ST.
PAUL’S SCHOOL FALNA
ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2020-2021
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
CLASS : VIII
MARKS : 80 TIME : 3 HOUR
General Instructions :
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The paper is divided into 4 sections A , B , C , D.
3. Section A consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 10 questions of 2 mark each.
5. Section C consists of 10 questions of 3 mark each.
6. Section D consists of 5 questions of 4 mark each.
SECTION – A
1. Write the additive inverse of 2/8
2. Find the multiplicative inverse of -13
3. Multiply 6/13 by the reciprocal of -7/16
4. Using appropriate properties find -2/3 × 3/5 + 5/2 – 3/5 × 1/6
5. Find the value of y from given equation y + 3 = 10
6. Solve the following equation 4z + 3 = 6 + 2z and check your result.
7. Find the product of the following pair of monomials: – 4p, 7pq
8. Simplify and solve the following linear equation
3(t – 3) = 5(2t + 1)
9. Add the following : a – b + ab, b – c + bc, c – a + ac
10. Find the angle measure x in the following figure :
SECTION – B
11.Multiply the binomials:
(2x + 5) and (4x – 3)
12.The measures of two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio
3 : 2. Find the measure of each of the angles of the parallelogram.
13. What will be the unit digit of the squares of the number 272
14. Find the square of the number 93
15.Use a suitable identity to get following products.
(2y + 5) (2y + 5)
16. Find the smallest whole number by which 252 should be multiplied so
as to get a perfect square number.
17. 2025 plants are to be planted in a garden in such a way that each row
contains as many plants as the number of rows. Find the number of rows
and the number of plants in each row.
18.Find the square root of 4489 numbers by Division method.
19.Find the value of: (30+4-1)×22
20.Simplify:
(x2– 5) (x + 5) + 25
SECTION – C
21.Find the smallest number by which number 128 must be divided to
obtain a perfect cube.
22.The ages of Hari and Harry are in the ratio 5:7. Four years from now the
ratio of their ages will be 3:4. Find their present ages.
23.A positive number is 5 times another number. If 21 is added to both the
numbers, then one of the new numbers becomes twice the other new
number. What are the numbers?
24.Simplify 3x (4x – 5) + 3 and find its values for (i) x = 3 (ii) x = 5
25.The adjacent figure HOPE is a parallelogram. Find the angle measures x,
y and z. State the properties you use to find them.
26.Find the cube root of number 10648 by prime factorisation method.
27. Find the square root of the number 729 by the Prime Factorisation
Method.
28.There are two cuboidal boxes as shown in the adjoining figure. Which
box requires the lesser amount of material to make?
29.Find the smallest number by which number 675 must be multiplied to
obtain a perfect cube.
30.Find the value of: (8-1×53)/2-4
SECTION – D
31.Using identities, find:
(a) 1022
(b) (7m – 8n)2 + (7m + 8n)2
32.Diameter of cylinder A is 7 cm and the height is 14 cm. Diameter of
cylinder B is 14 cm and height is 7 cm. Find the volume of both the
cylinders.
33.Construct the Quadrilateral ABCD
AB = 4.5 cm , BC = 5.5 cm , CD = 4 cm , AD = 6 cm , AC = 7 cm
34.Factorise the following expressions:
(i) a2+8a+16
(ii) (l+m)2–4lm (Hint: Expand (l+m)2 first)
35.The students of Class VIII of a school donated Rs 2401 in all, for Prime
Minister’s National Relief Fund. Each student donated as many rupees as
the number of students in the class. Find the number of students in the
class.
