KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN KOLKATA REGION

ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2022 – 23

CLASS: VIII
SUBJECT: SCIENCE FOR PRACTICE F.M:60
TIME:2.30 Hrs.

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The paper has four sections A, B, C & D and 33 questions.
3. Section A has 18 questions of one mark each.
4. Section B has 6 questions of 2 marks each.
5. Section C has 6 questions of 3 marks each.
6. Section D has 2 LA type and 1 CCT based questions of 4 marks each.
SECTION: A

Q. Questions Marks
No.
01 A by- product obtained after processing coal is useful in manufacturing 1
plastics, synthetic dyes, naphthalene balls etc. The by-product is _____
(a) coal gas (b) coal tar (c) coke (d) paraffin wax
02 Why goldsmiths blow the outermost zone of a flame to melt gold and 1
silver?
(a) because it is the least hot
(b) because it has unburnt wax vapours
(c) because supports partial combustion
(d) because it supports complete combustion
03 What information can be likely obtained from the Red data book? 1
(a) record of all endangered species
(b)information of all endemic species
(c) categorisation of plants and animals according to species
(d)information of all plant and animal species of the country
04 What is the correct order of the developmental stages of a frog by its age in 1
the descending order?
(a) egg, tadpole, adult (b) adult, pupa, tadpole
(c) pupa, tadpole, egg (d) adult, tadpole, egg
05 What would likely be the gender of a child if a sperm having X chromosome 1
fertilize an egg?
(a) A girl, as the unfertilized egg has one X chromosome.
(b) A girl, as the unfertilized egg has one Y chromosome.
(c) A boy, as the unfertilized egg has one X chromosome.
(d) A boy, as the unfertilized egg has one Y chromosome.
06 How are the hormones secreted by the endocrine gland cause changes in 1
the body at puberty?
(a) It increases the muscle mass that helps attain more strength.
(b)It reduces the metabolism increasing the food intake.
(c) It stimulates changes in different parts of the body.
(d)It doubles the capability of body parts to function.
07 How much pressure would be exerted by a block exerting 20N of force on 1
0.5 m2 area?
(a) 10 N/m2 (b) 20 N/m2 (c) 30 N/m2 (d) 40 N/m2
08 In which activity a force is stopping the motion of an object? 1
(a) pushing a cart (b) hitting a hammer
(c) kicking a football (d) catching a cricket ball
09 Which option justifies that friction is a necessary evil? 1
(a) writing on a paper (b) kicking a football
(c) hitting a cricket ball (d) swinging pendulum
10 When an airplane flies, air exerts a drag on the plane to resist its motion. 1
What is the role of engine in the plane when flying?
(a) it uses drag as a driving force
(b)it changes the shape of the airplane
(c) it stops the drag to act on the airplane
(d)it provides force to overcome the force of drag
11 What properties of sound change with respect to any change in frequency
and amplitude? 1
(a) pitch- amplitude; echo – frequency
(b) echo- amplitude; loudness – frequency
(c) pitch- amplitude; loudness – frequency
(d)loudness- amplitude; pitch - frequency
12. A student learns that the sound travels in a waveform. The image shows the 1
sound waves produced by a man and a woman.

What can be concluded from the image?

(a) closer the waves, greater will be the amplitude
(b) closer the waves, greater will be the frequency
(c) farther the waves, greater will be the amplitude
(d)farther the waves, greater will be the frequency
13 What happens when current is passed in the solution of copper sulphate 1
having iron nail as cathode and copper rod as anode?
(a) Copper forms a layer on iron the nail.
(b) Iron gets deposited on the copper rod.
(c) Iron rod completely dissolves in the solution.
(d) Sulphur forms a layer on the walls of the beaker
14 Most liquids that conduct electricity are solutions of 1
(a) acids (b) bases
(c) salts (d) all of these
15 A student studies that vigorous movement of air current and water droplet, 1
results in building up of charges in the clouds. Which phenomenon might
have resulted with the discharge of the built-up charges in nature?
(a) earthquake (b)lightning
(c) rainfall (d)tornadoes
16 Which of these phenomena is likely to result in an earthquake? 1
(a) disturbances occurring deep inside the Earth’s crust
(b) accumulation of charges on the clouds
(c) uneven heating of the Earth surface
(d) condensation of the water vapour
17 A student studies that at the point where optic nerve and the retina meets, 1
there are no sensory cells. As a result, no vision is possible. Which of these
marks the junction point of the optic nerve and the retina?
(a) Iris (b) Cornea (c) Blind spot (d) Optic nerve
18 A student observes that using a kaleidoscope he was able to see several 1
patterns in the tube. What causes the kaleidoscope to form these patterns?
(a) repeated reflection of light
(b)thickness of the reflecting surface
(c) roughness of the reflecting surface
(d) enormous amount of light falling on a reflecting surface

