MAYOOR PRIVATE SCHOOL, ABU DHABI

Academic Year 2023-24

Sample Paper-Half yearly

NAME : CLASS : 8

DATE : /09/2023 SUBJECT : Mathematics

MAX. MARKS : 80 TIME : 3 Hours

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General Instructions:
● The question paper consists of 33 questions divided into 5 sections A, B, C, D,E
● Section A comprises 10 questions carrying 1 mark each
● Section B comprises 10 questions carrying 2 marks each. Internal choice is provided
in 2 questions.
● Section C comprises 6 questions carrying 3 marks each. Internal choice is provided in
2 questions.
● Section D comprises 3 Case Study questions each of 4 marks.
● Section E comprises 4 questions each of 5 marks. Internal choice is provided in 1 question.
Section A

1 Sum of all exterior angle of a polygon 1

a. 540° b. 720° c.360° d. 180°

2 Simplify
−2
3
3
⎡5 +
⎣ ( )⎤⎦=
5
−6
1
−9 9 −7 7
a. 10
b. 10
c. 45
d. 45

3 Which of the following is not a perfect square? 1

a. 625 b. 1600 c.1000 d. 144

4 The value of (a + b) 2 + (a – b) 2 is __________. 1

a. 2a + 2b b. 2a – 2b c. 2a2 + 2b2 2
d. 2a – 2b 2

5 Add : ab-bc,bc-ca,ca-ab 1
a. (ab+bc+ca) b.(ab+ac) c.0 d none of these

6 Find the product of 𝑎 ( 2) × (502𝑎22) × (4𝑎26) 50 1

50
a. (𝑎 ) b. (2𝑎 ) c.(8𝑎 ) d. None of the above

7 What is the least number by which 32 should be multiplied to make it a 1

perfect square?
a. 3 b.5 c. 7 d.2

8 4
Express 4.5x10 in usual form 1
a. 450000 b.45000 c. 0.00045 d. 45

9 ⎰ 1 −1 1 −1⎱ 1
⎱( )3
× ( )
4 ⎰
=
1 1
a. −12
b. 12 c.12 d. -12

10 Find the value of x in the trapezium ABCD given below. 1

1
 a. 80 b. 70 c. 85 d. 60

Section B

11 The age of A is one third of the age of B. After 15 years, the age A will be half 2
the age B. Find the present age.

12 Find m in (− 5)
𝑚+1 6
× (− 5) = (− 1) × (5)
9 9 2
Or
−3
−5 3⎤ −3 4
By what number should ⎡⎢
⎣
( )⎦3 ⎥ be multiplied to obtain ( )
5

13 ( 2
)
Find the product of (x-1) 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 3 ,find the value if x=-1 2

14 Write the pythagorean triplet whose smallest number is 8. 2

15 Sum of consecutive three odd numbers is 735. Find the numbers. 2

16 Find the square root of 9604 using the prime factorisation method. 2

17 Solve
5(𝑥+6)−15(2−𝑥)
= 10 2
3𝑥−1

18 Represent the these number on a single number line

−3 7
,5, 1 2
5

19 ABCD is a parallelogram. Find the value of x, y and z. 2

Or
From the given parallelogram ,find x,y,z value.

20 2 2 2 2 2
Subtract the sum of 𝑝 + 𝑝𝑞 and 𝑞 + 𝑞𝑝 from 𝑝 + 𝑞

2
 Section-C

21 Solve the following using identities: [(a+4) (a-4)]- (𝑎 − 16)

2 3
Or
2 2
Solve the following using identities: (𝑎𝑥 + 3) − (𝑏𝑥 − 3)

22 Find the smallest whole number with which 1458 should be multiplied to get a 3
perfect square. Also ,find square root of the square number so obtained

23 Present ages of Anu and Raj are in the ratio 4:5. Eight years from now the 3
ratio of their ages will be 5:6. Find their ages.
Or
5
Amina thinks of a number and subtracts 2 from it. She multiplies the result by
8. The result now obtained is 3 times the same number she thought of. What
is the number?

24 Find the square root of 5776 using long division method 3

25 Verify 3
−5
9
× ( 3
26
+
−2
13 )= ( −5
9
×
3
26 )+ ( −5
9
×
−2
13 )

26 Simplify 3
−3 −3 2
2 ×5 ×10 ×25
4 −5
5 ×2

Section D

27 A rectangular plot whose length is 11 times of its breadth. If its area is 2475 4
sqm, find
a. Length
b. Breadth
c. Perimeter

28 Total marks obtained by student in a test are 180.Read the pie chart and 4
answer the questions below
a. In which subject did the student score 35 marks?
b. How many more marks were obtained by the student in English than
Hindi?
c. Examine whether the sum of the marks obtained in mathematics and
social science is more than that of English and Hindi.

3
29 The following figure RUNS is parallelogram. Find 4

a. Find x value
b. Find y value
c. Find ∠G +∠S ,if ∠U=110°

Section E

30 Verify the following: 5

7 2 7 2
( 3𝑝
7
+ 6𝑝) −( 3
7
𝑝+ 6𝑝) =0

31 What is the least number that should be subtracted from 1385 to get a perfect 5
square? Also find the square root of the perfect square
Or
What is the least number that should be added to 6200 to make it a perfect
square? Also find the square root of the perfect square

32 The area cultivated under different crops in a village in the year 2010 was as 5
follows. Construct a pie chart .
Crops Rice Wheat Oil seeds Cotton sugarcane

Area (in acres) 36 24 28 40 32

33 The following table represents the marks obtained(out of 50) by 20 students . 5

prepare a histogram.

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

No. of students 2 3 6 5 4