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GRADE 8 MODEL EXAMINATIONS

MATHEMATICS MODEL EXAM - 001

TIME ALLOWED: - 60 MIN

GENERAL DIRECTION: THIS EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF 40 QUESTIONS. FOR EACH QUESTION THERE ARE FOUR ALTERNATIVES. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN ALTERNATIVES.

1. 
Which one of the following is FALSE?

2. 
The simplified form of |-8-3| – 10|6-11| is

3. 
Which of the following lists of numbers is written in an increasing order?

4. 
Which expression has a value of -2?

5. 
Which one of the following is NOT True?

6. 
Which one of the following is CORRECT about rational numbers?

7. 
What is the value of 1 1/2+2 1/3+3 1/4 ?

8. 
The simplified form of ((-24)/5× 15/16)÷ (6/4 × (-12)/8) is .

9. 
The solution set of the absolute equation 6 -5|x-6| = -4 is

10. 
How long will take Birr 300 to double itself if it is invested at the rate of 5% simple interest per annum?

11. 
If birr 2500 is invested at 12% simple interest per annum, then what is the interest earned after two years?

12. 
For what value of a does the equation |x|=a have two solutions?

13. 
If Birr 200 is divided among A,B and C in the ratio 2∶3∶5 respectively, what is the amount of B's share in Birr?

14. 
(0.07)2 is equal to _____

15. 
Which one of the following numbers is both perfect square and perfect cube?

16. 
If √(13.89 ) = 3.7269, then find √1389 = _______.

17. 
Which one of the following is TRUE?

18. 
Which one of the following is perfect cube?

19. 
If x = -0.3, then what is the value of x3?

20. 
If √(3&7.415) = 1.95, then what is the value of √(3&7415)

21. 
The simplified form of √(3&3 3/8) is _____?

22. 
The expression √(2&√343×√28) is equal to;

23. 
Which square root lies between the number 12 and 13?

24. 
Which one of the following number is neither a perfect square nor a perfect cube?

25. 
The volume of cubic box with side length equal to 1/2 m is

26. 
The area of a square is 196 cm2. What is the length of each side?

27. 
A rational number is m called a perfect cube, if and only if, for some n∈Q, m is equal to:

28. 
What is the solution set of the equation 2( 3x - 6 )= 5x ?

29. 
If x is a whole number and 3x - 5 ≥ 13 , then what is the lowest value of x which satisfy this inequality?

30. 
What is the solution set of 3x-5≤4 ; x ∈ N ?

31. 
What is the solution set of the equation x –1=(2x - 3)/4 ?

32. 
On Cartesian coordinate system, in which quadrant does the point (-6 ,- 8 ) lie?

33. 
The point (3, 4) is lie on the line 4x – by = -20, then what is the value of b ?

34. 
What is the equation of a line that pass through the point P (4, -3 ) and has a slope -2 ?

35. 
Four years ago the sum of the ages of a man and his son was 40 years. Now the man is 22 years older than his son. What is the present age of his son?

36. 
A can do a job in 9 days, and B can do the same job in 18 days. How long will it take them if they work together?

37. 
Temperature F=9/5 C+32. At what temperature have the Fahrenheit and Celsius readings the same value?

38. 
Which one of the following line is a horizontal line?

39. 
What is the solution set of the inequality (x+1)/2+(x+2)/3>16-(x+3)/4 in the set of rational numbers?

40. 
If line in the coordinate plane passes through the first and the third quadrants then the sign of its slope is?