HALF YEARLY EXAM (2025-26]

TIME-2.30 HOURS CLASS - VIII SUBJECT - MATHEMATICS MM. 60

NOTE – All questions are compulsory .

SECTION - A (1 MARK EACH)

1 How many numbers lie between the squares of 16 and 17?

(A) 30 (B) 32 (C) 33 (D) 34

2 If a number contains 3 zeros at the end, how many zeros will its square have at the end?

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

3 What is the sum of the first n odd numbers ………….

(A) 2n (B) n2 (C) 2n+1 (D) n2+1

4 Find 362, given that 352 = 1225.

(A) 1296 (B) 1226 (C) 1227 (D) 1271

5 What is the 36th odd number?

(A) 70 (B) 71 (C) 72 (D)73

6 How many square numbers are there between 1 and 100?

(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10

7 Write a square number that is closer to 250.

(A) 225 (B) 244 (C) 256 (D) 281

8 The number 70,04,00,00,000 in standard form can be written as :

7 8 9 10
(A) 7.004 × 10 (B) 7.004 × 10 (C) 7.004 × 10 (D) 7.004 ×10

9 2 × 2 × a × a in exponential form is written as

2 2 2 2
(A) 2 × a (B) 2 × a (C) (2 × a) (D) 4 × a

10
The worldwide population of sheep (in 2024) is about 10 9, and that of goats is also about
the same. What is the total population of sheep and goats?
(A) 209 (B) 1018 (C) 2 × 109 (D) 109 + 109

11 Simplify 9– 7 ÷ 94

3 3
(A) 9– 11 (B) 9– (C) 911 (D) 9

12 Represent the number 2367 in the Roman system.

 (A) MMCCCLXII (B) MMCCCLXI (C) MMCCLXII (D) MMCCCXII

15 If y= x2 then the value of x is …………..

(A) x2 - y (B) y2 (C) √ x (D) √ y

SECTION - B (2 MARKS EACH)

16 State true or false.

(i) The cube of any odd number is even.
(ii) There is no perfect cube that ends with 8.
(iii) The cube of a 2-digit number may be a 3-digit number.
(iv) The cube of a 2-digit number may have seven or more digits.

17 How many unit cubes are there in a cube with an edge length of 4 units?

18 Find the smallest number by which 9408 must be multiplied so that the product is a perfect square.

19 Assume that the thickness of a sheet is 0.001 cm. What will be the thickness after 10 folds?

20
Write 86 as a power of a power in at least two different ways:
SECTION - C (3 MARKS EACH)

21 Find the cube roots of 10648.

OR

Find the square roots of 592900.

22 Find the smallest square number that is divisible by each of the following numbers : 4, 9, and 10.

23 Three daughters with curious eyes,

Each got three baskets — a kingly prize.

Each basket had three silver keys,

Each opens three big rooms with ease.

Each room had tables — one, two, three, with three bright necklaces on each, you see.

Each necklace had three diamonds so fine

 (i) Find out the number of baskets.

(ii) Find out the number of rooms.

(iii) Find out number of diamonds.

24 Express the number 32400 as a product of its prime factors and represent the prime factors
in their exponential form.

25 Represent the following numbers in the Roman system.

(i) 1222 (ii) 2999 (iii) 302

SECTION - D (4 MARKS EACH)

27 In the middle of a beautiful magical pond lies a bright pink lotus. The number of lotuses
doubles every day in this pond. After 30 days, the pond is completely covered with lotuses.

(i) On which day was the pond half full?

(ii) If the pond is completely covered by lotuses on the 30th day, how much of it is
covered by lotuses on the 29th day?

(iii) Write the number of lotuses (in exponential form) when the pond was –

(a) fully covered (b) half covered

28 Can you say which of the three distances is the smallest?

 a) The distance between the SUN and SATURN is 1435000000000 m.

b) The distance between SUN and URANUS is 1439000000000

c) The distance between the SUN and EARTH is given above.

COMAPRE the distances and tell which is the shortest?

29 A group of indigenous people in Australia called the

Gumulgal had the following words for their numbers.

(i) The number name for 3 is composed of number

names of …. and ….

Consider the extension of the Gumulgal number system

beyond 6 in the same way of counting by 2s. Come up with
ways of performing the different arithmetic operations (+,
–, ×, ÷) for numbers occurring in this system, without using
Hindu numerals. Use this to evaluate the following:

(i) (ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-urapon) + (ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-urapon)

(ii) (ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-urapon) – (ukasar-ukasar-ukasar)
(iii) (ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-urapon) × (ukasar-ukasar)
 (iv) (ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar-ukasar) ÷ (ukasar-ukasar)

OR

We have a new number system where each landmark number is 5 times the previous one.
Since 1 is the first landmark number, they are all powers of 5. This is called base -5 number
system.

50 = 1 51 = 5 52 = 25 53 = 125 54 = 625 55 = 3125

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(i) Express the number 143 in this system.

(ii) Add the following numerals that are in the base-5 system that we created: