PAAVAI VIDHYASHRAM SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

(Affiliated to CBSE)
UNIT TEST 1 EXAM
CLASS : VIII MATHEMATICS MARKS:40
DATE: 29.10.21 TIME: 90 min
General Instructions:
1. The question paper contains three parts A, B and C.
2. Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 16 questions.
3. Section B consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each. Attempt any 16 questions.
4. Section C consists of 10 questions based on two Case Studies. Attempt any 8 questions.
5. There is no negative marking.
Section A
( Section A consists of 20 questions. Any 16 questions are to be attempted )
1. ____ is the multiplicative identity for rational numbers.
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) ½
2. Zero has ________ reciprocal.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) no
3. The numbers ________ and ________ are their own reciprocals
(a) 1 and 0 (b) 1 and –1 (c) –1 and 0 (d) none of these.
4. The product of two rational numbers is always a _______.
(a) whole numbers (b) integers (c) natural numbers (d) rational numbers
5. The reciprocal of a positive rational number is ________.
(a) negative (b) positive (c) zero (d) none of these
6. A rational number between ½ and ¾ is ……….
(a) 2/5 (b) 5/8 (c) 4/3 (d) ¼
7. The solution of 2x – 13 = 7 is ………
(a) 12 (b) – 10 (c) 10 (d) – 15
8. Which of the following is not a linear equation ?
(a) 2x + 5 = 1 (b) x – 1 = 0 (c) y + 1 = 0 (d) 5x + 3
9. Solve: 6 = z + 2
(a) 4 (b) – 4 (c) 8 (d) – 8
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10. Solve: 8x = 20 + 3x
(a) -4 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) none of these
11. Solve: 5x – 7 = 2x + 8
(a) -5 (b) –9 (c) 5 (d) 9
12. Solve: 5t – 3 = 3t – 5
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) none of these
13. Solve: 8x + 4 = 3 (x – 1) + 7
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) 2
14. A simple closed curve made up of only _____________ is called a polygon .
(a) curves (b) line segments (c) lines (d) closed curves
15. All the sides of a regular polygon are _________________.
(a) Parallel (b) equal in length (c) not parallel (d) not equal
16. Which is the smallest three-digit perfect square?
(a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 121 (d) 144
17. What will be the number of digits in the square root of 1296?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
18. The square root of 12.25 is _______________ .
(a) 1.5 (b) 3.5 (c) 35 (d) 25
19. Which of the following is not a perfect square ?
(a) 81 (b) 18 (c) 100 (d) 121
20. How many sides does a heptagon have ?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 5

Section B
( Section B consists of 20 questions. Any 16 questions are to be attempted )

21. Sum of all interior angles of a polygon with (n) sides is given by
(a) (n – 2 )x180o (b) (n – 1)x180o (c) (n + 3 )x180o (d) (n + 1) x 180o
22. The number of sides in a regular polygon is 15 , then measure of each exterior angle is
(a) 24o (b) 36o (c) 20o (d) 18o

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23. The measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon is 140o, then number of sides that
regular polygon has ________________
(a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 10
24.

25. A quadrilateral which has 2 pairs of equal adjacent sides but unequal opposite sides is called
________________ .
(a) parallelogram (b) rhombus (c) kite (d) square
26. If the three angles of a quadrilateral are 120o , 130o, 10o then what is the fourth angle ?
(a) 30o (b) 100o (c) 40o (d) 90o
27. What is the length of the side of a square whose area is 441 cm2 ?
(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 12
28. In a right angle triangle ABC , right angled at B, AB=6cm, BC=8cm ,then AC= ____ .
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 14
29. How many non square numbers lie between 112and 122?
(a) 21 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 20
30. By which smallest number 90 must be multiplied so as to make it a perfect square ?
(a) 10 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
31. A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. (The balls are identical in all respects other than
colour). A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into the bag.What is probability of
getting a red ball?
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 5/3 (d) 3/3
32. Find the Probability of getting an ace from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards?
(a) 1/4 (b) 2/13 (c) 4/13 (d) 1/13
33. A rational number between 3 and 4 is ………
(a) 7/4 (b) 7/2 (c) 4/11 (d) -7/2
34. What number should be added to 7/12 to get 4/15 ?
(a) -19/60 (b) -11/60 (c) 51/60 (d) 1/20
35. Rational number 3/40 is equal to………..
(a) 0.75 (b) 0.12 (c) 0.012 (d) 0.075
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 2 − 4 7 − 11
36. Simplify: + + +
3 5 15 20
(a) -1/5 (b) -13/60 (c) - 4/15 (d) -7/30

− 4 3 15 − 14
× × ×
37. Simplify: 5 7 16 9
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1/2
38. The difference between two whole numbers is 66. The ratio of the two numbers is 2 : 5. What
are the two numbers?
(a) 110, 44 (b) 120, 54 (c) 140, 74 (d) none of these
39. The present age of Sahil’s mother is three times the present age of Sahil. After 5 years their
ages will add to 66 years. Find the present ages of Sahil.
(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 20
3x + 5 1
40. Find the solution of =
2x + 1 3
(a) 2 (b) –2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Section C
( Section C consists of 10 questions. Any 8 questions are to be attempted )
The number of hours for which students of particular class watched television during holidays is
shown through the graph given below. See and answer ANY 4 of the questions from Q 41 – Q 45.

41. For how many hours did the maximum number of students watch TV ?
(a) 4-5 hrs (b) 6-7 hrs (c) 3-4 hrs (d) 2-3hrs
42. How many students watched TV for less than 4 hrs ?
(a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 4 (d) 8
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43. How many students spent more than 5 hrs in TV watching ?
(a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 8
44. For how many hours did the minimum number of students watch TV ?
(a) 2-3 hrs (b) 6-7 hrs (c) 1-2 hrs (d) 3-4hrs
45. How many students spent less than 5 hrs in TV watching ?
(a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 66

Cards are marked with numbers 1 to 25 are placed in the box and mixed thoroughly. One card is
drawn at random from the box. Answer ANY 4 the following questions (Q46 – Q50)
46. What is the probability of getting a number less than 11?
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1/5 (d) 2/5
47. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 25?
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/5
48. What is the probability of getting an even number?
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 12/25 (d) 13/25
49. What is the probability of getting a prime number?
(a) 8/25 (b) 9/25 (c) 12/25 (d) 13/25
50. What is the probability of getting a number divisible by 7?
(a) 7/25 (b) 11/25 (c) 6/25 (d) 3/25