YEAR 8 MATHS PAPER 2
YEAR 8 MATHS PAPER 2
Integrated Education
SEMESTER 2 – Term 4
Mathematics Year 8 Exam Paper 2
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TIME: 1 Hours DATE:22/11/2024
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TOTAL MARKS 75 MARKS
TEACHER NAME Noluthando Khumalo
STUDENT NAME
START TIME: END TIME:
INVIGILATOR NAME
I, as invigilator, have applied the
access arrangements identified
below for this student.
ACCESS ARRANGEMENT APPLIED (ü below):
SEPARATE
SCRIBE EXTRA TIME READER PROMPTER
VENUE
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Write neatly and legibly.
3. Show all your workings.
4. You may use a calculator.
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Question 1 [10 Marks]
1.1 The following are the ages of 25 people who took part in a fun race.
Complete the frequency table using the given class intervals on the table
below. (4)
1.2 A nurse recorded patient’s temperature at different times of the day. Her
measurements are shown in the graph below.
a) How many times a day was the patient’s temperature taken? (1)
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b) What is the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures?
(1)
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c) The normal human body temperature is 37oC, on what day was the
patient’s temperature normal? (1)
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1.3 Study the graph below and answer the questions that follow.
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2.2 Calculate the area of the shaded region. Round off your answer to two
decimal places.
(4)
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2.3 The diagram below represents a doughnut. The radius of the smaller
circle is 5cm and the radius of the larger circle is 7cm.
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a) Determine the area of the smaller circle. (3)
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b) Determine the area of the larger circle. (2)
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c) Hence determine the area of the shaded area. (1)
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2.4 Calculate the area of the triangle below. (3)
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3.2 Joe plotted the equation y=4 x +18by using substitution and a table.
The table shows his answers.
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a) How can we tell he did something wrong just by looking at the graph?
(1)
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b) Joe has made mistakes in the table and on the graph. Locate, and
correct them by filling in the table below, and by plotting and
connecting the correct points to create the graph on the Cartesian
plane provided. (4)
4.1 Choose the correct angle size from the list below only once to complete
each statement.
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a) The sum of the interior angles of a triangle =_____________ (1)
b) Each interior angle in an equilateral triangle =____________ (1)
c) The largest angle in a right-angled triangle =_____________ (1)
d) The sum of the interior angles of any quadrilateral=________ (1)
4.2 Calculate the value of x , y and z in the diagram below. Provide reasons
for your answers. (6)
x=¿
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Reason:
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y=¿______________________________________________________________________
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z=¿
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Reason:
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4.3 In triangle ABC, angle B = 70O, angle C = 30O. Calculate the size of angle
A. (2)
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4.4 In the diagram, ^ 0 0 ^ D . Give a
A=4 0 and ^B=8 0 . Calculate the size of A C
reason for your answer. (3)
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4.5 ^ =118 0.
In the diagram below AB is parallel to CD and B PT
Calculate the value of x and y . (4)
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x=¿
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Reason:
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y=¿______________________________________________________________________
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Reason:
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4.6 Match the letter shape with the name of the angles. (6)
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Question 5 [9 Marks]
5.1 Below are the marks of a grade 8 class after writing a mathematics test
out of 40. Answer the questions that follow based on the data. All
answers must be rounded off to one decimal place.
END OF ASSESSMENT
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