VIBGYOR HIGH

Sample Paper
MATHEMATICS
Grade: VIII Max. Marks: 80
Date : dd/mm/yy Time Allowed: 3 hours
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Q.1 Choose the correct alternative. [10]

i) 1 litre is equal to how many cubic centimeters? [1]

A. 10 cu.cm

B. 100 cu.cm

C. 1000 cu.cm

D. 10000 cu.cm

ii) If a cuboidal box has height, length and width as 20 cm, 15 cm and 10 cm [1]
respectively. Then its total surface area is:

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 A. 1100 cm2

B. 1200 cm2

C. 1300 cm2

D. 1400 cm2

iii) The given graph shows Nisha’s trip to a mall by car. Observe the graph carefully [1]
and find what was she doing between 5 pm and 7 pm?

A. Driving to the mall.

B. Driving back home.
C. Was not driving.
D. Not enough data to answer.

iv) Two parallel sides of a trapezium are 16 cm and 14 cm long. The non-parallel sides [1]
are both equal to 13 cm. If the distance between the parallel sides is 10 cm, find its
area.
A. 300 sq.cm
B. 130 sq.cm
C. 150 sq.cm
D. 195 sq.cm
v) The area of the shaded part in the figure given below is __________ sq. m. [1]
(AC = 40m, BD = 16m, PQ = SR = 10m, QR = PS = 8m)
A. 240 sq. m.
B. 560 sq. m.
C. 220 sq. m.
D. 320 sq. m.
vi) The multiplicative inverse of 10−100 is: [1]
A. 10

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 B. 100
C. 10100
D. 10−100
vii) If we add, 7xy + 5yz – 3zx, 4yz + 9zx – 4y and –3xz + 5x – 2xy, then the answer is: [1]

A. 5xy + 9yz +3zx + 5x – 4y

B. 5xy – 9yz +3zx – 5x – 4y

C. 5xy + 10yz +3zx + 15x – 4y

D. 5xy + 10yz +3zx + 5x – 6y

viii) The graph shows the maximum temperatures recorded for two consecutive weeks [1]
of a town. Study the graph and answer the questions that follow:
On which day was the temperature 35°C for the first week?

A. Sunday.
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Thursday

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ix) In our daily life, we come across some phrases such as: [1]

(i) The faster the speed of a car, the less the time taken to cover a given
distance.
(ii) The efficiency of a machine decreases with time.
(iii) The more men working on a project, the shorter is the time to
complete it.

Read the above information and answer the following questions.

Which of the above phrases are the examples of direct variation?

A. (i)
B. (ii)
C. (iii)
D. None of these

x) Which of the following is quotient obtained on dividing (x2 – b) (x – a) by – (x – a)? [1]

A. (x2 – b)
–(𝑥 2 −𝑏)
B. (𝑥−𝑎)

C. –(x2 – b)
D. – (x + a)

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Q.2 Case based questions [11]

i) On our Planet Earth approximately 71% is covered with water and 29% is land, out [3]
of this some area is covered by deserts in different continents. The deserts of the
world are given in the following table.
Sr no Deserts of the world Area (Square Km.)
1 Kalahari, South Africa 932400
2 Thar, India 1.9943 x105
3 Gibson, Australia 155400
4 Great Victoria, Australia 647500
5 Sahara, North Africa 8.5988x106

Question (a) - Write the area of Kalahari Desert in standard form. [1]
Question (b) - Find the total desert area in Africa in standard form. [2]
ii) A calculator can perform a single calculation in about 0.0000034 sec. How much [3]
time will it take to calculate 4,000 such calculations? Express your answer in
standard form.
iii) If 1 kg 600 g of rice is sufficient for 20 people, then what quantity of rice will be [3]
sufficient for 27 people? Also calculate for how many people 2 kg 400 g of rice will
be sufficient.

iv) The figure shows the dimensions of a wall having a window and a door of a room. [2]
Write an algebraic expression for the area of the wall to be painted.

Q.3 Source based Questions: [22]

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 i) 1 n [2]
Find the value of 𝒏 for which 510 ÷ 58 =( )
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ii) What should be taken away from(3𝑥 2 + 4 𝑥 + 1) to get (2𝑥 2 − 4 𝑥 + 35)? [3]
iii) Factorise the expressions and divide them as directed [2]

(y2+7y+10) ÷ (y+5)

iv) Two cubes are joined end to end. Find the volume of the resulting cuboid if each [2]
side of the cubes is 6 cm.
v) The number of electric bulbs manufactured by a factory during five consecutive [2]
years is given below.

