8th Maths Non Calculator Test

Student Name : _______________________ 12/12/2023

1 (a) Write down the value of the 5 in the number 253 624.

500
................................................. [1]

(b) The crowd at a sports event is exactly 35 687.

Write this number correct to the nearest ten.

35690
................................................. [1]

2 (a)

Write down the number of lines of symmetry of this diagram.

I
................................................. [1]

(b)

Write down the order of rotational symmetry of this diagram.

2
................................................. [1]
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3 The table shows the average monthly temperatures, in °C, in Vladivostok.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

-12 -8 -2 5 10 14 18 20 16 9 -1 -9

(a) Find the difference between the highest and lowest of these temperatures.

20 1 12

32 32
............................................. °C [1]

(b) In February, the average temperature in Yakutsk is 37 °C below that in Vladivostok.

Find the average temperature in Yakutsk in February.

8 37
45 C
............................................. °C [1]

4 Two cubes have a total volume of 152 cm 3 .

One cube has an edge of length 5 cm.

(a) Calculate the length of the edge of the other cube.

V2 152
S 3 am
53 1 53 152
53 152 125
3
53 27
............................................ cm [2]

(b) Work out the total length of all of the edges of the larger cube.

Total length 12 5 60cm

............................................ cm [1]

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5 The diagram shows the net of a solid drawn on a 1 cm grid.

Name the solid formed by this net and describe fully the dimensions of this solid.

Cylinder
Name of solid .................................................................

3
Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................... [3]
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6 Write down

(a) a prime number between 10 and 15,

11 13
................................................. [1]

(b) an irrational number between 10 and 15.

................................................. [1]

7 20 students were asked how many pets they owned.

The responses are shown in the table.

Number of pets 0 1 2 3 4 5
R
Frequency
f 3 8 3 4 0 2

fr o 6 12 0 10

(a) Find the median number of pets.

I
................................................. [1]

(b) Calculate the mean number of pets.

m 3 1

Etf
................................................. [2]

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8 Work out.
2 3
(a) -
3 5

10,5
................................................. [1]
3 2
(b) '
5 3

3
................................................. [1]

9 Write these lengths in order of size, starting with the smallest.

32 000 cm 3300 mm 3.1 km 34 m

320m 3.3m 3100m 34m

3300mm, .................................
................................. 34m , ................................. 3.1 km [2]
32000cm , .................................
smallest
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10 The table below shows the monthly rent for nine apartments and the distance of these apartments from
the city centre.

Distance from the city centre (km) 0.8 1.5 2.7 3.6 2.0 4.3 2.3 3.0 1.0

Monthly rent ($) 570 470 420 300 480 270 390 360 530

600

500

400

Monthly
rent ($) 300

200

100

0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Distance from the city centre (km)

(a) Complete the scatter diagram.

The first four points have been plotted for you. [2]

(b) What type of correlation is shown on the scatter diagram?

Negative
................................................. [1]

(c) On the scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit. [1]

(d) Use your line of best fit to estimate the monthly rent for an apartment which is 4 km from the city
centre.

260
$ ................................................. [1]

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11 (a) 100 adults were asked the colour of their car.

The results are shown in the table.

Colour of car Red Black Blue Silver

Frequency 36 11 23 30

Write down the relative frequency that one of these cars is blue.

7 ................................................. [1]

(b) A different group of 1200 adults were asked the colour of their car.
The relative frequency of one of these adults owning a white car is 0.3 .

Find the number of these adults who own a white car.

1200 0 3

362
................................................. [1]

12 By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of

0.28 # 37.4
.
77.8

0
0.32 12

................................................. [2]
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13 (a) Expand and simplify.

(i) (x + 3) (x - 4)

2 x 4 312 4

7C 42 32 12
X X 12 ................................................. [2]

(ii) 5 (x + 2) - 2 (2x - 1)

5 10 471 2
12

................................................. [2]

(b) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

4b 5b
+
3 9

141 591

1791
................................................. [2]

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14 (a) Write 0.000 863 in standard form.

8 63 10 4
................................................. [1]

(b) The table below shows the approximate area of some deserts.

Desert Area in km 2

Antarctica 1.4 # 10 7

Arabian 2.3 # 10 6

Gobi 1.3 # 10 6

Kalahari 9.0 # 10 5

Sahara 9.0 # 10 6

(i) Write down the name of the desert with the largest area.

Antarctica
................................................. [1]

(ii) Calculate the total area of the Arabian and Kalahari deserts.
Give your answer in standard form.

2 3 1064 9 105
23 105 9 105
105 23 9
32 105
.......................................... km 2 [2]
3 2 106
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15 (a) Evaluate 7 - 3 ' 7 - 4 .

7
7
3 4
................................................. [1]

(b) Find the value of k when (3 6) k = 3 2 .

36 32

3 k = ................................................. [1]

(c) Simplify 3 (2 2 # 3 3 # 5 4) 2 .
Give your answer in the form 2 a # 3 b # 5 c .

3 24 36 58
24 37 58
a 4 b 7 C 8
................................................. [2]

17 The scale of a map is 2 cm to 1 km.

The area of a wood on the map is 6 cm 2 .

Calculate the actual area of the wood in km 2 .

711 5 00
cm um
cm if km
94m 25 108
AA 6 25 108
150 108
1 5 1010 m .......................................... km 2 [2]

1 5 km
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(c) On the unit grid below, draw and label vector p - q .

[2]
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6x + 2
20 f (x) =
5

(a) Find f (3) .

f 3 6 2
4
351

................................................. [1]

(b) Find f -1 (x) .

y 63ft
62 2
5y
2 6K
54
5463
f -1 (x) = ................................................. [3]
5
f x 2
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22 Factorise.

(a) 5ax - 3ay - 10cx + 6cy

a 57 2C 57
3y 34
5 a 2C
31

................................................. [2]

3x + 2
23 y=
2x - 1

Rearrange the formula to make x the subject.

2n 1 32 2
Y
2n 321 2
y y
37 2
Zoey Y
X 24 31 9 2

x = ................................................. [4]

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