Y8 Summer Revision Booklet

Mathematics - KS3

HIGHER

Instructions

● Work through all the questions in the booklet.

● Write the full solutions in the space provided.
● If you need any help recalling the concepts, go to
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AUTUMN TERM REVISION
1 The ratio of chickens to sheep on a farm is 3 : 5
There are 40 sheep.
How many chickens are there?

You may use the diagram at the bottom of the page to help you.

2 marks

Express the ratio of chickens to sheep in the form n : 1

1 mark

Chicken

Sheep

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2 Some students took a Maths test and a Science test.
The scatter graph shows information about the test marks of
eight students.

50

40
Mark in Maths test

30

20

10

10 20 30 40 50
Mark in Science test

Draw a line of best fit on the graph and use it to estimate the
Science mark of someone who scores 40 in the Maths test.

2 marks

Why is it suitable to draw a line of best fit to estimate the Science

mark in this case?

1 mark

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Dora says this graph shows there is no relationship between the
two variables.

Explain why she is wrong.

1 mark

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3 These two parallelograms are similar.
Diagrams not
drawn accurately

80°
B

3 cm
12 cm
2 cm

Work out the length of side a.

cm
1 mark

What is the size of angle B.

°
1 mark

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4 A fair 4-sided spinner is spun twice.

The score is the product of the numbers on the spinner.

1 4
2 3

Complete the table to show the possible scores.

Spinner 1
1 2 3 4
1 1
Spinner 2

2 2 4 6
3 3 6 12
4 4 16
1 mark

What is the probability that the score is greater than 9?

1 mark

What is the probability that the score is a prime number?

1 mark

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5 Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 5

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y 4 -1 -5 -1

2 marks

On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 – 5

1
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

-7

2 marks

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6 Kat and Mark are travelling home from holiday.
They share the driving.
The ratio of miles that Kat drives to the miles that Mark drives is 1 : 3

Mark says he drives twice as many miles as Kat.

Is he correct?
Explain your reason.

1 mark

Mark drives 120 miles more than Kat.

How many miles does each person drive?

Mark miles

Kat miles
2 marks

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7 Calculate

Write your answers in their simplest form.

2 ÷ 4
3 5

2 marks

1
2÷
6

1 mark

ab × 5
3 a
1 mark

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8 Peter is driving his car at a constant speed.

The distance he travels is in direct proportion to the time taken.

Tick the graph that shows the relationship between distance

travelled and time taken.

1 mark

He travels 12 miles in 15 minutes.

How many miles will Peter travel in 1 hour?

1 mark

How many minutes will it take Peter to travel 32 miles?

1 mark

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9 Here is a linear graph.
y

x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

Find the gradient of the line.

1 mark

State the coordinates of the point where the graph intercepts

the y-axis.

1 mark

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining

(-2, 1) and (4, 3)

1 mark

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10 Find the area of the parallelogram.

Give your answer as a mixed number.

Diagram not
drawn accurately

1
1 cm 3
4 1 cm
4

2
3 cm
3

cm2
3 marks

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11 300 students from Year 7 and Year 8 went on a school trip.

They all went to London, Manchester or York.

40 of the 90 students who went to Manchester were from Year 8

65 Year 7 students and 32 Year 8 students went to London.

Altogether, 147 of the students were from Year 8

Use this information to complete the two-way table.

London Manchester York Total

Year 7
Year 8
Total
3 marks

12 A rectangular room is drawn to a scale of 1 : 50

The drawing of the room is 15 cm long and 14 cm wide.

Work out the area of the room.

State the units of your answer.

3 marks

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13 Here is a Venn diagram.

A B

4 1
6
3
24 9
8

30

One of the numbers in the Venn diagram is chosen at random.

Work out the probability the number is a member of A B.

1 mark

Work out the probability the number is a member of A’.

1 mark

END OF TEST

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SPRING TERM REVISION
1 Find 3 pairs of equivalent expressions in the box below.

2(a + 4) 3a – 12 a+a+a

8+a 3(a – 4) a3

a×a×a 2a + 6 a+8

and

and

and

2 marks

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2 What is the gradient of the line y = 12 + 2x?

1 mark

Which of these graphs are linear?

Circle your answers.

y = 2x2 y = 1x y = 12 – x y = x2 – 3
2

1 mark

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3 The table shows a number sequence.

Term Pattern Number of dots

1st
4
n=1
2nd
n=2
3rd
10
n=3
4th
13
n=4

Complete the table.

1 mark

Find an expression for the nth term of the sequence.

