Matimatics g8

2012 E.
C SECOND SEMESTER
MATHEMATICS QUESTION AND ANSWER
FOR GRADE 8,
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives
____ 1. The equation of the line y= mx, m is called the

slope of the line and the graph passes through the
_______ and ______ quadrants if m>o.
A. II and IV B. II and III C. I and III D. I and IV

____ 2. What is the slope of the line
passing through the points p(1/2,3/5)
and Q (1/4,-4/5, )?
A. -28/5 B.28/5 C. -5/28 D. 5/28
____ 3. When (-5)(12)-(-4)/3(-6)+2(-5)
is simplified it is equal to:
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. -2
____ 4. By what number must be 566 be
divided so as to give a quotient 15 and
remainder 11?
A. 37 B. 39 C. 35 D. 41
____ 5. Ten times the smallest of three
consecutive integers is 22 more than three
times the sum of the integers. What is the
largest integer?
A. 53 B. 43 C. 33 D. 31
____ 6. A certain number is doubled and then
added to 3. When the resulting sum is
multiplied by 4 it gives 52. What is the
number?
A. 10 B. 9 C. 7 D. 5
____ 7. The three consecutive natural numbers
such that twice the greatest added to three
times the least is 34. What is the smallest
number?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
____ 8. Ashu is 28 years old and his brother
Habtamu is 4 years old. In how many years will
Ashu be exactly twice as old as Habtamu?
A. 32 years B. 30 years
C. 20 years D. 10 years
____ 9. How many all possible diagonals are
there in a polygon of 50 sides.
A. 47 B. 740
B. C. 1170 D. 1175
____ 10. If x/y =1/3 , what is the value of (2y/x)2
÷ (x/8y)2 ?
A. 16 B. 18
C. 134 D. 144
____ 11. The sum of the measure of all the
interior angles of a polygon is 12600, how
many sides does the polygon have?
A. 11 B. 10
C. 9 D. 8
____ 12. The volume of a right circular cylinder
is 108 cm3. If the radius of the circle is 3 cm.
what is the height of the cylinder?
A. 9cm B. 10 cm
C. 11cm D. 12cm
____ 13. Which one of the following pairs of
natural numbers are relative prime?
A. 20 and 35 B. 8 and 9
C. 7 and 14 D. 6 and 9
____ 14. Simplify (7x2-6) + (7+168) x (10-4x2)?
A. -20 B. 72
B. C. 26 D. -26
____ 15. What is the solution set of the
equation 2/x+4/-3=-13?
A. { } B.{-12,4} C.{-4,12} D. {4,12}
____ 16. Which one of the following plane
figures can the diagonals bisect each other at
right angles?
A. parallelogram B. rhombus
C. rectangle D. trapezium
____ 17. 3720 birr is divided among four share
holders in the ratio 1:3:5:6. Find the difference
between the largest and smallest shares.
A. 1244 birr B. 2400 birr
C. 1240 birr D. 1400 birr
____ 18. Which one of the following is binomial?
A. (a-b)2 C. 4-(x-2)2-2(2x+x2)
B. 3(x-y)2-3(x+y)2 D. (1-x)2+2x-x(x+1)
____ 19. What is the solution set of the
equation
A. {1} B.{0} C. {2} D. ø
____ 20. The slope and y- intercept of the line
2x-3y-5 =0 respectively are:
A. m = 2/3; b=-5/3 B. m =2/3 ; b=5/3
C. m = -2/3; b=-5/3 D. m = -2/3 ; b=5/3
____ 21. Which of the following are true about
ordering of fractions?
A. 5/7 <2/3<19/21 B. 2/3<19/21<5/7
C. 2/3<5/7<19/21 D.5/7<19/21<2/3
____ 22. Factor out the highest common factor
6(z-1)3 +7Z(z-1)2-(z-1)
A. (z-1) [13Z3 -19z+5] C. (z-1) [13Z2 +19z+5]
B. (z-1) [13Z2 -19z+5] D.(z-1) [13Z2 -19z-5]
____ 23. Between what two consecutive natural
numbers can the number be approximated?
A. between 16 and 17 C. between 15 and 16
B. between 18 and 19 D. between 17 and 18
____ 24. Metekia scored 70% in mathematics
exam. He answered 35 questions correctly.
How many questions were asked in the
examination?
A. 50 B. 47 C. 45 D. 40
____ 25. Tizta bought a second hand camera for
760 birr. A new one costs 990 birr. Find the
saving Tizta made as a percentage of the cost
of anew camera?
A. 25.5% B. 23.23%
C. 23.32% D. 32.23%
____ 26. A regular polygon has an interior angle
of 1600. How many sides does it have?
A. 12 B. 15
B. C. 16 D. 18
____ 27. If the scale factor of a central stretching
is 2, then the lengths are?
A. doubled B. halved
B. C. tripled D. quadrupled
____ 28. The truth set of (X-3) = X-2 is
A. -13 B. -4 C. 6 D. 5
____ 29. The factor out form of x2 +7x+12?
A. (X-3) (X-4) B. (X-3) (X+4)

C. (X+3) (X+4) D. (X+3) (X+3)
____ 30. Which of the following expressions is
equal to 1-4x2y2?
A. (1-2XY)2 B. (1+2xY) (1-2xY)
C. (1+2xY)2 D. (1-2xY) (1-2xY)
____ 31. Which of the following expressions is
not equal to (a+d) (c+b)?
A. b(a+c)+d(c+a) B. b(a+d)+c(d+a)
C. d(b+c)+a(c+b) D. a(c+b)+d(c+b)
____ 32. Which one of the following sets is the
solution of the equation 2-3x/4 - 8 =3x/4 ?
A. ø B. Q C. {-5} D. {-17/3}
____ 33. Which one of the following is the
solution set of the inequality 3(5-2X)-14>2(5-
X)?
A.{x:x<-9/4} B.{x:x<-4/9}
C.{x:x>-9/4} D. .{x:x>-4/9}
____ 34. Which of the following equations is
NOT equivalent to 18+2(X+3) = 6(5X-1)?
A. 9+(X+3) = 3(5X-1) C. 4+ 1/3X = 5X-1
B. B. 14X = 15 D.X+15X = -15
____ 35. Which one of the following is the
solution set of the equation 4X-(X+7) = 2(X+3)?
A. 1 B. 13 C. -13 D. -1
II. Workout
36. Evaluate,the Cube root of 3375 ?
• Simplify the Square root of 34/Square root of
2 x Square root of 1/17 x Square root of 18
38. Find the highest common factor (HCF)
among of terms; 51P4q2r3, 34P2r5 and 17P3r4?
39. Find two numbers whose sum is 36 and
whose difference is 10.
40. Find two numbers whose sum is -42 and
whose difference is 52, respectively?
Answers
14. C 28. D
1. C 15. A 29. C
16. B 30. B
2. B 17. C 31. A
3. C 18. D 32. C
4. A 19. B 33. A
5. C 20. A 34. D
6. D 21. C 35. B
7. A 22. B 36. 15
8. C 23. D 37. 3
9. D 24. A 38. 17 P2 r3
10. D 25. B 39. 23 and 13
11. C 26. D 40. 5 and -47
12. D 27. A
13. B

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2012 E.

____ 1. The equation of the line y= mx, m is called the

A. II and IV B. II and III C. I and III D. I and IV

A. (X-3) (X-4) B. (X-3) (X+4)

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