Monthly Assessment – October 2023
Paper = / 95
Subject : Mathematics Handwriting = / 05
Class : 8 …....... Total = /100
Duration : 2 periods Date: .........…..............................
Candidate's name : ..............................................………...…..… Admission no : ..…........….........
Instructions to candidates:
Answer in the spaces provided in this paper for Part I.
Part II should be answered in the lined papers and graph papers provided.
Show your workings where necessary.
You are not allowed to use calculators.
Part I
1th
1. (i) Find 5 of 65.
(ii) Find 0.643 × 10−3
(iii) Give 1.25 as a fraction in its lowest term.
(iv) Find 3.25 - 1.85
(v) Write 567000 in standard form.
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(vi) Give 10 as a decimal.
(vii) Give the LCM of 3, 5 and 6.
3 2
(viii) Find +
10 20
(ix) Find 2° + 2−2 giving your answer as a fraction.
(x) Find 0.01 × 0.08
[Total = 10 marks]
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2. (i) Simplify
(a) 2(x + 3y) − 3 (x − y) (b) 3x − (2x − y)
(3 × 2 = 6 marks)
(ii) Solve the following equations.
(a) 3a − 5 = 2a + 3 (b) 17 − 2 (x + 3) = 5
(3 marks) (4 marks)
(iii) Write down a formula connecting the given letters.
A number "y" is equal to twice the sum of two numbers "a" and "b"
(2 marks)
[Total = 15 marks]
3. Find the values.
(i) 72 (ii) 32 2
(iii)(1.2)2 (iv) 2(10)
2 −2 2 0
(v) 3−1 (vi) 3
(vii) 5
(viii)3.2 × 103
[Total = 2 × 8 = 16 marks]
4. (i) Find 0.23 + 23.32
(3 marks)
3 5 1
(ii) Find 1 8 − 1 6 + 2 2
(3 marks)
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(iii)Write 11 as a decimal in dot notation.
(3 marks)
[Total = 9 marks]
Part II
● Answer on the lined papers and graph papers provided.
1. Given that ε = {5,6,7,10,12}
A = {6,12}
(i) List A
(3 marks)
(ii) Represent ε, A and A on a Venn diagram.
(6 marks)
[Total = 9 marks]
2. Solve the following inequalities and illustrate your solutions on a number line.
(i) x + 7 > 9
(ii) 5 ≥ 2 − x
[Total = 4 × 2 = 8 marks]
3. (i) Arrange followings in ascending order.
2
0.06, , 2.0001
5
(3 marks)
(ii) Calculate 2.16 + 1.01
(2 marks)
(iii) Make y the subject 2y + 4x = 9
(3 marks)
[Total = 8 marks]
● Answer the whole question on a graph paper.
4. (i) (a) Find the gradient of the line passing through (3,4) and (6,7)
(2 marks)
(b) Find the y intercept of the line which passes through the above 2 points.
(2 marks)
(c) Hence give the equation of the line.
(1 mark)
(ii) Give the equation of the line parallel to y = 3 − 2x and passes through
(0,6)
(2 marks)
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(iii) (a) Copy the table onto your graph paper and complete it to draw the graph
of y = 4x − 2
X -1 0 1 2
4x
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2
Y
(2 marks)
(b) Draw the graph of y = 4x − 2 taking 1cm ≡ 1 unit for both the axes.
(7 marks)
(c) Draw y = -1 and x = 2 also on the same set of axes.
(4 marks)
[Total = 20 marks]
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