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8 / Mathematics Paper II / P1

Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School

Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School

Term 1 Assessment 2024 − 2025

Grade : G8 Name :

Subject : Mathematics Class : ( )

Paper : II Group No. :

Date : Marks : / 30

Time Allowed : 50 minutes Parent’s Signature :

INSTRUCTIONS

(1) There are 30 questions in the paper. You should check that all the questions are there. Look for

the words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

(2) Each question carries 1 mark.

(3) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers

on the MC Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber.

(4) You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you

will receive NO MARKS for that question.

(5) No marks will be deducted for the wrong answers.

(6) Use of an HKEAA approved calculator is allowed.

The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

1
1. (−3h − 9k ) 2 =
9

A. h 2 + 6hk + 9k 2 .

B. h 2 − 6hk + 9k 2 .

h2
C. − + 6hk − k 2 .
3

h2
D. − − 6hk − k 2 .
3

2. Factorize ( x + y ) ( x − y ) − x − y.

A. ( x + y )( x − y − 1)

B. ( x + y )( x − y + 1)

C. ( x − y )( x + y − 1)

D. ( x − y )( x + y + 1)

3. Which of the following polynomials has the factor a + b ?

A. a 2 + a − 3ab − 3b

B. a 2 − a + 3ab − 3b

C. a 2 − 3a + ab − 3b

D. a 2 + 3a − ab − 3b
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If a 2 − b 2 = ( a − b ) + h , then h =
2
4.

A. 0.

B. 2ab − b 2 .

C. 2ab − 2b 2 .

D. 2ab .

5. Which of the following is an identity/ are identities?

I. 4 x 2 − 9 = (2 x − 3) 2

II. 4 x 2 − 9 = (2 x + 3)(2 x − 3)

III. x 2 + y 2 = ( x + y )( x + y )

IV. x 2 + y 2 = ( x + y)2 − ( x − y)2

A. II only

B. III only

C. I and III only

D. II and IV only

2
 y
6. If −3  6 x −   −108 x 2 + Axy + By 2 , where A and B are constants, find A and B.
 3

A. A = 12, B = −1

1
B. A = 12, B = −
3

C. A = 6, B = −1

1
D. A = 6, B = −
3
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 y = 3x − 5
7. Using the figure below, solve the simultaneous equations  .
x + 4 = 2 y

A. x = 0, y = 2

B. x = 1.7, y = 0.2

C. x = 2.8, y = 3.4

D. x = 3.4, y = 2

8. It is given that the graph of the equation 2x – y + a = 0 passes through the origin, where a is a
constant. Find the value of a.

A. –1

B. 0

C. 1

D. 2
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5 x + 2 y − 4 = 0
9. Solve the simultaneous equations  .
x + y +1 = 0

A. x = 0.8, y = 0.

B. x = 0, y = −1.

C. x = 2, y = −3.

D. The simultaneous equations have no solution.

5 x + y = p
10. If the solution of the simultaneous equations  is x = r, y = s, then the solution of
4 x − y = q
5(u − 1) + 2v = p
 is
4(u − 1) − 2v = q

A. u = r − 1, v = 2s .

s
B. u = r − 1, v = .
2

C. u = r + 1, v = 2s .

s
D. u = r + 1, v = .
2

11. On a farm, there are some ducks and pigs. Each duck and pig have 2 eyes; each duck has 2 feet,
and each pig has 4 feet. If the total numbers of eyes and feet for these animals are 90 and 160
respectively, how many pigs are there on the farm?

A. 10

B. 35

C. 45

D. 80
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12. If 5 : z = 3 : (1 − z ) , find the value of z.

3
A.
8

5
B.
8

5
C.
2

D. 5

13. Arrange the following speeds in ascending order: 7 m/s, 28 km/h, 360 m/min

A. 360 m/min < 7 m/s < 28 km/h

B. 28 km/h < 360 m/min < 7 m/s

C. 7 m/s < 28 km/h < 360 m/min

D. 7 m/s < 360 m/min < 28 km/h

14. A ribbon of 3.6 m long is cut into two parts in the ratio 13 : 5 by length. The lengths of the two
parts are:

A. 1.4 m and 2.2 m.

B. 1.3 m and 2.3 m.

C. 1.2 m and 2.4 m.

D. 1 m and 2.6 m.
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15. A car takes 24 minutes to travel from P to Q along a straight road at a speed of 90 km/h. What
is the distance between P and Q on a map of scale 1 : 500 000?

