PRACTICE PAPER 08 (2024-25)
CHAPTER 01 TO 06
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : VIII DURATION : 1½ hr
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 6 carry 1 mark each.
288
1. =?
128
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 3/2 (d) 2/3
2. If the volume of a cube is 125 cm3 then what would be the length of its side?
(a) 25 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 15
4 14
3. The multiplicative inverse of is
7 24
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 3 (d) 2
15
4. Solve: 7x 9
4
3 3
(a) (b) – (c) 1 (d) none of these
4 4
5. Cards are marked with numbers 1 to 25 are placed in the box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn
at random from the box. What is the probability of getting a number less than 11?
1 2
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d)
5 5
6. In the below question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the
correct choice as
Assertion (A): In a quadrilateral, there are 4 sides.
Reason (R): A quadrilateral is a four-sided polygon, having four vertices and four edges.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
SECTION – B
Questions 7 to 9 carry 2 marks each.
2 3 1 8
7. Find the sum:
3 5 6 15
8. In a survey of 200 ladies, it has found that 82 like coffee while 118 dislike it. From these ladies,
one is chosen at random. What is the probability that the chosen lady dislikes coffee ?
9. Find the measure x is the following figure:
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SECTION – C
Questions 10 to 13 carry 3 marks each.
10. Verify the property x × (y + z) = (x × y) + (x × z) by taking x = −3/4, y = 5/2 and z = −1/6
11. Given below is a pie chart showing the time spend by a group of 350 children in different
games. Observe it and answer the questions that follow.
(a) How many children spend at least less than one hour in playing games ?
(b) How many children spend more than 2 hours in playing games ?
(c) How many children spend 3 or lesser hours in playing games ?
3
729 3 27
12. Find the value of 3
.
512 3 343
OR
3 3
Simplify: 3
(1.1) 1.331
13. Find the number of plants in each row if 1024 plants are arranged so that number of plants in a
row is the same as the number of rows.
SECTION – D
Questions 14 to 16 carry 4 marks each.
14. (a) The four angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 : 6. Find the angles.
(b) Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio 4 : 5. Find their measures.
15. Find the smallest square number which is exactly divisible by 4, 9 and 10.
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16. Difference of two perfect cubes is 189. If the cube root of the smaller of the numbers is 3, find
the cube root of the larger number.
SECTION – E (Case Study Based Question)
Question 17 carry 4 mark
17. The teacher tells the class that the lowest marks obtained by a student in his class is half the
highest marks plus 5. The lowest score is 45. Just to pass in the examination border line marks
is just 12 less than the lowest marks obtained by the student in the class.
(a) Find the highest marks. (2)
(b) Find the required passing marks. (1)
(c) If one student Aditya of another class who scored 9 marks more than the doubled of lowest
marks of this class, find the aditya’s marks. (1)
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