ASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL, GREATER NOIDA WEST

CLASS VIII
SAMPLE PAPER TERM-2 (2024-25)
SUBJECT – MATHEMATICS
Time :3 hours Max. Marks: 80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them.
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQ’s) and questions number 19
and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
(vii)In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
(viii)There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in Section B, 3
questions in Section C and 2 questions and Section D.
(ix) Use of calculators is not allowed.

Que. Section-A Marks

Section A has 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. The degree of 5𝑝2 + 3𝑝𝑞 2 − 7𝑟 [1]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
2. The diagonal of a square with side ‘s’ is given by [1]
𝑠
(a) s – √2 (b) s + √2 (c) s√2 (d)
√2
3. The area of a parallelogram with side 14 cm and corresponding height 7 cm is [1]
(a) 98 cm2 (b) 74 cm2 (c) 49 cm2 (d) None of these
4. The point (-4,-3) means [1]
(a) x= 4, y=- 3 (b) x= -4, y= -3
(c) x= -3, y=-4 (d) x= 3, y=4
5. Factors of 5xy +10x [1]
(a) 5y(x+2) (b)5x(y-2) (c)5x( y+2) (d)10x( y+2)
6. Which of the following is a binomial? [1]
2 2
(a)7a+a (b)4a x 3b x 2 c (c) 6a +7b+2c (d)6 (a +b)
2 2
7. 103 -102 [1]
(a) 103+102 (b) 205 (c) Both a) and b) (d) 1
8. The coordinates of origin is [1]
(a) (1,1) (b) (0,1) (c) (1,0) (d) (0,0)
9. The volume of a cube whose edge is 3x is [1]
(a)27 x3 (b)9 x3 (c)18 x3 (d)6 x3
10. If three angles of a quadrilateral are each equal to 75°, the fourth angle is [1]
(a) 135° (b) 75°
(c) 150° (d) 45°
2 2
11. Common factor of 17abc, 34ab , 51a b is [1]
(a)17abc (b) 17ab (c) 34ab (d) 17a2 b2 c2
12. The sum of the areas of all faces (excluding top and bottom) of a cuboid is the ________ [1]
of the cuboid.
(a) Volume (b) Lateral surface (c) Total surface (d) None of these
area area
13. The value of x2 +x when x=-2 is [1]
(a)2 (b)4 (c)-2 (d)-4
14. The value of x in the following figure is [1]

(a)108° (b) 80°

(c)120° (d) 60°

15. The quotient when 24x5y7 is divided by 12xy2 is [1]

(a) 12 x6 y5 (b) 2 x4 y5 (c) x5 y4 6 9
(d) 2 x y
16. The point whose ordinate is 4 and which lies on y-axis is [1]
(a) (4,0) (b) (4,1) (c) (0,4) (d) (1,4)
17. The area of the rectangle whose length is 10p + 7q and breadth is 3r. [1]
(a) 30p-21q (b) 30rq+21rp (c) 30rp+21rq (d) 10p+21q
18. The number ____ and ____ are their own reciprocals. [1]
(a) 1 and 0 (b) -1 and 1 (c) -1 and 0 (d) None of these
19. Assertion: The angle sum of a convex polygon with number of sides 7 is 9000 . [1]
Reason: angle sum of n -sided polygon=2n *180
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
20. Assertion: Product of monomial and binomial is binomial. [1]
Reason: Distributive law is used to carry out the multiplication term by term.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Section – B
21. What should be added to x2 + xy + y2 to obtain 2x2 + 3xy? [2]
22. Find five rational numbers between 0 and 1. [2]
23. If the height of a cylinder becomes 1 of the original height and the radius is doubled. Find [2]
4
the ratio of their Curved surface area.
Or
A roller of diameter 70 cm and the length 2m is rolling on the ground. What the area
covered by the roller in 50 revolutions?
24. Plot the given points on the cartesian plane. [2]
(a) (5, 4) (b) (2, 0) (c) (3, 1) (d) (0, 4)
Or
From the given graph,

a) Which year had the lowest sales and how much?

b) Compute the difference between the sales 2003 and 2005.
25. How many sides does a regular polygon have if the measure of an exterior angle is 24°? [2]

Section-C
26. 2 1 [3]
of total number of students of a school come by car while 4 of the students come by bus
5
1
to school. All the other students walk to school of which 3 walk on their own and the rest
are escorted by their parents. If 224 students come to school walking on their own, how
many students study in that school?
27. Simplify x3 (2x2 -3)-3x2 (4x-x3)-7x5 and find its value at x=-1. [3]
Or
i) Solve using suitable identity: 99 x 102
ii) Factorize: 𝑝2 − 7𝑝 − 30
28. Find the area of the given figure: [3]

Or
The diameter of a solid circular pillar is 3.5 m. It is 10 m in height. Find
a) Its surface area.
b) The cost of plastering its surface area at the rate of ₹ 40 per m2 .
29. In rectangle READ, find ∠EAR, ∠RAD and ∠ROD [3]

Or

In parallelogram FIST, find ∠SFT, ∠OST and ∠STO.

