ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2023-24

Subject: Science
Class – VIII Sample paper
Time Allowed: 3 hr Maximum Marks : 80

Name ______________________ Sign of Invigilator _____________

General Instructions :
1. Question paper comprises five sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 39 questions in the
question paper.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions.
A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers
to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 04 marks each. Answers
to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 05 marks each
with sub-parts.

Section-A (1x20 = 20 Marks)

Q.No. 1 to 20 are MCQ

1. The practice of growing two or more dissimilar crops in the same field one after another is 1
a] crop rotation b] tilling
c] plantation d] weeding

2. Select the pair of diseases that are caused by contaminated water. 1

a] cholera and typhoid b] diarrhoea and common cold
c] pneumonia and typhoid d] malaria and pneumonia

3. Which of the given statements are correct? 1

(i) IVF is a treatment for infertility if the fallopian tube is blocked or damaged which can
cause a restriction in the process of the union of egg and sperm.

(ii) Asexual reproduction is an easier and rapid method of multiplication.

(iii) Metamorphosis is the transformation of an adult animal to larval form.

a] (i) and (ii) b] (i) and (iii) c] (i) d] (ii) and (iii)

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 4. Which of the following is a disadvantage of early marriage and motherhood? 1
a] Teenage girls are prepared physically for motherhood.
b] Early marriage and motherhood cause health problems in the mother and the child.
c] It also improves employment opportunities for a young woman.
d] Teenage girls are prepared mentally for motherhood.

5. Various forces are acting on a block as shown in the figure given below. Find the value of force 1
required for the block to come at rest.

a] 0.5 N b] 2 N c] 0.1 N d] 0 N

6. Choose the odd one about fluid friction. 1

a] Decreases speed of objects.
b] Always supports the motion, so no extra energy is required to overcome it.
c] It causes wear and tear of machines.
d] Both a] & c]

7. Ramesh was enjoying the rainy season. Suddenly he is scared by a thunderbolt. Then after 1
4 seconds he sees lightning in the east direction. Which formula can we use to find out the
distance of lightning from Ramesh?
a] Speed = time/distance
b] Distance = speed X time
c] Distance cannot be calculated by the above data.
d] Distance will be infinite as lightning occurs in clouds.

8. The electrical charge can be transferred from a charged object to another uncharged object 1
through a:
a] non-metal insulator b] metal insulator
c] metal conductor d] none of these

9. Which of the following is not provided to the soil by a chemical fertiliser? 1

a] Nitrogen b] Humus
c] Potassium d] Phosphorus

10. In the nitrogen cycle plants fixing the nitrogenous compounds in the soil with the help of their 1
roots, occurs at which step?
a] Nitrogen Fixation b] Nitrification
c] Denitrification d] All of them

11. The first occurrence of monthly period at puberty is known as : 1

a] menstruation b] menopause
c] menarche d] metamorphosis

12. When the hammer strikes the gong of an electric bell, which of the following force is 1
responsible for the movement of the hammer?
a] Gravitational force alone b] Electromagnetic force alone
c] Electrostatic force alone d] Frictional force alone

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 13. When a bicycle is in motion, which type of frictional force is acting between the wheels of the 1
bicycle and the ground?
a] fluid friction b] static friction
c] rolling friction d] sliding friction

14. Identify the nerve that carries the electrical signals from the ear to the brain. 1
a] The auditory nerve b] The optic nerve
c] The motor nerve d] The spinal cord

15. Utpal takes four identical beakers (I, II, III, and IV) and makes a small hole in each of them at 1
the same height from the base. He then fills water equally in all the beakers. The water comes
out from the holes and falls at distances d1, d2, d3 and d4 respectively from the base. The
distances are related as:
a] d1 > d2 > d3 > d4
b] d3 > d4 > d2 > d1
c] d1 = d2 = d3 = d4
d] d3 = d1 < d2 = d4

16. If the amplitude of the vibrations is doubled, then its loudness will become: 1
a] half b] one fourth c] doubled d] four times

Q. No 17 to 20 are Assertion-Reasoning based questions.

These consist of two statements – Assertion [A] and Reason [R]. Answer these questions
by selecting the appropriate option given below:
[a] Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
[b] Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
[c] A is true but R is false.
[d] A is False but R is true.

