Meru International School
Grade 8 (CBSE) Mathematics Practice worksheet
Introduction to graph
1. The following table shows the number of books read by a student each month. Create a line graph to represent this
data.
Month January February March April May
Books read 5 8 12 6 10
2. A group of friends recorded the temperature in degrees Celsius for each day of a week. Create a line graph to display
the temperature trend.
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Temperature 20 22 18 25 23 19
3. A student recorded the number of hours spent on homework each week for a month. Create a line graph based on
the data.
Week 1 2 3 4 5
Hours 5 8 12 6 4
4. Sarah deposited $500 in a bank account and earned simple interest over a period of 5 years. The interest rate was
4% per annum. Create a line graph to represent the growth of the simple interest over time.
year 1 2 3 4 5
Interest 20 40 60 80 100
5. Fill the correct answers in the blanks.
a. The point of intersection of X and Y axes is called ____________________.
b. The 2D plane used for locating coordinates is called ____________________.
c. A coordinate (17, 8) is located 17 units from ___ axis, and 8 units from ___ axis.
d. The X and Y axes divide a plane into 4 ________________.
e. Line graph is used for ______________ data.
f.
Mensuration & Understanding quadrilaterals
6. List the following formulae:
a. Area of a parallelogram
b. Area of a trapezium
c. Area of a triangle
d. Area of a rectangle
e. Area of a rhombus using diagonals
f. LSA, TSA, and volume of a
i. Cube
ii. Cuboid
iii. Cylinder
7. A cubical box of 2m side is made for a theater prop. Calculate the LSA, and TSA, also the volume.
8. A cube of side 7cm and a cylinder of diameter 14cm and height 5cm are being compared for their physical
properties. Calculate and compare:
a. LSA b. TSA c. Volume
9. A cake order is received by a baker. He could make a cuboidal cake of dimensions 40cm X 40cm x 5cm or a cylindrical
cake of radius 21cm and height 10cm. Which design could he use less materials?
10. A canal is flowing at 2km per hour speed. The width of canal is 5m, and depth is 2m. Calculate the volume of water
flows in
a. 1 hour
b. 5 minutes.
11. Calculate the area of a rhombus of diagonals 12cm and 5cm.
12. Two identical isosceles triangles are joined to form a rhombus. The dimensions of the triangle are base = 20cm, and
height is 14cm. Draw the diagram, and calculate the area of the rhombus.
13. In a rectangle PQRS, PR and QS are the two diagonals. The diagonals intersect at point T. If angle QRP is 50o,
Calculate and justify the angles:
a. SPT b. PQS c. STP d. PTQ
14. State 4 properties of the following shapes:
a. Trapezium b. Triangle c. Parallelogram d. Rectangle e. Rhombus f. Square
Direct and Inverse Proportion
15. If 5 pens cost $15, how much will 8 pens cost?
16. The speed of a car is directly proportional to the distance it travels in a given time. If a car travels 120 miles in 2
hours, find its speed.
17. If it takes 6 workers 8 hours to complete a job, how long will it take 4 workers to complete the same job?
18. The time it takes to mow a lawn is inversely proportional to the number of people mowing it. If 3 people can mow a
lawn in 2 hours, how long will it take 5 people to mow the same lawn?
19. A car travels 300 miles in 4 hours. If the speed is constant, find the time it takes to travel 450 miles.
20. The cost of printing books is inversely proportional to the number of books printed. If 500 books cost $2000 to print,
find the cost of printing 800 books.
21. Two pipes can fill a tank in 4 hours. If one pipe is closed, the other pipe takes 6 hours to fill the tank. How long would
it take for the first pipe to fill the tank on its own?
22. The time it takes to drive a certain distance is inversely proportional to the speed. If it takes 5 hours to drive at 40
mph, find the time it takes to drive the same distance at 60 mph.
23. A rectangular garden is 20 meters long. If the width is directly proportional to the length and is 5 meters when the
length is 10 meters, find the width when the length is 15 meters.
