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MATHEMATICS
Practice Assessment - May
Subject: Mathematics
Class: Standard VIII
Topic : Understanding
Quadrilaterals, Practical Geometry Time: 00:25 hrs
1.
A quadrilateral is constructed using 2 congruent triangles. Two of its sides
are 2 and 3 units. What are the possible values of the 3rd side?
 A. 1 unit < 3rd side < 5 units
 B. 1 unit ≤ 3rd side < 5 units
 C. 1 unit ≤ 3rd side ≤ 5 units
 D. 1 unit < 3rd side ≤ 5 units
Sum of the two sides of the triangle is greater than 3rd side
let, 1st side be a = 2, 2nd be b = 3, 3rd be c.
As per above condition,

a + b > c ⇒ 2 + 3 > c ⇒ c < 5
a + c > b ⇒ 2 + c > 3 ⇒ c > 1
so, 1 < c < 5 units
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2. The area of a rhombus is 24 cm and the length of one diagonal is 2 cm
2
more than the other. Construct the rhombus and measure the length of one
side.
 A. 3 cm
 B. 4 cm
 C. 5 cm
 D. 6 cm
Let's draw a rough sketch. ABCD be the rhombus where AC and BD are the
diagonals.

Area of the rhombus is given to be 24 cm . 2
Let the length of one diagonal to be x cm. The length of other diagonal
will be (x + 2) cm.
1
∵ Area of rhombus is 2
× product of diagonals
(x)(x+2)

⇒ 24 =
2

⇒ (x)(x + 2) = 24 × 2 = 48
⇒ x
2
+ 2x = 48

⇒ x
2
+ 2x − 48 = 0
⇒ x
2
+ 8x − 6x − 48 = 0
⇒ x(x + 8) − 6(x + 8) = 0
⇒ (x − 6)(x + 8) = 0

Now,
x = 6
or x = −8.
Negative values
cannot be the length of the diagonals. Hence, x = 6.
If the measure of BD = 6 cm, then measure of AC = 6 + 2 = 8 cm.
Steps of construction:

1. Draw the diagonal AC of length 8cm.

2. Construct a perpendicular bisector for
AC. Mark the intersecting point to
be O.

of BD = 6 cm. Then, BO = OD = 3 cm. Measure 3 cm on the
3. Length
perpendicular lines from the point O.
4. Mark that points to be B and D.
5. Join AB, BC, CD and DA and, measure their lengths.

The measure of the all sides of the rhombus ABCD will be 5cm.
3. In the diagram, ABCD is a rhombus. AEC and BED are straight lines. Find
the value of p + q + r + s + t
 A. ∘
200
 B. ∘
270
 C. ∘
360
 D. ∘
540
In the rhombus ABCD,

∘
∠A + ∠B + ∠C + ∠D = 360 [Angle sum
property]

The diagonals of a rhombus bisect the angles at the vertex.

1
∴ ∠DAC = ∠CAB = ∠DAB
2
1
⇒ p = ∠A
2
⇒ ∠A = 2p
Similarly, ∠B = 2q, ∠C = 2t and ∠D = 2s

⇒ 2p + 2q + 2t + 2s = 360
∘

⇒ p + q + t + s = 180
∘
∘
The diagonals of a rhombus intersect at 90
∴ ∠AEB = r = 90
∘

