KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN AHMEDABAD REGION

COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: VIII
NAME OF CHAPTER : 1 RATIONAL NUMBERS

MCQ

Q1 An integer can be:

A. Only Positive

B. Only Negative

C. Both positive and negative

D. None of the above

Q2 A rational number can be represented in the form of:

A. p/q

B. pq

C. p+q

D. p-q

Q3 The value of ½ x ⅗ is equal to:

A. ½

B. 3/10

C. ⅗

D. ⅖

Q4 The value of (½) ÷ (⅗) is equal to:

A. 3/10

B. ⅗

C. 6/5

D. ⅚
Q5 The value of ½ + ¼ is equal to:

A. ¾

B. 3/2

C. ⅔

D. 1

Q6 The associative property is applicable to:

A. Addition and subtraction

B. Multiplication and division

C. Addition and Multiplication

D. Subtraction and Division

Q 07 Assertion (A) – (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) is called

Reason (R) – The associative laws state that when you add or
multiply any three real numbers, the grouping (or association)
of the numbers does not affect the result

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

Q 08 . Assertion (A) – Rational numbers are not closed under

multiplication

Reason (R) – A rational number is a number that is in the form

of p/q, where p and q are integers, and q is not equal to 0.

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 true1

Q 09 Case Study

A dog buries three bones in the backyard. The first bone is buries
−2 feet, the second bone is buries −5 feet. And the third bone is
−30/4 feet.

i) Simplify : −2 ×−5 ×

ii) How much deeper is the third bone buried from the first bone?

Q 10 Jimi has two rational numbers -3/4 and -5/8,Now She is asking few
questions regarding these two numbbbers to his friends,

i) What should be the addition of these two numbers? -11/8

a) -11/8 b) 11/8 c) 8/11 d) 88/11

ii) When you subtract -3/4 from -5/8 what should be the difference?

a) 2/8 b) 3/8 c ) 5/8 d) 1/8

iii) When you divide both the numbers what is the ratio? 6/5

a) 6/7 b) 7/6 c) 6/5 d) 5/6

iv) When we multiply what should be the multiplication?

a) 15/32 b) 32/15 c) 34/33 d) 6/7

SOLUTIOS:

A 1. C
A 2. A
A 3. B
A 4. D
A 5. A
A 6. C
A 7. A
A 8. D
A 9. Ans)-96 integer 7/8

A 10. -11/8 ,1/8,6/5,15/32

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COPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS
CLASS: VIII
NAME OF CHAPTER :2 LENEAR EQUATION IN ONE VAREABLE

MCQ

Q1 Which of the following is not a linear equation in one

variable?

A. 33z+5 = 0

B. 33(x+y) = 0

C. 33x+5 = 0

D. 33y+5 = 0

Q2 The solution of 2x-3=7 is:

A. 5

B. 7

C. 12

D. 11

Q3 What should be added to -7/3 to get 3/7?

A. 21/58

B. 58/21

C. 47/21

D. 50/21

Q4 The perimeter of the rectangle is 20cm. If the length of the

rectangle is 6cm, then its breadth will be:

A. 4 cm

B. 6 cm

C. 10 cm
 D. 14 cm

Q5 The difference between two whole numbers is 66. The ratio of

the two numbers is 2: 5. The two numbers are:

A. 60 and 6

B. 100 and 33

C. 110 and 44

D. 99 and 33

Q6 Three consecutive integers add up to 51. The integers are:

A. 16, 17, 18

B. 15, 16, 17

C. 17, 18, 19

D. 18, 19,20

Q 07 (2x-2) + (3x-3) + (9x-9) = 1

A-15/4 B-23/4 C-77/4 84/7

Q 08 . In an isosceles triangle, the base angles are equal, and the

vertex angle is 80 degrees. Find the measure of the base
angles.

A-30 B-40 C-50 D-49

Q 09 . Case study based multiple choice question- Soni and Moni are
going to market purchasing some toys for children Soni has Rs 84
in purse while Moni has Rs 85. Soni has total 36 coins of 2 Rs and
Rs 5. Moni has Rs 1 and Rs2 coins in the ratio of 5:6. Now give the
answer of the following question.1. The equation of finding the number
of coins in soni's purse is
(b) x-5(36-x)=84
(c) 2x-5(36-x)=84
(a) x + 36x = 84

2. The equation of finding the no of coins in moni's purse is .

a. 5x+6x=85
b. 5x+12x=85
c. x+2x=85
d. 2x + 5x =85
 3. The no of Rs 2 coins in Soni's purse.
a. 30
b. 32
c.36
d.40

4. The no of Rs 2 coins in moni's purse

a. 30
b. 32
c. 36
d.25

5. Total no of Rs 2 coins in moni's purse

a. 30
b. 55
C. 50
d.25

Q 10 Ram Sharan donated 2/3 of his monthly income to a NGO, working for the
education of girls, spent 1/5 of his salary on purchasing food items for
consumption of his family. He contributed 1/15 of his salary in meeting out other
expenses. He is left with Rs 9000. Please answer the following questions.

