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PRACTICE EXAMINATION

KS3 Math Grade 8

Answers

Candidate Vietnamese name: ……………………………………………………………………………

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School:…………………………………………………………….. Class:………………………………………

Date:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……

Instructions

 The test is 20 minutes long + 10 minutes with your review booklet.

 You will need a black ink or ball-point pen, pencil and rubber (eraser).
 Try to answer all the questions..
 Write any calculations or working on the question paper.
 Check your work carefully.
 Raise your hand if you have a question.
 Cheating will result in failure.
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Pie Charts
1) This is information on how Marty spends his time in the garden.
Activity Time (Mins) Angle
Weeding a b
Cutting the grass 20 40o
Planting c 80o
Digging d 100o

What is the value of a?

70 mins (0.5 marks)
What is the value of b?
140
o
(0.5 marks)
What is the value of c?
40 mins (0.5 marks)
What is the value of d?
50 mins (0.5 marks)

Harry asked each student in his class how they travelled to school that day.

He used the results to draw this pie chart.

How did most of the students travel to school?

Walk (0.5 marks)

Harry asked a total of 24 students.

Work out the number of students who cycled to school.
(2 marks)
6 students (0.5 marks)
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Stem and Leaf Diagram

1) Here are the lengths in millimetres of 15 earthworms.
43 19 35 28 21
28 28 18 24 33
31 36 12 41 28
a) Arrange the data into a Stem and Leaf Diagram.
Rearrange data in ascending order:
(12, 18, 19, 21, 24, 28, 28, 28, 28, 31, 33, 35, 36, 41, 43)
(0.5 marks) 1 2 8 9 (0.5 marks)
(0.5 marks) 2 1 4 8 8 8 8 (0.5 marks)
(0.5 marks) 3 1 3 5 6 (0.5 marks)
(0.5 marks) 4 1 3 (0.5 marks)

b) How many earthworms are over 40mm?

2(1 mark )
c) Write down the mode.
28(1 mark )
d) What fraction of the earthworms are under 20mm?
1/5(1 mark )

2) The number of people visiting a cafe each day, for 11 days, is listed below.
104 131 120 115 109 124 128 118 116 120 125

a) Arrange the data into a Stem and Leaf Diagram.

104, 109, 115, 116, 118, 120, 120, 124, 125, 128, 131
(0.5 marks) 10 4 9 (0.5 marks)
(0.5 marks) 11 5 6 8 (0.5 marks)
(0.5 marks) 12 0 0 4 5 8 (0.5 marks)
(0.5 marks) 13 1 (0.5 marks)

b) What is the mode?

120 (1 mark)
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Estimation
I) Work out an estimate to each calculation
II) Calculate the exact answer. Round to 3 s.f.
3.725− 1.628 0.803
a) 4.96 ×1.98 c)3.965
+ 1.074

4−2 0.8 8
≈ =0.2 ≈ + 1= +1=1.2
5 ×2 4 40
Exact =0.214 Exact ¿ 1.28

b)
√ 50.77
0.513
d)
5.843+8.925 −3.185
7.24 − 2.19

≈
√ √
50
0.5
=
500
5
=√ 100=10 ≈
6+9 −3 12 10
7−2
= ≈ =2
5 5
Exact =9.95 Exact ¿ 2.29

(0.5 marks for each correct estimate∧exact , total 4 marks)

1) Phoebe pays 2.8 pence per minute to use her phone. On average, Phoebe uses her
phone for 77 minutes per day. She pays her phone bill for 29 days.
Work out an estimate for how much Phoebe pays.

3 pence /mins x 80 mins /day x 30 days=7200 pence (1 mark)

Is your answer an underestimate or overestimate?