Thus, p + q + r + s + t = 180 ∘ ∘
+ 90
⇒ p + q + r + s + t = 270 ∘

4.
In which of the following quadrilaterals, diagonals bisect each other?
i) Parallelogram
ii) Rhombus
iii) Rectangle
iv) Square
v) Kite
 A. i, ii
 B. ii, iv
 C. i, ii, iii, iv
 D. All of them.
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and
equal and its diagonals bisect each other.
A rectangle is a parallelogram with all four interior angles fixed at 90°.
A rhombus is a parallelogram with all four sides equal in length.
A square is a parallelogram with all sides equal in length and all
interior angles 90°.
Since, rectangle, rhombus and square are parallelograms, the diagonals
bisect each other.
Kite is a quadrilateral in which 2 pairs of adjacent sides are equal
∘
and its diagonals are of unequal length which intersects at 90 but do
not bisect each other.
Hence, diagonals do not bisect each other in a kite.
5.
In a quadrilateral PQRS, PQ = 3 cm, QR = 4 cm and PS = 5 cm. Also,
∘ ∘
∠SP Q = 70 and ∠P QR = 90 . Which of the following options is the
approximate value of ∠QRS ?
 A. 90
∘
 B. 100
∘
 C. 110
∘
 D. 118
∘
Step 1: Draw PQ = 3 cm.

∘
Step 2: At Q, draw an angle of 90 and mark 4 cm along this angle as point
R.
∘
Step 3: At P, draw an angle of 70 and mark 5 cm along this line as point S.
Step 4: Join points P and S. Join points R and S. Quadrilateral PQRS is

complete.
∘
Step 5: Measure ∠QRS . It is approximately equal to 118 .
6. ABCD is a kite and it's perimeter is 60 cm. Find the value of AB + AD.
 A. 30 cm
 B. 40 cm
 C. 50 cm
 D. 60 cm
Given, ABCD is a kite.
AB = BC ------(i)
AD = CD -------(ii)
Perimeter of the kite is 60 cm.
⇒ AB + BC + CD + DA = 60
From (i) and (ii),

⇒ AB + AB + AD +AD = 60
⇒ 2 AB + 2 AD = 60
⇒ 2 (AB +AD) = 60
60
⇒ AB + AD = = 30
2

∴ The value of AB + AD = 30 cm.
7. In the given figure, AN and CP are perpendiculars to the diagonal BD of a

parallelogram. Which of the following options is correct?
 A. AN = CP
 B. AN > CP
 C. AN < CP
 D. None of these
Area of ΔABD = Area of ΔABD [diagonal of a ∥gm divides it into two
triangles of equal areas)
1 1
⇒ (BD × AN ) = (P C × BD)
2 2

Cancelling common terms on each side,

⇒ AN = CP
8. In a rhombus PQRS, the angle P is three times angle Q. Find angle P.
 A. 30 degrees
 B. 60 degrees
 C. 90 degrees
 D. 135 degrees
Given, Angle P is 3 times angle Q.
P = 3Q
Angle P + Angle Q = 180 degrees (adjacent angles in a rhombus are
supplementary)
P + Q = 180
3Q + Q = 180
4Q = 180
Q = 45 degrees

P = 3Q = 3(45) = 135 degrees

Angle P = 135 degrees

9. Number of sets of parallel lines in a parallelogram is _____
 A. 0
 B. 1
 C. 2
 D. 3
A quadrilateral in which opposite sides are equal and parallel is known as a
parallelogram.

So, a parallelogram has 2 pairs of parallel sides.
10. What is the length of the side of a regular quadrilateral whose area is 16 sq.
units?
 A. 1 unit
 B. 2 units
 C. 4 units
 D. 8 units
A square has four equal sides and equal angles. Hence, a square is a
regular quadrilateral.
Here, its given that area of the square is 16 sq units.
Now, area of a square = side × side =16 sq units
⇒ Side = 16 sq units
2
⇒ Side = 4 units.
Therefore, side of the square is 4 units long.
11. In the given figure, ABCD is a rhombus, then the value of 'x' is
 A. 45
∘
 B. 50
∘
 C. 30
∘
 D. 65
∘
Given:
∘
∠BAD = 120 and ∠DBC = x
∠B = 2∠DBC = 2x
[Since, diagonals bisect the angles in rhombus]

We have,
∠DAB +
∠ABC = 180 [Co-interior angles on the same side of transversal]
∘
∘
⇒ 120 + 2x = 180
∘

⇒ 2x = 180 − 120
∘ ∘
⇒ x = = 30

60 ∘
2
∘
Hence, the value of x is 30 .

12. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 4 cm and 3 cm respectively. Find

its perimeter.
 A. 7 cm
 B. 14 cm
 C. 3 cm
 D. 12 cm
Length of two adjacent sides are 4 cm and 3 cm.

Let BC = 3 cm and CD = 4 cm.

Since, the opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal, AB = CD = 4 cm and

AD = BC = 3 cm.

Perimeter of ABCD = sum of the sides of the parallelogram ABCD

= AB + BC + CD + DA
=4+3+4+3
= 14 cm.

The perimeter of the parallelogram = 14 cm.
13. If we have measurements of 2 adjacent sides and minimum of __ angles,

we can construct a unique quadrilateral.
 A. 1
 B. 2
 C. 3
 D. 4
We need a minimum of 5 measurements of a quadrilateral, to construct a
unique quadrilateral. If we have 2 adjacent sides and 3 angles, we can
construct a unique quadrilateral.
14. ___ is a quadrilateral which has exactly one pair of opposite angles that are
equal.
 A. Rhombus
 B. Parallelogram
 C. Square
 D. Kite
Kite is a quadrilateral which has exactly one pair of opposite angles that are
equal.
15. Which of the following is not the property of a rhombus?
 A. Diagonals are equal
 B. All sides are equal
 C. Diagonals bisect each other
 D. Opposite angles are equal
In a rhombus,
all the sides are equal.
diagonals are perpendicular bisectors of each other.
opposite angles are equal.
diagonals are not equal in length.
SCIENCE
Subject: Science
Topic : Sound, Materials: Metals
and Non-Metals, Microorganisms:
Friend and Foe Time: 00:25 hrs
1.
A bird makes a high-pitched sound whereas a lion makes a low-pitched
roar. So, the frequency of sound made by lion is ______ that of bird.
 A. less than
 B. more than
 C. equal to
 D. None of the above

Higher the frequency, higher is the pitch. So, bird makes high frequency
sound.
2. From the given options, identify the metal that melts when held in hands.
 A. Mercury
 B. Iron
 C. Gallium
 D. Sodium
Of all the metals discovered so far, gallium (29.76 C) and caesium (28.44
∘ ∘
C) have very low melting points. They can melt even when held in hands, as
the average human body temperature is 37 C. ∘
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3. The amplitude of a wave is the:
 A. distance the wave moves in one second
 B. distance the wave moves in one time period of the wave
 C. maximum distance moved by particles of the medium on either

side of the mean position
 D. distance equal to one wavelength
Amplitude of a wave is the maximum distance moved by particles of the
medium on either side of the mean position. It is measured in the units of
length.
4. When a piece of lead (Pb) is left in blue coloured copper sulphate solution

(CuSO4 ) , the colour of lead changes due to copper deposition. What type of
reaction is this?
 A. Displacement reaction
 B. Combination reaction
 C. Neutralisation reaction
 D. Decomposition reaction
Lead (Pb) is more reactive than copper (Cu), so it displaces copper from
copper sulphate solution (CuSO ). 4
The displaced copper gets deposited on the lead piece, so we see a change
in the colour of lead. The reaction occurs as follows:

Pb(s) + CuSO4 (aq) → PbSO4 (aq) + Cu(s)
This type of chemical reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a

less reactive element from its compound or salt solution is called a
displacement reaction.
5. Two sound waves A and B are travelling in the air. If wave A has a time
period of 2 s and an amplitude of 4 cm, and wave B has a time period of 3 s
and an amplitude of 10 cm, which of the following statements is correct?