1. What is Ram Sharan's salary?

2 How much money did he donate to the NGO for education of girls?

3 How much money did he spend on purchasing food items?

How much money did he spent on meeting of other items?

SOLUTIOS:

A 1. B
A 2. A
A 3. B
A 4. A
A 5. C
A 6. A
A 7. A
A 8. C
A 9. A,B,C,D
A 10. 13,500 90,000 , 27,000 9000
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: 8

NAME OF CHAPTER : 3 UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATER

MCQ ( UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATERAL)

Q1 Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose each exterior

angle has a measure of 45°.

(a)6 (b)4 ( c ) 10 (d)8

Q2 What is the minimum interior angle possible for a regular polygon?

( a ) 50° ( b ) 30° ( c ) 40° ( d ) 60°

Q3 The ratio of exterior angle to interior angle of a regular polygon is

1:4. What will be the number of sides of the polygon?

(a)4 (b)6 (c)5 ( d ) 10

Q4 What is the sum of all exterior angles of a triangle?

( a ) 180° ( b ) 360° ( c ) 540° ( d ) 720°

Q5

From the above figure fid the value of x

( a ) 74° ( b ) 90° ( c ) 52° ( d ) 36°

Q6

From the above figure fid the value of x

( a ) 104° ( b ) 90° ( c ) 108° ( d ) 540°

Q7 Trapezium is a quadrilateral with a pair of ____ sides.

( a ) Parallel ( b ) Perpendicular ( c ) Equal ( d ) None of the

above

Q8 A parallelogram is a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel.

( a ) TRUE ( b ) FALSE

Q9

Which of the given quadrilaterals satisfy the following properties?- All

sides are congruent.- All angles are right angles.- Opposite sides are
parallel.

(a)P (b)Q (c)R (d)S

Q 10 The measure of how many angle/angles of concave quadrilateral is

more than 180 ?

(a)3 (b)1 (c)3 (d)0

ASSERTION- REASON / VERY SHORT

Q 11 Assertion : ABCD is a square. AC and BD intersect at O. The measure

of angle AOB =90°.

Reason : Diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles.

 ( 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.

Q 12 Assertion : Two opposite angles of a parallelogram are (3x-2)° and

(50-x)° . The measure of one of the angle is 37°.

Reason : Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.

( 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.

CASE BASED/SOURCE BASED / PASSAGE BASED

Q 13 (A) Anuj lays a wooden floor for a kite shaped room. He Places
the strip such that they are perpendicular to the longest
side of the room vertically. One strip is shown in the figure.

What is the approximate length of strip in the figure?

( a ) 10 ( b ) 18.6 ( c ) 14.6 ( d ) 22.5

(B) Another floor in Anuj’s house is in the shape of trapezium.

The floor is divided into two parts having equal areas to lay plank
 In each areas, different color planks are used. Suggest a way in
which it could be done.

Q 14 The figure below shows the layout of rectangular stage in the

auditorium. Two movable flexible partitions of equal length marks
the performance area. The shaded portion in the given below shows
the performance area.

The movable partition divide the back wall into three equal parts.
 (A) Which of these is the angle between the movable part and
the back wall?
( a ) 30° ( b ) 45° ( c ) 60° ( d ) 90°

(B) The dotted line representing curtain 1 join the mid points of
movable partition. What is the length of the curtain line
between the movable partition?

(C) Two laser light beams are flashed from the two ends of the
Curtain 1 line. The beams intersect each Other at the mid-
point of the Curtain 2 line. At what angle to Curtain 1 line
are the light beam flashed?
( a ) 0° ( b ) 45° ( c ) 60° ( d ) 120°

Answer k

Questions Answer
Q1 (d)
Q2 (d)
Q3 (b)
Q4 (b)
Q5 (a)
Q6 (c)
Q7 (a)
Q8 (a)
Q9 (c)
Q10 (b)
Q11 (a)
Q12 (a)
Q13-(A) (c)
Q13-(B) Draw a
perpendicular
Q14-(A) (c)
Q14-(B) 9m
Q14-(C) (b)
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: VIII

NAME OF CHAPTER : 4 DATA HANDLING

MCQ

Q1

From the above image, the pie chart depicts the expenditure of a state
government under different heads. IF total spending is 10 crores. How
much money was spent on roads?

(a) 1 Crore
(b) 2.5 Crore
(c) 3 Crore
(d) 2 Crore

Q2 What is called raw data?

(a) A collection of numerical facts regarding a particular

type of information
(b) A collection of observations gathered initially
(c) The number of times a particular observation occurs
(d) NONE OF THESE

Q3

From the above figure, Rahul, Varun and Yash are playing a game of
spinning a coloured wheel. Rahul wins if spinner lands on red. Varun wins
 if spinner lands on blue and Yash wins if it lands on green. Which of the
following spinner should be used to make the game fair?

