Winter-Break Assignment Class 8

NSS School :: Class 8
WINTER – BREAK ASSIGNMENT 2017-18

MATHEMATICS
A.SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME
1) If radius is doubled and height of a cylinder becomes ¼ then what is true?
a) Its curved surface area will be halved
b) Its total surface area will be doubled
c) Its volume remains same
d) Its volume becomes double
2) Find the length of the largest pole which can be fitted in room of 12 X 4 X 3 m?
3) Find the area to be painted in the following block with a cylindrical hole.
Given that length is 15cm, width is 12cm, height is 20cm and diameter of
hole is 5.6cm? If to paint 100 𝑐𝑚2 area it cost 10 Rupees then calculate 12cm
the amount to paint the whole solid? Also find the volume of solid? 20cm
B.POWERS AND EXPONENTS
4) Write the following in standard form: a> 0.00000645 b> 2380000

5) Find the value of the following: a> (70 − 50 ) × (70 + 50 ) b> (1−2 + 2−2 + 3−2 ) × 62
6) Multiplicative and additive inverse of a> -41 b> ½
C.LINEAR EQUATION IN ONE VARIABLE
7) The three angles in a triangle are in the ratio of 2:3:4. Find the measure of each angle.
8) I have a total of Rs300 in coins of denomination Rs1, Rs2 and Rs5. The number of Rs2
coins is 3 times the number of Rs5 coins. The total number of coins is 160. How many coins
of each denomination are with me?
9) John’s father is 5 times older than John and John is twice as old as his sister Alice. In two
years’ time, the sum of their ages will be 58. How old is John now?
10) Mary is three times as old as her son. In 12 years, Mary's age will be one year less than
twice her son's age. How old is each now?
D.COMPAIRING QUANTITIES
11) A shopkeeper marks the price of an article as Rs 1000. The customer gets a discount of
20% on this price. Find the price at which the shopkeeper bought the article if he makes a
profit of 10% by selling the article at the discounted price.
12) The population of a city was 20,000 in a particular year. The population increases by 5%
every year. Find the population after 3 years.
13) The simple interest on a principal amount of Rs.3000 is 4% per 6 months. Find the
amount after 42 months.
14) If Dhruv buys a hair dryer for Rs 5,400 including 8% VAT. Find the price before VAT was
added.
15) Meenu bought 2 fans for Rs 1200 each. She sold one at a loss of 5% and the other at a
profit of 10%. Find the selling price of each fan and the total profit or loss.
E.FACTORIZATION
16) Factorize the expressions and divide them as directed.

4𝑦𝑧(𝑧 2 + 6𝑧 − 16) ÷ 2𝑦(𝑧 + 8)
17) Obtain the factors of 10𝑎𝑏 + 4𝑎 + 5𝑏 + 2
18) Factorize 𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 + 𝑥𝑦𝑧 2
F.AREA OF PLANE FIGURES
19) A square and rectangle have same perimeter. The side of the square is 60cm and the
length of rectangle is 80cms. Find which figure has a larger area, square or rectangle?
20) The radius of a circle is 7cms. There is a square whose side is equal to the diameter of
this circle. Which figure has larger perimeter?
21) A right angled triangle has a base of 4 cm and a height of 3 cm. Find the perimeter and
area of the given triangle.
22) One of the parallel sides of a trapezium is 4 cm and the side parallel to this is 3 times
this side. Other two sides are 2 cm and 3 cm. Height of the trapezium is 5 cm. Find the area
and perimeter of the trapezium.
G.SQUARE ROOT, CUBE ROOT
23) Find the square root of the following number by prime factorization & long division
method-
1. 576. 2. 3136. 3. 4225
24) Find the cube root of the following number by prime factorization, estimation
1. 175616. 2. 15625. 3. 110592
25) In a quadrilateral ABCD, the angles A, B, C and D are in the ratio 1: 2: 3: 4. Find the
measure of each angle of the quadrilateral.
H.QUADRILATERALs AND POLYGON
26) ABCD is a rhombus, if angle ADB is 50 degrees. Find all angles of triangle.
27) Find the value of x:
28) GOAL is an isosceles trapezium. The lengths of its parallel sides

are 4 and 10 units. Its height is 4 units. Find the perimeter of the trapezium.
I.RATIONAL NUMBERS
2 −4
27) Find Reciprocal of × ( )
5 9
28) Find four rational numbers between 1 and 3/2.
−2 1 −4 1
29) Arrange in descending order , , 0, ,
3 2 9 −6
J. PLAYING WITH NUMBERS, LCM, HCF
30) Find LCM and HCF of 12, 18, 30
31) Find the values of A and B
32) Write the generalized (or expanded) form of abdc.
K. ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION and IDENTITIES
33) Using identities evaluate: a> 9.5 x 10.8 b> (99)2-(92) 2
34) What is the value of x2 + y2 – 10 at x = 3 and y = 1?
35) Using just identities, find the value of (901) 2
L.VEDIC MATHEMATICS (FOR RBSE)
Compute the following

