FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - I (2021-22)

Subject : Maths Time : 1½ hrs..

Class : VIII Class Max . Marks : 40

I) VERY SHORT ANSWERS: 4×2=8M

(a) Answer the following questions
(b) Each question carries 2 marks
1) Write the additive and multiplicative inverse of the following rational numbers.
11 2
(a) (b)
5 7

5 1  3 5  1 3 
2) Verify the following :        
4 2  2 4  2 2 
3) Four times a number reduced by 5 equals 19. Find the number.
4) Solve 3(n–4) + 2(4n–5) = 5(n+2) + 16
II) SHORT ANSWERS: (3 × 4 = 12 m)
(a) Answer the following questions
(b) Each question carries 4 marks
p
5) Express the mixed recurring decimal 15.732 in q form.

6) The length of a rectangle shaped park exceeds its breadth by 17 meters. If the perimeter
of the park is 178 meters find the dimensions of the park?
7) A number consists of two digits whose sum is 9. If 27 is subtracted from the number its
digits are reversed. Find the number.
III) LONGANSWER QUESTIONS (2 × 8 = 16 m)
III) Note: (i) Answer the following questions
(ii) Each question has internal choice. Answer A or B in each question.
(iii) Each question carries 8 marks.
8) A) Find 5 rational numbers between –1 and 2 by mean method.
(OR)
B) There are 90 multiple choice questions in a test. Two marks are awarded for every correct
answer and one mark is deducted for every wrong answer. If vinay got 60 marks in the test
while he answered all the questions, then how many questions did he answer correctly?
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9) A) i) Represent on the number line
6
13 12 13 1
ii) Divide the sum of and by the product of and
5 7 7 2
(OR)
B) A motorboat goes down stream in a river and covers the distance between two coastal
towns in five hours. It covers this distance upstream in six hours. If the speed of the stream
is 2km / hour. Find the speed of the boat in still water.

PART – B
IV. Multiple choice questions 8 × ½ = 4m
10) Which of the following is an additive identity element ( )
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) –1
11) Periodicity of 1.30 is ( )
a) 2 b) 30 c) 3 d) 1
12) Which of the following is commutative property under multiplication ( )
a) a × b = c b) a × b = b × a
c) a × (b × c) = (a × b) × c d) a × (b + c) = ab + ac
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13) How much can be added to –2 to get ( )
9
25 5 9 25
a) b) c) d)
9 29 25 9
14) Present age of Phani is 'x' years. After 10 yrs. his age will be ( )
x
a) yrs. b) (x–10) yrs. c) (x+10) yrs. d) (10 – x) yrs.
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15) 3x–4 = 5x–2 then x ( )
a) –3 b) 4 c) 1 d) –1
16) In the figure x = ___________
A

x
B C
a) 60 b) 120 c) 80 d) 100
17) If 2x+3 = 5 then 4x+6 = _____________
a) 16 b) 10 c) 20 d) 30

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