PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject: Mathematics Practice Test Std: VIII

1. Write 0.0000913 in standard form.

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

2. The line AB is one side of an equilateral triangle ABC.

Using a straight edge and compasses only, construct triangle ABC.

A B
[2]

3.

In the diagram, AB is a straight line.

Find the value of x and the value of y.

x = ………………………… [1]

y = ………………………… [1]

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4. Solve the equation.
p 3
3
5

p = ………………………… [2]

5.

.
The diameter of the large circle is 13 cm. The radius of the small circle is 2 cm.
Calculate the shaded area.

…………………………cm2 [4]

6. (a) Calculate the volume of a solid cylinder with radius 6 cm and height 14 cm,

……………………….cm3 [2]

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 (b)
.

The diagram shows a sector of a circle with radius 7 cm and sector angle 120°.
Calculate the perimeter of this sector.

................................................. [3]

2 1
7. Work out 2  3 .
3 2
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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8. In a sale, a shop reduces all prices by 12%.
Dina buys a book which has an original price of $6.50 .
Calculate how much Dina pays for the book.

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

9. Work out.
3
(16 p8 ) 4

………………………. [2]

10. (a) The pictogram shows the number of different coloured cars a garage sells in a
month.

Yellow

Red

White

Silver

Key: = 12 cars

Work out how many more white cars than red cars the garage sells.

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

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 (b) The number of passengers on a bus is recorded each day for 14 days.
15 18 22 17 35 38 24
19 19 24 25 31 36 29
Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram.

Key: 15 represents 15 passengers [2]

11. Factorise:
(a) 12(m  p)  8(m  p)2

p = .............................................. [2]

(b) 2x + 6 – 3xy – 9y

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

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