LOURDES CENTRAL SCHOOL

ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Sample Question paper-2024
Class: VIII Max. Marks: 80
Subject: Science Duration: 3Hrs

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C, D and E. There are 39 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Section-A-question no. 1 to 20 are multiple choice questions.
(iii) Section-B- question no. 21 to 26 carrying 2 marks each.
(iv) Section-C-question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
(v) Section D question no. 34 to 36 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each.
(vi) Section E question no 37to 39 are case study questions carrying 4 marks each.

Section A
1 The process of beating out grains from the harvested wheat crop is called 1
(a) beating (b) crushing (c) threshing (d) harvesting
2 Watering the crops is called 1
(a) sowing (b) manuring (c) tilling (d) irrigation
3 Pancreas is responsible for maintaining 1
(a) blood pressure (b) fat metabolism (c) blood glucose level (d) electrolyte balance
4 Thyroxine hormone is produced by 1
(a) adrenal gland (b) testes (c) pituitary gland (d) thyroid gland
5 The belief that the mother is completely responsible for the sex of the child is wrong 1
because the child
(a) gets sex chromosome only from the mother.
(b) develops in the body of the mother.
(c) gets one sex chromosome from the mother and the other from the father.
(d) gets sex chromosome only from the father.
6 Given below are events that lead to pregnancy and development of the embryo. 1
i)Fertilization of egg ii)Maturation of egg iii)Release of egg
iv) Embedding of the embryo in the thickened uterine wall.
Which of the following options gives the correct order of sequence in which they occur?
(a) i, ii, iii, iv (b) ii, i, iii, iv (c) i, iv, ii, iii (d) ii, iii, i, iv
7 Which of the following is an example of a non-contact force? 1
(a) The force exerted by us to lift a bucket (b) push a stationary car
(c) The force exerted by magnets (d) Force due to friction
8 Two forces 200N and 300N are acting on a body in the same direction. 1
What is the resultant force?
a) 100N b) 500N c)-100N d) 1000N
9 A ball rolling on the ground slows down and finally stops because 1
(a) force (b) less force applied (c) friction (d) none of the above
10 Four children were asked to arrange forces due to rolling, static and sliding frictions in a 1
decreasing order. Their arrangements are given below. Choose the correct arrangement.
(a) rolling, static, sliding (b) rolling, sliding, static
(c) static, sliding, rolling (d) sliding, static, rolling
11 Alida runs her toy car on dry marble floor, wet marble floor, newspaper and towel spread 1
on the floor. The force of friction acting on the car on different surfaces in increasing
order will be
(a) wet marble floor, dry marble floor, newspaper and towel.
(b) newspaper, towel, dry marble floor, wet marble floor.
(c) towel, newspaper, dry marble floor, wet marble floor
(d) wet marble floor, dry marble floor, towel, newspaper

12 The loudness of a sound is called its: 1

(a) pitch (b) frequency (c) amplitude (d) measurement
13 Sound waves travel faster in: 1
(a) water (b) Air (c) Space (d) Steel
14 Major earthquakes are less likely to occur in 1
(a) North East India (b) Rajasthan (c) Rann of Kutch (d) Orissa
15 When electric current is passed through a conducting solution, there is a change of 1
colour of the solution. This indicates
(a) the chemical effect of current. (b) the heating effect of current.
(c) the magnetic effect of current. (d) the lightning effect of current.
16 Which of the following statements is correct regarding rods and cones in the human eye? 1
(a) Cones are sensitive to dim light. (b) Cones are sensitive to bright light.
(c) Rods are sensitive to bright light. (d) Rods can sense colour.
`17 We are able to see an object due to the presence of 1
(a) light (b) dark (c) refraction (d) object
18 The bouncing back of light into the same medium is called 1
(a) refraction (b) reflection (c) dispersion (d) diffraction
19 Adding common salt to distilled water makes it 1
a. Good conductor b. Insulator c. No d. Both a and b
20 An electrolyte is 1
a) a metal b) a solution c) a liquid that conducts current d) all of above
Section B