24. The time it takes for a chemical reaction is inversely proportional to the temperature. If it takes 20 minutes at 60°C,
how long will it take at 80°C?
Linear Equations in one Variable & Factorization
25. Find the common factors of the given term:
a. 6abc, 24ab², 12a²b b. 10pq, 20qr, 30rp c. 3x²y³, 10x³y², 6x²y²z
26. Factorize the following expressions
a. ax²y + bxy² + cxyz b. z – 7 + 7xy – xyz c. 25m² + 30m + 9
5
d. 16x – 144x³ e. (l + m)² – (l – m)² f. x4 - 625
27. Verify that (11pq+4q)2 – (11pq – 4q)2 = 176pq2
28. Factorize: 2ax2 + 4axy +3bx2 + 2ay2 + 6bxy + 3by2
29. The perimeter of a rectangular swimming pool is 154m. Its length is 2m, more than twice its breadth. What is the
length and the breadth of the pool?
30. What is the share of A when Rs 25 are divided between A and B so that A gets Rs 8 more than B?
31. Find three consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 147.
32. If 8x – 3 +17x, then x ________.
33. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3: 4. Find the angles of the triangle.
34. The sum of the two numbers is 95. If one exceeds the other by 15, find the numbers.
35. The sum of three consecutive multiples of 8 is 888. Find the multiple.
36. The number of boys and girls in a class is in the ratio of 7:5. The number of boys is 8 more than the number of girls.
What is the total class strength?
37. A sum Rs. 500 is in the form of denomination of Rs. 5 and Rs.10. if the total number of notes is 90. Find the number
of notes of each denomination.
38. Lakshmi is a cashier in a bank. She has currency notes of denominations ₹100, ₹50 and ₹10, respectively. The ratio of
the number of these notes is 2:3:5. The total cash with Lakshmi is ₹4,00,000. How many notes of each denomination
does she have?
39. I have a total of Rs. 300 in coins of denomination Rs. 1, Rs. 2, and Rs. 5. Number of Rs. 2 coins is thrice the number of
Rs. 5 coins. The total number of coins is 160. How many coins of each denomination are with me?
Exponents and powers & Comparing Quantities
40. Simplify:
a. (49 × z-3) / (7-3 × 10 × z-5) (z ≠ 0)
b. (3-5 × 10-5 × 125) / (5-7 × 6-5)
41. Find the value of x so that (5/3)-2 × (5/3)-14 = (5/3)8x
42. Fill the blanks with correct laws of exponents.
a. am x an b. am / an c. (am)n
43. Find the rate of discount given on a shirt whose selling price is ₹1092 after deducting a discount of ₹208 on its
marked price.
44. A scooter was bought at the cost of ₹ 42,000. Its value drops down to the rate of 8% per annum. Find its value after
one year.
45. I borrowed an amount ₹ 12000 from Jamshed at a rate of 6% per annum simple interest for 2 years. Had I borrowed
this sum at a rate of 6% per annum compound interest, what is the extra amount I would have to pay?
46. Calculate the amount and compound interest for ₹ 62500 for 1½ years at 8% per annum compounded half yearly.
47. A man got a 10% increase in his salary. If his new salary amounted to ₹1,54,000, what was his original salary?
48. An article is marked at ₹ 940. If it is sold for ₹ 799, then find the discount per cent.
49. A watch was bought for ₹ 2,700 including 8% VAT. Find its price before the VAT was added.
50. Find the amount if ₹ 2,000 is invested for 2 years at 4% p.a. compounded annually.
51. Compare the compound interest and simple interest for a principal of 50000 at 15% rate of interest per annum for a
period of 2 years.
52. A and B are borrowing 1,00,000 for 2 years of time from 2 different banks. A is offered 10% rate of interest per
annum compounded annually, while B is offered 8% rate of interest per annum, compounded half yearly. Calculate
and check who pays more interest and by how much.