Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: Percent and Percentage
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is 25% of 80? [1]
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 80
(D) 100
2. What is 50% of 200? [1]
(A) 100
(B) 50
(C) 200
(D) 150
3. How is percentage increase calculated? [1]
(A) (change ÷ original) × 100
(B) (original ÷ change) × 100
(C) change + original
(D) change - original
4. What is 0.5 as a percentage? [1]
(A) 50%
(B) 5%
(C) 0.5%
(D) 500%
5. What is 3/4 as a percentage? [1]
(A) 75%
(B) 34%
(C) 43%
(D) 7.4%
6. What is 30% as a decimal? [1]
(A) 0.3
(B) 3.0
(C) 30
(D) 0.03
7. Why convert between fractions, decimals and percentages? [1]
(A) To compare quantities in different formats
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
8. Where are percentages commonly used? [1]
(A) Finance and statistics
(B) Nowhere useful
(C) Only in maths class
(D) Only for tests
9. What is 25% of 80? [1]
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 80
(D) 100
10. What is 50% of 200? [1]
(A) 100
(B) 50
(C) 200
(D) 150
11. How is percentage increase calculated? [1]
(A) (change ÷ original) × 100
(B) (original ÷ change) × 100
(C) change + original
(D) change - original
12. What is 0.5 as a percentage? [1]
(A) 50%
(B) 5%
(C) 0.5%
(D) 500%
13. What is 3/4 as a percentage? [1]
(A) 75%
(B) 34%
(C) 43%
(D) 7.4%
14. What is 30% as a decimal? [1]
(A) 0.3
(B) 3.0
(C) 30
(D) 0.03
15. Why convert between fractions, decimals and percentages? [1]
(A) To compare quantities in different formats
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
16. Where are percentages commonly used? [1]
(A) Finance and statistics
(B) Nowhere useful
(C) Only in maths class
(D) Only for tests