(GRADE VIII)

Meccademia Education Institute

Grade 8: Mathematics

Time: 60 Minutes Marks: 30

Topics: Understanding Quadrilaterals
General Instructions:

 All questions are compulsory.

 This question paper contains 20questions.
 Question 1- 10in Section A - 1 to 4 areMCQs, 5 to 7 are fill in the blanks and 8 to 10
are very short answer type questions-carrying 1 mark each.
 Question 11-13in Section B are short-answer type questions carrying 2 marks
each.
 Question 14-17in Section C are long-answer-I type questions carrying 3marks
each.
 Question 18-20in Section D are long-answer-II type questions carrying 4marks
each.

Section A

1) The number of diagonals in a polygon of n sides is

(i) n(n-1)/2 (ii) n(n-2)/2 (iii) n(n-3)/2 (iv) n(n–3)

2) The angles of a quadrilateral ABCD taken in an order are in the ratio 3 : 7 : 6 : 4.

Then ABCD is a
(i) Kite (ii) parallelogram (iii) rhombus (iv) trapezium
3) If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at right angles, it will be a
(i) Rhombus (ii) trapezium (iii) rectangle (iv) kite
4) Rukmini has a farm land which is triangular in shape. What is the sum of all the
exterior angles taken in an order of the farm land?
(i) 90° (ii) 180° (iii) 360° (iv) Cannot be
determined
5) In an isosceles trapezium, we have:
(i) Pair of parallel sides as equal
(ii) Pair of non-parallel sides as equal
(iii) Pair of non-parallel sides as perpendicular
(iv) None of these.
6) The sides of a pentagon are produced in order. Which of the following is the sum of its
exterior angles?
(i) 540° (ii) 180° (iii) 720° (iv) 360°
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7) ABCD is a rectangle and AC & BD are its diagonals. If AC = 10 cm, then BD is:
(i) 10c.m (ii)5c.m (iii)15c.m (iv)20c.m
8) If the two angles of a triangle are 80° and 50°, respectively. Find the measure of the third
angle.
(i)50° (ii)60° (iii)70° (iv)80°
9) In a parallelogram ABCD, angle A and angle B are in the ratio 1:2. Find the angle A.
(i)30° (ii)45° (iii)60° (iv)90°
10) The diagonals of a rectangle are 2x + 1 and 3x – 1, respectively. Find the value of x.
(i)1 (ii)2 (iii)3 (iv)4

Section B

11)In a parallelogram PQRS, the bisectors of ∠P and ∠Q meet at O. Find ∠POQ.

OR

ABCD is a trapezium such that AB||CD, ∠A : ∠D = 2 :1, ∠B : ∠C = 7 : 5. Find the angles

of the trapezium.

12)ABCD is a parallelogram. Find the value of x, y and z.

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Section C

13) In the given parallelogram YOUR, ∠RUO = 120° and OY is extended to point S such
that ∠SRY = 50°. Find ∠YSR.

14) The ratio between exterior angle and interior angle of a regular polygon is 1:5. Find
the number of sides of the polygon.

OR

In parallelogram FIST, find ∠SFT, ∠OST and ∠STO

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SECTION D

15) In the given fig ABCD is a rectangle and its diagonal meet at O. find x, if OA=2x and
OD=6x-8. Also find BD.

OR

In a quadrilateral ABCD, CO and DO are the bisectors of ∠𝐶 and ∠𝐷

∠𝐴+∠𝐵
respectively. Prove that ∠𝐶𝑂𝐷= .
2

16) In the below figure both RISK and CLUE are parallelograms. Find the value of x