SECOND TERM ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICS

Grade : 8 Max.Marks : 80
Date : 20.02.2024 No. of Questions : 09
Duration : 2 hours 30 minutes No. of printed sides : 06
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Answers to this paper must be written on the answer booklet provided.
The first 15 minutes is allotted for reading the question paper.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in
brackets. [ ]
All working, including rough work must be clearly shown and done on the
same sheet as the rest of your answer.
Omission of essential steps will result in loss of marks.
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SECTION A
(Attempt all questions from this section)

Question 1 [10 marks]

Choose the correct alternative. (Write only the answer legibly. For eg: i-a)
i) Which of the following numbers is in standard form?
a) −12
26
b) −49
70
c) −9
16
d) −105
28

ii) If 52𝑥 = 169

289
, then the value of 𝑥 is
a) 52 b) 58 c) 62 d) 68
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iii) The value of ( 2
6 +8 ) is
2

a) 2744 b) 1000000 c) 1000 d) – 2744

iv) If B = { vowels of the word ‘variable’} , the number of subsets of B

equals
a) 8 b) 16 c) 7 d) 15

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v) A rope makes 140 rounds around a cylindrical object with radius
14cm. How many times can it go around a cylindrical object with
radius 20cm?
a) 17 b) 98 c) 120 d) 200
vi) On buying an article for ₹ 55 and selling it for ₹ 63.80, the gain or loss
per cent will be
a) Gain = 1.6% b) loss = 1.6% c) loss = 16% d) gain = 16%

vii) If (𝑥 + 1
𝑥 ) = 3, then (𝑥 2
+
1
2
𝑥 ) is equal to
a) 7 b) 9 c) 10
3
d) 82
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viii) If A = { 1,2,3,4} ; A ∩ C = { 1,3} ; A ∪ C = { 1,2,3,4,5} then

a) C = { 1,2,3} b) C = { 1,3,5} c) C = { 1,2,5} d) C = { 1,3,4}
ix) Arun buys an article with 25% discount on its marked price. He
makes a profit of 10% by selling it at ₹ 660. The marked price is
a) ₹600 b) ₹700 c) ₹800 d) ₹685
x) The sum of four consecutive integers is 54. What is the sum of twice
the largest and thrice the smallest number?
a) 66 b) 96 c) − 10 d) − 12

Question 2 [10 marks]

a) Factorise : 2
7𝑥 − 19𝑥 − 6 [3]
b) How many bricks will be required to construct a wall 10 m long, 6 m
high and 22.5 cm thick, if each brick measures 25 cm by 12 cm by
9cm? [3]
c) Solve for x, write down the solution set and graph the solution set
on the real number line. [4]
−1 3𝑥 2
5
< 10
+1 ≤ 5
; 𝑥 ∈𝑅

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Question 3 [10 marks]
a) If the weight of 12 sheets of thick paper is 40 grams, how many sheets of
the same paper would weigh 2 ½ kilograms? [3]
b) Simplify and express the result with positive index. [3]

( )
2

( ) 1
5𝑥𝑦 𝑧
2 ÷
3
2
10𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
2

c) In the given figure, RISK and CLUE are parallelograms. Find the value
of 𝑥. [4]

Question 4 [10 marks]

a) The two perpendicular sides of right angled triangle are in the ratio 3:4
and its perimeter is 96 cm. Find the three sides. [3]
b) In the adjacent figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If BM and DN are
perpendiculars from B and D on AC, prove that
∆ BMC ≅ ∆ DNA. [3]

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c) Solve the following simultaneous equations by cross multiplication
method. [4]
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 4 = 0 ; 3𝑥 − 5𝑦 + 2 = 0
SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions from this Section)
Question 5 [10 marks]
a) A can do a piece of work in 25 days, B can do it in 20 days . They work
together for 5 days and then A goes away. In how many days will B finish
the remaining work? [3]
b) Roy invested ₹20,000 for 2 years at the rate of 10% p.a C.I.
Due to change in the market condition, the interest rate was raised
to 12% p.a after one year. Find the amount he receives at the end of
2 years. [3]
c) Construct a rhombus ABCD whose diagonal AC= 7 cm and diagonal
BD = 5 cm. Find the length of side AB. [4]

Question 6 [10 marks]

a) Manish sold a bicycle at a profit of 10%. Had it been sold for ₹750 more,
the profit would have been 16%. Find the cost price of the bicycle. [3]
b) The sum of interior angles of a polygon is 2700°. How many sides does
this polygon have? [3]
c) Calculate the area of figure EFGH. Given AE = AH = DG = 5 cm,
HD = GC = 7cm , FB = 3 cm and BC = 12 cm. [4]

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Question 7 [10 marks]
a) Using suitable identity, find the following product
(3𝑥2 + 2
7𝑦 )(3𝑥2 − 7𝑦
2
) [2]

b) Solve the following simultaneous equations by elimination method

and write the solution set.
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 14 ; 9𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 55 [3]

c) Use graph paper for the given question.

i) Using scale 1 cm = 1 unit on both axes, draw the graph for
the following equation 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 6.
ii) Find the area of the triangle enclosed by the x axis, y axis and the
line . [5]

Question 8 [10 marks]

a) i) Let ξ = {set of triangles}, A = { set of isosceles triangles} and
B = { set of all right angled triangles}. What type of triangles belong
to A ∩ B? [1]
ii) If n( ξ) = 73 , n(A) = 39, n(B) = 37, n( A ∩ B) = 11, find
a) n(A’ ) b) n(A ∪ B) [2]

b) Find 3
𝑎 + 𝑏
3
if 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 5; 𝑎𝑏 = 6 [3]

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c) In a survey, people were asked ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ [4]
The information is given in the table below. Represent this information in
a pie chart.

Favourite colour No. of people

Blue 6
Yellow 10
Green 4
Red 5
Purple 8
Others 7
Total 40

Question 9 [10 marks]

a) By what number should we divide 4
5
to get 8
125
? [3]

b) Factorise completely: 75𝑎3𝑏2 − 108 𝑎𝑏4 [3]

c) Find the Simple interest on ₹ 62400 at 10 % per annum for a period
from December 28,2011 to May 22, 2012. Also find the amount. [4]