Class: VIII

Subject: Physics (Sample Paper)

Time 3 hours Maximum marks: 90
List of Physics chapters covered in this sample paper
1. Force and pressure.
2. Friction.
3. Sound.
4. Chemical effects of electric current.
5. Some natural phenomena.
6. Light.
7. Stars and solar system.
General instructions:
All questions are compulsory
Question No I have 12 multiple questions which carries 1 mark each.
Question a No II has12 one word questions which carries 1 mark each.
Question No III has 6 give reasons questions which carries 2 marks each.
Question No IV has 6 very short questions which carries 2 marks each.
Question No V has 9 short questions which carries 3 marks each.
Question No VI has 5 long questions which carries 3 marks each.

I. Choose the correct option. (1x12=12)

1. Which of the following voices is likely to have minimum frequency?
a) Baby girl.
b) Baby boy.
c) A man.
d) A woman.
2. Sound can travel through _________.
a) Solids.
b) Liquids.
c) Solids, liquids and gases.
d) Vacuum.
3. What will be the total number of images formed when two plane mirrors are placed at an angle of 90
degree to each other?
a) Three.
b) Two.
c) One.
d) Five.
4. Name the planet with 28 moons?
a) Earth.
b) Venus.
c) Jupiter.
d) Mars.
5. ______________ cannot be charged easily by friction?
a) An inflated balloon.
b) A woolen cloth.
c) A plastic scale.
d) A copper rod.
6. Friction produces _________.
a) Light.
b) Heat.
c) Sound.
d) Spark.
7. Which scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquake?
a) Richter.
b) Celsius.
c) Fahrenheit.
d) Kilogram.
8. Identify the force when a cricketer catches a ball?
a) Contact force.
b) Gravitational force.
c) Frictional force.

d) Muscular force.
9. ____________ invented the lightning conductor.
a) Alexander Fleming.
b) Benjamin Franklin.
c) Graham Bell.
d) Thomas Alva Edison.
10. Mica sheets used in an iron instrument because ________________.
a) It is very light and bad conductor of electricity.
b) It is a bad conductor of electricity and heat.
c) It is a bad conductor of electricity but good conductor of heat.
d) It is a good conductor of electricity.
11. ________ is a bad conductor of electricity.
a) Salt Water
b) Distilled Water.
c) Tap Water.
d) Alcohol.
12. How much time is taken by the sunlight to reach the earth?
a) 6.5 sec.
b) 10.6 sec.
c) 8.3 sec.
d) 4.5 sec.
II. Give one word answers for the following. (1x12=12)
1. Which one cannot be charged easily by friction a copper rod or a plastic?
2. What is the range of vision of a normal human eye?
3. What is the range of audible frequencies?
4. What kind of charge is produced in a silk cloth when it is rubbed against a glass rod?
5. Name the sound producing organ in human?
6. Name the forces when plastic bucket with water held above ground level in your hand?
7. Name the property of the electricity, which is responsible for fuse wire in household wiring?
8. Name the celestial bodies that we see during night in the sky?
9. Mention any one defect of an eye?
10. Give example of situations in which applied force causes a change in the shape of an object?
11. What happens to the size of pupil in a bright light?
12. Name the first Indian satellite to be launched successfully?
III. Give reason for the following. (2x6=12)
1. Why the size of pupil becomes large in dim light?
2. Why cannot we see the explosion of a star which occurs 100 light years away from the earth?
3. Why is it easier for a camel to run in a desert?
4. Why a wheel of a vehicle is circular in shape?
5. Why is tin can are mainly used to preserve food items?
6. Why do we hear a crackling sound while removing sweater during winter season?

IV. Answer the following questions. (2x6=12)

1. What is oscillatory motion?
2. Explain the laws of reflection?
3. What causes friction and mention different types of friction?
4. What are the safety measures to be taken to protect ourselves from lightning?
5. What are the safety precautions to be taken to protect ourselves from earthquake:
i. If we are inside our home.
ii. If we are outside our home.
6. Define force and list out the various effects of force?
V. Answer the following questions. (3x9=27)
1. Define periscope and give two uses of periscope?
2. How many plane mirror strips are there in Kaleidoscope? How are they arranged with respect to each
other? Explain with a diagram.
3. Explain -- star is eight light years away from the Earth?
4. What is earthquake? List three states in India where earthquake are more likely to strike?
5. What are SONAR and its uses?
6. What is LED? Why it is the most preferable source of electricity?
7. Explain how the two plane mirrors in a periscope are arranged :
(i) With respect to one another.
(ii) With respect to the sides of the tube.
8. What are constellation and give the names of any two constellations?
9. What is electroscope? Explain the working principle of an electroscope?
VI. Answer the following questions. (3x5=15)
1. Explain the functioning of a human eye with neat labeled diagram and what are the proper cares taken to
our eyes?
2. What is meant by electroplating? What is the purpose of electroplating and mention the important points
which should be remembered while electroplating?
3. Define the following terms?
i. Reverberation of sound.
ii. Echo.
iii. Time period.
iv. Wavelength.
v. Rarefaction.
4. Define the following terms?
i. Friction with its SI unit.
ii. Muscular force
iii. Contact force
iv. Non contact force
v. Electrostatic force
5. Give difference between the following terms?
i. Asteroid and Meteor.
ii. Inner planets and Outer planets.
iii. Regular reflection and Diffused reflection.
iv. Noise and Music.
v. Balanced and unbalanced force.