(a) I (b) ii (c) iii (d) iv

Q4 In a _____________, the various observations are represented by the
sectors of a circle and the whole circle represents the sum of the values of
all components.

(a) Bar graph (b) line graph (c) pie chart (d) Histogram
Q5

From the above figure, in which year is the increase in the number of
students maximum?

(a) 2003-2004 (b) 2004-05 (c) 2007-08 (d) 2006-07

Q6

From the above image, a pie chart showing the amount spent in rupees
(in thousands) by a company on various modes of advertising for a
product is given. What per cent of the total advertising amount is spent
on direct mail campaigns?

(a) 19.5 % (b) 32.5 % (c) 25.50% (d) 17.89%

ASSERTION- REASON / VERY SHORT

Q 07 Assertion : When a die is thrown number of possible outcomes is 6

Reason: Probability of getting an even prime number when a die is
thrown is 1/6.
 ( 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.

Q 08 Assertion : Probability of choosing the letter “S” from the word

HISTOGRAM is 1/9.

Reason : P(A)+P(NOT A)=1.

( 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.

CASE BASED/SOURCE BASED / PASSAGE BASED

Q9

A survey was made to find the type of dance that a certain group of
young people liked in a city. The adjoining pie chart shows the findings of
this survey. From this pie chart, answer the following:

(1) Which type of dance is liked by the maximum number of

people?
( a) KHATAK ( b) FOLK DANCE ( c) HIP HOP ( d) GHOOMAR

(2) Name the type of dance which is liked by 30% of people.

( a) HIP HOP ( b) KHATAK ( c) KATHAKALI ( d) FOLK DANCE
 (3) If 20 people liked folk dance, how many young people were
surveyed.
( a) 50 ( b) 100 ( c) 200 ( d) 500

Q 10 Some friends are playing and they write the numbers 1 to 10 on ten
separate slips (one number on one slip), keep it in a box and mix it well.
One slip is chosen from the box without looking into it. What is the
probability of:

(1) getting a number less than or equal to 5

( a) 1/2 ( b) 5/10 ( c) 1 ( d) 2/3

(2) getting a prime number

( a) 1/2 ( b) 2/5 ( c) 4/3 ( d) 3/10

(3) getting two digit number

( a) 2/5 ( b) 1 ( c) 9/10 ( d) 1/10

(4) getting an even number

( a) 3/8 ( b) 2 ( c) 1/2 ( d) 0

ANSWER KEY

Q. NO ANSWER
1 (a) 1 Crore

2 (a) A collection of observations gathered initially

3 (b) ii
4 (c) pie chart
5 (c) 2007-08
6 (a) 19.5 %
7 ( b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of
A.

8 ( b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of

A.

9 1. ( b) FOLK DANCE
 2. ( a) HIP HOP
3. ( a) 50
10 1. ( a) 1/2
2. ( b) 2/5
3. ( d) 1/10
4. ( c) 1/2
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: VIII

NAME OF CHAPTER : 5 SQUARE ROOT

MCQ

Q1 Which of the following is the square of an odd number?

(a) 256 (b) 361 (c) 144 (d) 400

Q2 A number ending in 9 will have the units place of its square as

(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 6

Q3 How many natural numbers lie between 52 and 62?

(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

Q4 A square board has an area of 144 square units. How long is each side of
the board?

(a) 11 units (b) 12 units (c) 13 units (d) 14 units

Q5 If one member of a pythagorean triplet is 2m, then the other two members
are

(a) m, m2+1 (b) m2+1, m2–1 (c) m2, m2–1 (d) m2, m+1

Q6 A perfect square can never have the following digit in its ones place.

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 6

VERY SHORT

Q 07 Write a Pythagorean triplet whose smallest number is 6.

Q 08 The speed of a tsunami, in meter per second, can be found by the formula
r = √9.7344d , where d is the water depth in meter. Suppose the water
depth is 6400m. How fast is the tsunami moving?

CASE BASED/SOURCE BASED / PASSAGE BASED

Q 09 For a school performance, an equal number of students are to be arranged

in each row and column. 9 students can be arranged as shown in
Arrangement
 1. How many students can be added in a row/column in Arrangement 1 for
625 students?

2. The teachers organizing the performance think that it will be difficult to

arrange 625 students in one group. They think of dividing the group into
two square arrangements. How many students can be there in each
arrangement?

Q 10 The rectangle below is made of unit

squares.

1.What are the possible ways of converting it into a square?

