DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BALCO

SAMPLE PAPER
SUBJECT – MATHEMATICS
CLASS- VIII TIME:3 HOURS
ROLL NO: ................ MM: 80
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General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains – five sections A ,B ,C ,D & E. Each section is compulsory.
2. Section A containing 18 multiple choice questions of one mark each and 2 Assertion-
Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Very short answer type question of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short answer type question of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 long answer type questions of 5 marks each
6. Section E contains 3 questions of Source based/Case based/passage based/integrated units
of assessment (4 marks each) .

SECTION A

1 Pick the odd one out. 1

A. 106 x 94 B. (100 )2 + (−6)2 C. ( 100+6) (100-6) D. 1002 - 62

2 -97 a÷ 47 = ------- 1

A. -2a B.2a C. –9/4 a

D. 9/4

3 Which of the following are like terms 1

A. 3xy , -7yx B. 4yxz , 4xy C. 3abc , -3abc D. A and C

4 The value of 10𝑥 3 -15x is 1

A. -5𝑥 2 B.x ( 10 x- 15) C. 0 D. 5x (2𝑥 2 -3x )

5 (y-5) (y+3) + (y+3) = 1

A(y+3) (y-4) B(y+3) (y-3) C. (y+3) (y-5) D. (y-6)(y+3)

6 For what value of a will the expression 11(a+2) and 55-22a be equal ? 1

A. 1 B. -1 C.2 D. 5/3

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7 The cost of an item is Rs 3000 and the profit incurred is 20%. The cost price is 1

ARs 2400 B. Rs 2500 C.Rs 3600 D. None of these

8 When the interest is compounded half yearly , then the time is ---------- 1
n
A. 3n half yr B 2n half year C n half years D. 2 half yr

9 Speed of vehicle and time taken for travel vary 1

A directly B. inversely C. neither directly nor inversely D both directly and inversely

10 The TSA of the cubes with side 11 is 1

A.726 cm B. 484 cm C. 726𝑐𝑚2 D.484𝑐𝑚2

11 In which quadrant does (7,5 ) lie ? ---------- (one word answer ) 1

12 The Probability of an event not existing in the sample space is --------- ( Fill up) 1

13 The zig-zag line drawn on X-axis in a graph is called_______ . ( Fill up ) 1

14 An equation is a mathematical statement in which one expression is --------- to another ( Fill up) 1

15 The space occupied by the substance is known as the -------- of the substance.( Fill up) 1

16 A shopkeeper allows 5% discount on an article. If the selling price is Rs 280, then find its marked 1
price.

17 (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 = ------------------- 1

18 𝒑𝟐 -4p +4 = ___________ , if b= -1 1

Direction : In the question number 19 & 20 , A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a

statement of Reason(R) . Choose the correct option

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19 1

Assertion: The factorization of 6x-42 is 6(x+7)

Reason: The factorization is defined as expressing or decomposing a number or an algebraic

expression as a product of its prime factors or irreducible factors

(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

20 Assertion (A): The base area of a cylinder is 16 sq,cm. Its height is 5 cm, its curved surface 1
area is 40𝜋 𝑐𝑚2

Reason (R): A curved surface is a part of a cylinder of given radius , multiplied by its height.

(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

SECTION-B

Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each

21 Solve (x-4y) (x-y) 2M

22 Solve : 13- 5( q-4) = 8q+7 2M

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23 A sum of Rs 5000 is borrowed at a rate of interest 10% per annum for 3 years. Find the simple 2M
interest on this sum and the amount to be paid at the end of 3 years.

24 A school buys 8 cartons of juice for 104 children . How many cartons of juice do they need for 299 2M
children ?

25 A cuboidal box has avolume of 4500𝑚3 . If the length and breadth of the box are 25m and 15 m, 2M
respectively, find the height of the box.

SECTION-C

Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26 (i) If 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 15 and 𝑥𝑦 = 16, find the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 3M

(ii) Evaluate using identity: (198)2

27 Simplify : (4a + 5b) ( 4a + 7b) – (3a + 4b) (3a + 6b) 3M

28 Find a number such that if 8 is subtracted from 9 times the number, the result is 6 more than twice 3M
the number.

29 18 men can dig 7 1 m long trench in one day. How many men should be employed for digging 20 m 3M
2
long trench of the same type in one day?

30 A bag contains 2 red balls, 10 white balls and 8 blue balls. One ball is taken out of the bag 3M
randomly. Find the probability of picking:

i) a white ball.

ii) a ball other than red.

iii) a blue ball.

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31 Plot the following points on a Cartesian plane : i) A (5, 3) ; ii) B ( – 1, 3) ; iii) C (3, – 2) and 2M
iv) D (– 3, – 2)

Write the type of graph/ figure you got after joining the points.
1M

SECTION-D

Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each

32 Factorise : a) (l + m)² – (l – m)²

b) The area of a rectangle is x² + 12xy + 27y² and its length is (x + 9y). Find the

breadth of the rectangle.

33 i) Shopkeeper purchased a TV at Rs 15000 and gives a discount of 20% on its marked

price and still got a profit of 8 %. Find the marked price of the TV.

ii) Shyam purchases a pair of shoes whose selling price price is Rs. 175. If he pays GST at
the rate of 15%, how much amount does he pay as GST? Also, find the net value of the
pair of shoes

34 Water is poured from a cuboidal container of dimensions 40 m by 11 m by 9 m into cylindrical

container of radius 7 m assuming that water does not overflow the container, how many metre high
will the water reach?

35 Construct a grouped frequency table and histogram for the following marks obtained by 50 students
using equal Intervals taking 16-24 (24 not included) as one of the class-intervals.

52, 16, 18, 20, 42, 48, 39, 38, 54, 58, 47, 37, 25, 16, 42, 49, 36, 35, 53, 21, 30, 43, 56, 34, 33, 17,
22, 24, 37, 41, 40, 50, 54, 56, 54, 36, 38, 42, 44, 56, 17, 18, 22, 24, 17, 48, 58, 23, 29, 58

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 SECTION-E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4M each

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The practice of charging too much interest for a loan is
termed```````````````````````````````````````````````
as ‘usury’. It first became common in England
under King Henry VIII. It is banned by the govt. as an
illegal practice because very high interest rates on loan
can drive people to poverty. The Govt. has set up rules
for banks and other financial institutions for lending
money at reasonable rates of interest for activities such as
agriculture, small industries and education.

Imagine, a farmer took loan for agriculture in ancient

‘usury’ system. He borrowed Rs. 10,000 at the interest of
60% p.a. compounded half-yearly.

1. Find the amount to be repaid by him after 1 year.

2. Find the simple interest if same amount was

borrowed at 5% per annum for 1 year.

3M

1M

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37
A pie-chart was made on the basis of a survey of 500 people
about the genre of movies they like. Study the pie-chart and
answer the following questions:

a) How many people like Sci-Fi movies?

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b) What is the difference between the number of people who
like action movies and those who like drama movies ?

2M
c) How much angle is covered for romance genre ?

1M

38 A merchant bought a square shaped plot having side (3𝑥 + 5) unit. He constructed a rectangular
garden inside it. Area of the garden is (2𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 − 21) sq. unit. and breadth is (𝑥 + 7) unit.

Now calculate the following:

a) Length of the garden.

b) Area left in the plot after constructing garden.

2M

2M

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