THE EMIRATES NATIONAL SCHOOL – SHARJAH

MATHEMATICS
Grade: VIII Max. Marks :80
Date: dd.mm.2022 SQP_(2) TERM II EXAMINATION Time:3 hours

Name……………………Roll No. ……….…………………… Class and Section: ..............

SECTION A
Each question carries 1 mark each
1 If 8x – 3 = 25 +17x, then x is
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(a) a fraction (b) an integer (c) a rational number (d) cannot be solved
2 If the digit in one place of a number is 7, then its cube will end with
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(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
3 How many small cubes with edge of 20 cm each can be just accommodated
in a cubical box of 2 m edge? 1
(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10000
4 VAT is always calculated on the_________
1
(a) Selling price (b) Cost price (c) Marked price (d) Profit or loss
5 The volume of a cylinder whose radius r is equal to its height is
1

6 If two quantities x and y vary directly with each other, then.

(a) x /y remains constant. (b) x – y remains constant 1
(c) x + y remains constant. (d) x × y remains constant.
7 The value of (7-1 – 8-1)-1– (3-1 – 4-1)-1 is
1
(a) 44 (b) 56 (c) 68 (d) 12
8 The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 cm. If its width is 10 cm, then find the

length. 1
(a)10 (b) 20 (c)30 (d)40
9 Factorised form of 23xy – 46x + 54y – 108 is
(a) (23x + 54) (y – 2) (b) (23x + 54y) (y – 2) 1
(c) (23xy + 54y) (– 46x – 108) (d) (23x + 54) (y + 2)
10 The sum of two consecutive numbers is 15 and the greater of them is x then
the smaller number is 1
(a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 7
11 Which amongst the following is not a polyhedron?

1
12 100 persons had food provision for 24 days. If 20 persons left the place, the
provision will last for 1
(a) 30 days (b) 96 / 5 days (c) 120 days (d) 40 days
13 The side of a square is 10cm. How many times will the new perimeter
become if the side of the square is doubled? 1
(A) 2 times (B) 4 times (C) 6 times (D)8 times
14 For a non-zero rational number p, p13 ÷ p8 is equal to
1
(a) p5 (b) p21 (c) p-5 (d) p-19
15 If marked price of an article is Rs 1,200 and the discount is 12% then the
selling price of the article is 1
(a) Rs 1,056 (b) Rs 1,344 (c) Rs 1,212 (d) Rs 1,188
16
If 90% of x is 315 km, then the value of x is
1
(a) 325 km (b) 350 km (c) 350 m (d) 325 m
17
The value of (3x3 +9x3+ 27x) ÷ 3x is
1
(a) x2 +9 + 27x (b) 3x3 +3x2 + 27x (c) 3x3 +9x2 + 9 (d) x2 +3x + 9
18 Which of the following vary inversely with each other?
(a) speed and distance covered. (b) distance covered and taxi fare. 1
(c) distance travelled and time taken. (d) speed and time taken.
19 DIRECTION: In question number 19 and 20, a statement of assertion (A) is
followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) –The cube of an even natural number is even.
Reasons (R)–A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the
product of an integer by itself or as the second exponent of an integer.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason (R) is the correct 1
explanation of assertion (A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but reason (R) is true
20 (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A) 1

(c) Assertion (A) is true, but reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false, but reason (R) is true
 SECTION B
Each question carries 2 marks each
Find the volume of each prism.

21 2

Is 9720 a perfect cube? If not find the smallest number by which it should be
22 divided to get a perfect cube. 2

A watch worth Rs 5400 is offered for sale at Rs 4500.What percent discount

23 is offered during sale? 2

24 A polyhedron has 60 edges and 40 vertices. Find the number of its faces. 2
If 25 metres of cloth costs Rs 337.50, then

25 (i) What will be the cost of 40 metres of the same type of cloth? 2
(ii) (ii) What will be the length of the cloth bought for Rs 810?

SECTION C
Each question carries 3 marks each

The value of a car bought for Rs 4,40,000 depreciates each year at the rate
26 of 10% of its value at the beginning of each year. Find its value after three 3
years

(a)Find the value of (3° + 5°) × 2².

27 (b)Pluto is 59,1,30,00, 000 m from the sun. Special balances can weigh 3
something as 0.00000001 gram. Express the numbers in the standard form.

A contractor signed a contract to complete a part of the stadium in 9 months

28 with a team of 560 people. Later, it was required to complete the work in 5 3
months. How many extra persons should he employ to complete the work?

(a) Expand using suitable identities: - (i) (x+3) (x+7) (ii) + −

29 3
(b)Show that (2𝑥 + 3𝑦) − (2𝑥 − 3𝑦) = 24𝑥𝑦

A rectangular sheet of dimensions 25cm x 7cm is rotated about its longer

30 side. Find the volume and total surface area of the solid thus generated 3
 Factorize completely:
(i)16𝑥 + 40𝑥𝑦 + 25𝑦
31 3
(ii)3𝑝𝑞𝑟 − 6𝑝 𝑞 𝑟 + 15𝑟
(iii)𝑝 − 𝑞

SECTION D
Each question carries 5 marks each

For what value of x is the perimeter of shape 186 cm?

32 5

×
(a)Find ‘n’ so that
33 5
× ×
(b) Evaluate
× ×
A closed metallic cylindrical box is 1.25m high and it has a base whose
34 radius is 35cm.If the sheet of metal costs Rs 80 per sq meter. Find the cost 5
of the material used in the box. Find the capacity of box in litres

(a)Evaluate using suitable identities: -

(i) 98

35 5
(ii)

(iii) 104 x 97

SECTION E
Each question carries 4 marks each
 Aman has built a new house. The dimensions of a room in his newly built
house is 5m x 4.5m x 3.6m. The room has one door of dimension 1.5m x
2.2m and two windows each of dimension 1m x 0.75m.
1
(a) Find the area occupied by two windows
and one door 1
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(b) Find area of its walls, excluding the door
and windows
2
(c) Cost of painting its wall and roof at the
rate of Rs 9 per sq m.

A recipe for a particular type of muffins require 1 cup of milk and 1.5 cups of
chocolates. She is using the recipe as a guide.
(i) Which proportion does the number of cups and number of cups of
chocolate follow.
1
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(ii) How many cups of chocolates will she need to prepare muffins if she
uses 10 cups of milk.? 1
(iii) How many cups of milk will she need to prepare muffins if she uses 7.5 2
cups of chocolates

38 Cubic watermelons are watermelons grown into the shape of a cube. This is
generally intended for space efficiency in small refrigerators. The practice of
growing cube watermelons is popular in Japan. The melons are grown in boxes and
assume the shape of the container. Normal watermelons are round in nature.

(i)The base area of one cubical watermelon is given by the expression,

A = 9m2 + 24mn+16n2.Find the length of one side of watermelon. 1

(ii)Find the volume of watermelon in terms of m and n.

(iii) Shyma bought two cubical watermelons each of one side ‘7 meter’ and 2
placed them in a refrigerator in such a way that they form a cuboid. Find the
volume of cuboid so formed.