SKILL BUILDER-9
Grade - 8 Mathematics
1. A teacher asked her students to divide a large number by 50.
• Aslan divided the number by 50.
• Lucy divided the number by 5 and then divided the answer she got by 10.
• Jack divided the number by 10 and then divided the answer he got by 40.
Who among these got the correct answer assuming they did NOT make mistakes in division?
A. only Aslan B. only Aslan and Lucy C. only Aslan and Jack D. all - Aslan, Lucy
and Jack
2. Which of the following is equal to 2392 + 2393?
A. 2395 B. 2392 x 2393 C. 2396 D. 2392 x 240
3. Salim bought a fruitcake, cut off a piece from it, and ate the piece. The dimensions of the cake
before and after he cut it, are shown below.
What was the volume of the piece that Salim ate?
A. 2.5 cu cm B. 13.5 cu cm C. 75 cu cm D. 375 cu cm
4. A circle is inscribed in a square of side 14 cm as shown here.
What is the area of the region shaded? (Note: Use π = 22/7 )
A. 42 cm2 B. 112 cm2 C. 196 cm2 D. (cannot be determined)
5. If (x - 17) = k , what is (x - 10)?
A. k + 17 B. k - 27 C. k - 10 D. k + 7
6. In the figure given, EG⊥DF and EG = 3 cm.
The area of the ΔDEF is 18 cm2.
What is the length of the side EF?
A. 6 cm B. 9 cm C. 12 cm
D. (cannot be determined from the given information)
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7. "Almost one and a half million Indians fought in World War I." Which of these could be the
number of Indians who fought in World War I as per the above statement?
A. 1.2 lakhs B. 1.4 lakhs C. 12.5 lakhs D. 14.4 lakhs
8. The map below shows the different routes she could take to reach the shopping mall.
How many different routes can she take to reach the shopping mall if she does not take a reverse
any time?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
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Answers:
1-B 2-D 3-C 4-A 5-D 6-D 7-D 8-C
