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Maths Practice Selective Paper

This document is a Year 8 Mathematics practice exam from Hendersons Educational Services, consisting of various mathematical questions covering topics such as algebra, geometry, and statistics. The exam is designed to assess students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts within a 30-minute time frame. It includes multiple-choice questions, problem-solving tasks, and calculations relevant to the curriculum.

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Maths Practice Selective Paper

This document is a Year 8 Mathematics practice exam from Hendersons Educational Services, consisting of various mathematical questions covering topics such as algebra, geometry, and statistics. The exam is designed to assess students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts within a 30-minute time frame. It includes multiple-choice questions, problem-solving tasks, and calculations relevant to the curriculum.

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PRACTICE EXAM Year 8 “E”/SHS FORMAT MATHEMATICS WARATAH | Time Allowed: 30 Minutes Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd materials, including workbooks and practice exams, are protected by the Copyright Laws of Australia. All rights are reserved. No material may be reproduced, photocopied or used by any person other than the original client © Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd 2016 Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd AaNecorocs7 es 735 Burwood Rd, Hawthom Vic.3122. Australia. Ph: 03 9813 0277; Fax: 03 9813 0586 [email protected] www hendersons.com.au g:documents\practice exams\papers\2017Wear 8&S\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah.docx Page 5 of 27 Question 1 Sx 4-34-15 A. -19 B. -17 c. 20 D. 23 Question 2 Sm? x 6n° _ (60h)" A. Sit n® B. 30m” C. Sm? D. Question 3 Solve for a and b. at+b=3 A. a=4andb=-1 B. and 6 =-2 c. and b=2 D. a=3andb=4 GO TO NEXT PAGE gi\documents\practice exams\papers\2017lyear 848\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah dock Page 6 of 27 Question 4 For the angle @, what is cos tan 8? 29 A is 19 i B45 a As Ts 6 8 D. “5 Question 5 Which one of the following is NOT a surd? Ji96 A. B, 20 c. ar p. Vil2 Question 6 Factorise the following expression. Sx + 6x41 A. (6x- 15x +1) B. (x+6)(5x+1) C. («+ 1)5x+5) D. (+ 1)(Sx+1) GO TO NEXT PAGE a:\documents\practice exams\papers\2017\year 889\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah.docx Page 7 of 27 Question 7 Find the angle of ABC. B ye A A. 8P B. 97° Cc. SP D. 96° Question 8 9 6 What is $ if a= 5 and b= A 18 a 63 1 Cc. 36 1 D. 105 Question 9 Find the point of intersection of the following two lines. y= rte 2 A. (10,2) B. (2, 10) c. (1,8) D. (2,8) GO TO NEXT PAGE g\documents\practice exams\papers\2017\year 8&9\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah.docx Page 8 of 27, Question 10 Donald and Daisy are considering replacing the floor covering in their holiday house. The quotes they have received are below. Carpet : $1 000 for 40m? Tiles: $ 600 for 20m? Timber: $ 720 for 30m? Vinyl: $1 400 for 50m? price () metres? Which one of the lines shown in this graph (P, Q, R or $) is the line for the carpet option? A P B. Q c oR DS Question 11 6-243 x 0:0007 = A. 0-043701 B. 0-0043701 Cc. 0-4371 D. 4371 GO TO NEXT PAGE g:documents\practice exams\papers\20 I7iyear 8&9\shs 1 - eduimaths - waratah docx, Page 9 of 27 Question 12 From this number line select the correct statement below. Question 13 The triangles below are similar triangles. What is the value of K in the diagram below? 22 0 24 k| Nt oS A 54 7 B. 3 Cc. 4 D. 4-4 GO TO NEXT PAGE g:\documents\practice exams\papers\20"7iyear 889ishs 1 - edu\maths - waratah docx Page 10 of 27 Question 14 The number of people who choose Pilates, Tai Chi and Water Aerobics classes at a local fitness club are shown in the Venn diagram below. Given that 75 people have chosen at least one of the classes, how many people are enrolled in both Pilates and Tai Chi, but not in Water Aerobics? 