 A. Wave A is louder than wave B.

 B. Wave B has higher pitch than wave A.

 C. The frequency of wave A is 0.25 Hz.

 D. The sound produced by wave A is shriller than wave B.

Given,
For sound wave A: Time period = 2 s, Amplitude = 4 cm
For sound wave B: Time period = 3 s, Amplitude = 10 cm
Since,
2
Loudness α Amplitude
2
Loudness for wave A α 4 = 16

Loudness for wave B α 10 = 100 2
Clearly, the loudness of sound wave

B is greater than A.

Since, Frequency = 1/ Time period,

Frequency for wave A = / = 0.5 Hz
1
Frequency for wave B = / = 0.33 Hz

1

know that the shrillness of a sound is known as pitch.
We
And frequency determines the pitch of a sound wave. Higher
frequency
means higher pitch.
Since, the frequency
of wave A is greater than wave B, the sound produced
by wave A is shriller than wave B.

6. In the experiment shown below, the sound of the ringing bell is initially
heard. As the air is gradually pumped out of the jar, the sound starts to
become less loud and after some time, it can no longer be heard. What is
the reason behind this?
 A. The amplitude of sound made by the bell decreases with time.
 B. The frequency of the sound made by the bell increases with

time.
 C. The sound waves from the bell become transverse.
 D. Sound waves need a material medium to travel through.

Sound waves always need a material medium to be propagated. Initially
when the bell is full of air, its ringing can be heard. But as the air is sucked
out of the jar using the air pump, no material medium is available for the
sound of the bell. Since, vacuum is not a material medium, sound cannot
travel through it. Hence, the sound of the bell is no longer heard as long as
there is no air in the jar.
7. Ravi is sick and needs to undergo treatment. Which one of the following is a
good practice that he should follow in order to get cured?
 A. He should get antibiotics without consulting the doctor.
 B. He should consult a doctor and get antibiotics prescribed by

him.
 C. He should follow an old prescription given to his uncle who had

similar symptoms.
 D. He can stop taking the antibiotics once he feels better.
∙ Antibiotics should only be taken on the advice of a qualified doctor.
∙ Antibiotics should not be taken based on a prescription given to another
patient as the dosage varies from one person to another.

∙ The course of antibiotics prescribed by the doctor must be completed.
8. Match the following food items with their respective methods of

preservation.
Column A Column B
(A) Meat and fish (1) Sugar solution
(B) Pickle (2) Dry salt
(C) Squashes (3) Drying
(D) Chilli (4) Oil and vinegar
 A. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
 B. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
 C. A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3
 D. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3
∙ Meat and fish are covered with dry salt to check the growth of bacteria.
∙ Squashes are preserved using sugar solution.
∙ In both the methods the salt/sugar draws the water content from the
microorganisms present in food.

∙ Pickles are usually preserved by using either oil or vinegar.
∙ Drying is the best method of preserving chillies.
9. Statement 1: Viruses are inactive when they are outside the host body.
Statement 2: Viruses do not have a cellular organisation.
 A. Only statement 1 is correct
 B. Only statement 2 is correct
 C. Both the statements are correct
 D. Both the statements are incorrect

