ST. LAWRENCE PUBLIC SR. SEC.

SCHOOL
SESSION 2023-24
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
CLASS VIII
MID TERM -MOCK PAPER
TIME: 3 hrs. M.M:80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
. Section-A consist of MCQs of 1 mark each.
. Section-B consist of Very Short Answer Type Questions of 2 marks each.
. Section-C consist of Short Answer Type Questions of 3 marks each.
. Section-D consist of Long Answer Type Questions of 5 marks each.
. Section-E consist of Sources Based Questions of 4 marks each.

SECTION-A
Multiple Choice Questions (1x20=20)
Q1. The process of loosening and turning the soil is called?
a. Ploughing
b. Levelling
c. Manuring
d. All of these
Q2. Fungi reproduces by ___________.
a. Fission
b. Fusion
c. Seed formation
d. Spore formation
Q3. The amount of heat energy produced on complete combustion of 1 kg of a fuel
is called ____________.
a. Calorific value
b. Significant value
c. Heat value
d. Internal energy
Q4. In Hydra, the mode of reproduction is ____________.
a. Asexual
b. Sexual
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Q5. Which force do you use to lift your school bag?
a. Frictional force
b. Muscular force
c. Gravity
d. Electrostatic force
Q6. Which of the following does not require nitrogenous fertilizers?
a. Wheat
b. Millet
c. Beans
d. Paddy
Q7. Which of the following is a non-combustible substance?
a. Coke
b. Diamond
c. Coal
d. Wood
Q8. The animals that produce new young ones are called _________.
a. Viviparous
b. Oviparous
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Q9. Testes secrete ___________.
a. Thyroxine
b. Estrogen
c. Testosterone
d. Iodine
Q10. Burning coal in a closed room will produce
a. Nitrogen Oxides
b. Carbon Dioxide
c. Carbon Monoxide
d. Oxygen
Q11. The cell formed after fertilization is called ___________.
a. Embryo
b. Foetus
c. Zygote
d. Egg
Q12. The pressure which is exerted by air around us is known as __________.
a. Force
b. Atmospheric pressure
c. Muscular force
d. Friction
Q13. Adolescence is the period of _____________.
a. 5-10 years
b. 11-19 years
c. 22-28 years
d. 30-40 years
Q14. What does the blue zone is an LPG flame indicate?
a. Unburnt vapours
b. Partial decomposition
c. Moderately hot
d. Hottest zone of complete combustion
Q15. In human, the development of fertilize eggs takes place in the __________.
a. Ovary
b. Oviduct
c. Testis
d. Uterus
Q16. Muscular force is also called _________force.
a. Non-contact
b. Contact
c. Gravitational
d. Magnetic
Q17. When a sperm having X- chromosome fuses with the ovum, the child born
will be ____________.
a. Male
b. Female
c. Male as well as female twin
d. It depends on the chance of fusion
Q18. The male gamete or sperm consists of ___________.
a. Three parts
b. Two parts
c. Four parts
d. None of these
Q19.which gas helps in the process of combustion?
a. Cooking gas
b. Nitrogen gas
c. Oxygen gas
d. Producer gas
Q20. Seed drill is used for
a. Harvesting
b. Cleaning the seed
c. Sowing
d. Weeding

SECTION- B
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (Attempt any 7) (7x2=14)
Q21. Name two categories of crops based on seasons.
Q22. What is winnowing?
Q23. What is the unit for expressing the calorific value of a fuel?
Q24. Give two examples of contact force.
Q25. What is fertilization?
Q26. What is the S.I unit of pressure?
Q27. Give few examples of weedicides.
Q28. What is the purest form of carbon?

SECTION- C
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (Attempt any 6) (6x3=18)
Q29. What are antibodies?
Q30. Carbon Dioxide gas is a good fire-extinguisher. Why?
Q31. What are the vital changes which marks puberty in boys and girls?
Q32. Why do we need kerosene oil to burn wood or coal?
Q33. What is meant by atmospheric pressure?
Q34. Draw the various stages of binary fisison in amoeba.
Q35. What is the use of coal tar?

SECTION- D
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (Attempt any 4) (4x5=20)
Q36. What is pressure? What is the relation of pressure with area on which it is
applied?
Q37. The burning of the fossil fuel causes air pollution. Explain?
Q38. Explain sex determination in human?
Q39. What is CNG? Give three advantages of using CNG as a fuel.
Q40. How is an embryo developed?

SECTION-E
SOURCES BASED QUESTIONS: (4x2=8)

Q41. Seema got cough and cold badly. Her teacher asked her to take rest at home
and use handkerchief while sneezing and coughing. She obeyed her teacher.

a. Why should we keep a handkerchief on nose and mouth while sneezing or

coughing?
b. What are the modes of transfer of diseases from infected to healthy
person?
c. Do you think Seema’s teacher decision was right? Why?
d. What value of Seema is shown here?

Q42. Salma had a very soft and smooth skin during her childhood. As she

Entered adolescence, she developed pimples on her face, her body became
 taller compared to her face. She got worried of all of the sudden changes. Her.

mother explained that all these changes are normal and advised her to wash

her face at regular intervals.

a. Why Salma’s mother advised Salma to wash her face at regular intervals?
b. What is the reason for appearance of pimples on her face?
c. Why Salma experienced disproportionate growth of the body?
d. What values do we get from this?