CONSTRUCTION OF A ACHIEVEMENT TEST

Achievement test is an important assessment tool. It is used to measure a person's level of skill accomplished or knowledge in a specified area.These test are used for academic evaluation of students.They are of great help to teachers as they help them to find out the areas in which the students are lacking which can be done through a diagnosis test.Below is a sample achievement test  carried out for class 8 students.

                                         CONSTRUCTION OF A ACHIEVEMENT TEST

                                      LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL, NORTH LAKHIMPUR

                                                                 CLASS TEST

                                                                    SCIENCE

                                                                    Class:VIII

        Marks:25  

                                                                                                                                                   Time:1  hrs

        INSTRUCTIONS

                    All questions are compulsory.

2                There are three parts of the question paper.

·  Part A consist of 6 marks.Question number 1 is of fill in the  blanks  type where each question carries 1  mark.

·   Part  B  consist of 10 marks and it consist of 5 questions carrying two marks each.

·   Part C consist of 9 marks having three questions carrying 3 marks each.

      Please read the questions carefully before answering.

      Entire answer to a question should be given together.

                                                                       PART-A                                                            (1*6=6)

 1)Fill in the blanks:-

(a) The force of friction acts in a direction -------------------------------to the direction of motion of the        object.

(b) The force of  friction  depends on-----------------------------------and----------------------.

(c) Rocket has special streamlined body in order to -------------------------------friction.

(d) The sound is produced by the ------------------------------------in humans.

(e) Sound needs a medium for ----------------------------------.

(f) The loudness of sound is expressed  in a unit called--------------------------.

                                                                     PART-B                                                            (2*5=10)

Answer  the following in short:-

(a) Why sportsmen use shoes with spikes?

(b) What are lubricants? Name some common lubricants.

(c) What is vibration? Give some examples of vibration.

(d) What are the two important properties of sound?

(e) Differentiate between noise and musical sound.

                                                          PART-C                                                            (3*3=9)

 Answer in brief:-

(a) Describe how bats navigate in the dark?

(b) What is rolling friction? Why are rollers  fitted to luggage?

(c)  A  pendulum oscillates  40 times in 4 seconds .Find  its  time period and frequency.

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