(2023 – 2024) ACADEMIC YEAR
SDEC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics (Year – 8)
Practice Questions for Mid-Term Test
Unit-1 Integer
1. a Draw a factor tree for 350.
b Write 350 as a product of prime factors.
c Write 112 as a product of prime factors.
d Find the HCF of 350 and 112.
e Find the LCM of 350 and 112.
2. a Write 104 as a product of prime factors.
b Write 130 as a product of prime factors.
c Find the HCF of 104 and 130.
d Find the LCM of 104 and 130.
3. a Write 135 as a product of prime factors.
b Write 180 as a product of prime factors.
c Find the HCF of 135 and 180.
d Find the LCM of 135 and 180.
4. a Find the HCF of 168 and 264.
b. Find the LCM of 168 and 264.
5. Copy and complete this multiplication table.
× - 4 - 9
- 6
5 - 45
- 8 - 16
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6. Copy and complete this multiplication table.
× - 5 7
- 10
3 - 18
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7. Copy and complete this multiplication table.
× - 4 - 9
- 6
5 - 45
- 8 - 16
8. Are these calculations correct? If not, correct them.
a. (-5)2 = - 25 b. – 9 × - 11 = - 99
c. 45 ÷ - 9 = - 6 d. (-10)3 = - 1000
9. Work out
a. 40 ÷ - 5 b. – 36 ÷ -6
c. 100 ÷ (2 – 7) d. (12 - - 18) ÷ -3
e. (3 + 4) × 5 f. (3 + - 4) × 5
g. (-3 + -4) × -5 d. (3 + - 4) × -5
10. Solve these equations.
a. x2 = 36 b. x2 + 16 = 0
c. x3 = 8 d. x3 + 27 = 0
e. x2 = 25 f. x2 = 225
g. x2 – 81 = 0 h. x2 + 121 = 0
i. x3 = 216 j. x3 = -216
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k. x3 + 1000 = 0 l. x3 + 8000 = 0
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11. work out
a. √(−5)2 − (−4)2
3 3
b. √64 + √−64
12. Here is an expression: x3 + x2.
Find the value of expression when
a. x = 3
b. x = -3
13. Write as single power of 8
a. 82 × 83 b. 86 ÷ 82
c. 1 d. (83)3
14. Write as a single power
a. 33 × 3 b. 7 × 73 c. 12 × 125 d. 154 × 15
f. 6 × 63 g. 105 × 102 h. 106× 103 i. 143 × 144
j. 83 ÷ 8 k. 56 ÷ 52 l. 210 ÷ 22 m. 36 ÷ 33
n. 124 ÷ 124 p. (52)2 q. (153)2 r. (73)3
s. (34)5
15. a. write 46 as a power of 2.
b. Write 94 as a power of 3.
c. Write 259 as a power of 5.
d. Write as a power of 5
a. 125 b. 1252 c. 1254
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Unit-2 Expressions, formulae and equations
1. Jin thinks of a number, x.
Write an expression for the unlimber Jin gets when he
a. Multiplies the number by 7 and adds 4.
b. Divides the number by 7 then adds 4.
c. Divides the number by 2 then adds 5.
d. Adds 4 to the number then divides by 5
e. Subtracts 4 from the number then divides by 5.
f. Subtracts 6 from number and multiply by 3.
2. a. Use the formula K = mg to work out K when m = 12
and g = 4.
b. Rearrange the formula K = mg to make m the subject.
c. Use your formula in part b to work out m when K = 75
and g = 10
3. a. Use the formula D=wp+4 to work out the value of D
when w=2.5 and p=6.
b. Rearrange the formula D=wp+4 to make p the subject.
c. use your formula to work out the value of p when D=100
and w=12.
4. Expand
a x(x+3)
b 5y(7y−4w)
c. 6(a+7) + 8(a+9)
d. 8(b+7) + 6(5b+6)
e. 7(c+8) + 9(8+7c)
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f. 7(8d+9) − 8(d+7)
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g. 6(5+6e) − 7(8e+9)
h. 9(8f+7g) − 6(5g−6f)
i. a(a+3) + a(a+4)
j. b(b+3) + b(4b+5)
k. c(3c+4) + c(5c+6)
l. d(3d+4) − d(d+5)
m. e(3+4e) − e(5e−6) f
n. f(3f+4g) − 5f(6f−7g)
5. Factorize
a. 6x+9
b. 2y2−12y
c. 7m2+m
d. 5a2−15a
e. t2+9t
f. 8h−4h2
g. 3y+12y2
h. 12y−16y2
i. 16e2+8e
j. 15e+6i
6. Work out the value of x and y in this diagram. All
measurements are in centimetres.
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9. Write the inequality shown by this number line. Use the
letter x.
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Unit – 3 Place Value and Rounding
11. Work out
a. 90×0.1
b. 552×0.1
c. 135×0.01
d. 8×0.01
e. 6÷0.1
f. 23.5÷0.1
g. 5.2÷0.01
h. 0.68÷0.01
i. 27×0.1
j. 27.9×0.01
k. 0.2÷0.1
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l. 2.7÷0.01
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12. Which calculation, A, B, C or D, gives a different
answer from the others? Show your working.
A 5.2×0.1
B 5.2÷0.01
C 0.052÷0.1
D 52×0.01
13. Round each of these numbers to the given degree of
accuracy.
a. 78.023 (2 s.f.)
b. 0.06791 (3 s.f.)
c. 1.54962 (4 s.f.)
d. 12452673 (5 s.f.)
e. 2468.15 (1 s.f.)
f. 759.233 (2 s.f.)
g. 5.3691 (3 s.f.)
h. 0.0781 (1 s.f.)
i. 0.1954 (2 s.f.)
j. 6.03888 (3 s.f.)
k. 964 (1 s.f.)
l. 0.899 (2 s.f.)
14. Use a calculator to work out the answer to.
Give your answer correct to two significant figures.
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Unit – 4 Decimals
16. Write the correct sign, < or >, between these.
a. 6.75 6.7
b. −4.87 −4.81
c. 0.65kg 67g
d. 9.1 9.03
e. 56.4 56.35
f. 0.66 0.606
g. 3.505 3.7
h. 0.77t 806kg
i. 7800m 0.8km
j. 3.5kg 375g
k. 156.3cm 1234mm
l. −2.3 −2.4
m. −7.23 −7.29
n. −0.15 −0.08
o. −11.02 −11.5
17. Work out 5.4 ÷ 0.9.
18. For each division, work out
i an estimate of the answer
ii the accurate answer.
a 49.5÷0.3
b −936÷0.4
c 31.5÷0.5
d −351÷0.6
e 58.94÷0.7
f −3808÷0.8
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21. Work out the answers to these calculations.
Use the methods you have learned to make the
calculations easier.
a (0.7−0.4) × 0.12
b 0.9×27
c 14×0.35
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Unit – 5 Angle and Construction
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Unit – 7 Fractions
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Unit – 8 Shape and Symmetry
Practice
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Unit – 9 Generating Sequences and Function
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7. Work out an expression for the nth term of each sequence.
a 7, 6, 5, 4,...
b 7, 4, 1, −2,...
c 7, 0, −7, −14,..
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