YEKA SUB CITY ADMINSTRATION OF EDUCATION BUREAU

ADDIS ABEBA

GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS MODEL EXAMINATIONS

2015E.C/ 2023G.C

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 40 TIME ALLOWED: -1 HOUR

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET HAS EXAMINATION OF MATHEMATICS.IN THIS

EXAMINATION, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 40 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS.

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1. Which one of the following is correct?
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A. – 0.67 € Z- B. 0.2 € Z+ C. – 2 € Q+ D. 0.67 € Q

2. The solution set of an equation -6|4 − 3x | − 4 = −10 is

5 5 5
A. No solution B. { 1, } C.{ 1, - 3} D. { -1, - 3}
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3. Which of the following statement is not correct?
7 7 5 4 2 3 0 1
A. |− 2 | < B. |− 3 | > C. < |− 4 | D. > -3 4
2 3 3 10

4. Which group of numbers is ascending order?

3 1 3 1
A. -0.7, - 4 ,-1, - 2 , C. -1, - 4 , -0.7, - 2

1 3 1 3
B. − 2 ,-1, -0.7, - 4 D. - 2 , -0.7, - 4 ,-1

2 1 1 5 2 1
5. The simplified form of (2 − ) + 2 ( 5 + 5 ) is equal to:
3 3

29 14 5 5
A. B. C. 6 D. 9
18 9

6. A number is subtracted from 11 and the result is multiplied by 5 gives -45. What is a number?

A. 20 B. 30 C. 10 D. 40
𝑥(𝑥𝑦−7)
7. What is the simplest form of , if x = 6 and y =2
10

A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

8. If birr 80 is earned on birr 1600 in six month, at what the rate of simple interest has the interest
been earned?

A. 2 % B. 15% C. 20 % D. 10%

9. Which of the following statement is not true?

A. if √𝑥 = 0.9 then x = 0.81 C. if x = 1.2 then x2 = 1.44

B. if x = 0.25 then √𝑥 = 0.5 D. if x = 0.1 then x2 > 0.1

10. Which square root lie between the numbers 12 and 13?

A. √144 B. √156 C. √139 D. √170

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11. Which of the following is not a perfect cube?

A. 216 B. 343 C. 125 D. 108

12. The cube of an odd number is always ----------

A. even number C. prime number

B. odd number D. even or odd number

13. If the volume of a cube is 125cm3 then what would be the length of its side?

A. 25cm B. 4cm C. 5cm D.15cm

14. Which one of the following is true statement?

A. the graph of the equation x = a, a∈Q and a ≠ 0 is vertical line.

B. the graph of the line y = -x passes through the I and II quadrant.

C. the equation of the line y =4x+2 that pass through the origin of coordinates.

D. the graph of the equation y= b, b∈Q and b ≠ 0 that pass through the origin of coordinate.

15. What is the equation of the line that passes through the origin and the point ( -2, 6 )?
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A. y = -2x +6 B. y = 3x C. y = -3x D. 𝑦 = 3x

16. The solution set of the inequality 8(x + 2 ) ≤ 12x – (3x -18 ) is?

A. {𝑥: 𝑥 ≤ 2} B. {𝑥: 𝑥 ≥ −2} C. {𝑥: 𝑥 ≤ −34} D. {𝑥: 𝑥 ≥ −34}

17. The sum of the present ages of Ato Moges and his daughter is 50 years. In 5 years’ time Ato
Moges will be 3 times as old as his daughter. How old is his daughter?

A. 10 years B. 12 years C. 8 years D. 5 years

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18. Which inequality is equivalent to 4 – 3x > (2 – 8x )?
2

1 1
A. 4( 2 x -1) > C. 6(2x – 3) <2( 6x – 9)
2

B. – 4 – 6x < 2 - 4x D. 7(x + 8) –x > 0

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19. Given that: AC = BC and m(< 𝐴) = m(< 𝐵).Then ∆ACE ≅ ∆BCD, by

A. SSS A B

B. SAS

C. AA D E

D. All of the above C

20. Which one of the following is necessary true?

A. Any rhombuses are similar

B. If two triangles are similar, then they are congruent.

C. All similar polygons are congruent.

D. Any two squares are similar.

21. The areas of two similar polygons are 160cm2 and 10cm2. If a side of the smaller polygon is
4cm, find the corresponding side of the larger polygon?

