Vidyamandir/Sample Paper-1/Class VIII 1

Sample Paper-1 for 4 Year Admission Test

Time : 3 Hrs. M.M. : 200

Read the following Instructions very carefully before you proceed.

1. The paper contains 40 Objective Type Questions divided into two sections: Section - I and Section - II.

2. Section I contains 10 Multiple Choice Questions based on Mental Aptitude. Each question has 4 choices
(A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE CHOICE is correct.
Marking scheme [5 Marks for All Correct answers & 1 NEGATIVE MARKING for wrong answer]
3. Section II contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D), out of
which ONLY ONE CHOICE is correct.
Marking scheme [5 Marks for All Correct answers & 1 NEGATIVE MARKING for wrong answer]

SECTION - I

1. Sohan is 20th from either end of a row of boys. How many boys are there in that row ?
(A) 26 (B) 41 (C) 40 (D) 39

2. Complete the given series by choosing the correct alternative.

2, 5, 9, 14, (?), 27
(A) 22 (B) 18 (C) 19 (D) 20

3. Typist : Typewriter : : Writer : ?

(A) Script (B) Pen (C) Paper (D) Book

4. Snigdha is taller than Swati but not as tall as Kanchan. Ankush is taller than Namita but not as tall as
Swati. Who among them is the tallest ?
(A) Kanchan (B) Swati (C) Namita (D) Snigdha

5. If EARTHQUAKE is coded as MOGPENJOSM, then EQUATE will be coded as :

(A) MENOPM (B) MENOMP (C) NJOGPM (D) MNJOPM

6. Select the one which is different from the other three.

(A) Bible (B) Panchsheel (C) Geeta (D) Quran

7. Select the one which is different from the other three.

(A) Rabbit (B) Crocodile (C) Earthworm (D) Snail

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8. One figure from the answer figures is to be selected such that it can be placed after the series of question
question figures.

The correct figure is :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

9. In the given question, four figures are given. The figure that does not fit with the rest of the figures is :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

10. In the given question, visualize the image of the correct item.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

SECTION - II
144 14.4
11. If , then the value of x is :
0.144 x
(A) 144 (B) 14.4 (C) 1.44 (D) 0.0144

12. Find the units digit of (564)64.

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

13. As shown in figure, the area of three squares

are given. Find the area of ABC .
(A) 6 sq. unit
(B) 8 sq. unit
(C) 10 sq. unit
(D) 12 sq. unit

14. A table marked at Rs. 15000 is available for Rs. 14400. Find the discount percent?
(A) 2% (B) 4% (C) 5% (D) 7%

15. How many sides does a regular polygon has if each of its interior angle is 160 ?
(A) 10 (B) 14 (C) 16 (D) 18

1 1 1 1 1
16. The simplified value of 1 1 1 ......... 1 1 is :
3 4 5 99 100
2 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
99 25 50 100

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17. The value of 52 6 is :
52 6
(A) 2 2 (B) 2 3 (C) 1 5 (D) 5 1
2
18. Simplify : 1
3
1
4
1
5
7 4 7 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 7 5 7

19. If 30% of (B A) = 18% of (A + B), then the ratio A : B is equal to :

(A) 5:8 (B) 1:4 (C) 5:4 (D) 5:9

20. The value of 2 0.09 3 0.008 75% of 2.80 is :

(A) 0 (B) 0.01 (C) 1 (D)
0.001
2
21. At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest on a sum of money be of the principal
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amount in 10 years ?
2 2
(A) 4% (B) 6% (C) 5 % (D) 6 %
3 3

22. If 50% of P = 25% of Q, then P = x % of Q. Find x.

(A) 0.5 (B) 2 (C) 50 (D) 0.005

23. Find the length of the longest rod that can be kept in a room 2m tall, 2m wide and 1m high.
(A) 3m (B) 4m (C) 5m (D) 6m

24. The sum of 3 consecutive natural numbers divisible by 3 is 45. The smallest number is :
(A) 12 (B) 3 (C) 18 (D) 9

25. Find the value of A and B from the following :

(A) 3 and 4 (B) 5 and 2 (C) 8 and 1 (D) 4 and 8

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26. If 7 x , then the value of x is :
343
1 1
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) (D)
3 3

27. If x 2 0 , then the value of x33 x32 x13 x12 x 1 is :
x
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 4

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28. In the given figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral shaped field in which

diagonal BC is 36 cm. AL BC and DM BC such that AL = 19
cm and DM = 11cm. Find the area of the field ABCD.
(A) 540 cm2 (B) 554 cm2
(C) 72 cm2 (D) 580 cm2

29. The four walls and the floor of a swimming pool are to be painted @ Rs. 12 per m2. If the length of the
pool is 16 m, breadth is 10m and depth is 4m, find the cost of painting.
(A) Rs. 4406 (B) Rs. 4416 (C) Rs. 3308 (D) Rs. 3314

30. Danish sold a watch to Girish at a gain of 12% and Girish had to sell it to Jeenish at a loss of 5%.
If Jeenish paid Rs. 1330 for it, how much did Danish pay for the watch?
(A) Rs. 1200 (B) Rs. 1250 (C) Rs. 1275 (D) Rs. 1300

31. The area of a rhombus is 240 cm2. If one of its diagonal is 16 cm, what is the length of its other
diagonal ?
(A) 32 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 45 cm (D) 48 cm

32. The surface area of a sphere is 1386 cm2. Find its volume.
(A) 4800 cm3 (B) 4836 cm3 (C) 4851 cm3 (D) 4896 cm3

33. The average marks of 32 boys of section A of class X is 60 whereas the average marks of 40 boys of
section B of class X is 33. The average marks of both the sections combined together is :
1 1
(A) 44 (B) 45 (C) 46 (D) 45
2 2
34. In given figure, (If DBC is a straight line) :

What is the measure, in degrees of ABC ?

(A) 40 (B) 42 (C) 46 (D) 5

35. A man spends 1/4th of his income on food, 2/3rd of it on house rent and remaining income which is
Rs. 630 on other commodities. Find his house rent.
(A) Rs. 5040 (B) Rs. 3520 (C) Rs. 4890 (D) Rs. 4458

36. What is the area of the rectangle whose perimeter is 16 cm and length 5 cm ?
(A) 3.2 cm2 (B) 80 cm2 (C) 15 cm2 (D) 16 cm2

37. What is two-third of half of 369 ?

3 3
(A) 123 (B) 246 (C) 246 (D) 271
8 8

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38. 3
?
8
(A) 8 (B) 4 (C) 1/2 (D) 2

39. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs. 2500 for 2 years at 4% per annum
is :
(A) Rs. 40 (B) Rs. 45 (C) Rs. 14 (D) Rs. 4

40. A yoga instructor wants to arrange maximum possible number of 6000 students in a ground so that the
number of rows is same as the number of columns. How many rows will be there if 71 students were left
out after the arrangement ?
(A) 80 (B) 88 (C) 77 (D) 78

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Answers to Sample Paper-1 for 4 Year Admission Test

Class VIII

SECTION - I

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

D D B A D B A B C B

SECTION - II

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

D C A B D C A A B A

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

A C A A C B B A B B

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

B C B A A C A D D C

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