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Math 8 – End of Year Pre Assesment
Answer the following questions on the scantron. Please remember to use a
number 2 pencil. Do not write on this test. You may use scratch paper. You
may not use a calculator.
Algebra
1. What is the solution of x  7  13 ?
a) 6
b) 6 and -20
c) no solution
d) -6
2. P=2L +2W is the formula for finding the perimeter of a rectangle. Rewrite the equation to
solving for L.
a) L=
1
P–W
2
b) L=-2P +2W
c) L=P – 2W
b) x = 4
c) x =
d) L=2P – 4W
3. Solve. 2x-2 = 4x+6.
a) x = -4
2
3
d) x = 2
4. What is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form if the line passes through (1, 6) and
(-1, -2)?
a) y = 2x+4
b) y = 4x + 2
c) y = 4x -2
d) y = -3x+6
5. You are walking along the path y = 6x + 8. Your friend Rick is walking along
y – 12 = 8x. At what point do your paths cross?
a) (0, 8)
b) (-1, 4)
c) (-2, -4)
d) (1, 14)
6. What is the slope of the graph of the linear function given by this pattern?
3, 1, -1, -3, …
a) 3
b) -3
c) 2
d) -2
Data Analysis / Probability
7. Your parents are buying a car. There are 8 car choices and 7 color choices. How many
possible outcomes exist for the car and color?
a) 15
b) 54
c) 56
d) 64
8. Sarah rolls two 6-sided numbered cubes. What is the probability that the two numbers added
together will equal 4?
a) 4/36
b) 2/36
c) 1/12
d) 3/12
9. The universal set includes the letters of the alphabet. Set C={consonants}. What is C’?
a) {a, b, u, x}
b) {a, c, e, y}
c) {a, e, i, o, u}
10. If set B={even numbers} and set C={2, 5, 8, 11, 14}, what is
a) {2, 8, 14}
b) {2, 5, 8, 11, 14}
c) {2, 8}
d) {i, u, o, m, n}
B
C?
d) {all even numbers}
11. What is the graph of the solution set of y > -2x – 2?
a) the open half plane above the graph of y > -2x – 2
b) the closed half plane above the graph of y > -2x – 2
c) the open half plane below the graph of y > -2x – 2
d) the closed half plane below the graph of y > -2x – 2
Geometry
12. What type of angle relationship is shown between angle 1 and angle 2?
a) alternate exterior b) alternate interior
c) corresponding
d) none
13. A ladder is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall and the
ladder is 13 feet long. What is the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder?
a) 12
b) 13.9
c) 4
d) 8
14. What is the value of w?
w
w+4
12
8
a) 8
b) 12
c) 16
d) 24
Number Sense
15. How would you write 0.0000006234 in scientific notation?
a) 0.6234 x 10-6 b) 0.6234 x 106
c) 6.234 x 107
16. Estimate the value of the positive square root:
a) 8.0
d) 6.234 x 10-7
73
b) 9.0
c) 9.5
d) 8.5
b) 0.14
c) 0.141414…
d) 0.141516…
c) 125
d) 5
17. Which number is irrational?
a) 0.14
18. Simplify: 5-2(53)
a)
1
25
b)
1
3
19. Evaluate the exponential expression, and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form:
(
1 -2
)
2
a) 4
20. Simplify:
a) 4
b) 1
c) -1
d) -6
b) 4 15
c) 2 15
d) 3 6
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