Class 8 Mathematics Test
Instructions:
• All questions are compulsory.
• Marks are indicated against each question.
• Use graph paper wherever necessary.
• Calculators are not allowed.
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. Which of the following is a perfect square?
(a) 150 (b) 225 (c) 180 (d) 75
2. The cube root of 512 is:
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 6
3. Which of the following numbers is a perfect cube?
(a) 243 (b) 216 (c) 120 (d) 50
4. The mean of the numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 is:
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 8
5. The mode of the data 3, 5, 3, 7, 8, 3, 9 is:
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 8
6. The point (4, 0) lies on:
(a) x-axis (b) y-axis (c) origin (d) none of these
7. Which of the following is not a perfect square?
(a) 144 (b) 169 (c) 225 (d) 170
8. A die is thrown once. The probability of getting an even number is:
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 2/3
9. If the side of a cube is 4 cm, then its volume is:
(a) 16 cm³ (b) 64 cm³ (c) 32 cm³ (d) 128 cm³
10. The coordinates of origin are:
(a) (0,0) (b) (1,0) (c) (0,1) (d) (1,1)
Section B: Fill in the Blanks (1 mark each)
11. The square of 25 is _______.
12. The cube of 9 is _______.
13. The square root of 484 is _______.
14. A bar graph represents data using _______.
15. The coordinates of a point lying on the y-axis are of the form (0, ____).
16. The cube root of 1331 is _______.
17. If a number ends with 2, it _______ (can/cannot) be a perfect square.
18. The median of the data 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 is _______.
19. The number of axes in a Cartesian plane are _______.
20. A number which is both a perfect square and a perfect cube is called a _______ number.
Section C: Short Answer Questions (3 marks each)
21. Find the square root of 1521 by prime factorization.
22. Find the cube root of 2197 by factorization method.
23. The marks obtained by 10 students are: 12, 15, 17, 20, 15, 12, 15, 20, 25, 15. Find the
mode of the data.
24. Plot the points (2,3), (2,7), (6,7), (6,3) on a graph paper and identify the figure formed.
25. The following data shows the number of absentees in a class of 50 students during a
week:
Mon: 2, Tue: 4, Wed: 3, Thu: 5, Fri: 1
Represent this data using a bar graph.
26. Find the smallest number by which 180 must be multiplied to make it a perfect square.
27. Write the cube root of 8/27 in the form p/q where p and q are integers.
28. The following data represents the number of books read by students:
Books: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Number of students: 5, 8, 12, 6, 4
Draw a histogram to represent this data.
Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)
29. Draw the graph of the following data showing the distance covered by a car at different
times:
Time (hours): 0,1,2,3,4,5
Distance (km): 0,20,40,60,80,100
Find the speed of the car.
30. Find the square root of 7921 correct to two decimal places using long division method.
31. The marks obtained by 30 students in a test are given below:
Marks: 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50
No. of Students: 3, 5, 10, 7, 5
Draw a histogram of the data and find the mode.
32. The population of a town is 1,72,800. Express it as the cube of a number. Find the
number.
33. Find the smallest number which when divided by 28 and 32 leaves remainder 9 in each
case. Check whether this number is a perfect square or not.
34. The marks obtained by 100 students are given below:
Marks: 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50
Frequency: 7, 10, 20, 30, 33
Draw a histogram and answer:
(a) Which group has the maximum number of students?
(b) How many students scored below 30 marks?
(c) Find the mode of the data.
35. Construct a frequency table and represent the following data by a bar graph:
The daily wages (in Rs) of 30 workers are:
120, 150, 180, 150, 200, 120, 150, 220, 180, 200, 150, 180, 150, 200, 220, 120, 150, 180,
200, 220, 150, 180, 150, 200, 220, 120, 200, 150, 180, 220.