Spring Assessment

Year 8

Mathematics
Foundation: No calculator allowed
Time allowed: 45 minutes

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1 50% of this diagram is shaded.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Shade 20% of this diagram.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1 mark

Izabel has £30

She spends 20% on a pencil case.
How much does the pencil case cost?

£
2 marks

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2 Work out the value of the expression when t = 8

t
2

1 mark

Work out the value of the expression when x = 5

4x – 12

1 mark

Expand the brackets.

5(2x + 1)

1 mark

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3 Plot the points (4, 2) and (-3, -1) on the grid shown.

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-1

-2

-3

-4

2 marks

Which of these points lies on the line y = x?

Circle your answers.

(3, -3) (-3, -3) (-3, 3) (3, 3)

1 mark

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4 The table shows a number sequence.

Term Pattern Number of dots

1st
4
n=1
2nd
n=2
3rd
10
n=3
4th
13
n=4

Complete the table.

2 marks

How many dots will there be in the 6th pattern?

1 mark

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5 A packet of biscuits costs 84p.
A bottle of orange drink costs £1.38

ORANGE

iscuits iscuits iscuits

B B B

Dora buys 3 packets of biscuits and one bottle of orange drink.

She pays with a £20 note.
How much change should she receive?

3 marks

Amir buys a packet of biscuits for each of his 32 classmates.

Work out an estimate for the total amount Amir has to pay.
You must show your working.

2 marks

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6 Solve the inequalities.

y + 7 > 15
1 mark

x< 3
4
1 mark

7 Choose the correct expression to make each statement correct.

a×a×a 3a – 12 a+a+a
8a a+8 3a – 4

a3 =

3 (a – 4) =

8+a =

3 marks

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8 Fill in the missing numbers.

39 = = %
50 100

2 marks

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9

25 cm

1.2 m

Work out the perimeter of the rectangle.

2 marks

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10 Write the ratio in its simplest form.

400 g : 2 kg

:
2 marks

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11 Tick (3) which gives the greatest answer.
Show your working.

£12 increased by 1 £12 increased by 25%

3

2 marks

Decrease 130 kg by 30%

kg
2 marks

Work out

3 5
×
4 7

1 mark

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12 A class of 29 students sat a test.

Total Marks Frequency

0 < m ≤ 10 3
10 < m ≤ 20 8
20 < m ≤ 30 11
30 < m ≤ 40 5
40 < m ≤ 50 2

How many students scored more than 20 marks in the test?

2 marks

“The highest mark

scored in the test must
have been 50”

Faye

Explain why Faye is wrong.

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One student is picked at random from the class.

What is the probability this student scored more than 40 marks

in the test?

1 mark

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13 Write 600 000 in standard form.

1 mark

Write 0.007 in standard form.

1 mark

Put a circle around the largest number in each pair.

Pair A 7 × 104 6.2 × 105

Pair B 8 × 10 –2 8 × 10 –3

2 marks
END OF TEST

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