KENDRIYA V I DYALAYA GACH IBOWL I , GPRA CAMPUS, HYD–32

SAMPLE PAPER 01 FOR HALF YEARLY EXAM (2019 - 20)

S U B J EC T : M A T H E M A T I C S

BLUE PR I NT FOR HALF YEARLY EXAM: CLASS VI I I

MCQ VSA SA – I SA – II LA
Chapter Total
(1 mark) (1 mark) (2 marks) (3 marks) (4 marks)
Rational Numbers 1(1) 1(1) 2(1)* 3(1) -- 7(4)
Linear equations in one
1(1) 2(2) 2(1) 3(1) 4(1)* 12(6)
variable
Understanding
2(2) 2(2) 2(1) 3(1) -- 9(6)
Quadrilaterals
Practical Geometry -- -- -- 3(1) 4(1) 7(2)

Data Handlings 2(2) 1(1) 2(1) 3(1)* 4(1) 12(6)

Squares and Square
1(1) 1(1) 2(1) 3(1) 4(1)* 11(5)
Roots

Cubes and Cube Roots 1(1) 1(1) 2(1) 3(1)* 4(1) 11(5)

Comparing Quantities 2(2) 2(2) -- 3(1) 4(1) 11(6)

Total 10(10) 10(10) 12(6) 24(8) 24(6) 80(40)

MARK I NG SCHEME FOR PER I OD I C TEST - I I

NO. OF
SECTION MARKS TOTAL
QUESTIONS
MCQ 1 10 10
VSA 1 10 10
SA – I 2 6 12
SA – II 3 8 24
LA 4 6 24
GRAND TOTAL 80

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KENDRIYA V I DYALAYA GACH IBOWL I , GPRA CAMPUS, HYD–32
SAMPLE PAPER 01 FOR HALF YEARLY EXAM (2019 - 20)

SUBJECT : MATHEMAT ICS MAX. MARKS : 80

CLASS : V I I I DURAT I ON : 3 HRS
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 40 questions divided into four Sections A, B, C and D.
(iii). Section A comprises of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 6 questions of 2
marks each. Section C comprises of 8 questions of 3 marks each and Section D comprises of 6
questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions of 2
marks each, two questions of 3 marks each and two questions of 4 marks each. You have to attempt
only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
Following bar graph shows marks obtained by a student in 2005–06 and 2006–07 subject wise. Read
and answer the questions from Q1 – Q2

1. In which subject has the performance deteriorated?

(a) English (b) Science (c) S. Science (d) none of these

2. Find the marks obtained in Maths by a student in 2005–06 ?

(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 60

3. The smallest natural number by which 704 must be divided to obtain a perfect cube is
(a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 13

4. What will be the number of digits in the square root of 1296?

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4

5. How many sides does a heptagon have ?

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 5

6. Minimum possible interior angle in a regular polygon is ___________.

(a) 70 o (b) 60 o (c) 90 o (d)120o

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7. Sum of two numbers is 95. If one exceeds the other by 15, find the numbers.
(a) 55, 35 (b) 50, 45 (c) 40, 25 (d) none of these

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8. The sum of the rational numbers and is
16 12
7 11 13 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
48 30 48 3

9. Find the ratio of Speed of a cycle 15 km per hour to the speed of scooter 30 km per hour.
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 4 : 5 (d) none of these

10. In a computer lab, there are 3 computers for every 6 students. How many computers will be
needed for 24 students?
(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) none of these

11. A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. (The balls are identical in all respects other than
colour). A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into the bag. What is probability of getting
a red ball?

12. An item marked at Rs 840 is sold for Rs 714. What is the discount?

13. Find the cube root of 8000.

14. If Chameli had Rs 600 left after spending 75% of her money, how much did she have in the
beginning?

15. Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular polygon of 9 sides

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16. Write the additive inverse of .
19

17. Find the solution of 2x – 3 = 7.

18. Solve: y + 3 = 10

19. Find x in the adjoining figure:

20. Find the square of the number 32.

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 26 carry 2 marks each.