Estimate=7200 p vs . Actual=6252.4 p → Overestimate (0.5 mark )

2) A baby was born every 43 seconds in the UK in 2018. Work out an estimate for the
total number of babies born in the UK in 2018. Show your work.
Actual=60 x 60 x 24 x 365=31 536 000 s / yr
Estimate ≈ 60 x 60 x 20 x 400 ≈ 3600 x 8000≈ 4000 x 8000=32000 000 s / yr
¿ of babies=32000 000 /40=800 000 babies
(2 marks for estmation , 1 mark for final answer , 3 marks total)
Bounds
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1) A measure is given as 200 cm rounded to the nearest 10 cm. What is the lower
bound for the actual measure?
LB=200−(10 /2)=195 cm(0.5 mark)

2) What are the upper and lower bounds of 5.8 to one decimal place?
UB=5.8+(0.1/2)=5.85 cm(0.5 mark )
LB=5.8 −(0.1 /2)=5.75 cm(0.5 mark)

3) James is trying to find the density, in g/cm3, of a block of wood. The block of wood is
in the shape of a cuboid. He measures the length as 13.2 cm, width as 16.0 cm, height
as 21.7 cm; all correct to the nearest mm.
He measure the mass of the cuboid as 1970g, correct to the nearest 5 g.
Work out the UB and LB of the density (rounded to 3 sig fig).

Cuboid : (nearest mm=nearest 0.1 cm→ ± 0.05)

LUB∧L LB =13.2± 0.05=13.15 cm− 13.25 cm(0.5 marks each , 1 mark total )
W UB ∧W LB=16+0.05=15.95 cm−16.05 cm(0.5 marks each , 1 mark total )
H UB∧H LB =21.7 ± 0.05=21.65 cm−21.75 cm( 0.5 marks each , 1 mark total )
3
Volume LB =LLB x W LB x H LB =13.15 x 15.95 x 21.65=4540 cm (0.5 marks)
3
Volume UB=LUB x W UB x H UB =13.25 x 16.05 x 21.75=4625 cm (0.5 marks )
Mass LB=1970 − 2.5=1967.5 g(0.5 marks)
MassUB=1970+ 2.5=1972.5 g(0.5 marks)
Mass LB 1967.5 g 3
Density LB = = =0.42536 ..=0.425 g /cm (0.5 marks)
VolumeUB 4625 cm3
MassUB 1972.5 g 3
Density UB= = 3
=0.43438 ...=0.434 g/cm (0.5 marks)
Volume LB 4540 cm

4) A solid metal cube has side of length 125 mm, correct to 3 s.f.
The cube is melted down and the metal is used to make solid spheres, each of volume
140 cm3, correct to the nearest 10 cm3.
What is the greatest number of spheres that could be made from the metal?

Correct ¿ 3 s . f =1/2=±0.5 (1 mark)

LUB∧L LB =125 ±0.5=124.5 mm −125.5 mm=12.45 cm− 12.55 cm(1mark )
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For the greatest number of spheres → most (UB )metal cube volume /least (LB)sphere volume
3
Cube VolumeUB =12.55 x 12.55 x 12.55=1976.656375.... cm (1 mark )
3
SphereVolume LB=140 − 5=135 cm (1 mark )
Cube Volume UB 1976.656375
= =14.64187 ≈ 14 spheres (1 mark)
Sphere Volume LB 135

Inequalities
1) Plot the inequality on a number line. Zero is NOT a positive or negative integer.
a) x is a positive integer such that x ≤ 2 b) x is a negative integer such that x ≥ -6
(1 mark) (1 mark)

c) x is a positive integer such that x < 5 d) x is a negative integer such that x > -4
(1 mark) (1 mark)

2) Use inequalities to express the following variables.

d b

e c

a) −2< a ≤3 (1 mark)d ¿ − 3 ≤d < 0(1 mark)

b) 1 ≤b ≤ 3(1 mark ) e ¿ −3< e<− 2 (1 mark)
c) −1< c ≤ 4 (1 mark)
HCF, LCM, Prime Numbers and Venn Diagrams
Write down the:
a) first 12 multiples of 6, and the first 10 multiples of 8. Circle any common multiple.
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6 :6 , 12 ,18 ,24 ,30 , 36 , 42 , 48 , 54 , 60 , 66 , 72 (1 mark)

