MATHS
STUDENT’S FULL NAME. YEAR. 8
END TERM EXAMINATION
TERM 3
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
DURATION: 1HOUR 30MINUTES
DATE:
SUBJECT TEACHER: MR JOSHUA
INSTRUCTIONS.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name.
Read the questions carefully to make sure you know what you are being asked to do.
Remember that talking is not allowed at any time in the exam room.
Do not turn over the exam paper until told to do so.
Students are required to comply with the instructions of the invigilator at all times.
If you have a question or a clarification, raise your hand and the invigilator will come to
you.
Keep your eyes on your own paper, REMEMBER COPYING IS CHEATING.
Use a blue or black pen to answer the questions.
INFORMATION.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
The total marks for this paper is 60
STUDENT
MARK
Teacher’s comment.
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International GCSE
SECTION A: (25 MARKS)
1. Solve these equations
a. x – 5 = 2 [1 mark]
b. 3x = 27 [1 mark]
c. x/4 = 8 [1 mark]
2. These two rectangles have the same area. Work out the value of x. [3 marks]
X+1 x+6
6 5
3. Simplify [2 marks]
a. 20x5/4x2
b. 5y4 × 12y2/ 4y5
4. Factorise each expression [4 marks]
a. 5x+20………………………………..
b. 20x -10…………………………….
c. 9-36x……………………………..
d. 5x-25……………………………
5. Write the highest common factor of each pair [3 marks]
a. y3 and y4 ………………….
b. a3 and a ……………………...
c. 12x5 and 8x3 ……………….
6. Write an expression for each perimeter. Write your answer in its simplest form.
[4 marks]
a. x2+2y2
2x2+5y2
b.
2p2 - q2
3p2+4q2
7. Show that 23+23= 24 [1 mark]
8. Twenty year 8 students recorded the number of times in a week that they visited
the computer lab
10, 7, 4, 5, 6, 5, 9
Find the:
a. Mean (2marks)
b. Median (2 marks)
c. The modal visits (1 mark)
SECTION B: (35 MARKS)
9. Write these decimals with repeating digits as fractions [4 marks]
a. 0.53
b. 0.28
10.Work out the area of the following shapes [4 marks]
a)
4 cm
6 cm
7 cm
b)
8 cm
13 cm
11.Calculate the volume of the following cuboid [2 marks]
a)
2 cm
4cm 6 cm
12.A phone costs 75 dollars. In sale, the price of the phone is reduced by 70%.[4
marks]
A. Work out 70% of 75 dollars ………………………………
B. Work out the sale price of the phone ……………………..
C. Work out 30% of 75 dollars ……………………………….
D. What do you notice about your answers to parts b and c? Explain your
answer.
13.Sam invests 16, 000 for 4 years at simple interest of 3.5%. How much is his
investment worth at the end of the four years? [3 marks]
14.Write each ratio in its simplest form. [2 marks]
a) 2 kg: 750g
b) 3 litres: 30 ml
15.Rose gold can be made from a mix of gold, copper and silver in the ratio
150:44.5:5.5. A rose gold bracelet has a mass of 80g.What are the masses of
gold, copper and silver in the bracelet? [3 marks]
16.The diagram below shows two lines in intersecting a pair of parallel lines. Work
out the sizes of angles a – e. Give reasons for each [5 marks]
55 a e
100
b d
c
a. ……………………………………………………………………….
b. ………………………………………………………………………
c. ………………………………………………………………………
d. ……………………………………………………………………….
e. …………………………………………………………………………
16.Below is the diagram of a regular pentagon. Calculate the following[3 marks]
a. Calculate the sum of interior angles of this regular pentagon
b. Calculate the size of the interior angle of the pentagon.
c. Calculate the size of the exterior angle
17. Construct triangle XYZ where line XY = 6.5cm, angle XYZ = 50° and
angle YXZ = 45° (5 marks)
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