Grade 8 Mathematics - Sample Paper (Geometry)
1) Is each statement true or false?
True False
The exterior angles of any polygon add to make 360°.
The sum of the interior angles of a hexagon is 360°
more than the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon.
In a regular seven-sided shape, each exterior angle is
51°, to the nearest degree.
[1]
2) Find the value of 𝑥 in this diagram.
𝑥 = …………° [1]
3) Find the sum of the interior angles of a regular octagon.
…………………° [2]
4) The diagram shows a rectangle divided into a triangle, a kite and a trapezium.
a) Find the size of the angle marked 𝑎. Give geometrical reasons for your
answer.
𝑎 = ……………°
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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………………………………………………………………………………………… [3]
b) Find the size of the angle marked 𝑏.
𝑏 = ……………° [1]
5) In the diagram, PQR is a straight line.
Find the size of the angles marked 𝑎 and 𝑏.
𝑎 = …………°
𝑏 = …………° [4]
6) The diagram shows part of a regular polygon.
Not to
scale
Calculate the number of sides of the polygon.
………………… [2]
7) The diagram shows part of a polygon with 𝑛 sides.
P is a point inside the polygon.
The sum of the interior angles inside a polygon with 𝑛 sides is (𝑛 – 2) × 180°.
Complete the proof of this result.
By joining P to each vertex, the polygon is divided into ………… triangles.
The sum of the angles in any triangle is …………°, so the sum of the angles in
all the triangles is ………..……°.
the total of all the angles in the triangles =
total of interior angles + total of angles around P
The total of all angles around P is …………°.
So the total interior angles = 180𝑛 − ………… = (𝑛 – 2) × 180°.
[2]
1) Find the area of a circle with radius 4.7 cm.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
………… cm2 [2]
2) The circumference of a circle is 25 cm.
a) Calculate the diameter of the circle.
………… cm [2]
b) Find the area of the circle.
………… cm2 [2]
3) Calculate the area of this shape. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
……………… m2 [3]
4) Tick to show if these statements are true or false.
TRUE FALSE
7 tonnes < 8300 kilograms
0.8 millimetres = 800 nanometres
0.02 megabytes > 1 kilobyte
[1]
5) Two semicircles (shown in white) are removed from a circle of radius 9 cm, as
shown in the diagram below.
Find the area of the remaining shape.
…………… cm2 [3]
6) The diameter of a human hair is 78 000 nm.
The diameter of another human hair is 0.084 mm.
Find the difference in the diameters of the two hairs.
Give your answer in micrometres.
…………… μm [2]
1) Write down the number of planes of symmetry for each of these shapes.
……………… …………………
……………… [2]
2) Beth says that the volume of the triangular prism is greater than the volume of the
cylinder.
Is Beth correct? Yes No
Show how you worked out your answer.
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[3]
1) The grid shows a shape P.
Enlarge P by scale factor 3, centre (2, 0). [2]
2) Fully describe each transformation from P to Q.
Rotation …………………………… Reflection …………………………
……………………………………… ………………………………………
Enlargement …………………………… Translation by ……………………
…………………………………………… ……………………………………… [4]
3) The diagram shows a shape L drawn on a grid.
Reflect shape L in the line 𝑦 = 1. Label the image M.
Reflect shape M in the line 𝑥 = 2. Label the image N.
Describe fully the single transformation that maps L directly onto N.
………………………………………………………………………………………… [3]
4) A rectangle has an area of 30 cm2.
The rectangle is enlarged with a scale factor of 4.
a) How does the perimeter of the enlarged rectangle relate to the perimeter of
the original rectangle?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
b) Find the area of the enlarged rectangle.
…………… cm2 [2]
5) Triangle T is transformed by a rotation of 90° clockwise, centre (0, 3), followed by
3
a translation by vector ( ).
−2
Draw the final position of T on the grid. [2]
6) Use the grids below to show that
−6
a reflection in the line 𝑦 = −2 followed by a translation by ( ) is the same
0
−6
as a translation by ( ) followed by a reflection in the line 𝑦 = −2.
0
[3]
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1) Use a straight edge and compass to inscribe an equilateral triangle inside this
circle.
The construction has been started for you.
[2]
2) Complete the construction of a 60° angle at point A.
[2]
3) Use a straight edge and compass to inscribe a regular octagon inside this circle.
[3]
4) Tick to show whether the following statements are true or false.
True False
The point (5, 8) is the midpoint between (−3, 4) and (13, 0).
The point (−1, 3) is the point one third of the way along the
line segment between (−7, 2) and (11, −1).
The point (2, −2) is the point one fifth of the way along the
line segment between (−2, 3) and (18, −22).
[1]
5) The map shows the position of two towns, A and B.
It is drawn to a scale of 1 : 500 000.
a) Measure the bearing of B from A.
…………° [1]
b) A third town, C, is 20 km from B.
The bearing of C from B is 215°.
Mark the position of town C on the map. [2]
6) Amber starts a walk from her home, H.
She walks on a bearing of 300° for 3.5 km.
Then she walks on a bearing of 240° for 6.2 km.
She then walks directly back to her home, H.
a) Show on a scale drawing the route that Amber took.
Use a scale of 1 : 100 000.
The point H is shown below.
[2]
b) What is the bearing and distance that Amber has to walk to get back to H?
bearing …………° distance ………… km [2]
7) a) Find the point that lies one quarter of the way along the line segment joining
(3, 7) and (11, 19).
(……… , ………) [1]
b) Find the point that lies one third of the way along the line segment joining
(−5, 3) and (7, −15).
(……… , ………) [2]
8) P has coordinates (−3, 5). R has coordinates (2, −3).
R is one eighth of the way along line segment PQ.
Find the coordinates of Q.
(……… , ………) [2]
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