Rajagiri St Chavara CMI Public School Mannapuram

Worksheet -Assertion & Reasoning (Term1)

MATHEMATICS
VIII

Name : ................................................... Academic Year : 2024-2025

Roll No : ................................................... Date : 24-09-2024

Test Duration : 45 Mins Total Mark : 28

General Instructions :
All questions are compulsory

Q1. Assertion(A) : If x is an integer, then x is not a rational number [1]

Reason (R) : All integers come under the set of Rational numbers

(a) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).

(b) (A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Q2. Assertion(A) : For two rational numbers x and y, xy is a rational number. [1]
Reason (R) : Rational Numbers are closed under multiplication

(a) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).

(b) (A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Q3. Assertion(A) : For any rational number p, p x 1 = p = 1 x p [1]

Reason (R) : 1 is the multiplicative identity for rational numbers

(a) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).

(b) (A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

Q4. Assertion(A) : For any three rational numbers x, y and z, x ( y + z) = xy + xz. [1]
Reason (R) : Rational numbers follow Associative property.

(a) (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
 (b) (A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Q5. Assertion (A) – If ax + b = 0, where a and b are non zero integers, then x can take [1]
many values.
Reason (R) – A linear equation in one variable has a unique solution

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

Q6. Assertion (A) – The statement ‘Twice a number added with 10 becomes 20’ can be [1]
expressed in the form of a linear equation is x + 10 = 20.
Reason (R) – Standard form for linear equation in one variable is ax+b = 0. where x is
variable and a, b are arbitrary constants, a ≠ 0.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

Q7. Assertion (A) – In the statement 'three consecutive integers added together gives 12', if [1]
x is the middle number then 3x = 12
Reason (R) – Three consecutive integers can be taken as (x - 1), x and (x + 1).

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Q8. Assertion (A) – If seven times a number is 42, then the number is 6 [1]
Reason (R) – The solution of the linear equation ax = b is x = (b/a).

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)

(c) (A) is true and (R) is false

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true

Q9. Assertion (A) – Out of the three equal angles of a quadrilateral, each measures 70°. The [1]
measure of the fourth angle is 1500.
Reason (R) – In geometry a quadrilateral is a four-sided polygon, having four edges
(sides) and four corners (vertices).

(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.

Q10. Assertion (A) : The diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles. [1]
Reason (R) : The diagonals of a square do not divide the whole square into four equal
parts.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true.

Q11. Assertion (A) : All the squares are Rhombuses. [1]

Reason (R) : All the parallelograms are rhombuses.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

Q12. Assertion (A) : The number of sides of a triangle is 3. [1]

Reason (R) : A triangle is a polygon with three edges and three vertices. It is one of the
basic shapes in geometry.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q13. Assertion (A) : The given pie chart shows [1]

about the pets that students have in one
class.
Reason (R) : The central angle of Rabbit is
300.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q14. Assertion: The Probability of coming an even number when a dice is throw is . [1]
Reason: 0 ≤ P(E) ≤ 1.
 (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q15. Assertion (A): The given pie chart shows the expenditures of a [1]
family.
Reason (R): The expenditures done on Conveyance is maximum.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q16. Assertion (A) : Minimum probability of any event is 0. [1]

Reason (R): The probability of any event is always greater than and equal to 0 and less than and
equal to 1.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q17. Assertion (A) : The unit digit in the square of the number 125 is 5. [1]
Reasons (R) : Unit digit of a number is the digit in the one’s place of the number. i.e. it
is the rightmost digit of the number.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q18. Assertion (A) : 10000 is a perfect square number. [1]

Reasons (R) : A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
integer by itself or as the second exponent of an integer.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

Q19. Assertion (A): Between 50 and 60, the perfect square number is 54. [1]
Reasons (R) : A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
integer by itself or as the second exponent of an integer.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q20. Assertion (A): A perfect square number between 30 and 40 is 36. [1]
Reasons (R): A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of an
integer by itself or as the second exponent of an integer.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q21. Assertion (A) : The number of zeroes at the end of the cube root of the cube number [1]
8000000 is 3.
Reasons (R) : A cube number is a number multiplied by itself 3 times.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q22. Assertion (A) : The one’s digit of the cube of the number 50 is 2. [1]
Reasons (R) : A cube number is a number multiplied by itself 3 times.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q23. Assertion (A) : the smallest number by which the number 100 must be multiplied to [1]
obtain a perfect cube is 5.
Reasons (R) : The perfect cube is the result of multiplying the same integer three times.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q24. Assertion (A) : 125 is a perfect cube. [1]

Reasons (R) : The perfect cube is the result of multiplying the same integer three times.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Q25. Assertion (A): As the amount of fuel increases, the distance a car can travel also [2]
increases.
Reason(R) : This relationship between fuel amount and distance traveled demonstrates
direct proportionality.

(a) Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.

(b) Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.

(c) Assertion is true and Reason is false

(d) Assertion is false and Reason is true

Q26. Assertion (A):When the number of workers increases, the time taken to complete a [2]
construction project decreases.
Reason(R) : The relationship between the number of workers and the time taken for a
project is an example of inverse proportion.

(a) Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.

(b) Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.

(c) Assertion is true and Reason is false

(d) Assertion is false and Reason is true