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CBSE User Submitted Papers Class 8 Science

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CBSE Science model question paper

CBSE User Submitted Papers for class 8 Science and User Submitted Papers & Solutions of 8 Science are made available by CBSE every year just after the annual exams are over. CBSE marking scheme and blue print is provided along with the User Submitted Papers. This helps students find answer the most frequently asked question, How to prepare for CBSE annual exams. The best way to prepare for annual exams is to understand the questions pattern and practice them as given in User Submitted Papers.

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User Submitted Papers of class 8 Science

CBSE class 8 annual Submitted Papers for Science for the year 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 with solutions in PDF format for free download. The User Submitted Papers last 10 year for all – NCERT books and based on CBSE latest syllabus must be downloaded and practiced by students. These old 5 to 10 year annual User Submitted Papers are the best source to understand question paper pattern and chapter wise weightage in class 8th Science question paper.

Chapter-wise Marks distribution for class 8 Science annual exam

Senior Secondary stage of school education is a stage of transition from general education to discipline-based focus on curriculum. The present updated syllabus keeps in view the rigour and depth of disciplinary approach as well as the comprehension level of learners. Due care has also been taken that the syllabus is comparable to the international standards. Salient features of the syllabus include:

  • Emphasis on basic conceptual understanding of the content.
  • Emphasis on use of SI units, symbols, nomenclature of physical quantities and formulations as per international standards.
  • Providing logical sequencing of units of the subject matter and proper placement of concepts with their linkage for better learning.
  • Reducing the curriculum load by eliminating overlapping of concepts/content within the discipline and other disciplines.
  • Promotion of process-skills, problem-solving abilities and applications of Science concepts.

Besides, the syllabus also attempts to

  • strengthen the concepts developed at the secondary stage to provide firm foundation for further learning in the subject.
  • expose the learners to different processes used in Science-related industrial and technological applications.
  • develop process-skills and experimental, observational, manipulative, decision making and investigatory skills in the learners.
  • promote problem solving abilities and creative thinking in learners.
  • develop conceptual competence in the learners and make them realize and appreciate the interface of Science with other disciplines.

Course Structure for Class-VIII
Science

1. Questions : Food Crop production
Crop production: How are different food crops produced? What are the various foods we get from animal sources?
Key Concepts : Crop production: Soil preparation, selection of seeds, sowing, applying fertilizers, irrigation, weeding, harvesting and storage; nitrogen fixation, nitrogen cycle.
Resources : Interaction and discussion with local men and women farmers about farming and farm practices; visit to cold storage, go- downs; visit to any farm/ nursery/ garden.
Activities/ processes : (Periods - 22) Preparing herbarium specimens of some crop plants; collection of some seeds etc; preparing a table/chart on different irrigation practices and sources of water in different parts of India; looking at roots of any legume crop for nodules, hand section of nodules

Questions : Micro-organisms- What living organisms do we see under a microscope in a drop of water? What helps make curd? How does food go bad? How do we preserve food?
Key Concepts : Micro organisms – useful and harmful.
Resources : Microscope, kit materials; information about techniques of food preservation.
Activities/ processes : Making a lens with a bulb; Observation of drop of water, curd, other sources, bread mould, orange mould under the microscope; experiment showing fermentation of dough – increase in volume (using yeast) – collect gas in balloon, test in lime water.

2. Questions : Materials
Materials in daily life
Are some of our clothes synthetic? How are they made? Where do the raw materials come from?
Do we use other materials that are synthetic?
Key Concepts : Synthetic clothing materials. Other synthetic materials, especially plastics; usefulness of plastics and problems associated with their excessive use.
Resources : Sharing of prior knowledge, source materials on petroleum products
Activities/ processes : (Periods - 26) Survey on use of synthetic materials. Discussion

Questions : Do we use cloth (fabric) for purposes other than making clothes to wear? What kind of fabric do we see around us? What are they used for?
Key Concepts : There are a variety of fibrous materials in use. A material is chosen based on desired property.
Resources : Collection of material from neighbourhood or should be part of the kit.
Activities/ processes : Testing various materials – for action of water, reaction on heating, effect of flame, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, tensile strength.

