First Term Mock Exam – 2024-2025

Class – VIII
Subject – MATHEMATICS
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains four Sections A, B, C and D. Each section is compulsory.
2. Objective Paper: Section A comprises of 40 questions of 1 mark each. It contains
MCQ’s, Fill ups, True/False, Case Study and PBQ.
3. Subjective Paper: Section B comprises of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
Section C comprises of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
Section D comprises of 3 questions of 4 marks each.
4. All questions are compulsory. There is internal choice in two questions in section C and
one question in Section D.
5. Rough work is to be done in rough column only.
6. Draw neat, labelled figures wherever required.
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SECTION-A
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The multiplicative inverse of −1 17 is
8 8 7 7
(i) (ii) − (iii) (iv) −
7 7 8 8

2. If 8𝑥 − 3 = 25 + 17𝑥, then 𝑥 is a

(i) a fraction (iii) a rational number

(ii) an integer (iv) can’t be solved

3. To gain 25% after allowing a discount of 10%, the shopkeeper must mark the
price of the article which costs him Rs 360 as
(i) ₹500 (ii) ₹450 (iii) ₹460 (iv) ₹486

4. If two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are (5x – 5)° and (10x + 35)°, then the
ratio of these angles is

(i) 1:3 (ii) 2:3 (iii) 1:4 (iv) 1:2

5. If a and b are positive integers, then the solution of the equation 𝑎𝑥 = 𝑏 has to be
always?
(i) positive (ii) negative (iii) one (iv) zero

6. Both 𝑥 and 𝑦 vary directly with each other and when 𝑥 is 10, 𝑦 is 14, which of the
following is not a possible pair of corresponding values of 𝑥 and 𝑦?

(i) 25 and 35 (ii) 35 and 25 (iii) 35 and 49 (iv) 15 and 21

−1
1 −2 1 −2 1 −2
7. The value of {( ) −( ) } ÷( ) is
3 2 4
1 1
(i) − (ii) 80 (iii) (iv) -80
80 80

5𝑥 2𝑥
8. If −4= , then the numerical value of 2𝑥 − 7 is
3 5

19 −13 13
(i) (ii) (iii) 0 (iv)
13 19 19

9. If 𝑥 and 𝑦 are inversely proportional, then which one is true?

𝑥
(i) remains constant (iii) 𝑥 + 𝑦 remains constant
𝑦
(ii) 𝑥 × 𝑦 remains constant (iv) 𝑥 − 𝑦 remains constant

3 4
10.Which of the following rational number lies between and ?
5 5
7 7 3 4
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
5 10 10 10

5 −99
11. The multiplicative inverse of (− ) is
9
5 99 5 99 9 99 9 99
(i) (− 9) (ii) (9 ) (iii) ( ) (iv) (5)
−5

12. The scale of map is given as 1:700. Two cities are 3.5 km apart on the map. What
is the actual distance between them?

(i) 2450 km (ii) 245 km (iii) 24.50 km (iv) 24500 km

13.The usual form for 2.03 × 10−5 is

(i) 0.203 (ii) 0.00203 (iii) 203000 (iv) 0.0000203

 14. Assertion (A): The measure of each angle of a regular hexagon is 120°.
Reason (R): Sum of all interior angles of a polygon of n sides is (n-2) right
angles.
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(iii) A is true but R is false
(iv) A is false but R is true

15. Assertion (A): The ratio of 50 paise to ₹1 is 1:2

Reason (R): A ratio can be defined as the relationship or comparison between two
numbers of the same unit to check how bigger is one number than the other one.
.
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(iii) A is true but R is false
(iv) A is false but R is true

Fill in the blanks

16.The negative of a negative rational number is always a ________ rational number.
111
17.The standard form for is __________.
10000000
18.If only one diagonal of a quadrilateral bisects the other, then the quadrilateral is
known as __________.
19.The discount on an item for sale is calculated on the _________.
p
20.The rational number 10.11 in the from is _____________.
q
21.Very small numbers can be expressed in standard form by using _________
exponents.

True/False
22.In the equation 2𝑥 = 4 – 𝑥, transposing – 𝑥 to LHS, we get 𝑥 = 4.
23.For rational numbers 𝑥 and 𝑦, if 𝑥 < 𝑦 then 𝑥 – 𝑦 is a positive rational number.
24.Sum of all the angles of a concave quadrilateral is 360°
25. The value of 420 + 420 + 420 + 420 = 421 .
26. The reciprocal of ‘0’ is zero .
Picture Based Questions (Q27 – Q32)
A. Study the graph given below of a person who started from his home and returned at
the end of the day. Answer the questions that follow.

27. How much distance did he travel in

the first four hours of his journey?
28.At what time did he cover 16 km of his
journey?
29. What was he doing from 3 pm to 5
pm?

