THE THRESHOLD COLLEGE

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SUMMER TERM EXAMINATION, 2019/2020

CLASS: YEAR 8 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

1.

A. m = 45,
B. m = 110
C. m = 45
D. m = 75
E. m = 45

2.
A. 7
B. 4
C. 12
D. 8
E. 14
3. A boy walks 10 km due north from Z and 6km due east. Find his bearing from Z
A. 37 degrees
B. 31 degrees
C. 121 degrees
D. 65 degrees
E. 135 degrees
4. If the angle of depression of A from B is 42o, what is the angle of elevation of B from A?
A. 138o
B. 42o
C. 48o
D. 228o
E. 318o
5. How many triangles are there in a quadrilateral?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
6. How many triangles are there in a pentagon?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
7. Find the size of co in the diagram drawn.

A. 35o
B. 110o
C. 70o
D. 20o
8. Calculate the fourth angle of the quadrilateral who’s other three angles are in the order 114 o,
95o and 114o.
A. 37o
B. 73o
C. 59o
D. 40o
9. What is the angle between the West and South?
A. 90o
B. 120o
C. 180o
D. 270o
E. 360o
10.
A. 7cm
B. 23cm
C. 5cm
D. 10cm
E. 12cm

11.
A. 10cm
B. 15cm
C. 18cm
D. 20cm
E. 25cm
12. In a triangle ABC with angle B = 90o, AB = 6cm, BC = 8cm. Calculate the length of the
third side
A. 12
B. 7
C. 10
D. 5
E. 14
13. The angle between two parallel lines is _________.
A. 360o
B. 180o
C. 0o
D. 90o
E. 60o
14. The interior angle of a polygon is 144o each. How many sides has the polygon?
A. 10 sides
B. 9 sides
C. 8 sides
D. 7 sides
15. The sum of five angles of a heptagon is 780o. if the other two angles are equal, what is the
value of each angle?
A. 70 degrees
B. 60 degrees
C. 30 degrees
D. 20 degrees
16. Which of the following is a Pythagorean triple?
A. 2,4,8,
B. 4,5,6
C. 3,4,5
D. 7,25,26
17. in 30% off sale, if an antique clock has a sale price of ₦427, what was the original price?
A. ₦430
B. ₦510
C. ₦410
D. ₦610
18. the formula for simple interest I is?
A. P = IRT
PRT
B. I =
100
100
C. R =
PT
PR
D. I =
100T
19. Express 0.2 as a fraction
1
A.
5
1
B.
10
1
C.
4
1
D.
1000
20. write three-hundredths as a decimal number.
A. 0.3
B. 0.03
C. 0.003
D. 3.00
21. solve for S, if S + 58 = 82
A. 42
B. 24
C. 82
D. 58
5
22. solve the equation + g=2
6
A. g = 7
1
B. g = 1
6
−1
C. g =
2
1
D.
2
23. arrange these integers in order from the least to the greatest. 4, 2, 0, -1, -5 using letters to
indicate A B C D E
A. E, D, C, B, A
B. A, B, C, D, E
C. B, A, C, E, D
D. D, B, C, A, E
24. Express 1.1 × 105 in ordinary number
A. 11.0 × 103
B. 110,000
C. 110 × 104
D. 11, 000, 000
25. simplify 0.02 × 2.1
A. 0.042
B. 0.0042
C. 0.00042
D. 4.200
E. 4.002
4
26. find the value of the square root of 5
9
A. 5.25
1
B. 3
2
C. 4
1
D. 2
3
27. solve for z if z = 9(5)
A. 95
B. 45
C. 59
D. 14
28. evaluate 33
A. 3
B. 9
C. 6
D. 27

