Chettinad Harishree Vidyalayam.

MATHEMATICS – Mock Test-2022-2023.

CLASS – 8
i. The additive inverse of (-5 +3) is
a) -2 b) -8 c) 8 d) 2

ii. The product of a rational numbers and its reciprocal is __________.

iii. 25 x 25 – 2x 25 x 25 + 25 x 25 equals
a) 25 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2500

iv. What should be subtracted from - 3x2 + 2x + 8 to get – x2 + 6x + 7?

a) - 2x2 - 4x + 1 b) - 2x2 + 4x - 1 c) 2x2 + 4x – 1 d) - 2x2 - 4x – 1

v. The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is ______

vi. (2-5 ÷ 2-2)2 equals
−1 1
a) 64 b) 64 c) 64 d) -64

5 −1
vii. The value of (6-1 + 8-1) x (2) equals
5 28 60 7
a) (28) b) ( 5 ) c) d) 60
7

1
viii. 4 % of ₹ 1800 is
2
a) ₹ 90 b) ₹ 54 c) ₹ 81 d) ₹36

ix. The number of years in which ₹ 2000 will amount to ₹ 2420 at 10% p.a. compounded
annually is _________
1 1
a) 3 years b) 2 years c) 12 year d) 22 years

x. Jaishree bought a saree for ₹ 1456 at a discount of 9%. Then, the marked price is
__________

xi. The compound interest on ₹ 24000 at 15% per annum for 2 years 4 months
compounded annually is
a) ₹ 9227 b) ₹ 9327 c) ₹ 9000 d) ₹9500

xii. If 12 pumps can fill a reservoir in 10 days, the number of additional pumps needed to fill it in
8 days is:
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

xiii. A can do a piece of work in 6 days and B can do the same work in 12 days. Both of
them working together will finish it in
a) 6 days b) 8 days c) 4 days d) 9 days
 xiv. (x + y)2 – (x – y)2 can be factorised as
a) -4xy b) 4xy c) 2(x +1)(x -1) d) 2(x +1)(x -1)

xv. Which of these is not a factor of -21xy2?

a) -21xy2 b) -3xy c) 7y d) -7xy

xvi. If the sum of three consecutive positive integers is 48, the smallest integer is ______.
a) 16 b) 24 c) 15 d) 17

xvii. The solution of the equation 3x -1 = x + 3 is

a) x = 1 b) x = 3 c) x = 2 d) x = 0

xviii. A quadrilateral having one and only one pair of parallel sides is called a
a) trapezium b) kite c) rhombus d) rectangle

xix. when the angles A, B, C & D of a quadrilateral ABCD taken in order are in the ratio
[Link], then ABCD is a
a) trapezium b) kite c) rhombus d) parallelogram

xx. The area of a square having diagonal of 24 cm is

a) 72 cm2 b) 288 cm2 c) 144 cm2 d) 576 cm2
Question 2
2 1
a) Find the value of the expression 49x2 – 70xy + 25y2 when x = 7 and y = 5
36 𝑋 9−2 𝑋 (5−3 )2
b) Simplify:
(52 )2 𝑋 (3−4 )3
c) In rhombus PURE, PE = 3y cm and PU = 2(y + 3) cm. Find the length of each side of
the rhombus.

Question 3
a) An article is sold for ₹ 300 at a profit of 20%. Had it been sold for ₹ 235, what would
have been the loss percentage?
b) Find the number of sides of a polygon and each interior angle, if the sum of its interior
angle is 3060°.
 c) Find the area of shaded region.

SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions from this section.)
Question 3
a) By using ruler and compass, construct an angle of measure 75° and bisect it. Measure
the two parts by protractor.
b) Use the distributive property of multiplication of rational numbers over their addition
2 7 −3
and simplify: 3 x (10 + )
5
c) At what rate percent per annum will a sum of ₹ 62,500 become ₹ 1,08,000 in 3 years,
if the interest is compounded annually?

Question 4
a) Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are (4x – 15) ° and (5x – 3) °. Find the
measure of all the angles of the parallelogram.
b) Factorise: 9a4 + 36a2b2 + 36b2 – 81
c) Tap A can fill an empty cistern in 5 hours and tap B can empty it in 6 hours. How
long will it take to fill the cistern if both the taps are opened together?

Question 5
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a) Find the value of: (5−1 ÷ 6−1 ) 𝑋 (4)
b) A Camp has provisions to feed 90 people for 32 days. How many days will the
provisions last if 30 more people join the camp?
c) Construct a triangle ABC such that BC = 6 cm, ∠B = 90° and hypotenuse
AC = 8 cm by using ruler and compass.

Question 6
𝑥−1 2𝑥−3 3𝑥−1 2𝑥−5
a) Solve: 3 + 5 = 3 - 15
b) Find the area of a rhombus of side 17 cm and one of its diagonals 16 cm long.
c) Arnab sells an article to Vivek at a profit of 15% and Vivek sells it to Sagar at a
profit of 10%. If Sagar pays ₹ 5060 for the article, what was its cot price?
Question 7
a) What sum of money will amount to ₹ 1,33,100 in 3 years time at the rate of 10%
per annum, interest compounded annually?
b) The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 10. Find the measure of each angles.
c) Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 20%, 10% .
Question 8
a) Simplify: {3𝑥 2 (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 2 − 16)} ÷ (x2 – x – 12)
b) A field can be cleared by 33 men in 15 days. How many more men will be
required if the field has to be cleared 4 days earlier?
c) In a parallelogram ABCD, ∠AOB = 100° and ∠DBC = 35°. Find the measures
of ∠AOB, ∠BDA and ∠DAC.

Question 9
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a) If x + 𝑥 = 8, find the value of each of the following.
1 1
i) x2 + 𝑥 2 ii) x4 + 𝑥 4
b) The age of Astha and Shiv are in the ratio 5 : 6. Five years from now their ages will
be 6 : 7. Find their present ages.
c) A streamer goes upstream and covers the distance between two points in 4 hours,
while it covers the same distance downstream in 3 hours. If the speed of the stream is
2 Km/h, find the speed of the streamer in still water.

Question 10
a) ABCD is a parallelogram in which one angle is 120°. Find the other three angles.
b) Divide a4 + a2 + 1 by a2 + a + 1.
c) Find the compound interest on ₹ 8000 at 20% p.a. for 9 months if the interest is
compounded quarterly.

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