Science Class8

CLASS 8
SAMPLE PAPER 1
SECTION 01: LOGICAL REASONING
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong
to that group?
(A) Food : Hunger
(B) Water : Thirst
(C) Air : Suffocation
(D) Talent : Education
2. Pointing out to a lady, Mohit said, “She is the daughter
of a woman who is the mother of the husband of my
mother.” How is the lady related to Mohit?
(A) aunt
(B) grand daughter
(C) daughter
(D) sister
3. In a code languages, COMPUTER is written as
RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE written in the same
code?
(A) EOJDJEFM
(B) EOJDEJFM
(C) MFEJDJOE
(D) MFEDJJOE
4. Which one number is wrong in the following series?
42, 110, 132, 210, 440, 506
(A) 42
(B) 132
(C) 440
(D) 506
5. Choose the related word from the given alternatives
Monday: Saturday:: Thursday:?
(A) Wednesday
(B) Friday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Sunday
6. Find the missing letter from the given series
AEJ?WE
(A) R
(B) O
(C) P
(D) Q
7. ‘MP’ is related to ‘SV’ in the same way ‘CF’ is related
to?
(A) YB
(B) IL
(C) DG
(D) HK
8. S walks 12 km. towards north then he turns to the left
and walks 2 km. Again he turns to the right and walks
15 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?
(A) South-East
(B) East
(C) South-West
(D) North-East
SECTION 02: SCIENCE

11. Which among the following is the best order of increasing
magnitude of three forces which is acting on a ball is
falling at terminal speed in still air.
(A)Upthrust → viscous drag → weight
(B)Viscous drag → upthrust → weight
(C)Viscous drag → weight → upthrust
(D) Weight → upthrust → viscous
12. Which among the following is the best extinguisher for
fires involving electrical equipment and inflammable
materials like petrol?
(A) Water
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Carbon monoxide
D13. Rakesh mixed some iron filings with sulphur powder in a
China dish. In another dish he mixed iron filings and sulphur
powder and heated the mixture.
Which of his observations is not
correct?
(A)Dish X shows a physical
change while dish Y shows a
chemical change
(B)In dish X sulphur powder
and iron filings can be seen
separately
(C)In dish Y a new substance is
formed on heating the
mixture
(D)The change which has taken
place in dish Y is reversible
15. Which of the following antiknocking agents added to

petrol to avoid knocking in vehicles?
(A)White Petrol (B) Carbon monoxide
(C)Tetraethyl lead (D) Indole
16. Gold and silver are called noble metals because
(A)They do not, normally, react in their natural environment
(B)Ladies of royalty wear them as jewellery
(C)They are worn by noblemen
(D)Even acids cannot dissolve them without strong heat.
17. Which of the following is not a natural dye of either
vegetable or animal origin?
(A)Tyrian purple (B) Indigo
(C)Saffron (D) Azo dye
18. Arrange the following fuels in the increasing order of their
calorific value.
(A) I, ii, iii and iv
(B) ii, iii, iv and I (C) ii, I, iii and iv (D) ii, iii, I and iv
19. For a spontaneous combustion to take place, which of the

