RATIONAL NUMBERS
Q1 to Q7 1 mark each CLASS VIII
1. (KNOWLEDGE)(LOTS)Which of the following is the additive identity element?
(I) 1 (II) -1 (III) 0 (IV) None of these
2. (KNOWLEDGE)(LOTS)Which of the following is the Multiplicative identity for rational numbers?
(I) 1 (II) -1 (III) 0 (IV) None of these
3. (UNDERSTANDING)(LOTS)Which of the following is the product of (-7/8) and 4/21?
(I) -1/6 (II) 12 (III) -63/16 (IV) -16/147
4. (KNOWLEDGE)(LOTS)Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Natural numbers are closed under division.
(b) Whole numbers are not closed under division.
(c) Integers are closed under division.
(d) Rational numbers are closed under division
5. (UNDERSTANDING)(LOTS) 0’ is not _____
(a) a natural number.
(b) a whole number.
(c) an integer.
(d) a rational number
6. (UNDERSTANDING)(LOTS) ________ is not associative for rational numbers.
(a) Subtraction or Division (b) Addition or Multiplication (c) Addition or Division
(d) Multiplication or Division
7. (LOGICAL REASONING)(MEDIUM)Assertion (A) – Rational numbers are closed under subtraction
Reason (R) – A rational number is a number that is in the form of p/q, where p and q are integers, and q
is not equal to 0.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
8.(PROBLEM SOLVING)(HOTS) Simplify (2)
9. (PROBLEM SOLVING) (HOTS)Simplify (2)
10. (APPLICATION)(HOTS)Use the distributivity of multiplication of rational numbers over addition to
simplify (3)
11. (APPLICATION)(HOTS)Use the distributivity of multiplication of rational numbers over addition to
simplify (3)
12. (APPLICATION)(HOTS)Using appropriate properties find (5)
13. (APPLICATION)(HOTS)Using appropriate properties find: (5)
14. CASE STUDY
(EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING) (HOTS)The table shows the portion of some common materials that are
recycled.
a) Is the rational number expressing the amount of paper recycled more than −1/2 or less than −1/2 ?(1)
b) Which items have a Recycled amount less than −1/2 ? (1)
c) Arrange the rate of recycling the materials from the greatest to the smallest. (2)
15. (JOYFUL LEARNING)Fun Time:
Seen through a mirror, the time on a wall clock is seen as 9:00. What is the actual time?
(A) 3:30 (B) 9:30 (C) 12:15 (D) 3:00
