TEST SERIES – 1
1. What are the reactants and products of photosynthesis. (1)
2. Light intensity means the amount of light. Complete the sentence.
As the distance of the lamp from the test tube increases, the light intensity
As the light intensity increases, the rate of photosynthesis (2)
3. What is the role of palisade layer and stoma in leaf. (2)
4. The photograph shows a red fire ant (3)
Fire ants are pests that damage crops.
Phorid flies can be used as a biological control of fire ants.
Scientists use this method to investigate the use of pesticides and biological
control on populations of fire ants that live on plants in glasshouses .
The table shows the scientists’ results.
Draw a line graph to show the changes in the number of fire ants with
pesticide only and with both pesticide and phorid flies for the 24 months.
Join your points with straight lines.
5. Where is urea formed? (1)
A kidneys
B liver
C muscles
D small intestine
6. State an excretory product that is passed out through the lungs. (1)
7. Fig. shows a kidney tubule (nephron) and its associated blood vessels.
Name the Parts A, B, C and D. (2)
8. Plants grown in soils of pH 10 may show symptoms of deficiency. They are
stunted and their leaves are yellow.
Explain how deficiencies of magnesium ions and nitrate ions lead to the
symptoms described. (2)
9. How urea is formed? (2)
TEST SERIES – 2
1. Define conduction in simple terms. [1]
2. Give one everyday example where convection takes place. [1]
3. What happens to the particles of a liquid during evaporation? [1]
4. State one reason why wearing cotton clothes in summer helps us feel cool. [1]
5. Why does a metal spoon kept in hot soup become hot after some time? [2]
6. Compare conduction and convection with respect to how they transfer heat. [2]
7. Explain why wet clothes dry faster on a windy day. [2]
8. Why is convection mode of heat transfer not possible through solids? [1]
9. Why are the AC indoor units installed close to the ceilings of the rooms and not close to the floor?
[3]
10. Why does evaporation cause cooling? Give two everyday situations where this effect is observed.
[3]
Term 1 EXAM TEST SERIES [DATE: 12/09/2025]
SUBJECT: Chemistry GRADE: VIII TOTAL MARKS: 17
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Test series -1
1. Look at the diagrams showing a chlorine atom and a chloride ion. [4]
a. Describe how a chloride ion is made from a chlorine atom.
b. What is the nature of this element? Metal or non-metal
c. Sodium chloride, NaCl, is made up of sodium ions, Na+, and chloride ions, Cl −.
Explain how the ions in sodium chloride are held together.
d. If a substance is hard, melts at 1500°C, and conduct electricity. What type of
bonding is likely present? Give reasons.
2. Look at the structure of the compound [4]
a. What type of structure that the above compound represents?
b. Name of the compound
c. What could be the physical state of the above compound?
d. What would be the melting and boiling points for the above structure? Would it be high or
low? Explain the reason.
3. The below structures represent the giant molecules [3]
a. Identify the above compounds
a………………………………………… b…………………………………………….
b. Diamond and graphite are both made of carbon atoms. Explain why they have different
physical properties.
c. A student says “Diamond is soft because it is made from non-metals.” Explain why this
statement is incorrect.
4. The diagram shows a model of a hydrogen molecule. [3]
(a) Name the type of forces present in a hydrogen molecule
(b) What could be the melting and boiling points of the molecule in terms of its bonding?
(c) Write the formula of the above molecule
5. This question is about the properties of ionic and covalent compounds [3]
Physical
Melting Boiling
State at Structure Type of Electrical
Compound Point Point
Room Type Bonding Conductivity
(°C) (°C)
Temp
Sodium Solid Giant ionic 801
Chloride lattice
methane gas -182 -161 Does not
conduct
magnesium 2852 3600 Conducts
oxide electricity
a. Which compound has a simple molecular structure
b. Why doesn’t methane conduct electricity whereas magnesium oxide conducts? Explain
your reason
c. Suggest why sodium chloride generally have higher melting points than methane? Explain
the reason.