Work sheet-1
Rational Numbers
Grade: 8 Subject: Mathematics
Student Name …………………………………...…………...………Sec ……… Date: ……….….…
Section-A
I. Multiple choice Questions.
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1. The additive inverse of ( 3 ) is ________________ [ ]
3 2 −3
A) 0 B)2 C)3 D) 2
2. The multiplicative inverse of 1 is_____________ [ ]
A)-1 B)1 C)0 D)-2
3. Which of the following lies b/w 0 & -1? [ ]
−2 4
A) 0 B)-3 C) 3 D) 3
4. Which of the following is the reciprocal of a _________ [ ]
−1 1
A) -a B) 𝑎 C) 0 D)𝑎
5. Assertion (A): Whole numbers are not closed under multiplication
Reason (R): A rational number is a number that is in the form of p/q where p and q are
integers & q is not equal to Zero
A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A)
B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason(R) is not correct explanation of assertion (A)
C) Assertion (A) is true but reason(R) is false
D) Assertion (A) is false but reason(R) is true
6. Assertion (A): For each rational number p/q, p and q are integers q≠0 is true
Reason (R): Rational numbers are always positive
A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A)
B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason(R) is not correct explanation of assertion (A)
C) Assertion (A) is true but reason(R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but reason(R) is true
II. SAQs and LAQs
7. Write all the Properties of rational numbers.
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8. What should be subtracted from8 to make it 1
9. Write a rational number which when added to it gives the same number.
10. Explain the Distributive property with an example.
−3 4 −5 −3 4 −5
11. Verify + (5 + ) = ( 4 + 5) + ( 6 )
4 6
15 −5
12. The product of two rational numbers is 56 if one of the numbers is 48 ,find the other number.
13. Write 3 Rational numbers which are smaller than -1
Case study-1:
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14. A dog buried three bones in the backyard of a house. The first bone is buried under−2 2feet
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the second bone is buried under −5 6feet and the third bone under 4
feet. Answer the
following questions based on the given information.
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i. Convert −5 6into improper fraction
ii. a) How much deeper is the third bone buried from the first bone?
(Or)
b) Which bone is deeper among the three bones?
iii. Which bone is less deep among the three?
Case study-2:
15. Anudeep was preparing for an exam which will be conducted on Rational numbers. As his
father was observing him and wanted to test how good was, he at the concept. So, he
started asking some questions on the concept. Observe the questions asked and try to
answer those questions.
𝑝
i. What is the condition for p and q so that, 𝑞 is a rational number?
ii. How many rational numbers are there between any two rational numbers?
−4 3 15 −14
iii.a) Simplify 7 16( )
5 9
(Or)
b) Take any three rational numbers and check whether they satisfy distributive
property under multiplication or not?
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