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Class VIII Science Sample Paper Guide

This document is a sample paper for Class VIII Science covering chapters on Light, Reproduction in Animals, and Adolescence. It includes multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and detailed explanation questions, totaling 40 marks. The paper assesses students' understanding of scientific concepts related to light phenomena, reproductive processes, and physiological changes during adolescence.

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Class VIII Science Sample Paper Guide

This document is a sample paper for Class VIII Science covering chapters on Light, Reproduction in Animals, and Adolescence. It includes multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and detailed explanation questions, totaling 40 marks. The paper assesses students' understanding of scientific concepts related to light phenomena, reproductive processes, and physiological changes during adolescence.

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CLASS VIII SCIENCE – SAMPLE PAPER

Chapters: Light, Reproduction in Animals, Reaching the Age of Adolescence

Time: 2 Hours | Maximum Marks: 40

SECTION A – MCQs (10 × 0.5 = 5 marks)


1. The image formed by a plane mirror is (a) real and inverted (b) real and erect (c) virtual
and erect (d) virtual and inverted

2. The process of fusion of male and female gametes is called (a) budding (b) fission (c)
fertilisation (d) regeneration

3. At puberty, the voice of boys becomes (a) shriller (b) deeper (c) softer (d) silent

4. The bending of light as it enters water from air is due to (a) reflection (b) refraction (c)
dispersion (d) scattering

5. The union of sperm and egg takes place in (a) uterus (b) ovary (c) oviduct (d) cervix

6. The hormone responsible for male secondary sexual characters is (a) oestrogen (b)
insulin (c) testosterone (d) adrenaline

7. Amoeba reproduces by (a) budding (b) binary fission (c) spore formation (d)
fragmentation

8. The angle of incidence equals (a) refracted angle (b) normal (c) angle of reflection (d)
zero

9. Adolescence begins around the age of (a) 5 years (b) 8 years (c) 10–12 years (d) 18–20
years

10. The part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering is (a) lens (b) cornea (c)
retina (d) iris

SECTION B – (5 × 2 = 10 marks)
11. What is puberty? Mention any two changes seen in girls.

12. State the laws of reflection.

13. What is metamorphosis? Give one example.

14. Define external fertilisation. Give one organism showing external fertilisation.

15. Why is a plane mirror used in dressing tables? Give two reasons.
SECTION C – (5 × 3 = 15 marks)
16. Explain budding in Hydra with the help of a labelled diagram.

17. A student places a coin at the bottom of a bucket and fills it with water. The coin appears
raised. (a) Which phenomenon is responsible? (b) Which medium is optically denser here –
air or water? (c) State the rule of refraction from rarer to denser medium.

18. Draw a neat ray diagram showing the formation of image by a plane mirror. State any
two characteristics of this image.

19. Explain the menstrual cycle in girls. Why is it important?

20. Distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction (three points).

SECTION D – (2 × 5 = 10 marks)
21. (a) Explain the working of a kaleidoscope with a neat labelled diagram.
(b) State two applications of multiple reflections in daily life.

22. (a) Draw the human eye and label: cornea, retina, iris, pupil, lens.
(b) Explain any three defects of vision and their correction.

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