Dwarka International School

Subject : Mathematics(Sample – Paper)

Time: 3 Hrs. Mid – Term Exam. – VIII.( 2019 – 20)
General Instruction : M.M:80
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper consists of 40 questions divided into 4 – sections
A ,B ,C & D.
(iii) Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Section B consists of 6
questions of 2 marks each, Section C consists of 8 questions of 3 marks each &
Section D consists of 6 questions of 4 marks each.

Section – A ( 1 x 20 = 20 )
1. The additive identity for rational number is
(a) 1 (b) --1 (c) 0 (d) none
−1 −1
2. The value of 5 − 6 is
−1 1
(a) −1 (b) (c) (d) 1
30 30
3. The value of 532 − 522 is
(a) 100 (b) 105 (c) 12 (d) 512
3 −2197
4. The cube root of √ is
9261
−13 17 13 9
(a) (b) (c) (d)
21 19 21 11
5. If 12 % of 𝑥 is 60 then the value of 𝑥 is
(a) 400 (b) 600 (c) 500 (d) 700
1
6. The side of a square whose area is 68 𝑚2 is
16
1 3 1 3
(a) 7 𝑚 (b) 8 𝑚 (c) 8 𝑚 (d) 7 𝑚
4 4 4 4
7. The number of times an observation occurs in a data is called its :
(a) Range (b) frequency (c) class – size (d) none
8. The point of intersection of the co-ordinate axes is :
(a) Ordinate (b) abscissa (c) quadrant (d) origin .
9. The point ( - 4 , 3 ) lies lies in which quadrant :
(a) I st (b) II nd (c) IIIrd (d) IV th .
−1 −1
10. The reciprocal of the product of and .
3 4
−1 1
(a) 12 (b) - 12 (c)
12
(d)
12
11. ( 𝑎 + 𝑏) + 𝑐 = 𝑎 + ( 𝑏 + 𝑐 )is …….. property .
(a) Closure (b) Additive (c) Associative (d) none
12. The standard form of 0.0000000000942 is 9.42 × 10−11 ( True / False ) .
13. {(4)−1 − (2)−1 } × (3)−1 is equal to
−1 1 3 −3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
12 12 8 8
14. The smallest number by which 98 must be divided to make it a perfect square is :
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 6
 15. Using a suitable property , find 352 − 342
16. 9261 is a perfect cube .( True / False )
3 3 3
17. √−480 = ... √… . . × √20
18. If 17% of a certain number of mangoes is equal to 1360 , the number of
mangoes is :
(a) 8000 (b) 6000 (c) 8500 (d) 7000
19. What is the area of the largest triangle that can be fitted into a rectangle of
length 𝑙 units and breadth 𝑤 units :
𝑙𝑤 𝑙𝑤 𝑙𝑤 𝑙𝑤
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 6 4
20. A pictorial representation of numerical data in a circle divided into sectors is
called -------------.

Section – B ( 2 x 7 =14)
2 3
21. Insert Six rational number between and .
5 2
OR
5
Represent on the number line .
−8
22. Simplify : (6−1 − 8−1 )−1 + (2−1 − 3−1 )−1
23. Find the least square number which is exactly divisible by each of the number 6 , 9 , 15
and 20 .
24. By what smallest number should 14580 be multiplied so that the product is a
perfect cube and also find the cube root of the perfect cube number obtained .
25. The population of a city increases 20 % annually . If the present population is
24600 , find the population a year ago .
26. The shape of the top surface of a table is a trapezium . Find its area if its parallel
sides are 1 m and 1.2 m and the perpendicular distance between them is 0.8 m .
Section – C ( 3x 8= 24)
−12 13 −1 31
27. Divide the sum of 7
and
by the product of
5 2
and
7
.
OR
−11 3
What number should be subtracted from to get .
21 −7
25×𝑡 −4 (3)−5 × (10 )−5 ×125
28. Simplify : (i) (ii) .
5−3 ×10 × 𝑡 −8 (5)−7 × ( 6)−5
29. Find the square root of 3136 and 7569 . Using these values , find the value of :
√75.69 + √31.36
OR
√75.69 − √31.36
Write a Pythagorean triplet whose one of the members is 14 .
30. Find the cube root of the given numbers by prime factorisation method :
(i) 4096 (ii) 15625
31. (i) What percent is 400 g of 4 kg .
(ii) Find 𝑥, if 150% of 𝑥 is 300 .
 32. Find the area of the trapezium PART whose sides PA = 10 cm , PT = AR = 10 cm
and TR = 22 cm . Also PA ∥ TR .
OR
Rohan wants to buy a trapezium – shaped field . Its side along the river is parallel
to and twice the side along the road . If the area of this field is 10500 𝑚2 and the
perpendicular distance between the two parallel sides is 100 m , find the length
of the side along the river .
33. The pulse rate of 30 persons was recorded as given below:
61, 76, 72, 73, 71, 66, 78, 73, 68, 81, 78, 63, 72, 75, 80, 68, 75, 62, 71, 81, 73, 60, 79, 72,
73, 74, 71, 64, 76, 71.
a) Construct a frequency distribution table using class interval of equal width, one
class interval being 60 – 65.
b) What is the range of the give data?
34. Draw a line graph for the table given below representing the cost of oranges.
Number of oranges( in dozens) 1 2 3 4 5

Cost per dozen in Rs 10 20 30 40 50

Section – D ( 4x 6 = 24)
2 −5 1
35. Verify that : 𝑥 × (𝑦 + 𝑧 ) = ( 𝑥 × 𝑦 ) + ( 𝑥 × 𝑧 ) for 𝑥 = ,𝑦 = ,𝑧 = .
3 6 9
OR
11 27 91
What should be added to the sum of and to get .
15 20 60
36. (i) Find the square root 5 upto three decimal places .
(ii) Evaluate : √512 × √1250 .
37. Sumit saves 14 % of his salary , while Gaurav saves 22 % . If both get the same
salary and Gaurav saves RS. 1540 , find their salaries and Sumit’s savings.
38. The value of a washing machine depreciates every year by 12 % . What will be
its value after 2 years , if its present value is Rs . 60,000 .

39. Draw a pie chart for the following data:

Transport to school Walk Bus Bicycle Metro Car

Number of Students 400 1000 200 300 100

40. Draw a histogram to represent the following data of the heights of 60 boys of a
school :

Height(in cm ) 125-130 130- 135 135- 140 140 – 145 145 – 150
No. Of boys 12 14 18 10 6