Questions : Different kinds of materials and their reactions.
Can a wire be drawn out of wood? Do copper or aluminium also rust like iron? What is the black material inside a pencil? Why are electrical wires made of aluminium or copper?
Key Concepts : Metals and non-metals
Resources : Kit items
Activities/ processes : Simple observations relating to physical properties of metals and non-metals, displacement reactions, experiments involving reactions with acids and bases. Introduction of word equations

Questions : How things change/ react with one another
What happens to the wax when a candle is burnt? Is it possible to get this wax back?
Key Concepts : Combustion, flame
Resources : “The Chemical History of a Candle”, by M. Faraday, 1860.
Activities/ processes : Experiments with candles.

Questions : What happens to kerosene/natural gas when it is burnt? Which fuel is the best? Why?
Key Concepts : All fuels release heat on burning. Fuels differ in efficiency, cost etc. Natural resources are limited. Burning of fuels leads to harmful by products.
Resources : Collecting information from home and other sources.
Activities/ processes : Collecting information. Discussions involving whole class.

3. Questions : The World of the Living
Why conserve - 
What are reserve forests/ sanctuaries etc? How do we keep track of our plants and animals? How do we know that some species are in danger of disappearing? What would happen if you continuously cut trees?
Key Concepts : Conservation of biodiversity/wild life/ plants; zoos, sanctuaries, forest reserves etc. flora, fauna endangered species, red data book; endemic species, migration
Resources : Films on wild life, TV programmes, visit to zoo/ forest area/sanctuaries etc.; case study with information on disappearing tigers; data on endemic and endangered species from MEF, Govt. of India, NGOs
Activities/ processes : (Periods - 44) Discussion on whether we find as many diverse plants/ animals in a ‘well kept area’ like a park or cultivated land, as compared to any area left alone. Discussion on depletion of wild life, why it happens, on poaching, economics.

Questions : The cell
What is the internal structure of a plant – what will we see if we look under the microscope? Which cells from our bodies can be easily seen? Are all cells similar?
Key Concepts : Cell structure, plant and animal cells, use of stain to observe, cell organelles – nucleus, vacuole, chloroplast, cell membrane, cell wall.
Resources : Microscope, onion peels, epidermal peels of any leaves, petals etc, buccal cavity cells, Spirogyra; permanent slides of animal cells.
Activities/ processes : Use of a microscope, preparation of a slide, observation of onion peel and cheek cells, other cells from plants e.g. Hydrilla leaf, permanent slides showing different cells, tissues, blood smear; observation of T.S. stem to see tissues; observing diverse types of cells from plants and animals (some permanent slides).

Questions : How babies are formed
How do babies develop inside the mother? Why does our body change when we reach our teens? How is the sex of the child determined? Who looks after the babies in your homes? Do all animals give birth to young ones?
Key Concepts : Sexual reproduction and endocrine system in animals, secondary sexual characters, reproductive health; internal and external fertilization.
Resources : Counsellors, films, lectures.
Activities/ processes : Discussion with counsellors on secondary sexual characters, on how sex of the child is determined, safe sex, reproductive health; observation on eggs, young ones, life cycles Discussion on Gender issues and social taboo’s.

4. Questions : Moving things, People and Ideas
Idea of force - 
What happens when we push or pull anything? How can we change the speed, direction of a moving object? How can we shape the shape of an object?
Key Concepts : Idea of force-push or pull; change in speed, direction of moving objects and shape of objects by applying force; contact and non-contact forces.
Resources : Daily-life experience, kit items.
Activities/ processes : Observing and analysing the relation between force and motion in a variety of daily-life situations. Demonstrating change in speed of a moving object, its direction of motion and shape by applying force. Measuring the weight of an object, as a force (pull) by the earth using a spring balance.

Questions : Friction 
What makes a ball rolling on the ground slow down?
Key Concepts : Friction – factors affecting friction, sliding and rolling friction, moving; advantages and disadvantages of friction for the movement of automobiles, airplanes and boats/ships; increasing and reducing friction.
Resources : Various rough and smooth surfaces, ball bearings.
Activities/ processes : Demonstrating friction between rough/smooth surfaces of moving objects in contact, and wear and tear of moving objects by rubbing (eraser on paper, card board, sand paper). Activities on static, sliding and rolling friction. Studying ball bearings. Discussion on other methods of reducing friction and ways of increasing friction.