21 Why appropriate distance between the seeds is important? 2

22 Explain binary fission in amoeba with a neat labelled diagram. 2
23 Label A,B,C, D. 2

24 Explain diffused reflection with the help of a diagram. 2

25 If a small amount of salt is added to distilled water, will the resulting solution be a good 2
conductor or a poor conductor of electricity? Explain why?
26 Why should a teenager be highly careful about the cleanliness of his/her body? 2
Section C
27 i) Give a suitable word for each of the following statements. 3
(a) The site which responds to a hormone.
(b) Name of a gland which transports secretions through ducts.
(c) Chemicals which control changes at adolescence stage.
(d) It marks the beginning of reproductive period.
ii) Write a short note on Adam’s apple
28 a) When the two surfaces are pressed harder, friction increases. Explain why? 3
b) Distinguish between contact and non-contact forces?
29 Give three examples for each to show that friction is both a friend and a foe. 3
30 i) If we push the book on the table, it stops after sometime. Why? 3
ii) Why are the worn out tyres discarded?
iii) Give some examples to show that friction produces heat.
31 Explain What are the methods to control noise pollution 3
32 Name the scale on which the destructive energy of an earthquake is measured. An 3
earthquake measures 3 on this scale. Would it be recorded by a seismograph? Is it likely
to cause much damage?
33 Suggest three measures to protect ourselves from earthquake. 3
Section-D
34 5

After observing Figure answer the following.

a. Read the following statements and label them in the figure:
(i) The part which produces female gametes.
(ii) The part where development of the baby takes place.
(iii) The part through which the developing embryo passes to reach the uterus.
b. Explain the future development of the embryo that would take place after it gets embedded in
the uterus.
35 Define the following: 5
i) Time period
ii) Amplitude
iii) Ultrasonic sound
iv) Infrasonic sound
v) Frequency
36 a) It is advisable to cut the electric supply before putting water over a fire caused 5
due to electricity. Why?
b) Current does not flow in a circuit if there is a gap between the two wires. Does it
indicate that air is a poor conductor of electricity? Does air never conduct
electricity? Explain.
c) Prepare a list of things around you that are electroplated.

Section-E
37 Different crops require different climatic conditions, temperature and photoperiods for their 4
growth and completion of their life cycle. Photoperiods are related to the duration of
sunlight. Growth of plants and flowering are dependent on sunlight. As we all know, plants
manufacture their food in sunlight by the process of photosynthesis. There are some crops,
which are grown in rainy season, called the kharif season from the month of June to October,
and some of the crops are grown in the winter season, called the Rabi season from
November to April. Paddy, soyabean, pigeon pea, maize, cotton, green gram and black gram
are kharif crops, whereas wheat, gram, peas, mustard, linseed are Rabi crops.
a) What are kharif crops? Give examples
b) If wheat is sown in the Kharif season, what would happen? Discuss.
c) Despite favourable climatic conditions, a farmer’s crop failed to give a good
yield. Give the possible reasons for this.

38 The discovery of atmospheric pressure gives a fact that air has weight. The weight of the 4
atmosphere presses down on the earth’s surface and creates pressure on it. The pressure
at any point exerted by the weight of the air above is called atmospheric pressure.
The atmospheric pressure on the earth’s surface at sea level is one hundred thousand
pascals i.e., 100 KPa. The atmospheric pressure at a place decrease with an increase in
altitude. The atmospheric pressure at a place is the force exerted by the weight of the air
column above that place. As we go up the length of the air column above us decreases.
This means that its weight and the atmospheric pressure are smaller at higher places than
at sea level. If the pressure of the atmosphere is removed suddenly, our blood vessels and
tissues will rupture due to the pressure of the blood and other fluids inside. Thus, the
spacemen also wear special pressurized suits as in space there is no air and hence, no air
pressure. At the top of a mountain, some people can feel their ears “popping” due to a
decrease in air pressure. The ears pop to balance the difference in pressure inside and
outside the body.
a) Name the instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
b) Define drag.
c) We know that there is a huge amount of atmospheric pressure on us. But we do
not experience its effect. Why?

39 People see an object either because it gives off light or because the object reflects, or 4
bounces back, light. For example, people see the Sun because it gives off its own light.
But people see the Moon only because it reflects light from the Sun.
When only the surface of an object (such as the Moon) can be seen, the object is said to
be opaque. Opaque objects do not let light pass through them. Instead they reflect and
absorb light. As a result, they are not see-through. For example, a mirror is an opaque
object that reflects almost all of the light that hits it. Most other opaque objects reflect
and absorb some light. Objects made of wood or steel are opaque.
i) How do people can see the different objects around them?
ii) What are opaque objects?
iii) Write the characteristics of an image formed on a mirror?
iv) What happens to light when it gets dispersed? Give an example.