SECTION B

19 What are the major groups of microorganisms? 2

20 What are the two advantages of using CNG and LPG as fuels 2
21 Explain why sportsmen use shoes with spikes 2
22 Does pure water conduct electricity? If not why? what can we do to make it 2
conducting?
23 Explain why charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand? 2
24 Write any two properties of image formed by a plane mirror 2

SECTION-C

25 What is fuel? Mention any two characteristics of good fuel? Give two 3
examples of any two good fuels.
26 Write any one difference between the following 3
a) Flora and Fauna
b) Zoo and wild life sanctuary
c) Endangered and extinct species
27 What is force? write any two effects of force. State the difference between 3
contact and non- contact force
28 a) What will you observe if number of turns of copper wire is increased 3
around the box as shown in the diagram.
b) Can such arrangement be used to check conductivity of electrolyte?
c) Name two liquids, which when tested in the manner shown in Fig, may
cause the magnetic needle to deflect
29 Describe with the help of a diagram of a simple electroscope which can be 3
used to detect a charged body

30 Identify and name this instrument. What are the materials required to make 3
this instrument? Mention it’s one use

SECTION-D

31 Define asexual reproduction. write any two differences between sexual and 4
asexual reproduction. Describe the process of reproduction in Amoeba with
diagram.
32 a) What do you mean by audible sound? Which parts of our body vibrate 4
when we speak and hear sound?
b) A simple pendulum makes 20 oscillations in 40 seconds. What is the time
period and frequency of its oscillation?

33 Hormones other than Sex Hormones: The hormones secreted by the

pituitary stimulate testes and ovaries to produce their hormones. You have
already learnt that the pituitary gland is an endocrine gland. It is attached to
the brain. Apart from the pituitary, the testes and the ovaries, there are
other endocrine glands in the body such as thyroid, pancreas and adrenals.
Boojho and Paheli had once visited their aunt who was a doctor and
remembered that a boy named Kaka had a very big and bulging throat.
Their aunt had told them that Kaka was suffering from ‘goiter’, a disease of
the thyroid gland. Kaka’s thyroid gland was not producing the hormone
thyroxine. Their aunt also told them that their uncle was suffering from
‘diabetes’ because his pancreas was not producing the hormone insulin in
sufficient quantities. Boojho and Paheli then asked their aunt about the
adrenal glands, which are also shown in the chart hung on the wall of her
clinic. The aunt told them that adrenal glands secrete hormones which
maintain the correct salt balance in the blood. Adrenals also produce the
hormone adrenalin. It helps the body to adjust to stress when one is very
angry, embarrassed or worried. Thyroid and adrenals secrete their
hormones when they receive orders from the pituitary through its
hormones. Pituitary also secretes growth hormone which is necessary for
the normal growth of a person. Role of Hormones in Completing the Life
History of Insects and Frogs: You have already learnt about the life history
 of the silk moth and the frog. The caterpillar has to pass through various
stages to become an adult moth. Recall from Class VII the stages of the life
history of the silk moth. Similarly, the tadpole passes through certain stages
to become a frog. This change from larva to adult is called metamorphosis.
Metamorphosis in insects is controlled by insect hormones. In a frog, it is
controlled by thyroxine, the hormone produced by thyroid. Thyroxine
production requires the presence of iodine in water. If the water in which
the tadpoles are growing does not contain sufficient iodine, the tadpoles
cannot become adults.

33(i) If the thyroid gland of a person is not producing thyroxine hormone, he/she 1
is suffering from………………………

(a) Goiter (b) Mumps (c) Chicken pox (d) Diabetes

33(ii) Metamorphosis in frog is controlled by which of the following hormones? 1

(a) Insulin
(b) Testosterone
(c) Estrogen
(d) Thyroxine

33(iii) In a person suffering from Diabetes, the pancreas does not produce 1
…………hormone in sufficient quantity.
(a) Adrenalin
(b) Thyroxine
(c) Insulin
(d) Melatonin

33(iv) Mention the role of adrenal glands. 1