PHYSICS
Summative Assessment-1, 2023-24
(Sample Question Paper)
GRADE: VIII Maximum Marks: 80
Please check that this question paper contains 6 printed pages.
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
Reading time: 15 minutes
Writing time: 2 hours
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Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
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SECTION A (40 Marks)
Attempt all questions from this Section.
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: [15]
i Which of the following example will have the largest intermolecular space?
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Milk (c) Coal (d) Oil
ii 1 H.P is equal to
(a) 1 W (b) 1 J (c) 764 J (d) 764
iii The energy associated with the position of non-moving object is
(a) Kinetic Energy (b) Mechanical (c) Potential (d) None of these
Energy Energy
iv 25 ml=
(a) 25 m3 (b) 25 cm3 (c) 20 m3 (d) 200 3
v The boiling point of water is
(a) 00 C (b) 1000 C (c) 500 C (d) None of these
vi The state which takes the shape of the container
(a) Solid (b) Liquid (c) Gas (d) Both (b) and
(c)
vii A piece of wood floats on water. The buoyant force on wood will be
(a) Zero (b) More than (c) Equal to the (d) Less than the
weight of the weight of the weight of the
wood piece wood piece wood piece
viii The relative density of alcohol is 0.8 its density is
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(a) 0.8 (b) 800 kg m-3 (c) 800 g cm-3 (d) 0.8 kg m-3
ix The unit of thrust is
(a) Kgf (b) Kg (c) g (d) m s-1
x A body weighing 5 kgf, placed on a surface of area 0.1 m2 exerts a thrust on the
surface equal to
(a) 50 kgf (b) 5kgf (c) 50 kgf m-2 (d) 5
kgf m-2
xi The pressure exerted by a liquid is due to its
(a) Weight (b) Mass (c) Volume (d) Area
xii Which of the following activities are an example where work is done?
(a) Pushing a wall (b) Holding a bag (c) Pressing the (d) Swimming
ground while
standing
xiii Which of the following does not have SI unit as Joule?
(a) Work done (b) Kinetic Energy (c) Potential (d) Force
Energy
xiv When a boy doubles his speed, his kinetic energy becomes
(a) Half (b) Double (c) Four times (d) No change
xv No work is done by a force if the body
(a) moves in (b) does not move (c) moves in the (d) none of these
direction of the opposite
force direction
Question 2
i. Answer the following: [3]
(a) Give SI unit of relative density.
(b) A body is immersed in liquid, which force is responsible for its sinking?
(c) Which process is reverse of Melting?
ii. Write True or False for each statement: [2]
(a) The Melting Point of ice is 00 C.
(b) The temperature of substance remains unaffected during its change of state
iii. (a) Force is represented by an arrow [ ]. What does the length of arrow and the [2]
arrowhead signify?
(b) What is the SI unit of force?
iv. If a pressure of 30 N m-2 acts on an area of 2 m2. Calculate the force. [2]
v. A ball of mass 24 kg is kept on the hill of height 6 m. Calculate the potential energy [2]
possessed by it.
vi. Define the following: [2]
(a) Work done.
(b) Power
vii. A swinging pendulum is showed in the below figure: [2]
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Out of position A, B and C. State the position of pendulum which has:
(a) maximum kinetic energy
(b) minimum or zero kinetic energy
Question 3
i. Figure given below shows two men repairing a weak roof using a crawler-board. [2]
The crawler-board has a weight of 400 N. The total weight of the two men is 1600 N.
The area of the crawler-board in contact with the roof is 0.8 m2. Calculate the pressure
on the roof when the men are on the crawler-board. Include the unit.
ii. A liquid can change into vapour state. [2]
(a) at a fixed temperature
(b) at all temperatures
Name the processes involved in the two cases.
iii. Observe the following table and answer the questions that follow: [2]
Relative density Substances
0.7 Wood
1.97 Glass
0.8 Alcohol
1.0 Water
7.8 Iron
2.7 Aluminium
13.6 Mercury
a) Which of the above substances will float on water?
b) Which of the above substances will sink in water?
c) Arrange all the liquids from increasing order of their density.
d) Which of the above substances can float on alcohol?
iv. Give one example for the given transformation of energy. [2]
(a) Light to electrical energy
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(b) Light to chemical energy
v. f (a) Mass of the body is 80 kg, it is moving with a velocity of 40 m s -1. What is its [2]
l kinetic energy?
o (b) Write the expression of Power
SECTION B (40 Marks)
Attempt any four questions from this Section.
Question 4
i. According to molecular model of matter, draw the arrangement of molecules in: [3]
(a) Solid
(b) Liquid
(c) Gas
ii. Give reasons for the following: [3]
(a) A balloon filled with hydrogen rises in air.
(b) Ice bergs floating on sea water than in river water.
(c) An Iron needle sinks in water, but a ship made of iron floats on water.
iii. (a) Two bodies having masses 200 kg and 150 kg respectively move with equal A [4]
bottle with three holes A, B and C is shown in the figure given below. What will
be the pressure of the water through each hole. velocity of 15 m s-1 Calculate the
ratio of their kinetic energy.
(b) When a spring is compressed, which form of mechanical energy does it
possess?
Question 5
i. The diagram below shows the change of state. Write the name of the change of state. [3]
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
ii. (a) Define density. [3]
(b) The wall of a room is to be painted. A tin of paint has a total mass of 7000 g and
a volume of 5000 cm3 Calculate the density of the paint. Include the unit
iii. (a) Differentiate between Thrust and Pressure. [4]
(b) Give reasons for the following:
1. A dam has broader walls at the bottom than at the top.
2. A sharp pin works better than a blunt pin.
Question 6
i. Give reasons for the following: [3]
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(a) A patient having high fever is advised to put wet cloth strips on his forehead.
(b) Water in hot summers remains cool in earthen pots,
(c) Size of Naphthalene balls decrease when left open.
ii. (a) A bottle with three holes A, B and C is shown in the figure given below. What [3]
will be the pressure of the water through each hole.
(b) Define atmospheric Pressure.
iii. What is relative density? State its unit. Calculate the relative density of iron if the [4]
density of iron is 8.6g cm-3 and density of water is 1g cm-3.
Question 7
i. (a) Solids have a definite shape and a definite size (volume). Explain [3]
(b) Why do molecules in solid vibrate only about their mean position?
ii. Observe the given below diagram and answer the questions that follow: [3]
(a)Initial volume =
(b) Final volume =
(c) Volume occupied by the substance
(d) If the mass of the object is 20 g the density of the substance will be 4 g cm -3
iii. (a) State the factors affecting the turning effect of force. [4]
(b) The moment of force of 25 N about a pivot is 125 Nm. Calculate the distance of
force from the pivot.
Question 8
i. (a) State two factors on which the pressure at a point in a liquid depends. [3]
(b) Give any one example of turning effect of force.
ii. (a) Define thrust. [3]
(b) What is the relation between pressure and thrust?
iii. (a) Define Energy. [4]
(b) An electric heater of power 8 kW is used for 4 min. Find the energy supplied by
the heater in joules.
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Question 9
i. (a) Differentiate between Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy [3]
(b) Name the form of energy stored in a wound-up spring of a watch.
ii. (a) Define one joule of work. [3]
(b) A boy has to do 300J in a time 0.5 min to lift a luggage to the roof of a bus. How much
power does he spend?
iii. A boy weighing 60 kgf stands on a platform of dimensions 2.5cm*0.5 cm. What [4]
pressure in pascals does he exert?
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