2.How many more unit squares are needed to make it perfect square
 ANSWER KEY

MCQ

Q1 (b) 361

Q2 (c) 1

Q3 (b) 10

Q4 (b) 12 units

Q5 (b) m2+1, m2–1

Q6 (c) 8

VERY SHORT

Q 07 6,8,10

Q 08 r = 249.6 m/sec

CASE BASED/SOURCE BASED / PASSAGE BASED

Q 09 1. 25

2. 225,400

Q 10 1. Remove one column of unit squares in the rectangle. OR

Remove two columns and one row of the unit squares in the
rectangle.
Add one row of unit squares
2. 4 unit squares
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS VIII

1 If one side of a cube is 15m in length, its volume cubic meter is

(A) 225 (B) 3175 (C) 3375 (D) 625
2 The next two numbers in the number pattern 1, 8, 27, 64, 125 ... are
(A)36, 49 (B) 216, 343 (C) 216, 49 (D) 196, 343
3 The units place digit of a cube root of 12167 is
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 3 (D) 9
4 Out of the following , which one is a perfect cube is
(A) 1333 (B) 127 (C) 1728 (D) 1224
5 Which of the following digits of a number have same digit in the units place of its
cube root.
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 3 (D) 6
6 Assertion (A) – 125 is perfect cube.
Reasons (R)–A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
same integer 3 times
(A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R is true and R is not correct explanation of A.
(C )C A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is True
7 Assertion (A) – 1000 is perfect cube.
Reasons (R)–A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
same integer 3 times.
(A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R is true and R is not correct explanation of A.
(C )C A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is True
8 Assertion (A) – 400 is perfect cube.
Reasons (R)–A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
same integer 3 times
(A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R is true and R is not correct explanation of A.
(C )A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is True
9 Assertion (A) –27 is a cube number.
Reasons (R)–A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
integer by itself or as the second exponent of an integer.

(A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R is true and R is not correct explanation of A.
(C ) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is True
10 Assertion (A) –The cube of an even natural number is even.
Reasons (R)–A perfect cube is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
integer by itself or as the second exponent of an integer.
 (A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R is true and R is not correct explanation of A.
(C ) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is True

6 CUBE AND CUBE ROOT

ANSWER KEY

1 (C) 3375
2 (B) 216, 343
3 (C) 3
4 (C) 1728
5 (A) 1 AND (D) 6
6 (A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of
A.
7 (A) Both A and R is true and R is correct explanation of
A.
8 (D) A is false but R is True
9 (C ) A is true but R is false.
10 (C ) A is true but R is false.
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS VIII

CHAPTER: 7 COMPARING QUATNTITIES

MCQ
1 A picnic is being planned for class VIII. Girls are 60% of the total
number of students and are 18 in number .The ratio of number of girls
to the number of boys in the class is
a) 2:3 b)3:2 c)4:5 d) none of these
2 A football team won 10 matches out of the total number of matches
they played. If their win percentage was 40,how many matches did
they play in all.
a)10 b)25 c) 40 d) none of these
3 A dealer purchased a washing machine for Rs 7660.He allows a
discount of 12% on its marked price and still gains 10%.Find the
marked price of the machine.
a)Rs 9800 b) Rs 9675 c) Rs 9575 d) none of these
4 On selling a table for Rs 987 ,Ramesh loses 6% .For how much did he
purchase it?
a)Rs1500 b) Rs 105 c) Rs 1050 d) none of these
5 At what rate percent per annum simple interest will a sum treble itself
in 16 years?
a)12% b)12.5% c)15% d) 16 %
6 The table shows the marks scored by Anuj in different subjects.

Subject Marks Total Marks

scored
English 22 25
Science 52 60
Hindi 55 100
Mathematics 68 75

Of the marks given,in which subject he scored the highest percentage

a)Hindi b) English c) Science d) Mathematics
ASSERTION AND REASONING
7 Assertion (A) –The ratio of 10 m to 1 km is 1 : 10

Reasons (R) –A ratio can be defined as the relationship or comparison

between two numbers of the same unit to check how bigger is one
 number than the other one

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

Q. Assertion (A) – The marked price of a book is Rs 100. The shopkeeper

8 gives 25% discount on it. 75 is the sale price of the book

Reasons (R) –The price after the original price has been reduced by a
discount is known as sale price.

Reasons (R) –The amount that the buyer pays to buy the product is
called the selling price

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

CASE BASED QUESTIONS

Q.
9

A new movie was released on Friday, 150 seats were booked that day.
The booking for the movie increased to 300 seats on Saturday.

(i) What was the percent increase in the number of seats booked on
Saturday?

A. 2% B. 100% C. 150% D. 200%

(ii) The cost of a ticket for the show is Rs. 250. Ayush got a 20%
discount on buying a ticket through online booking. How many rupees
did Ayush pay for the ticket?

