Strengthen your child's Science Olympiad preparation with the Class 8 sample paper. It's designed to help students practise key topics and understand the question format.
What's Included?
MCQs covering essential Class 8 science concepts.
Two sections: Practical Science & Achiever's Section.
Answer key with explanations for self-assessment.
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Section 1: Crop Production and Management, Microorganisms, Synthetic Fibres and Plastics, Metals and Non-metals, Coal and Petroleum, Combustion and Flame, Conservation of Plants and Animals, Cell, Reproduction and Endocrine System, Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical Effects of Electric Current, Some Natural Phenomena, Light, Stars and the Solar System, Pollution of Air and Water.
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1
To a small quantity of X, few drops of HCl are added. Consequently, colourless, odourless gas is produced. This gas on passing through lime water turns it milky proving the presence of ____________ of X.
Q.2
Ron placed an object at a distance 2 m from a plane mirror. He then shifted the object 0.5 m away from the mirror. What is the distance between the object and its image?
Q.3
Susan was walking on ice, her mother advised her to take smaller steps to avoid slipping. Which of the following could be the reason for the smaller steps?
Q.4
Four students made the following statements about the metals:
Robert: Metals are malleable.
Arya: All metal oxides are acidic in nature.
James: Metals have lustre.
Peter: Metal atoms have 1, 2 or 3 electrons in the outermost shell.
Which among them spoke incorrectly?
Q.5
What happens when light emitted by a point source of light is passed through a prism?
Q.6
In the following question, an assertion and a reason are given. Choose the correct option:
Assertion: The forces acting on a body can be replaced by the resultant force only as regards the motion of the body as a whole.
Reason: The resultant force cannot replace the several forces acting on a body in other respects.
Q.7
When a ray of light strikes a plane mirror at an angle of 15o with the mirror, what will be the angle of reflection of the ray?
Q.8
Match the column I with column II:
Column I
Column II
1.
Dispersion
a.
Mirage
2.
Scattering
b.
Pin hole camera
3.
Total internal reflection
c.
Red light used as traffic signal
4.
Rectilinear propagation
d.
Rainbow
Q.9
In the following question, an assertion and reason are given. Choose the correct option:
Assertion: Fungi are a large group of organisms which do not photosynthesise. Reason: All fungi are generally made up of fine threads called hyphae.
Q.10
Fill in the blank:
When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed _____________.
Your Score: 0/10
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
d
Q.2
c
Q.3
c
Q.4
b
Q.5
b
Q.6
c
Q.7
c
Q.8
b
Q.9
b
Q.10
b
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : d | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : b
