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Year 8 Common - Term 2 2013: Directions
Year 8 Common - Term 2 2013: Directions
TIME : 70 minutes
Name:
Teacher:
Topics Tested: (Term1,2) Statistics, number plane, graphing, Algebra and Indices, Geometry, Equations, Percentages
Directions
• Full working should be shown in every question.
Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
• Use black or blue pen only (not pencils) to write your solutions.
• No liquid paper/correction tape is to be used.
If a correction is to be made, one line is to be ruled through the incorrect answer.
• The diagrams are not to scale.
• Calculators are allowed
Q1 to Q6
1
/ 10
Q7 to Q10
2
/ 12
Q12, Q13 Q11
3
/9 /3
Q14 to Q17
4
/ 12
Q19, Q20 Q18
5
/6 /5
Q21 Q22, Q23
6
/2 /7
Class MC Q1,2,3,4,6 MC Q5
teacher /5 /1
Total
Sub-Total
/ 56 / 16 /72
~ Part A - Written Response ~ 7 Name a quadrilateral with
1 Solve for 𝑥𝑥 1 a) 2 axes of symmetry 1
5𝑥𝑥 + 2 = 17
b) 5𝑥𝑥 + 20
1
5 79
6 237
7 0379
8 1159
9 2
b)
c)
12 Sketch on the diagram the following lines. Label
all intercepts.
a) 𝑦𝑦 = |𝑥𝑥 − 2|y
y 2
d)
b) 2𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 4y
y
2
c) 𝑦𝑦 = −3 y
1
y
x
14 For this line shown in the diagram 18 Jill received a threatening letter. It is being 2
analysed by the police in an attempt to identify
its writer. The number of words per sentence
has been counted. The data is summarised in
the following table.
Number of words Frequency
per sentence
2 2
3 3
1 4 6
a) Calculate the gradient 5 6
6 7
7 5
∑ 𝑓𝑓=
2 1
b) Write its equation a) How many sentences are in this letter
15 Solve for 𝑥𝑥 2
a) 4(2𝑥𝑥 + 3) = 8 2
c) Calculate the mean number of words per
sentence to 2 decimal places
3𝑥𝑥−4
b) =2
3 2
1
d) Jill received a second letter. The police
suspect that a different person wrote this
second letter, because the sentences were
longer on average.
16 7% of a number is 35. What is the number? 2
Write a statement comparing the mean
number of words per sentence.
b) 𝑎𝑎−3 × 𝑏𝑏 5 ÷ (𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎)−1 2
(A) (B)
y
y
1 x
2
x
(C) (D)
1 x
~ End of Exam ~