A. 180 cm

B. 45 cm

C. 18 cm

D. 7.2 cm

16. On Monday, Wendy took in 1 800 calories. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Wendy took in 15%
less and 25% more calories than Monday respectively. Find the ratio of the number of calories
taken in from Monday to Wednesday.

A. 25 : 17 : 20

B. 20 : 17 : 25

C. 5:3:4

D. 4:3:4

17. The numbers of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio 3 : 7. The number of girls is 16 more
than that of boys. How many students are there in the class?

A. 28

B. 38

C. 39

D. 40
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18. In the figure below, ABCD is a parallelogram. If A : B = 2 : 3, find B.

A. 108

B. 120

C. 144

D. 150

19. In the figure, AD and BE intersect at C. Find y.

A. 100

B. 80

C. 70

D. 60

20. In the figure, AB // CD and BHK is a straight line. Find x.

A. 30

B. 35

C. 40

D. 45
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21. In the figure, CB is the angle bisector of ABE, AB // CD and EB = ED. Find EBD.

A. 30

B. 40

C. 50

D. 60

22. In the figure, BCP is a straight line. It is given that BA // ED and EA // CD. Find x.

A. 40

B. 65

C. 75

D. 80

23. In the figure, BDFHJLNP is a regular octagon.  APB,  CBD,  EDF,  FGH,  HIJ,  JKL,
 LMN and  NOP are equilateral triangles. Find  ABC.

A. 105

B. 115

C. 125

D. 135
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24. In the figure, PQRS, TQUV, UWX and RWY are straight lines. Find a + b + c + d + e + f.

A. 180

B. 270

C. 360

D. 540

25. The table below shows the average time spent by 30 students on reading every day.

Time (min) 21 – 30 31 – 40 41 – 50 51 – 60

Frequency 6 12 10 2

What is the class mark of the second class interval?

A. 40.5 min

B. 40 min

C. 35.5 min

D. 30 min

26. Find the number of newborn babies with weights between 5.0 lb and 7.0 lb (excluding 7.0 lb).

A. 3

B. 17

C. 20

D. 24
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27. The frequency distribution table below shows the time spent by 30 people on exercising on a
certain day.

Time (min) 31 – 60 61 – 90 91 – 120 121 – 150 151 – 180

Frequency 2 7 12 6 3

Which of the following must be correct?

I. The class width of each class interval is 29 min.

II. The class boundaries of the second class interval are 60.5 min and 90.5 min.

III. 9 of the 30 people spent less than 90 min on exercising.

A. II only B. I and II only

C. I and III only D. II and III only

28. The frequency distribution table below shows the ages of the students of a swimming class.

Age 6–8 9 – 11 12 – 14

Frequency a 5 4

The corresponding cumulative frequency table is constructed as follows.

Age less than 5.5 8.5 11.5 14.5

Cumulative Frequency 0 a 16 b

Find the values of a and b.

A. a = 7, b = 9

B. a = 7, b = 25

C. a = 11, b = 9

D. a = 11, b = 20
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29. The cumulative frequency curve on the right shows the blood pressure of a group of patients.
Find the number of patients in the group.

A. 36

B. 40

C. 79

D. 165

30. The frequency distribution table below shows the scores got by a class of students in a test.

Score 31 - 40 41-50 51-60 61-70

Frequency 1 4 9 5

Which of the following can be the histogram constructed according to the data?

A. B.

C. D.

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ANSWER

1. A 11. B 21. B

2. A 12. B 22. B

3. C 13. A 23. A

4. C 14. D 24. C

5. A 15. D 25. C

6. B 16. B 26. D

7. C 17. D 27. A

8. B 18. A 28. D

9. C 19. D 29. A
10. D 20. C 30. C

Answer Allocation

A: 8

B: 7

C: 8

D: 7