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TOPICAL TEST
Year 8
Chapter 3,4 – Shapes and mathematical drawings, Length, Mass and
Capacity

Name: Date: Mark: _________ / 65 Percentage:

1 Convert each of the following: [12]

a) 3600mm² to m² b) 78.7 km² to cm²

c) 20000 cm² into m² d) 8.87 m³ into cm³

e) 12,000 mm 3 to cm 3 f) 23.7l to ml

2.984m³ to cm³ 8000mm² to m²

g) h)

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2 What metric unit would you use to measure: [4]

a) The Mass of a ship b) Distance from Rome to Paris

c) Length of a football pitch d) Mass of a baby

e) Mass of a spider f) Volume of a cupful of coffee

g) Area of a school field Mass of a small table

3 A tin of paint is sold in 1.5 L. A litre of paint covers about 12m². Estimate the number of tins needed [3]
to paint a rectangular wall measuring 15m by 3.5m.

4 Draw accurate nets for these 3D shapes on squared paper.(Draw on the space provided on the [6]
right.

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a)

b)

c)

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5 A newborn baby has a mass of 3.84 kg. The mass of the baby increases by 242g each week, for [3]
the first 4 weeks. Calculate the mass of the baby, in g, when it is 4 weeks old.

6 a) A car is travelling at 66 miles per hour to a certain place.Approximately, how many kilometers per [3]
hour is this?

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 b) Convert 77.8 km into miles [2]

7 a) ABCD is a parallelogram [2]

Prove that triangles ABD and BCD are congruent.

[2]
b) James and Chris each draw a triangle with one side of 10cm, one angle of 45° and one angle of
85°. James says their triangles are congruent. Explain why James is incorrect.

8 a) Billy has a cuboid shaped cupboard that measures 3.4m high, 2.2m long, and a width of 1.3m. [3]

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 Find the volume of the cuboid in cm³

b)Write the volume in a) in mm³ [2]

9 Draw the following: [6]

a) Draw a triangle PQR with sides PQ = 5 cm b) Draw a circle of radius 4 cm

RQ = 3 cm and PQR = 57°

c) Construct a parallelogram PQRS with a d) Draw a triangle XYZ with angle Y = 45°angle
base PQ of 6 cm an angle of 60o and the X= 75° and side XY = 6 cm
other side of 4 cm.

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 State how many lines of symmetry are for the following shapes:
10 [4]

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 a) b)

Lines of symmetry : ________ Lines of symmetry : ________

Rotational symmetry order : _________ Rotational symmetry order : _________

Lines of symmetry : ________ Lines of symmetry : ________

Rotational symmetry order : _________ Rotational symmetry order : _________

11 Answer the following: [2]

a) On the diagram below, shade one b) Which of these shapes has the most lines of
square so that the shape has exactly symmetry?
one line
of symmetry.

1. Kite
2. Parallelogram
3. Rhombus
4. Trapezium

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12 a) A bucket contains 2.55 litres of water inside. Aaron added 1300ml of water. How many litres of [2]
water are there now?

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 b) Aaron’s friend Jenny added another 375ml of water, before accidentally slipping the bucket to fell [2]
and lose 800ml of water. What is the balance amount of water left, in litres, in the bucket?

13 Two of the triangles below are congruent. [2]

Identify the two congruent triangles and Explain your answer.

14 a) Genna cycles a distance of 2.85 km to her friends house. She then walks a further 870 m to a [2]
restaurant with her friend. Calculate the total distance, in m, that she covered.

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b) Genna then had to jog slowly to a nearby clinic as her friend needs an immediate bandage, [2]
approximately 375.50 m from the current location. Estimate the new total distance covered by her
in metres.

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