Viruses are infectious entities that are seemingly alive only inside a host
cell.
They are non-living outside the living cell. They are composed of
genetic material (DNA or RNA) but never both enclosed within a protein
coat called capsid. They lack cellular organisation due to the absence of cell
organelles, plasma membrane, etc. Viruses cause many infectious diseases
like polio, herpes and common cold.
10. X is a bacterium that lives symbiotically in the root nodules of pea plants.
Identify X.
 A. Rhizopus
 B. Lactobacillus
 C. Rhizobium
 D. Chlamydomonas
The bacterium Rhizobium lives symbiotically in the root nodules of
leguminous plants like peas. These bacteria are capable of nitrogen fixation.
Leguminous plants benefit from this association by getting nutrition, while
the bacterium uses the food prepared by the plant.
11. Sunil ate 'pani-puri' with his friends. He started getting stomach ache,
diarrhoea, weakness and loss of appetite. He is likely to be suffering from
which of the following disease?
 A. Tuberculosis
 B. Malaria
 C. Measles
 D. Typhoid
Typhoid is a bacterial disease that spreads through contaminated water. As
Sunil ate 'pani puri', it is more likely that he is suffering from typhoid.
Tuberculosis and measles are air-borne diseases, while malaria is a vector-
borne disease that spreads through the bite of female Anopheles
mosquitoes.
12. Which of the following frequencies is inaudible to human beings?
 A. 50 Hz
 B. 1 kHz
 C. 15 kHz
 D. 40 kHz
The audible range of a human ear is 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Frequencies below 20 Hz and above 20 kHz are inaudible to human
beings.
Hence, 40 kHz frequency will be inaudible to human ears.
13. Which among the following gases can put off a burning matchstick with a
pop sound?
 A. Carbon dioxide
 B. Nitrogen dioxide
 C. Hydrogen sulphide
 D. Hydrogen
When a burning matchstick is brought near a test tube containing hydrogen
gas, it puts off the burning matchstick and produces a pop sound.
Carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and hydrogen sulphide do not produce a
pop sound.

14. Which of the following element is used for making a lead pencil?
 A. Aluminium
 B. Lead
 C. Silicon
 D. Graphite
Graphite is a form of carbon. Its black colour and soft texture make it perfect
to be used for a pencil lead which leaves black marks on the paper. The
pencil lead is a mixture of clay and graphite.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Subject: Social Science

Topic : How, When and Where,
Resources, The Indian Constitution Time: 00:15 hrs
1. Which fundamental right is getting violated if a 13-year old boy is forced to

work in a carpet manufacturing factory?
 A. Right to Freedom
 B. Right against Exploitation
 C. Right to Equality
 D. Right to Constitutional Remedies

Under the Right against Exploitation, employment of children below the age
of fourteen years is banned under law. So, by forcing the 13-year old boy to
work, the factory employers are violating his fundamental rights.
2. _______ headed the drafting committee of the constituent assembly.
 A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
 B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
 C. Rajendra Prasad
 D. Mahatma Gandhi
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar headed the drafting committee of constituent assembly.
He was also known as the father of the Indian constitution.
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3. The constituent assembly was given the task to come up with a ______.
 A. government
 B. constitution
 C. political party
 D. mass movement
The constituent assembly was given the task of coming up with a
constitution. Framing the contitution was an important task after India
gained independence from the British.
4. Colonial history categorised policies and events based on periods. What

was the criteria of these periods?
 A. The tenure of Governor-Generals.
 B. The reign of the monarch.
 C. The Christian era.
 D. The seasons.
Under the British, the Governor-General was incharge of the rule in India.
He was the most powerful authority. Thus, his period of rule was considered
to be the base by which colonial history was classified.
5. Which is the parameter that does not make a substance a 'resource'?
 A. Utility
 B. Value
 C. Quantity
 D. Technology
Quantity does not make a substance into a resource. Utility is what makes
any object a resource. All resources that we use have value and technology
is an important factor that turns a substance into a resource.
6. Why are human beings considered as special resources on the Earth?
 A. Human beings can explore, develop and convert natural

resources into useful goods.
 B. The population of human beings in the world is ever-increasing.
 C. Human beings are renewable resources.
 D. Human beings are found everywhere on earth.

Humans have the ability to make the best use of nature to create more
resources when they have the knowledge, skill and the technology to do so.
That is why human beings are considered as special resources.
7. Modern historians usually divide Indian history into which of the following
subdivisions?
 A. North, Middle and South
 B. Hindu, Muslim and British
 C. Ancient, Medieval and Modern
 D. Local, Regional and National

This is a general categorisation of history done by all historians across the
world. The historians have divided Indian history into ‘Ancient’, ‘Medieval’
and ‘Modern’.
8. The image called 'HINDOOSTAN' (Brahmans offering the Shastras to

