ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL,TEZPUR a.
Addition and subtraction
QUESTION BANK(2025-26) b. Multiplication and division
CLASS VIII c. Addition and Multiplication
SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS d. Subtraction and Division
8) The value of (-10/3) x (-15/2) x (17/19) x 0 is:
CHAPTER 1: RATIONAL NUMBERS
MCQ : a. 0
1) An integer can be: b. 22.66
a. Only Positive c. 20
b. Only Negative d. 35
c. Both positive and negative 9) The additive identity of rational numbers is:
d. None of the above. a. 0
2) A rational number can be represented in the b. 1
form of: c. 2
a. p/q d. -1
b. pq 10) The multiplicative identity of rational
c. p+q numbers is:
d. p-q a. 0
3) The value of ½ x ⅗ is equal to: b. 1
a. ½ c. 2
b. 3/10 d. -1
c. ⅗ 11) What is the sum of ⅔ and 4/9?
d. ⅖ a. 6/3
4) The value of (½) ÷ (⅗) is equal to: b. 6/9
a. 3/10 c. 10/9
b. ⅗ d. 10/3
c. 6/5 12) What is the product of 2/9 and ¾?
d. ⅚ a. ⅙
5) The value of ½ + ¼ is equal to: b. ⅔
a. ¾ c. 1/9
b. 3/2 d. ¼
c. ⅔ 13) What is the reciprocal of 1/9?
d. 1 a. 9
6) The value of (5/4) – (8/3) is: b. 0
a. 17/12 c. 1
b. -17/12 d. None of the above
c. 12/17 14) What is the value of 100 divided by 0?
d. -12/17 a. 0
7) The associative property is applicable to: b. 100
c. 1 24) Write the multiplicative inverse of -13/19 and
d. Undefined -7
15) Which of the following is commutative for 25) Mention a rational number which has no
rational numbers? reciprocal.
a. Addition and subtraction 26) Mention any 4 rational numbers which are
b. Addition and multiplication less than 5.
c. Multiplication and division 27) Give three rational numbers between 3/6 and
d. Subtraction and division 3/4.
16) Division of rational numbers is associative. 28) What is the property used for the expression
a. True given -2/3 × 3/5 + 5/2 -3/5 × 1/6 ?
b. False 29) Give 2 rational numbers whose multiplicative
17) What is the value of ¾ + ⅚ + 2/7? inverse is same as they are.
a. 10/84 30) Give a rational number that is equivalent to
b. 134/84 4/7 with
c. 157/84 (a) numerator 20
d. 167/84 (b) denominator 28
18) Find the additive inverse of 11/7? 31) What is the additive inverse of 3/4?
a. 7/11 (a) -3/4
b. -7/11 (b) 4/3
c. 11/7 (c) -4/3
19) D.-11/7 (d) -2/3
20) How many rational numbers are there in
between ¾ and 1?
a. 0 Long Answer Type Questions:
b. 1 32) Mention the commutativity, associative and
c. 2 distributive properties of rational numbers.
d. Countless Also, check a × b = b × a and a + b = b + a for a
21) What should be subtracted from -⅔ to get - = ½ and b = ¾
1? 33) Write any 5 rational numbers between −2/5
a. ⅓ and ½.
b. -⅓ 34) If the product of any two rational numbers is
c. ⅔ 2 and one of them is 1/7, find the other?
d. -⅔ 35) Mr X went shopping with a certain amount of
money. He spent Rs. 10(¼) on buying a pen
Short questions: and Rs. 25(¾) in food. He then gave the
22) What are the multiplicative and additive remaining Rs. 16(½) to his friend. Calculate
identities of rational numbers? how much money he initially had.
23) Write the additive inverse of 19/-6 and -⅔
CHAPTER 2: LINEAR EQUATION IN ONE VARIABLE (i) 50 years
(ii) 55 years
MCQ:
(iii) 40 years
1) Which of the following is not a linear
(iv) 45 years
equation in one variable?
8) The difference between two whole numbers
(i) 33z+5 = 0
is 66. The ratio of the two numbers is 2: 5.