A. 8cm B. 24cm C. 16cm D. 12cm

22. The exterior angle of a triangle is120°and the two remote interior angles are
(4𝑥+40)° and 60°. Find the value of x

A. 2 B. 5 C. 12 D. 10

23. In the figure below, the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle ∆ABC is 18cm and CB =
8cm.Find the altitude of a triangle?

A. 5√6 B. 3√2 C. √15 D . 4 √3

24. In a right angled triangle, the measure of one acute angle of a triangle is 6 more than two
times the measure of the other acute angle. Find the measure of the larger acute angle?

A. 620 B. 250 C. 840 D.90 0

25. A tree 32 meter-high is broken off 7 meter from the ground. How far from the foot of the tree
will the top strike the ground?

A. 6m B. 14m C. 24m D. 45m

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26. If the measure of arc AD=500 and the measure of arc DC= 800 as shown in the figure, then
find the measure of <ADC?

A. 1150 B. 1300 C. 800 D.230 0

27. Which of the following statement is False?

A. A secant of a circle contains chord of the circle.

B. An arc of a circle is a part of the circumference of a circle.

C.A sector of a circle is the part of a circle bounded by two chords and their intercepted arc

D. The largest chord is the diameter of a circle.

28. In the figure below, <ABD=350 and arc CB = 800, what is the measure of <DPA?

A.750 B. 300 C. 1800 D.25 0

29. In a circle, radius OA = (3𝑥−10) cm and radius OB = (𝑥 + 2) cm. Find the length of a
diameter of a circle. A. 14cm B. 6cm C. 12cm D. 45cm

30. Which of the following statement is FALSE?

A. A cone has one vertex and one curved edge.

B. A triangular pyramid has a parallelogram lateral face.

C. The intersections of the faces of a prism are the edges of the prism

D. The upper and the lower bases of right circular cylinder are circles of equal radii.

31. The sum of the height and radius of a right circular cylinder is 10cm. If the total surface area
is 40𝜋cm2, then what is the radius of the cylinder?

A. 3cm B. 7cm C. 10cm D. 4cm

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32. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. A cube has 6 faces, 12edges and 8 vertices.

B. The total surface area of a rectangular prism can be calculated by adding the areas of 6 faces.

C.A triangle is a possible base of a prism.

D.A pyramid can have a circular base

33. The dimensions of a box are 3cm by 9cm by 4cm. A small cubical box measures 3cm long
each side. How many of these small boxes fit into the bigger box?

A. 12 B. 15 C. 16 D. 25

34. The bases of a prism are right triangles whose edges measure 6cm, 8cm and 10cm. The
lateral sides of the prism are perpendicular to the bases and the height of the prism is 5cm. find
the lateral surface area?

A. 150cm2 B. 120cm2 C. 105cm2 D. 360cm2

35. In the figure below, what is the volume of a triangular prism?

A. 108cm3 B. 355cm3 C. 100cm3 D. 224cm3

36. The areas of the bases of a cylinder are each 16𝜋cm2 and the volume of the cylinder is
80𝜋cm3. Find the height of the cylinder?

A. 5cm B. 4cm C. 12cm D. 8cm

37. Which of the following statement is FALSE?

A) The probability of an event that is sure to occur is 1

B) If three coins are thrown at a time, then n(S) = 8

C) If the set of all possible outcomes is an event, the probability of an event is 1.

D) The probability of even chance is between 0.5 and 1.

38. A letter is chosen at random from the word” STATISTICS”. Find the probability that it will
be the letter T or I ?
3 1 5 1
A. B. 2 C. 15 D. 9
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39. An integer is chosen at random out of the integers 1 to 30. What is the probability that it is a
prime number?
1 7 8
A. B. 2 C. 5 D. 1
3

40. At a car park there are 80 vehicles, 16 of which are cars, 32 are vans and the remaining
Lorries. If every vehicle is equally likely to leave, find the probability of a lorry leaving first?
2 13 4 2
A. B. 32 C. 15 D. 5
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