Grade 8 Mathematics Test
Name: ____________________________ Date: ________________
Instructions:
- Answer all questions.
- Show all working.
- Calculators are allowed unless stated otherwise.
Section A: Fractions (20 marks)
1. Simplify the following fractions:
a) 12/20 = __________
b) 45/60 = __________
2. Add or subtract:
a) 3/8 + 5/8 = __________
b) 7/10 - 2/5 = __________
3. Multiply and divide:
a) 2/3 × 3/4 = __________
b) 5/6 ÷ 2/3 = __________
Section B: Decimals (15 marks)
4. Convert the following to decimals:
a) 3/4 = __________
b) 2/5 = __________
5. Add or subtract:
a) 3.45 + 1.76 = __________
b) 5.00 - 2.38 = __________
6. Multiply and divide:
a) 4.2 × 0.6 = __________
b) 6.3 ÷ 0.9 = __________
Section C: Percentages (15 marks)
7. Find the percentage:
a) What is 25% of 200? __________
b) Increase 80 by 15%: __________
8. Convert to percentages:
a) 0.6 = __________%
b) 3/5 = __________%
9. A shirt costing $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price? __________
Section D: Probability (15 marks)
10. A bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles. One marble is chosen at random.
What is the probability of choosing:
a) A red marble = __________
b) A blue marble = __________
c) Not a green marble = __________
11. A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of:
a) Rolling a 4 = __________
b) Rolling an even number = __________
c) Rolling a number greater than 5 = __________
Section E: Display of Data (15 marks)
12. The following are the number of books read by 10 students in a month:
4, 5, 3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5
a) Create a frequency table for the data.
b) What is the mode of the data? __________
c) What is the mean number of books read? __________
13. Use the data below to construct a bar graph:
Activity Number of Students
Reading 12
Sports 8
Music 10
Drawing 6