MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER
Class: VIII Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3 Hours
Chapters Covered: Percentage, Compound Interest, Direct & Inverse Proportion, Time & Work, Polygons,
Quadrilaterals, Parallelogram, Construction of Quadrilaterals
SECTION A — (20 Marks)
(MCQs, True/False and Fill in the Blanks)
1. If 25% of a number is 12.5, then the number is — (a) 25 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 60
2. The compound interest on ■1000 for 2 years at 10% per annum is — (a) ■100 (b) ■200 (c) ■210 (d) ■220
3. If 8 workers can build a wall in 6 days, then 12 workers will build it in — (a) 4 days (b) 3 days (c) 5 days (d) 2
days
4. The sum of interior angles of a pentagon is — (a) 360° (b) 540° (c) 720° (d) 900°
5. In a parallelogram, opposite sides are — (a) Unequal (b) Parallel (c) Perpendicular (d) None
6. The rate of compound interest is always greater than the rate of simple interest for the same period. ( )
7. In direct proportion, if one quantity increases, the other decreases. ( )
8. A rectangle is a special type of parallelogram. ( )
9. A quadrilateral having only one pair of parallel sides is a parallelogram. ( )
10. Sum of all exterior angles of any polygon is always 360°. ( )
11. The fraction form of 25% is __________.
12. Amount = Principal + __________.
13. If 5 men complete a work in 8 days, then 10 men will complete it in ________ days.
14. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel is called a __________.
15. The diagonal of a parallelogram ________ each other.
SECTION B — (20 Marks)
(Very Short Answer Type Questions — 2 marks each)
16. Find 12½% of Rs. 640.
17. Find the simple interest on ■1200 for 2 years at 8% p.a.
18. Find the ratio of 4 hours to 150 minutes.
19. Find the measure of one interior angle of a regular hexagon.
20. Find the sum of the interior angles of a heptagon.
21. In a parallelogram ABCD, if ∠A = 70°, find ∠C.
22. Find the cost of fencing a rectangular park 60 m × 40 m at ■25 per metre.
23. If x and y are in inverse proportion and x = 6 when y = 9, find y when x = 4.
24. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose each interior angle is 150°.
25. Draw rough steps to construct a quadrilateral ABCD when AB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm, CD = 6 cm, DA = 4.5 cm,
and AC = 7 cm.
SECTION C — (40 Marks)
(Short and Long Answer Type Questions)
26. (3 marks) A man saves 10% of his monthly income. If his income increases from ■25,000 to ■30,000, find the
increase in his savings.
27. (3 marks) Find the compound interest on ■5000 for 3 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually.
28. (3 marks) 12 men can complete a work in 15 days. How many men will be required to finish the same work in
10 days?
29. (4 marks) The diagonals of a parallelogram are 8 cm and 6 cm, and they intersect each other at right angles.
Find the area of the parallelogram.
30. (4 marks) A man invested ■12,000 at 8% compound interest. Find the amount after 2 years if interest is
compounded annually.
31. (5 marks) A student scores 72 marks out of 80 in Maths, 68 out of 75 in Science, and 70 out of 100 in English.
Find his overall percentage.
32. (6 marks) A contractor undertakes to build a wall in 50 days with 30 men. After 20 days, he finds only 1/3 of
the wall completed. How many additional men should he employ to finish the work on time?
33. (6 marks) Draw and construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 4.5 cm, BC = 5 cm, CD = 6 cm, DA = 4 cm,
and AC = 7 cm. Write construction steps clearly.
Instructions to Students:
• Show all working steps neatly.
• Use a sharp pencil and scale for diagrams.
• Write question numbers clearly.