Zonal Education Office, Vadamaradchy
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION-2019
Grade - 08 SCIENCE Time : 2 hrs.
Index No.: Marks :
PART I
Answer all questions
Select the suitable answer and underline it.
1) Micro organism that shows the living features as well as nonliving features is
1) Virus 2) Fungi 3) Bacteria 4) Amoeba
2) The causal micro orgainsm for typhoid fever is,
1) Fungi 2) Protozoa 3) Bacteria 4) Virus
3) A mollusca animal is
1) Scorpian 2) Octopus 3) Neris 4) Jelly fish
4) An animal that shows metamorphosis in its life span is
1) Fish 2) Prawn 3) Duck 4) Toad
5) Plant has the alternate leaf arrangement is
1) Guava 2) Anona 3) Earlilaippalai 4) Jasmin
6) The colour of solution formed by dissolving potassium permanganate in water is
1) Red 2) Yellow 3) Purple 4) Blue
7) The elements in calcium carbonate are
1) Calcium , Hydrogen , Oxygen 2) Calcium , Nitrogen , Carbon
3) Carbon , Calcium , Hydrogen 4) Calcium , Carbon , Oxygen
8) Plant that has the aerial root to absorb atmospheric water vapour.
1) Pandanus 2) Orchid 3) Rampai 4) Betel
9) The melting point of ice in degree celcius is
1) 100oC 2) 27oC 3) 10oC 4) 0oC
10) The liquid metal that has the ability to conduct electricity is
1) Water 2) Mercury 3) Alcohol 4) honey
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11) The musical instrument produces sound by the vibration of membrane is
1) Tabela 2) Violin 3) Flute 4) Thamboora
12) The magnetic material used to make the powerful permanent magnet is.
1) Steel 2) Iron 3) Ferrite 4) Nickel
13) This is not the reason for the loss of magnetic power of permanent magnet.
1) subjected to high temperature 2) subjected to strong magnetic field
3) subjected to vibration 4) store the magnet using soft iron
14) The colours of positive terminal and negative terminal of an ammeter are respectively.
1) black , blue 2) Red , blue 3) Red , Black 4) black , red
15) The instrument that is used to measure the electric potential difference is
1) Ammeter 2) Galvanometer 3) Voltmeter 4) Milliammeter
16) In the Following one that is not a Chemical change is
1) burning of fire wood 2) vapourization of water
3) cracking 4) rusting of iron
17) The scientist who putforwarded the law of conservation of mass is
1) John Dalton 2) Anton van Leuwen hook 3) Isac Newton 4) An-
tone Lavoisier
18) Blood vessel that supplies the blood to the kidney is
1) renal artery 2) renal vein 3) coronary artery 4) Aorta
19) Meterial that has the highest resistance is
1) steel 2) copper 3) Nichrome 4) Aluminium
20) When current is passing through a conductor, magnetic field forms around it. If the electric
current decreases.
1) Strength of magnetic field decreases
2) No change in the strength of magnetic field
3) Strength of magnetic field increases
4) first strength of magnetic field decreases and then increases
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(20x2=40 marks)
PART - II
Answer any five Questions.
1) We use the magnets in our day-to-day life invarious instances.
1) Write two objects which are attracted by magnet? (2)
2) What are magnetic materials? (1)
3) How do we call regions of the magnet where magnetic power is concentrated? (1)
4) A bar mgnet is hanging by a thread. How does it rest? (2)
5) What is magnetic field? (1)
6) Draw the line of magnetic field to the given magnet (2)
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7) Write a method , to make a permanent magnet (1)
8) Write two objects which consist electro magnet (2)
(12 Marks)
2) We use many forms of energy in our day-to day life. Among these electrical energy acts the major
role.
1) Write two instances, where we use electrical energy for doing our home work? (2)
2) How do we call the flowing of electric charges through a closed circuit? (1)
3) Draw the symbol circuit for this given figure? (3)
4) Which instrument is used to measure the electric current? (1)
5) Write the electric potential difference of a dry cell? (1)
6) How do we call the factor which obstructs electric current to flow through a conductor? (1)
7) Draw the symbol for the following electrical component? (1)
8) How do you connect a voltmeter in an electric circuit? (1)
9) What type of electric bulbs are suitable to save the electricity in our domestic electric circuit?
(1)
(12 marks)
3) Physical change also one of the change that occurs in matter.
1) What type of change is burning of magnesium ribbon? (1)
2) Write an observation during burning of magnesim ribbon in air? (1)
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3) How do we call the change when liquid state substance turns into solid state? (1)
4) What is sublimation? (1)
5) Write the word equation for the reaction that occurs between magnesium and oxygen gas?
(2)
6) Arrange the given set up as shown in the figure. Take initial mass
of this system.
Then heat this system.
a) Write two obserevations. during heating this system?(2)
b) After cooling this system. measure the mass of this system finally.
What is the relationship between initial mass and final mass? (2)
7) How do we call the temperature which is needed to start the combustion of a combustible
object?
(1)
8) If your cloth catch fire. Write your action to extinguish it? (1)
(12 marks)
4) There arte excretory organs in our body to remove the excretory products.
1) Kidney is one of the excretory organ2 in our body. Write another two excretory organs? (2)
2) Write the number of kidneys in our body?
(1) 1
3) The longitudinal section of the human 3 kidney is given below.
a) Name the parts 1 to 4 ? (4)
b) What are the two compenents in the urine? (2)
c) Which salt is found in the kidney stone? (1)
d) Write ea nitrogen waste in the urine? (1)
e) Write a way to maintain healthy kidney in our body? (1)
(12 marks)
5) Electric bulbs and electric cells are connected in various ways to make the electric circuits.
Study the following circuit how bulbs and electric cells are connected.
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1) In which manner , electric cells are connected in the given electric circuit? (1)
2) In which manner , electric bulbs are connected in the given electric circuit? (1)
3) If a bulb damges in the given circuit, other bulb lights up or not? (1)
4) In which manner electric bulbs are connected in our domestic circuit?
(2)
5) Study this given electrical compnent and name this? (1)
copper spoon
6) What is plate
the function of this electrical component in the electric circuit?
(2)
7) The given setup is related to chemical effect of the electricity.
copper sulphate
solution
a) After some minutes write your observation on the spoon? (2)
b) How do we call this process found in (a)? (1)
c) Which metal is coated on iron objects to prevent them from rusting? (1)
(12 marks)
6) A) Neurones and hormones are responsible to do the co-ordination in human beings.
i) There are two organs included in the central nervous system. One is brain write the other
organ.
(1)
ii) What are the two structures protect our brain? (2)
iii) Write two functions of cerebrum? (2)
iv) Which part of brain is responsible to maintain the involuntary action such as heart beat
and respiration?
(1)
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