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SAMPLE PAPER
for student presently in Class 7 going to 8.
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 320
Instructions:
1. This Question paper consists of Five sections. All questions will be multiple choice single correct
out of four choice with marking scheme in table below:

Question Marking Scheme for each question

Section
No. Correct answers Wrong answers

Section – I IQ 1 – 15 +4 -1

Section – II Physics 1 – 15 +4 -1

Section – III Chemistry 1 – 15 +4 -1

Section – IV Mathematics 1 – 20 +4 -1

Section – V Biology 1 - 15 +4 -1

2. Answer have to be marked on the OMR sheet.

3. The Question Paper contains blank spaces for your rough work. No additional sheets will be
provided for rough work
4. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculator, cellular phones and electronic devices, in
any form, are not allowed.
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provided at the bottom of this sheet.

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SECTION – I (IQ )

Directions (Q. 1-3): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U have different numbers of shirts. The person who has the second highest number of

shirts has 25 shirts. P has more shirts than Q but not the highest. S has more shirts than R and U but not more than

Q. R has more shirts than only one person.

1. How many shirts does T possibly have?

(A) 23 (B) 27 (C) 21 (D) 19

2. Who among the following has the third lowest number of shirts?

(A) S (B) R (C) U (D) Q

3. If P and R together have 37 shirts, then how many shirts does R have?

(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 12 (D) 25

Directions (Q. 4-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

K is the father of J. J is the sister of L. L is the mother of D. K is married to T. T has only two daughters. T is the

mother of U. T is the sister of M

4. How is T related to D ?

(A) Mother (B) Aunt (C) Grandmother (D) Granddaughter

5. How is K related to L ?

(A) Brother (B) Sister (C) Father (D) Mother

6. If R is married to U, then how is R related to T ?

(A) Son (B) Daughter (C) Daughter-in-law (D) Son-in-law

Directions (Q. 7-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

‘P * Q’ means ‘P is son of Q’

‘P # Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’

7. How is J related to L in the expressions ‘J#K*L$M’ ?

(A) Nephew (B) Grandson (C) Son (D) Daughter

8. Which of the following expressions make ‘N’ is husband of ‘Q’ true ?

(A) Q*P#O$N (B) Q%P$O*N (C) Q$P*O*N (D) Q#P%O$N

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9. In each of the following questions, which of the following Venn diagram best represents relation between

given classes ?

Humans, Birds, Animals

1 2 3 4

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

10. Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below –

Eight persons A, F, G, K, M, C, B and S are sitting in a row and all of them facing towards south but not

necessarily in the same order. F sits between M and K. A and G are not the neighbour of B. F is third to the

right of B and second to the left of C .

If A sits at one end of the row, then what is the position of G with respect to K ?

(A) Fourth to the right (B) Second to the right

(C) Fourth to the left (D) Cannot be determined

Directions : In Question Nos. 11 to 12, select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives.

11. DEF : EFD : : FGH : ?

(A) FHG (B) HGF (C) HFG (D) GHF

12. AZB : CYD : : EXF : ?

(A) GWH (B) FGV (C) TMR (D) QSV

13. If + means , - means ,  means +,  means -, give the value for .

45 + 9 – 3  15  2

(A) 40 (B) 36 (C) 56 (D) 28

14. A family consisted of a man, his wife, his three sons, their wives and three children in each son’s family. How

many members are there in the family ?

(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 15 (D) 17

15. If all the Alphabets in Alphabetical Series is reverse then which alphabets will be 6 th to the left of 19th from left

end.

(A) N (B) M (C) O (D) T

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SECTION – II (PHYSICS)
1. The change is shape of a hot tin can when pored with cold water on it is due to the
(A) Pressure inside the can is less than that outside
(B) Pressure inside the can is more than that outside
(C) Pressure outside the can is same as that outside
(D) Pressure inside the can is equal to the atmospheric pressure

2. The paper ball kept near the mouth of a plastic bottle will be pushed out because
(A) the air pressure inside the bottle is same as that at the mouth
(B) the air pressure inside the bottle is more than at the mouth
(C) the air pressure inside the bottle is less than that at the mouth
(D) the pressure inside and outside the bottle same.