i. 784 x 846 ii. 73 x 76 iii. 24 x 27 x 16 iv. 673 =
SCIENCE
A.SOUND
1) Which of the following statements are correct?
a) Sound is produced by vibrations
b) Sound requires a medium for propagation
c) Sound travels only in straight line
d) Sound travels faster than light
2) A simple pendulum makes 10 oscillations in 20 seconds. What is the time period and
frequency of oscillations?
3) An alarm bell is kept inside a vessel as shown in fig. A person standing close to it can
distinctly hear the sound of alarm. Now if air inside the vessel is removed completely how
will the loudness of alarm get affected? Why?
B.Work and Energy
4) Fill in the blanks

a.___________ energy is the energy stored in the body by virtue of its position.
b. Work is defined as___________.
c.The work done by a body applying force perpendicular to the direction of displacement of
the object is ______________________.
5) State the merits and demerits of using hydro-energy.
6) Show with the help of diagrams how can the work done by a force be maximized and
how can it be minimized.
C.REPRODUCTION IN ANIMALS
7) Differentiate between zygote and foetus.

8) What is sexual Reproduction?
9) Define fertilization.
D. Reflection of light
10) What are the laws of reflection? Give two properties of the image formed by a mirror.
11) A man stands in front of the mirror. If initially the distance between the man and his
image is 24 cm then, find the distance moved by the man if the final distance between his
image and himself is 18 cm.
12) If the incident ray makes an angle of 30 degrees with the surface of the mirror, then
find the angle of reflection. (Hint: Draw a diagram for clarity)
E. Refraction of light
13) What are the laws of refraction?

14) The speed of light in air is 3 x 108 ms-1 . Find the speed of light in a particular medium
whose refractive index 1.
15) Refractive index of medium 1 is 1.2 and medium 2 is 1.5 . If the light bends towards the
normal then from what medium to what medium is the light travelling?
F.METALS AND NON-METALS
16) Why Aluminum foils are used to wrap food items?

17) What happens when Sulphuric acid is poured on a copper plate?
18) Some of the properties are listed in the following table. Distinguish Metals and Non -
metals on the basis of these properties.
Properties Metals Non metals
1.Appearance
2.Hardness
3.Malleability
4.Ductility
5.Heat Conduction
6.Conduction of Electricity
G. Crop Production and Management/ agriculture management
19) Meera wants to practice crop rotation in his field. Suggest a Rabi crop and a Kharif crop
which will replenish his field with nitrogen. Which crop replenishes nitrogen and why?
20) What are the benefits of ploughing?
21) Match the agricultural implements given in Column A with their use given in Column B
H. COMBUSTION AND FLAME

22) Draw a labelled diagram of a candle flame.
23) We can boil water in a paper cup while paper catches fire easily. Explain the process.
24) How we can see moon in night (dark)?
I. Synthetic Fibers and Plastics
25) Why does polyester fiber quite suitable for making dress material?
26) Give examples to show that plastics are noncorrosive in nature.
27) What are the disadvantages of wearing synthetic fabrics?
28) Explain why Electric plugs/switches/plug boards are made of thermosetting plastics?
J. Force and Pressure
29) We observe that the wheels of buses and trucks are heavier than the wheels of car or
scooters. Why?
30) Give two examples of a situation in which applied force causes a change in the shape of
an object.
31) We know that there is a huge amount of atmospheric pressure on us. But we do not
experience its effect. Why?
K. Conservation Of Plants And Animals/ Biodiversity
32) Wild buffalo is an endangered species because:

a. Its population is diminishing. b. It has become extinct.
c. It is found extensively in a particular area. C. Its poaching is strictly prohibited.
33) Differentiate between Endangered, Epidemic and Extinct animals with examples.
L. COAL AND PETROLEUM
34) Write two important uses of coke.
35) How coal is formed?
36) Look at the following figure where petrol and natural gas deposits are shown. Why do
we find oil layer above water?
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WINTER – BREAK ASSIGNMENT 2017-18

4) Write the following in standard form: a> 0.00000645 b> 2380000

16) Factorize the expressions and divide them as directed.

28) GOAL is an isosceles trapezium. The lengths of its parallel sides

Compute the following

4) Fill in the blanks

7) Differentiate between zygote and foetus.

13) What are the laws of refraction?

16) Why Aluminum foils are used to wrap food items?

H. COMBUSTION AND FLAME

32) Wild buffalo is an endangered species because:

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