FIRST TERM MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Answer Key
SESSION: 2025-2026
Subject: Mathematics
Grade: VIII
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SECTION - A
Choose the correct answer from the given options.
1) Which of the following is not true?
(a) Rational numbers are closed under addition
(b) Rational numbers are closed under subtraction
(c) Rational numbers are closed under multiplication
(d) Rational numbers are closed under division
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2) What should be subtracted from to get -1?
3
1 −1 2 −2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3
3) The solution of the equation ax + b=0 is
𝑎 −𝑏 𝑏
(a) x = (b) x = -b (c) x = (d) x =
𝑏 𝑎 𝑎
4) Linear equation in one variable has
(a) Only one variable with any power
(b) Only one term with a variable
(c) Only one variable with power 1.
(d) Only constant term.
5) The standard form for 0.000064 is ___________
-4 5 -5
(a) 64 x 104 (b) 64 x 10 (c) 6.4 x 10 (d) 6.4 x 10
6) The solution of the equation -4 ( y+1) =28 is________
(a) - 6 (b) -8 (c) 5 (d) 6
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7) 22 x 23 x 24 is equal to __________
(a) 224 (b) 2-5 (c) 29 (d) 2-9
8) There are _________ perfect cubes between 1 and 1000.
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 6
9) How many natural numbers lie between 92 and 102?
(a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20
10) Which of the following is the digit at ones place of the cube root of the number 14,81,544?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 8
11) What least number should be multiplied with 6561 to make it a perfect cube?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 2
12) Find the Pythagorean triples whose smallest number is 8:
(a) 8, 16 17 (b) 8, 17, 18 (c) 8, 15, 17 (d) 8, 15, 16
13) Which of the following numbers is not a perfect cube
(a) 216 (b) 567 (c) 125 (d) 343
14) Assertion (A): 0.000007 is equal to 7 × 10-5
Reason (R) : An exponent refers to the number of times a number is multiplied by itself.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
15) Assertion (A) : The root of the equation 2y = 5(3 + y) is -5
Reason (R) : The value of the variable which makes left hand side equal to right hand side in
the given equation is called the solution or the root of the equation.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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SECTION-B
Very short answer type questions:
1 3
16) If a = ,b= verify the following:(i) 3/8 (ii) 5/4
2 4
(i) a × b = b × a
(ii) a + b = b + a
17) The ages of Divya and Deepa are in the ratio 2:3. Four years from now the ratio of their
ages will be 3:4. Find their present [Link] years Deepa:12 years
18) Find the square root of 42.25 using long division method.(6.5)
19) Find the cube root of 3375 Ans:15
5 −5 5 11 5 8𝑥
20) If ( ) ×( ) = ( ) , find the value of x. x=3/4
3 3 3
21) The volume of a cube is 9261000 m3. Find the side of the [Link]: 210 m
5𝑥+1
22) Solve: = 3 Ans: x=10
2𝑥−3
SECTION-C
Short answer type questions:
23) What is the least number that should be subtracted from 1385 to get a perfect square?
Also, find the square root of the perfect square.
24) Ans: 6,12,18
25) Using prime factorisation, find the square roots of: (a) 4096 Ans:64
(b) 1369 Ans: 37
26) The smallest number that should divide 2187 to get perfect cube is 3.
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SECTION-D
Long answer type questions:
27) Find the least square number, which is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
Ans:3600
28) a) Solve the given equation
2𝑥 7𝑥
+1= + 3 Ans:10
3 15
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b) The cost of two books is Rs.126. If the cost of one book is of the other book, then find
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the cost of both the books. Ans x=90 Cost of other book Rs. 36
3 −6 −8 5
29) (a) Simplify : +( )+( )+( )
7 11 21 22
3 5 4
(b) Simplify by applying suitable property: ×( + ) Ans: 37/105
7 9 15
4
25×𝑡 −4
30) (a) Simplify :
5−3 ×10×𝑡 −8
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(b) Find the value of (4-1+ 3-1+ 6-2) 18/11
SECTION- E
Case study questions:
31)
19
(i) m
10
209
(ii) m
100
(iii) -1
41
(iv) 250