BLUE BELLS MODERN SCHOOL

MIDDLE OF YEAR EXAMINATION

SESSION: 2024-2025
CLASS – VIII
80 SUBJECT: MATH

TOTAL MARKS: 50 QUESTION PAPER TIME: 1:30 HOURS

Part - A
A. Tick  the correct option: - (1×15=15)

1. A die is thrown. The probability that the number comes up even is-
1
i.
2
1
ii.
3
1
iii.
4
1
iv.
5

2. The Tally marks of the frequency 12 is-

i. ||||||||||||
ii. |||||| ||||| ||
iii.
iv. None

3. The value of 𝑥 in the equation 5𝑥 = 24 − 3𝑥 is

i. 6
ii. 4
iii. 3
iv. 2

4. The product of two numbers is -112. If one of them is 7 then the other number is-
i. 7
ii. -6
1
 iii. -16
iv. 18

5. The largest negative Rational number is-

i. 1
ii. 0
iii. -1
iv. None of these

6. Which option correctly represents the integer 6 as a Rational number?

6
i.
6
−6
ii.
6
1
iii.
6
6
iv.
1

7. A coin tossed three times. What is the total number of possible outcomes for this
event?
i. 3
ii. 4
iii. 6
iv. 8

8. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4, 𝑥𝑦 = 7 then the value of (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 is-

i. 16
ii. 14
iii. 18
iv. 20

𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑦
9. Central angel for the pie-chart is equal to × ________________ -
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
i. 180°
ii. 360°
iii. 280°
iv. 720°

2
10. The additive inverse of a rational number is ___________________ -
3
2
 2
i.
3
3
ii.
2
2
iii. −
3
iv. None of these

2 1
11. If 𝑎 = and 𝑏 = − then the value of 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 is-
3 3
3
i.
9
5
ii.
9
9
iii.
5

iv. None of the these

12. The number of diagonals of an Octagon-

i. 27
ii. 23
iii. 20
iv. 21

13. If 𝑥 + 0 = −18, what is the value of 𝑥 ?

i. -18
ii. 18
iii. -19
iv. 20
𝑥 𝑦
14. What must be added to to make ?
𝑦 𝑧
𝑦2+ 𝑥2
i.
𝑦𝑥
𝑦−𝑥
ii.
𝑦2𝑥2
𝑥𝑦
iii.
𝑥+𝑦

𝑥2− 𝑦2
iv.
𝑥2+ 𝑦2

𝑡 2 −1
15. If 𝑡 = −1, then the value of is-
7

3
 i. 0
1
ii.
7
2
iii.
7
3
iv.
7

16. The diagonals of a quadrilateral PQRS are not perpendicular to each other. Which of the
following shape is PQRS?
i. Square
ii. Rectangle
iii. Kite
iv. Rhombus

17. The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon will always be-
i. 180°
ii. 360°
iii. 280°
iv. 100°

B. Fill in the blanks: - (1×5=5)

1. The smallest value in a class interval is called the _____________ limit.

2. ___________ is a way to represent chance as a number between 0 and 1.
2𝑥−1
3. If 𝑥 = −2 then the value of is equal to ______________.
5
𝑎
4. A rational number is a number that can be expressed in the form where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are
𝑏

integers and 𝑏 _______________.

5. 0 is not the part of the ________________ numbers.

C. Write true [T] or false [F] for the following statements: - (1×5=5)

1. 0 is additive identity. [ ]
2. The factorised forms of 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 is (𝑥 − 𝑦) (𝑥 + 𝑦). [ ]
4
 3. The probability of an impossible event is 1. [ ]
8
4. 7𝑚 − 1 = 14 − 𝑚, here the solution of the equation is .[ ]
15
5 3
5. The pairs − and − are the set of positive rational numbers. [ ]
7 11

Part - B
D. Answer the following questions. (Any ten) (2x10=20)
2 7 5 2 6
1. Simplify it: − × + − ×
7 4 2 3 4
1 1
2. What should be added to + to get 1?
2 3
3. A morning newspaper reported 30% chances of rain. What is the probability that it will
not rain?
4. The pie chart in the given figure represents monthly
budget of a family. Fill in the blanks based on the
information given in the chart.
a. The maximum expenditure is on 25.00% 25.00%

