Maths Class VIII Practice Test 01 Rational Number 1
Maths Class VIII Practice Test 01 Rational Number 1
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 6 carry 1 mark each.
1. Which of the following is not true?
(a) rational numbers are closed under addition.
(b) rational numbers are closed under subtraction.
(c) rational numbers are closed under multiplication.
(d) rational numbers are closed under division.
3. In the below question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the
correct choice as
Assertion (A): Rational numbers are commutative for division.
Reason(R): Rational numbers are commutative under addition and multiplication.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
4. The reciprocal of -1 is
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) Not defined
4 14
5. The multiplicative inverse of is
7 24
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 3 (d) 2
SECTION – B
Questions 7 to 9 carry 2 marks each.
7 3 7 5
7. Find using distributivity:
5 12 5 12
7 5
8. What number should be subtracted from so as to get ?
8 12
4 4 3 13
9. Using suitable rearrangement and find the sum :
7 9 7 9
8 7 11 1
10. Simplify:
15 20 35 5
2 9
11. Verify the property x + y = y + x of rational numbers by taking x ,y .
5 10
SECTION – D
Questions 14 to 16 carry 4 marks each.
5 72 11 34 28 52
14. Simplify:
9 125 17 55 13 21
3 5 7
15. Arrange the rational numbers , , in ascending order.
7 14 12
16. 5/8 of total number of teachers come by bus, while 1/8 of teachers come by two wheeler. All
the other teachers walk to school of which 1/4 walk on their own. If 78 teachers come to school
walking on their own, how many teachers taught in that school.
17. The diagram shows the wingspans of different species of birds. Use the diagram to answer the
question given below:
(a) How much longer is the wingspan of an Albatross than the wingspan of a Sea gull?
(b) How much longer is the wingspan of a Golden eagle than the wingspan of a Blue jay?