NALUNGA ZONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

2024-25 ZONAL MOCK EXAMINATION FOR STANDARD 8

MATHEMATICS
(100 marks) Subject Number: P163

Time Allowed: 2 hours

8:00 – 10:00 am
Name of Candidate: ____________________________________________________________
(Surname First)
Name of School : ____________________________________________________________
SECTION A (40 MARKS) A. 16CM
B. 28CM
1. What is 49 in roman numerals
C. 56CM
A. IL
D. 112CM
B. LIX
7. King take 2 hours and 30 minutes to walk a
C. XLIX
distance of 15KM. Calculate Kings speed in metres
D. LVIIII
per minutes
2. Solve the equation 2t + 1 = 11 + t
A. 6 m / min
A. 6
B. 10 m / min
B. 10
C. 100 m / min
C. 11
D. 125m / min
D. 12
𝟑 𝟓 𝟐
3. Simplify the following ÷𝟔+𝟓 Figure 1 shows a triangle ABC. Use it to answer
𝟕
4 question 8
A. 35

32
B. 35

53
C. 70

67
D. 70
4. A trader bought beans worth K7200 and sold them
for K7920. What profit percent did the trader make?
A. 10% 8. What name is given to the type of triangle ABC?
B. 11% A. Isosceles
C. 90% B. Scalene
D. 110% C. Right angle
1 D. Equilateral
5. Express 3 as a decimal number, correct to 3 decimal
9. Calculate the total cost of the following items:
places 10 tomatoes at 2 for k50
A. 0.3 3 books for k500
B. 0.33 A. K550
C. 0.333 B. 750
D. 0.3333 C. 1600
6. The circumference of the base of basin is 176 CM. D. 1750
𝟐𝟐
Calculate its radius (Take 𝝅 = )
𝟕

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 𝟏 15. If Zawanda insured two cars and one hose for one
10. What is the simplest form of the following ratio 𝟖 :
𝟏 month only, how much did he pay all together?
𝟒 A. K8,000
A. 1:8 B. K13,000
B. 1:4 C. K17,000
C. 1:2 D. K22,000
D. 2:1 16. Which digit has a place volume of “tenth” in the
11. What is the simple interest on K55,000 for 2 years number 605.3278?
at 10% per annum? A. 0
A. K11,000 B. 2
B. K5700 C. 3
C. K5500 D. 5
D. K1100 17. What is the 4th number in the following number
12. What is 17kg in grams? pattern 36, 39, 42, ____?
A. 1700g A. 40
B. 17000g B. 41
C. 170,000g C. 44
D. 170g D. 45
13. A doctor worked at Tachira central Hospital for 3 18. Which one of the following is prime factor of 64?
decades. How many years did the doctor work? A. 2
A. 10 years B. 4
B. 25 years C. 8
C. 30 years D. 32
D. 40 years 19. What term is given when selling price is less than a
14. Nine million, ninety-nine thousand and one in cost price?
figure is A. Discount
A. 9099001 B. Loss
B. 9099100 C. Mariced price
C. 9990001 D. Profit
D. 9991000 20. Which one of the following is the HCF of 8, 32 and
72?
Table 1 shows property and premium paid per month
A. 8
for the property in certain year. Use it to answer
B. 16
Question 15
C. 32
Property Premium per month D. 64
(k)
House 9000
Car 4000

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

Answer all question in this Section. Write your answer in the space provided. Show your working

21. (a). Simplify 0.24 – 0.04 x 0.35 + 0.14

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(4 Marks)
 (b). Solve the following inequality 3m + 8 ≥ 57 – 4m

(3 Marks)
22. (a). Subtract the LCM of 50 and 75 from 286

(4 Marks)
(b). Given that the average of 6,10,8 and y is 9, find the value of y

(5 Marks)
23. (a). Atomic measuring 6M long, 3M wide and 4M deep is half full of water
(i). Calculate the volume of the tanks

(2 Marks)
(ii). Find the capacity of water in the tank in litres

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(3 Marks)
24. Figure 2 shows a sketch of a triangle garden PWX in which PX = 600M, angle WXP = 90° and angle
WPX = 40°

(a). Using a protractor, a ruler and a scale of 1cm to represent 100m, draw the figure accurately

(4 Marks)
(b). Find the actual length of WP

(3 Marks)
25. (a). Pofera bought a bicycle at K73,5000.00 and sold it at K58,000.00. Calculate the loss that she made

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(4 Marks)
 (b). Calculate the compound interest on K28,000 for 2 years at 10% per annum

(5 Marks)
26. Model 421032 on the abacus

(5 Marks)
27. Table 2 shows rates of tax on salaries per month for a certain year
Salary per month Rate of tax
First K9000 0% (tax free)
Next K3000 15%
Over K12,000 30%
Use the information in the table 2 to calculate the monthly tax a worker pays on a monthly salary off K18,500

(5 Marks)

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28. A survey was carried out to find number of goals 5 cored by 20 items in a football league.
The following were results

1 3 3 2 2 0 0 5 4 2
1 1 2 5 3 5 6 0 2 2

(a). Show this information in a table using tallies

(4 Marks)
29. Figure 3 shows a circular top of a table ABC, Centre 0, covered with a square cloth PQRS on it

If the radius, 0A of the top of the table is 70cm and the side of a square is 50 cm, calculate the area of the
𝟐𝟐
uncovered part of the top of the table. (Take 𝝅 = )
𝟕

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(4 Marks)
30. Table 3 shows time taken and distance covered by a boy in running competition
Time (Min) 0 5 10 15 20
Distance (Km) 0 3 6 9 12
Use the information in table 3 and scale of 2 Cm to represent 2 Kilometers on the vertical axis and 2 cm
to represent 5 Minutes on horizontal axis, draw a line graph.

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