Questions : Pressure
Why are needles made pointed? Why does a balloon burst if too much air is blown into it? Why does an inverted glass/ bottle/pitcher resist being pushed down into water? How can air/liquids exert pressure?
Key Concepts : Idea of pressure; pressure exerted by air/liquid; atmospheric pressure.
Resources : Daily-life experiences; Experimentation improvised manometer and improvised pressure detector.
Activities/ processes : Observing the dependence of pressure exerted by a force on surface area of an object. Demonstrating that air exerts pressure in a variety of situations. Demonstrating that liquids exert pressure. Designing an improvised manometer and measuring pressure exerted by liquids. Designing improvised pressure detector and demonstrating increase in pressure exerted by a liquid at greater depths.

Questions : Sound
How do we communicate through sound? How is sound produced? What characterizes different sounds?
Key Concepts : Various types of sound; sources of sound; vibration as a cause of sound; frequency; medium for propagation of sound; idea of noise as unpleasant and unwanted sound and need to minimise noise.
Resources : Daily-life experiences; kit items; musical instruments.
Activities/ processes : Demonstrating and distinguishing different types (loud and feeble, pleasant/ musical and unpleasant / noise, audible and inaudible) of sound. Producing different types of sounds. using the same source. Making a ‘Jal Tarang. Demonstrating that vibration is the cause of sound. Designing a toy telephone. Identifying various sources of noise. (unpleasant and unwanted sound) in the locality and thinking of measures to minimise noise and its hazards (noise-pollution).

5. Questions : How Things Work Electric current and circuits
Why do we get a shock when we touch an electric appliance with wet hands?
Key Concepts : Water conducts electricity depending on presence/ absence of salt in it. Other liquids may or may not conduct electricity
Resources : Rubber cap, pins, water, bulb or LED, cells, various liquids.
Activities/ processes : (Periods - 14) Activity to study whether current flows through various liquid samples (tap water, salt solution, lemon juice, kerosene, distilled water if available).

Questions : What happens to a conducting solution when electric current flows through it?
Key Concepts : Chemical effects of current.
Resources : Carbon rods, beaker, water, bulb, battery
Activities/ processes : Emission of gases from salt solution. Deposition of Cu from copper sulphate solution. Electric pen using KI and starch solution.

Questions : How can we coat an object with a layer of metal?
Key Concepts : Basic idea of electroplating
Resources : Improvised electrolytical cell, CuSO4
Activities/ processes : Simple experiment to show electroplating.

6. Questions : Natural Phenomena Rain, thunder and lightning
What is lightning? What safety measures should we take against lightning strikes?
Key Concepts : Clouds carry electric charge. Positive and negative charges, attraction and repulsion. Principle of lightning conductor.
Resources : Articles on clouds and lightning; kit items.
Activities/ processes : (Periods - 26) Discussion on sparks. Experiments with comb and paper to show positive and negative charge. Discussion on lightning conductor.

Questions : Light
What are the differences between the images formed on a new utensil and an old one?
Why is there this difference?
Key Concepts : Laws of reflection.
Resources : Mirror, source of light, ray source (mirror covered with black paper with a thin slit).
Activities/ processes : Exploring laws of reflection using ray source and another mirror.

Questions : When you see your image in the mirror it appears as if the left is on the right – why?
Key Concepts : Characteristics of image formed with a plane mirror.
Resources : Plane glass, candle, scale.
Activities/ processes : Locating the reflected image using glass sheet and candles.

Questions : Why don’t we see images on all surfaces around us? What makes things visible?
Key Concepts : Regular and diffused reflection. Reflection of light from an object to the eye.
Resources : Experience.
Activities/ processes : Discussion with various examples. Activity of observing an object through an object through a straight and bent tube; and discussion.

Questions : How do we see images of our back in a mirror?
Key Concepts : Multiple reflection.
Resources : Mirrors and objects to be seen.
Activities/ processes : Observing multiple images formed by mirrors placed at angles to each other. Making a kaleidoscope.

