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KENDRIYA VI DYALAYA SANGATHAN RANCHI REGION

SESSION ENDING EXAM - 2023-24
SAMPLE PAPER
SUBJECT- Science Class-VIII
TIME : 2.30 Hours MM: 60

General Instruction:

Question paper contains 31 questions. All the questions are compulsory.

SECTION -A : have 1- 10 questions carrying 1 mark each.
SECTION- B : Q 11 to Q 16 carrying 2 mark each. Answer to these questions
should be in 20 to 30 words.

SECTION -C : Q 17 to Q 20 carrying 3 mark each .Answer to these questions

should be in 30 to 40 words .

SECTION -D : Q 21 to Q 22 carrying 5 mark each. Answer to these questions in

50 to 70 words.
SECTION -E : Q 23 to Q.26 are CCT/Case based questions carrying 4 mark
each.
SECTION-A (1X10)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :
Q.1 : Internal fertilisation occurs
(i) in female body.
(ii) outside female body.
·(iii) in male body.
(iv) outside male body.
Q.2 : A tadpole develops into an adult frog by the process of:
(i) fertilisation
(ii) metamorphosis
(iii) embedding
(iv) budding
Q.3 : Adolescents should be careful about what they eat, because:
(i) proper diet develops their brains. . . .
(ii) proper diet is needed for the rapi_d growth taking place in their body.
(iii) adolescents feel hungry all the time.
(iv) taste buds are well developed in teenagers.

Q.4 : Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of roads

a. butane
b. anthracite
c. bitumen

d. hydrocarbon

05 Reproductive age in women starts

when their:
(i) menstruation starts.
(ii) breasts start developing.
(iii) body weight increases.
(iv) height increases.

Q,6 Sound can travel through

(a) gases only
(b) solids only
(c) liquids only
(d) solids, liquids, and gases
Q7. A tester is used to check
the conduction of electricity thr
and B. It is found that the bulb ough two liquids, labelled A
of the tester glows brightly for
dimly for liquid B. You would con liquid A while it glows very
clude that
(i) liquid A is a better conducto
r than liquid B.
(ii) liquid B is a better conducto
r than liquid A.
(iii) both liquids are equally con
ducting.
(iv) conducting properties of liqu
id cannot be compared in this ma
nner.
QB. Which of the following can
not be changed easily by friction
(a) A plastic scale ?
(b) A copper rod
(c) An inflated balloon
(d) A woollen cloth
Q9. When a glass rod is rubbed
with a piece of silk cloth the rod
(a) and the cloth both acquire
a positive charge.
(b) becomes positively charged
while the cloth has a negative cha
(c) and the cloth both acquire a rge.
negative charge .
(d) becomes negatively charge
d while the cloth has a positive
charge
Q10. The angle of incidence is
equal to the angle of reflection
(a) Always
(b) Sometimes
(c) Under special conditions
(d) Never

