Year 8 Practice
Consolidating Stage 4 across English, Mathematics and Science before the demands of Stage 5.
What to focus on in Year 8
- Comprehension and analytical writing
- Linear relationships and geometry
- Scientific method and data
- Study habits and time management
Free Year 8 sample questions
Year 8-level questions. Try each, then reveal the worked answer.
Simplify: 3x² − 2x + 5 − (x² + 4x − 3)
- A. 2x² − 6x + 8
- B. 2x² + 2x + 2
- C. 4x² − 6x + 8
- D. 2x² − 6x + 2
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Answer: A — 2x² − 6x + 8
3x² − x² = 2x², −2x − 4x = −6x, 5 + 3 = 8. Answer: 2x² − 6x + 8.
A rectangle has area 48 cm² and one side is 6 cm. What is the perimeter?
- A. 24 cm
- B. 28 cm
- C. 54 cm
- D. 20 cm
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Answer: B — 28 cm
Other side = 48 ÷ 6 = 8 cm. Perimeter = 2 × (6 + 8) = 2 × 14 = 28 cm.
The term "sustainable development" entered mainstream discourse after the 1987 Brundtland Report defined it as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What is the main purpose of the Brundtland Report definition?
- A. To criticise industrial growth
- B. To balance present needs with future responsibility
- C. To promote environmental conservation above all else
- D. To define economic productivity targets
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Answer: B — To balance present needs with future responsibility
The definition explicitly balances current needs ("meets the needs of the present") with future responsibility ("without compromising future generations").
In a pattern, each term is the sum of the two terms before it: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, … What is the 8th term?
- A. 34
- B. 21
- C. 55
- D. 89
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Answer: A — 34
Continuing the Fibonacci-like sequence: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55. The 8th term is 34.
Practise at Year 8 level
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