Class VIII (QP) - sri venkateshwar international school

Jh Venkateshwar International School
Sector-18, Dwarka, New Delhi-78
SAT (2016-2017)
Class VIII
Time Allowed: 1 hr 15mins
English__________
Total M.M-60
Math ___________
Science __________ Total (60) ________
Name of student ________________________________
School Code ___________________________________
Class _________________________________________
Section-A (English)
M.M-20
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow – (1-2)
BARTER
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings ,
And children‟s faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.
Life has loveliness to sell,
Music like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit‟s still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night
Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost,
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.
1. According to the poet we tend to barter nature‟s beauty for ____________________.
a) seas and stars
c) long and beautiful life
b) money and material possessions
d) all the above
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2. The figure of speech used in the line “Holding wonder like a cup” is
______________________.
a) Personification
b) Metaphor
d) Simile
d) Transferred epithet
3. Choose the most suitable „one word‟ for the expression given below :
One who travels from place to place
a) Mendicant
b) Journeyman
c) Tramp
4. Which of these is an example of an onomatopoeia?
a) croon
b) conduit
c) bilk
d) Itinerant
d) dour
5. Given below is a group of four words. In this group , one word is not spelt correctly.
Choose the mis-spelt word.
a) filanthropy
b) ravenous
c) abhorrent
d) harassment
6. From the alternatives given below select the one that best brings out the meaning of the
idiom.
Gift of the gab
a) Well learned
b) an unexpected visitor
c) fluency in speech
d) a costly gift
7. Identify the part of the sentence (A, B ,C) containing an error . If there is no error then
choose D as your answer.
Because of high price (A) / first they discontinued with jam on toast (B) / and then substituted
margarine than butter (C) / No Error (D)
8. From the given alternatives, choose the option which best expresses the given sentence
„ Does he pluck flowers‟ in Passive Voice.
a) Does flowers plucked by him ?
b) Are flowers plucked by him ?
c) Do flowers pluck by him ?
d) Are flowers being plucked by him?
9. Vinu‟s defeat in the spelling contest was bound to happen considering how little she had
practiced for it. Which of the following word BEST replaces the underlined words above?
a) inexplicable
b) unalterable
c) undeniable
d) inevitable
10.Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a) My moms friend showed us her two pets’ playing area.
b) My mom’s friend showed us her two pets’ playing area.
c) My moms’ friend showed us her two pet’s playing area.
d) My mom’s friend showed us her two pet’s playing area.
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11. Find the synonym of the following: COMPLACENT
a) confused
b) unseen
c) ephemeral
d) slack
12. Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
To be in a saddle
a)
To be in control
c) to ride a horse
b)
To be in trouble
d) to be very excited
13. Find the antonym of : NEBULOUS
a) distinct
b) cajole
c) crooked
d) loathsome
14. In the question given below , the first and last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6.
The rest of the sentence is split into four parts P, Q, R and S which is not given in their
proper order. From the given options, find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. The theories of Charles Darwin that
P. man was a special creation
Q. man was descended from the ape
R. of God and Adam and Eve
S. shook the religious belief that
6. were the first humans
a) RQPS
b) QSPR
c)
PSQR
d) QRPS
15. From the given alternatives, choose the option which best expresses the given sentence Sarika said, “I want to buy a laptop but can‟t afford it.” in indirect speech.
a) Sarika said that she wanted to buy a laptop but she couldn’t afford it.
b) Sarika said that she wants to buy a laptop but she couldn’t afford it.
c) Sarika said that I wanted to buy a laptop but I couldn’t afford it.
d) Sarika said she want to buy a laptop but she can’t afford it.
16. In the question given below , the first and last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6.
The rest of the sentence is split into four parts P, Q, R and S which is not given in their
proper order. From the given options, find out which of the four combinations is correct.
1. Renowned Carnatic vocalist , TR Balamani ,
P. teaching music for
Q. who has been
R. says that group lessons
S. the last 27 years,
6. have a certain advantage over private lessons.
a) QPSR
b) SQRP
c) PQSR
d) SRPQ
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17.Choose the expression that would COMPLETE the sentence MEANINGFULLY.
