PERIODIC ASSESSMENT - 2 (2024-25)
Class: VIII SCIENCE Date:
Name: ______________ Duration: 1½ hours
Roll No.:_____________ Maximum marks: 40
General Instructions
i. This question paper comprises five sections A, B, C, D, and E. There are 20
questions.
in the question paper.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some
questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A Q.no 1 to 10 are multiple choice questions each carrying 1 mark each.
iv.Section B Q.no 11 to 14 are very short answer type questions, carrying 2 marks
each. Answer in one or two lines.
v. Section C Q.no 15 to 18 is short type questions carrying 3 marks each.
vi. Section D Q.no 19 is long answer type question carrying 5 marks.
vii. Section E Q.no 20 is HOTS questions carrying 5 marks.
SECTION - A
Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given
for each of the questions 1 – 10. 10x1 = 10
1. Which of the following diseases is caused by Protozoan?
(a) Tuberculosis (b) Malaria (c) Chickenpox (d) Common cold
2. Which of the following is a communicable disease?____________________.
(a) Alzeimer’s (b) Cancer (c) Diabetis (d) Chickenpox
3. The petroleum product used for surfacing the roads is __________________.
(a) Butane (b) Hydrocarbon (c) Anthracite (d) Bitumen
4. The main constituent of LPG is _______________________.
(a) Ethane (b) Propane (c) Butane (d) Methane
5. Which one of the following is a petrochemical?
(a) Paraffin Wax (b) Coke (c) Acetone (d) Ammonia
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6. Mushrooms belong to the group of ____________________.
(a) Virus (b) Fungi (c) Algae (d) None of these
7. A plant disease called citrus canker is caused by a _____________________
(a) Virus (b) Bacteria (c) Protozoa (d) Fungi
8. Which of the following terms is given to the disease causing microorganisms?
(a) Pathogens (b) Antibodies (c) Antigens (d) Vectors
9. The moist bread becomes mouldy after a few days when it is left in a container with a cover.
Which of the following conditions favour the growth of the fungus?
(a) Absence of water (b) Absence of light (c) Presence of sunlight (d) Presence of CO2
10. Partial sterilization of products such as milk is known as ________________
(a) Pasteurization (b) Fermentation (c) Oxidation (d) Condensation
SECTION – B
Q. no. 11 to 14 is very short answer questions. 4x2 = 8
11. What is fermentation? Give an example.
12. What precautions must be taken while taking antibiotics? (Any two points)
13. Differentiate between exhaustible and inexhaustible resources with examples.
14. What is a natural gas? Write any two of its uses.
SECTION - C
Q.no. 15 to 18 are short answer questions. 4x3 = 12
15. List out any 5 uses of microbes.
OR
Mention any five methods of food preservation with suitable examples.
16. Describe how coal and petroleum formed?
17. Brief on the topic Destructive distillation of coal. Elaborate on any two of the
products obtained.
18. What is food poisoning? How to prevent it?
SECTION – D
Q.no. 19 is a long answer question. 1x5 = 5
19. Complete the given following diagram by filling a,b,c and d. Explain the nitrogen cycle
using this diagram.
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SECTION - E
Q.no. 20 is HOTs questions 1x5 = 5
20.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. People were vaccinated against this virus. So, When a disease-
carrying microbe enters our body, the body produces antibodies to fight the invader. The
body also remembers how to fight the microbe if it enters again. So, if dead or weakened
microbes are introduced in a healthy body, the body fights and kills them by producing
suitable antibodies. The antibodies remain in the body and we are protected from the
disease-causing microbes. This is how a vaccine works.
1. Name any two diseases that can be prevented by vaccination.
2. Draw any one of the following microbes: Virus or Bacteria.
3. Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox?
4. Name a vaccine given to people during COVID -19.