5 A. 11 B. 7 G13 D. 18 Question 15 Expand and simplify (22 - 36)" A, 62+ 1212 B, 62-243 Cc, 22-248 D. 22+ 12V12 Question 16 A student who was asked to draw the net of a square based pyramid realised, when he had finished, that he had included one side too many. Which is the extra side? P ir gomPr anor ” GO TO NEXT PAGE gr\documents\practice exems\papers\2017iear 8&8ishs 1 - edulmaths - waratah.dock Page 11 of 27 Question 17 What is the average compared to the median score for the set of data below? 73% 83% 88% 72% 84% A. same B. median > average C. median < average D. median = average Question 18 The equation of a straight line is y = 2x + 3. A new line is drawn which cuts the first line at the point (1, 6). The new line intersects the x axis at the point (4, 0). The equation of the new line is A yore B. yprxté Cc. y=-2xt8 D. y=x-6 Question 19 Three friends decided to meet at the cinema to see the latest blockbuster. Toby, who lives due east of Bob’s house, had to ride his bike 5km in a south-westerly direction then 3km up the north road, Bob rode his skateboard 63km along the north-east path then rode 25km down the steep southern hill. Mark, who lives Skm due north of the cinema decided to run the distance. Ina direct line, who lives closest to the cinema? A. Toby and Mark equidistant. B. Mark C. Bob D. Toby GO TO NEXT PAGE g:\documents\practice exams\papers\20" 7iyear 8&Gishs 1 - edu\maths - waratan docx Page 12 of 27 Question 20 There were thirty biscuits in an assorted box. Ten were plain, fifteen of them had chocolate, and twelve of them had nuts in them. What is the chance that a biscuit chosen at random had both chocolate and nuts in it? 7 A. 30 7 B. oT} 2 Cc. 5 1 D. 3 Question 21 In Shape C the whole area is 2cm?, What is the area of the shading in D? ohhh Cc 0-25em? 1-25cm? 2cm? 0-75em? SOmP Question 22 Find the x intercepts of the parabola y = x7 + 8x — 20 and hence find the co-ordinates of the turning point. (8, 32) pomp GO TO NEXT PAGE ‘g:Wdocuments practice exams\papers\2017\year 8&9\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah. docx. Page 13 0f 27 Question 23 Calculate the median from this stem and leaf plot. 2/3 8 3) 5 4/6 79 9 5\|/3 3 4 5 6/2 2 Key: 2/3 = 23 A. median B. median Cc. median D. median Question 24 Simplify the following expression. (e+ 5-2) | x + 13% 40 5° — 15x—20 (x + 5)Gx+ 3) 3(x + 5)r~ 2) A SQx— 4)(x + 8) 2 (x + 8) + Se 2) * 18Q¢=4)@e+ 1 c, SE Be+ Ne 2) "80+ 4)? + 1) x(x — 2) D. (x 4)@ + 8) Question 25 In bases 25421 would be written as: A. 14320 B. 31204 C. 40132 D. 24310 GO TO NEXT PAGE g'Wdocuments\practice exams\papers\2017\year 8&9\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah docx Page 14 of 27 Question 26 Find a and b for the following equation. 4°35 400 A. a=Sandb=4 B. a=10andb=12 c. D. 20 and b=5 a=2andb=14 Question 27 Expand and simplify: Ge = 7d)3e+ Td) A. 9c-49d B. 9c+ 49d C. 9c + 490° D. 9° — 49d? Question 28 Order the following angles from LARGEST to SMALLEST. (Not to scale) 3 12 10 A. angle, anglea®, angley* B. angley®, anglea®, anglef? C. anglea®, angle f°, angle y® D. anglea®, angley®, angle#? GO TO NEXT PAGE g2documents\practice exams\papers\20'7\year 8&8\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah.docx Page 15 of 27 Question 29 Kevin needs to borrow some money to buy a new French Hom costing $15 000. He is considering two loans. Loan 1: 1% % pa. simple interest over 4 years. Loan 2: 64 % pa. simple interest over 5 years. How much interest will he pay for the cheaper of the two loans? A. $4875 B. $4500 Cc. $4800 D. $5 625 Question 30 Find the values of x that satisfy the equation below. x@+3)=10 Question 31 A regular hexagon of side length ten centimetres is drawn inside a circle, as shown in the diagram. Find the area of the shaded region. 