Name: _________________ Teacher: ______
Year 8 Maths Review Spring 2023
65 minutes
Instructions
• Answer all the questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
• Calculators may be used.
Information
• The total marks for this paper is 65.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• The following formula may be used
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
1. 𝑔 = 5𝑓 + 2.9
Find 𝑔 when 𝑓 = 3.3.
𝑔 = ………………………………… [2]
2. For the circle in the diagram and stating the units in your answers, work out its
a) diameter
………………………………… [1]
b) circumference
………………………………… [2]
c) area
………………………………… [2]
3. Work out the area of the trapezium drawn below.
………………………………… cm2 [2]
4. Work out the area of the shape drawn below.
………………………………… cm2 [2]
5. Here is a triangular based prism.
Circle its corresponding net, A, B or C.
A B C [1]
6. The diagram shows a door lock.
The code (number, letter, number) is entered
by pressing a button from each row in turn
(top row, middle row, bottom row).
a) List all the possible combinations of codes for the door.
[2]
b) Hence state the probability that a code entered by randomly pressing a button
from each row in turn will unlock the door.
………………………………… [1]
7. Ginger eats one quarter of a cake.
Between them, Ginger and Victoria eat two thirds of the cake.
What fraction of the cake does Victoria eat?
Show each stage of your working and give your answer in its simplest form.
………………………………… [3]
8. Edsel has four number cards. Sharon has three number cards.
Edsel and Sharon each pick one of their cards at random.
They calculate the difference between the numbers on their cards.
a) Complete their sample space below and find the value of ‘?’.
Edsel
− 3 8 9 12
6 3 2 3 6
Sharon 11 8 3 2
? 11 6
[2]
b) Find the probability that the difference between the numbers on Edsel and
Sharon’s cards is more than 7.
………………………………… [2]
9. Triangle A is drawn on the grid below.
Enlarge triangle A with scale factor 3 from the centre of enlargement 𝑃.
Label the image B.
[2]
10. The diagram shows three triangles on a square grid.
8 y
7
6
5
4 Q
P
3
2
R 1 x
−6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
−1
−2
−3
−4
Describe the single transformation that maps
a) triangle P onto triangle Q
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………… [3]
b) triangle R onto triangle P
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………… [2]
11. An amplifier is packed into a cuboid box measuring
20cm by 15cm by 10cm.
Calculate the surface area of the box.
………………………………… cm2 [3]
12. Maisie plays a game.
Each time she plays, she can win a prize of $1 or $5 or $10.
When she does not win one of these prizes, she loses.
The table gives the probability of winning each of the prizes.
a) Maisie plays the game once.
Work out the probability that Maisie loses.
………………………………… [2]
b) Maisie plays the game 40 times.
i) Work out an estimate for the number of $5 prizes she wins.
………………………………… [2]
ii) Work out an estimate for the total value of the prizes she wins.
$ ………………………………… [3]
13. Show that
2 4 5 1
a) ( + ) ÷ = 1
3 9 6 3
[3]
1 1 1
b) (2 − ) (3 − ) (4 − ) = 15
2 3 4
[3]
14. A shop prints designs on T-shirts.
They use this formula to work out the price for printing a design.
What is the price for printing a design that has 3 colours in it?
£ ………………………………… [2]
15. The diagram shows a trapezium with parallel sides of
length 𝑥 cm and 12 cm.
Its perpendicular height is 6 cm.
a) Write down an expression for its area in terms of 𝑥.
b) Given that its area is 67.5 cm2, find the value of 𝑥.
Area = ………………………………… [1]
𝑥 = ………………………………… [2]
16. A steam engine for pulling trains has wheels of diameter 1.5 metres.
The steam engine travels 1200 metres along a test track.
Work out the number of complete turns of a wheel.
………………………………… [3]
17. The following shape consists of a triangle and quarter circle. Determine its area,
giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
………………………………… cm2 [4]
18. Find the single transformation that 5 y
is equivalent to 4
• reflection in 𝑥 = −1
followed by 3
• reflection in 𝑥 = 2. 2
You may draw a shape on the grid
1
to help you. x
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5
−1
−2
−3
−4
−5
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………… [3]
19. Adora is making a heart-shaped card, illustrated on the
right. She decorates the card by putting ribbon around
the edge of the card.
The card is in the shape of an isosceles triangle with two
identical semi-circles. The ribbon needs to be the length
of the perimeter of the card plus an extra 2·8 cm.
Calculate the length of ribbon needed for the card.
………………………………… cm [3]
20. Find the missing length.
Area = 43.92 cm2
Perimeter = 35.4 cm
6.1 cm ………………………………… cm [3]
Total for paper is 65 marks