30. A match box is of dimension 4 cm by 2.5 cm by 1.5 cm.What will be the volume of a [3]
packet containing 12 such match boxes? How many such packets can be placed in card
board box whose size of dimension 60 cm by 20 cm by 24 cm?
31 Use the chart to answer the questions.
[3]

a) Which decade had the least amount of frozen sea ice?

b) What is the difference between the average area of sea ice for September between the
two decades?
c) In which month is the average area of frozen seas the same for both groups?

Section – D
32. i) If (𝑥 + 1) = 5,then find the value of (𝑥 2 + 1 ). [3]
𝑥 𝑥2

ii) Factorize the expression and divide as directed: [2}

12𝑥𝑦(9𝑥 2 −16𝑦 2 )
4𝑥𝑦(3𝑥+4𝑦)

33. Draw the graph for a function A = x2 (Area of a square = side2). Make a table when the [5]
side of a square is 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm. Is it a linear graph?
Or
Draw the graph for the following table of values.

a) Use the graph to find the interest on a deposit of Rs 4500 for a year.
b) To get an interest of Rs 420, how much money should be deposited?
c) Does the graph pass through origin?

34. a) ABCD and PQRB are parallelograms. Find the value of p in the below given figure. [3]

b) A regular polygon is having interior angle 108°. What will be its number of sides? [2]
35. Find the area to be painted in the following block with a cylindrical hole. Given that [5]
length is 15 cm, width 12 cm, height 20 cm and radius of the hole 2.8 cm.

OR
a) Simplify: 4𝑥𝑦(𝑥 − 𝑦) − 6𝑥 2 (𝑦 − 𝑦 2 ) − 3𝑦 2 (2𝑥 2 − 𝑥) + 2𝑥𝑦(𝑥 − 𝑦)
b) Subtract 5𝑥 2 − 4𝑦 2 + 6𝑦 − 3 from 7𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 8𝑦 2 + 5𝑥 − 3𝑦

Section –E
36. Imagine a school courtyard where the seating area is shaped like a square, with students' [1 x 4]
desks arranged symmetrically. At the center of the courtyard, there is a rectangular stage
for events, with equal sides creating an ideal performance space. Adjacent to the stage is a
trapezium-shaped garden where students can sit and relax during breaks. Surrounding the
entire courtyard is a walking path shaped like a parallelogram, offering a neat and
functional design. The layout ensures efficient use of space and fosters a welcoming
environment for both learning and recreation.

(i) If the stage at the center of the courtyard has dimensions 6 m by 8 m, what is the
perimeter of the rectangular stage?
a) 28 m b) 30 m c) 24 m d) 32 m

(ii) Which of the following statements is false?

a) Diagonals of a rectangle are equal in length.
b) Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.
c) All sides of a rhombus are unequal.
d) square satisfies all the properties of a rhombus and a rectangle.

(iii) Sum of all interior angles of a polygon with (n) sides is given by:
a) (n – 2) × 180° b) n – 2 × 180° c) (n + 2) × 180° d) n +2 × 180°

(iv) If the length of parallel sides of trapezium are 40 m and 57 m and distance between
them is 12 m. Find its area.
a) 582 cm3 b) 497 m2 c) 582 m2 d) 476 m2

37. In a small town, a bakery produces a variety of cakes every day. The head baker, Mr. [1 x 4]
Sharma, uses rational numbers to manage his recipes and daily operations. For one of his
popular cakes, the recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of milk, and 1/3 cup of
butter. He plans to bake 12 cakes in one day and needs to scale the ingredients
proportionally. Additionally, he decides to divide the total profit of ₹9600 equally among
his 8 staff members.

(i) If Mr. Sharma decides to bake only half the cakes he initially planned (i.e., 6 cakes),
how much sugar will he need?
a) 3 cups b) 4.5 cups c) 0.375 cups d) 2.5 cups
 (ii) Which of the following is not a rational number?
3
a) 4 b) 0.25 c) √2 d) 7

(iii) To bake the 5 cakes, what additional amount of butter is required if each cake needs
1/3 cup of butter?
2 7
a) 1 cups b) 1 3 cups c) 3 cups d) 2 cups

(iv) The reciprocal of a rational number -7/9 is:

−9 9 −7 7
a) b) 7 c) d) 9
7 9

38. A factory produces wooden boxes every day. The cost of manufacturing these boxes (in [1 x 4]
rupees) is represented by the expression 4x² + 12x + 8, where xxx is the number of boxes
produced. The factory manager decides to calculate the cost per box by factorizing the
expression. Additionally, the profit made on selling the boxes is represented by x² + 8x +
15, which the manager also wants to factorize to understand the relationship between sales
and profit.

i) Factorize the profit expression, x2 +8x+15

a) (x+3)(x+5) b) (x+1)(x+8) c) (x+5)(x+5) d) (x+4)(x+4)

ii) Factorize the expression representing the cost of production, 4x² + 12x + 8.
a) (2x+4)(2x+2) b) (4x+4)(x+2) c) 4(x+1)(x+2) d) (2x+2)(2x+4)

iii) If the factory produces 10 boxes (x=10), what is the total cost of production?
a) ₹528 b) ₹720 c) ₹640 d) ₹928

iv) What is the simplified expression for the cost of production for (x+1) box?
a) 4(x+1) b) 4(x+2) c) x+2 d) x+1