SCIENCE

GRADE 08
Name-.............................. 02 Hours
PART 1
• Answer all the questions appropriately
• Underline the correct answer.
1- A gas jar is filled with nitrogen dioxide gas and inverted gas jar containing air is
placed over it, mixing of the two gases can be observed. What is the conclusion for
the above activity,
1. Discontinuous nature of solid matter
2. Discontinuous nature of liquid matter
3. Discontinuous nature of gaseous matter
4. All the above
2- Which of the following response contains only matter
1. Air, Hydrogen, Light
2. Air, Hydrogen, Light
3. Air, Water, Electricity
4. Light, Sound, Electricity
3- If an object vibrates 100 times a second, find the frequency.
1. 50Hz
2. 100Hz
3. 150Hz
4. 200Hz
4- Which of the following shows highest brittleness,

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 1. Sulphur
2. Iron
3. Copper
4. Magnesium

5-The elements in copper sulphate are

1. Copper, Sulphur, Oxygen

2. Copper, Iron, Oxygen
3. Sulphur, Oxygen, Iron
4. Sulphur, Iron, Oxygen

6- Select the correct statement,

1. Violin is a musical instrument which produced sound by vibrating

membranes.
2. All musical instruments are sources of sound.
3. Pitch of the rabana can be reduced by heating.
4. Speed of sound is higher than the speed of light.

7-Which of the following shows highest brittleness,

1. Copper
2. Iron
3. Sulphur
4. Magnesium

8- Area that the magnetic power is spread around a magnet is known as,

1. Magnetic poles
2. Magnetic field
3. Magnetic flux lines
4. Magnetic proper

9-The adaptation shown by the plant leaf to perform the photosynthesis effectively
is,

1. The division of leaf into leaflets.

2. Having broad and thin leaves.

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 3. Having fleshy leaves
4. The deposition of food in leaves

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The way of connecting bulbs and cells in the above circuit is,

1. Bulbs are in parallel, cells are in series.

2. Bulbs and cells are in parallel.
3. Cells are in parallel, bulbs are in series.
4. Cells and bulbs are in series.

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Diagram of a fire triangle is shown above. Which of the following represents A

and B

1. Heat and oxygen

2. Heat and Carbon dioxide
3. Light and Oxygen
4. Light and Carbon dioxide

12- Which metal is applied on iron in the process of galvanization?

1. Zinc
2. Magnesium
3. Copper
4. Mercury

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Particle arrangement of three stages of matter is given below. Which of the

following correctly indicates these three stages?

1. Solid, Liquid and Gas

2. Solid, gas and gas
3. Gas, liquid and solid
4. Gas, solid and liquid

14- A plant with a leaf arrangement as the image is,

1. Vattakani
2. Mango
3. Earlilaippalai
4. Guava

15- An electro magnet is given below. The method suitable to increase the power
of the magnet is,

1. Increasing the number of cells and length of the wire.

2. Increasing the number of cells and reducing the length of the wire.
3. Reducing the number of cells and reducing the length of the wire.
4. Reducing the number of cells and increasing the length of the wire

• Place the mark ( T ) if each of the following statements is correct and

mark ( F ) if it is wrong

16- Microbial activity on food high in sugars leads to rancidity ( )

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17- A bacteria causes tuberculosis ( )

18-Cnidaria medusa aren’t free swimming organisms( )

19-Sugar cane have propagative stem( )

20- Dahila is the plant storage of food in adventitious roots ( )

(2*20=40)

PART 2
• Answer only five questions.
01-A circuit arranged by a group of students in grade 8 is given below. Answer the
questions based on it.

a. What is the voltage of a dry cell used in above circuit? (02 marks)
b. Name the accessory A(02 marks)
c. Write 2 observations that can be seen when a certain change is done in the
accessory A (02 marks)
d. Name two effects of electricity that can be identified by using above
observations made in (a) (02 marks)
e. Name the way of connecting two dry cells in the above circuit. (02 marks)
f. Write two protective strategies that should be followed when using electric
equipment's domestically. (02 marks)
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 (12 Marks)

02-
a. Name the A (01 mark)
b. The animal B belong to live in water mention the two forms of the animal
B?(01 mark)
c. Special tentacles having some of the animals in B group. Write the
function of the tentacles?(01 mark)
d. State the respiratory organ of annelida? (01 mark)
e. Mention the locomotive structure of Mollusca? (01 mark)
f. Group C animals have jointed appendages. Write other 2 features of this
animal group? (02 marks)
g. Fill in the table (03 marks)
Animal Group Respiratory Organ Habitat
Pisces ............................... Water
D .................................. Water, Terrestrial
Reptilia Lungs ...........................

h. Group D animals speed part of their life cycle in water. Name the Group
D?( 01 mark)

i. Name 2 organisms in Group E?(01 mark)

(12 Marks)

03-A- Observe the plant diagram

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 a. Is the plant dicot/monocot? (01 mark)
b. Give the 2 reasons for your above mention (a) answer?( 02 marks)
c. ……………………… is the process of evaporation of water through
…………………….. from plants(02 marks)
d. What do you mean by adventitious roots?(01 mark)
e. Some plants have green colour stems such stems are called?(01 marks)
f. Write the function for the above (f) mention stem(01 marks)
g. Write he special function of aerial roots?(01 marks)

B- Sound, we hear constantly in the environment is produced by vibrating various

things.

a. Mention the two types of sources of sound?(01 mark)

b. Define the term of music(01 mark)
c. Write the low frequency of sound that human ear can hear?(01 mark)

(12 Marks)

04-a. Human nervous system can be categorized as follows. Name A, B and C in

the chart.(03 marks)

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b. Diagram of a central nervous system is given above. Name main parts P and Q
of it.(02 marks)

c. Which name is used for the bone that protects the brain?(01 mark )

d. As soon as an ember was trodden, the leg was taken away. Which part of the
central nervous system connects here?(02 marks)

e. Write the effector connects to the above action mentioned in (d).(02 marks)

f. Write one protective measure which should be followed by us for the protection
of nervous system.(02 marks)

(12 Marks)

05- The largest organ in the human body is skin. A structure of a human skin is
shown below,

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 a. Name A, B, C and D parts. (04 marks)
b. In which part, the pigment melanin is present?(01 mark)
c. Write one use of the pigment mentioned above in (b)(02 marks)
d. Skin acts as an excretory organ. Name the excretory product that releases by
the skin. (01 mark)
e. Name one substance available in the above excretory product mentioned in
(d)(01 mark)
f. Write two functions of the skin.(02 marks)
g. Write one strategy that can be followed to maintain a healthy skin.(01 mark)

(12 Marks)

06- A.The diagram shows the zones of the candle flame.

a. Name A and B(02 marks)

b. Write the products formed during complete combustion of wax.(01 mark)
c. Write the chemicals which can be used to identify the each of the above
products mentioned in above (b) respectively(01 mark)
d. Write 2 differences between complete combustion and incomplete
combustion. (02 marks)

B- You have been supplied following substances and a powerful bar magnet.

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a. Present as a table, the substances that attract toward the magnet and did not
attract towards the magnet(02 marks)
b. If you have been supplied two identical magnets, Draw the way of storing
them. (Include other substances if necessary)(02 marks)
c. Which equipment used for the identification of the direction of magnetic
field?(01 mark)
d. If you have to make a permanent magnet in the lab, write the way of doing it
shortly.(01 mark)

(12 Marks)

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