Questions : Why do we sometimes see colours on oil films on water?
Key Concepts : Dispersion of light.
Resources : Plane mirror, water.
Activities/ processes : Observing spectrum obtained on a white sheet of paper/wall using a plane mirror inclined on a water surface at an angle of 45°

Questions : What is inside our eye that enables us to see?
Key Concepts : Structure of the eye.
Resources : Model or chart of the human eye.
Activities/ processes : Observing reaction of pupil to a shining torch. Demonstration of blind spot.

Questions : Why are some people unable to see?
Key Concepts : Lens becomes opaque, light not reaching the eye. Visually challenged use other senses to make sense of the world around.
Alternative technology available. Role of nutrition in relation to blindness
Resources : Experiences of children; case histories. Samples of Braille sheets.
Activities/ processes : Description of case histories of visually challenged people who have been doing well in their studies and careers. Activities with Braille sheet.

Questions : Night sky
What do we see in the sky at night? How can we identify stars and planets?
Key Concepts : Idea about heavenly bodies/celestial objects and their classification – moon, planets, stars, constellations. Motion of celestial objects in space; the solar system.
Resources : Observation of motion of objects in the sky during the day and at night; models, charts, role-play and games, planetarium.
Activities/ processes : Observing and identifying the objects moving in the sky during the day and at night. Observing and identifying some prominent stars and constellations. Observing and identifying some prominent planets, visible to the naked eye, (Venus, Mars, Jupiter ) in the night sky and their movement. Design and preparing models and charts of the solar system, constellations, etc. Role play and games for understanding movement of planets, stars etc.

Questions : Earthquakes
What happens during an earthquake? What can we do to minimise its effects?
Key Concepts : Phenomena related to earthquakes.
Resources : Earthquake data; visit to seismographic centre.
Activities/ processes : Looking at structures/ large objects and guessing what will happen to them in the event of an earthquake; activities to explore stable and unstable structures.

7. Questions : Natural Resources Man’s intervention in phenomena of nature
What do we do with wood? What if we had no wood?
What will happen it we go on cutting trees/grass without limit?
What do we do with coal and petroleum? Can we create coal and petroleum artificially?
Key Concepts : Consequences of deforestation: scarcity of products for humans and other living beings, change in physical properties of soil, reduced rainfall. Reforestation; recycling of paper.
Resources : Data and narratives on deforestation and on movements to protect forests.
Activities/ processes : Narration and discussions. Project- Recycling of paper.

Questions : What do we do with coal and petroleum? Can we create coal and petroleum artificially?
Key Concepts : Formation of coal and petroleum in nature. (fossil fuels?). Consequences of over extraction of coal and petroleum.
Resources : Background materials, charts etc.
Activities/ processes : Discussion.

Questions : Pollution of air and water
What are the various activities by human beings that make air impure? Does clear, transparent water indicate purity?
Key Concepts : Water and air are increasingly getting polluted and therefore become scarce for use. Biological and chemical contamination of water; effect of impure water on soil and living beings; effect of soil containing excess of fertilisers and insecticides on water resources. Potable water
Resources : Water and air are increasingly getting polluted and therefore become scarce for use. Biological and chemical contamination of water; effect of impure water on soil and living beings; effect of soil containing excess of fertilisers and insecticides on water resources. Potable water
Activities/ processes : Case study and discussion. Purification of water by physical and chemical methods including using sunlight. Discussion on other methods of water purification.

Class 8 Science Questions Papers and syllabus

CBSE class 8 Science have following chapters. Questions are asked from these chapters. CBSE schools are advised to follow NCERT text books. Here is the list of chapters in class 8th Science.

Time allowed: 1:30 hours
Maximum Marks: 40 marks

General Instructions:

  • This question paper has 6 questions and 2 pages.
  • All the questions are compulsory.
  • Write the correct serial number of the question before attempting it.

Class 8 Science List of Chapters NCERT Book

  • Crop Production And Management
  • Microorganisms
  • Synthetic Fibres And Plastics
  • Materials
  • Coal And Petroleaum
  • Combustion and Flame
  • Conservation of Plants And Animals
  • Cell
  • Reproduction In Animals
  • Reaching The Age Of Adolescence
  • Force And Pressure
  • Friction
  • Sound
  • Chemical Effects Of Electric Current
  • Some Natural Phenomena
  • Light
  • Stars And The Solar System
  • Pollution Of Air And Water

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