COMPARTMENT EXAMINATION 2018-2019

SUBJECT – MATHEMATICS
TIME : 3.00. CLASS. VIII M.M. : 80
Instruction : All questions are compulsory
SECTION [A]
[1x6=6]
3 2
2
1. Find the value of ( )
−1
5
85
x (−1 ) x()
5
2
2. Find the value of x, if : 5= 3 (2 x−1 )
3. If d varies directly as t, and if d=4 when t=9, find d when
t=21 .
4. Two cubes, each of side 15cm are joined end to end. Find
the surface area of the resulting cuboid.
5. Find the range of data 15,13,14,17,19,16,14,15
6. Instead of numbers, the letter in the world CHANCE were
stuck on a die find the probability of rolling:
a) letter H ; b) a vowel
SECTION [B]
[2x6=12]
7. If 32 x +1 ÷ 9=27 , find x
8. A hostel had rations for 60 days for 500 students . After 12
days 300 more students join the hostel . How long will the
remaining ration last.
9. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 6cm ,
BC = 5cm ,∠ A=55 ° , ∠ B=110 °∧¿ ∠ D=90°
10.Draw triangular pyramid and prove Euler’s formula.
11. A cuboid of dimensions 10 cm by 2 cm by 2 cm is divided
into 5 cubes of edges 2cm. find the ratio of the total surface
area of cuboid and that of the cubes.
12. A die is rolled once what is the probability of rolling:
a) 3 , b) 7 ,
c) and even number , d) a prime number
SECTION [C] [3X10=30]
 13.Complete the table for the given values and hence draw the
graph for : y= x -5
14.
x 5 8 9 11
y

15. The following are the monthly rent in Rupees of 30 shops

42, 49, 37, 82, 37, 75, 62, 54, 79, 84, 75, 63, 44, 74, 36, 69,
54, 48, 74, 39, 48, 45, 61, 71, 47, 38, 80, 51, 31, 43.
Using the class intervals of equal width in which one class
interval being 40 - 50 (excluding 50) construct a frequency
table for the above data.
16. The sum of the radius of the base and the height of a solid
cylinder is 37 m. If the total surface area of the solid cylinder
is 1628 m2 , then what is the volume of the cylinder?
17. Construct a square, whose one diagonal is of 7 cm.
18. 3 pumps working 8 hours a day can empty a tank in 2 days.
How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty the
tank in one day.
19. Determine the rate of interest at which a sum of money will
216 1
become times the original amount in 1 2 years, if
125
the interest is compounded half yearly.
20. A steamer , going downstream in a river, covers the
distance between two towns in 20 hours. Coming back
upstream , it covers the distance in 25 hours. The speed of
water is 4 km per hour find the distance between the two
towns .
(2 x +3 )− (5 x−7 ) −8
21. Solve the equation: =
6 x +11 3
−2 −2
5 12
() ( )
22. If x= 8 x
15
,then find the value x
−3

23. Draw a histogram to represent the following data of the

earning of workers:
Monthly earning( in Number of workers
rupees)
80-120 4
120-160 7
160-200 13
200-240 8
240-280 5
280-320 2
SECTION [D] [4x8=32]
24. Ranjana’s mother gave her ₹245 for buying new year
2
cards. If she got some 10 -rupee cards 3
as many 5
1
rupees cards , and 5
as many 15 rupees cards, how many
of each kind did she buy?
25. On what sum of money the difference between simple
interest and compound interest ( compounded annually) on
a sum of money for 2 years at 10% per annum is ₹65.
26. The price value of the share of a company increased at the
rate of 15% in the first year , suffered a loss of 10% in the
next year and again increased by 20% in the third year if the
present value of the share is rupees 2000 what will be its
value after 3 years?
27. Construct a trapezium PQRS in which PQ is parallel to RS
from the given measurement where ,PQ = 6 CM , PS=5.5 CM
∠ P=60°,∠ Q = 180°.
28.A solid cylinder has total surface area of 462 square cm. Its
curved surface area is one third of its total surface area find
the volume of the cylinder.
29. The way Mr. Sharma spends his allowance is given below
draw the pie chart.
Item Percent
Lunch 25%
Hobby 20%
Recreation 40%
Saving 15%
Total 100%
30. The sum of a number of two digits and of the numbers
formed by reversing the digit is 110 , and the difference of
the digit is 6. Find the number.
31. The dimensions of a field are 15 m by 12 m. A pit 7.5m
long 6m wide and 1.5m are deep is dug at one corner of the
field. The earth removed is evenly spread over the
remaining area of the field. Calculate the rise in the level of
the field.