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Grade 8 Progression Test

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NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
NUMBER NUMBER

Mathematics GRADE 8
Paper 1 June 2017
40 minutes
Answer on the Question Paper.
Additional materials: Pencil, ruler.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name and school in the boxes above.

Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.

Answer all questions.

NO CALCULATOR ALLOWED.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 40.

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1 Find the value of | − 9| examiner’s
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2 The graph shows the relationship between the temperature (ºC) and the number of
mineral water bottles sold in a shop for 10 days in the village.

What type of correlation does this scatter graph show?

..................................... [1]

3 State whether the following data is discrete or continuous.

(a) The weight of cat ....................................

(b) The number of stars ................................

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4 Expand and simplify. Use

(x+6)(x–5)

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5 Here is a shape made from 2 parallel lines and two transversals.

Not drawn accurately

Find the value of angle 𝑥 and angle 𝑦.

Give a reason for your answer.

(a) Angle 𝑥 = .....................º

Reason .............................................................

[2]

(b) Angle 𝑦 = .....................º

Reason ..............................................................
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6 A metal box contains beads of different colours. examiner’s
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The probability of selecting a bead of a particular colour is as follows.

Colour Probability
White 0.2
Black 0.4
Red 0.3
Yellow 0.1

What is the probability that a bead taken from the box will be black or red?

............................ [1]

7 Here is an equation.

𝑥 = 3𝑎2 − 4𝑏 + 𝑎𝑏

Find the value of 𝑥 when a= 5 and b= -3

𝑥 = ............. [1]

8 find the equation of the line that passes through the two points.

(-1, 6) and (-3 , -4)

..................................... [2]

9 Here is a number fact.

35×67 = 2345
Use this fact to find 35 × 66

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10 Round 309.558 to 3 significant figures. Use

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11 Evaluate.

2(4 − 3 × 5)2 − 2(6 ÷ 3 + 1)

………………….[2]

12 Ali is multiplying a number by 0.03

Hoda is dividing the same number by 0.03

Who will have the bigger answer?

...........................

Explain why.

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13 A ship sails from point A to point B. examiner’s
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It then changes direction and continues sailing to rich point C.

Scale 1: 10 000

(a) Measure the bearing of B from A.

..................... o[1]

(b) How many kilometres does the ship sail from point B to point C?

..................... km. [1]

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14 Here is an equation. Use

2−3 × 2𝑏 = 25

Find the value of b.

b = ...................... [1]

15 solve the equation.

36 + 2𝑥 2 = 42

𝑥 = ..................... [2]

16 Solve the following equations simultaneously.

3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 12

2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7

𝑥 = .............................

𝑦 = ............................. [2]

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17 Estimate the square root of 39 examiner’s
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Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

..................................... [1]

18 Work out an estimate for.

7.2×20
0.5

..................................... [2]

19 Complete.

223 × .......... = 6

[2]

20 Represent −𝑥 < 3 on the number line

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21 Workout the inverse function of the following Use

𝑦 = 3(x-7)

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22 Ramses rolls a fair six sided die 60 times.

How many times can he expect to roll an even number greater than 2?

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23 The table shows the Number of papers Mr. Adel uses in Year 10 each day over a 3 week examiner’s
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period.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

Day S M T W TH S M T W TH S M T W TH
No. of
4 2 10 12 18 3 6 10 17 16 5 6 7 15 15
papers

a) Draw a Time Series Graph for the above data.

[2]

b) Describe any pattern shown by the Time Series Graph.

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………...……………………….…………………….

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24 Make 𝑤 the subject of the formula. Use

𝑥 = 𝑝 − 𝑟𝑤

𝑤 = ................................... [2]

25 Ahmed spends L.E 200 on rent.

This is five eighths of his monthly income.
Calculate Ahmed’s total monthly income.

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26 Here is a shape made from 32 small cubes. examiner’s
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Draw the front and the side elevation of the shape on the grid below.

Front elevation Side elevation

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