Class- VIII Subject- Mathematics

Time allowed- 2 ½ hours Max. Marks-80

General Instructions:-
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 32 questions divided into five sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. Section A comprises of 10 objective type questions of 1 mark each.
4. Section B comprises of 6 Short answer type questions of 2 mark each.
5. Section C comprises of 8 Short answer type questions of 3 marks each.
6. Section D comprises of 6 long answer type questions of 4 marks each.
7. Section E comprises of 2 CCT questions of 5 marks each.
Section – A
1. The additive identity of rational numbers is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 2
2. Which of the following statements is true ?
(a) Natural numbers are closed under division (b) Whole numbers are not closed under division
(c) Integers are closed under division (d) Rational numbers are closed under division.
3. The solution of the equation 3y + 4 = 5y – 4 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4.
4. A linear equation in one variable has _________________ solutions.
(a) infinite (b) unique (c) 3 (d) 2
5. How many sides does a regular polygon have if the measure of an exterior angle is 24°?
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 12.
6. Which of the following statement is false ?
(a) All the rectangles are parallelograms (b) All the squares are rectangles
(c) All the parallelograms are rectangles (d)All the rhombuses are parallelograms.
7. What will be the number of zeros in the square of the number 9000?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6.
8. The unit digit in the square of the number 2644 is
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 2.
9. Which of the following numbers is not a perfect cube?
(a) 1331 (b) 512 (c) 343 (d) 100.
10. The cube of an odd natural number is
(a) even (b) odd (c) may be even, may be odd (d) prime number.
SECTION – B
11. The measures of two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio 3 : 2. Find the measure of
each of the angles of the parallelogram.
12. State commutative property for addition of rational numbers with example.
13. Solve: 5x + 9 = 5 + 3x
14. Probability of getting an ace from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards?
15. Convert 2:3 into percentage.
16. Find the cube root of 216 by prime factorisation method.
SECTION – C

17. Find
−4 3 15 −14
5
× × ×
7 16 9 ( )
18. Simplify and solve the equation: 15(y – 4) –2(y – 9) + 5(y + 6) = 0
19. Name the quadrilaterals whose diagonals.
(i) bisect each other (ii) are perpendicular bisectors of each other (iii) are equal
20. The number of students in a hostel, speaking different languages is given below. Display the data
in a pie chart.
Language Hindi English Marathi Tamil Bengali Total
Number of 40 12 9 7 4 72
students
21. Arun bought a pair of skates at a sale where the discount given was 20%. . If the amount he pays
is Rs. 1,600, find the marked price.
22. Find CI on Rs.12600 for 2 years at 10% per annum compounded.
23. Write a Pythagorean triplet whose one member is 14.
24. Is 68600 a perfect cube? If not, find the smallest number by which 68600 must be multiplied to get
a perfect cube.
SECTION – D
3t−2 2 t+3 2
25. Solve: − = −t
4 3 3
26. Find the values of x and y in the adjacent parallelogram.
27. Find the smallest square number that is divisible by each of the numbers
8, 15 and 20.
28. Parikshit makes a cuboid of plasticine of sides 5 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm. How many such cuboids will he
need to form a cube?
29. The adjoining pie chart gives the marks scored in an examination by a
student in Hindi, English, Mathematics, Social Science and Science. If the
total marks obtained by the students were 540, answer the following
questions.
(i) In which subject did the student score 105 marks? (2)
How many more marks were obtained by the student in Mathematics than in
Hindi? (2)
30. Fabina borrows Rs. 12,500 at 12% per annum for 3 years at simple
interest and Radha borrows the same amount for the same time period at 10% per annum,
compounded annually. Who pays more interest and by how much?
 SECTION – E
31. The adjoing pie-chart shows the percentage
distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a
book. Study the pie-chart and the answer the
questions based on it.
i) If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has
to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost, then what will be
amount of royalty to be paid for these books? (3)
ii) What is the central angle of the sector
corresponding to the expenditure incurred on
Royalty? (2)

32. A picnic is being planned in a school for class VIII. Girls are 60% of the total number of students
and are 18 in number. The picnic site is 55 km from the school and the transport company is charging
at the rate of Rs.12 per km. The total cost of refreshment is Rs. 1600, Based on the above information
answer the following questions:
(i) What will be the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in the class?
(a) 2:3 (b) 3:2 (c) 1:3 (d) 3:4
(ii) What will be the cost per head for refreshment if two teachers are also going with the class?
(a) Rs 100 (b) Rs 75 (c) Rs. 125 (d) 50
(iii) If their first stop is at a place 22 km from the school, what percent of the total distance of 55 km is
this?
(a) 60% (b) 80% (c) 40% (d) 50%
(iv) (iii) If their first stop is at a place 22 km from the school, what percent of the distance left to be
covered?
(a) 60% (b) 80% (c) 30% (d) 50%
(v) The total amount that to be paid to the transporting company is
(a) Rs.550 (b) Rs.660 (c) Rs.770 (d)Rs. 880