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(English Medium)
CLASS : 8 (Maximum Marks: 80) Time: 3 Hrs.

Name of the Student: __________________________________________ Roll.No. _________

PART-A (SECTION-I)
Note:- 1. Answer all the questions 4 X 2M = 8M
2. Each question carries 2 mark
1. Explain why sportsmen use shoes with spikes.
2. A blacksmith hammers a hot piece of iron while making a tool. How does the force due to hammering affect
the piece of iron?
3. Give any two uses of petroleum.
4. Label the parts of the human ear in the below given picture.

A= ___________________ B= ____________________
SECTION-II

Note:- 1. Answer all the questions 5 X 4M = 20M

2. Each question carries 4 marks
5. Suggest ways in which consumption of fuels can be reduced.
6. It is difficult to move on a wet floor. Why?
7. Why is natural gas a very important fossil fuel?
8. List the sources of noise pollution in your surroundings.
9. Give some examples that friction is necessary for everyday activities. www.apteachers360.com
SECTION-III
Note:- 1. Answer all the questions 2. Each question carries 8 marks 4 X 8M = 32M
10. What are the advantages of using CNG and LPG as fuels?
(OR)
List the harmful effect of Noise pollution
11. Detect the errors in the following statement and rewrite it in making necessary corrections."Because the car
is at rest, no forces are acting on it."?
(OR)
Classify the following into music and noise. Desert coolers, sound produced by harmonium, string of sitar,
television and transistor radio at high volumes

MUSIC NOISE

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12. Explain increasing and reducing friction with examples.

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What are natural resources? Differentiate between exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources

13. An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow, which begins to
move towards the target. Based on this information fill up the gaps in the following statements using
the following terms. muscular, contact, non-contact, gravity, friction, shape, attraction.
(a) To stretch the bow, the archer applies a force that causes a change in its ………….
(b) The force applied by the archer to stretch the bow is an example of ………….. force.
(c) The type of force responsible for a change in the state of motion of the arrow is an example of a …………….
force.
(d) While the arrow moves towards its target, the forces acting on it are due to and ……………… of air
(OR)
Sketch larynx and explain its function in your own words.

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Time : 30 min PART-B Marks : 20M
Name of the Student : ______________________________________ Roll.No.________

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2. Put correct answer in the brackets given below.
3. Each question carries 1 mark. 20 x 1 = 20M
14. Which is not an exhaustible natural resource? ( )
A) Sunlight B) Petroleum C) Natural gas D) Wildlife
15. Petrol chemicals are used in…………….. ( )
A) detergents B) fibres C) polythene D) All
16. 10 Kg brick with dimensions 50x25x20cm placed horizontally on the floor. The static friction is “f”. What
happened to the static friction when it placed vertically on the floor? [ ]
A. 2f B. 4f C. f D. f/2
17. Tyres have cut grooves in them …………. www.apteachers360.com [ ]
A. To increase friction B. To decrease friction .
C. To make them look attractive D. To save rubber
18. When two forces applied on an object are equal and opposite, then these forces …. [ ]
A. may move the object
B. may stop the object
C. may move the object and also cause a change in its shape
D. do not move the object but may cause a change in its shape
19. During dry weather, rubbing a plastic scale with dry hair, attracts small pieces of paper. This is
due to …………….. [ ]
A. Gravitational force B. Electrostatic force
C. Frictional force D. Muscular force
20. Find the net force acting on the body ( )

A) 18N (towards right) B) 12N (towards left)

C) 6N (towards right) D) 30N (towards right)
21. Sound cannot travel through ( )
(a) air (b) water (c) air (d) vacuum
22. Suppose your writing desk is tilted a little. A book kept on it, starts sliding down. The figure, showing the
correct direction of frictional-force acting on it, is ( )

23. Friction always ( )

(a) opposes the motion (b) helps the motion (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
24. Four children were asked to arrange forces due to rolling, static and sliding frictions in decreasing order.
Their arrangements are given below. Choose the correct arrangement. ( )
(a) rolling, static, sliding (b) rolling, sliding, static (c) static, sliding, rolling (d) sliding, static, rolling
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A) a. High frequency b. low Frequency B) a. Low frequency, b. low frequency

B) a. Normal frequency D) None
26. Fruits falling from trees is an example of ( )
(a) gravitational force (b) muscular force (c) frictional force (d) electric force
27. Fluids are ( )
(a) liquids (b) gases (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
28. Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of roads. ( )
A) Bitumen B) Methane C) Oxygen D) COAL
29. Out of the following, which fuel is best used in the homes ? ( )
(a) Wood (b) CNG (c) LPG (d) Kerosene oil
30. During dry weather, while combing hair, sometimes we experience hair flying apart.
The force responsible for this is ( )
(a) force of gravity (b) force of friction (c) electrostatic force (d) magnetic force
31. Above _____ dB the sound becomes physically painful ( )
(a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 120 (d) 80
32. Naphthalene obtained from coal tar are used as ______ ( )
(a) Honey bee repellant (b) Mosquito repellant (c) Snake repellant (d) Moth repellant
33. A pendulum oscillates 40 times in 4 seconds. Find its time period and frequency. ( )
A) 10Hz B) 20 Hz C) 15 Hz D) 5 Hz

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