CLASS VIII-SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

Review these sample questions to help familiarize yourself with the Admission Test.

SECTION A ENGLISH
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Hibernation
Hibernation is one of the main adaptations that allow certain northern animals to survive long, cold
winters. Hibernation is like a very deep sleep that allows animals to save their energy when there is little
or no food available. The body functions of true hibernators go through several changes while they are
hibernating. Body temperature drops, and the heart rate slows. For example, a hibernating woodchucks
body temperature drops by more than 30 degrees Celsius, and its heart rate slows from 80 to 4 beats per
minute! Other true hibernators include the jumping mouse, little brown bat, eastern chipmunk, and
several ground squirrels.
Other animals, such as the skunk and raccoon, are not considered true hibernators, as they wake up in
the winter to feed, and their body functions do not change as much. Since they only sleep for a little bit
at a time, the term dormancy or light sleeping is used to describe their behavior. The largest animals to
hibernate are bears. Their heart rate may slow down from a usual 40 50 beats per minute to 8-12 beats
per minute, but their body temperature changes very little, so they are able to wake up quickly.
Hibernating animals have a special substance in the blood called hibernation inducement trigger, or HIT.
This substance becomes active in the fall, when the days become cooler and shorter. When HIT becomes
active, the animals start preparing for winter. Some animals store food so that they can eat when they
wake up, and some animals eat a lot in late summer and fall to add excess fat to their bodies. This fat
keeps them warmer and acts as a source of energy while they are sleeping. Some animals also make
changes to the places where they will sleep (dens). They add leaves and grasses to keep them warm.
Answer the questions about hibernation:
1. The animals hibernate because:
a) They want to sleep
b) They dont have food to eat
c) They save their energy because of non-availability of food.
2. The changes that occur in the functions of an animals body when it hibernates?
a) Body temperature drops
b) The heart rate slows
c) Both of the above
3. State which statement is true.
a) HIT becomes active in the summers.
b) The stored extra fat keeps hibernating animals warm in winters.
4. PUT the following into REPORTED SPEECH: "What are you doing, Bill?" his mother asked him.
a His mother asked that what was he doing.
b His mother asked him: "what are you doing, Bill?"
c His mother asked him what he was doing.
d His mother asked him that what was he doing.

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Choose the correct option:

5. He said, I cannot come today because I have not finished my work.
a) He said that he can not come that day because he had not finished his work.
b) He said that he could not come that day because he did not finish his work.
c) He said that he could not come that day because he had not finished his work.
d) He said that he could not come that because he had not finished his work.
6. You ____________________ all go out to play when you have finished this exercise.
a) should
b) must
c) can

SECTION B MATHEMATICS
The chart below gives the statistics of Music preferences in young adults 1 and 2.
50%
25%
13%
10%

2%
If the total number of adults surveyed is 200, then answer the following questions.
1. What are the number adults who prefer Rock and Roll?
a) 13
b) 20
c) 26
d) 50
2. What is the difference in the number of preferences for the most preferred and the least preferred
music type?
a) 48
b) 96
c) 98
d) 196
3. Study the following figure and state what is the fraction of the shaded triangle compared to the
outermost triangle?
a) 1/3
b) 1/7
c) 1/8
d) 1/16
4. What three-dimensional figure would this pattern make if it was folded along the dashed line
segments?

a) Rectangular pyramid
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b) Square pyramid

c) Triangular prism

d) Cube

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5. Look at the addition patterns below.

1+3=4
1+3+5=9
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 25
How many consecutive odd integers starting with 1 must be added to produce 64?
a) 9

b) 6

c) 7

d) 8

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SECTION D SCIENCE
1. Which temperature matches the boiling point of pure water?
a) 0oC

b) 100oC

c) 102oC

d)-5oC

2. When the air in a room becomes warmer a hanging balloon blown up with air becomes smaller
because the molecules of air?

a) Become smaller

b) Move slower

c) Move faster

d) Become bigger

3. Which of the following is FALSE?

a) magnetic forces cannot act through non-magnetic materials
b) like poles have no effect on each other
c) if object x is attached by a magnet, x may be a magnet
d) if object x is repelled by a magnet, x cannot be a magnet
4. The sketch below shows the design of a simple circuit breaker. These are safety switches which
'break' the circuit if the current becomes too large. Which is the best combination of reasons
why the rocker should be made of iron?
a)
b)
c)
d)

its strong, magnetic and a good electrical conductor

its strong, high melting and a good conductor of heat
its strong, magnetic and won't corrode easily
its high melting, strong but flexible and a good electrical conductor

5. The 2 balloon-like structures in the excretory system diagram of humans are

a). lungs
c) pancreas

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b) gall bladder
d) kidneys

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6. The type of nutrition shown by pitcher plant

a) parasitic
b) saprophytic
c) heterotrophic
d)autotrophic

SECTION E WRITING SKILLS

PART I
Exams and tests are always a reason of worry for children. Students are under increasing physical,
mental and emotional pressure to come up with expectations of parents, teachers and peer. The
consequences are nervous breakdown, failures, and drop outs. Do you think examination system should
be abolished? Write in 120-150 words.
PART - II

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