Salma and her friend were enjoying an evening out together after a long time. They talked
about a number of things , like their jobs ,their families , their hobbies and other things
that they had done since the time they last met. As darkness fell, they realized that they
__________.
a) were on the right track
b) had lost track of time
c ) had stood the test of time
d) had covered their tracks well
18 Identify the kind of sentence.
She gracefully accepted that she had been defeated.
a) Simple
b) Compound
c) Complex
d) None of these
19. Choose the most suitable „one word‟ for the following expression given below –
Habit of walking in sleep
a) Sophtism
c) Scepticism
b) Somnambulism
d) Somniloquism
20. From the alternatives given below select the one that best brings out the meaning of the
given idiom.
To face the music
a) to face a pleasant situation
c) have a good hand in music
b) to face difficulties
d) to face an awkward situation
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SAT
Class – VIII
Section - B ( Mathematics)
M.M : 20
Name of the Student : __________________
Marks Obtained : _____________________
Q1) A grocer buys 8 dozen apples at Rs 20/dozen. Out of these 16 apples are rotten. At what
price/apple should he sell remaining apples to make a profit of 10 %?
a) Rs 4.50
c) Rs 4.20
b) Rs 2.50
d) Rs 2.20
Q2) A car covers a distance of 108.9 km in 1.8hours. What is the average speed of the car?
a) 58.5 km/hr
c) 60.5 km/hr
b) 60 km/hr
d) 58 km/hr
Q3)A circular path of width 2m runs around a circular field whose circumference is 88m. Find
the cost of tiling the path at the rate of Rs 13/m2 .
a) Rs 2251.41
c) Rs 2451.41
b) Rs 2341.45
d) Rs 2221.31
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𝟒
Q4) There are 3 poles A,B,C.The height of pole C is 𝟑 of pole B ,the height of pole B is 𝟑 of
pole A. Find the height of pole C, if the height of pole A is
a) 29.722 m
b) 26.741 m
𝟗𝟕
𝟑
m.
c) 26.742 m
d) 28.740 m
Q5)The distance between the Sun and the Moon is 1.49984 ×10 11m and the distance between
the moon and the Earth is 3.84 × 108m. During lunar eclipse, the Earth comes between the
Sun and the Moon. Find the distance between the Sun and the Earth at this time.
a) 1.496×10 10m
c) 1.496 ×10 11m
b) 1.496 ×10 12 m
d) 1.493 ×10 11m
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Q6)Find the square root of 𝟓 (correct to 3 decimal places).
a) 0.774
b) 0.777
c) 0.775
d) 0.778
Q7) If the price of an item triples, the increase is what % of the new price ?
1
2
a) 66 3 %
c) 66 3 %
1
b) 33 3 %
2
d) 33 3 %
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Q8) The difference between the interest received from two different banks on Rs 500 for
2 years is Rs 2.50.Find the difference between their rates.
a) 0.5 %
b) 0.3 %
c) 0.15 %
d) 0.25%
Q9) Today is Wednesday, what will be the day after 95 days?
a) Thursday
b) Friday
c) Saturday
d) Sunday
Q10) In right angled Δ PQR,PQ=(2x-1),QR=2 𝟐 x and PR=(2x+1), then
a) P is a right angle
b) Q is a right angle
c)  R is a right angle
d) None of the above
Q11) If a + b + c=0, then what will be the value of :
𝟏
𝒂+𝒃 (𝒃+𝒄)
a) -1
b) 1
+
𝟏
𝒂+𝒄 (𝒂+𝒃)
+
𝟏
𝒄+𝒂 (𝒃+𝒄)
c) 0
d) None of the above
Q12) How many „8‟ are there in the following number series which are exactly divisible by its
immediately preceding and immediately succeeding numbers?