Years 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009

Number of
Bulbs 2 8.5 7.0 5 1
(lakh)
Draw the Line graph representing the above data.

vi) If 25 metres of cloth costs Rs 337.50, then [5]

(i) What will be the cost of 40 metres of the same type of cloth?

(ii) What will be the length of the cloth bought for Rs 810?

vii) Find the volume of a cylindrical can of height 28 cm and radius 10 cm. [2]

viii) [2]

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 (a) Compute the difference between the sales in 2012 and 2016.

(b) In which year was there the greatest difference between the sales as compared
to the previous year?

ix) Factorise: 2𝑚2 +19𝑚𝑛 +30𝑛2 [2]

Q.4 Response type questions [13]

i) State True or False: The value of 1 is equal to 16. [1]
4−2

ii) The scale of a map is given as 1 : 10000. The distance between two buildings in a [1]
city on the map is 5 cm. What is the actual distance between the two buildings?

A. 1000 m
B. 500 m
C. 1000 cm
D. 500 cm

iii) Which of the following values are equal? [1]

P. 14 Q. 40 R. 04 S. 41
A. P and Q
B. Q and R
C. P and R
D. P and S
iv) The factors of m2 – 256 are: [1]

A. (m + 4)2

B. (m – 4)2

C. (m – 4) (m+4)

D. None of the above

v) What is the value of 5x25 - 3x32 + 2x-12 at x=1? [1]

A. 0

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 B. 2

C. 4

D. None of these

vi) (y – x) (y + x) is equal to which of the following: [1]

A. y2 – yx
B. yx – x2
C. y2 – x2
D. x2 – y2

vii) If the height of a cylinder becomes ¼ of the original height and the radius is [1]
doubled, then which of the following will be true:
A. volume of the cylinder will be doubled.
B. volume of the cylinder will remain unchanged.
C. volume of the cylinder will be halved.
D. volume of the cylinder will be ¼ of the original volume.
viii) A line graph which is a whole unbroken line is called a: [1]

A. Linear graph

B. Pie-chart

C. Histograph

D. Bar-graph

ix) Sukhia, Babu and Ram are 3 farmers each having a small plot of land. Two of them [1]
have rectangular plots, and one has a square plot. Some more facts about their
plots are:
Perimeter of plot Area of plot
(in metres) (in square metres)
Sukhia 100 600

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 Babu 120 900
Datta Ram 140 1200

Who has the square plot?

A. Sukhia B. Babu C. Datta Ram D. None of these
x) Which of the following is equal to x3 – 225x [1]

A. x(1 – 15x) (1 + 15x)

B. x(x – 15) (x + 15)
C. x(1 – 15x) (1 – 15x)
D. x(1 + 15x) (1 – 15x).

xi) Consider the equality shown below: [1]

Equality: a2 - b2 = (a+ b) x (a− b)
Which of these statements is true?
A. The equality holds for all values of a and b.
B. The equality holds for any value of a and only b= 0.
C. The equality holds only for positive values of a and b.
D. The equality holds for only positive values of a and negative value of b.

xii) Which Type of Graph Represents Data that Changes Continuously Over a Course [1]
of Time?
A. Bar graph
B. Line graph
C. Pie graph
D. Histograph
xiii) If x and y vary inversely. Then using the following table the value of x for y = 10 is [1]

A. 10
B. 40
C. 15

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 D. 20

Q.5 Short Questions [10]

i) The area of a circle is given by the expression πx² + 6πx + 9π. Find the radius of [2]
the circle.

ii) A pillar in the shape of a cylinder has a radius of 21cm and height 3cm. Find the [2]
curved surface area.

iii) Given graphs show the progress of two different cyclists during a ride. For each [2]
graph, describe the rider’s progress over time.

iv) Factorise: 3x3y – 243xy3 [2]

v) The area of the rhombus is 240 cm 2 and one of the diagonals is 16 cm. Find the [2]
other diagonal.

Q.6 Long questions [14]

i) Evaluate 5−3×27×125 [4]
3−2 ×812 ×9

ii) Simplify [3]

𝑥 2 ( 𝑦2 − 𝑧2 ) + 𝑦2( 𝑧2 – 𝑥2 ) + 𝑧2 ( 𝑥2 – 𝑦2 )

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iii) Write down the product of -8x2y6 and -20xy. Find the value of the product for [3]

x = 2.5 and y = 1.

iv) The amount of extension in an elastic spring varies directly with the weight hung on [4]
it, if a weight of 250 gm produces an extension of 3.5 cm, find the extension
produced by the weight of 700 gm.

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