CLASS 8th SYLLABUS & SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Crop-production and management, Microorganism : friend and foe, Synthetic fibers and plastics, Materials :
metals and non-metals, Coal and petroleum, Combustion and flame, Conservations of plants and animals, Cell –
structure and function, Reproduction in animals, Reaching the age of adolescence, Force and pressure, Friction,
Sound, Chemical effects of electric currents, Some natural phenomena, Light, Stars and the solar system, Pollution
of air and water, General & applied science
The Actual Question Paper Contains 40 Questions. The Duration of the Test Paper is 60 Minutes.
1. Which one of the following is the correct
order of structural organisation of an
organism?
(A) Cells Organs Tissues Organ systems Organisms
(B)
Cells
(C)
Organs
(D)
Cells
(E)
Tissues
Tissues
Organs
Organs
Organ systems
Organ systems
Organ systems
Organisms
Organisms
Tissues
Cells
Organisms
None of these
2. Name the cell which has been shown in
the following figure.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Muscle cell
Nerve cell
Bone cell
White blood cell
None of these
3. Which one of the following is not a
member of our solar system?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Pluto
Moon
Halley comet
Orion constellation
None of these
4. An unborn baby in the uterus at the stage
when all the body parts can be identified
is called :
(A) Zygote
(B) Foetus
(C) Embryo
(D) Ovum
(E) None of these
5. In which one of the following option, the
various stages in the development of a
silk moth, has been correctly arranged?
(A) Egg
Pupa
Caterpillar
Silk
moth
(B) Egg
Caterpillar
Pupa
Silk
moth
(C) Egg
Silk moth
Pupa
Caterpillar
(D) Egg
Silk moth
Caterpillar
Pupa
(E) None of these
6. The disease ‘chickenpox’ is caused by
which
one
of
the
following
microorganisms?
(A) Bacteria
(B) Virus
(C) Protozoa
(D) Fungi
(E) None of these
7. Match the following:
1. Solid metal
A. Sodium
2. Solid non metal
B. Bromine
3. Gaseous non metal C. Chlorine
4. Liquid non metal
D.Sulfur
(A) 1-A, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B
(B) 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B
(C) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D
(D) 1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A
(E) None of these
8. A student is performing an experiment
in laboratory that uses a stone of 35 gm.
For reading he converts the weight of
stone to microgram. Which one of the
following is the correct answer after
conversion of weight into microgram?
(A) 35000 microgram
(B) 35000000 microgram
(C) 350 microgram
(D) 3500 microgram
(E) None of these
9. Here is a list of substances. Group them
as metals and non metals. Cadmium,
hydrogen, sulphur, lead, magnesium,
radium, carbon.
(A) Metals: Cadmium, sulphur, radium.
Non metals: Hydrogen, lead,
magnesium, carbon
(B) Metals: Cadmium, sulphur, radium,
carbon. Non metals: Hydrogen, lead,
magnesium.
(C)
Metals: Cadmium, magnesium, lead,
radium. Non metals: Hydrogen,
carbon, sulphur
(D) Metals: Cadmium, sulphur, radium,
lead Non metals: Hydrogen,
magnesium, carbon
(E) None of these
10. Metals can be hammered into thin sheet.
This property of metal is known as:
(A) Malleability
(B) Ductility
(C) Conductivity
(D) Lustre
(E) None of these
11. Water is heated in a beaker. It turns into
water vapor. If chemical formula of water
is H2O, then what is the chemical formula
of water vapor?
(A) H2
(B) O 2
(C) H2O 2
(D) H2O
(E) None of these
12. Given below is a list of substances and its
density:
Substance
Density
Water
1.0 g/mL
Oil
0.80 g/mL
AB
.88 g/mL
Mercury
8.6 g/mL
A student fills all the above substances
into a graduated cylinder. Define where
the AB will appear after filling all
substances in the graduated cylinder.
(A) AB will appear between Oil and Water
in the graduated cylinder
(B) AB will appear between mercury and
Water in the graduated cylinder
(C)
AB will appear between mercury and
Oil in the graduated cylinder
(D) AB will appear above the mercury in
the graduated cylinder
(E) None of these
13. In which one of the following cases
loudness of the sound will be maximum?
14. Which one of
the following
microorganisms is an example of algae?
(A) Lactobacillus
(B) Rhizobium
(C) Chlamydomonas
(D) Entamoeba
(E) None of these
15. Which one of the following fuels has
highest calorific value?
(A) Biogas
(B) CNG
(C) LPG
(A)
(B)
(D) Hydrogen gas
(E) None of these
(C)
(D)
(E)
None of these
ANSWERS
1.
9.
(B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (A) 8.
(C) 10. (A) 11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (D)
(B)