CLASS 8th
ICSE Half Yearly Mock Test
Mathematics
DURATION: 120 Minutes DATE: __/__/2025 M.MARKS: 80
Topics Covered
Mathematics : Rational Numbers, Exponents Powers, Square and Square Roots, Cube and Cube Roots, Playing
with Numbers, Sets, Ratio and Proportion, Profit, Loss and Discount, Simple and Compound
Interest, Direct and Inverse Variations - Including Time and Work
GENERAL INSTRUCTION:
1. Immediately fill in the particulars on this page of the test booklet.
2. There are two sections in the question paper, Section A & Section B.
3. There are three questions in Section-A, Q-1 consists of 15 sub parts, Q-2 consists of 3 sub parts and Q-3 consists
of 3 sub parts, all questions are mandatory to attempt. Section-B consists of 7 questions attempt any four questions
from Section-B.
4. Read the question paper carefully.
5. No candidate is allowed to carry any textual material, printed or written, bits of papers, pager, mobile phone, any
electronic device, etc. inside the examination room/hall.
6. On completion of the test, the candidate must hand over the Answer Sheet to the Invigilator on duty in the
Room/Hall. However, the candidates are allowed to take away this Test Booklet with them.
Name of the Candidate (In CAPITALS): _______________________________________________________________
Roll Number: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
OMR Bar Code Number: ________________________________________________________________________________
Candidate’s Signature: _______________________________ Invigilator’s Signature _____________________
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MATHEMATICS
SECTION-A (All questions are mandatory)
1. Short Answer type questions (1 × 15 = 15)
5
(i) The additive inverse of − is:
9
9
(A)
5
5
(B)
9
−9
(C)
5
(D) 0
(ii) The value of 640 is:
(A) 64
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) Not defined
(iii) Which of the following is a perfect square?
(A) 1057
(B) 625
(C) 7928
(D) 64000
(iv) The units’s digit in the cube root of 2197 is:
(A) 3
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 1
(v) A number 35A is completely divisible by 9. The value of A is:
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 9
(D) 0
(vi) The cardinal number of an empty set is:
(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) Not defined
(D) Infinite
(vii) If 2:9::x:18, then the value of x is:
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 9
(D) 18
(viii)If Cost Price (C.P.) is ₹100 and selling price (S.P.) is ₹120, than profit precent is:
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 15%
(D) 10%
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(ix) The formula to calculate Simple interest (S.I.) is: [where P, R and T have their used meaning]
(A) P × R × T
(P R T)
(B)
100
T
1+ R
(C) P
100
100
(D)
(P R T)
(x) If the cost of 5 pens is ₹50, the cost of 10 pens will be ₹100. This is a case of:
(A) Inverse variation
(B) Direct variation
(C) Neither
(D) Both
(xi) The multiplicative inverse of –1 is:
(A) 1
(B) –1
(C) 0
(D) Not defined
(xii) The value of 3–2 is:
(A) 9
(B) –9
1
(C)
9
(D) 6
(xiii)The number of digits in the square root of 12321 is:
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(xiv)If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {3, 4, 5}, then A B is:
(A) {3}
(B) {1, 2, 4, 5}
(C) {1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5}
(D) {1 ,2, 3, 4, 5}
(xv) A discount is calculated on the:
(A) Market Price
(B) Cost Price
(C) Selling Price
(D) Profit
2. Long Answer type questions (3 × 4 Marks)
7 5 2
(A) Arrange the rational numbers − , − , in ascending order.
10 8 −3
1 −2 1 −3 1 −2
(B) Simplify: −
3 2 4
(C) Find the smallest number by which 252 must be multiplied to get a perfect square. Also, find the square root of
the new number.
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3. Long Answer type questions (4 + 4 + 5 Marks)
(A) Find the cube root of 42.875.
(B) Calculate the compound interest on ₹16000 for 2 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually.
(C) A car travels at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. Draw a distance-time graph for a period of 4 hours. From the
graph, find the distance travelled by the car in 2.5 hours.
SECTION-B (10 + 10) (Attempt any Four out of Seven)
4. Long Answer type question (3 + 3 + 4)
(A) Divide ₹1250 between Aman and Amit in the ratio 2:3.
(B) Find the value of the letters A and B.
3 A
+2 5
B 2
(C) A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹300 and sells it. If he wants to make a profit of 20%, what should be the selling
price of the toy?
5. Long Answer type question (3 + 3 + 4)
(A) If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, A = {1, 2, 5, 7} and B = {2, 4, 6, 7}. Find:
(i) AB
(ii) A B
(iii) A
(B) Solve for x : 22x +1 = 16 .
(C) A car do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do it in 15 days. In how many days will they finish the work if
they work together?
6. Long Answer type question (3 + 3 + 4)
(A) Find the square root of 5329 by the long division method.
(B) The cost of 8 kg of sugar is ₹360. What will be the cost of 15 kg of sugar?
(C) Find the difference between the compound interest and simple interest on ₹5000 for 2 years at 8% per annum.
7. Long Answer type question (3 + 3 + 4)
(A) In a class of 50 students, 30 like Maths, 25 like Science, and 12 like both. How many students like neither Maths
nor Science?
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(B) From a rope of length 40 metres, pieces of equal size measuring 2 metres are cut off. How many such pieces
2
can be cut?
(C) A dress is sold for ₹450 after a discount of 10%. What was the marked price of the dress?
8. Long Answer type question (3 + 3 + 4)
216
(A) Evaluate: 3
343
(B) 12 workers can build a wall in 20 hours. How many workers will be required to do the same work in 15 hours?
(C) The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1:2:3. Find the measure of each angle.
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9. Long Answer type question (4 + 6)
(A) Using the test of divisibility, check if the number 7894561 is divisible by 11.
(B) A man sold two chairs for ₹500 each. On one, he gains 25% and on the other, he loses 20%. Find his total gain
or loss percent on the whole transaction.
10. Long Answer type question (3 + 3 + 4)
(A) Write the set A {x : x is a vowel in the word ‘MATHEMATICS’} in Roster Form.
(B) Find the least number that must be subtracted from 4000 to obtain a perfect square.
(C) Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours and Pipe B can empty the same tank in 8 hours. If both pipes are opened together,
in how much time will the tank be filled?
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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
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