ADDIS ABABA CITY GOVERNMENT OF EDUCATION BUREAU

2011 E.C E.C 1ST SEMESTER GRADE 8 MODEL EXAMINATION

JANUARY 2019
DIRECTION:

1. READ THE INSTRUCTION VERY CAREFULLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS ASK THE SUPERVISOR BEFORE THE TEST BEGUN.
NO QUESTION WILL BE ANSWERED AFTER THE TEST HAS
BEGUN.

2. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS: PHYSICS EXAMINATION. YOU HAVE

EXACTLY ONE (1) HOUR TO WORK ON THIS TEST.

3. EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR CHOICES MARKED A,B,C, AND D.

READ EACH QUESTION AND THE CHOICES CAREFULLY. DECIDE
ON THE CORRECT ANSWER THEN THE LITTER OF YOUR CHOICE
ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET YOU ARE PROVIDED

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 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN ALTERNATIVES AND
WRIGHT YOUR ANSWER ON THE ANSWER SHEET

1. Which one of the following is a scalar physical quantity?

A, velocity C, force
B. density D, displacement
2. Which one of the following is example of rectilinear motion?
A. Motion of a car around certainpath
B. The motion of apendulum
C. A falling ball from certain height
D. The motion of a wheel car
3. A train travel from pissa to leghar with speed of 40m/s in 20 seconds how
further away from pissa to leghar ?
A. 2 m C. 400 m
B. 20 m D. 800 m

4. Newton’s second law of motion states that ….

A. Force is inversely proportional to acceleration
B. Mass is directly proportional to the force
C. Acceleration is directly proportional to the force
D. Force is inversely proportional to acceleration of an object
5. The force of static friction between block of wood a mass 4 kg and table is
measured to be 28 N .what is the coefficient of static friction ? (take g= 10m/5)
A. 0.07 C.0.6
B. B. 0.4 D. 0.7
6. 1 is equal to----------
A. 10 -9 k C. 106 K
B. 10 -6 k D. 109 k
7. A rectangular block has alength of 4 cm a with of 3 cm and the volume of
rectangular block is 30 . what is it is height
A. 37 cm C. 2.5 cm
B. 4.3 cm D. 0.4 cm
8. One of the following is an instrument used to measure volume of a liquid ?
A. Bean balance
B. Measuring cylinder
C. Newton meter
D. Thermometer

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9. A stone which has irregular shaped is put in to a water container. The volume of
water before the stone put in to it is 1.4 liters and the volume rises to 3.2 liters
when the stone put into it. What is the volume of the stone?

V2=3.2L
V1=1.4L
…………… ……………………
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…………………… Stone
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…………… ………………

A. 1.8 L B. 2.3 L C. 4.5 L D. 4.6 L

10.A match box has alength of 5 cm awidth of 2 cm and aheight of 4 cm .what is
the volume of match box ?
A. 125 C. 40
B. 64 D. 11
11.The term density is defiant as
A. The amount of matter contained in abody
B. The space occupied by the body
C. The amount of mass per unit volume
D. The amount of volume per unit mass.
12.A 100gm mass is fully immersed in ameasuring cylinder containing some
water. The level changes from 20 cm3 to 40 cm3. what is the density of the
material?
A. 1.7 g/cm3 C. 160 g/cm3
B. 5 g/cm3 D. 200 g/cm3
13.An instrument used to measure the density of liquid-------+-
A. Hydrometer C. spring balance
B. Manometer D. measuring cylinder
14.Which one of the following is the dimensional expression of pressure?
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A. [ ] C.[

B. [ ] D. [ ]
15.One of the following is the scientific notation of 3500 km?
A. 0.35×103 km C. 3.5×103 Km
B. 35×102 km D . 3.5 ×104 km
16.A mass 4 kg object moving with aspeed of 3m/s what is the kinetic energy of an
object?
A. 36 J C. 12 J
B. 18 J D. 6 J

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17.The law of conservation of energy states that ------
A. Energy is either created or destroyed
B. Energy is created,but not destroyed .
C. Energy is neither created nor destroyed
D. Energy is neither created but destroyed.
18.Which one of the following is second order lever?
A. Crowbar C. a pair of scissors
B. tongs D. wheel barrow
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19.The temperature of room is 30 c what is the temperature of in Fahrenheit scale
(0f)?
A. 86 of B. 48.7 of C. 34.4 of D. 22 of
20.Which one of the following is not correct about the effect of heating?
A. Temperature rise C. Contraction
B. Expansion D. Change of state

21.One of the following is one example of contact force?

