YEKA SUB CITY WOREDA 12 EDUCATION OFFICE

KARALO CLUSTER CENTER 2016 E.C 2ND SEMESTER

GRADE 8 MATHS MODEL EXAMINATION.

Choose the best Answer from the given alternatives

1. In the Cartesian coordinate plane. If x<0 and y>0 then in
which quadrant does the point lie?
A. first quadrant C. fourth quadrant
B. third quadrant D. second quadrant
2. If y is a negative rational number, what is solution set of
the equation 3(5𝑦 + 4) = −2(5𝑦 − 9)?
6 6
A. { } B. {− } C. {6} D. { }
25 25

3. What is the truth set of the inequality

4𝑥 < (𝑥 + 13) in the set of
1
3
positive integers?
A. {1} B. {0,1} C. {1,2,3 … } D. { }
4. What is the equation of a line with slope m=-4 and passing
through the points {1,3}?
A. -4x+y=7 B. 4x+y=-7 C. -4x+y=-7 D. -4x-y=-7
5. Which of the following is not true about the graph of 2𝑦 − 4𝑥 = 8.
A. The slope of the line is 2
B. The graph cross the y-axis at (0.4)
C. The graph pass throw 2nd and 4th quadrant.
D. The x-intercept is -2
3𝑥+5 𝑥−9 20
6. What is the solution set of the equation + = ?
4 3 3
−61 1
A. { } B. { } C. {61} D. {9}
13 13

7. (-0.4)(-0.6)+(0.2)(-0.8) is equal to
8
A. B. 18
100
100 C. 8 D. -0.08
1 3 3 6
8. When [( − ) ÷ ( ÷ )] is equal to
6

3 4 5 5 15
1
A. B. −1 6 1
3 3
C. D.
15 5
9. Which of the following set of rational numbers are written
increasing order?
8 6 5 B. 8 5 6 C. 6 8 5 D. 5 8 6
A. , ,
5 4 3
, ,
5 3 4
, ,
4 5 3
, ,
3 5 4

10. Identify the property used in the following 𝑚 × 𝑛 + 𝑏 × 𝑛 = (𝑚 + 𝑏) × 𝑛

A. commutative B. closure C. associative D. distributive
11. If the sum of three consecutive odd integers is 123. What is the
smallest of these numbers?
A. 41 B. 39 C. 41 D. 40
12. Five times a number is decreased by 24 and the result is
three times number. What is the number?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 25 D. 12
13. Which one for the following liner equations has no solution in
the given domain?
5
A. 3𝑥 − 5 = 1, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑍 C. 2𝑥
− = 4, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑊
3 3

B. 8𝑥 = 6𝑥 + 10, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑄+ D. 5𝑥
= 𝑥 + 7, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑄
3
2
18𝑥 𝑦−9𝑥𝑦2
14. The simplified form of the expression where 𝑥, 𝑦 ≠ 0
3𝑥𝑦

is

A. 6𝑥2𝑦 B. 6𝑥−𝑦
C. D. 3(2𝑥 − 𝑦)
3𝑦 6𝑥−9𝑦
3𝑥
𝑥−5
15. The solution set of the question 7 − 3(2𝑥 + 1) = is
3
17 7
A. { } B. {4} C. { } D. 6
19 9

16. What is the solution set of the equation 8 − 2|𝑥 + 2| = −2

A. {−7, 3} B. {7,3} C. {7, −3} D. { }
17. Which family of plant figures given below are not always
similar?
A. squares C. parallel o grams
B. circles D. equilateral triangular
18. Which of the following statement is true about the set of
numbers donated by N, W, Z and Q?
A. 𝑊 ⊆ 𝑍+ B. 𝑁 ⊂ 𝑍+ C. 𝑍 ⊂ 𝑄− D. 𝑁 ⊆ 𝑍+
19. If √𝑥 + 6 − 4 = 6, then the value of x is
A. 90 B. 94 C. 100 D. -94
20. What is the HCF of the terms 16x3y, 64x2y3 and 32x2y3?
A. 16x2y B. 16xy C. 8x3y2 D. 4x3y3
21. If x+y=10 and x-y=6, then what is the value of x2-y2?
A. 64 B. 4 C. -60 D. 60
22. 3√𝑥 − 4 + 4 = 7, then the value of x is
A. 27 B. 346 C. 31 D. 4
23. Which of the following is equivalent equation?
A. 2x+4=18 and 3x=27 C. 21x=38 and 3x=36
B. 9x+9=-9 and 9x=-18 D. 10x=0 and 2x=20
24. Aman borrows 20,000 birr for 5 years at 20% interest rate what
is the total amount that repaid?
A. 22,000 birr B. 20,000 birr C. 40,000 birr D. 420,000 birr
25. Find the principal which amounts at simple interest to Birr 900 in
3 years at 6%
A. 5,900 Birr B. 900 Birr C. 5,000 Birr D. 27,000 Birr
26. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. (2.1)2 < 4.5 C. (1.5)2 = 2.25
B. (3.2)2 = 10.24 D. (0.25) > 0.625
27. If x=4 and y=7, then the value of (y-x)2 is equal to
A. 9 B. 6 C. 12 D. 100
28. Which one of the following numbers is both perfect square and
perfect cube in the set of rational numbers?
1
A. 0 B. C. 1
D. all
64 1,000,000