A. Rs 25 B.Rs 50 C.Rs 200 D. Rs 300

(iii) Outside the cinema hall, Neeraj has a stall that sells a pack of
 popcorn for Rs. 200. The government charges 18% GST on selling of
goods or services. The price at which Neeraj sells popcorn includes
GST. How much GST (in rupees) is charged on selling one pack of
popcorn? (Give your answer correct up to one decimal place)

Q.
10

Mayur deposited Rs. 50,000 in a bank for 5 years. At the end of first
year, an amount of Rs. 3000 is added as interest in Mayur’s account. At
the end of fifth year, he had a sum of

Rs. 66,911.27 in his account

(i) What is the rate of interest given by the bank on the sum of money
in Mayur’s account?

(ii) At the end of one year, Riya gets Rs. 21,200 from the bank. She
gets the same rate of interest on deposited money as Mayur gets from
the bank. What is the principal sum (in rupees) Riya deposited with the
bank?

A. Rs 15 ,000 B.Rs18,200 C.Rs19,928 D. Rs 20,000

ANSWER KEY
Q.1 B
Q.2 B
Q.3 C
Q.4 C
Q.5 B
Q.6 D
Q.7 A
Q.8 D
Q.9 (i) B (ii) D (iii)
Q.10 (i) 6%,(ii) 20,000
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS VIII

CHAPTER: 8 ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

Q.1 Which of these expressions is an example of a binomial?

a)4 b)4 c)4 ) d)

Q.2 The product of polynomial is .Which of these is

correct about the values of p,q,c and d?
a)p+q=8 and c+d=6 b)p
c) p d) p+q=8 and c d=6

Q.3 Which of the following is not a binomial

a)m+n b) mn c)m-n d) m2-n2

Q.4 The product of polynomials -6tu3,-t3uj and -3tkuk is -18t7u8, where j

and are unknown constants.What are the values of j and k
a)j=2and k=3 b) j=3 and k=2 c)j=5 and k=3 d) j=1 and
k=4

Q.5 Subtracting
a) b) c) d)

Q.6 If the product of (x+4) is

a) b)24 c) d) 26
Q.7 Assertion (A) –The expression x + 3 is in one variable

Reasons (R) –The expression (n+3) represents the measure of an

exterior angle of a regular octal decagon
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

Q.8 Assertion (A) –The expression 4xy + 7 is in two variables

Reasons (R) –There are two variables x and y.

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

Q.9 Ramu's grandfather goes to a park for morning walk daily as

advised by the doctor to him. He takes 4 rounds of the park in half
an hour. The shape of park is rectangular, and the length of park is
(2x - 5) units and breadth is (2x + 5)units.
i) which concept can be used to find the area of the park?
ii) Find the area of Park
iii) which concept can be used to find the diagonal of the park?
iv) what distance covered By Ramu's grandfather in taking four
rounds of the park?
Q.10 The figure shows the dimension of a wall having a window and a
door of a room .Write an algebraic expression for the area of the
wall to be painted.

ANSWER KEY
Q.1 C
Q.2 C
Q.3 B
Q.4 A
Q.5 C
Q.6 C
Q.7 C
Q.8 A
Q.9 Binomial-Binomial multiplication. This is because in order to
find the area of the rectangle we have to multiply the length with
the breadth and here both the dimensions are in binomial form.
2. The area of the park = length × breadth
= (2x - 5) (2x + 5)
= 2x ( 2x + 5) - 5(2x + 5)
= 4 x2+ 10x - 10x - 25
= 4x2 - 25 unit sq.
or using (a+b)(a-b) = a2 - b2
= (2x) 2- 52= 4x2- 25 unit sq.
3. In order to find diagonal of the park, the Pythagoras formula
can be used.
h2= base2+ perpendicular2 (where length and breadth acts as p
and b)
In order to sole this, the identities of (a+b) 2= a2+ 2ab + b2
(a-b) 2= a2- 2ab + b2and concept of addition of trinomial
terms will be used.
4. To find the distance of each round, we will be finding the
perimeter of the rectangle.
Perimeter = 2(Length + Breadth)
= 2 (2x - 5 + 2x + 5)
= 2 (4x)
= 8x units.
Now for 4 rounds it will be:
4 × 8x = 32x units.

Q.10 The dimension of the wall represents a rectangle.

Area of the rectangle = length × breadth

Subtract the dimensions of the door and window.

∴ Dimension of the wall which have to be painted = Area of

the rectangle - Area of the door - Area of the window

Dimension of the wall which have to be painted = [(5x + 2)

× 5x] - (3x × x) - (2x × x)

= 25x² + 10x - 3x² - 2x²

= 20x² + 10x

= 10x(2x + 1) sq.units
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: VIII

NAME OF CHAPTER : 9 MENSURATION

MCQ

Q1 The ratio of the radius of two right circular cylinder is 1 : 2 and the
ratio of their height is 4 : 1 then the ratio of their volume is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 1
(d) 4: 1
Q2 Mitesh wants to buy a trapezium shaped field. Its side along the river
is parallel to and twice the side along the road. If the area of this
field is 10500 m2 and the perpendicular distance between the two
parallel sides is 100 m, find the length of the side along the river.

