Periodic test -2

Session 2019-20
Class – VIII
Subject: Science
Time: 1½ Hrs. Max. Marks 40
Note – Attempt all questions.
Q1-FILL IN THE BLANKS:-1*5=5
a) The cell formed by the fusion of male and female gamete is called.................( )
b) Unwanted sound is called __________. ( )
c) The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of
d) Electricity is called ………………….( ).
e) .............scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquake. ( )
Q2.Indicate whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).1*5=5
a) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones. ( )
b) Sound cannot travel in vacuum. ( )
c) Earthquakes can be predicted in advance( )
d) Y chromosome decides the sex of a baby.( )
e) We can can increase the conductivity of a liquid by adding salt in it( )
Q3.complete the table given below: 2
S NO. ANIMAL YOUNG ONE
1 Cat
2 Dog
Q4. Read the given paragraph and answer the following question.:- 2
Paheli and Boojho have now understood that puberty marks the beginning of the reproductive
Period when one becomes capable of reproduction. But they want to know if reproductive life, once
begun,continues, or it ends some time.
What is the beginning of reproductive live in human female called?
Q4.Identify the part which vibrates to produce sound in the following 2
instruments.
(a) Dholak (b) Sitar
Q5.if you want to deposit gold on a silver plate at which terminal of a circuit you will connect gold and
silver ? 2
Q6.Suppose you are outside your home and an earthquake strikes. What precaution would you take to protect yourself?
List any two precautions. 2
Q7.Define asexual reproduction. Describe two methods of asexual reproduction in animals. 3
Q8. List changes in the body that take place at puberty.(any three) 3
Q9.Your parents are going to buy a house. They have been offered one on the roadside and another three lanes away from
the roadside. Which house would you suggest your parents should buy? Explain your answer.
3
Q10.(a)Prepare a list of objects around you that are electroplated.( Any three) 3
(b)draw the diagram of human sperm and label any two parts. 2
MCQs
Q19- The legal age of marriage of girls in India is:-
a) 11 years
b) 18 years
c) 21years
d) 25 years
Q20-Choose the correct answer :Sound can travel through
(a) gases only
(b) solids only
(c) liquids only
(d) solids, liquids and gases.
Q21-The no of oscillation per second is called:-
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Time period
d) All of these
Q22.Which of the following cannot be charged easily by friction?
(a) A plastic scale
(b) A copper rod
(c) An inflated balloon
(d) A woollen cloth.
Q23A tester is used to check the conduction of electricity through two liquids,labelled A and B. It is found that the bulb of
the tester glows brightly forliquid A while it glows very dimly for liquid B. You would conclude that
(i) liquid A is a better conductor than liquid B.
(ii) liquid B is a better conductor than liquid A.
(iii) both liquids are equally conducting.
(iv) conducting properties of liquid cannot be compared in this manner.
Q24.Voice of which of the following is likely to have minimum frequency?
(a) Baby girl (b) Baby boy (c) A man (d) A woman

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