(ii) 33(x+y) = 0
The two numbers are:
(iii) 33x+5 = 0
(i) 60 and 6
(iv) 33y+5 = 0
(ii) 100 and 33
2) The solution of 2x-3=7 is:
(iii) 110 and 44
(i) 5
(iv) 99 and 33
(ii) 7
9) Three consecutive integers add up to 51. The
(iii) 12
integers are:
(iv) 11
(i) 16,17,18
3) The solution of 2y + 9 = 4 is:
(ii) 15,16,17
(i) 9/2
(iii) 17,18,19
(ii) 4/9
(iv) 18,19,20
(iii) -⅖
10) The solution for 3m = 5m – (8/5) is:
(iv) -5/2
(i) 8/5
4) The solution of y/5 = 10 is:
(ii) ⅘
(i) 15
(iii) 5/4
(ii) 10
(iv) 4/3
(iii) 50
11) The degree of x2 – 5x + 2 = x3 is:
(iv) 5
(i) 3
5) What should be added to -7/3 to get 3/7?
(ii) 2
(i) 21/58
(iii) 1
(ii) 58/21
(iv) 0
(iii) 47/21
12) The degree of equation x2 – 9 = 2x2 is:
(iv) 50/21
(i) 0
6) The perimeter of the rectangle is 20cm. If the
(ii) 1
length of the rectangle is 6cm, then its
(iii) 2
breadth will be:
(iv) 3
(i) 4 cm
13) What is the value of x if x + 9 = 12?
(ii) 6 cm
(i) 2
(iii) 10 cm
(ii) 3
(iv) 14 cm
(iii) 8
7) The age of the father is three times the age
(iv) 6
of the son. If the age of the son is 15 years
old, then the age of the father is:
14) If a number is divided by 8 it gives 6 as the (ii) 4
value. Find the number. (iii) 12
(i) 36 (iv) 21
(ii) 42
(iii) 48 Short questions:
(iv) 56 21) Solve the following linear equations:
15) Solve 2x + 9 = 4. (i) x – 11 =7
(i) X=6 (ii) z+8=9
(ii) X = -5/2 (iii) 11x = 121
(iii) X = -3/2 22) Solve: y/11 = 11
(iv) X = -9/2 23) Solve: 23x/2 = 46
16) Find the value of x if 2x + 10 = 76. 24) Solve 1.2 = z/1.4
(i) 33 25) Solve 7x – 12 = 16
(ii) 7.6 26) Solve 7z – 5 = 16
(iii) 66 27) 10 + 6p = 22
(iv) 32 28) 11 – 5x + 3x + 4x =18
17) The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 cm. If its 29) (x – 2) + (x – 3) + (x – 9) = 0
width is 10 cm, then find the length. 30) (2x-2)+(3x-3)+(9x-9) = 1
(i) 10 31) Solve each of the following equations:
(ii) 20 (i)x+2 = -11
(iii) 30 ii) 2x – 1/6 = 3
(iv) 40 (iii)7x – 7 = 21
18) If x is an even number, then the next even (iv) -7x = 84
number is: (v) 18+ 7x = -3
(i) x+1 (vi) 3(x-4) = 21
(ii) x+2 (vii) 3x/2 – 2x/3 = 8
(iii) x+3 (viii) 3x-9 = 4x – 3
(iv) x+4 (ix) 3(2x – 3) = 4(2x + 4)
19) The difference between the two numbers is 32) Solve each of the following equations and
30. If the bigger number is x, then what is check your solution by substituting in the
the smaller number? equation.
(i) x – 30 (i) x/2-10=1/2
(ii) 30 – x (ii) x/3-x/2=6
(iii) 30x (iii) 6x-9-2(1+x)=x-9
(iv) None of these (iv) 2(x+2)+5(x+5)=4(x-8)+2(x-2)
20) When a number is added to itself, it (v) (3+x)/(2x-3) = -1/2
becomes 24. What is the number? (vi) (x-7)/3 = (x-1)/5
(i) 2
Word Problems (d) 2 times the sum of the
33) A positive number is 5 time another number. number x and 7 is 13.
