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Sample Paper
Subject- Math (Term 2)
Class- VIII

Time duration: 3hrs Maximum Marks: 80

List of Topics covered in this sample paper:

Linear equation in one variable
Simultaneous equations
Statistics- Pie chart, histograms
Perimeter and area of plane figures
Solids- Volume and Surface area
Profit, loss & discount
Simple interest
Simplification of Algebraic expression
Pythagoras theorem

General Instructions:
All questions are compulsory.
Section A – Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 marks each.
Section B – Questions 11 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
Section C – Questions 21 to 26 carry 5 marks each.

Section A
1. 50 men can build a wall in 50 days. How many more men are required to build another
wall, double in size, in 85 days
2. An aero plane flies 450 km in 30 minutes. Find its speed in km/hr
3. A’s income is 40 percent than B’s; how much percent is B’s income less than A’s?
4. Find two numbers which differ by 8, such that twice the greater added to six numbers is
90, find the numbers.
5. Solve 5X+10Y = 15
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6. Find the two consecutive even natural numbers such that the sum of their squares is 62.
7. Solve the in equation 8=2x>=x-5; X €N
8. Find the sum of exterior angles obtained on producing in order, the sides of a polygon
with 10 sides.
9. Draw a line segment XY = 8cm. construct the perpendicular bisector of XY.
10. The perimeter of square, who’s each side is 11cm, is the same as circumference of a
circle. Find the area of the circle.

Section B
11. a) ) The simple interest on a certain sum of money is of the sum in 4 years. Find the
Rate percentage charged.
b) Calculate the difference between the compound interest and simple interest on Rs 9500
in three years and a 15% per annum.
12. Reduce to the lowest term
13. Simplify *
14. The sum of the ages of a father and his daughter is 65 .After 20 years, the father will be
twice as old as her daughter. Find their present ages
15. Two pipes take x minutes and (x+3) minutes respectively to fill a cistern in 7 minutes,
find the value of x.
16. Solve and graph the equation set on a number line:
5x+6 >8x-16;x €N
17. Find the value of x,<ABC and <ACD

18. Construct an isosceles right angled triangle whose hypotenuse is 7.5 cm. b) AB = BC =
CA and the altitude AD = 5cm
19. Prove that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
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20. An exterior and an interior angle of a regular polygon are in the ration 3:6. Find the
number of sides in the polygon.

Section C

21. Find the HCF and LCM Of 2a2-a-3,(2a-3)2 and 4a2-9

22. An empty cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B minutes and 20 minutes respectively
and the full cistern can be emptied by a third pipe C in 10 minutes. If all the pipes are
turned on at the same time, in how much time will the empty cistern be full?
23. The price of pen is increased by 35 %.By what percent must does the shop keeper finally
gave the pen to customer with initial price as 250 Rs
24. Solve and plot the graph
2x-3y = -6 and 2x-y =7
25. Ina parallelogram proves that opposite sides are equal, opposite angles are equal and each
diagonal bisects the parallelogram.
26.
Construct a quadrilateral ABCD; IF AB = 6cm, BC = 6cm AD= 4CM and <BCD = 750