MCQ WORKSHEET-I

CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 1

RATIONAL NUMBERS
1. Associative property is not followed in _____
(a) whole numbers (b) integers (c) natural numbers (d) rational numbers

2. ____ is the identity for the addition of rational numbers.

1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d)
2
3. ____ is the multiplicative identity for rational numbers.
1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d)
2
7
4. The additive inverse of is
5
7 7
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – (d)
5 5
5. Zero has ________ reciprocal.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) no

6. The numbers ________ and ________ are their own reciprocals

(a) 1 and 0 (b) 1 and –1 (c) –1 and 0 (d) none of these.

7. The reciprocal of – 5 is ________.

1 1
(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) – (d)
5 5
1
8. Reciprocal of , where x 0 is ________.
x
(a) 1 (b) x (c) 0 (d) none of these

9. The product of two rational numbers is always a _______.

(a) whole numbers (b) integers (c) natural numbers (d) rational numbers

4 3 15  14 
10. Simplify:    
5 7 16  9 
1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d)
2
5 7
11. The sum of the rational numbers and is
16 12
7 11 13 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
48 30 48 3
7 4
12. What number should be added to to get ?
12 15
19 11 51 1
(a)  (b)  (c) (d)
60 30 60 20

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-II
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 1
RATIONAL NUMBERS
1. The reciprocal of a positive rational number is ________.
(a) negative (b) positive (c) zero (d) none of these

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2. What number should be subtracted from  to get –2?
5
7 13 13 7
(a) – (b) – (c) (d)
5 5 5 5
11 5 9 29
3. Which of the rational numbers , , , is the greatest?
28 7 14 42
11 5 9 29
(a) (b) (c) (d)
28 7 14 42

5 13 3 7
4. Which of the rational numbers , , , is the smallest?
16 24 4 12
5 13 3 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 24 4 12
2 4 7 11
5. Simplify:   
3 5 15 20
1 13 4 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 60 15 30
3
6. Rational number is equal to:
40
(a) 0.75 (b) 0.12 (c) 0.012 (d) 0.075

7. A rational number between 3 and 4 is:

3 4 7 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 2 4
3 4
8. A rational number between and is:
5 5
7 7 3 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 10 10 10
1 3
9. A rational number between and is:
2 4
2 5 4 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 8 3 4
3
10. The multiplicative inverse of is:
40
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) any number (d) none of these

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 1
RATIONAL NUMBERS
3  6   8  5
1. Find   
7  11   21  22
4 3 15  14 
2. Find    
5 7 16  9 
 7  3    7 5   9 4   9 3 
3. Find using distributive property: (i )          (ii )       
 5  12    5 12  16 12  16 9 
2 3 1 3 3
4. Find    
5 7 14 7 5
4 3 15  14 
5. Simplify:    
5 7 16  9 
6 7
6. Multiply by the reciprocal of .
13 16
7 4
7. What number should be added to to get ?
12 15
3
8. What number should be subtracted from  to get –2?
5
8 1
9. Is the multiplicative reciprocal of  1 ? Why or why not?
9 8
1
10. Is 0.3 the multiplicative reciprocal of 3 ? Why or why not?
3
11. Write any 3 rational numbers between –2 and 0.
5 5
12. Find any ten rational numbers between and
6 8
1 1
13. Find three rational numbers between and
4 2
1 1
14. Find ten rational numbers between and
4 2
7 5 4 9
15. Represent these numbers on the number line. (i ) (ii) (iii) (iv)
4 6 7 4
2 5 9
16. Represent , , on the number line
11 11 11
2 4 3 5 1 1
17. Find five rational numbers between. (i ) and (ii ) and (iii ) and
3 5 2 3 4 2
18. Write five rational numbers greater than –2
3 3
19. Find ten rational numbers between and .
5 4
20. Write.
(i) The rational number that does not have a reciprocal.
(ii) The rational numbers that are equal to their reciprocals.
(iii) The rational number that is equal to its negative.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 1
RATIONAL NUMBERS
2  3   4  5 7  2  3  5 7 
1. Simplify: (i)       (ii)     (iii)   
5  10   15  3 6  3  2 4 4
1 2 3
2. Verify that  x  y   x 1  y 1 when x  and y 
3 5
1 1 1
3. If you subtract from a number and multiply the result by , you get . What is the number?
2 2 8
4. Three consecutive integers are such that when they are taken in increasing order and multiplied
by 2, 3, and 4 respectively, they add up to 74. Find these numbers.

5. Represent the following rational numbers on the number line

1 1 8
(a)  (b) 1 (c) 3
4 5 5

6. Represent the following rational numbers on the number line

7 3
(a)  (b) 5 .
10 5

7. Find two rational numbers between (i) –2 and 2. (ii) –1 and 0.

1 2 1 1
8. Insert six rational numbers between (i)  and  (ii) and .
3 3 4 2
4 5 7 2
9. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order: , , ,
9 12 18 3
5 7 13 23
10. Arrange the following numbers in descending order:  ,  , ,
6 12 28 24
2
11. Represent 4 on the number line.
3
7 4
12. What number should be added to to get ?
8 9
1 5
13. The sum of two rational numbers is . If one of the numbers is , find the other.
2 6
2 1
14. What number should be subtracted from to get ?
3 2
13 12 31 1
15. Divide the sum of and by the product of and .
5 7 7 2
16 4
16. The product of two rational numbers is . If one of the numbers is , find the other.
9 3

17. Find three rational numbers between 4 and 5.

2 3
18. Find three rational numbers between and .
3 4
9 12 18 21
19. Find the HCF of , , , .
10 25 35 40

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20. After reading of a book, 40 pages are left. How many pages are there in the book?
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21. A drum full of rice weights 4016 kg. If the empty drum weights 1334 kg, find the weight of rice
in the drum.
1 3
22. Raju earns Rs16000/month. He spends of his income on food; of the remainder on house
4 10
5
rent and of the remainder on education of children. How much money is still left with him?
21
1 1 1 2
23. Divide the sum of 2 and 5 by the product of 2 and
4 5 4 3
12 13 4 25
24. Divide the difference of and by the product of and .
7 4 5 2
1 1
25. A tin holds 16 litres of oil. How many such tins will be required to hold 313 litres of oil?
2 2
1 3 8
26. Salma bought 2 kg onions at Rs. 12 per Kg. and 1 Kg. tomatoes at Rs. 16 per Kg. How
2 8 11
much money did she give to the shopkeeper?
3
27. A designer needs th of a metre of cloth to make a fancy dress for children taking part in a dance
5
performance. If 200 children are taking part, how much cloth will the designer need?
1 1
28. Find a rational number between and such that its denominator is 8.
2 4
11 3
29. Which number should be subtracted from so that we obtain ?
12 4
15 77
30. What number should be added to so that we get the rational number .
16 48

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