📘 Class 8 Mathematics Worksheet
Chapters: 1️⃣Rational Numbers & 2️⃣Linear Equations in One
Variable
Total Questions: 60
🟡 Section A – Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. Reciprocal of -2/5 is:
a) 2/5 b) -5/2 c) 5/2 d) -2/5
2. Which of the following is NOT a rational number?
a) 7/2 b) 0 c) √3 d) -1/3
3. The additive inverse of 8/9 is:
a) 1 b) -8/9 c) 1/8 d) 8/9
4. 3/4 + 2/4 =
a) 1/2 b) 3/2 c) 1 d) 5/4
5. 2x + 1 = 9 has the solution:
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
6. Rational numbers are closed under:
a) Addition b) Subtraction c) Multiplication d) All of these
7. Which is a solution of x - 3 = 5?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 8 d) 6
8. x + 3/2 = 5 implies x =
a) 5/2 b) 7/2 c) 3/2 d) 2/3
9. Which rational number lies between 0 and 1/2?
a) 2/3 b) -1/2 c) 1/4 d) 1
10. Value of x in 3x/2 = 9 is:
a) 3 b) 6 c) 9/2 d) 3/2
11. 1/2 × 3/4 =
a) 3/4 b) 3/8 c) 1/6 d) 7/8
12. Which is NOT in standard linear form?
a) 3x = 9 b) x + 3 = 0 c) 2x - 5 = 3x d) 2x + 1 = 0
13. Rational number between -1 and 0 is:
a) -2/3 b) -5/4 c) -2 d) 1
14. If x = 2, then 2x + 1 =
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
15. Simplify: -3/4 ÷ 2/5 =
a) -15/8 b) 3/10 c) -5/6 d) -6/7
16. Standard form of rational number has:
a) Denominator 0 b) Numerator 0 c) Denominator positive d) Denominator negative
17. What should be added to -5/9 to get -1/3?
a) 2/9 b) 4/9 c) -2/9 d) -4/9
18. Solve: x + 7 = 0
a) -7 b) 7 c) 0 d) -1
19. Multiplicative identity of rational numbers is:
a) 0 b) -1 c) 1 d) None
20. A rational number equivalent to 2/3:
a) 4/6 b) 6/8 c) 8/12 d) 9/15
✍️Section B – Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)
21. Define rational numbers.
22. What is the additive identity of rational numbers?
23. Write one rational number greater than -2.
24. Solve: 2x = 12
25. Solve: x/3 = 4
26. Convert -5/8 into decimal.
27. State closure property of rational numbers under multiplication.
28. If x + 4 = 10, find x.
29. Simplify: -7/12 + 1/3
30. Is 0 a rational number?
✏️Section C – Short Answer Questions (2–3 marks each)
31. Find 5 rational numbers between -1 and 0.
32. Solve: 3x + 4 = 16
33. Verify the sum of two rational numbers is rational using example.
34. Solve: (2x + 1)/3 = 5/2
35. Represent -3/5 on a number line.
36. Simplify: 4/5 ÷ 2/3
37. Solve: 4x - 7 = 2x + 5
38. Find 3 rational numbers equivalent to -6/9.
39. Solve: 2(x + 1) = 3(x - 2)
40. Multiply: -2/3 × 9/10
📐 Section D – Long Answer Questions (4 marks each)
41. A number multiplied by 4, then 3 added gives 27. Find the
number.
42. Solve: (2x + 3)/4 = (x - 2)/2
43. Prove associativity of multiplication of rational numbers with
examples.
44. The sum of two rational numbers is 1/3. One is 3/4. Find the
other.
45. Solve and verify: (3x/5) + (2/3) = 11/15
46. Find 10 rational numbers between 1/4 and 1/2.
47. If 3 is subtracted from twice a number, result is 11. Find number.
48. Solve: x - 3/5 = 2/5
49. A rectangle’s perimeter is 60 cm. Length = 2×breadth. Find
dimensions.
50. Divide -12/25 by 6/5 and simplify.
🧠 Section E – Competency-Based Questions (4 marks
each)
51. Sum of 3 consecutive even numbers is 54. Find the numbers.
52. A number is 5 more than another. Their sum is 35. Find them.
53. Two numbers differ by 7. Four times the smaller plus the larger
gives 71. Find them.
54. A rational number subtracted from 2/3 gives 1/6. Find it.
55. A tank has 240 litres. 5 litres used each minute. After how many
minutes will 90 litres be left?
📚 Section F – Case Study Based Questions (5 marks each)
Case Study 1:
Ravi buys 4 pens (₹15 each) and some notebooks (₹25 each). He spends ₹215.
56. Form and solve a linear equation to find number of notebooks.
Case Study 2:
A rectangle’s length is 3 cm more than twice its breadth. Perimeter is 54 cm.
57. Form and solve to find its dimensions.
Case Study 3:
Aman's father is 5 years more than 3 times Aman’s age. Their total age is 65.
58. Form and solve the equation.
Case Study 4:
A rational number exceeds another by 2/3. Their sum is 4/3.
59. Find both rational numbers.
Case Study 5:
A train travels 60 km in 1st hour, and speed drops 10 km/h every hour. It travels 150 km in 3
hours.
60. Find speeds in 2nd and 3rd hour.
