject: Math Time: 3hours
III Section -C (3×10=30)
19. Monu’s father is 26 years younger than Mona’s grandfather and
29 years older than Monu. The sum of the ages of all three is 135
years. What is the age each of them?

20.From a well shuffled deck of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random,

find the probability of getting :
(a) a red card
(b) 10 of a black card
(c) a face card

21. Three bags contain 64.2 kg sugar. The second bag contains of the
contents of the first bag and the third bag contains 45 % of what is in
the second bag. How much sugar is there in each bag?

22. Using suitable identity, solve:

(a) + +

(b) (5x + 7) (5x + 3)

(c) ( + )(− + )

23. A cylindrical bucket of diameter 20cm and height 14cm is full of

water. The water is emptied into a rectangular tub of length 40cm
and breadth 11cm. Find the height to which water rises in the tub.

24.(a) If = × , find
× ×
(b) Simplify
×

25. Rajan has enough money to buy 30 cycles worth 600 each. How
many cycles will he be able to buy if the cost of each cycle increases
by 150?

26. Factorise ab( + )− ( + )

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 MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SECTOR 51, GURUGRAM
ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-20
FINAL TERM (SAMPLE PAPER)

Class: VIII Max Marks: 80

Subject: Math Time: 3hours
27. Divide 24 − 65 + 21 by 8 − 3
28. Plot the following points on a graph sheet.
( 9,7); ( 3,1); (-3,5); (7,-5)
Section- D (4 × 6=24)
29. The sum of digits of a two digit number is 15. If the number
formed by reversing the digits is less than the original number by 27,
find the original number and check your solution.

30. Vrinda purchased 18 coats at the rate of 1500 each and sold them
at a profit of 6%. If the customer has to pay sales tax at the rate of
4%, how much will one coat cost to the customer and what will be
the total profit earned by Vrinda after selling all the coats?

31.Simplify:
(a) ( 7 − 5 )(49 + 35 + 25 )
(b) Evaluate (152 ) − (148) using suitable identity

32. A shoe box is in the form of a cuboid whose external measures are
20cm ×15cm ×8cm. The base, side faces and back faces are to be
covered with an yellow coloured paper and the remaining is to be
covered with a blue paper. Find the area of
(a) the yellow paper needed
(b) the blue paper needed

33.(a) 25 horses eat 5 bags of corn in 12 days. How much will 10 horses
eat in 18 days?
(b) A garrison of 800 men had provisions for 39 days. However, a
reinforcement of 500 men arrived. For how many days will the food
last now?
34. Factorise the following expressions.
(a) 2 +9 + 10
(b) −4 +4

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