Grade 8 Math SOL Practice Test — Set 2 of 5
Set 2 of 5 — 50 more free Grade 8 Math SOL practice questions from official VDOE released tests.
1. Which is equivalent to the following expression? (7 + 3 4 + 6)
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Answer: A — (7 + 3 + 6 4)
2. Which of the following is a true statement?
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Answer: C — ((2)/(5) = 0.40 = 40%)
3. Which of the following real numbers is not a rational number?
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Answer: F — (sqrt21)
4. Look at the set 2a, 3a, 4a. If a is a prime number, how many members of the set are also prime?
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Answer: A — 0
5. Which is equivalent to (13 - 33)?
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Answer: J — −14
6. Let (A = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 19, 23, 29). Which of the following is a true statement concerning A?
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Answer: B — All numbers in A are prime.
7. What is the value of ((12 − (−8))^2 − 21 ÷ (−4))?
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Answer: H — 33
8. A weather forecaster checked and emptied a rain gauge six times in one day. The measurements in inches were 0.243, 0.595, 0.903, 0.756, 0.398, and 0.112. Which is the best estimate of the total rainfall that day?
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Answer: C — 3.0 in.
9. What is the value of (6n(n − 1) ÷ 4) when (n = 3)?
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Answer: G — 40
10. Which of the following is not a perfect square?
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Answer: D — 99
11. A flight engineer flies an average of 2,923 miles per week. Which is the best estimate of the number of miles she flies in 3 years (52 weeks per year)?
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Answer: H — 450,000
12. For large parties, a restaurant adds a 15% service charge to the bill. How much would be added to a bill of $638.40?
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Answer: C — $95.76
13. On a map, the distance between Milvale and Dracut is 1¼ inches. The map scale shows that ¼ inch represents 1 mile. What is the actual distance in miles between Milvale and Dracut?
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Answer: J — 5
14. Which of the following best represents (sqrt39)?
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Answer: B — A number between 6 and 7
15. Which of the following measures is closest to 45°?
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Answer: C — 45°
16. Two triangles are similar. In the smaller triangle, side a corresponds to side s in the larger triangle, and side c corresponds to side t. Which proportion is true?
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Answer: F — (a/s = c/t)
17. Which is closest to the circumference of a circle with a radius of 9 inches? (Use ( ≈ 3.14).)
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Answer: B — 56.52 in.
18. A quart of milk is closest to —
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Answer: H — a liter of milk
19. Marta painted an 18-foot by 12-foot rectangular wall. What is the area of the wall she painted?
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Answer: B — 216 sq ft
20. A solid figure is composed of identical cubes. The figure consists of four cubes in the bottom layer arranged in a 2-by-2 square, with three cubes stacked directly on top of three of the bottom cubes. Using one edge of a cube as one unit, which could be the volume of the figure?
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Answer: F — 28 cubic units
21. The original Ferris wheel introduced at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago had a diameter of 250 feet. Which is closest to the distance a person traveled in one complete revolution?
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Answer: B — 785 ft
22. A circular cone has a radius of 8 cm and a height of 9 cm. Which is closest to the volume of this cone? (Use ( ≈ 3.14).)
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Answer: F — 150.8 cm³
23. Which list gives the plane figures in order by the number of sides, starting with the fewest?
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Answer: D — Pentagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon
24. A square-based pyramid has a square base with side length 4 cm and a vertical height of 3 cm. What is the volume of the pyramid?
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Answer: G — 12 cm³
25. In triangle ABC, AB = 4 cm and AC = 2 cm. In a similar triangle, the corresponding sides are 10 cm and x cm. What is the value of x?
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Answer: C — 12 cm
26. What value of x would make triangle ABC similar to triangle DEF if the ratios of corresponding sides are 45:x and 39:34?
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Answer: A — 26
27. Two lines intersect, forming vertical angles. If ∠a measures 109°, what is the measure of the adjacent angle ∠b?
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Answer: H — 71°
28. A bag contains 13 red, 13 green, 13 yellow, and 13 blue candies. What is the probability of choosing a candy that is not blue?
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Answer: D — 3/4
29. The number of lunches sold Monday through Friday were 200, 250, 300, 275, and 325. What was the daily average (mean) number of lunches sold?
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Answer: C — 270
30. Nicole’s homework scores were 100, 97, 95, 80, 88, 84, 96, 60, 78, and 83. Which box-and-whisker plot correctly represents this data?
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Answer: B — Minimum 60, Q1 78, median 86, Q3 96, maximum 100
31. Four different stickers are placed in a row inside a rectangle. How many different arrangements are possible?
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Answer: J — 24
32. Two number cubes are rolled. There are 36 equally likely outcomes. What is the probability that the sum is 8?
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Answer: A — 5/36
33. The percentage of U.S. households with computers that had CD-ROM drives was approximately: 1993: 5%, 1994: 10%, 1995: 20%, 1996: 30%, 1997: 35%. Which is the most reasonable prediction for 1998?
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Answer: G — 36%
34. A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections: 3 Blue, 2 Green, 2 Red, and 1 Yellow. What is the probability of landing on Green or Blue?
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Answer: D — 5/8
35. A car-rental agency charges $38 per day plus $0.21 per mile. Sandra paid $88.40 for one day. Which equation could be used to find the number of miles driven, x?
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Answer: A — (0.21x + 38 = 88.40)
36. What value of t makes the equation ((1)/(2)(t + 7) = 48) true?
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Answer: H — 89
37. The table shows the pattern: x: −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2 y: 1, 1, 1, 3, 9,? Which number replaces the question mark?
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Answer: B — 9
38. The sequence 1, 2, 6, 24, … is formed by multiplying consecutive integers. What is the sixth term?
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Answer: J — 720
39. Jeffrey’s dogs ate 42 pounds of food in July (31 days). At that rate, about how many days would a 100-pound bag last?
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Answer: B — 74
40. What is the solution to (x + 3 = 7)?
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Answer: J — 8
41. Which equation is equivalent to (5x − 8 = 0)?
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Answer: C — (5x = 8)
42. Laureen has identified 1 direct ancestor in the first generation before her, and the number of direct ancestors doubles each generation. How many direct ancestors are in the 6th generation before hers?
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Answer: D — 64
43. In the expression (y = 2x + 2), what best describes the circled number 2 multiplying x?
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Answer: F — Coefficient
44. Laurie used 5 yards of fabric to make 2 costumes. How many yards are needed to make 20 more costumes?
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Answer: D — 50
45. Which means “the sum of 8 and 4 times a number is 36”?
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Answer: B — (4x + 8 = 36)
46. A parking garage charges $2.00 for the first hour and $0.80 for each additional hour. Which formula gives the cost C for h hours?
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Answer: F — (C = 0.80(h − 1) + 2)
47. Furniture cost $1,892 total. After a $350 deposit, the balance is paid over 24 months. What is the monthly payment?
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Answer: A — $64.25
48. The table of ordered pairs is: (−2, −1), (0, 3), (3, 9), (5, 13), (10, 23). Which function describes this relationship?
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Answer: H — (y = 2x + 3)
49. A taxi charges $2.00 for the first mile and $1.60 for each additional mile. What is the cost of a 4-mile trip?
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Answer: B — $6.80
50. A dog gets 2 drops of vitamins per day for every 5 pounds of body weight. How many drops should a 20-pound dog get per day?
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Answer: H — 8
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