2425 Grade 8 Term 1 Revision Exercise B Paper 2 Solution
2425 Grade 8 Term 1 Revision Exercise B Paper 2 Solution
8 / Mathematics Paper II / P1
Set B
Date : Marks : / 26
INSTRUCTIONS
1. There are 26 questions in the paper. You should check that all the questions are there. Look for
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
1. In the figure, ABC is a straight line. Which of the following must be correct?
A. I and II only
D. I, II and III
2. In the figure, QRS is a straight line. Which of the following must be correct?
A. a=x
B. b=x
C. a = 2b
D. a + b = 3x
A. 2 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 6 cm
D. Cannot be determined
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A. 90 .
B. 180 .
C. 270 .
D. 360 .
5. The size of each interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is greater than the size of each
exterior angle by 140 . Find the value of n .
A. 9
B. 12
C. 16
D. 18
6. In the figure, ABCD is a square and BCE is an equilateral triangle. DE is produced to meet
AB at F . Find x .
A. 105
B. 110
C. 115
D. 120
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I. −2( x − 2) = −2 x + 4
II. 5(5 − x) = −5 x + 25
III. ( x + 3 y)2 = x 2 + 9 y 2
A. I and II only
D. I, II and III
8. Factorize xy − yz − y 2 + xz .
A. ( y + z )( x + y )
B. ( y − z )( x + y )
C. ( y + z )( x − y )
D. ( y − z )( x − y )
7 x − 8 y 7 x + 8 y
9. 8 =
4 2
A. 49 x 2 − 16 y 2 .
B. 49 x 2 − 64 y 2 .
C. 196 x 2 − 256 y 2 .
D. 392 x 2 − 512 y 2 .
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10. −4 pq − 4 p 2 q 2 − 1 =
A. (2 p − q ) 2 .
B. −(2 p + q) 2 .
C. (2 pq − 1) 2 .
D. −(2 pq + 1) 2 .
A. 9
B. 32
C. 40
D. 81
A. −16 .
B. −8 .
C. 0.
D. 8.
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A. ( x − 2 y + 7) 2
B. ( x − 2 y − 7) 2
C. (7 − 2 y − x) 2
D. ( x − 2 y + 7)( x − 2 y − 7)
14. The following histogram shows the prices (in $) of 126 shirts.
A. 18
B. 52
C. 56
D. 108
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15. The following table shows the weights (in kg) of a group of students.
Weight (kg) 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79
Number of students 1 3 19 7 8 2
III. The class boundaries of the third class interval are 40 kg and 49 kg .
A. I only
B. II only
16. The cumulative frequency curve on the right shows the lifetimes (in h) of some electronic toys.
If the lifetime of an electronic toy is 2 050 hours or above, it is regarded as a high quality product.
How many electronic toys are high quality products?
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 50
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17. The following table shows the ages of the staff in a company.
Age 16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 – 40
Frequency 1 10 12 5 2
A. x = 12, y = 2
B. x = 17, y = 45
C. x = 23, y = 30
D. x = 26, y = 36
18. The cumulative frequency curve below shows the time (in h) taken by a class of students in
reading a story book.
A. I only
B. II only
19. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the weight distribution (in kg) of the actors in a movie.
Which of the following charts may represent the distribution of their weights?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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20. The graph below shows the sales volumes (in thousand) of a toy in 2021, 2022 and 2023
respectively.
II. The sales volume of the toy in 2023 is three times that in 2021.
III. The sales volume of the toy in 2022 is half of that in 2023.
A. I and II only
D. I, II and III
21. Kathy wrote 585 words in 1 hour and 18 minutes. Her writing speed is
A. 423 words/hour .
B. 450 words/hour .
C. 496 words/hour .
D. 690 words/hour .
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22. Matthew measures that the distance between his school and his home on a map is 4.5 cm . The
scale of the map is 1 cm : 0.2 km . The actual distance between his school and his home is
A. 225 m .
B. 450 m .
C. 900 m .
D. 1 800 m .
23. Peter, Jack and Sam share several pieces of chocolate in the ratio of 3: 7 :8 . If Jack gets
28 pieces of chocolate, then the total number of pieces of chocolate that the three of them get is
A. 68 .
B. 70 .
C. 72 .
D. 74 .
1 7 9
24. It is given that = = , where x , y and z are positive numbers. Find x : y : z .
5x 3 y 2 z
A. 6 : 70 : 135
B. 14 : 27 : 315
C. 135 : 70 : 6
D. 315 : 27 : 14
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25. The costs of coffee beans of brand A and brand B are $0.63/g and $0.28/g respectively. If x g
of coffee beans of brand A and y g of coffee beans of brand B are mixed so that the cost of the
mixture is $0.42/g , then x : y =
A. 2:3.
B. 3:2.
C. 4:9.
D. 9:4.
2r + s 2
26. If r and s are non-zero numbers such that = , then r : s =
3r + 4s 5
A. 4:3.
B. 3:4.
C. 16 : 13 .
D. 13 : 16 .
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