DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, JHARSUGUDA

SAMPLE PAPER FOR ANNUAL EXAMINATION: (2017 – 18)

CLASS - VIII Max. Mark - 100
SUBJECT - MATHEMATICS Time Allowed - 3 HOURS

General Instructions: 1.All questions are compulsory.

Section- A consists of 4 questions of 1 mark each.
Section -B consists of 6 questions of 2 marks each.
Section- C consists of 12 questions of 3 marks each.
Section -D consists of 12 questions of 4 marks each.

SECTION-A
1- Find ‘c’ so that the triplet (5, 12, c) becomes a Pythagorean triplet.
2- (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 + (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 is equal to
a) 2(𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 ) b) 2(𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ) c) 2ab d) 4ab
3- What is the measure of each exterior angle of a regular pentagon?
4- Name one figure having rotational symmetry of order 3.
SECTION-B
5- If the area of a trapezium is 28 sq m, and two parallel sides are 8 m and 60 dm respectively. Find
the altitude in cm.
6- Ram lent Rs.8,000 to his friends for 3 years at the rate of 5% per annum compound interest.
What amount does Ram gets after 3 years?
7- Factorise :𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 45.
𝑥 2 +4𝑥+4
8- Simplify : 𝑥+2
6𝑥+7 4𝑥+13
9- Solve for 𝑥 ∶ =
3𝑥+2 2𝑥+5
𝑞
10- Find the value of y if 𝑥𝑝 = 𝑥𝑦 .
SECTION-C
11- Find the square root of 10, correct up to four decimal places.
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12- If 𝑥 − 𝑥 = 5, find the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 .
13- In the given figure, AB ǁ CD, BE ǁ DF and ˂ABE=50°. Find the value of x.

14- Find the cost of carpeting a room 13m long and 9m broad at the rate of Rs.7.40 per metre2.
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15- If 22𝑥−1 = 8𝑥 −3 , then find x
16- A certain sum of money at compound interest becomes Rs. 7,396 in 2 years and Rs. 7950.70 in 3
years. Find the rate.
17- If 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 50, find the value of 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦𝑧 − 𝑧𝑥.
18- Using division method, find whether 𝑧 2 + 3 is a factor of 𝑧 5 − 9𝑧.
2𝑥+1 −(3𝑥+1) 1
19- Solve for 𝑥 ∶ =2
3𝑥−2 −(4𝑥+5)
20- Construct a rhombus ABCD in which AB=4 cm and diagonal AC= 6.5 cm
21- Slip with numbers written on it as 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 15, 18, 36, 48, 73 are mixed in a bag. A slip is
drawn from the bag. What is the probability of getting
(i) A factor of 36?
(ii) A single digit number?
(iii) Multiple of 3 but not a multiple of 9?
22- Name three letters of English alphabet which exhibits both line as well as rotational symmetry.
Also show them by figure .
PTO
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23- 𝐼𝑓 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥𝑦 = 5, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓(3𝑥 + 4𝑦)2 .
24- In figure AB ǁ CD. Determine <a.

25- The length and breadth of a rectangular field are in the ratio 3:2. If the area of the field is 3456
sq. m, find the cost of fencing the field at Rs. 3.50 per metre.
3 −2 1
(81)4 ×(216) 3 ×(125)3
26- 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑦 ∶ 1 −2
(64)6 ×(243) 5

27- In what time will Rs.1,000 amount to Rs.1,331 at 10% per annum compound interest?

28- Factorise :4𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 − 25𝑧 2 + 12𝑥𝑦.

29- 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒: 5𝑥 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1 − 9 + 4𝑥 4 𝑏𝑦 4𝑥 − 1. Hence write the degree of the quotient and the
remainder.
30- The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width and the perimeter is 150 cm. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle.
31- Construct a quadrilateral PQRS in which PQ=RQ=4 cm, ˂P=<Q=<R=<S=90°. What type of
quadrilateral is it?
32- Below is the histogram showing the weight of 34 students of a hostel.
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10
8
O x
6
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4
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0 40 50 60 70 80 90
Answer the following questions: O
O O O O
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Weights in kg
(i) What is the class size? x
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(ii) How many students weigh 60 kg.or more but less than 70 kg?
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(iii) How many students weight less than 70 kg?

(iv) What are the class marks of the classes?
(v) What weight maximum number of students are having?
33- Draw a Pie-chart for the data .
Items Rent Food Clothing Education Others
Amount 1500 3600 1200 2100 2400
The above table shows monthly expenditure of a family.
34- The present age of Sima’s mother is 3 times the age of Sima. After 10 years the age of mother
will be twice the age of Sima at that time. Find their present ages.

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