ACADEMIC SESSION: 2024-25

PERIODIC TEST - 2
Class: VIII Subject: Mathematics
Time: 3 Hrs Max Marks: 40 marks.
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub- parts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks
and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the
2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

Section A
I. Multiple Choice Questions 20 X 1 = 20 M

1. Which of the following statements is true? ( )

(a) Natural numbers are not associative for multiplication.
(b) Whole numbers are associative for subtraction.
(c) Integers are associative for multiplication.
(d) Rational numbers are not associative for addition.
2. The additive inverse of 7/9 is
(a) −7/9 (b) 9/7 (c) 7 (d) -9
3. Express the square number 62 as the sum of two consecutive integers. ( )
(a) 17 + 19 (b) 18 + 19 (c) 20 + 15 (d) 11 + 12
4. Which of the following can be a perfect square? ( )
(a) A number ending in 5
(b) A number ending with an odd number of zeros
(c) A number ending with even number of zeros
(d) A number ending in 1
5. If a digit in one place of a number is 4, then its cube will end with the digit ( )
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
6. Which of the following is a perfect cube? ( )
(a) 512 (b) 1,000 (c) 729 (d) 2,000
7. The value of 10+20+40 is equal to ( )
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
8. Which of the following is the value of ‘n’ in 4 ÷ 4–2 = 45?
n
( )
(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) 7 (d) 5
9. If the number 2Y4 is divisible by 3, then Y is equal to ( )
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
10. If a number is divisible by 2, then which of the following can be its one’s digit? ( )
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 1
11. The area of a rectangle with length 3l m and breadth 4m2 is
2
( )
(a) 6l3m3 (b) 12l3m3 (c) 9l3m3 (d) 8l3m3
12. The value of (a-b)(a+b)+(b−c)(b+c)+(c−a)(c+a) is equal to ( )
(a) 2a² (b) 3b² (c) 0 (d) c²
13. Which of the following is the numeral coefficient of -5x²y? ( )
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) -5 (d) 2

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14. The factorization of 16ab+20a2 is ( )
(a) 4a(4b + 5a) (b) 4ab(4a + 5b) (c) 2a(8b + 10a) (d) 4a(5a + 4b)
15. Which of the following is the factorization of x3−x? ( )
(a) x(x - 1)(x + 1) (b) x(x² - 1) (c) x(x - x²) (d) x²(x + 1)(x - 1)
16. The value of xxx in 2/3 x= 6 − x is ( )
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 9/2 (d) 3
17. The ratio of 7 km per hour to 700 m per hour is ( )
(a) 10:1 (b) 1:10 (c) 7:1 (d) 1:7
18. The marked price of a pen is Rs 300. The shopkeeper offers 20% discount on it. What is the
selling price of the pen? ( )
(a) Rs 250 (b) Rs 240 (c) Rs 260 (d) Rs 280
19. The fraction 6/25 converted to percentage is ( )
(a) 25% (b) 24% (c) 20% (d) 30%
20. How many integers are there between 422 and 432
(a) 84 (b) 86 (c) 85 (d) 87

Section B
II. Very Short Answer 5 X 2 = 10 M
m
2 3
21. Find the value of m if −2
=2 .
2
22. Find the cube root 3375 by using estimation method.
23. Divide 33x2y2z2 by 11xyz.
24. If 5x + 7 = -8, then find the value of x?
25. What is the percentage increase/decrease if the profit of a company increases from Rs.50000 to
Rs. 60000?
Section C
III. Short Answer 6 X 3 = 18 M
26. Classify the following polynomials as monomial, binomial or trinomial from the following:
x2+y2+z2, 100, xyz2+x2yz, -9x – 2 +3x, a2 + b2 + c2, p+2.
27. Factorize: (a) b2m + b2n (b) 54x2y + 24xy
28. Twenty more than one-fifth of a number is 120. Find the number.
3 a+5
29. Find the value of ‘a’ if =5
5
30. The population of a town was 6,50,000. Due an epidemic, the population of the town went
down by 10 percent. Find the current population of the town.
31. Raman bought eggs for ₹6 each and sold them making a profit of ₹1.5 per egg. At what price
did he sell the eggs?
Section D
IV. Long Answer 4 X 5 = 15 M
7 4 4 7
32. Prove that the commutative property does not hold true for − = −
2 2 2 2
(or)
A calculation can perform a single calculation in about 0.0000034 seconds, how much time
will it take to calculate 4000 such calculations? Express your answer in scientific notation.
33. Find the smallest possible perfect square number which is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 12 and 15.
(or)

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Construct a 4 x 4 magic square starting from 20, what is the sum of the square constructed.
34. The ratio of the ages of Ram and Gopal is 3:4. The difference between their ages after two
years will be 10. How old are they now?
(or)
Find the volume of the cuboid whose length, breadth and height are 3ax units, (2x – a) units
and 5a units respectively.
35. A fruit seller bought 200 oranges for ₹120 a Score. He found 25 oranges were rotten. He sold
the remaining oranges for ₹5 each. Find his profit or loss percentage.
(or)
Mahesh wants to buy a vacuum cleaner at cost ₹8000. What amount should he give to the
shopkeeper if the GST is 18%.
Section E
V. Case Based Study 4 X 3 = 12 M
36. A playground is in shape of a square. The area of the square PQRS is 256 m2 with each side (x
+ 2) m. One day Suraj along with his two friends Ajay and Aman went to play there with
bicycle. Someone stole Suraj bicycle, but Ajay and Aman helped him by contributing ₹(4a +
60) and ₹(6a + 10) respectively, to buy a new bicycle. The cost of bicycle was ₹4200.
On basis of this information given in passage answer following questions.
1. Find the value of x. ( )
(a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 12
2. Find the side of square quare-shaped ground? ( )
(a) 19 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 16
3. What is the value of a? ( )
(a) 410 (b) 403 (c) 413 (d) 423
4. What was the amount given by Ajay and Aman to Suraj?
37. The ages of Rahul and Haroon are in the ratio 5:7. Four years later, the sum of their ages will
be 56 years.
On the basis of above information answer the following questions:
1. The present ages of Rahul and Haroon will be: ( )
(a) 5x and 7x (b)5y and 7z (c) 5a and 7b (d) 5k and 6k
2. After 4 years their ages will be: ( )
(a) 5a+4 and 7b+4 (b) 5k+4 and 6k+4 (c) 5x+4 and 7x+4 (d) 5y+4 and 7z+4
3. According to the problem, the equation will be: ( )
(a)5x+7x = 56 (b) 5k+6k + 8 = 56 (c) 5x+7x +8 = 56 (d) 5k+6k = 56
4. The present ages of Rahul and Haroon are: ( )
(a)20 and 28 (b)30 and 38 (c) 40 and 48 (d) 10 and 18
38. A VCR and TV were bought for ₹8,000 each. The shopkeeper made a loss of 4% on the VCR
and a profit of 8% on the TV.
Based on the above information, answer the following:
1. Loss incurred on VCR is ( )
(a) ₹320 (b) ₹420 (c) ₹530 (d) ₹620
2. SP of VCR is ( )
(a) ₹8680 (b) ₹8320 (c) ₹7680 (d) ₹9320
3. Profit incurred on TV is ( )
(a)620 (b) ₹430 (c) ₹320 (d) ₹540
4. SP of TV is ( )
(a) ₹9320 (b) ₹8320 (c) ₹7320 (d) ₹9000

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