B. A playground is in the form of a rectangle ATEF. Two players are standing at the
points F and B where EF = EB.

30.Find the measure of 𝑥.

31.Find the measure of 𝑦.
32.Diagonals of a rectangle are
perpendicular bisectors of
each other. (True/False).

Case Study Based Questions (Q33 – Q40)

A. Blood Donation Drive!

Blood donation is the voluntary procedure that can help save lives. There are several
types of blood donation. Each type helps meet different medical needs. 24000 blood
donors were registered with a charitable hospital. The number of donors increased at
the rate of 10% every year. After few years, the number of donors became 27783.
 Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
33. What is the formula to find the time period?
34. Find the time period at the end of which the total number of donors became
27783.
35. Amount is subtracted from Principal to get the Compound Interest. (True/False)
36. While calculating Compound Interest, Principal remains constant. (True/False)

B. Let’s Go Shopping!
Leela went to a small garment store with her son. She wanted to buy an outfit for him.
In the garment store, she found two types of shirts: Formal and Denim. There were
many choices for formals and for denims. There were two types of pants: Jeans and
Formal, with different choices for each of them.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

37. If Leela bought 5 formal shirts for ₹1225, find the cost of 7 such shirts.
38. If u represents number of shirts and v represents number of pants such that if
u = 3v, then how u and v vary with each other?
39. If the cost of 93 m cloth for pant is ₹1395, then what would it cost to buy 105 m
of such cloth?
40. If u and v are said to vary inversely with each other for some positive number k,
then k = _________.

SECTION-B

1. Solve the following linear equation:

4𝑡 – 3 – (3𝑡 + 1) = 5𝑡 – 4

2. Verify the property 𝑥 × (𝑦 × 𝑧) = (𝑥 × 𝑦) × 𝑧 of rational numbers by using

2 3 1
𝑥= ,𝑦 = − ,𝑧 =
3 7 2
 3. The marked price of a TV is ₹ 15,000. The GST charged on it is at the rate of 12%.
Find the amount that Mohit will have to pay if he buys it.

Solution: Given, Marked price = ₹15,000

GST = 12%

We know that Selling Price = MP - GST Step1

= ₹15,000 - (12% of ₹15,000)
= ₹15,000 - 1800 Step 2
= ₹13,200 Step 3

Identify and mention the step having an error and write the correct solution of the
above question.

4. In a camp, there is enough flour for 300 persons for 42 days. How long will the flour
last if 20 more persons join the camp?

−1 −20 −1 9 −1 −2𝑦+1
5. Find the value of 𝑦 so that ( ) ×( ) =( ) . Mention appropriate
2 2 2
properties and laws used.

SECTION-C

6. a) Solve the following using Distributive Property: (2+1)

2 3 1 3 3
×− − − ×
5 7 14 7 5

b) Identify the rational number that does not belong with the other three. Explain your
reasoning.
3 1 6 7
− ,− ,− ,−
5 7 13 5

7. (i) Write the x-coordinate (abscissa) of (3,5).

(ii)Write the y-coordinate (ordinate) of (4,7).
(iii) The y-coordinate of any point lying on the x-axis will be zero. (True/False)

8. Given that 𝑚 = 𝑥 − 7. Find the value of 𝑚, if

𝑥−1 𝑥−2
𝑥− =1−
2 3
9. The ratio between exterior angle and interior angle of a regular polygon is 1:5. Find
the number of sides of the polygon.

OR

The three angles of a quadrilateral are in ratio 4:5:3. the difference of the least and the
greatest angles is 42°. Find all four angles of a quadrilateral.

10.If 25 metres of cloth costs Rs 337.50, then

(i) What will be the cost of 40 metres of the same type of cloth?
(ii) What will be the length of the cloth bought for Rs 810?

11.Simplify the following using appropriate laws of exponents. Mention the laws used.
𝑧 −3 ×7−5 ×49
7−3 ×14× 𝑧 −5

OR

By what number should (−15)−1 be divided so that the quotient may be equal to
(−5)−1 ?

SECTION-D

12. The marked price of an article is ₹500. The shopkeeper gives a discount of 5% and
still makes a profit of 25%. Find the cost price of the article.

OR

At what rate per cent per annum will a sum of Rs 6250 amount to Rs 7840 in 2 years,
compounded annually?
 13.Draw the graph for the following table of values of time (in hours) and distances (in
km) covered by a car.
Time (in hours) 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00
Distance (in km) 60 120 180 240

Using the graph, answer the following questions:

a) Find the distance covered by the car during the period 7:00 to 8:00.
b) At what time the car would have covered 180 km? (Show your answer in graph)

14.(a) One of the diagonals of a rhombus is equal to one of its sides. Find the angles of
the rhombus.
(b) In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. Find the value of 𝑥.