The City School

Mathematics End of Year Examination – May 2023 Class 8

Mark Scheme

SECTION A Marks: 50

Q1. Circle the correct answer, choose only one answer for each question. [__/10]

a. 16 workers can paint a room in 8 hours. How long will it take 8 men to paint the same
room? What matches most from below statements about the time they will take?
A They will take same time
B They will take less time
C They will take more time
D none of the above

b. 24.1 rounded off to 2 significant figures will be _______.

A 20
B 24
C 25
D 30

c. If a car travelled 400km at the speed of 40 km/h, what will be the time taken?
A 5 hours
B 6 hours
C 7.5 hours
D 10 hours

d. After a 10% discount, a cup of coffee being sold for Rs 1000 would cost Rs __________.
A 500
B 700
C 800
D 900
e. The answer for the equation ( x +2 ¿ ( y−7 ) =0 is __________.
A x=−2∧ y=7
B x=2∧ y=−7
C x=−2∧ y=−9
D x=5∧ y=−5
 f. (x +10)(x+ 5) = _____________
A 2 x+15
B x 2+ 15
C x 2+ 15 x +15
D x 2+ 15 x +50
x +2
g. The simplified form of is _______.
2x+4
1
A
4
1
B
2
1
C
2x
1
D
x+ 4
h. Set A={2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13…} can also be described as _______________.
A A={x:x is an even integer}
B A={x:x is an odd integer}
C A={x:x is a prime number}
D A={x:x is a square number}
i. Formula for the surface area of a sphere is
A πr
B 2 πr
C 4π r2
D 6π r2
j. Pythagoras Theorem is applied on _____________ triangle.
A Right angled
B Acute angled
C Obtuse angled
D Equilateral
Q2. Solve the following questions [__/10]

a) What is the cost of 100 bulbs if 12 bulbs cost Rs. 216? [2]

y=kx

216=k ( 12 )

216
k= =18 [1 mark]
12

y=18 x

y=18 ( 100 )=Rs .1800 [1 mark]

b) Find the distance travelled in meters if an athlete is jogging at a speed of 10 m/s for 420
seconds. [2]

distance
Speed=
time

m distance
10 =
s 420 seconds

distance=4200 meters

[1 mark for working]

[1 mark for answer]
c) A man invested Rs. 150,000 in a bank at the rate of 8% for 3 years. Find the interest he
received at the end of the third year. [2]

PRT
I=
100
150000× 8 ×3
I=
100
I =36000
[1 mark for working]
[1 mark for answer]

d) State whether profit or loss is occurring for the following product. [2]

Produc Cost Price Selling Price Profit/Loss Profit/ Loss

t Amount
A Rs. 200 Rs. 170 Loss Rs. 30

[1 mark for each correct answer]

e) Evaluate 50 +51 [2]

1+5=6

[1 mark for working]

[1 mark for correct answer]

Q3. [__/10]

a. Expand the following. [2]

(x +2)(x+ 4)

x (x +4)+2( x+ 4)
x + 4 x +2 x+ 8[1 mark¿
2

2
x + 6 x+ 8 [1 mark]

b. Factorize the following. [1]

7 x +49
7( x+7) [1 mark]

c. Solve the following. [2]

(−x +6)( x−5)=0

Either−x +6=0∨x −5=0

x=6∨x=5
[1 mark for each correct answer]

d. Solve the following equation. [2]

x +14 x +13=0
2

2
x + 13 x + x +13=0

x (x +13)+1 (x+13)=0

x +13=0 x +1=0

x=−13∨x=−1

[1 mark for working]

[1 mark for answer]

e. Simplify the following. [1]

3 4a
i. 2 ×
y 5y

12 a
3
5y

[1 mark for correct simplification]

 2 3
ii. +
3b 5b
[2]

10+9
[1 mark]
15 b

19
[1 mark]
15 b

Q4. [__/10]

a. Simplify the following. [2]

4 3
a ×a
4a
4 +3−1 6
a a
=
4 4

[1 mark for working]

[1 mark for correct answer]

b. Complete the following table. [2]

Ordinary Notation Standard Notation

24000 2.4 × 10
4

0.063 6.3 ×10−2

[1 mark for each correct answer]
c. i. Draw a right angle triangle with base and perpendicular as 3 cm and 4 cm
respectively. [1]

[Measure and accept accurate triangle]

 ii. Find the hypotenuse of the triangle given in part I using Pythagoras theorem. [2]

c =a +b
2 2 2

c =3 + 4
2 2 2

=9+16
2
c =25
c=√ 25
c=5
[1 mark for working]
[1 mark for correct answer]

d. Find the value of x for the following shape. [3]

x=180 °−58 °=122 ° [1 mark]

x=360 °−87 ° −94 °−122 ° [1 mark]

x=57 ° [1 mark]

Q5. Solve the following. [10]

a. List the elements of the following sets.

i. Vowels in the word ‘EXAM’ {E,A} [1]

ii. Prime numbers between 6 and 10 {7} [1]

iii. Alphabets in The City School {}{}{c, e, h, i, l, o, s, t, y}

[1]

[1 mark if all the elements in the sets are written accurately]

b. Are the following triangles congruent? Explain your reason. [2]

Yes, given triangles are congruent. [1 mark]

Accept reasons given to show the congruency for the sides and angles of the given
triangles [1 mark]
(Any other correct reason accepted)

c. Find the length of EF in the given similar triangles. [2]

8 6
=
24 x

8 x=144

x=18
[1 mark for working]
[1 mark for answer]
d.
Find the volume for a pyramid with the following dimensions: [3]

Height of 10 cm
Rectangular base with length 12 cm and breadth 6 cm

Base area= 6 x 12
=72 cm2 [1 mark]
1
Volume = x 72 x 10 [1 mark]
3
3
=240cm [1 mark]
 SECTION B Marks: 50

Q6. [__/10

a. Round the following off to two significant figures. [3]

9.23 × 49.76

9.23 ≈ 9.2 correct ¿ two significant figures [1 mark]

49.76 ≈50 correct ¿ two significant figures [1 mark ]
9.2 ×50
=460 [1 mark for correct answer]

b. P and Q are inversely proportional to each other.

