KIMILILI WEST ZONE
MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS GRADE 8 TERM 3 – 2024
Time: 2hr 30 mins
MATHEMATICS
NAME: ………………………………………….…………………………………………
SCHOOL: …………………………………………………………………………………
STUDENT ASS.NO: TOTAL
MARKS
SCORED
Gender: Boy: Girl:
Scores 76-100 50-75 25-49 Below 25
Learner’s score
Level E-EXPACTATION M. EXPECTATIONS A-EXPECTATIONS B. EXPECTIONS
Points 4 3 2 1
Tick
Answer all questions:
1. The number of people vaccinated against M-pox in Uganda was 18562819. What is the
number written in words? (2mks)
2. Use mathematical table to find the square of 24.7 (2mks)
3. Mr. Kadili bought 3 books and one pen. The pen costs sh. 9. If the cost of 4 books
and 6 pens is sh. 260, how much did Kadili spend altogether? (2mks)
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4. The diagram below represents a triangular prism. What is its surface area?
(3mks)
24m
30m
7m
5. What is the square root of √ 625 (3mks)
6. A rectangular tank measures 5m by 6m x 2.5m. What is its capacity in litres? ( 3mks)
7. Mr. Sosion deposited Ksh. 60,000 in his bank account that earned him a simple interest
at the rate of 25% p.a. How much was in his account after three years ? (3mks)
8. What is the largest number that can be divided by 18, 24 and 30 without a reminder ?
(2mks)
9. Calculate 51/2 + 32/3 + 14/5 (3mks)
10. Convert the following recurring decimals to fractions (2mks)
.
(a) 0.4
. .
(b) 0.723
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11. Write 3692 to one significant figure. (1mk)
12. Express the following in the standard form. (4mks)
(a) 28071
(b) 391.0869
13. A shopkeeper adjusted the price of a loaf of bread from sh. 80 to sh. 100. Calculate
the percentage change in price of the loaf of bread.
(2mks)
14. Calculate the area of the figure below made of a square and semi-circle. Π= 22/7
(3mks)
15. Three bells ring at intervals of 12 mins, 18mins and 15mins. If they all rang together
at 10.00am, after how long will they ring together again?
(2mks)
16. A thermometer reading shows -12oC. After few minutes the temperature dropped by
8oC and rose by 14oC. Find the final reading on the thermometer. (2mks)
17. Convert 72km/h to metres per second
(2mks)
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18. A semi-circular flower bed has a diameter of 14m. Find the perimeter of its outer edge
(π = 22
/7) (2mks)
19. Workout: 45 - 27 ÷ 9 x 3 + 5 (2mks)
20. Find the value of p in 6p – 7 = 2p + 9
(2mks)
Amount of milk in litres
21. Mandila’s father collected milk in litres from his dairy cattle in a week. He
represented
the amount of milk collected on a bar graph as shown below. Study the bar graph and
answer the questions that follow:
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sun Days of the week
(a) Which day had the highest amount of milk collected in litres? (1mk)
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(b)Work out the total amount of milk in litres that Mandila’s father collected
in a week ? (2mks)
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