following condition is necessary?
(A)Flame
(B)Low ignition temperature
(C)Rise in temperature
(D)Temperature below 30
20. Which of the water pollutant is incorrectly paired with the
source?
(A)Oil spill- ship (B) Pesticide- oil palm
plantation
(C)Sewage- factories (D) Nitrate- farm
21. Shyam Kumar went to a tailor shop to get a shirt
stitched for him. He wanted a fabric that doesn’t get
wrinkled quickly. Help him to choose the correct fiber.
(A)Polyester
(B) Nylon
(C) Cotton
(D) Silk
22. An empty glass is inverted and
lowered 20 cm into a trough of water, a trough of oil, a trough of
mercury and a trough of iodine. Given that the densities of water, oil
mercury and iodine are 1000 kg m–3, 800 kg m–3 and 5000 kg m–3
respectively, in which liquid will the length of air column in the cup be
the shortest?
(A)Water (B)Oil
(C)Mercury (D)Iodine
23. A star spinning rapidly emitting pulses of radio and optical energy
is called
(A) Pul star (B) Neutron star (C) Proton star (D) Electron star
24. A point object is placed midway between two plane mirrors
distance ‘a’ apart. The plane mirrors form an infinite number of
images due to multiple reflections. The distance between nth orders
images formed in the two mirrors is (A) na (B) 2 na (C) na 2 (D) n 2 a
25. A man stands between two vertical walls. One wall is 300 m away
and the other is 600 m away. After making a loud clap, he hears two
echoes at an interval of time t. Calculate the time interval t. (Take the
speed of sound in air to be 300 m/s)
(A) 1.0 s (B) 1.5 s (C) 2.0 s (D) 4.0 s
26. Determine the amount of charge that passes through a point in a
conductor in coulombs if 60 mA flow in 10 minutes.
(A) 36 (B) 60 (C) 167 (D) 600
27. You are told that both 3 N horizontal force and a 4 N horizontal
force are acting on an object, but you are not told their directions.
Based on this information, what is the possible range for the
information, what is the possible range for the magnitude F of the net
force on the object?
(A) 3  F  4 (B) 1  F  4 (C) 3  F  5 (D) 1  F  7
28. A plane mirror makes an angle of 30o with horizontal. If a vertical
ray strikes the mirror, find the angle between mirror and reflected ray
(A) 30o (B) 45o (C) 60o (D) 90o
29. A student bangs a drum in the middle of a rectangular hall. Two
echoes are detected at 40 ms and 70 ms respectively. If the length of
the concert hall is 24m and there is no echo from the ceiling, what is
the speed of sound in air?
(A) 343 m s–1 (B) 600 m s–1 (C) 686 m s–1 (D) 1200 m s–1
31. Leptothrix is an example of iron bacteria. Which of the
following statements best fit the iron bacteria?
(A) They oxidise ferrous compounds to ferric oxide
(B)They are responsible for preservation of iron-rich artefacts
in archaeological material
(C) They cause rusting of iron
(D)They cause iron to be deposited in the livers of animals
32. Differentiation of shoot in plant tissue culture is controlled
by
(A)High auxin : cytokinin ratio
(B)High cytokinin: auxin ratio
(C)High gibberellin: cytokinin ratio
(D)High gibberellin: auxin ratio
34. Chicken Pox: Virus:: Malaria: ________
(A) Fungus (B) Protozoa
(C) Bacteria (D) Virus
36. How can plant prevent self-pollination?
(A)Stamen and pistil mature at different times
(B)Plants should develop bisexual flowers
(C)Pistil should have increased respectively from pollens
from same plants
(D)All of these
37. Which of the following gases is/are produced by
decomposers during the decaying process?
(A)Only carbon dioxide gas
(B)Only carbon dioxide and nitrogen gases
(C)Only oxygen gas
(D)Only carbon dioxide and oxygen gases
38. Jiya’s mother does not allow her to lie on the abdomen
immediately after having food. What could most likely be
the reason for this?
(A)In stomach food gets processed into a thick liquid called
chime
(B)It may affect peristaltic movement throughout the
digestive tract hence food does not properly mix with
enzymes and stays undigested
(C)The small intestine, on compression, releases intestinal
juices which restrict the action of digestive enzymes in the
small intestine
(D)It may affect peristaltic movement throughout the
digestive tract especially large intestine where poor
motility may result in greater absorption of water and
thereby may cause diarrhea
39. Which of these is a behavioral adaptation?
(A)A hognose snake pretends as dead to trick the predator
(B)A frog’s light coloured belly makes it harder for a
predatory fish to see it against sunlight on the water surface
(C)The scarlet king snake looks very much like the poisonous
coral snake
(D)A treehopper on a leaf or twig resembles a thorn
40. Which of the following effect is not due to SPM?
(A)Interference with photosynthesis
(B)Respiratory problems
(C)Eutrophication
(D)Blackening of buildings and monuments
41. Which of the following is correct for tea?

(A) Acidic and nicotine (B) Alkaline and caffeine
(C) Alkaline and nicotine (D) Acidic and caffeine
42. Nickel and cadmium are used in combination
(A) As a catalyst
(B) In alloys that can resist high pressure
(C) In electric batteries having a very long life
(D) In cooking utensile
43. Viruses exist on the borderline between living and nonliving matter.
They cause diseases in animals, plants and
human beings. They are made of biochemical known as
(A) Enzymes
(B) Nucleoproteins
(C) Carbohydrates
(D) Peptones
44. Mr. Garg, a science teacher showed the
following experimental set up to the
students. Which of the following is the
correct observation and its
explanation?
(A) The paper pan catches fire and the

water spills all over the wire mesh
because paper is inflammable.
(B) The paper pan has a very high ignition
temperature so it does not catch fire.
(C) The water in the pan absorbs heat
from the candle flame and thus
prevents the paper to reach the ignition
temperature.
(D) The paper pan helps the water vapours
to condense back to water.
45. Graphite is used in pencils. It leaves a black trace of
writing on paper because it consists of layers of carbon
atoms that
(A)Are wound inside, like a long thread
(B)Are attracted by paper material
(C)Fall easily
(D)Slide over each other

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SECTION 02: SCIENCE

15. Which of the following antiknocking agents added to

19. For a spontaneous combustion to take place, which of the

41. Which of the following is correct for tea?

(A) The paper pan catches fire and the

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