21. After 12 years, Kanwar shall be 3 times as old as he was 4 years ago. Find his present age.

22. Using prime factorisation, find the cube roots of 512

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23. Find two rational numbers between and .
5 4
OR
4 3 15 14
Find   
5 7 16 9

24. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose each exterior angle has a measure of 45°.
OR
How many sides does a regular polygon have if the measure of an exterior angle is 24°?
25. The weekly wages (in Rs) of 30 workers in a factory are.

830, 835, 890, 810, 835, 836, 869, 845, 898, 890, 820, 860, 832, 833, 855, 845, 804, 808, 812,
840, 885, 835, 835, 836, 878, 840, 868, 890, 806, 840

Using tally marks make a frequency table with intervals as 800–810, 810–820 and so on.

26. Using prime factorisation, find the square roots of 11025

SECTION – C
Questions 27 to 34 carry 3 marks each.

27. Numbers 1 to 20 are written on ten separate slips (one number on one slip), kept in a box and
mixed well. One slip is chosen from the box without looking into it. What is the probability of
(i) getting a number 6?
(ii) getting a number less than 6?
(iii) getting a one digit number ?
OR
The number of hours for which students of a particular class watched television during holidays
is shown through the given graph.
Answer the following.
(i) For how many hours did the maximum number of students watch TV?
(ii) How many students watched TV for less than 4 hours?
(iii) How many students spent more than 5 hours in watching TV?

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28. Represent these numbers on the number line: (i ) (ii ) (iii )
4 6 5

29. Construct a quadrilateral PQRS where PQ = 4 cm,QR = 6 cm, RS = 5 cm, PS = 5.5 cm and PR =
7 cm.

30. The following items are purchased from showroom:

T-Shirt worth Rs 1200.
Jeans worth Rs 1000.
2 Skirts worth Rs 1350 each.
What will these items cost to Shikha if the sales tax is 7%?

x 1 3
31. Solve: 
2x  3 8

32. Find the cube root of 13824 by prime factorisation method.

OR
Parikshit makes a cuboid of plasticine of sides 5 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm. How many such cuboids will
he need to form a cube?

33. In a parallelogram RING, (see below Figure) if m  R = 70°, find all the other angles.

34. A king wanted to reward his advisor, a wise man of the kingdom. So he asked the wiseman to
name his own reward. The wiseman thanked the king but said that he would ask only for some
gold coins each day for a month. The coins were to be counted out in a pattern of one coin for the
first day, 3 coins for the second day, 5 coins for the third day and so on for 30 days. Without
making calculations, find how many coins will the advisor get in that month?

SECTION – D
Questions 35 to 40 carry 4 marks each.

35. The digits of a two-digit number differ by 3. If the digits are interchanged, and the resulting
number is added to the original number, we get 143. What can be the original number?
OR
Present ages of Anu and Raj are in the ratio 4:5. Eight years from now the ratio of their ages will
be 5:6. Find their present ages.

36. During a mass drill exercise, 6250 students of different schools are arranged in rows such that
the number of students in each row is equal to the number of rows. In doing so, the instructor
finds out that 9 children are left out. Find the number of children in each row of the square.
OR
8649 students were sitting in a lecture room in such a manner that there were as many students in
the row as there were rows in the lecture room. How many students were there in each row of the
lecture room?

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37. Difference of two perfect cubes is 189. If the cube root of the smaller of the two numbers is 3,
find the cube root of the larger number.

38. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD, where AB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm, CD = 6.5 cm and B = 105°
and C = 80°.

39. Sanjay is looking for one-bedroom appartment on rent. At Neelgiri appartments, rent for the first
two months is 20% off. The one bedroom rate at Neelgiri is Rs 6,000 per month. At Savana
appartments, the first month is 50% off. The one bedroom rate at Savana appartments is Rs 7000
per month. Which appartment will be cheaper for the first two months? By how much?

40. The financial counselors have counseling skill sets to help provide educational and emotional
support guidance to their clients that helps them to confidently take effective action on their
personal financial matters. A financial counselor gave a client this pie chart describing how to
budget his income. If the client brings home Rs. 50,000 each month, how much should he spend
in each category?

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