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II Summative Examination 2013-2014

Class: VIII
Date: 11.03.2014

Subject: Mathematics

Marks: 90
Time: 3 Hrs.

General Instructions :
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 34 questions.
3. Q. No 1 to 8 under section A carries 1mark each.
Q. No 9 to 14 under section B carries 2 marks each.
Q. No 15 to 24 under section C carries 3 marks each.
Q. No 25 to 34 under section D carries 4 marks each.
[18=8]

SECTION A

1. Which of the following is a solution to the equation x 5 3 x 2 ?

(a) 1

(b)

1
2

(c) 2

(d) 0

2. If the cost price of an article is half of its selling price, then profit percentage is __________
(a) 50%

(b) 100%

(c) 20%

(d) no gain no loss

3. A sum of Rs. 200 is deposited at 5% p.a. The difference in simple interest and compound
interest for 1 year is ______________
(a) Rs. 205

(b) Rs. 5

(c) Rs. 0

(d) Rs. 200

(c) 1

(d) -2

4. 14 2 4 34 4 4 2 = _______
0

(a) 0

(b) 2

5. If x and y vary indirectly, then which of the following is true?

(a) x + y = constant

(b)

x / y = constant

(c)

xy = constant

(d) x - y = constant

6. Which of the following is a factor of xy x 2 y y 2 x ?

(b) x 2 y 2

(a) xy

7. Area of a square is x 2

(a) x

1
cm
4

(c) x 2

(d) y 2

1
1
x
cm 2 . The side of the square is ________
2
16

(b) x

1
cm
2

(c) x 2 cm

(d) x 4 cm

8. If B is the largest single digit number, then the value of A, in this problem is
(a) 0

(b) 5

(c) 6
1

(d) 1

1A
A
BA

SECTION B

[26=12]

9. The sum of two integers is 88. If one of the integers is ten times the other, find the integers.
10. Mohit bought a CD for Rs. 750 and sold it for Rs. 875. Find the gain percent.
1693 10 3
10 5

11. Write in scientific notation:

12. Identify the type of variation between x and y and find the constant of variation.
x
y

1
1

13. Factorise : 27 x 3 3xy 2

14. If abc is a 3 digit number, justify its divisibility by 3.
SECTION C

[310=30]

15. After 20 years Raj will be 5 times as old as he was 8 years ago. What is his present age?
16. Susheel recorded the temperature in his room every 2 hrs over a 12hr period. The results are
shown by the following graph

Temperature (oF)

Time(hrs)
(a) What was the temperature at 8 p.m?
(b) What is the difference between the highest and lowest temperature recorded?
(c) During which time interval did the temperature steadily increase?
17. On a colour TV marked Rs. 15,000, there is a discount of 15%. If the rate of VAT is 10%, how
much does a customer pay?
18. Ram purchased a machine for Rs. 16,000. Value of the machine depreciates at the rate of 5%
p.a. Calculate its value after 2 years.

19. Speed of a bus is 45 km/hr. Find:

(a) the distance covered in 110 min.
(b) time taken to cover 150km.
20. Factorise: 9 y 2 24 yz 16 z 2 25 x 2 .
21. Factorise: 2m 2 26m 84
22. Simplify and express the result in exponential form with a positive exponent.
2

12

6
3

5
7
2 5
24
6
3

7
5

23. Find the volume of a cube, whose lateral surface area is 576 cm 2 .
24. The dimensions of a cuboidal box are in the ratio 6 : 4 : 3 and its total surface area is 2700 cm 2 .
Find the dimensions of the cuboid.
SECTION D

25. Solve:

[410=40]

2x 1
5

x 1
4

26. The following table gives information above the favourite pet of children of class 8 in a
school. Draw a pie chart to represent this data.
Name of the pet
Dog
Cat
Fish
Rabbit
Parrot

No. of children
36
18
15
11
10

27. A man bought a house for Rs. 85,000. After repairing it, he sold it for Rs. 1,10,000 gaining
10% in the transaction. Find the money spent on repair.
28. Vikas lent Rs. 20,000 at 20% interest for 2 years compounded annually. If the interest was
compounded half yearly for the same, how much more interest would he earn?
29. A school has 9 periods a day, each of 50 minutes duration. How many periods will be
possible if the duration of every period is reduced by 5 minutes?
30. Using long division, show that x + 1 is a factor of 3x3 +7x2+2x-2. Mention the other factor.
3

31. (i) Evaluate: (- 6 )-1 + (- 6 )

(ii) Find the value of m if 3m 9 2 m 27 4 m 1
32. From a metal sheet, a closed cylindrical tank of height 5m and base radius 3.5 m is to be
made.
(i) Find the volume of the tank.
(ii) Find the cost of making the cylindrical tank if the metal sheet costs Rs. 100/m2.
33. ACDE is isosceles trapezium and ABC is equilateral triangle. Find the area and the perimeter
of the following figure:
4cm
E

5cm
A

4cm
10 cm

8.5cm
B

34. Two Companies A and B use cuboidal carton boxes for packing powdered salt.
Company A chooses carton boxes of dimensions 20 m 12m 10m while Company B
uses carton boxes of dimensions 30 m 8m 10m for packing the same.
(i) Will the quantity of salt packed in each carton box by both the companies remain the
same? Give reason.
(ii) Which company uses less material for making carton boxes?
(iii) What value do you observe?

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