8245172848422826984548
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Q13) Rohan ranked 11th from the top and 27th from the bottom among the students who
passed the annual examination in the class. If the number of students who failed in the
examination was 12, how many students appeared for the examination?
a) 47
b) 48
c) 49
d) 50
Q14) ABCD is a trapezium such that ABIIDC. If  A:D=7:2 and B:C=4:5, find the angles
of the trapezium.
a)  A=150o,B=90o,C=100o,D=40 o
c)  A=140o,B=80 o , C=100 o,D=40 o
b)  A=120o,B=100o , C=100 o,D=40
d)  A=140o,B=80 o , C=120 o,D=20
Q15) The mean of 40 observations was 160. It was detected on rechecking that the value of
165 was wrongly copied as 125 for computation of mean. Find the correct mean.
a) 162
c) 163
b) 161
d) 160
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Q16) Which one of the following is the smallest Hardy-Ramanujan number ?
a) 1721
c) 1777
b) 1729
d) 179
Q17) 9,17,19,27.5,29,38,?
a) 30
b) 28
c) 39
d) 18
Q18) Rohit moved a distance of 100 metres towards north.He then turned to the left and
walking for about 30 metres, turned left again and walked 120 metres. Finally, he turned
at the right at an angle of 45O. In which direction was he finally moving?
a) North –east direction
c) North –west direction
b) South-west direction
d) South –east direction
Q19) If m*n=m+n+ 𝒎𝒏, then the value of 3*12=?
a) 12
b) 21
c) 22
d) 14
Q20) The total consumption of wheat per month in a joint family is 48 kg.There are four adults
in the family and their average consumption is 6 kg.If the average consumption of the
children is 4 kg,find the total number of members in the family.
a) 12
c) 10
b) 8
d) 14
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SAT
Class- VIII
Section- C (Science)
M.M.-20
Name of the student : _______________
Marks Obtained : ____________
1. Most gases become more soluble in a liquid as the temperature of the liquid is reduced.
Which graph BEST shows this relationship?
a)
b)
c)
d)
2. When a coil of gold wire is heated, it expands. What will happen to its weight when it is
heated?
(a) It will increase
(b) It will decrease
(c) It will remain the same
(d) It will change depending on the size of the coil
3. The table below summarises a few properties of five substances P,Q,R,S and T
Substance
P
Q
R
S
T
Dissolves in water
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Sinks in water
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
A mixture of two of the substances in the table could be separated just by adding water to
it. Which mixture could that be?
(a) Mixture of P and R.
(b) Mixture of Q and S.
(c) Mixture of P and T.
(d) A mixture of any two substances in the table.
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4. People jumping out of planes from a great height use a parachute.
How does wearing a parachute help the person?
a)
b)
c)
d)
It reduces the person’s weight considerably, thereby reducing the speed at which he falls.
It increases the air resistance, thereby reducing the speed at which he falls.
It acts as a cushion on the ground, to break the fall of the person.
It reduces the time taken to reach the ground.
5. Which of the following conditions enables heat to flow from one body to another body?
(a) The difference of temperature between the bodies
(b) The difference of pressure exerted on the two bodies
(c) The difference of density between the two bodies
(d) The difference of size between the two bodies
6. During the dispersion of white light, violet colour suffers the greatest deviation while red
colour suffers the least deviation. Arrange colours yellow, green, orange in ascending
order of deviation.
(a) Yellow, green, orange.
(b) Green, yellow, orange
(c) Orange, yellow, green
(d) Yellow, orange, green
7. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) In a distance –time graph, steeper the line, slower is the speed of the moving body.
(b) The distance-time graph of a body in uniform motion is a straight line.
(c) SI unit of speed is m/s.
(d) Waxing and waning of the moon is periodic.
8. The frequency of a source is 15 KHz. The frequencies of the sound wave produced by it in
water and air will:
a) be the same as that of the source
b) be different. Frequency in water will be more than that of air
c) be different. Frequency in air will be more than that of water
d) depend upon the velocities of sound in these media
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9. Which of the following statements are true about Eukaryotes?
(i) They are cells with a nucleus.
(ii) They are found both in humans and multicellular organisms.
(iii) Endoplasmic reticulum is present in Eukaryotes.
(iv) They have chemically complexed cell wall.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(b) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) All are correct
10. By discharging electric sparks into a laboratory chamber atmosphere that consisted of
water vapor, hydrogen gas, methane, and ammonia, Stanley Miller obtained data that
showed that a number of organic molecules, including many amino acids, could be
synthesized. Miller was attempting to model early Earth conditions as understood in the
1950s. The results of Miller‟s experiments best support which of the following
hypotheses?
(a) The molecules essential to life today did not exist at the time Earth was first formed.
(b) The molecules essential to life today could not have been carried to the primordial Earth by a
comet or meteorite.
(c) The molecules essential to life today could have formed under early Earth conditions.
(d) The molecules essential to life today were initially self-replicating proteins that were
synthesized approximately four billion years ago.
11. Neha was performing an experiment bare handed. After the experiment was over, she
realized that her palms became slippery and slimy. What do you think is the reason for it?
(a) She must have dropped NaOH on her hands
(b) She must have dropped H2SO4 on her hands
(c) She must have dropped NaCl on her hands
(d) She must have dropped distilled water on her hands on her hands
12. Three solutions A, B and C are tested with blue litmus paper.A showed no change of
colour; B changed the litmus to red; C also showed no change of colour.Which of the
following statements give accurate information?
(a) Solutions A and C are bases
(b) Solution B is acidic
(c) Solution A is neutral but C is acidic
(d) All the three solutions A, B and C are basic
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13. Imagine that the position of leucoplast, chromoplast and chloroplast changes and now they
are present in flowers, leaves and roots respectively. What changes will you observe in the
plant?
(a) The plant will have colourless flowers, colourful leaves and green roots
(b) The plant will have colourful roots, colourless leaves and green flowers
(c) The plant will have colourless flowers, green leaves and colourful roots
(d) The plant will have green flowers, colourful leaves and colourless roots
14. An aluminium foil with a hole is placed just below the base of a candle flame and above the
melted wax. The candle is extinguished because the ________.
(a) aluminium foil cuts off the supply of oxygen to the burning flame
(b) aluminium foil cuts off the flow of molten wax to the wick
(c) aluminium foil conducts away the heat, and the temperature falls below ignition temperature
(d) aluminium foil cuts off the supply of nitrogen
15 What is the purpose of the dial with marked directions in the compass?
(a) It is needed for the free movement of the needle.
(b) It helps in stabilizing the needle in the exact north-south axis.
(c) It shows the exact longitude of the place where it is being used.
(d) It helps to find out exact directions with respect to the north-south axis.
16 During a journey which of the following determines the number of times a wheel of a car
rotates?
P) The speed of the car
Q) The size of the wheel
R) The total distance travelled by the car
(a) Only R
(c) Only Q and R
(b) Only P and Q
(d) All P, Q and R
17 Sheena kept a metal plate and a wooden plate in a room for the whole day. She then placed
identical ice cubes on each plate.
Which ice cube will melt at a slower rate and why?
(a) The one on the metal plate because the metal plate is cooler than the wooden plate.
(b) The one on the wooden plate because wood is a poorer conductor of heat than metal.
(c) Both will melt at the same rate because both the plates are at the same temperature.
(d) We cannot predict the rate at which the cubes melt without knowing the exact room temperature.
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18. Hydrogen freezes at -259 degree Celsius and boils at -253 degree Celsius. At which of the
following temperatures can you store hydrogen in its solid form?
(a) -270 degree celsius
(b) -255 degree celsius)
(c) -245 degree celsius
(d) 0 degree celsius
19. An elephant of weight 30000N stands on four feet. Find the pressure exerted on the ground if
the area of each foot is approximately 300cm2. The pressure in the SI unit will be----------(a) 250000Pa
(b) 260000Pa
(c) 150000Pa
(d) 25000Pa
20.Which of the following can take place without any force acting on the object from the
outside?
(a) A kite flying in the sky
(b) A mango falling from a tree
(c) A cricket ball loosing its shape
(d) A lump of butter melting in the sunlight
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