RAJIV GANDHI ENGLISH SCHOOL, MURUD
First Term 2025-26
Class: 8 Time: 2 Hr
Subject: Mathematics Marks: 50
Note:
i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) Use of calculator is not allowed.
iii) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
iv) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.
Q1. Choose the correct alternative. (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
1. Which
√ of the following is a rational number? 3
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 0.101001000 . . .
2. The cube root of 216 is:
(a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 4
3. If 𝑥 and 𝑦 are in direct variation and 𝑥 = 10 when 𝑦 = 5, what is 𝑦 when 𝑥 = 20?
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25
4. The selling price of an article when a 20% discount is given on the marked price of 500 is:
(a) 400 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 350
5. Which of the following is a Pythagorean triplet?
(a) (1, 2, 3) (b) (3, 4, 5) (c) (5, 6, 7) (d) (2, 3, 4)
6. The expansion of (𝑎 + 𝑏) 3 is:
(a) 𝑎 3 + 𝑏 3 (b) 𝑎 3 + 3𝑎 2 𝑏 + 3𝑎𝑏 2 + 𝑏 3 (c) 𝑎 3 − 3𝑎 2 𝑏 + 3𝑎𝑏 2 − 𝑏 3 (d) 𝑎 2 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2
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7. The decimal form of 37 is:
(a) terminating (b) non-terminating repeating (c) non-terminating non-repeating (d) zero
8. If the marked price is 990 and the discount is 10%, the selling price is:
(a) 891 (b) 899 (c) 900 (d) 890
9. The value of (101) 3 using the expansion formula is:
(a) 1030301 (b) 1030302 (c) 1030300 (d) 1030310
10. The measure of an angle of an equilateral triangle is:
(a) 90◦ (b) 60◦ (c) 120◦ (d) 180◦
Q2. Match the pairs. (6 × 1 = 6 marks)
Column A Column B
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1. 𝑎 − 𝑏 3 (a) 𝑥 ∝ 1𝑦
2. Direct variation (b) Marked Price – Selling Price
3. Discount (c) (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑎 2 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )
4. Inverse variation (d) Percentage on sales
5. Commission (e) 𝑥 ∝ 𝑦
6. Cube of 0.02 (f) 0.000008
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Q3. Solve any 5 out of 6. (5 × 2 = 10 marks)
1. Find the cube root of 729.
2. Factorise: 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 18
𝑚 2 − 𝑛2 𝑚 2 + 𝑚𝑛 + 𝑛2
3. Simplify: ×
(𝑚 + 𝑛) 2 𝑚 3 − 𝑛3
4. If 𝑚 ∝ 𝑛 and 𝑚 = 154 when 𝑛 = 7, find 𝑚 when 𝑛 = 14.
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5. Write the number 5 on a number line.
6. Find the value of (41) 3 using expansion formula.
Q4. Solve any 4 out of 6. (4 × 3 = 12 marks)
1. Expand: (2𝑝 + 𝑞 + 5) 2
2. The marked price of a fan is 3000. The shopkeeper gives a 12% discount. Find the selling price.
3. Factorise: 8𝑝 3 + 125𝑞 3
4. Draw the altitudes of an acute-angled triangle and mark the orthocentre.
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5𝑥 𝑦
5. Simplify: +
𝑦 5𝑥
6. If 𝑥 varies inversely as 𝑦 and 𝑥 = 15 when 𝑦 = 10, find 𝑦 when 𝑥 = 20.
Q5. Solve any 3 out of 5. (3 × 4 = 12 marks)
1. Simplify: (2𝑎 + 𝑏) 3 − (2𝑎 − 𝑏) 3
2. The total remuneration paid to labourers for harvesting soyabean is in direct variation with the number of
labourers. If 4 labourers get 1000, find the remuneration for 17 labourers.
8𝑥 3 − 27𝑦 3
3. Simplify:
4𝑥 2 − 9𝑦 2
𝑎 2 + 10𝑎 + 21 𝑎 2 − 1
4. Simplify: ×
𝑎 2 + 6𝑎 − 7 𝑎+3
5. Draw a square WXYZ with side 5.2 cm.