Grade 8 Mathematics Practice – 50 Questions
Based on Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics Learner’s Book 8 (Chapters 1–16)
1 Write 0.625 as a fraction in simplest form.
2 Write 3/8 as a decimal.
3 Find the HCF of 18 and 24.
4 Find the LCM of 6 and 8.
5 Write 4² × 4³ as a single power.
6 Find the prime factorization of 72.
7 Convert 15% to a fraction.
8 Convert 0.4 to a percentage.
9 Arrange in ascending order: 0.5, 3/4, 0.25.
10 Write the reciprocal of 5/6.
11 Simplify: 7a + 3a − 4.
12 Simplify: 5x − 2x + 9.
13 Solve: x + 12 = 25.
14 Solve: 5x = 40.
15 Solve: 3x + 7 = 22.
16 Expand: 3(a + 4).
17 Factorize: 6x + 12.
18 Write an algebraic expression for: a number multiplied by 8 then increased by 5.
19 If y = 4, find the value of 3y + 2.
20 Solve: 2x − 5 = 11.
21 Find the perimeter of a rectangle with length 10 cm and width 6 cm.
22 Find the area of a rectangle with length 12 cm and width 5 cm.
23 Find the area of a triangle with base 10 cm and height 6 cm.
24 Find the perimeter of a square with side 8 cm.
25 Find the area of a square with side 9 cm.
26 The angles of a triangle are 40°, 60°, and x. Find x.
27 What is the sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral?
28 Name a triangle with all sides equal.
29 Find the volume of a cube with side 4 cm.
30 Find the volume of a cuboid with length 5 cm, width 3 cm, height 2 cm.
31 The ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. If there are 24 students, how many are girls?
32 Simplify the ratio 12:18.
33 Divide $60 in the ratio 2:3.
34 A class has 12 boys and 18 girls. Write the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form.
35 If 5 pens cost $20, find the cost of 1 pen.
36 Find the mean of the numbers: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.
37 Find the median of: 3, 7, 9, 12, 15.
38 Find the mode of: 4, 5, 5, 6, 7.
39 A shirt costs $800. Find 10% of the price.
40 A bag costs $500. Find the price after a 20% discount.
41 A car travels 60 km in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 4 hours?
42 If a train travels 120 km in 2 hours, find its speed.
43 Convert 2.5 km to metres.
44 Convert 3500 g to kilograms.
45 Find the next term in the sequence: 3, 6, 12, 24, __.
46 Find the next term in the sequence: 5, 9, 13, 17, __.
47 A number is increased by 12 and becomes 35. Find the number.
48 A rectangle has length 20 m and width 8 m. Find its area.
49 The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. Find the side length.
50 If the angles of a triangle are equal, what is each angle?