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
In the given question, an assertion and reason are given. Choose the correct option:
Assertion: Animals like camels walk easily in deserts as broad feet exert less pressure on sandy ground.
Reason: Pressure decreases with an increase in surface area.
Q.3
Four classmates were having a discussion about the correct way for sowing seeds. This is what they said:
Richard: Seeds should be sown at right intervals.
Susan: Seeds should be sown at the right depth.
David: Seeds should be sown in dry soil.
Jacob: Seeds should not be sown in highly wet soil.
Which of them was/were incorrect?
Q.4
Fill in the blank:
A duster rests on a table, exerting a downward force on the table. The reaction to this force is _____________.
Q.5
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.6
Fill in the blank:
For showing the full image of an object, the size of the plane mirror should be at least ____________.
Q.7
The pressure at a certain depth in river water is p1 and at the same depth the pressure in seawater is p2. Given that the density of seawater is greater than that of river water. Identify the correct relation between p1 and p2:
Q.8
Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Statement 1: The antibiotic penicillin inhibits the growth of bacteria by blocking the process which helps to build its cell membrane.
Statement 2: The cell membrane is selectively permeable because it allows the movement of certain molecules in and out of the cell while the movement of other molecules is prevented.
Q.9
Fill in the blank:
When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed _____________.
Q.10
Choose the correct option and complete the following sentence:
The formation of sulphur trioxide from sulphur dioxide and oxygen is an ____________ reaction.
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Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
b
Q.2
a
Q.3
b
Q.4
d
Q.5
c
Q.6
c
Q.7
c
Q.8
b
Q.9
d
Q.10
c
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : b | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : d | Q.10 : c
