Chapter

VSA

SAI

SAII

LA

Total

2,2

08

12

2,2,2

10

10

2,2,2

10

2,2

3,3

13

2,2

3,3

11

10

2,2

11

TOTAL

10

30

30

30

100

BLUE PRINT

Sample paper for half yearly examination

Class-VIII
Subject: Mathematics
General Instructions
1. Q No. 1 carries 10 marks.
Q No.2 to 16 carries 2 marks each.
Q No.17 to 26 carries 3 marks each.
Q No.27 to 31 carries 6 marks each.
2. All questions are compulsory.

M.M 100
Time allowed: 2 hrs

1(a). Write additive inverse of -21/112.

(b) Area of parallelogram=
(c) Draw top view of

(d) a2-b2=_________________________________
(e) What will be the unit digit of square of 1234?
(f) Find ratio of one dozen apples to 24 apples.
(g) List the outcomes in the tossing of a coin.
(h) How many measurements can determine a quadrilateral uniquely?
(i) What is the sum of measures of the exterior angles of a polygon?
(j) Find solution of 2x-3=7.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Give Eulers formula.

Find square of 23 without actual multiplication.
Add ab-bc, bc-ca, ca-ab.
Can a Polyhedron have 10 faces, 20 edges and 15 vertices?
Find the angle measure x in the figure.

50
X

130

120

7. In figure HELP is a parallelogram. Given that OE=4cm and HL is 5 more than

PE, find OH.
P
L

O
4 cm

8. Solve 9x/7-6x=15.
9. Multiply 6/13 by reciprocal of -7/16.
10. Find four rational numbers between -2/5 and .
11. Find product (-10/3qp3) X (6/5q3p).
12. Find the smallest number by which 256 must be multiplied so as to get perfect
cube.
13. Area of a square plot is 2304 m2. Find side of square plot.
14. Find measure of each exterior angle of regular polygon of 9 sides.
15. Find a Pythagorean triplet whose one member is 12.
16. Find cube root of 17576 through estimation.
17. Using identities evaluate 297 X 303.
18. Show that (a-b)(a+b) + (b-c)(b+c) + (c-a)(c+a)=0.
19. Using appropriate properties find:
(2/5) X (-3/7)-1/6 X 3/2 + 1/14 X 2/5.
20. HOPE is a parallelogram. Find angle measure x,y,z in figure.
E

P
y

40

70

H
O
21. Find the least number which must be subtracted from 3250 so as to get perfect
square. Also find square root of perfect square obtained.
22. In a spinning wheel there are 3 green sectors, 1 blue sector and 1 red sector. Find
probability of getting:
(a) Green sector.
(b) Non blue sector.
23. Find cube root of 91125 by prime factorization method.
24. A man got 10% increase in salary. If his new salary is Rs.1, 54000 find his
original salary.
25. Sum of two numbers is 95. If one exceeds other by 15 find the number.
26. A scooter was brought at Rs 42000. Its value depreciated at rate of 8% per
annum. Find its value after one year.
27. Fabina borrows Rs 12,500 at 12% per annum for 3 years at simple interest and
Radha borrows the same amount for same period at 10% per annum compounded
annually. Who pays more interest and by how much?
28. Find area of polygon ABCDE. If AD=8cm, AH=6cm, AG=4cm, AF=3cm.
C
B
3Cm
H
G
2.5 Cm

2Cm
A

29. On a particular day, the scales (in rupees) of different items of a bakers shop are
given below:
Ordinary bread
Fruit bread
Cakes
Biscuits
Others
Total

320
80
160
120
40
720

Draw Pie chart for this data.

30. Construct a Rhombus whose diagonals are 5.2 Cm and 6.4 Cm long. Also write
steps of construction.
31. The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 8. If the
numerator is increased by 17 and denominator decreased by 1, the number
obtained is 3/2. Find the rational number.
OR
Lakshmi is a cashier in a bank, she has currency notes of denomination Rs 100, Rs
50, Rs 10 respectively. The ratio of number of these notes is 2:3:5. The total cash with
Lakshmi is Rs. 4,00,000. How many notes of each denomination does she have?

Sample paper for half yearly examination

CLASS VIII
Subject: Mathematics
1. (a) Is 243 perfect cube?
(b)Write multiplicative inverse of -13/71.
(c) Write formula for finding the volume of a cylinder.
(d) How many edges does a Cube have?
(e) The marked price of an item is Rs. 7.50 and selling price is Rs 5.25. Find its
discount.
(f) (x+a)(x+b)=__________________________.
(g) What is the sum of measures of all the angles of quadrilateral?
(h) Draw a simple closed curve.
(i) Solve 9x-3=5x.
(j) List the outcomes when a die is thrown.
2. Using Eulers formula find the number of vertices of a Polyhedron having 5 faces
and 9 edges.
3. Find square root of 729.
4.
125

125
Find angle measure of x.
5. Find product.
(5-2x)(3+x)
6. Draw -7/4 on number line.
7. Simplify -4/5 x 3/7 x 15/16 x (-14/9).
8. If we subtract from a number multiply result by we get 1/8. Find number.
9. The measure of adjacent angles of Parallelogram are in ratio 3:2. find measure of
each angle of Parallelogram.
10. Define Regular Polyhedrons.
11. Using a2-b2=(a+b)(a-b) find 512-492.
12. Find smallest number by which 128 must be divided so as to get perfect cube.

13. In a right triangle ABC angle B=90, AB=6Cm, BC=8Cm. Find AC.
14. Find x in the Parallelogram RUNS if its perimeter is 70Cm.
S

2x

3x

15. Find Cube root of 857375 through estimation.

16. Find a Pythagorean triplet whose one member is 18Cm.
17. Using Identities simplify
(m2-n2m)2 + 2m3n2
18. Subtract
3l(l-4m+5n) from 4l(10n-3m+2l).
19. Find
3/7 + (-6/11) + (-8/21) + (5/22).
20. Find x,y,z in parallelogram GUNS.
S

N
y

50

x
G

z
U

21. In a bag there are 6 red balls, 5 black balls and 4 white balls. What is the
probability of getting:
(a) Red ball.
(b) Non Red ball.
22. Find cube root of 110592 by prime factorization.
23. Two numbers are in ratio 5:3. If they differ by 18 find the numbers.
24. Arun bought a pair of skates at a sale where discount given was 20%. If the
amount he pays is Rs1600 find the marked price.
25. Find least number that must be added to 1300 so as to get perfect square. Also
find square root of perfect square.
26. Find the amount Ram will get on Rs 4096 if he gave it for 18 months at 12.5% per
annum interest being compounded half yearly.
27. A VCR and TV were brought for Rs 8000 each. The shopkeeper made a loss of
4% on VCR and profit of 8% on TV. Find gain or loss percent on the whole
transaction.
28. Construct a rectangle with adjacent sides 5 Cm and 4 Cm. Also write steps of
construction.
29. Sum of digits of a two digit number is 9. When we interchange the digits, it is
found that the resulting new number is greater than original number by 27. What is
two digit number?

30. Draw histogram using the data.

Age(In years)
20-25
25-30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50

Number of teachers
4
5
6
3
2
5

Total

25

From Histogram answer the following questions.

(a) How many teachers are of age 45 years or more but less than 50 years?
(b) How many teachers are of age less than 35 years?
31. Find area of Polygon MNOPQR.
MP=9CM, MD=7CM, MC=6CM, MB=4CM, MA=2CM.
O

N
2.5 CM

3 CM

B
M

D
C

2.5 CM

2CM
Q