17. Assertion [A]: Vaccines are given after the appearance of a disease. 1
Reason [R]: Vaccines develop resistance or immunity against a particular disease.

18. Assertion [A]: The force of friction is greater if a rough surface is involved. 1
Reason [R]: On rough surfaces, there are a larger number of irregularities that lead to more
interlocking between surfaces.

19. Assertion [A]: Electrical charge can be transferred from an uncharged object to another 1
through a metal conductor.
Reason [R]: Metal is a good conductor of electricity.

20. Assertion [A]: In an image formed by a mirror, the left of the object appears on the right and 1
the right appears on the left.
Reason [R]: This happens because of parallel inversion.

Section- B (2x6=12 Marks)

Q.No. 21 to 26 are Very Short Answer Questions

21. A. a] Name any two traditional irrigation system methods. 1+1

b] How do dead plants and animals contribute to soil fertility?
OR
B. a] Name any two agricultural devices used during the preparation of soil.
b] Why is levelling the field important for sowing and irrigation?

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 22. Draw a well labelled diagram of amoeba showing all the steps of binary fission. 2

23. Explain why it is easier to push a nail in a wooden plank through its pointed end rather than 2
its head?

24. Which of the following sound waves is the loudest? Give reason in support of your choice. 1+1

25. A. What will happen to the leaves of electroscope(diverge/converge) if a positively charged 2

body is touched with a negatively charged electroscope? Give a reason.
OR
B. In the diagram shown, a charged rod is touched with the knob of an uncharged knob of an
electroscope. What will happen to the leaves of the electroscope? Give a reason.

26. a] Identify the structural body Y as shown in the given figure. 1+1

b] When is zygote called an embryo?

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 Section- C (3x7=21 Marks)
Q.No. 27 to 33 are Short Answer Questions

27. Write 3 points of differences between the rabi & kharif crops. 3

28. a] Who invented the process of pasteurisation? 1+2

b] There are two siblings Ayesha and Sanya living in the same room, who are 2 year old and
2 months old respectively. Ayesha is suffering from communicable bacterial disease
(Diphtheria) whereas Sanya is healthy at present and is not yet diseased. The parents gave
X (in the form of tablets) to Ayesha and Y (in the liquid form) to Shasha to remain healthy.
i] Predict the types of X and Y.
ii] Differentiate between X and Y. (1 point)

29. A. a] Name & explain the process of how the zygote is formed? What type of reproduction is it? 2+1
b] Why are male gametes produced in large numbers?
OR
B. a] Label and write functions of the part labelled as 2 & 4 in the given human reproductive
system.
b] What would happen if part labelled as 1 gets blocked?

30. a] How many chromosomes are present in a human cell? 1+2

b] Describe the process of determining the sex of an individual in humans.

31. a] What changes will you observe when a blacksmith hammers a hot piece of iron while 1+2
making a tool?
b] A drawing pin is pushed against a wooden table with a pressure of 20,000 Pa. Calculate the
force exerted by the pin at a point on the table, if the area of the point is 1000 cm2 ?

32. A. a] Define the term frequency of a wave. 1+2

b] Calculate the frequency of a sound wave if there are 40 crests & 40 troughs in the wave
travelled in 30 seconds.
OR
B. Raveena and Raju are doing experiments to check the speed of sound through different
materials. They have four materials W, X,Y and Z to make a toy telephone line. Sound
propagates fastest through material X. Speed of sound is greater in material Y than Z. Speed of
sound through material W is least.
a] Arrange the materials in the increasing order of speed of sound through them.

b] A boy hears his friend’s voice after 12s. The speed of sound is 340m/s. What is the

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 distance of the boy from his friend?

