Term 1b Assessment Revision Guide

Subject: Mathematics Year Group: 8 Assessment Duration: 50 minutes

Recommended Revision Topics/Skills to be Assessed

Unit 1: Number

 Calculating with negative integers

 Prime factor decomposition
 Using indices
 Priority of operations

Unit 2: Equations and Formulae

 Solving one-step equations

 Solving two-step equations
 More complex equations
 Working with formulae

Unit 3: Working with Powers

 Simplifying expressions
 More simplifying
 Factorising expressions
 Expanding and factorising expressions
 Substituting and solving

Unit 4: 2D Shapes and 3D Solids

 Area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia

 Area of compound shapes
 Properties of 3D solids
 Surface area
 Volume
 Measure of area and volume
 Plans and elevations
 Solving problems with 3D solids and measures
 Textbook Pages/Links to Useful Websites
Pearson Active Learn – Online Textbook Pages
Unit 1 – Number – Pages 1 – 10
Unit 2 – Equations and Formulae – Pages 23 – 32
Unit 3 – Working with powers – Pages 45 – 56
Unit 4 – 2D Shapes and 3D Solids – Pages 69 – 91

Helpful Video Links

Mr. J’s YouTube channel has a lot of good example videos that you may find helpful to revise from. Please follow the link below.
Math with Mr. J

Phoenix classroom has all your lesson PowerPoints that you can refer to when revising. It also has a revision resource pack that has additional
practice questions for you to try. Please find the link below.

Phoenix Classroom