SRI JAYENDRA SARASWATHY VIDYALAYA CBSE SCHOOL

GRADE: 8 MODEL EXAM-2023 TOTAL MARKS-80

SUB: MATHS TIME: 2.30 HRS.
I] CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER: (20x1=20)
1] Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram have equal measure. Find the measure of each of
the angles of the parallelogram.
a] 60 deg. b] none of these c] 30 deg. d] 90 deg.
2𝑥
2] Solve = 12
3
a] 30 b] 18 c] 6 d] 12
3] Solve 12x = 132
a] none of these b] 13 c] 11 d] 12
4] Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular polygon of 30 sides
a] none of these b] 30 deg. c] 12 deg. d] 36 deg.
5] State the name of a regular polygon of 8 sides
a] none of these b] hexagon c] heptagon d] octagon
6] The number of boys and girls in a class is in the ratio 7:5. The number of boys is 8 more
than the number of girls. What is the total class strength?
a] 45 b] 0 c] 40 d] 48
2 2
7] 𝑎 − 2𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 =
a] (𝑎 − 2𝑏)2 𝑏](𝑎 − 𝑏)3 𝑐] (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 𝑑] (𝑎 + 𝑏)2
8] Which of the following points lie on the graph of y=x?
a] (1,2) b] (2,1) c] (2,2) d] (0,1)
9] The expression (𝑡 2 + 3)(𝑡 + √3)(𝑡 − √3) can be written as
a] t4+3 b] t4-3 c] t4+9 d] t4-9
10]
X 3 6
y 4 a
If x and y are inversely proportional then find the value of a
a] 4 b] 1 c] 3 d] 2
11] By joining the points (0,0) , (1,1), (2,2) and (3,3) we get
a] A curved line b] A straight line c] A parallelogram d] A square
6𝑘+17 29
12] If = then k=
𝑘 2
a] 2 b] 3 c] 4 d] 5
13] Which one is the like terms of the following option
a] 2x2y , yx22 b] 2x2y , 2xy2 c] 2x2y , 2x2y2 d] 2xy2 , 2x2y2
14] Factorise the polynomial 4x2+12x+9
a] (3x-2)(3x-2) b] (2x+3)(2x+3) c] (2x+2)(2x+3) d] (3x+2)(3x+2)
15] If x and y vary directly, then
𝑥 𝑥
a] 𝑦 = 𝑘 b] xy=k c] 𝑦 = 0 d] xy=0
16] If x and y vary inversely, then
𝑥 𝑥
a] 𝑦 = 𝑘 b] xy=k c] 𝑦 = 0 d] xy=0
17] State whether the following statement is true or false
-0.5 can be the probability of an event.
18] Probability of any event is a number between_____
a] -1 and 0 b] 0 and 1 c] 1 and 2 d] 0 and 2
19] State whether the following statement is true or false:
(3,0) is not same as (0,3)
20] The distance of point (4,5) from x-axis is ____
a] 4 b] 5 c] 9 d] -1
II] ANSWER ANY 5 OF THE FOLLOWING: (5x2=10)
1] A dice is thrown once. What is the probability of getting
a] an odd number b] an even number
2] Find the values of x and y if p and q vary directly
p 24 18 12 x 3
Q 8 y 4 2 1

3] One angle of a parallelogram is 100. Find the measure of the remaining three angles.
4] Solve: 8x – (2x+4) =20
5] Using the identity 𝑎2 − 2𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏2 = (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 , find (y-6)2.
6] Add the following: 15m2n + m2 –n2p and 10m2 + 5n2p + 2m2n
III] ANSWER ANY 5 OF THE FOLLOWING: (5x3=15)
1] Find the factors of the following 16m n p +12mp n + 36m np + 30m2n2p
2 2 2 2

2] Factorize the following x2+2x-15

3] The sum of three consecutive multiples of 6 is 126. Find these three multiples.
4] How many diagonals can be drawn in the following polygon Nonagon.
5] 15 boys can finish a job in 8 days. How many days will 6 boys take to finish the same job?
6] In a book fair organized for a week, the number of visitors recorded per day are as follows
Days Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
No. of 650 750 600 850 900 1300 1550
visitors
Draw a bar graph to represent this information.
7] The sums scored by two batsmen Rahul and Saurav during the first 10 overs of a match
played at the inter-school level.
Over 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rahul runs 0 2 6 4 1 3 0 6 5 6
Saurav runs 3 10 4 5 20 2 0 0 7 9
Draw the graph of the above information.
IV] ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: (7x5=35)
1] a] A boat is travelling at the speed of 57 km/hr. How much distance will it travel in 120
seconds?
b] If the weight of 8 sheets of paper is 60 g, how many sheets of the same paper would
weigh 1.5kg?
2] A circus sold the following number of tickets for the four shows during a day
Show First Second Third Fourth
No. of 200 500 300 1000
tickets sold
Represent this data in the form of pie-chart.
(or)
A card is drawn out from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting a] king
b] a red card c] a spade card d] a red queen.
3] If the length of a diagonal of a square is 20cm. Find
a] Side of the square b] perimeter of the square.
3
4] The perimeter of a rectangle is 13cm and its width is 2 4 cm. Find its length.
5] Factorize the following:
25 4
a] 16 𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 25 𝑏2 b] 𝑚4 − (𝑚2 − 2𝑛2 )2
c] 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12
6] Simplify the following:
a] a(a2+b2+c2) + b(-a2+b2+c2)+c(-a2+b2-c2)
b] (a2-b2+1)(a3-ab2+b3).
7] Complete the following table assuming that the rate of simple interest is 5% per annum
and time is 1 year.
Principal 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
S.I(in Rs.) - - - - - -

Also, represent this data by a line graph.

(or)
Ajit can ride a scooter constantly at a speed of 30 km/hr. Draw a time-distance graph for this
situation. Use it to find:
a] the time taken by Ajit to ride 75km. b] The distance covered by Ajit in 3.5 hrs.