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Year 8 Core Mathematics Name: ________________________

Assessment Task 5 Teacher: ________________________
Term 4 Week 5, 9th November 2023
Q 1-10 Q 11
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
 Board approved calculators are permitted in this task.
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 Marks may be deducted for insufficient or illegible work. Q 12 Q 13 TOTAL
 Diagrams are not drawn to scale.
 You are permitted one double sided A4 sheet of hand-
written notes.
 Total possible mark: 40
 Working time: 45 minutes
 Setter: PAD /10 /10 /40

Question 1 – 10: Multiple Choice (1 mark each)

Circle the correct answer.
1

The coordinates of the points X and Y on this number plane are:

(A) X (4, −3) and Y (−3, 1)

(B) X (4, −3) and Y (1, −3)

(C) X (−3, 4) and Y (−3, 1)

(D) X (−3, 4) and Y (1, −3)

2 5.6 m2 converted to cm2 is:

(A) 0.0056 cm2 5.6 m2 × 1002

= 56 000 cm2
(B) 5600 cm2

(C) 56 000 cm2

(D) 560 cm2

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3 The graph of 𝑦 = 3 − 𝑥 is shown below.

Which one of the following is the solution to 3 − 𝑥 = 5?

(A) No solution

(B) x  2

(C) x  2

(D) x  5

4 Which one of the following is the correct calculation in cm2 to find the area of a circle with
a radius of 12 cm?

A = 𝝅 × 𝟏𝟐𝟐
(A)   12 = 𝝅 × 𝟏𝟒𝟒
(B)   24

(C)  144


(D)
144

𝑥
5 Which one of the following points lies on the line 𝑦 = 2 + 3?
(A)  2, 4 
(B)  2,3
(C) 1, 2 
 1
(D)  3,3 
 2

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6 The vase shown below has a radius of 5 cm and contains 1 litre of water.
Determine the depth of water in the cylindrical vase (correct to one decimal place).
Hint: 1000 cm3 = 1 L

V = 𝝅 × 𝒓𝟐 × 𝒉
1000 = 𝝅 × 𝟓𝟐 × 𝒉
(A) 7.4 cm
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
=𝒉
(B) 8.4 cm 𝟓𝟐 × 𝝅
𝟏𝟐. 𝟕 ≈ 𝒉
(C) 12.7 cm

(D) 13.4 cm

7
C=𝝅×𝒅
= 𝝅 × 𝟐𝟖
≈ 𝟖𝟖 cm

Which one of the following shapes has the same perimeter to the nearest centimetre as the
circle shown?
P = 30 × 2 + 14 ×2 P = 29 × 3
= 88 cm = 87 cm
(A) (B)

P = 8 × 3 + 6 × 2 + 10 × 2 + 24
P = 30 × 2 + 15 ×2 = 80 cm
= 90 cm

(C) (D)

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8 A garden consists of a square joined to a curved area as shown in the diagram below.

The area of the square is 81 m2.

An expression for the curved area in square metres is:

1 
(A) 81      4.52  m 2
4  Curved area = Square – Quadrant

1  𝟏
= 𝟗 × 𝟗 − ( 𝟒 × 𝝅 × 𝟗𝟐 )
(B) 81      9 2  m 2
4  𝟏
= 81 – ( × 𝝅 × 𝟗𝟐 )
𝟒
1 
(C) 81      2  4.5  m 2
4 
1 
(D) 81      9 2  m 2
4 
9 A science experiment measures the temperature in an enclosed chamber.
The temperature is increasing according to the formula:

𝑇 = 5𝑡
where 𝑇 = temperature in ℃
and 𝑡 = time in hours from start of the experiment

What is the temperature in ℃ after 75 minutes?

T = 5 × 1.25
(A) 375
= 6.25
(B) 6.25
(C) 6.5
(D) 575

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10

Which one of the following is the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 4?

(A) Graph A

(B) Graph B positive gradient

y – intercept is -4
(C) Graph C

(D) Graph D

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Question 11 (10 marks) Marks
Write your solutions in the spaces provided. Show all working.
(a) Show that the perimeter of the sector below is approximately 33.42 m.

P = Arc length + radius + radius

𝟒𝟓°
= 𝟑𝟔𝟎° × 𝟐 × 𝝅 × 𝟏𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐
≈ 𝟑𝟑. 𝟒𝟐 m
2

1 mark Arc Length

1 mark adding 2 radii
(b) Show that the volume of the cylinder below is approximately 2262 m3 (correct
to the nearest cubic metre).

𝑽 = 𝝅 × 𝒓𝟐 × 𝒉
𝑽 = 𝝅 × 𝟔𝟐 × 𝟐𝟎 
≈ 𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟏. 𝟗 𝒎𝟑
≈ 𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟐 𝒎𝟑
1

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(c) The composite shape below is made up of a trapezium and a semicircle.
Find the area of the composite shape, correct to 1 decimal place.