Britannia) was first seen in the ----------.
 A. Map of India in 1782
 B. Hortus Malabaricus
 C. survey of colonial India
 D. history of colonial india

The picture named 'HINDOOSTAN' (Brahmans offering the Shastras to
Britannia) was the frontispiece to the first map produced by James Rennel
in 1782. Rennel was asked by to produce maps of Hindustan by Robert
Clive.
9. Natural gas is a _______.
 A. renewable resource
 B. non-renewable resource
 C. biotic resource
 D. localised resource
Natural gas is a non-renewable resource. Non-renewable resources are
those resources which have limited stock and take thousands of years to
get renewed or replenished.
10. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
 A. Lord Mountbatten
 B. C. Rajagopalachari
 C. Lord Irwin
 D. Lord Dalhousie
Lord Louise Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India. Lord Canning was
the first Viceroy of India.

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 A. 1 unit < 3rd side < 5 units

 B. 1 unit ≤ 3rd side < 5 units

 C. 1 unit ≤ 3rd side ≤ 5 units

 D. 1 unit < 3rd side ≤ 5 units

a + c > b ⇒ 2 + c > 3 ⇒ c > 1

so, 1 < c < 5 units

Area of the rhombus is given to be 24 cm . 2

1. Draw the diagonal AC of length 8cm.

5. Join AB, BC, CD and DA and, measure their lengths.

In the rhombus ABCD,

The diagonals of a rhombus bisect the angles at the vertex.

Similarly, ∠B = 2q, ∠C = 2t and ∠D = 2s

Step 1: Draw PQ = 3 cm.

Step 4: Join points P and S. Join points R and S. Quadrilateral PQRS is

From (i) and (ii),

∴ The value of AB + AD = 30 cm.

7. In the given figure, AN and CP are perpendiculars to the diagonal BD of a

Cancelling common terms on each side,

8. In a rhombus PQRS, the angle P is three times angle Q. Find angle P.

P = 3Q = 3(45) = 135 degrees

Angle P = 135 degrees

9. Number of sets of parallel lines in a parallelogram is _____

So, a parallelogram has 2 pairs of parallel sides.

Therefore, side of the square is 4 units long.

[Since, diagonals bisect the angles in rhombus]

12. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 4 cm and 3 cm respectively. Find

Length of two adjacent sides are 4 cm and 3 cm.

Since, the opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal, AB = CD = 4 cm and

Perimeter of ABCD = sum of the sides of the parallelogram ABCD

The perimeter of the parallelogram = 14 cm.

13. If we have measurements of 2 adjacent sides and minimum of __ angles,

15. Which of the following is not the property of a rhombus?

 A. Diagonals are equal

 B. All sides are equal

 C. Diagonals bisect each other

 D. Opposite angles are equal

 D. None of the above

3. The amplitude of a wave is the:

 A. distance the wave moves in one second

 B. distance the wave moves in one time period of the wave

 C. maximum distance moved by particles of the medium on either

4. When a piece of lead (Pb) is left in blue coloured copper sulphate solution

Pb(s) + CuSO4 (aq) → PbSO4 (aq) + Cu(s)

This type of chemical reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a

Loudness for wave B α 10 = 100 2

Clearly, the loudness of sound wave

Since, Frequency = 1/ Time period,

Frequency for wave B = / = 0.33 Hz

 A. The amplitude of sound made by the bell decreases with time.

 B. The frequency of the sound made by the bell increases with

 D. Sound waves need a material medium to travel through.

 A. He should get antibiotics without consulting the doctor.

 B. He should consult a doctor and get antibiotics prescribed by

 C. He should follow an old prescription given to his uncle who had

patient as the dosage varies from one person to another.

8. Match the following food items with their respective methods of

(A) Meat and fish (1) Sugar solution

(B) Pickle (2) Dry salt

(D) Chilli (4) Oil and vinegar

microorganisms present in food.

∙ Drying is the best method of preserving chillies.

 A. Only statement 1 is correct