(a) 114 m
(b) 130 m
(c) 140 m
(d) 104 m
Q3 The area of a trapezium is 1586 cm2 and the distance between its
parallel sides is 26 cm. If one of the parallel sides is 84 cm, find the
other

(a) 38 cm.
(b) 30 cm
(c) 13 cm
(d) 83 cm
Q4 The diameter of a wheel is 70 cm. How many times the wheel will
revolve in order to cover a distance of 110 m?

(a) 38 .
(b) 50
(c) 15
(d) 51
Q5 A well of diameter 150 cm has a stone parapet around it. If the
length of the outer edge of the parapet is 616 cm, find the width of
the parapet.

(a) 38 cm.
(b) 30 cm
(c) 13 cm
 (d) 23 m
Q6 A thin wire is in the form of an equilateral triangle of side 11 cm.
Find the area of a circle whose circumference is equal to the length
of the wire.
(a) 86.625 cm2
(b) 86.200 cm2
(c) 85.625 cm2
(d) 76.675 cm2

ASSERTION- REASON / VERY SHORT

Q 07 Assertion (A) 12a – 9ab + 5b – 3 is a trinomial

Reasons (R) A trinomial is an algebraic expression that has three
non-zero terms
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

Q 08 Assertion (A) 4 is a monomial

Reasons (R) A monomial is an expression of the form k⋅xⁿ, where k
is a real number and n is a positive integer.
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

CASE BASED/SOURCE BASED / PASSAGE BASED

Q 09 Daniel is painting the walls and ceiling of a cuboidal hall with length,
breadth and height of 15 m, 10 m and 7 m respectively. From each
can of paint 100 m2 of area is painted. How many cans of paint will
she need to paint the room?
Q 10 Mohan wants to buy a trapezium-shaped field. Its side along the
river is parallel to and twice the side along the road. If the area of
this field is 10500 m2 and the perpendicular distance between the
two parallel sides is 100 m, find the length of the side along the
river.

Answers

1(c)

2 (c)

3(a)

4(b)

5(b)

6(a)

7(d)

8(a)

9 Ans Surface area of a cuboidal hall without bottom

= Total surface area – Area of base

= 2 [lb + bh + hl] – lb
= 2 [15 × 10 + 10 × 7 + 7 × 15] – 15 × 10
= 2[150 + 70 + 105] – 150
= 2 [325] – 150
= 650 – 150
= 500 m2
Area of the paint in one can = 100 m2
Number of cans required = 500/100 = 5 cans.

10 The side of the trapezium (roadside) be x cm.

The opposite parallel side = 2x m
h = 100 m
Area = 10500 m2
Area of trapezium = 1/2 (a + b) × h
10500 = 1/2 (2x + x) × 100
2 × 10500 = 3x × 100
21000 = 300x
x = 70 m
So, AB = 2x = 2 × 70 = 140 m
Hence, the required length = 140 m.

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COPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: VIII

NAME OF CHAPTER : 10 Exponents and Powers

MCQ
m -4 5
Q1 The value of m for which 2 ÷2 =4
(a) m=1
(b) m= 2
(c) m=3
(d) m=6

Q2 Very large numbers can be expressed in standard form by

using__exponents

(a) Positive
(b) negative
(c) )Positive and negative
(d)none of these
–2 1
Q3 The multiplicative inverse of (–7) ÷ (90) is
(a(−7)2 × (90)1
(b) −(7)−2 × (90)–1
(c)−(7)2 ÷ (90)–1
(d) (-7)2 × (90) –1

Q4 If 53x–1 ÷ 25=125, Then the value x is

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Q5 Very small numbers can be expressed in standard form

using____exponents.

(a) Positive
(b) negative
(c) )Positive and negative
(d)none of these
Q6 Find the Multiplicative inverse of 325

(a) 1/3-25
(b) 325
(c) 3-25
(d) 1/325

ASSERTION- REASON / VERY SHORT

Q Assertion: The exponential form of 10000 is 104.

07
Reason: 10000 = 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 = 104

a) both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct

explanation for assertion

b) both assertion and reason are correct but reason is correct

explanation for assertion

c) assertion is correct but reason is false

d) both assertion and reason are false

Q8 Assertion: The exponential form of 125 is 53.

Reason: 125 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 53

a) both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct

explanation for assertion

b) both assertion and reason are correct but reason is correct

explanation for assertion

c) assertion is correct but reason is false

d) both assertion and reason are false

CASE BASED/SOURCE BASED / PASSAGE BASED

Q9 The diameter of the Sun is 1.4 × 109 m and the diameter of the Earth is
1.2756x 107m.how many times the diameter of the Sun to the diameter
of the earth?
Q10 In a stack there are 5 books

each of thickness 20mm and

5 paper sheets each of thickness 0.016 mm.

