Question Bank for Grade 8

Question Bank for grade 8
Q1. Encircle the correct answer. Choose only one option for each
statement.
1. Linear equation in one variable has
a) only one variable with any power
b) only one term with a variable
c) only one variable with power one
d) only constant term
x x
2. If + = 5 ,the value of x is
3 2
a) 10
b) 5
c) 30
d) 6
3. Expanded form of 3x (2x + 8y) is
a) 5x2 + 11xy
b) 6x + 24y
c) 6x2 + 24y
d) 6x2 + 24xy
4. Data represented using circles is known as
a) bar graph
b) histogram
c) pie chart
d) pictograph
5. Identify the point which does not lie on the line y = -7
a) (0, -7)
b) (-3, -7)
c) (-7, 0)
d) (3, -7)
6. Which of the following is correct?
a) (a –b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
b) (a-b)2 = a2 – b2
c) (a-b)2 = a2-2ab+ b2
d) (a-b)2 = a2+2ab- b2
7. Area of rectangle with length 4ab and breadth 6b 2 is
a) 24a2b2
b) 24ab3
c) 24ab2
d) 24a2b
8. The roots of (x + 1) (x – 3) = 0 are
a) 3 or 1
b) -3 or -1
c) -3 or 1
d) 3 or -1
9. A model of a house is 15 cm long. If the actual length of the house is
12 cm, the
model’s scale is
a) 1 cm: 0.2 m
b) 1 cm: 0.4 m
c) 1 cm : 0.5 m
d) 1 cm : 0.8 m
10. 1 hour = _____________ sec
a) 60 sec
b) 120 sec
c) 60 x 60 sec
d) 160 sec
Q2. Fill in the blanks:
1. 38x3y2z is equal to ____________________________.

19 xy2
2. Factorized form of 4y2 – 12y + 9 is ____________________________.
3. Simplified form of 3x + 3= ______________________________.
3
4. The ____________________ is an average that occurs most frequently in

the data.
5. The representative fraction of scale 1: 2000 is ______________________.
6. a2 – b2 = ______________________.
7. Evaluate (49)2 = ( )2 – 2( )( )+( )2.
8. Slope of the line y = c is ______________________.
9. Evaluate 49 x 51= _____( + ) ( _- )______.
10. Slope of the line ______________________ is .
Q3. Solve the following.

a) If 1 = x find x.
3 6
b) Find the mode of the following set of data
35
30
30
25
No. of Pots
25
20
20
15
10 10
10
5
5
0
No. of Seeds
No. of seeds
c) For 4y + x =2, find m=?

d) Express 1 + 2 as a single fraction in its simplest form

3x x
e) Make a the subject of the formula c = a – b

a
f) Find unknowns
x
y
63 0
27 0
Q4. Do as directed
1) Expand
a) (5x – 9y )2 by using identity
b) ( 7 – 2x)(4 + x)
2) Simplify
a) a + 3b + a – b – 2b + a
2a 6a 3a
b) x2 – 9
x + 3
3) Factories.
a) 9 – (a – b) 2
b) 25p2 + 10p + 1
c) 5(m – 2n) – (m – 2n) 2
d) (a +3b) (a – 3b) – (a + 2b) (a – b)
e) Find a and b of the given diagram.
a
40 0
b
Q1. Given the simultaneous linear equation, complete the tables

below.
a) 4y = x + 8 b) y = 2x + 9
x -4 0 4 x -4 0 1
b) Draw the graph of equations on the same rectangular plan.
c) Write down the solution set.

Ans. _______________________
d) Find gradient of the line and write equation of the line of the following:
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 2 3 4 5 6
e) A bus leaves town “x” at 21 00 and arrive in town “y” at 08 00 the next
day. Calculate
i. The time taken for the journey
ii. The average speed of the bus, given that the distance from town x to
town y is 650 km.
Q2a) Solve the following equations

i. 3(x – 2) = 4x – 8
ii. (2x – 5) (7 – 3x) = 0

b) When a number is divided by 4 and has 28 added to it, the result is equal
to twice the number.
Find the number.
Q3. A map of a region is drawn to a scale of 1: 25000
a) Write scale of the given representative fraction where 1 cm =

_______________ km.
b) Calculate the actual distance, in km, represented by 24 cm on the map.
c) On the map, a reservoir has an area of 16 cm2.

Calculate the actual area of reservoir in km 2.
Q4. Work out the area and perimeter of the shaded region in the
following diagram
Q5i) A gardener sowed 5 seeds into each of 100 plant pots. The
number of seeds germinating
in each pot was recorded and the result given in the below
table:
Number of seeds
1 2 3 4 5 6
germinating
Number of pots 10 30 25 20 10 5
a) Draw a histogram to show the results .
b) How many seeds did the gardener sow altogether?
c) Calculate mean and mode of the distribution.
ii) The length and breadth of the rectangle are (5x +3) cm and (3x –
2) cm respectively.
Write down in terms of x.
a) The perimeter
b) The area
c) If the area of rectangle is 230 cm2. Find the value of x and hence write down the
perimeter of the
Rectangle.

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1. 38x3y2z is equal to ____________________________.

4. The ____________________ is an average that occurs most frequently in

Q3. Solve the following.

b) Find the mode of the following set of data

c) For 4y + x =2, find m=?

d) Express 1 + 2 as a single fraction in its simplest form

e) Make a the subject of the formula c = a – b

c) 5(m – 2n) – (m – 2n) 2

d) (a +3b) (a – 3b) – (a + 2b) (a – b)

e) Find a and b of the given diagram.

Q1. Given the simultaneous linear equation, complete the tables

b) Draw the graph of equations on the same rectangular plan.

c) Write down the solution set.

Q2a) Solve the following equations

ii. (2x – 5) (7 – 3x) = 0

Q3. A map of a region is drawn to a scale of 1: 25000

a) Write scale of the given representative fraction where 1 cm =

c) On the map, a reservoir has an area of 16 cm2.

a) Draw a histogram to show the results .

b) How many seeds did the gardener sow altogether?

c) Calculate mean and mode of the distribution.

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