33. a] Which chromosome is present in an unfertilised egg ? 1+2

b] Explain the fate of ovum under the condition of no fertilisation in human beings. What is the
name of the process involved?

Section D ( 3x 4=12 Marks)

Q.No. 34 to 36 are a case-based/data-based question with 2 to 3 short sub-parts.
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts

34. These days a number of antibiotics are being produced from bacteria and fungi. The 1+2
antibiotics are manufactured by growing specific microorganisms and are used to cure a +1
variety of diseases. Antibiotics are even mixed with the feed of livestock and poultry to check
microbial infection in animals. They are also used to control many plant diseases.
a] What are pathogens?
b] Complete the table:
Microbe Mode of transmission Disease

Virus Measles

Water Typhoid
OR
b] How does immunity develop against a disease ,when a vaccine for that disease is
introduced in the human body? Name the disease for which the first vaccine was invented.
c] Name any two antibiotics.

35. The three main kinds of lightning are distinguished by where they occur: either inside a single 1+2
thundercloud (intra-cloud), between two clouds (cloud-to-cloud), or between a cloud and the +1
ground (cloud-to-ground), in which case it is referred to as a lightning strike.Many other
observational variants are recognized, including "heat lightning", which can be seen from a
great distance but not heard; dry lightning, which can cause forest fires; and ball lightning,
which is rarely observed scientifically.

a] During the construction of a building, the lightning conductor was left hanging in the air
by mistake. Would the lightning conductor be still effective? Explain.
b] Plastic straws A and B are rubbed with dry cotton cloth. What will happen if they are
brought near each other & why?
OR
b] Sometimes, a crackling sound is heard while taking off a sweater during winters. Explain.
c] Explain why it is safer to use a wireless telephone instead of a landline telephone during
lightning.

36. A plane mirror is a surface made up of plane glass plate having a layer of reflecting material 1+2
like silver nitrate or aluminium behind it. A plane mirror is formed by making one surface of +1
the mirror opaque by silvering and then by a thin coating of red lead oxide paint. Silvering is
done because silver reflects the maximum light falling on the mirror. If silvering is not done
the light rays falling on the mirror will pass through it.

a]Three light bulbs are concealed from an observer by an opaque wall as shown. Without
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 shifting the positions of the observer and the bulbs, which of the bulbs images can the
observer see from the plane mirror?

b] Write the four characteristics of an image formed by a plane mirror.

OR
b] What kind of mirrors are used in Kaleidoscopes? Explain the arrangement of mirrors
inside it.
c] An object is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a plane mirror. If the mirror only
moves towards the object by a distance of 12 cm, then find the distance between the mirror
& the image now.

Section E (3x5=15 Marks)

Q.No. 37 to 39 are Long Answer Questions

37 a] What is meant by winnowing? Name a machine which acts as a harvester as well as a 2+3
thresher.
b] Ramesh is a farmer & has grown the crops without using weedicides. Will he get a good
yield of crops? Give two reasons for your choice. Name a chemical weedicide.

38. A. a] Write one good & bad effect of frictional force. 2+3
b]A box is placed on three different surfaces: a marble floor, a cardboard sheet, and
sandpaper. The minimum forces required to simply move the box on the surfaces are
Fm , Fc and Fs respectively. Write the given forces in the increasing order. Give a reason
for your choice in terms of irregularities for each surface.
OR
B. a] Name any two factors on which the friction depends. Which is greater - rolling or
sliding friction.
b] An experiment was conducted to find the amount of force needed to move a 100 g load
over different surfaces. Which one of the following scales would show the smallest
reading? Give a reason for your choice.

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39. A. a] What is the angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray in the given 2+3
figure? Show calculations.

b] How many images will be formed if two mirrors are placed at 60 degrees? For how
much time does the image of an object persist on the retina?
OR
B. a] Identify the type of reflection shown here in the figure. Give reason in support of your
answer.

b] State the laws of reflection. At what comfortable distance one can read with a normal
eye?

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