YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS TIME: 1h 30min Main Paper
[Pages:10]DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Middle Schools 2018
YEAR 8
MATHEMATICS Main Paper
LEVELS 6 ? 7
TIME: 1h 30min
Question 1
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5
6
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Total Main
Non Global Calc Mark
Mark
DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE
Name: __________________________________ Class: _______________
Calculators are allowed but all necessary working must be shown. Answer ALL questions.
1. Fill in the table below. The first question (A) is done for you.
Question
Expression
A
3.8 ? 7.1 - 8.2
B
23.29 + 8.9 ? 2.5
Nearest Whole
4?7-8
Approximate Answer
Accurate answer correct
to 1 d.p.
20
18.8
Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
(3 marks)
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2. A sack of rice weighs 40 kg.
2
Bruce carries of it. Ruby carries 20% of the remainder.
5
a) How much weight is Bruce carrying? Give your answer in kilograms.
2
b) What weight is left after Bruce takes 5 of it?
Ans: ___________ kg
Ans: ___________ kg c) Calculate the weight carried by Ruby. Give your answer in grams.
3. Here is a list of ingredients for making biscuits.
Ans: ___________ g (6 marks)
Ingredients for 10 biscuits
80 g oats 50 g butter 30 ml honey 35 g brown sugar
a) Simplify the ratio of the following amounts. sugar : oats
Ans: ____________ b) Work out the amount of oats needed to make 15 biscuits. Show your working.
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Ans: __________ g (4 marks)
Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
Name:____________________________
Class:____________
Levels 6 ? 7
4. Stefan wants to buy a laptop. He found the following offers from two different shops, Digital Land and Planet Laptops.
Digital Land
Planet Laptops
CASH
1050 + VAT at 18%
One payment of 420 and
monthly payments of 36 for two years
a) Work out the total value of a laptop bought from Digital Land.
Ans: __________ b) Work out the total value of a laptop bought from Planet Laptops.
Ans: __________
c) Which shop is offering the better deal? How much money will Stefan save if he buys from this shop?
Ans: __________________________ shop Ans: __________ (6 marks)
Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
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5. A triangular fidget spinner has sections marked Green (G), Yellow (Y) and Blue (B).
The spinner is spun 20 times and Joanne recorded the colour that faced the arrow each time. Joanne's results were:
Green 8 times
Yellow 5 times
Blue 7 times
G
Y
B
a) What is the probability that the colour facing the arrow is Blue?
Ans: __________ b) What is the probability that the colour facing the arrow is Yellow?
Ans: __________ c) What is the probability that the colour facing the arrow is Red?
Ans: __________
d) If the spinner is spun for only 10 times, how many times will you expect the colour Green to face the arrow?
6. a) Which of the following is equal to 4?
4 +
+ + +
b) Expand the brackets: 6(2 - 7)
Ans: ______ times (5 marks)
? ? ?
Ans: _____________
Ans: _____________
c) Simplify 4 - 4 + 3 + 10
Ans: _____________ (4 marks)
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Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
Name:____________________________
Class:____________
Levels 6 ? 7
7. a) Find the area of the following shape.
3 cm
2 cm
5 cm
12 cm Diagram not to scale
Ans: ______ cm2
b) The cuboid container below has a volume of 12 000 cm3. The length and width of the cuboid are 40 cm and 20 cm. What is the height of the cuboid?
height
Diagram NOT to scale. 40 cm
Diagram not to scale
20 cm
Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
Ans: __________ cm (7 marks)
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8. a) Solve the following equations. Show your working.
i) 2 - 1 = 11
ii)
= 4
2
Ans: ____________ Ans: ____________
b) i) Write down and simplify the perimeter, P, of this triangle.
+ ii) Work out the value of x when P = 25.
Ans: P = ____________
9. a) List all the prime numbers between 15 and 25.
Ans: x = ____________ (8 marks)
________________________________
b) Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) and the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4 and 18.
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Ans: HCF = ____________
LCM = ________________ (5 marks)
Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
10. Use a ruler and compasses only. All construction lines and arcs must be shown.
X
a) On the line drawn, mark a point Y such that XY = 10 cm.
b) Construct XYZ such that XZ = 8 cm and YZ = 6 cm. Join XZ and YZ to form XYZ.
c) Construct the perpendicular bisector of XY. Label the midpoint of XY as P.
d) Let this perpendicular bisector meet XZ at Q. Mark Q on your construction.
e) Measure PQ.
Ans: ____________ cm
(5 marks)
Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
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11. The children in a class were asked to count the total number of pencils in their pockets. The information is given in the table below.
Total number of pencils per child
3
2
8
5
7
5
11
16
12
13
9
16
17
12
5
15
7
10
3
17
11
3
10
9
2
a) How many children are there in this class?
Ans: ____________
b) What is the range of the number of pencils?
Ans: ____________
c) Fill in the table below to show the information in groups.
Groups 1 ? 5 6 ? 10
11 ? 15 16 ? 20
Tally
Frequency
Total
Number of children
d) Illustrate the information in the table as a bar chart in the diagram below. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1 ? 5
6 ? 10
11 ? 15
Number of pencils
16 ? 20
(8 marks)
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Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018
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