3. Increased wind speed is accompanied by

(A) no change in temperature (B) increased pressure
(C) Reduced pressure (D) No change in pressure
4. The centre of a cyclone is a calm area and is called the _____ of the storm
(A) eye (B) Centre (C) Focus (D) Radius
5. A cyclone is called a _____ in Philippines and Japan.
(A) Hurricane (B) Tornado (C) Typhoon (D) Thunderstorm
6. A dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground is called a
(A) Hurricane (B) Tornado (C) Typhoon (D) Thunderstorm
7. A violet tornado travel at a speed of about
(A) 100 km/hr (B) 300 km/hr (C) 200 km/hr (D) 50 km/hr
8. The instrument that measure the wind speed in a cyclone is
(A) Anemometer (B) Thermometer (C) Barometer (D) Ammeter
9. A car moves with a speed of 80 km/h for 15 minutes and then with a speed of 60 km/h for the next 15
minutes. The total distance covered by the car is
(A) 100 km (B) 35 km (C) 50 km (D) 70 km
10. The value of 2 km/hr is equal to
(A) 4/9 m/s (B) 13/9 m/s (C) 5/9 m/s (D) 7/9 m/s
11. The meter that measures the distance moved by a vehicle is
(A) Speedometer (B) Anemometer (C) Odometer (D) Thermometer
12. The time taken by a pendulum of given length to complete one oscillation is
(A) Different at different times (B) Decreases at different times
(C) Same at all times (D) Increase at different times
13. What is the use of kink in a Thermometer ?
(A) It prevents mercury level from falling on its own
(B) It raise the mercury level
(C) It makes the Thermometer look beautiful
(D) It acts as a joint to the glass tube that is used for mercury and the scale

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14. The process by which transfer of heat takes place by the actual movement of particles from one part of the
body to another part is called
(A) Conduction (B) Radiation (C) Convection (D) Vaporisation

15. The process by which heat comes from sun to the earth is
(A) Conduction (B) Radiation (C) Convection (D) Vaporisation

SECTION – III (CHEMISTRY)

1. When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water the lime water becomes
(A) Milky (B) Shiny (C) Silvery (D) Golden yellow

2. The process of depositing a layer of one metal over another metal surface to protect it from rusting is called
(A) Neutralisation (B) Crystallisation
(C) Amalgamating (D) Galvanisation

3. Metal that is made by mixing iron with carbon, nickel and manganese is called
(A) stainless steel (B) German silver (C) Nichrome (D) Eureka

4. Blue colour of the copper sulphate solution changes to green when an iron nail is dropped into it due to the
formation of
(A) Iron sulphate (B) Copper chloride
(C) Copper iron sulphate (D) Iron chloride

5. In the balanced equation -

a Fe2O3 + b H2 → c Fe + d H2O

The value of a, b, c, d are respectively –

(A) 1, 1, 2, 3 (B) 1, 1, 1, 1 (C) 1, 3, 2, 3 (D) 1, 2, 2, 3

6. H2SO4 + 2NaOH → Na2SO4 + 2H2O

above equation is a –
(i) neutralization reaction (ii) double displacement reaction
(iii) decomposition reaction (iv) addition reaction
(A) (i) to (iv) all (B) (i) and (ii) (C) (i) and (iii) (D) (ii) to (iv)

7. Match the following –

Column A Column B
Types of chemical reaction Chemical equations

(a) Combination reaction (i) CaCO3 ⎯⎯


→ CaO + CO2

(b) Decomposition reaction (ii) 2H2 O ⎯⎯⎯⎯

Electricity
→ 2H2 + O2

(c) Displacement reaction (iii) CaO + CO2 → CaCO3

(d) Analysis reaction (iv) Fe + CuSO4 (aq) →FeSO4 (aq) + Cu

(A) a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii) (B ) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)

(C) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii) (D) a(iii), b(i), c(iii), d(iv)

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8. In the process of burring of magnesium in air, magnesium undergoes –

(A) reduction (B) sublimation (C) oxidation (D) all of these

9. In a chemical reaction, if one of the product is a gas which burns with a ‘pop’ sound, then the gas is
(A) Cl2 (B) O2 (C) H2 (D) CO2

10. During the process of photosynthesis the catalyst is

(A) sunlight (B) chlorophyll (C) CO2 (D) glucose

11. Which of the following is a reversible reaction ?

(A) Reaction of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl)
(B) Decomposition of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
(C) Reaction of Nitrogen (N2) with hydrogen (H2)
(D) Reaction of Iron (Fe) with copper sulphate solution (CuSO 4)

12. Reaction in which heat energy is released is called

(A) irreversible (B) reversible (C) endothermic (D) exothermic

13. Pb(NO3)2 which is colourless, react with H2S to give a precipitate of PbS, whose colour is
(A) brown (B) white (C) black (D) green

14. The gas which smells like rotten eggs is

(A) CO2 (B) NO2 (C) SO2 (D) H2S

15. Nylon-66 is obtained from

(A) hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid (B) phenol and formaldehyde
(C) propylene and adipic acid (D) adipic acid and phthaalic acid

SECTION – IV (MATHEMATICS)
1. A certain freezing process requires that room temperature be lowered from 4 oC at the rate of 5oC every hour.
What is the room temperature after 10 hours?
(A) 0oC (B) −5oC (C) – 10oC (D) −15°C

2. How many one-fourths need to be added to 2 1 to make 5?

4
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 11

3. The pie-chart depicts the results of a survey conducted to identify the favourite juice of some students.

How many students like orange juice, if the strength of the school is 720 ?
(A) 150 (B) 360 (C) 180 (D) 240

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4. Given 1 + 1 = 1 , find the value of 'v' when f = 20 and u = 30.

u v f
(A) −20 (B) −60 (C) 60 (D) −30

5. Observe the figure given.

Compute the sum of x, y and z.

