THAMARAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, THANJAVUR & KUMBAKONAM

PRE MID TERM I - JUNE 2023 Date:

MATHEMATICS
Grade: 8 Sec: Total Marks: 40

Name: _________________________ Reg :No:___________ Duration: 80 Min’s

Invigilator’s Signature: Teacher’s Signature:

Q.No Questions Marks

I. Answer the following questions 6x1=6
1.
The additive inverse of is

(a)

2.
The additive inverse of is (a) (b) (c) (d) 0

3. 0 (zero) is not ____

(a) a natural number (b) a whole number (c) an integer (d) a rational number
4. Which of the following is not a linear equation in one variable?
(a) 33z+5 = 0 (b) 33(x+y) = 0 (c) 33x+5 = 0 (d) 33y+5 = 0
5. Which of the following is a linear equation?

(a) (b)
(c ) (d)

6. is equal to

a) b)

c) d)

II. Answer the following questions 5x2=10

7. Check whether the linear equation 3x + 5 = 11 is true for x = 2.

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8. Solve : 4x + 5 = 9
9. (i) Write two such rational numbers whose multiplicative inverse is same as they are.

(ii) Pick up the rational numbers from the following numbers. , ,0, ,

10. Multiply 5/8 by the reciprocal of -3/8

11. Express 8-4 as a power with the base 2.
III. Answer the following questions 4x3=12
12. Calculate the following using the appropriate properties:

(a) (b)

13.
Find the multiplicative inverse of

14. If find the value of x.

15. i)Express 0.00000000837 in standard form.

ii) Express 4-3 as a power with base 2.
IV. Answer the following questions 3x4=12
16.
Let a, b, c be the three rational numbers where a = ,b= and c =

Verify: (i) a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c
17. In the research institute of virology, certain group of scientist researched about the growth rate of
lactic bacteria cell in the cow milk and found that its growth rate changes from morning to evening

i) Growth of bacterial cell during morning is given as: 2x ÷ 2-4 = 45, find the value of x
ii) Simplify the equation representing growth of bacterial cell during night
[25 x t-4] / [5-3 x 10 x t-8]
18. In a stack of 7 books each of thickness 25mm and paper covers each of thickness 0.015 mm.

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 What is the total thickness of the set 7 of books?

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