Grade 8 MATHEMATICS – September Assessment Item type/s: Multiple-choice (X) Gridded (X)

1. What is the value of q that makes the equation true? 3(q + 4) – 10q = 2q + 3

A. 1 B. 2 C. No Solution D. All real numbers

2. Natalie drew a square and marked the lengths of the sides using exponential notation. She then wrote the expression 54 x 54 to represent the area of the square. Which of the following is equivalent to the area, in square units, of Natalie’s square?

A. 5 B. 58 C. 516 D. 520

3. Which of the following is an equivalent expression?

4 3 ∙ 4 4 ∙ 4 8 45 ∙ 4

A. 49 B. 420 C. 129 D. 1220

4. Marina’s school used 4 5/6 buses to take people on a trip to the country. Each bus holds 72 people. How many people rode the bus on the trip?

1 A. 432 B. 348 C. 300 D. 288

2 5. Which graph best represents the equation of the line that has a y- intercept of –1 and a slope of 1/3 ?

A. B.

C. D.

6. Which expression below is equivalent to 4y – 2y(y) + 10y ÷ 2y?

A. 4+5y B. 2y2+5y C. -2y+3y+12 D. -2y2+4y+5

3 7. The radius of a certain wheel is 7 inches. Which of the following is closest to the circumference of the wheel?

A. 10.99 inches B. 14.21 inches C. 21.98 inches D. 43.96 inches

4 Gridded Questions

1. What is the value of m in the equation below? 2(m + 5) = 16 - 4m

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2. Larry has 66 music CDs. He has 2 times as many rock CDs as country CDs. He has 3 times as many rock CDs as hip-hop CDs. How many rock CDs does Larry have? Mark your answer in the answer grid

3. If p = 3 and q = 2, what is the value of the expression below? (p+q)3

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4. Find the area, in square inches, of the figure shown below.

5 Mark your answer in the answer grid

Open Ended Questions

This problem requires you to show your work and/or explain your reasoning. You may use drawings, words, and/or numbers in your answer. Your answer should be written so that another person could read it and understand your reasoning. It is important that you show all your work.

1. Jenalysa was asked to graph the equation 3x + y = – 4.

A. Create a table with 4 ordered pairs that are on the line of the equation.

B. Create a coordinate plane and label the axes. Graph the equation 3x + y = – 4 using the ordered pairs from the table.

C. What are the slope and y-intercept of the line?

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