18 cm

10 cm 2

12 cm

Area = Area of semicircle + Area of trapezium

𝟏 𝟏𝟎
A = (𝟐 × 𝝅 × 𝟗 𝟐 ) + (𝟏𝟖 + 𝟏𝟐) 
𝟐
= 𝟐𝟕𝟕. 𝟐 𝒄𝒎𝟐 

Do not penalise rounding

(d) Calculate the surface area of the rectangular prism below.

1 mark – area for all

sides (front, base,
top)
3
𝑺𝑨𝒕𝒐𝒑+𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒎 = 𝟐(𝟏𝟎 × 𝟔) 1 mark –
multiplying each
= 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝒄𝒎𝟐
side by 2
𝑺𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕+𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 = 𝟐(𝟏𝟎 × 𝟑)
= 𝟔𝟎 𝒄𝒎𝟐 1 mark – answer
𝑺𝑨𝑹𝑯𝑺+𝑳𝑯𝑺 = 𝟐(𝟔 × 𝟑)
= 𝟑𝟔 𝒄𝒎𝟐

𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝑨 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝒄𝒎𝟐 + 𝟔𝟎 𝒄𝒎𝟐 + 𝟑𝟔 𝒄𝒎𝟐

= 𝟐𝟏𝟔 𝒄𝒎𝟐

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(e) A Barbie Pool Set consists of a rectangular prism shaped pool with dimensions
35 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm, and a water scooper to fill up the pool.

If the scooper holds 20 mL, how many full scoops will be needed to fill the
Barbie pool?

𝑽= 𝒍×𝒘×𝒉
𝑽 = 𝟑𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎 × 𝟖
= 𝟐𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝒄𝒎𝟑 

Capacity = 2800 mL

2800 mL ÷ 20 mL

= 140 scoops 
2

End of Question 11

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Question 12 (10 marks) Marks
Write your answer in the space provided. Show all working.
(a) Consider the equation 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 2.

(i) Complete the table of values below.

x −2 −1 0 1 2 2
y 8 5 2 −1 −4

(ii) Plot the points on the number plane below and using a ruler join them to 2
form the line.

1 mark
all
points
plotted
correctly

1 mark
line
draw
correctly
using a
ruler

(iii) Write the coordinates of the y-intercept. 1

(0, 2) 

(b) Find the rule for 𝑦 given the table below.

x −2 0 2 4 6
y 16 13 10 7 4 2

1 mark for gradient

𝟑 1 mark for y-intercept
𝒚 = − 𝒙 + 𝟏𝟑
𝟐

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(c) Tim burns a candle and the height of the candle is recorded over a period of time.
The results are shown in the graph below.

(i) What is the height of the candle initially? 1

= 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒎 

(ii) How long does it take for the candle to decrease to 90 mm? 1

= 𝟕 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 

(iii) Complete the following statement: 1


The rate at which the candle burns is _____30 mm______ per hour.

End of Question 12

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Question 13 (10 marks) Marks
Write your solutions in the spaces provided. Show all working.
(a) A beam of light is projected onto a theatre stage as shown in the diagram below.

(i) Calculate the illuminated area correct to 1 decimal place, by finding the area of
the sector.

2
𝟔𝟖°
𝑨= × 𝝅 × 𝟓𝟐 
𝟑𝟔𝟎°
= 𝟏𝟒. 𝟖 𝒎𝟐 

Do not penalise rounding

(ii) Show that the percentage of the total stage area that is illuminated by the light
2
beam is approximately 4.4%.

𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝟐𝟎 × 𝟏𝟕
= 𝟑𝟒𝟎 𝒎𝟐 

𝟏𝟒. 𝟖 𝒎𝟐
× 𝟏𝟎𝟎 
𝟑𝟒𝟎 𝒎𝟐
≈ 𝟒. 𝟒 %

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(b) Jacob has a large glass water tank that is a triangular prism, with dimensions show
below. The base is an equilateral triangle with perpendicular height 0.43 m as
shown.
The top of the tank is open and Jacob fills the tank with water.
How many litres of water does Jacob use to fill the tank?
Hint: 1 m3 = 1000 L

where h = perpendicular height of triangle

𝑽=𝑨×𝒉

𝑽 = (½ × 𝟎. 𝟓 × 𝟎. 𝟒𝟑) × 𝟏. 𝟒 
= 𝟎. 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟓 𝒎3 

𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟓 𝒎3 × 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎

= 𝟏𝟓𝟎. 𝟓 𝑳 

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(c) Henry throws a cricket ball in the air.
The parabola below shows the height of the cricket ball, 𝑦 metres, over a certain
amount of time, 𝑡 seconds, after Henry threw it in the air.

1
(i) After how many seconds does the ball hit the ground?

𝟒 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 

(ii) What is the maximum height that the cricket ball reached?
1
𝟏𝟐 𝒎 

(d) Write the rule for the graph below.

𝒚 = 𝟑𝒙 

End of Assessment Task

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