1007 1503 1508 — 1007 20m — 15)3 158 — 200 pom > GO TO NEXT PAGE gdocuments\practice exams\papers\2017iyear 889\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah docx Page 16 of 27 Question 32 Which one of the following creates a linear equation? D. 42x +3y)= 207 Question 33 Bx 9+ 37 = 10 3 g9om > 27 Question 34 The surface area of a sphere is called ‘x’. When the sphere is cut in half vertically, the surface area of the cross section of one hemisphere is called ‘y’. The sphere is then cut in half horizontally. What is the increase in surface area compared with the original sphere? Ob OD xt2y pomp GO TO NEXT PAGE g:documents\practice exams\papers\20 !7iyear 8&Sishs 1 - edu\maths - waratah.docx Page 17 of 27 Question 35 This house brick has three circular holes with a diameter of 2-4em that go right through the brick. What volume of clay is required to make each brick? (Use m= 3) O O 0 oem Tem em A. 2870-4 cm? B. 2827-2 cm? C. 29568 cm? D. 2481-6 cm? Question 36 Find the angle of CBD. 37° 72 32° 74° pom> GO TO NEXT PAGE giWdocuments\practice exams\papers\2017\year 8&S\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratah.docx Page 18 of 27 Question 37 Find the value of x given 0 Question 46 Which one of the following options represents fei2S xS 4M 4S x< 6}? A <1 eseestateettttt+ S$ 432-10 12 3 4 5 67 Question 47 Factorise 16v?— w?. (4v + wy (4v— wy (4v— wX4v + w) (v- 4wYv + 4) poOmP GO TO NEXT PAGE g:\documents\practice exams\papers\2017Wyear 8&6\shs 1 - edulmaths - waratan.dock Page 22 of 27 Question 48 What are the co-ordinates of the y-intercept of the parabola y= +12x+3 ? A. (3,0) B. (0,-3) Cc. (3,0) D. (0,3) Question 49 Simplify the following, expressing your answer in standard form. (1-700 x 10%) x (1-689 x 10%) A. 28713 x 10° B. 28713 x 10° C. 3389 x 10° D. 3:389 x 10” Question 50 What is the lowest common multiple of 3 and 6? A 2 B. 3 c. 6 DB 12 Question 51 For a right-angled triangle with only integers for side lengths, which one of the following surds cannot be the hypotenuse? a, 329 a 3 5 B. Cc. D. GO TO NEXT PAGE ‘documents \practice exams\sapers\2017\year 889\shs 1 - edumaths - waratah. docx Page 23 of 27 Use the following graph below to answer Question 52 and Question 53 Question 52 What is the gradient of the line above? 3 A. 3 5 B. 3 Cc -3 3 Boss Question 53 What are the points of intersection? (3, 0) and (5, 0) (0, 3) and (0,5) (0, 3) and (5, 0) (3, 0) and (0, 5) pomp GO TO NEXT PAGE gi\documents\practice exams\papers\2017\year 8&S\shs 1 - edu\maths - waratah dock Page 24 0f 27 Question 54 Which one of the following parabolas matches the equation y = x” — 6? y y A +0 y | B we ae oS ae s \ “0 “0 A. B. y 10 5 € t } x 4 | Dx Cc; D. Question 55 Solve 3(2x + 5)=51 A. 15 B. 8 Cc. 6 D9 GO TO NEXT PAGE g:documents\practice exams\papersi2017iyear 8&Si\shs 1 - eduimaths - waratah.dock Page 25 of 27 Question 56 Find the perimeter of the shape below. 20cm pomp 7 8 3 Question 57 x43 WHT _ 5 9 3x+10 A 19x + 62 45 19x +27 D. xt+4 45 GO TO NEXT PAGE g'Wocuments\practice examsipapers\2017lyear 8&9\shs 1 - edulmaths - waraiah dock Page 26 of 27 Question 58 Which number does NOT fit into this category? 31S @+7) <5 43 23 25 29 33 pomp Question 59 Rajit left Sarahsville at 8:45pm local time to fly to Wattlton. After delays the trip lasted for us hours. He arrived in Wattlton at 10:45am Wattlton local time. ‘What is the time difference between Sarahsville and Wattlton time? A. 2 hours 15 minutes B. 8 hours 15 minutes C. 1 hour 35 minutes D. 2 hours 30 minutes Question 60 Expand and simplify T(6x— y) — 8(2x — 9y) A. 26x-88y B. 58x + 65y C. 26x + 65y D. 58r-8y Griese coche if you have any time left, check your answers, g:idocuments\practice exams\papers\2017\year 8&8\chs 1 - eduimaths - waratah dock Page 27 of 27

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