If 21 is added to both the numbers, then one 43) Amina thinks of a number and subtracts 5/2
of the new numbers become twice of other from it. She multiplies the result by 8. the
new numbers. Find the original numbers. final result is 3 times her original number.
34) The sum of three consecutive multiples of 8 Find the number.
is 888. Find the multiple. 44) A number is 12 more than the other. Find the
35) Five years ago, Anu was thrice as old as Sonu. numbers if their sum is 48.
After ten years, Anu will be twice as old as 45) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is
Sonu. How old are Anu and Sonu? 51. Find the numbers.
36) Three consecutive integers are as such they 46) Jane is 6 years older than her younger sister.
are taken in increasing order and multiplied After 10 years, the sum of their ages will be
by 2, 3, and 4, respectively, they add up to 56. 50 years. Find their present ages.
Find these numbers. 47) The denominator of a fraction is greater than
37) The perimeter of a rectangular swimming the numerator by 8. If the numerator is
pool is 154 meters. Its length is 2m more than increased by 17 and denominator is
twice its breadth. What are the length and decreased by 1, the number obtained is 3/2.
the breadth of the pool? Find the fraction.
38) Sum of two numbers is 95. If one exceeds the 48) A sum of Rs.2700 is to be given in the form of
other by 15, find the numbers. 63 prizes. If the prize is of either Rs.100 or
39) The numbers are in the ratio 4:3. If they differ Rs.25, find the number of prizes of each type.
by 18, find these numbers. 49) In an isosceles triangle, the base angles are
40) Three consecutive integers add up to 57. equal, and the vertex angle is 80 degrees.
What are these integers? Find the measure of the base angles.
41) There is a narrow rectangular plot. The length 50) The tens and unit digits of a number are the
and breadth of the plot are in the ratio of same. By adding the number to its reverse,
11:4. At the rate of Rs. 100 per meter it will you get the sum 110. Calculate the number.
cost the village panchayat Rs. 75000 to fence 51) A man sold his bicycle for an amount that is
the plot. What are the dimensions of the over Rs 988 by half the price that he paid for
plot?
it. He made a profit of Rs, 300. Now, what
42) Convert the following statements into
was the original cost of the bicycle?
equations.
52) Sum of two numbers were given as 2490. If
(a) 3 added to a number is
6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of
11
(b) 2 subtracted from a another number, then find the value of both
number is equal to 15. the numbers.
(c) 3 times a number
decreased by 2 is 4. CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATERALS
7) 7. If angle A and angle B are two adjacent
1) Which of the following is not a quadrilateral? angles of a parallelogram. If angle A = 70°,
A. Square then angle B = ?
B. Rectangle A. 70°
C. Triangle B. 90°
D. Parallelogram C. 110°
2) Which of the following quadrilaterals has D. 180°
two pairs of adjacent sides equal and its 8) ABCD is a rectangle and AC & BD are its
diagonals intersect at 90 degrees? diagonals. If AC = 10 cm, then BD is:
A. Square A. 10 cm
B. Kite B. 5 cm
C. Rhombus C. 15 cm
D. Rectangle D. 20 cm
3) Which one of the following is a regular 9) Each of the angles of a square is:
quadrilateral? A. Acute angle
A. Square B. Right angle
B. Trapezium C. Obtuse angle
C. Kite D. 180 degrees
D. Rectangle 10) The quadrilateral whose diagonals are
4) If AB and CD are two parallel sides of a perpendicular to each other is:
parallelogram, then: A. Parallelogram
A. AB>CD B. Rectangle
B. AB<CD C. Trapezium
C. AB=CD D. Rhombus
D. None of the above 11) Which of the following is not a regular
5) The perimeter of a parallelogram whose polygon?
parallel sides have lengths equal to 12 cm A. Square
and 7 cm is: B. Equilateral triangle
A. 21 cm C. Rectangle
B. 42 cm D. Regular hexagon
C. 19 cm 12) If the two angles of a triangle are 80° and
D. 38 cm 50°, respectively. Find the measure of the
6) 6. If angle A and angle C are two opposite third angle.
angles of a parallelogram, then: A. 50°
A. angle A > angle C B. 60°
B. angle A = angle C C. 70°
C. angle A < angle C D. 80°
D. None of the above
13) In a parallelogram ABCD, angle A and angle B 19) ABCD is a parallelogram. If angle A is equal
are in the ratio 1:2. Find the angle A. to 45°, then find the measure of its adjacent
A. 30° angle.
B. 45° A. 135°
C. 60° B. 120°
D. 90° C. 115°
14) The angles of a quadrilateral are in ratio D. 180°
1:2:3:4. Which angle has the largest 20) The kite has exactly two distinct consecutive
measure? pairs of sides of equal length.