()
2
1
29. evaluate
2
1
A.
4
B. 1
1
C.
2
D. 2
30. evaluate 16 × (-2)÷ (-16)
A. 16
B. 2
C. 8
D. -2
31. how many milliliters are there in 2 teaspoons if 1 teaspoon if 1 = 4.9
A. 9.8ml
B. 98ml
C. 8.9ml
D. 89ml
32. A woman buys a store for ₦300.00 and sells it for ₦400.00. what is the percentage gain?
A. 30%
B. 20%
C. 33.5%
D. 26%
E. 25%
33. what is the greatest common factor of 18 and 6?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 2
34. calculate the least common multiple of 12 and 6
A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 3
35. By solving inequality 6x - 7 > 5, answer will be
A. x > 6
B. x < 5
C. x < 7
D. x > 2
36. By solving inequality 3(a - 6) < 4 + a, answer will be
A. a < 9
B. a < 12
C. a < 13
D. a < 11
1 1
37. By solving inequality (x - 3) > (x + 2), answer will be
3 2
A. x < -10
B. x < -12
C. x < -14
D. x < -15
1 1
38. By solving inequality (4x + 2) > (x + 2), answer will be
2 3
A. x > -1⁄5
B. x > -1⁄7
C. x > -2⁄5
D. x > -2⁄9
39. If x > y and y > z then
A. x > z
B. x < z
C. x = 0
D. y = 0
40. If age of elder sister is 'a' and age of younger sister is 'b' then difference of ages is
A. 2(a + b)
B. 2a + 2b
C. a - b
D. 2(a - b)
41. If Mary is 'x' years old now then age of Mary after ten years will be
A. 2x - 10
B. x + 10
C. x - 10
D. 2x + 10
42. Simplest form of ac + ad + bc + bd is
A. (a + c)(b + b)
B. ab(c + d)
C. bc(c + d)
D. (a + b)(c + d)
43. Factors of 4a² - 16 are
A. 4(a-2)(a-2)
B. 4(a-2)(a + 2)
C. (a-2)(a + 2)
D. 4(a + 2)(a + 2)
44. Process of expressing an algebraic expression in terms of its factors is called
A. equation
B. rational number
C. factorization
D. sentence
45. Solve for Z if Z=9(5)
A. 95
B. 45
C. 59
D. 14
46. Solve for n, in 5=n-3
A. 8
B. 2
C. 3
D. 15
47. Simplify the expression 4(1+5b)
A. 4b +5b
B. 4+20b
C. 4b+5
D. 4-20b
48. Solve for s, if s +58=82
A. 42
B. 24
C. 82
D. 58
49. Solve the equation 2(x-1) =6
A. 4
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
50. If the angle of depression of A from B is 42o, what is the angle of elevation of B from A?
A. 138o
B. 42o
C. 48o
D. 228o
E. 318o
51. A village is 10km on a bearing 050o from a point 0. Calculate how far the village is north of
0?
A. 6.43
B. 5.52
C. 4.63
D. 11.91
E. 7.66
52. A trader has 100 oranges for sale. Four of them are bad. What is the probability that an
orange chosen at random is good?
A. 96
B. 24⁄25
C. 25⁄24
D. 4
E. 1
53. There are 35 boys and 15 girls in a class. If one of them falls sick, what is the probability that
the patient is a boy?
A. 15/35
B. 7/9
C. 7/10
D. 3/10
E. 15/10
54. A bag contains 4 red balls, 6 black balls and 2 white balls. Find the probability that a ball
picked at random will be a black ball.
A. 1/2
B. 1/4
C. 1/3
D. 1/15
E. 1/6
55. On what bearing is a ship sailing if it is heading WEST?
A. 090o
B. 180o
C. 270o
D. 045o
56.
A. 59.6m
B. 50.9m
C. 89.5m
D. 29.6m
E. 67.8m

57.
A. a2 = b2 - c2
B. a2 = b2 + c2
C. a2 = (c - b) 2
D. a2 = (b - c) 2
E. a2 = c2 - b2

58.
A. 10 = 120o, y = 40o, 3 = 60o, X = 60o
B. 10 = 10o, y = 60o, 3 = 60o, X = 120o
C. 10 = 60o, y = 60o, 3 = 60o, X = 60o
D. 10 = 60o, y = 60o, 3 = 60o, X = 120o
E. 10 = 120o, y = 60o, 3 = 60o, X = 60o
59. Find the mean for the following set of numbers 11,13,15.
A. 11
B. 9
C. 13
D. 13
60. Find the mode of the set of numbers 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 9, 12.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 3
D. 6
E. 9