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ST. JOSEPH’S SR. SEC. SCHOOL
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SAMPLE PAPER (2022-23)
Subject – Mathematics
Class- VIII
General Instructions:

General Instructions: All questions are compulsory .Write formulae wherever used.

SECTION A (1× 20 = 20)

Q1 Multiple Choice Questions

I)The percentage of 2:5:
A. 20% B. 50% C. 60% D. 40%
II) If 50% of students are good at science out of 20 students. Then the number of students good at science is:
A. 10 B. 15 C. 5 D. 11
III)The multiplicative inverse of 7-2 is:

A. 72 B. 7 C. D.

IV) 865000 is equal to:

A. 8.65 × 105 B. 8.65 × 103 C. 8.65 × 106 D. 8.65 × 104

V) will give the value:

A.( ) B. ( ) C. ( ) D ( )

VI) The base of a prism is always a :

A. Circle B. Triangle C. Square D. polygon
VII)If the base of a prism is a polygon of ‘n’ sides then which of the following is the number of faces of the
prism
A. n B. n + 1 C. n + 2 D. n – 1
VIII)The point (-2,-2) is:
A. near to x-axis B. near to y-axis C. near to origin D. Equidistant from x-axis and y-axis.
IX)The point (0,0) lies at:
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. origin D. None of the above
X) If x and y are inversely proportional, then:
A. x+y=constant B. x-y=constant C. xy=constant D. =constant

XI) The perimeter of a square and its side is in:

A. Direct Proportion
B. Indirect Proportion
C. Neither direct nor indirect
D. Cannot be determined
XII) The area of a rhombus is 240 cm2 and one of the diagonals is 16 cm. Find the other diagonal.
A. 16 cm B. 20 cm C. 30 cm D. 36 cm
XIII) A cylindrical box has ____ curved surface and ____ circular faces, which are identical.
A. One, One B. One, two C. two, one D. two, two
XIV) To construct a quadrilateral, we need to know two diagonals and _____ sides.
A. One B. Two C. Three D. All four sides
XV) The common factor of a3b2 and a4b is:
A. a4b2 B. a4b C. a3b2 D. a3b
XVI )The factorisation of 8x + 4y is:
A. 8(x+4y) B. 4(2x+4y) C. 8 (x+y) D. 4(2x+y)
XVII) The solid which is not a polyhedron is
A. Pyramid B. Prism C. Cylinder D. Cuboid
XVIII) Which of these is not a monomial?
A. B. C. 5
XIX Assertion (A) –The common factor of 14a2b and 35a4b² is14a²b
Reasons (R) –A common factor is a number that can be divided into two different numbers, without leaving
a remainder.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
XX Assertion (A) –A glass in the form of a right circular cylinder is full of water. Its base radius is 3 cm
and height is 8 cm. The volume of water is 36𝝅 cm³.
Reasons (R) –Volume of a cylinder is calculated by multiplying .
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
SECTION B (2× 5 = 10)

Questions 2 to 6 carry two marks each

Q2 The price of an article is reduced by 20%. Find the original price of the article, if the reduced
price is ₹ 4000. (2)
 OR
A shopkeeper bought toffees at the rate of 5 for a rupee. He had to sell them at the rate of 6 for a rupee.
Find the loss percentage.

Q3 Evaluate{( ) ( ) } (2)

OR
Find the value of ( )
Q4 A polyhedron has 10 edges and 6 vertices. How many faces does this polyhedron has? (2)
Q5 Factorize (2)
Q6 In which of the following tables, are directly proportional? Find the constant of variation in case
of direct proportion. (2)
a)
2 4 6 8 10
4 8 12 16 20
b)
2 3 4 5 6
6 9 12 15 24
SECTION C (3×6 = 18)
Questions 7 to 12 carry 3 marks each
Q7 Renu purchased an air conditioner for ₹ 38400 including 28% GST. What was the price before the
inclusion of GST? (3)
OR
Find the compound interest on ₹ 8000 at 20% per annum for 9 months if the interest is compounded
quarterly.

Q8 Simplify: (3)

Q9 Identify the shape and verify Euler’s formula (3)

a) b)

Q10 Factorize (3)

OR
Divide ( ) ( )
Q11 The ratio of the length of the parallel sides of a trapezium is 5:3. The distance between them is 16cm

If the area of the trapezium is 960cm2, find the length of the parallel sides. (3)
Q12 Plot the following points on a graph sheet. (3)
A(4,-6), B(6,0), C(0,-4), D(8,3), E(-5,7), F(-5,-7)
SECTION-D( )
Questions 13 to 16 carry 5 marks each

Q13 (i) Divide using long division method (3)

(ii) Divide: 33( ) ( ) (2)
OR
Factorise : (a) 2axy2 + 10x + 3ay2 + 15 (b) x4 – (x – y)4
Q14 Nancy can drive a car constantly at a speed of 40 km/hour. Draw a time-distance graph of this situation.
(5)
Use it to find :
a. The time taken by Nancy to drive 100km.

b. The distance covered by Nancy in 3 hours.

Q15 (i) The cost of 4 litres milk is ₹ 200. Tabulate the cost of 2,3 and 8 litres of milk of same quality.
(3)
(ii) if are inversly proportional , then find the values of in the table given
below.
(2)
12 16 48
8 4 16

Q16 Construct a quadrilateral BACK such that BA = 4cm, AC = 4.4cm, BK= 3.2cm, BC = 5.6cm
and AK= 6 cm. Write steps of construction also. Find measures of angles A and B (5)

OR
Construct a quadrilateral RICH in which RI = 7cm, IC = 5cm, and Write
steps of construction also. Find fourth angle and length of side CH.
SECTION -E(4 3=12)
Case Study Based Questions:
Q17 A school trip left for Jaipur from Gurugram at 7 am and reached Jaipur at 11 am. The students and their
teachers spent six hours in Jaipur and then left for Gurugram.The graph shows the relation between
distance covered and the time taken to cover it . Read the following graph and find the following.
 (i) At what time did the students and their teachers start back from Jaipur?
(a) 5 pm (b)5:30 pm (c) 3pm (d)4pm
(1)
(ii) During which time interval did they stay in Jaipur ?
(a) 9 am to 5pm (b) 9am to 4pm (c) 7am to 5pm (d)11am to 5pm
(1)
(iii) What was the average speed at which they travelled from Gurugram to Jaipur?
(2)
Q18 Siddharth is painting the walls and ceiling of a cuboidal room with length , breadth and height of 20m,
12m, 10m respectively. An area of 80 m2 can be painted from each can.
(i) The area of ceiling is:
(1)
(a) 240 m2 (b) 40 m2 (c) 120 m2 (d)144 m2
(ii)The area of 4 walls is:
(1)
(a)640 m2 (b)240 m2 (c)320 m2 (d)620 m2
(iii) Find the number of cans required to paint the entire room.
(2)
Q19 On her birthday Supriya decided to distribute sweets among children in an orphanage.A box of sweets if
divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweet each.
(i)How many sweets would each get if 6 more children were added.
(1)
a) 4 b)3 c)10 d) 2
(ii) The above is an example of direct proportion.
(1)
a) The above statement is true. b) the above statement is false c) Cannot be determined d)the data is
insufficient.
(iii) If only 2 sweets can be distributed to each child , find the number of children gathered. (2)