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MATHEMATICS
GRADE 8-DIAGNOSTIC TEST

NAME:_______________________________ Date:_____________ Score:______________

Circle the correct letter of the answer.

1. Simplify: 3x – 7 + 5x +8

A) -5x +15 B) 2x +1 C) 8x -15 D) 8x +1

2. Simplify: m + m + 3m +4

A) 3m +4 B) 5m -4 C) 5m +4 D) 2m +3m +4

3. Evaluate: (-2) x (5) x (-6)

A) -30 B) -60 C) 30 D) 60

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4. Evaluate: 3 − 6

A) B) − c) − D)

2 7 −8
5. Evaluate: + 4 𝑥 14
3

A) − B) C) D)

6. Evaluate: 43- 23

A) 8 B) -8 C) 72 D) 56

7. Determine the value of x in the proportion: 3 : 5 = x : 15

A) 5 B) 9 C) 6 D) 3
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8. Determine the value of x that satisfies the equation: 4x = 20

A) 5 B)4 C) 6 D) 20

9. Evaluate: 32 – 4 x 2

A) -1 B) 4 C) -2 D) 1

10. Evaluate: 3 +12 ÷ 3

A) 7 B) 5 C) 6 D) 12

11. Last year there were 1940 students at Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School. This year there are 15%
less students than last year. How many students are at Fletcher’s Meadow this year?

A) 2231 B) 1649 C) 1925 D) 1807

12. The value of -32 is

A) 9 B) 6 C) -9 D) -6

13. Which of these is equal to y3?

A) y + y + y B) y +2y C) (y)(2y) D) (y)(y)(y)

14. The table represents a linear relationship between x and y. What is the missing number in the table?

x y A) 2
1 1 B) 4
C) 6
2
D) 8
3 7

15. Sajeeda combines 5 litres of red paint, 2 litres of blue paint and 2 litres of yellow paint. What is the ratio
of red paint to total paint?

A) 5:2 B) 9:4 C) 5:4 D) 5:9

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16. The temperature outside in -5˚C on Monday. Overnight it drops by 3˚C. Between 9am and noon the
next day it rises 2˚C. What is the temperature on Tuesday at noon?

A) -6˚C B) 0˚C C) -4˚C D) -10˚C

17. The opposite angle theorem (OAT) states that:

A. Adjacent Angles are equal

B. The sum of opposite angles is 180˚
C. The sum of opposite angles is 360˚
D. Opposite angles are equal

18. Find the value of the expression -3k – 4k2 + 4h - 7 if k = -3 and h = 4.

A. 18 B) -18 C) 54 D) 42

19. Evaluate 5 – 3(2-6)3

A. 128 B) -187 C) -128 D) 197

20. Which of the following are listed in order from least to greatest?

(A) 10, 4, 1, -5, -2 (B) -3, 3, 2, 5, 7 (C) -4, -1, 1, 0, 2 (D) -11, -1, 0, 11, 20

21. Which shows 7.75 expressed as a percent?

(A) 7750% (B) 7.75% (C) 77.5% (D) 775%

22. 162.75 is 35% of what number?

(A) 465 (B) 4.65 (C) 46.5 (D) 0.465

23. What is the exponential form of -5x-5x-5x-5?

(A) - 5 4 (B) (- 5) - 4 (C) (- 5) 4 (D) 5 – 4

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24. Find | - 9 | - 3

(A) - 12 (B) 6 (C) - 6 (D) - 3

25. Which of the following is NOT correct?

(A) - 5 < 0 (B) - 12 = - |12| (C) -1 > -10 (D) - | -1 | > 0

26. A submarine first went down 725 feet below sea level. It then went up 150 feet. What was the final
depth of the submarine?

(A) - 875 feet (B) - 575 feet (C) - 725 feet (D) +575 feet

27. If a 24-inch-tall model were built to the scale in. =1 ft, how tall would the actual figure be?

(A) 18 ft. (B) 32 in. (C) 24 ft. (D) 32 ft.

28. A hiker first hiked down into a canyon 345 feet below sea level.

She then hiked 950 feet up the side of a mountain. What was the final altitude of the hiker?

(A) - 605 feet (B) - 1295 feet (C) 605 feet (D) 1295 feet

29. The absolute value is 3 and the number is to the left of 0 on the number line. Which integer is described by
the following?

(A) - 3 (B) 3 (C) - 1 (D) - 2

30. Which expression represents 5.784 x 10 5 in standard notation?

(A) 578,400 (B) 57,840,000 (C) 57,840 (D) 5,784,000

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31. The dimensions of a box that a radio came in are 12 in. by 8 in. by 5 in. What is
the volume of the box?

(A) 96 in.3 (B) 480 in.3 (C) 40 in.3 (D) 60 in.3

32. Evaluate the formula F = 1.8 C + 32 for C = 40

(A) 33.8 (B) 104 (C) 102 (D) 72

33. Evaluate P = 2 L + 2 W for L = 6 and W = 8.

(A) 48 (B) 14 (C) 192 (D) 28

34. What is the measure of the supplement of an angle with a measure of 41°?

(A) 49° (B) 139° (C) 74° (D) 164°

35. Solve for x: 6x + 4 = 124.

(A) x = 120 (B) x = 124 (C) x = 20 (D) x = 6

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36. Solve 3 − 5 = 15.

(A) p = 20 (B) p = 15 (C) p = 80 (D) p = 60

37. Write an algebraic expression for three times the sum of a number and 7.

(A) 3n + 7 (B) 3(n + 7) (C) 3n + (7) (D) Not here

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38. Solve 2 = −60.

(A) n = 120 (B) n = - 30 (C) n = - 120 (D) n = 30

39. Write an algebraic expression for the quotient of a number and 4.

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(A) n + 4 (B) n  4 (C) 4 (D) n – 4

40. x 10 is a solution to which inequality?

(A) x – 7  3 (B) x – 7 > 3 (C) x – 7 < 3 (D) x – 7  3

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