DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, NOIDA

MATHEMATICS, CLASS VIII

HALF YEARLY PAPER (2022-23)

TIME: 3 HOURS M.M:80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

(i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) The question paper consists of 32 questions divided into four sections: A, B, C & D.
(iii) Section A contains 2 parts
Part 1: Q 1 to Q 8 are MCQ’s of 1 mark each.
Q 9: There are 4 questions of 1 mark each (Fill in the blanks)
Part 2 (Case study): There are 4 MCQ’S of 1 mark each.
Section B contains 8 questions of 2 marks each.
Section C contains 8 questions of 3 marks each.
Section D contains 6 questions of 4 marks each.
(iv) Neat work will be appreciated.

SECTION A
1. In standard form 0.00000546 is equal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)

2. The value of √ √ is _____

(a) 1.3 (b) 0.13 (c) 0.013 (d) 1.13

3. If subtract ( ) from the multiplicative identity of rational numbers, we get

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) (d)

4. Which of the following is not a perfect square?

(a) 1521 (b) 1764 (c) 1156 (d) 1728

5. The value of [( ) ( ) ] is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 5

6. Which of the following is true for the expression

(a) a linear equation in one variable (c) not a linear equation
(b) a linear equation with 2 variables (d) none of these

7. Which of the following is the correct relationship between the SI and CI for one year?
(a) SI > CI (b) SI = CI (c) SI < CI (d) None of these
8. A rational number between and | |, where
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 0
9. Fill in the blanks
(i) The quotient when a rational number is divided by its additive inverse is ______.
(ii) The value of √ √ is_______.
(iii) The cube root of 5832 ends with the digit _______.
(iv) Simple interest on Rs.200 at 10% per annum for 6 months is _______.
10. Case study question
Minal went to the market to purchase some stationary items. She took the money
from her piggy bank. She had the money in coins of denomination of Rs.1, Rs.2,
Rs.5.The number of Rs.2 coins is 3 times the number of Rs.5 coins and Rs.1 coins are 4
times the number of Rs.5 coins.
(i) Write a linear equation in terms of x, where x is the number of Rs 5 coins and
the total number of Rs.1, Rs.2 and Rs.5 coins is 160.
(a) (c)
(b) (d)
(ii) How much total money she had in all coins?
(a) Rs.200 (b) Rs.400 (c) Rs.250 (d) Rs.300
(iii) She purchased a pilot pen from the shop. She gave 20 coins of Rs.5 and 5 coins
of Rs.1 to the shopkeeper. What is the cost of pen?
(a) Rs.30 (b) Rs.45 (c) Rs.105 (d) Rs.55
(iv) After returning home she had 30 coins of Rs.2 .What is the total money she
spent?
(a) Rs.60 (b) Rs.240 (c) Rs.180 (d) Rs.120

SECTION B
11. Solve the following equation for x:

12. Given that √ find the value of √ √ .

13. Find the value of √

14. By what number should be multiplied so that the product may be equal to
(– ) ?
15. Find the edge of a cube whose volume is 9.261 cubic cm.
16. What is the multiplicative inverse of | ( )|
17. At what time will Rs. 400 amount to Rs. 441 at 5% per annum compounded annually?
18. Using short cut method, find .
SECTION C
19. Find the least square number which is exactly divisible by each of the numbers 6, 9, 15
and 20.
20. Find the smallest number by which 35721 must be divided so that the quotient
becomes a perfect cube.
21. Simplify: using laws of exponents.
22. Anmol purchased an old scooter for Rs. 16000. If the cost of scooter after 2 years
depreciates to Rs. 14440, find the rate of depreciation
23. Solve the following:

24. Three numbers are in the ratio The sum of their cubes is 98784. Find the
numbers.
25. Using the properties of rational numbers, express the following as a rational number

26. Divide the sum of and by the product of and .

SECTION D
27. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum
at 12% per annum for two years is Rs.90. Find the sum.
28. Find the compound interest on Rs.1000 at the rate of 10% per annum for 18 months
when interest is compounded half yearly.
29. Sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9. When we interchange the digits, it is
found that the resulting number is greater than the original number by 27. Find the
original two digit number.
30. Find the square root of correct up to 2 decimal places.
31. Solve the following exponential equation for z:
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
32. Find 4 rational numbers between
| | and ( )