Summer Assessment

Year 8

Mathematics
Higher: No calculator allowed
Time allowed: 45 minutes

First name Sachith

Middle name Deushan
Last name Gamage Don
Date of birth Day 28 Month sep Year 2007
Teacher Ms. Eunife Biscarra

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1 The rule for the nth term of a sequence is 3n + 7

Work out the 10th term of the sequence.

37
1 mark

Is 78 a term in the sequence?

You must show how you got your answer.

3n + 7

So 78-7 = 71.
71/3 = 23.666667.
So no it is not in the sequence

2 marks

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2 Teddy buys a game for £20
Later, he sells the game for £16
What percentage loss does Teddy make?

20 %
2 marks

3 The table shows the mean and range of the number of text
messages sent by two friends over a week.

Mean Range

Whitney 39 81

Huan 42 12

Compare the number of text messages sent by Whitney

and Huan that week.

Huan sent more messages than whitney because

it mean is higher, but Whitney's range is higher
than Huan's
2 marks

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4

65° (2x – 4)°

Find the value of x.

x = 34.5
2 marks

Solve the inequality.

6x – 5 > 2(2x + 1)

6x - 5 = 2(2x +1)
6x - 5 = 4x + 2
6x - 4x = 5 + 2
2x = 7
x = 7/2
x = 3.5
x = 3.5
3 marks

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5 The graph shows the change in house prices between 2018 and 2019

Average house price

£233,000

£232,000

£231,000

2018 2019
Year

Explain why the graph could be misleading.

A house price cant normally increase by 20,000 in a

year, in 2018 the average price was 231,000 but in 2019
it increased to 233,000. so it could be wrong

1 mark

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6 Here is the plan of a field.

6 cm Scale: 1 cm represents 20 m.

5 cm

2 cm

7.5 cm

Work out the perimeter of the field.

Give your answer in metres.

500 m
2 marks

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7 Construct the perpendicular bisector of this line.
You should leave your construction lines visible.

2 marks

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8 The table gives information about the languages studied
by year 8 students at school A.

Language French Spanish German

Number of students 54 38 28

Draw a pie chart for this information.

3 marks

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What is the probability that a year 8 student at school A studies French?

54/120
1 mark

At school B, 108 year 8 students study French.

This is 60% of the year group.

How many students do not study French in year 8 in school B?

72/180 students
2 marks

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9 A logo consists of an isosceles trapezium and a semicircle.

Calculate the area of the logo, giving you answer in terms of π.

10 cm 6 cm

5 cm

54.13 cm2
3 marks

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 y

10 5

x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

l--------------l
-1

-2 l--------------l

-3

-4

-5

Write down the equation of the dotted line.

1n
1 mark

Reflect the rectangle in the dotted line.

2 marks

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11 The ratio of the interior and exterior angles of a regular polygon is 3 : 1

How many sides does the polygon have?

Show all your working.

3+1 = 4
180/4 = 45
360/45 = 8
There are 8 sides.

3 marks

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12 The table shows the number of goals scored by a football team in
20 matches.

Number of goals scored Frequency

0 5 0
1 8 8
2 4 8
3 2 6
4 1 4
20 26

Work out the mean number of goals scored by the team per game.

26/20 = 1.3
Mean = 1.3
3 marks

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13 Put these numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.

5 2 3 1
4
1
5 × 10 3
8 × 10 -3
2 -3
4 2
0
5000 0.008 0.125 0
2

0, 8x10(-3), 2(-3), 4(1/2), 5x10(3)

2 marks

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14 Work out the size of the angle labelled y.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.

57
(3x --6)° 57 y
57

(99 --2x)° 57 Diagram not drawn accurately.

3x - 6 = 99 - 2x
3x + 2x = 6 +99
5x = 105
x = 105/5
x = 21

3 x 21 - 6 =
63 - 6 =
= 57

180 - 57 = 123

y = 123 °
3 marks

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