Given that p=18 when q=9, form an equation connecting p and q. [2]
k
pq=k∨ p=
q

18 ×9=k
k =162
pq=162
[1 mark for working]
[1 mark for answer]

DO NOT AWARD MARKS FOR THIS PART (b)

c. Find the value of p when q=6. [1]

pq=162
162
p= =27
6
[1 mark for correct answer]

DO NOT AWARD MARKS FOR THIS PART (c)

d. Find the profit percentage for the company if it sells a good that costs Rs. 3000 for Rs.
4200. [2]

Profit=Rs 4200−Rs 3000=Rs . 1200

1200
Profit Percentage= × 100 %=40 %
3000

[1mark for working ]

[1mark for answer ]
 e. A phone costing Rs 90 000 is being sold at a discount of 15%. Calculate the price you
have to pay to buy this phone. [2]
15
× Rs . 90 000
100
¿ Rs .13 500
Rs . 90 000−Rs . 13 500=Rs . 76 500

[1mark for working ]

[1mark for answer ]

Q7. [__/10

a. Expand the following. [2]

¿

a +12 – 2(a)(12)
2 2

a +144−24 a
2

[1mark for working ]

[1mark for answer ]

b. Factorize the following. [2]

2 a+16+ 8 b+ab

2 ( a+8 )+ b ( a+8 )
(a+ 8)(b+2)

[1mark for working ]

[1mark for answer ]
 c. The following table shows data for the attendance of Class 8 students. Find the mean
of the data. [4]

Number of days absent

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Number of students 8 9 5 8 6 8 6 3 7

X f fX
1 8 8
2 9 18 Σ fX
X=
3 5 15 Σf
4 8 32 280 14
X= = =4.67
5 6 30 60 3
6 8 48
[1 mark for Σf ]
7 6 42
[1 mark for ΣfX ]
8 3 24
9 7 63 [1 mark for working]
Total 60 280 [1 mark for answer]

d. Find the fourth angle of a quadrilateral if the sum of two angles is 100° and third
angle is 65° . [2]

x °+100 °+65 °=360 °

x °=360 °−165 °=195 °
[1 mark for working]
[[1 mark for answer]

Q8. [__/10

a. Express the following as a fraction in its simplest form. [3]

( y+ z ) ( y−z ) y+z
÷
2 a+ 4 b a+2 b

( y+ z ) ( y−z ) a+2 b
×
2(a+ 2b) y+z

y−z
2
[1 mark for reciprocal]
[1 mark for factorization]
 [1 mark for correct simplification]

b. Expand the following. [2]

2 3
4x y
( x 2 y 2 ¿3
6 9
64 x y
6 6
x y

64 x 6−6 y 9−6
3
64 y

[1 mark for working]

[1 mark for answer]

c. Four times a number subtracted from the square of the same number is 5. Find the
number. [5]
2
x −4 x=5[1 mark ]
2
x −4 x−5=0
2
x −5 x+ x−5=0 [1 mark ]
x (x−5)+1(x−5)=0
( x +1 ) ( x−5 ) [1mark ]
x +1=0∨x−5=0
x=−1∧x=5[1 mark for each correct value of x ]

Q9. [__/10]

a. Express the following as a fraction in its simplest form. [2]

x 1
-
4 y 4x

2
x −y
4 xy
[1 mark for working]
[1 mark for answer]
b. Find the volume of the given sphere giving answer correct to 3 significant figures. [4]

4 3
Volume= πr [1 mark for formula]
3
4
π × (3¿3
3
4
×3.14 ×27 [1 mark]
3
4 x 3.14 x 9
=113.04 cm3 [1 mark for answer]
113 (3 s.f) [1 mark]
c. Calculate the perimeter of the given sector. [4]

120°
× 2πr [1 mark for formula]
360°
1
×2 ×3.14 ×6 [1 mark]
3
2 ×3.14 × 2
=12.57 cm2 [1 mark]
Perimeter=12.57+6 +6=24.57 cm [1 mark]
Q10. [__/10

a. Write down the power set of B= {5, 6}. [2]

P ( B )={∅ , { 5 } , {6 } , {5 , 6 } }

[2 marks for accurate power set]

b. How may sets are in the power set of B? [1]

4 sets
[1 mark for correct answer]

c. Construct the graph for y=−2 x +6 [4]

x 0 3
y 6 0
 [1 mark for accurate scale]
[2 marks for two accurate coordinates for plotting

[1 mark for graph line]

d. Triangles ABC and ADE are similar to each other. Find the value of h. [3]

6 0.9
=
18 h
6 h=16.2

h=2.7 m

[2 marks for working]

[1 mark for correct answer]