A. Frictional force
B. Magnetic force
C. Electrical force
D. Gravitation force
22.Which one of the following statement is correct about newton’s third law of
motion?
A. They act on the same body
B. They have the same direction
C. They have different magnitudes
D. They have the same line of action.
23.One of the following is not correct about force?
A. It is a push or a pull exerted on a body
B. It is measured by newton –meter
C. It is the amount of force per unit area
D. Its SI-unit is newton
24.Which one of the following is a motion that covers equal distance with equal
interval of time?
A. Constant speed C. constant acceleration
B. Constant velocity D. displacement
25.Acar is traveling from adama to addisababa.It travels the first 25 km in 15
minutes.thesecond 25 km in 30 minutes .the third 25 km in 30 minutes. And the
fourth 25 km in 45 mints . what is the average speed of the car in km/hr?
A. 25 km/hr C. 100 km/hr
B. 50 km/hr D. 200 km/hr

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26.Which one of the following is not correct about uniformly accelerated motion?
A. The magnitude of the acceleration is constant
B. The motion is along straight line .
C. The magnitude of the velocity is constant.
D. The motion of an object has a fixed direction.
27.The SI-unit of acceleration.
A. ms-1 B. m2 C.m D.ms-2
28.Acar is moving with aconstant acceleration of 4m/s starting from rest. How fast
does is move just after 10 seconds.
A. 40m/s B. 14 m/s C. 6m/s D. 2.5 m/s
29.Which one of the following graph represents uniform motion?
A/ a(m/s2 B/ a(m/s2

t(se)
t(se)

V(m/se)
V(m/se)
C/ D/

t(se)
t(se)

30.Agirl has travelled on astraight line and her position is shown in the table
below. Which one of the following is the graphical representation of the data?
T(se) 0 1 2 3 4 5
S(m) 0 5 10 15 20 25

a(m/s2 V(m/se)
A/ B/

t(se)
S(m) V(m/se)
t(se)
C/ D/

t(se) t(se)

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31.Based on question no 30, the slope of the graph is --------
A. 5m/s C. 15m/s
B. 10m/s D.20m/s
32.What is the speed of sound at a given temperature if an echo is heard 5 seconds
later from a tall building which is 900m away from the source?
A. 90m/s C. 360 m/s
B. 180m/s D. 720 m/s
33.Which one of the following material is magnetic?
A, Aluminum C. gold
B. copper D. nickel
34.The process of making amagnet by stroking method is ------
A. Magnetism C. Polarization
B. magnetization D. demagnetization

35.Which one of the following is true about the laws of electrostatic?

A. Positive and negative charged bodies are attracteach other’s.
B. Positive and positive charged bodies are attracteach other’s.
C. Negative and negative charged bodies are attract each other
D. Negative and positive charged bodies are repel each other.
36.Which one of the following is the SI-unit of pressure?
A. N B. N/m2 C.m/s2 D. Nm
37. Arectangular block of mass 20kg lies with a side of 4m by 2m on a table.what
is the pressure exerted on the table?(take g=10m/s2)
A. 50 pa C.25pa
B. 28 pa D. 16 pa
38.Liquid pressure depends on -----------
A. Density of aliquid.
B. The shape of the container.
C. The base area of the container.
D. The force applied on an object.
39.Alarge container is filled with water to a height of 60cm below the surface.
What is the pressure exerted by the water at the base container?(take g=10m/s2,
water density=1000kg)
A. 600pa C. 6000pa
B. 1070pa D. 600,000pa

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40.In hydraulic press the large piston has an area of 100 cm2 while the smallest
piston has an area of 20cm2. If aforce of 60N is applied on the small piston.what
is the force applied on the large piston?
A. 12N C. 300N
B. 180N D.1200N
41.One of the following is correct about Pascal’s principle in the figure below?
F1 F2
F2

A2
A1

A.F1=F2 B. A1=A2 C. A1>A2 D.F2>F1

42.Which one of the following is correct about atmospheric pressure?
A. It increases with altitude increases.
B. It decreases with altitude increases.
C. It decreases with altitude decreases.
D. It is the same at any altitude.
43.An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is------
A. Barometer C. Thermometer
B. Manometer D. Hydrometer
44.Which one of the following is agood conductor of heat transfer?
A. Water glass C. wood
B. Iron D. wool
45.The transfer of heat from a hot body to cold body by means of successive
collision is -------
A. Evaporation C. Convection
B. Radiation D. conduction

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