2 marks

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 Rhys says that the rule for this sequence is to multiply the previous
term by 5

1 625
Is Rhys correct?
Show your calculations below.

1 mark

4 Work out the value of

4 + 64
0 2

2 marks

Write (45)6 as a single power of 4

1 mark

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5 The graph shows the relationship between miles and kilometres.

km

x (15, 24)

(0, 0) miles

What is the gradient of the line?

1 mark

How many km is the same as 40 miles?

2 marks

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6 Complete the statements using <, > or =

3 × 10-1 3 × 10-2

1
5 × 10-1
2
2 marks

Write (0.2)2 in standard form.

2 marks

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7 The diameter of the wheels of a car is 38.1 cm

Use π = 3 to estimate the circumference of the wheel.

You must show your working.

2 marks

Complete

1 cm2 = mm2

1 mark

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8 Complete the statements using <, > or =

£12 increased by 1 £12 increased by 25%

3

130 kg decreased by 30% 100 kg

1 1 1 1
× ÷
2 3 2 3

3 marks

9 Simplify

6a2 × 2a ≡

6a2 ÷ 2a ≡

2 marks

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10 A bag contains some counters.

5% of the counters are red

35% of the counters are blue
The other counters are orange

There are 108 orange counters.

How many counters are in the bag?

counters
3 marks

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11 The diagram below represents the multiplication

(a + 7)(a + 5)

a 7

5 5a

Complete the diagram.

One has been done for you.

2 marks

Expand and simplify

(a + 7)(a + 5)

1 mark

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12 After a 20% pay rise, Janet earns £48 000 a year.

What did Janet earn before her pay rise?

2 marks

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13 Here is a square of side 2a and an equilateral triangle of side a + 1
The perimeter of the square is greater than the perimeter of the triangle.

2a

a+1

Write an expression for the perimeter of the square.

1 mark

Write an expression for the perimeter of the triangle.

1 mark

Work out the range of possible values of a.

2 marks

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14 A number x is rounded to 1 decimal place.

The result is 4.7

Write down the error interval for x.

≤x<
2 marks

END OF TEST

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SUMMER TERM REVISION
1 The rule for the nth term of a sequence is 3n + 7

Work out the 10th term of the sequence.

1 mark

Is 78 a term in the sequence?

You must show how you got your answer.

2 marks

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2 Teddy buys a game for £20
Later, he sells the game for £16
What percentage loss does Teddy make?

%
2 marks

3 The table shows the mean and range of the number of text
messages sent by two friends over a week.

Mean Range

Whitney 39 81

Huan 42 12

Compare the number of text messages sent by Whitney

and Huan that week.

2 marks

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4

65° (2x – 4)°

Find the value of x.

x=
2 marks

Solve the inequality.

6x – 5 > 2(2x + 1)

3 marks

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5 The graph shows the change in house prices between 2018 and 2019

Average house price

£233,000

£232,000

£231,000

2018 2019
Year

Explain why the graph could be misleading.

1 mark

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6 Here is the plan of a field.

6 cm Scale: 1 cm represents 20 m.

5 cm

2 cm

7.5 cm

Work out the perimeter of the field.

Give your answer in metres.

2 marks

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7 Construct the perpendicular bisector of this line.
You should leave your construction lines visible.

2 marks

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8 The table gives information about the languages studied
by year 8 students at school A.

Language French Spanish German

Number of students 54 38 28

Draw a pie chart for this information.

3 marks

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What is the probability that a year 8 student at school A studies French?

1 mark

At school B, 108 year 8 students study French.

This is 60% of the year group.

How many students do not study French in year 8 in school B?

students
2 marks

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9 A logo consists of an isosceles trapezium and a semicircle.

Calculate the area of the logo, giving you answer in terms of π.

10 cm 6 cm

5 cm

cm2
3 marks

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 y

10 5

x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

Write down the equation of the dotted line.

1 mark

Reflect the rectangle in the dotted line.

2 marks

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11 The ratio of the interior and exterior angles of a regular polygon is 3 : 1

How many sides does the polygon have?

Show all your working.

3 marks

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12 The table shows the number of goals scored by a football team in
20 matches.

Number of goals scored Frequency

0 5
1 8
2 4
3 2
4 1
20

Work out the mean number of goals scored by the team per game.

3 marks

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13 Put these numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.

1
5 × 10 3
8 × 10 -3
2 -3
4 2
0

2 marks

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14 Work out the size of the angle labelled y.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.

(3x --6)° y

(99 --2x)° Diagram not drawn accurately.

y= °
3 marks

END OF TEST

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