What is the total thickness of the stack.

Ans:
1(d)

2(a)

3(a)

4(b)

5(b)

6(c)

7 (a)
8 (a)
9 1.4 100 / 1.2756 , which is approximately 100
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS
CLASS: VIII
CHAPTER 11
NAME OF CHAPTER DIRECT AND INVERSE PROPORTION

1 Which of the following vary inversely with each other? 1

(a) speed and distance covered. (b) distance covered and
taxi fare.
(c) distance travelled and time taken. (d) speed and time taken.

2 15 men can complete the work in 40 hours. How many hours will it 1
take for 6 men to complete the same work
(A) 60 (B) 16 (C) 48 (D) 24
3 Out of the following, which example follows direct variation 1

(A) 30 3 10 22
11 110 30 15

15 30 60 45
(B) 25 50 100 75

(C) 45 44 24 32
55 54 42 23

(D)
11 22 33 44
22 44 55 66
4 In a model of a building complex, one building is 15 cm high when 1
the actual height of the building 150m. If the model of club
building is 12 cm, the actual height of the club building is
(A) 60 m (B) 120cm (C) 120m (D) can
not be calculated
5 A machine fills 240 milk bottles in 12 sec. How many bottles can 1
be filled in 2 minutes?
(A) 20 (B) 480 (C) 240 (D) 2400
6 If students in a class students are arranged for a photograph in 14 1
rows then
number of students in a row will be 15, how many rows are
required if students 21are arranged in a row?
(A)210 (B) 280 (C) 5 (D) 10
7 Assertion (A) –220 trucks can hold 10 metric tones. 10 trucks will 1
hold 100 metric tonnes.
Reasons (R) –A direct proportion shows the direct relation between
two quantities.
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
8 Assertion (A) – The Cost of 10 metres of cloth is ₹1600 and 5 1
metres costs ₹ 800
Reasons (R) –A direct proportion shows the direct relation between
two quantities.
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
9 5

Raghav visited his village in summer vacations with parents to

village.His father showed the places in his village where he spent
his childhood. He also showed him the jar of marbles he used to
play with.
He also asked him few GAMES using these marbles:
(i) His father said, ’when I pick 5 marbes, you will take 2 marbles”
If father picks 25 marbles, how many Raghav will have?
(ii) Raghav picked up 48 marbles, how many his father would
have?
(iii) what kind of variation does it follow?
1 A recipe for a particular type of muffins requires 1 cup of milk and 5
0 1.5 cups of chocolates. She is using the recipe as a guide.

(i)How many cups of milk will she need to prepare muffins if she
uses 7.5 cups of chocolates?.
(ii) How many cups of chocolates will she need to prepare muffins
if she uses 10 cups of milk.?.
(iii) what kind of variation does it follow?
ANSWER KEY

1 (a) diagonals bisect each other

2 (A) 60
3 15 30 60 45 As rato is =
25 50 100 75
4 (C) 120m
5 (D) 2400
6 (D) 10
7 (D) A is false but R is true
8 (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
9 (i) 10 marbles [2]
(ii) 60 marbles [2]
(iii) Direct variation [1]
10 (i) 5 cups
(ii) 15 cups
(iii) Direct
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COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: VIII

NAME OF CHAPTER : 12 FACTORISATION

MCQ

Q1 How many factors does x(x+2)(y+3) has?

( a) 2 ( b) 4 ( c) 3 ( d) 6

Q2 Factorise p2 + 6p + 8

( a) (p + 2) (p + 4) ( b) (p + 4)(p + 4)

( c) (p + 2)p ( d) p(p - 4)

Q3 State true or false. In general, any expression containing one or more

terms with non zero coefficients and with variables having non-
negative exponents is called a polynomial.

( a) TRUE ( b) FALSE

Q4 Factorise 12x + 36

( a) 2(x+3) ( b) 12(x+3) ( c) (x+3) ( d) 12x

Q5 Find the common factors 6abc, 24ab2, 12a2 b

( a) 6a ( b) 6ab ( c) 6b ( d) ab

Q6 Divide -36y3 by 9y2

( a) y ( b) – 4y ( c) -4 ( d) -6y

ASSERTION- REASON / VERY SHORT

Q 07 Assertion : The factors of 2y(y+4) are 2, y, and (y+4)

Reason : 1 is a factor of every term

( 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.

Q 08 Assertion : 2(y + 5) = 2y + 5
 Reason : When an expression enclosed in a bracket is multiplied by a
constant outside, each term of the expression has to be multiplied by
the constant

( 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.

CASE BASED/SOURCE BASED / PASSAGE BASED

Q 09 Vishal's teacher gives him a list of identities and asks him to practice
factorisation. Can you help him answer the following questions?

