PRACTICE PAPER FOR ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2023-24)

SUBJECT: SCIENCE
CLASS :VIII
TIME ALLOTTED: 1 hour MARKS: 20
1. Choose the correct answer from the options provided. (1×4=4)
(i) The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is called-
(a)Nitrogen fixation (b) Fermentation (c) Moulding. (d) Infection.
(ii) Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox?
(a) Louis Pasteur. (b) Alexander Fleming. (c) Joseph Lister. (d) Edward Jenner
(iii) Which disease is caused by bacteria?
(a) Malaria. (b) Chicken pox. (c) Tuberculosis. (d) Polio
(iv) Citrus canker disease is caused by which group of microorganisms?
(a) Bacteria. (b) Fungi. (c) Virus. (d) Protozoa
2. Assertion and Reason type (1x1=1)
(i) Assertion- Some microorganisms reside in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
Reasons- Microorganisms such as Rhizobium can fix the nitrogen from air into soil to increase
the soil fertility.
Or
Assertion- Robert Koch discovered the bacillus anthracis.
Reason- Anthrax is a dangerous human and cattle disease caused by a bacterium.
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are correct but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
(c)Assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
(d)Assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
3. True or False. (½ x 2=1)
(a) Some bacteria can make food like plants
(b) Vaccination helps in controlling diseases
4. Fill in the blanks- (2×0.5=1)
(a) ____________ is a process in which milk is heated, cooled and stored.
(b) Bite of __________ transfers dengue virus.
5. Analogies (2×0.5=1)
(a) Heat treatment: Sterilisation:: Vaccination:_________
(b) Bacteria : Lactobacillus : Fungi :: _________
6. Match the items of column A with those items given in column B (4×0.5=2)
Column A Column B
a Lactobacillus i Bacteria
b Cholera ii Setting of curd
c Virus iii Fermentation
d Yeast iv link between living and non-living
7. Give reason (2×1=2)
(a) Viruses are neither living nor non- living.
(b) Farmers prefer to grow beans and peas in nitrogen deficient soils.
8. Define the following terms- (2×1=2)
(a) Vaccine (b) Nitrogen fixation OR Pathogen
9. Differentiate between the following. (2×1=2)
(a) Communicable disease and non-communicable disease
(b) Useful Microorganisms and harmful microorganisms
10. Picture based. (1×2=2)

(a) Identify the microorganisms given in the figure a and b.

(b) Give one harmful effect of figure (a) and one use of figure (b)
11. Answer the following questions. (2×1=2)
(a) What is meant by food preservation? Explain any one method of preserving food.
(b) Why do doctors not prescribe antibiotics during viral fever?