_______________.
b. The expenditure on ___________ and 10.00%
__________ is the same as that on educational 30.00%
10.00%
for children.
3
5. If 𝑝 = 2, 𝑞 = − then find the value of 𝑝2 + 𝑞 2 .
2
6. Write five rational numbers that are smaller than
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−1.
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7. Find 𝑥 in the equation 17𝑥 − 6 = 4 + 12𝑥.
8. Rahul is a member of the local bird watching group. He collected the following data
from recently of a particular types bird.
4, 3, 4, 5, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5, 2, 4, 4
Constructive group frequency distribution table.
9. The interior angles of a polygon are in the ratio 4 ∶ 3 ∶ 1 ∶ 2. Find the measures of each
angle.
10.Can there be a regular phone book with measure of each exterior angle being 22°?
11.Find the value of 𝑚 for the given figure, where 𝐵𝐸𝐿𝑇 is a
parallelogram.

2 5 4 1
12.Arrange in ascending order: , ,− ,
3 7 12 4

5
E. Answer the following problems (Any five): (3x5=15)
2 1
1. If 𝑎 = , 𝑏 = , then check 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑏 + 𝑎.
7 2
9
2. Represent the number on the number line.
4
3. What is the probability of the following events:
a. All four sides of a square are of the same length.
b. The sum of the measures of all the angles of a triangle is equal to 180°.
c. Two parallel lines intersect at a point.
4. The ages of Radha and her son Sachin are in the ratio 4 ∶ 1. After five years, Radha will
be three times as old as Sachin. Find their present age.
5. A bag has three identical balls. They are marked with
1, 2, 3 respectively, state all the possible outcomes of
2 balls are selected at random.
6. Factories the following: 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 63
7. Find 𝑥 in the given polygon:
8. The pulse rates of 25 people were recorded. The data
recorded is summarized as follow:
61, 75, 71, 72, 70, 65, 77, 72, 67, 80, 77, 62, 71, 74, 79, 67, 80, 77, 62, 71, 74, 61, 70, 80
74.
𝑥 2𝑥 3𝑥
9. Solve the equation: 7𝑚 − 1 = 14 − 𝑚 or − + =5
2 3 4

F. Answer the following questions (Any four): (5x4=20)

1. 50 Delhi bound trains were delayed due to fog in several parts of Northern India. The
data is given below.

Delay (in hours) 1–2 2–3 3–4 4–5 5–6

Number of trains 8 13 7 12 10

Create a histogram for the given data.

2. A survey bus conducted on 200 children to find out the types of tv shows preferred by
the data is given below:

6
 Types of TV shows Informative News Sports Entertainment
Percentage of viewers 10% P% 25% 50%

Find the value of P. Draw a pie chart for the given data.

3. 100 people were even a puzzle to solve.

Time taken to solve the

0–2 2–4 4–6 6–8 8 -10
puzzle (in minutes)
Frequency 5 22 35 19 19

Study the table and answered the following questions:

a. How many people took at least 3 minutes to solve the puzzle?
b. If you complete the puzzle in less than 2 minutes, you win a prize.
What percentage of people won a prize?
c. How many people took at least 6 minutes to solve the puzzle?
d. How many people took at least 4 minutes to solve the puzzle?
e. How many people took time 8 minutes to solve the puzzle?

4. A glass jar contains 6 red 5 green, 4 blue and 5 yellow candies of the same size. Hurry,
take out a candy from the jar at random. What is the probability that the candy taken
out is red?
5. Prove that the opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal.
2 4 5
6. If 𝑎 = , 𝑏 = and 𝑐 = − , then show that (𝑎 + 𝑏) + 𝑐 = 𝑎 + (𝑏 + 𝑐).
3 5 6
7. Construct a quadrilateral POEM in which 𝑃𝑂 = 𝑃𝐸 = 2.8 𝑐𝑚, 𝑂𝐸 = 4 𝑐𝑚, 𝑂𝑀 =
6.6 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐸𝑀 = 3.3 𝑐𝑚. Find the measure of the remaining side.