1. Are all the identities correct?

( a) Yes ( b) No
( c) Can't say anything ( d)none of these

2. Using the above identities, solve x2− 6x + 8

( a) (x+4)(x+2) ( b) (x+4)(x-2)
( c) (x-4)(x-2) ( d) (x-4)(x+2)

3. Using the above identities, solve x4-2x2y2+y4

(a) (x2-y2)2 (b) (x2+y2)2
(c) (x2-y2) (d) none of these

Q 10 Poonam is appearing for a viva test. Her teacher asks her to factorise
x2+13x+42. Help her answer the following questions:

1. The above problem can be solved by:

( a) Method of common factors ( b) Regrouping terms

 ( c) Using identities ( d) None of these

2. Find degree of given polynomial

( a) 1 ( b) 2 ( c) 0 (d)Can't be determined

3. The final answer obtained is:

( a) (x+6)(x+7) ( b) (x+6)(x-7)
( c) (x-6)(x+7) ( d) None of these

ANSWER KEY

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (c)3
2 ( a) (p + 2) (p + 4)
3 ( a) TRUE
4 ( b) 12(x+3)
5 ( b) 6ab
6 ( b) – 4y
7 ( b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

8 ( d) A is false but R is true.

9 1 ( a) Yes
2 ( c) (x-4)(x-2)
3 (a) (x2-y2)2
10 1 ( c) Using identities
2 ( b) 2
3 ( a) (x+6)(x+7)
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COPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

CLASS: VIII

NAME OF CHAPTER : 13 INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q-1 The coordinates of a point at a distance of 3 units from the x axis and
6 units from the y axis is
(a) (0, 3) (b) (6, 0) (c) (3, 6) (d) (6, 3)
Q-2 The point (3, 4) is at a distance of
(a) 3 from both the axis (b) 4 from both the axis
(c) 4 from the x axis and (d) 3 from x axis and 3 from y axis from
y axis
Q-3 In the given figure the position of the book on the table may be given
by

(a) (7, 3) (b) (3, 7) (c) (3, 3) (d) (7, 7)

Q-4 . A point which lies on both the axis is __________
(a) (0, 0) (b) (0, 1) (c) (1, 0) (d) (1, 1)
Q-5 Observe the temperature time graph and answer the following
question.
 Choose the difference between the temperature at 7 hours and at 21
hours from the options below:
A. 0°F B. 1°F C. 2°F D. 3°F.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q-6

I. The coordinate of point E in the given graph is

(a) (9, –3) (b) (–4, 2) (c) (–3, –4) (d) (–7, 9)
II. The coordinate of point H in the given graph is
(a) (9, –3) (b) (–4, 2) (c) (–3, –4) (d) (–7, 9)

III. Name The points in I quadrant

Q-7 The following is a conversion graph of temperature in °C and °F. Use
the graph to answer the following questions.

(a) Convert 140 °F to °C.

(b) Convert 20 °C to °F

CASE BASED QUESTIONS

Q-8 Study the given map of a zoo and answer the following questions.
 (a) Give the location of lions in the zoo.
(b) (D, f ) and (C, d) represent locations of which animals in the zoo?
(c) Where are the toilets located?
(d) Give the location of canteen.

Q-9 This graph shows a map of an island just off the coast of a continent. The
point labelled B represents a major city on the coast. The distance between
grid lines represents 1 km. Point A represents a resort that is located 5 km
East and 3 km North of Point B. The values 5 and 3 are the coordinates of
Point A. The coordinates can be given as the ordered pair (5, 3), where 5 is
the horizontal coordinate and 3 is the vertical coordinate.

(i) On a copy of the map, mark the point that is 3 km East and 5 km
North of Point B and label it S.
Is Point S in the water or on the island? Is Point S in the same
place as Point A?
(ii) Mark the point that is 7 km east and 5 km north of Point B and
label it C. Then mark the point that is 5 km east and 7 km north
 of Point B and label it D.
Are Points C and D in the same place? Give the coordinates of
Points C and D.
(iii) Which point is in the water, (2, 7) or (7, 2)? Mark the point which
is in water on your map and label it E.
(iv) Give the coordinates of two points on the island that are exactly 2
km from Point A.

ANSWER KEY

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q-1 (d) (6, 3)
Q-2 (c) 4 from the x axis and 3 units from y axis
Q-3 (b) (3, 7)
Q-4 (a) (0, 0)
Q-5 A. 0°F
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q-6 I. (a) (9, –3)
II. (d) (–7, 9)
III. point P and U
Q-7 (a) 60 °C.
(b) 70 °F
CASE BASED QUESTIONS
Q-8 (a) (A,f)
(b) Monkeys and Elephant
(c) (0,e)
(d) (C,c)
Q-9 i. S(3,5).
on the island
ii. C(7,5). D(5,7).
iii, in the water (7, 2)
iv. (3,3) and (7,3)