SAHOJ PATH INSTITUTE SOURAV SIR
PERIODIC TEST-I
CLASS VIII – MATHEMATICS
Maximum Marks: 40
Time Allowed: 1 hr 30 min
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 26 questions divided into three sections A, B
and C.
3. Section A (Q1–Q20) comprises of 20 MCQs of 1 mark each.
4. Section B (Q21–Q22) comprises of 2 case studies each of 5 marks.
5. Section C (Q23–Q26) comprises of 3 SA questions of 2 marks and 1 LA
question of 4 marks.
SECTION – A (1 mark each) – MCQs
1. For which of the following, diagonals bisect each other?
a) Square b) Kite c) Trapezium d) Quadrilateral
2. A number which can be expressed as p/q, where p and q are integers and q ≠
0, is a
a) Natural number b) Whole number c) Integer d) Rational number
3. If 8x - 3 = 2.5x + 17, then x is
a) Fraction b) An integer c) A rational number d) Cannot be solved
4. Multiplicative inverse of a negative rational number is
a) Negative rational number b) A negative integer c) A rational number d) 1
5. A quadrilateral whose opposite sides and all the angles are equal is a
a) Rectangle b) Parallelogram c) Square d) Rhombus
6. The value of x for which the expressions 3x – 4 and 2x + 1 become equal is
a) 3 b) 0 c) 5 d) 1
7. x^2 is a rational number
a) Between x and y b) Less than x and y both c) Greater than x and y both d)
Less than x but greater than y
8. If the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are equal then parallelogram is a
a) Rectangle b) Trapezium c) Rhombus d) Square
9. Value of 5/3 ÷ 5/15 + 5/2 =
a) 9 b) 5 c) 10 d) 0
10. What is the sum of all the angles of a pentagon?
a) 180° b) 360° c) 540° d) 720°
11. The numerical expression 3/8 + (-5/7) = -19/56 shows that
a) Rational numbers are closed under addition
b) Rational numbers are not closed under addition
c) Rational numbers are closed under multiplication
d) Addition of rational numbers is not commutative
12. Which of the following properties describe a trapezium?
a) A pair of opposite sides is parallel b) The diagonals bisect each other
c) The diagonals are perpendicular to each other d) The diagonals are equal
13. The multiplicative inverse of -1/7 is
a) 7/1 b) 1/7 c) -7/1 d) -1/7
14. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. The smallest angle is
a) 72° b) 144° c) 36° d) 18°
15. The shifting of a number from one side of an equation to other is called
a) Transposition b) Distributivity c) Commutativity d) Associativity
16. Which of the following can never be the measure of exterior angle of a regular
polygon?
a) 22° b) 36° c) 45° d) 30°
17. What is the sum of -3/4 and 3/8?
a) -1/4 b) 1/2 c) 7/8 d) 1/4
18. The number of sides of a regular polygon where each exterior angle has a
measure of 45° is
a) 3 b) 10 c) 4 d) 6
19. Assertion: Linear equation in one variable has only one variable with power 1.
Reason: Linear equation is represented graphically by a straight line.
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) Both A and R are false.
20. Assertion: The sum of exterior angle of a polygon is 360°
Reason: The interior angle sum of a polygon with n sides is (n - 2) × 180°
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) Both A and R are false.
SECTION – B (CASE STUDY BASED)
CASE STUDY 1
21. Four friends took part in a hopping race. The table shows the distance
covered: In a track race, four students A, B, C, and D covered distances 13/3
km, 2/17 km, 4/7 km, and 5/6 km respectively.
Shreya - 1/15 km
Nandita - 1/24 km
Maria - 1/40 km
Samuel - 1/20 km
(a) How farther did Samuel hop than Nandita?
(b) What is the total distance covered by Shreya and Maria?
(c) Who walked farther, Nandita or Maria?
(a) Who covered the maximum distance?
(b) Find the difference in distance between the fastest and slowest runner.
(c) What is the total distance covered by all students together?
CASE STUDY 2
22. Each student in class 8 was given four straws: 10 cm, 10 cm, 6 cm, 6 cm to
make different quadrilaterals.
(a) How many quadrilaterals can be formed using these straws? Name the types
of quadrilaterals formed.
(b) One student made quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = CD and AD = BC. Also
only ∠ A = ∠ C and ∠ B = ∠ D. Name the quadrilateral ABCD.
(c). ABCD is a trapezium such that AB || CD, <A: <D =2: 1, <B: <C= 7: 5, find the angles of
the trapezium.
SECTION – C (Short & Long Answer)
Q23. Simplify using appropriate property of rational numbers:
{(1/2 ÷ 5 × (–2/7))} + {(1/2 ÷ 6/14)}
Q24. Identify the following equations as “Linear equation in one variable or not”:
(i) (3t - 7)/5 = -2t
(ii) x/3 = x/3. Q25. In the adjacent figure, PQRS is a parallelogram.
Find x and y. (Lengths are in cm.).
Q26. Solve the given equation for y and verify your answer:
(y + 9)/2 = (3y - 9)/3