29. A rational number ‘a’ is called a perfect square if and only if for
some 𝑏 ∈ 𝑄 a is equal to:

A. b2 B. b3 C. 2n D. √𝑏
30. √27 + 2√12 − 4√75 =
A. 7√3 − 20 B. 15√3 + 20 C. 6√2 D. −13√2
31. Which one of the following is true 3√𝑥 = 𝑦
A. x is the cube root of y C. 𝑦 = 𝑥3
1
B. y is the cube root of x D. 𝑥 = 𝑦3
32. Which one of the following statements is true?
3 1
A. √360 = 6√30 C. 3√−1 =
√ 125 5

B. √243 = 3 D. √0.001 = 0.1

√27
1 1
33. The simplified form of the expression √ × √81 × √
9 4
1
A. B. 4
C. 3
D. 9
2
3 2 2

34. If 3
√6.13 = 4.89, then 3√6130 is equal to
A. 48.9 B. 0.489 C. 489000 D. 0.00489
35. In the figure below ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a right angled triangle with ̅𝐴̅𝑄̅ the
altitude on the importance’s ̅𝐶̅𝐵̅ . If ̅𝐴̅𝑄̅ ⊥ ̅𝐶̅𝐵̅ , then which is not true
A
A. (BA)2 = 𝐶𝐵 × 𝑄𝐵
B. (AQ)2 = 𝐶𝑄 × 𝑄𝐵
C. (AC)2 = 𝐶𝐵 × 𝑄𝐵
D. (CB)2 = (AC)2 + (AB)2
C

Q
B
̅ 𝐶
36. In the figure given below 𝐴 ̅ ̅ ‖ ̅𝑋̅𝑌̅ , If 𝐴𝐶 = 8𝑐𝑚, 𝐶𝐵 = 6𝑐𝑚 and
̅𝐵̅𝑌̅ = 9𝑐𝑚, what is the length of ̅𝑋̅𝑌̅

A. 12cm C X
B. 10cm 6cm
C. 15cm 8cm
D. 18cm B

A 9cm
Y
37. In ∆ 𝑥𝑦𝑧 given below 𝑄𝑅 ‖ ̅𝑥̅𝑦̅, which of the following proportions is
not necessarily true?
A. 𝑋Q 𝑅F QZ Z𝑅
QZ = 𝑅Z C. Z𝑋 = ZF
B. Z𝑅 Q𝑅 ZQ 𝑋Q
Q𝑋 = 𝑅F D. Z𝑅 = 𝑅F
Z

Q R

X Y

38. If 𝑎 = 0.4 and 𝑏 = 0.3, what is the value of √𝑎2 + 𝑏2

A. 0.5 B. 5 C. 0.25 D. 50

39. A ship sails 6km due north and then a further distance of YKM due
west. The ship is then 10km its starting point. What is the
value of y? 3

A. 3√3 B. 12 C. 8 D. 64
40. If ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~∆ 𝐷𝐸𝐹, 𝐴𝐵 = 8𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 10𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 6𝑐𝑚,
𝐷𝐸 = 4𝑐𝑚, 𝐸𝐹 = 5𝑐𝑚, 𝐷𝐹 = 3𝑐𝑚, and area of ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is 80cm2, then
what is the area of ∆ 𝐷𝐸𝐹?
A. 20cm2 B. 200cm2 C. 40cm2 D. 30cm2