8 :8 , 16 , 24 , 32 , 40 , 48 , 56 ,72 , 80 (1 mark)
b) the lowest common multiple (LCM): 24 (1 mark)
c)
90 96 70 98

2
3 3 7
2 2 5 7
5 2 2
2

6 1,440 14 490

(1 mark for VD , 1mark for HCF /LCM , 4 marks total )

Decimals & Fractions
1) Convert the recurring decimals to simplified fractions.
a) 0. 6̇ c) 0. 1̇2 6̇
x=0.66666 x=2/3 x=0.126126126 x=14 /111
10 x=6.6666 (1 mark) 1000 x=126.126 (1 mark)
9 x=6 999 x=126

b) 0.6 1̇ 2̇ d) 0.11 7̇ 2̇
x=0.6121212 x=101/165 x=0.11727272 x=129 /1100
10 x=6.121212 (1 mark) 100 x=11.727272 (1 mark)
1000 x=612.121212 10000 x=1172.727272
990 x=606 9900 x=1161
Significant Figures & Standard Form
1) Evaluate in standard form:
a) ( 4 ×108 )×(3 × 105) c) (2.5 ×10 5) ×(5× 104 )
8+5 5+4
¿(4 x 3) x 10 ¿(2.5 x 5)x 10
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¿ 12 x 10 =12.5 x 10
14 10
¿ 1.2 x 10 (1 mark )=1.25 x 10 (1 mark)

b) (7 ×10 9)÷(2 ×103 ) d) (6 ×10 5)÷(3 ×103 )

9 −3 5 −3
¿( 7/ 2) x 10 ¿( 6/ 3) x 10
6 2
¿ 3.5 x 10 ( 1mark )=2 x 10 (1 mark)

2) Write in standard form: Write as ordinary numbers:

a) 0.032: −2
3.2 x 10 (0.5 mark ) a ¿ 3 x 10 : 3000
3
(0.5 mark )

b) 6 000 000 : 6 x 10 6 (0.5 mark ) b ¿ 4.352 x 10 : 435,200

5
(0.5 mark )

c) 5.8 million: 5.8 x 106 (0.5 mark ) c ¿ 6.42 x 104 : 64,200 (0.5 mark )

d) 0.00753 : 7 .53 x 10− 3 (0.5 mark ) d ¿ 2.75 x 10− 7 : 0.000000275

(0.5 mark )

3) Round: 1,345,625.3545

To the nearest 10 : 1,345,630 (1 mark)

To the nearest 1000 : 1,346,000 (1 mark)

Correct to 1 decimal place : 1,345,625.4 (1 mark)

Correct to 2 decimal places : 1,345,625.35 (1 mark)

Correct to 1 significant figures : 1,000,000 (1 mark)

Correct to 2 significant figures : 1,300,000 (1 mark)

Correct to 3 significant figures : 1,350,000 (1 mark)

Ratios & Proportions

1) Express the following ratios in their simplest form.
a) 1/4 : 3/4 c) 0.2 : 1.2 : 0.6
1 :3 (1 mark) 1 :6 :3 (1 mark)
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b) 3.2 : 0.8 d) 0.02 : 0.2

4 :1(1 mark) 1 :10 (1 mark)

2) Express these ratios in their simplest whole number form.

a) 350 g of flour to 150 g of sugar: 7 :3 (0.5 marks)
b) 30 cows to 180 turkeys: 1 :6 (0.5 marks)

3) Kingston pays $150 to spend a 2 hour dinner with Drake, while Nathan pays $350 for
his 3 hour dinner with Drake. Who got the better deal?

$ 150 $ 350
Kingston : =$ 75/hr vs . Nathan : =$ 116. 6̇/hr
2 3

Kingston got thebetter deal !

(1 mark)