SYDNEY

BOYS
HIGH
SCHOOL

YEAR 8 HALF YEARLY

2021 ASSESSMENT
TASK

Mathematics
General Instructions: Time Allowed: 90 minutes

• All questions may be attempted.

• Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
• Show ALL relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations
• If you wish to rewrite an answer, draw a line through your faulty answer and
rewrite your answer on the back page of each booklet.
• Show the number and part of the answer being rewritten.
• Leave your answers in the simplest exact form, unless otherwise stated.
• NESA approved calculators may be used.
• Clearly indicate your class by placing a cross next to your class.

Examiner: JM

Name: _________________________________

Class Teacher Question Marks

8MaA Ms A Ward / Ms J Bui 1 / 16
8MaS Mr A Wang 2 / 16
8MaU Mr J James 3 / 16
8Ma1 Mr R Wang 4 / 16
8MaP Mr T Broockman 5 / 16
8MaL Ms B Kilmore
Total / 80
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Question 1 ( /16 Marks)

(a) Evaluate:
(i) 10 - 4 ÷ 2 1

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(ii) 6 ´ ( -3) - 5 1

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(viii) Five less than two lots of the cube root of sixty four. 1

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(b) Express 3
987 ´14 correct to 2 decimal places. 2

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(c) Circle the correct response below.

Which one of the following IS a Pythagorean triad? 1

(A) {6,8,9} (B) {12,60,61} (C) {48,55,73} (D) {39,80,81}

(d) What is 15% of 3 hours? (Write your answer in minutes). 1

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(f) What are the coordinates of the point on the number plane that is 3 units up and 4 units to the 1
left of the point (5, –2)?

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(g) Circle the correct response below.

The volume of Sebastián’s swimming pool is 22 m3 . The capacity is: 1

(A) 2200 L (B) 22 000 L (C) 0.22ML (D) 2.2ML

(h) Circle the correct response below.

Which of the following does not simplify to 6x 2 ? 1

12 x3
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(A) 3x 2 + 3x 2 (B) x ´ 6 x (D)
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 SYDNEY Name: ……………...…………………
BOYS
HIGH 8Ma …………
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Question 2 ( /16 Marks)

(a) Given that a = -3 , b = -5 , c = 4 and d = 6 , find the value of the following:

(i) d - b2 1

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a c
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(b) Show that a triangle with sides 35 cm, 84 cm and 91 cm is right-angled. 2

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(c) Find the value of the following pronumerals, correct to 2 decimal places.

(i) 2

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13 cm
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(d) Completely simplify the surd 24 1

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(e) Simplify the following fractions:
3a a
(i) - 2
4 6

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7 r 4r
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 SYDNEY Name: ……………...…………………
BOYS
HIGH 8Ma …………
SCHOOL

Question 3 ( /16 Marks)

(a) The square ABCD has a perimeter of 360 cm. The point E is the midpoint of the edge DC of the 3
square.

What is the perimeter, in centimetres, of the shaded trapezium, (correct to one decimal place)?

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a 2 4 6 8
b 1 -3 -7 -11

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(c) Completely factorise the following:

(i) 9 x - 12 1

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(ii) x(t - s) + y(t - s) 2

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(iii) ab - c + a - bc 2

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(d) A parallelogram has a perimeter of 48 m and the longer parallel sides each have a length of 2
15 m. How long are the shorter sides?

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(e) Simplify the following:

(i) 3x ´ 2 x ´ 2 x ÷ 3xy 1

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3a 2b ´ ( 2ab 2 )
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 SYDNEY Name: ……………...…………………
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HIGH 8Ma …………
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Question 4 ( /16 Marks)

(a) If p - q = a and x - y = b, write down, an expression in terms of a and b.

(i) 1- p + q 1

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(ii) ( p + x) - ( q + y ) 2

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1 - 2 px + 2 py + 2qx - 2qy
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(d) The Dragon Spoon Top Ski Resort is situated on top of a 3.6 km high mountain. A cable car from
the resort travels along the cable at 5 m/s and takes 13 min to reach the ground station.

(i) How long is the cable? 1

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(ii) How far is the ground station from the base of the mountain? 1

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(e) In the diagram, PQ is perpendicular to QT, PR = ST, PS = 9 cm, SQ = 16 cm and QR = 60 cm. 3
Find RT. P

9 cm
S

16 cm

Q T
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Expand ( x - y ) .
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(iii) Hence, show that DPQR is isosceles. 2

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 SYDNEY Name: ……………...…………………
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HIGH 8Ma …………
SCHOOL

Question 5 ( /16 Marks)

(a) Two paddocks are planted with tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The tomatoes occupy 65% of 3
the area of the first paddock, 45% of the area of the second paddock, and 53% of the total area
of the two paddocks. What percentage of the total area is the first paddock?

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(b) An extension ladder rests against a vertical wall and reaches 4 m up the wall from the 3
horizontal ground. When the ladder is extended a further 0.8 m, it reaches a further
1.2 m up the wall without its feet being moved from their original position. Find the
original length of the ladder.

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(c) Find the total area of the shaded parts of this solid. It is a cube with the corner removed 3
(correct to three decimal places).
1 cm

1 cm 2 cm

2 cm
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(d) The diagram shows a rectangular prism ABCDEFGH. 3

AB = 7 cm, AF = 5 cm and FC = 15 cm.

Calculate the volume of the prism, leaving your answer correct to three decimal places.

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(e) A slow train leaves Canberra at 9:17 am and arrives in Goulburn at 12:02 pm. In the same 4
day, the express train leaves Canberra at 9:56 am and arrives in Goulburn at 11:36 am. At
which time does the express pass the slow train if each is travelling at a constant speed, (to the
nearest minute)?

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