SHINING STAR PUBLIC SCHOOL, a)charged (b) magnetic (c) free of cracks (d) hot
(10+2) Affiliated to C.B.S.E, New Delhi |Affiliation Number: 330844|School ix. Part of the eye which controls the light entering the
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eye is called
ANNUAL - EXAMINATION 2025-26
a) Iris (b) cornea (c) lens (d) retina
TIME: 3 hrs. CLASS – VIIIth SUB: Science x. The angle between an incident ray and normal is 300 .
F.M.80 The angle between the incident ray and reflected ray is
a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 900 (d) 1200
1 Tick (✓) the correct option: 1 x 10=10 2. Fill in the blanks: 1 x 10 =
i. Which of the following is a male reproductive organ? 10
a) Testes (b) ovary (c) uterus (d) vagina (i) The image in a plane mirror is called a ______
ii. Reproduction by budding takes place in image.
a) Hydra (b) Amoeba (c) Paramecium (d) Bacteria (ii) A band of light obtained on the screen is called
iii. Structures present in a cell which is responsible for (i) ______.
determination of the sex of a baby is (ii) The device used to protect buildings against
a)cytoplasm (b) Cellmembrane (c) nucleus (iii) damage from lighting is called a ______.
(d) chromosome (iv) Like charges ______ unlike charges ______.
iv. For the metamorphosis of tadpole which of the (v) A liquid which conducts electricity is called an
following elements must be available in water? (vi) ______.
a)chlorine (b) Carbon (c) Sulphur (d) Iodine (vii) The apparatus used for electrolysis is called a
v. Pitch of sound is determined by its (viii) ______.
a)frequency (b) amplitude (c) above 20,000 Hz (ix) (vii) Sound can not travel in ______.
(d) between 500 and 10,000 Hz (x) (viii) Amoeba reproduces by ______.
vi. An object is vibrating at 50 hertz. What is its time (xi) (ix) Animal that lay eggs are called ______
Period? animals.
vii. The liquid which conducts electricity and undergoes (xii) (x) Endocrine glands are also called ______
decomposition is called glands.
a)electrolyte (b) electrode (c) electrolysis
(d) non 3. Write True or False for the statements: 1 x 5=5
electrolyte
viii. An electroscope is a device which is used to find if (i) Puberty starts earlier in boys than in girls.
an object is (ii) Budding is a method of sexual reproduction.
(iii) All liquids conduct electricity. (v) Explain budding.
(iv) Cones are sensitive to bright light. (vi) Why do only male gametes have a tail?
(v) Sound can travel in space. (vii) What is an embryo?
6. Answer the following questions in detail
5x6=30
4. Match the following (Any Six)
(i) Explain the structure of sperm
(ii) Explain the methods of asexual reproduction in
Hydra and amoeba. Draw a diagram to support
your answer.
(iii) Our government has legalised the age for
marriage
in boys and girls. Give reason as to why one
should get married after a certain age.
(iv) How is sound produced and how it is transmitted
and heard by us?
(v) Give a brief account of the applications of the
electrolysis.
(vi) Draw a labelled diagram to show deposition of
copper on a given metallic object.
(vii) Define earthing and its importance.
5. Answer the following questions in brief: 3 x
(viii) What should we do during an earthquake?
5=15
(ix) What is meant by persistence of vision?
(any five)
(x) Write the importance of good nutrition for your eye
(i) Describe the damage caused by earthquakes.
health.
Define (a) amplitude (b) frequency (c) Time
7 Draw a labelled diagram of human eye. 5 x 1=5
period
(ii) Define dispersion of light.
(iii) What are the characteristics of the image formed
by plane mirror?
(iv) Write the name of five endocrine gland found in
human body.