DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY Track

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Educational Assessment Unit
2

Annual Examinations for Middle Schools 2019

YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS TIME: 1h 30min

Main Paper

Global
Question
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total Main Non Calc Mark

Mark

DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE

Name: ______________________________ Class: _______________

Answer all questions.

Calculators are allowed. All necessary working must be shown.

1. Samuel went to an exhibition of model cars and saw a model car which was like
his grandpa’s car.

(a) The model car was built on a scale of 1 : 24.

(i) If the model was 16 cm long, what is the length of the real car?

Ans: ____________

(ii) The height of the real car is 132 cm. Work out the height of the
model.

Ans: ____________

(b) During the exhibition a sum of €640 was collected. The sum was to be
shared amongst three entities in the ratio 1 : 2 : 5 respectively. How much
will each entity get?

Ans: A = €_________ , B = €_________ , C = € _________

(7 marks)

2. Work out the size of angles a and b.

b 42
a
Ans: a = ______

Ans: b = ______

(3 marks)

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3. Use ruler and compasses only. All construction lines and arcs must be shown.

(a) On the given line, starting from point A, mark point B such that AB is 11 cm.

(b) Construct ΔABC given that AC = 9 cm and BC = 8 cm.

(c) Bisect angle BAC and let the bisector intersect BC at D.

(d) Measure BD.

Ans: _______cm

(7 marks)

4 (a) Find the HCF of 48 and 54.

Ans: ____________

(b) What is the LCM of 36 and 24?

Ans: ____________________

(4 marks)

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5. Samara has a full time job and also a part time job in the evening.

(a) Samara earns €24 a day from her part time job and saves 75% of this
money. How much does she save in a week if she works 5 days?

Ans: _____________

(b) Last month Samara has earned €1,600 from her two jobs.
If she spent 30% on shopping, how much money is left?

Ans: ___________________

(6 marks)

6. (a) Simplify: 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 7𝑥 − 11 + 5

Ans: ____________

(b) Expand: 4(2 − 3𝑥)

Ans: ___________________

(c) Solve: 2(3𝑥 − 1) = 10

Ans: ____________

(6 marks)

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7. The shape below is a prism. E

A 10 cm

D
8 cm
24 cm

B 12 cm C

(a) Work out the cross-sectional area ABC.

Ans: _________________cm2

(b) Find the volume of the prism given that it is 24 cm long.

Ans: ___________________cm3

(6 marks)

8. (a) Complete the following probability space below.

1 2 3 4 5 6
H (H , 1) (H , 4)
T (T , 3) (T , 5)

(b) What is the probability of obtaining a tail and an even number?

Ans: ________________

(c) What is the probability of obtaining a tail and a 6?

Ans: _______________

(6 marks)

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9. 𝑦

1
𝐷

−3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 𝑥

−1
𝐴

−2

−3

−4

(a) Reflect shape A in the x−axis. Label it B.

3
(b) Translate shape A by ( ). Label new image C.
0

(c) Rotate shape A by 90° anticlockwise about the point (0, −1.5).

(d) Shape D is an enlargement of shape A of scale factor _________.

(7 marks)

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10. Consider the following set of numbers.

12 , 6 , 12 , 20 , 16 , 12 , 30 , 20

Work out:

(a) the mode.

Ans: ________

(b) the median.

Ans: ________

(c) the range.

Ans: ________

(5 marks)
1 2
11. In a school, of the students play football, of the students play other sports and
3 5
the rest do not practice a sports activity.

(a) What fraction of the students practice a sport?

Ans: ________

(b) If there are 300 students how many students do not practice a sport?

Ans: ________

(5 marks)

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12. The frequency table below shows the time, in minutes, taken by a number of
pupils to go from home to school on a particular morning.

Time, t, in minutes Frequency Angle in Pie Chart

0 ≤ 𝑡 < 10 2 30°
10 ≤ 𝑡 < 20 9
20 ≤ 𝑡 < 30 5
30 ≤ 𝑡 < 40 4 60°
40 ≤ 𝑡 < 50 3
50 ≤ 𝑡 < 60 1
Total 360

(a) Complete the table above.

(b) Draw the pie chart using the table above.

(8 marks)

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13. (a) Complete the table below for the equation 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 1.

x -1 0 1 2

3 x 6

−1 -1

y 5

b) On the graph below plot 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 1. Join the points.

(5 marks)

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