(A) 180° (B) 70° (C) 190o (D) 80°

6. In the figure given, what are the values of b, c and a respectively?

(A) 18°, 70° and 92o (B) 92°, 70° and 18°
(C) 70°, 92° and 18o (D) 70°, 18° and 92°

7. In  ABC, AB = AC, A = 40° . 0 is a point inside  ABC such that OBC = OCA .Find the measure of
BOC.

(A) 110o (B) 35° (C) 140° (D) 155°

8. Divide RS 8000 into two parts so that the S.l on the first part for 5 years at 12% per annum is equal to S.l on
the second part for 2 years at 18% per annum.
(A) RS 2000. RS 6000 (B) RS 5000. RS 3000
(C) RS 4000. RS 4000 (D) RS 3000. RS 5000

9. In  XYZ, XY  YZ  ZX Which of the following is the smallest angle?

(A) X (B) Z (C) Y (D) X = Y = Z

10. A wall hanging is in the shape given in the figure. Find its perimeter.

(A) 176 cm (B) 146 cm (C) 44 cm (D) 88 cm

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11. Express in the simplest form. 9 (30 + 5t ) + 5 (18t − 12)

10 6

(A) −17 + 39 t (B) 17t − 39 (C)  17 + 39 t  (D) 17t + 39

2 2  2  2
1 −1
(16a2 ) 2  (36a4 ) 2
12. Simplify 1 3 9
2a 2  5a 2  8a 4
25 −21 21
(A) 120a 4 (B) 1 (C) 24a 4 (D) 24a 4
21
120a 4

13. Identify the figure with 5 lines of symmetry.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

14. What is the order of rotational symmetry of the given figure?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

15. Match the following.

Column I Column II

(i) (a)

(ii) (b)

(iii) (c)

(iv) (d)

(A) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d) (B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
(C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iiii)-(a), (iv)-(d) (D) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(b)

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16. In square ABCD, P is the midpoint of DC and Q is the midpoint of AD. If the area of the quadrilateral QBCP is
15, what is the area of square ABCD?

(A) 20 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) Can’t be determined

17. Lines PS, QT and RU intersect at a common point 0, as shown. P is joined to Q, R to S, and T to U, to form
triangles. Find the value of  P + Q +  R + S +  T + U.

(A) 270o (B) 180o (C) 300o (D) 360o

18. Suppose that x and y are positive numbers with

xy = 1
9

x( y + 1) = 7
9

y( x + 1) = 5
18
What is the value of (x + 1 )(y + 1 )?

(A) 35 (B) 7 (C) 18 (D) 9

18 9 35 7

19. If p, q and rare positive integers and p + 1 = 25 . find the value of q.

q+ 1 19
r
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 3

20. The rectangular flag shown is divided into seven stripes of equal height. The height of the flag is h and the
length of the flag is twice its height. The total area of the four shaded regions is 1400 cm2• What is the height
of the flag ?

(A) 25 cm (B) 35 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 24 cm

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SECTION – V (BIOLOGY)
1. If pancreas is removed, the compound which remains undigested is –
(A) Carbohydrate (B) Fat (C) protein (D) All of these

2. Which is not shown by vitamins ?

(A) Digestion (B) Metabolism (C) Growth (D) Release of energy

3. Who coined the term vitamin ?

(A) Calvin (B) ACT Tansley (C) Casimir Funk (D) A Vesalius

4. The largest gland in human body is

(A) gall bladder (B) liver (C) pancreas (D) brain

5. Digestion of both starch and protein is done by

(A) gastric lipase (B) gastric juice (C) pancreatic juice (D) ptyalin enzyme

6. Respiration is
(A) an anabolic process (B) a catabolic process
(C) a chemical process (D) All of these

7. Exchange of gases in lungs is by

(A) simple diffusion (B) active transport
(C) passive transport (D) osmosis

8. When oxygen supply to the tissue is inadequate, the condition is

(A) dyspnea (B) hypoxia (C) asphyxia (D) apnea

9. Assertion – CO2 transport occurs very fast through RBCs

Reasons - Enzyme carbonic anhydrase is absent in blood plasma
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false and Reason is true.

10. When CO2 concentration in blood increases breathing becomes

(A) shallower and slow (B) there is no effect on breathing
(C) slow and deep (D) faster and deep

11. The process of taking in CO2 by plants and releasing O2 is termed as

(A) transpiration (B) respiration (C) endosmosis (D) photosynthesis

12. The most unique feature of photosynthesis is

(A) production of oxygen
(B) production of food
(C) conversion of light energy into chemical energy
(D) All of the above

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13. In photosynthesis, chlorophyll series as

(A) hydrogen acceptor (B) hydrogen donor
(C) energy convertor (D) raw material

14. Epiphytes are abundant in a

(A) tropical rain forest (B) temperate deciduous forest
(C) Thorn woodland (D) shrub land

15. Nights are cool in desert, because

(A) the dry air does not radiate much heat back to the earth surface.
(B) of high elevation
(C) much heat absorbed during day
(D) of low air pressure

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