SE CT IO N- B ( 2X 6)
Q.11 : What is metamorphosis?
Give examples.
Q.12 : List changes in the body
that take place at puberty.
Q. 13. Can microorganisms
be seen with the naked eye? If not
, how can they be seen?
Q.14 : What are the advantages
of using CNG and LPG as fuel.
Q15. Explain how fertilisers are
different from manure.
Q16. In case of a fire, before the fireme th
electrical supply for the area Ex 1 • hn use e wa!er hoses, they shut off the main
· P ain w Y they do this.
SECTION - C ( ax4 )

~~~l~ efine asexual reproduction. Describe two methods of asexual reproduction in

0 -18 : Draw a labelled sketch of the human eye.

Q.19 : Describe how coal is formed from dead vegetation . What is this process called ?
Q.20 : What are sex hormones? Why are they named so? State their function .

SECTI ON-D ( 5X2)

Q.21 . Sketch larynx and explain its function in your own words.
Q.22 : Describe with the help of a diagram an instrument which can be used to detect a
charged body.

SECTI ON-E ( 4X4)

Q.23: Read the paragraph and answer below questions (Any 4):
"Fermentation"

The word "fermentation" has undergone many changes in meaning during the past hundred
years. According to the derivation of the term, it signifies merely a gentle bubbling or boiling
condition. The term was first applied when the only known reaction of this kind was the
production of wine, the bubbling, of course, being caused by the production of carbon
dioxide.
It was not until Gay-Lussac studied the chemical aspects of the process that the meaning
was changed to signify the breakdown of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide. It was
Pasteur, however, who marked the birth of chemical microbiology with his association
of microbes with fermentation in 1857. He used the terms "cell" and "ferment"
interchangeably in referring to the microbe. The term "fermentation" thus became
associated with the idea of cells, gas production, and the production of organic by-products.
The evolution of gas and the presence of whole cells were invalidated as criteria for
defining fermentation when it was discovered that in some fermentations, such as the
production of lactic acid, no gas is liberated. Moreover, other fermentation processes could
be obtained with cell-free extracts indicating that the whole cell may not be necessary.
The position was further complicated by the discovery that the ancient process of vinegar
production, generally referred to as acetic acid fermentation, which yielded considerable
quantities of organic by-products, was a strictly aerobic process. Fermentation clearly
needed to be redefined.
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Although carbohydrates are often regarded as essential materials for fermentations, organic
acids (including amino acids) and proteins, fats, and other organic compounds are
fermentable substrates for selected microorganisms.
I :What is fermentation?
a. A process where a sugar is broken down into ethanol and carbon dioxide
b. A process where a sugar is broken down into yeast and carbon dioxide
c. A process where a yeast is broken down into ethanol and carbon dioxide
d. A process where a sugar is broken down into ethanol and oxygen
II : What is anaerobic respiration?
a. Respiration in an oxygen free environment
b. Respiration in an oxygen rich environment
c. Respiration in a carbon dioxide free environment
d. Respiration in a carbon dioxide rich environment
111.: Which of the following medicine is produced using fermentation?
a. Morphine
b. Penicillin
c. Cough Mixture
d. Paracetamol
IV: Why is fermentation important in bread making?
V : Fermentation makes the food more digestible. ( Yes or No)
Q.24: Read the paragraph and answer the following questions (Any 4):
IMPROVEMENT IN SOIL FERTILITY
Healthier soils improve crop yields and reduce soil loss from both wind and water erosion,
and protect water quality by reducing contaminated runoff. Land managers can increase
soil organic matter by applying raw manure or a manure product like compost, pellets or
biochar; a product of manure combustion. These days more natural way of keeping up the
soil has been adopted where some earthworms are used to consume garden wastes and
thereby convert organic matter into compost formed by worms. It is considered better than
normal compost. Other methods of improving soil fertility have been depicted here.
Chemical fertilizers being pure salts made in factories, so they are devoid of any organic
matter. They are being readily soluble in water form solutions and if field is excessively
irrigated, the excess water either flows off or get into ground table along with its solutes.
Leaching of minerals from fields may damage the water quality also. Their over presence
may add to toxicity.
I. Fertilizers are in nature.
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a. Organic
b .Inorganic
c. Both of these
d. None of these
ns.
II. Suggest which is better-manure or fertilizers? Give reaso
( Yes/ No)
111. Red worms can be used to make compost faster.
( Yes/ No)
IV. Humus can be added to soil by fertilizers.
in nitrogen fixation?
V. Which of the following microorganisms are engaged
a) blue-green algae
b) penicillium notatum
c) rhizobium
d) both a and c.
Q. 25 : Read the paragraph and answer the follow
ing questions :

that the bulb did not glow but on

Yakub made an circuit as shown in the figure . He observed
bringing a compass needle near it shows deflection.
circuit then why the bulb is not
He was quite confused that if current is flowing through the
him to add one more cell in
glowing. Meanwhile his friend Sourav arrived and suggested
the circuit. The bulb, then started glowing.

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(a) Define a circuit.

(b) What does the deflection of a compass neeqle shows?

the second case?
(c) Why the bulb did not glow in the first case but glow in
(d) What value of Sourav is shown here?

She immediately washed her eye

Q26. While playing, something entered into Somya's eye.
ly reported to her class
with cold water. But as the irritation persisted, she immediate
teacher. Her class teacher took her to an eye doctor.
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a. What should be done if some foreign particles enter your eyes?
b. Why is it not advised to rub your eyes when there is an eye irritatio
n due to
foreign particles?
c. Do you think Somya was right in her action?
d. What value of Somya is seen here?