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Grade 8 Math SOL Study Guide

Practice for the Grade 8 Math Virginia SOL test across all 16 standards and 5 strands. SOL Prep turns every standard into a diagnostic, guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions — so you drill what you’re actually weak on instead of re-reviewing what you know.

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Grade 8 Math SOL practice tests

Practice Grade 8 Math with 236 free questions from official Virginia Department of Education released tests, or drill standard by standard with SOL Prep.

What Grade 8 Math covers

Number and Number Sense

  • 8.NS.1 — Compare and order real numbers, including irrational numbers, using rational approximations and multiple strategies.
  • 8.NS.2 — Investigate and describe relationships among subsets of the real number system.

Computation and Estimation

  • 8.CE.1 — Estimate and apply proportional reasoning to solve contextual problems involving discounts, taxes, tips, and percent changes.

Measurement and Geometry

  • 8.MG.1 — Use relationships among vertical, adjacent, supplementary, and complementary angles to determine unknown angle measures.
  • 8.MG.2 — Determine surface area of square-based pyramids and volume of cones and square-based pyramids.
  • 8.MG.3 — Apply translations and reflections to polygons in the coordinate plane.
  • 8.MG.4 — Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems involving right triangles.
  • 8.MG.5 — Solve area and perimeter problems involving composite plane figures.

Probability and Statistics

  • 8.PS.1 — Determine the probability of independent and dependent events.
  • 8.PS.2 — Apply the data cycle with a focus on boxplots.
  • 8.PS.3 — Apply the data cycle with a focus on scatterplots.

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

  • 8.PFA.1 — Represent, simplify, and generate equivalent algebraic expressions in one variable.
  • 8.PFA.2 — Determine whether a given relation is a function and determine the domain and range of a function.
  • 8.PFA.3 — Represent and solve problems using linear functions and analyze their key characteristics.
  • 8.PFA.4 — Write and solve multistep linear equations in one variable, including contextual problems.
  • 8.PFA.5 — Write and solve multistep linear inequalities in one variable, including contextual problems.

Frequently asked questions

What is on the Grade 8 Math SOL test?

The Grade 8 Math Virginia SOL test is organized into 5 reporting strands: Number and Number Sense, Computation and Estimation, Measurement and Geometry, Probability and Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. It assesses the 16 Standards of Learning listed on this page.

How many standards does Grade 8 Math cover?

Grade 8 Math covers 16 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 5 strands.

Where can I find Grade 8 Math SOL practice tests?

The Virginia Department of Education publishes official released tests and practice items at doe.virginia.gov — see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide for direct links. SOL Prep adds standard-by-standard practice for each of the 16 Grade 8 Math standards below.

How should I study for the Grade 8 Math SOL?

Start with a diagnostic to find which of the 16 Grade 8 Math standards you're weakest on, then focus practice there instead of re-reviewing what you already know. Work each standard's skills, then take a mixed practice check.