ATOMIC ENERGY CENTRAL SCHOOL-2, MUMBAI
PERIODIC TEST-II ( 2023-24)
Class: VIII Time : 90 min
Subject: SCIENCE Max Marks: 40
General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of four sections A,B,C,D with 27 questions and all the questions
are compulsory.
2. Section A : QNo.1 to 15 are very short answer questions (VSA) carrying one mark which include
multiple choice type questions (MCQ), Assertion and Reason type and case study type questions.
3. Section B : Question No 16 to 19 are Short Answer Type – 1 (SA -1, carrying 2 marks each.
4. Section C : Question No. 20 to 23 are Short Answer Type – II (SA- II), carrying 3 marks each.
5. Section D : Question No. 24 is Long Answer Type (LA) question, carrying 5 marks.
6. Draw a neat labelled diagram wherever necessary.
SECTION- A
I. Choose the correct option from the following. (1x10=10M)
1. The reproductive phase of a woman lies between her _____ and
menopause.
(a) menstrual cycle (b) menstruation (c) menarche (d) ovulation
2. When the hammer strikes the gong of an electric bell, which of the
following force is responsible for the movement of hammer?
(a) Gravitational force alone (b) Magnetic force alone
(c) Electrostatic force alone (d) Frictional force alone
3. A container is filled with water as shown in the
given figure. Which of the following statements is
correct about pressure of water?
(a) Pressure at A > Pressure at B > Pressure at C
(b) Pressure at A = Pressure at B = Pressure at C
(c) Pressure at A < Pressure at B > Pressure at C
(d) Pressure at A < Pressure at B < Pressure at C
4. Rolling friction is smaller than?
(a) Fluid friction (b) Sliding friction (c) Static friction (d) all of these
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5. A brick is kept in three different
ways on a table as shown in given
figure. The pressure exerted by the
brick on the table will be
(a) maximum in position A (c) maximum in position B
(b) maximum in position C (d) equal in all cases
6. A boat or an aeroplane has a pointed or tapering front / head. Why?
(a) To increase the friction of fluid (b) To reduce the friction of fluid
(c) To look good (d) For no reason
7. Sound propagates maximum in
(a) Gas (b) Liquid (c) Solid (d) All
8. Sound is kind of
(a) Work (b) Energy (c) Force (d) None
Question No. 9 to 11 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Answer the question selecting the appropriate option
given below:
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false
d) Assertion is False but Reason is true.
9. Assertion: Parents and teachers of adolescents should be alert of the
sudden unusual change in the behaviour of the adolescents.
Reason: The sudden change in behaviour might be due to drug/alcohol
abuse or smoking .
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10. Assertion: The sound produced by the flute is shriller than the
sound produced by a table.
Reason: Frequency produced by the flute will be greater than the
frequency produced by the table.
11. Assertion: The pressure increases with increase in the depth of sea.
Reason: Pressure is directly proportional to the depth/height of the
column of water.
12. Which of the following cannot be charged easily by friction?
(a) plastic scale ( b) copper rod ( c) inflated balloon (d) woollen mask
13. 1 Hz is equal to
(a) 1 vibration per minute (b) 10 vibrations per minute
(c) 60 vibrations per minute (d) 600 vibrations per minute
Read the following passage and answer questions 14 and 15.
Friction is a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or trying to slide,
across each other. Friction always works in the direction opposite to the
direction in which the object is moving, or trying to move. It always
slows a moving object down. Friction also produces heat.
14. Name any two substances are used to reduce friction.
15. Give 2 examples where friction is a foe.
SECTION – B
II. Answer the following questions. (2x 4=8M)
16. The loudness of sound depends upon the amplitude of the sound
wave. If the amplitude of a sound wave is increased 3 times, by how
many times will the loudness of the sound increase?
17. In the game of tug-o-war the two teams are applying force on the
rope. The rope still does not move. What do you infer about the
magnitude and the direction of the forces applied by both teams?
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18. Why is pituitary gland called ‘Master Gland’?
19. What is atmospheric pressure? How much weight of air does a
person carry on his head? Why do we not get crushed under this weight?
SECTION – C
III. Answer the following questions in three to four sentences.
(3x 4=12M)
20. Describe an activity to show that liquids exert equal pressure at
equal heights. (3M)
21. i) What is the value of sliding friction for an object which requires
17 N of force to move it from rest? Justify your answer. (1M)
ii) Why are grooves made in the outer sole of sport shoes? (2M)
22. i) What is the difference between music and sound? (1M)
ii) Identify the part which vibrates to produce
sound in the following musical instruments
(2M)
. Guitar, flute, dholak, cymbals
23. In the figure given, name the endocrine glands
which release the hormones that (3M)
a. Controls the release of sex
hormones.
b. prevents goitre
c. maintains the correct salt balance in the
blood.
d. prevents diabetes
e. is responsible for the secondary sexual
characters in girls
f. is responsible for the secondary sexual
characters in boys.
SECTION – D
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IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (5M)
24. There are many wrong notions related to human reproduction
which should be discarded as informed adolescents. For example,
there are myths and taboos regarding bodily changes that
adolescents experience.
1. Mention any three such myths. (3M)
2. List the important changes that take place at puberty. (2M)