A. 120° A. True
B. 144° B. False
C. 98° 21) When one angle of a parallelogram is a right
D. 36° angle, then what is the name of the
15) The length and breadth of a rectangle is 4 cm quadrilateral?
and 2 cm respectively. Find the perimeter of (a) kite
the rectangle. (b) rectangle
A. 12 cm (c) rhombus
B. 6 cm (d) square
C. 8 cm 22) What is the measure of each exterior angle
D. 16 cm of a regular polygon of 15 sides?
16) The diagonals of a rectangle are 2x + 1 and (a) 30°
3x – 1, respectively. Find the value of x. (b) 45°
A. 1 (c) 60°
B. 2 (d) 24°
C. 3 23) When the sum of the internal angles of a
D. 4 polygon is 10 right angles, then how many
17) The diagonals of a kite: sides does it have?
A. Bisects each other (a) 6
B. Are perpendicular to each other (b) 5
C. Does not bisect each other (c) 8
D. None of the above (d) 7
18) A rhombus has a side length equal to 5 cm. 24) Select a false statement from those given
Find its perimeter. below:
A. 25 (a) A square is a rectangle that has equal
B. 10 adjacent sides
C. 20 (b) A square is a rhombus whose one angle is
D. 30 a right angle
(c) The diagonals of a square bisect each
other at right angles 34) Find the measure of all four angles of a
(d) The diagonals of a square do not divide parallelogram whose consecutive angles are
the whole square into four equal parts. in the ratio 1 : 3.
35) A diagonal and a side of a rhombus are of
Long Questions equal length. Find the measure of the angles
25) How many sides do a regular polygon have, if of the rhombus.
the measure of an exterior angle is given as
24°? Extra Practice Questions For Class 8 Maths Chapter
26) A quadrilateral has three acute angles, each 3 Understanding Quadrilateral
measure 80°. What is the measure of the 1.
fourth angle? 2. What is the measure of each exterior angle of a
27) In a quadrilateral ABCD, the measure of the regular polygon of 15 sides?
three angles A, B and C of the quadrilateral is (a) 30°
110°, 70° and 80°, respectively. Find the (b) 45°
measure of the fourth angle. (c) 60°
28) In a quadrilateral ABCD, ∠D is equal to 150° (d) 24°
and ∠A = ∠B = ∠C. Find ∠A, ∠B and ∠C. 3. When the sum of the internal angles of a polygon
29) The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio is 10 right angles, then how many sides does it have?
of 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. What is the measure of the four (a) 6
angles? (b) 5
30) In quadrilaterals, (c) 8
A. Which of them have their diagonals (d) 7
bisecting each other? 4. Select a false statement from those given below:
B. Which of them have their diagonal (a) A square is a rectangle that has equal adjacent
perpendicular to each other? sides
C. Which of them have equal diagonals? (b) A square is a rhombus whose one angle is a right
31) Adjacent sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 5 angle
: 12, if the perimeter of the rectangle is 34 (c) The diagonals of a square bisect each other at
cm, find the length of the diagonal. right angles
32) The opposite angles of a parallelogram are (3x (d) The diagonals of a square do not divide the whole
+ 5)° and (61 – x)°. Find the measure of four square into four equal parts.
angles. 5. When one angle of a parallelogram is a right angle,
33) ABCD is a parallelogram with ∠A = 80°. The then what is the name of the quadrilateral?
internal bisectors of ∠B and ∠C meet each (a) kite
other at O. Find the measure of the three (b) rectangle
angles of ΔBCO. (c) rhombus
(d) square