CBSE Class 8 Maths Sample Paper Set 4
Time Durations: 3:00 hrs. Maximum Marks: 100
General Instructions:
• The question paper consists of 35 questions divided into 4 sections A, B, C and D. Section A
comprises of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 7 questions of 3 marks
each. Section C comprises of 12 questions of 4 marks each. Section D comprises of 6
questions of 7 marks each.
• In Section - A all questions are compulsory. In Section – B solve any 5 questions. In Section
– C solve any 10 questions and in Section – D solve any 5 questions.
• Draw neat diagrams wherever needed.
SECTION – A (Attempt all questions)
Q.1 The difference between the highest and the lowest values of a set of data is
called________.
Q.2 The product of (
−4
) , ( x4y), ( xy3) and (x3y2) is______.
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Q.3 How many faces and edges does a triangular prism have?
Q.4 TSA of a prism = LSA + 2 x ______.
Q.5 Write 0.0000507 in standard form.
Q.6 A pipe that fills 25% of a tank in 1 hour will fill it completely in ______ hours.
Q.7 4x2 - 9y 2 = ?
Q.8 A point with y coordinate zero will lie on ______ axis.
Q.9 If 62y3 is a multiple of 3, where y is a single digit then what should be the minimum
and maximum value of y?
Q.10 A number divisible by both 2 and 5 must have ____ in its ones place.
SECTION – B (Attempt any five questions)
Q.11 Evaluate using suitable identity: 1.05 × 9.5.
Q.12 Simplify: 3y(2y – 7) – 3(y – 4) – 63 and evaluate for y = – 2.
Q.13 Draw the top, side and front view of the given figure.
Q.14 Find the length of the altitude of a rhombus if lengths of its two diagonals are 12cm
and 16cm respectively.
Q.15 Evaluate : (6 -1 – 7-1 ) -1 – (5 -1 – 4 -1 ) -1.
Q.16 Write Euler’s formula, then find the number of faces in a solid if the number of
vertices is 8 and number of edges is 12.
Q.17 In a stack there are 5 books each of thickness 20mm and 5 paper sheets each of
thickness 0.016mm. What is the total thickness of the stack? Write in standard form.
SECTION – C (Attempt any ten questions)
Q.18 12 cards numbered 1,2,3,……11,12 are kept in a box and mixed thoroughly. If one
card is drawn at random, find the probability of getting a card with:
i) a prime number ii) a factor of 12
iii) a number divisible by 3 iv) a multiple of 2
Q.19 Evaluate without actual multiplication:
(i) 98 x 10 2 (ii) (105) 2
Q.20 Simplify:
(i) (5x – 6) (2 x – 3) + (3 x + 5) 2
(ii ) (2x + 5y) (2 x + 3y)
Q.21 Verify Euler’s formula for the given solid.
Q.22 Find the volume of a cube if its total surface area is 150cm2.
Q.23 a) Find m so that (-3)m+1 × (-3) 5 = (-3) 7
b) Find the value of (30 + 4 -1) × 2 2
Q.24 A 5m 60cm high pole casts a shadow of length 3m 20cm.
a) Find at the same time the length of a shadow cast by another pole 10m 50cm high
.
b) Find the height of the pole if the length of the shadow is 6m 40cm.
Q.25 Factorise:
a) m4 – 256 b) x2 + xy + 8x + 8y
Q.26 a) Find the highest common factor of 16x3, -4x2, 32x.
b) Factorise x2 – 14x + 13
Q.27 Given below is the histogram showing the weights of 36 students of a hostel:
Answer the following:
i) What is the class size?
ii) How many students are there in the class intervals of weights 40-70 and 80-90?
iii) How many students weigh 70 kg or more?
Q.28 An aquarium is in the form of a cuboid whose external measures are 80 cm x 30 cm x
40 cm. The base, side faces and back face are to be covered with the coloured paper.
Find the area of paper needed.
Q.29 Work out the following divisions:
(i) (7 x2 + 14x) ÷ (x + 2)
(ii) 5pq (p 2 – q2) ÷ 2p (p + q)
SECTION – D (Attempt any five questions)
Q.30 On a particular day, the sales (in rupees) of different items of a baker’s shop are given
below. Draw a pie chart for this data:
Ordi nary bread 320
F rui t 80
C ak es and pastri es 160
B i scui ts 120
Others 40
T OT A L 720
Q.31 Diagram of the given picture frame has outer dimensions as 24cm × 28cm and inner
dimensions as 16cm × 20cm. Find the area of each section of the frame, if the width of
each section is same.
20cm 28 cm
16cm
24cm
Q.32 Rohit is making a wheel using spokes. He wants to fix equal spokes in such a way that
the angles between any pair of consecutive spokes are equal. Help him by completing
the following table:
No. of Spokes 4 6 8 10
Angle between a pair of
90o 60o ? ?
consecutive spokes
a) Are the number of spokes and the angles formed between the pair of
consecutive spokes in inverse proportion?
b) Calculate the angle between a pair of consecutive spokes on a wheel with 15
spokes.
c) How many spokes would be needed if the angle between a pair of consecutive
spokes is 40o?
Q.33 156 ( 36 y 2 − 64) y3
a) Factorise then divide :
104 2 (6 y + 8) y
b) Factorise: 16a2 – 25b2 + 60 bc – 36c2
Q.34 Draw a line graph for the following
Side of square(in cm) 10 20 25 30 40
Perimeter (in cm) 40 80 100 120 160
Q.35 a) A milk tank is in the form of a cylinder whose radius is 1.5 m and length is 7m.
Find the quantity of milk in litres that can be stored in the tank.
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b) Find the height of a cuboid whose volume is 275cm and base area is 25 cm2
