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A free 10-question check for Year 8

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Ten questions from Learnest's own Stage 4 question bank, pitched for Year 8: six in maths, two in English and two in science. Your child picks an answer for each. Then you see the marks, the usual slip behind each wrong answer and the skills to look at.

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  1. Question 1: Maths
    100°?40°?

    A kite has one angle of 100 degrees, an opposite angle of 40 degrees, and two equal angles. What is one equal angle?

  2. Question 2: Maths

    A car uses 8 litres every 100 km and fuel costs $2.10 per litre. What does a 350 km trip cost in fuel?

  3. Question 3: Maths
    -8-8-6-6-4-4-2-2224466880xyAB

    A line passes through (3, 1) and (7, 9). How much does y rise for each 1 unit of x?

  4. Question 4: Maths
    5 m3 m4 m

    A room is 5 m long, 4 m wide and 3 m high. How many square metres do the four walls cover?

  5. Question 5: Maths
    CycleDo not cycleTotalJuniors2236Seniors?24Total3160

    A two-way table shows 60 students: 36 juniors and 24 seniors. Of the juniors, 22 cycle. Altogether 31 cycle. How many seniors do not cycle?

  6. Question 6: Maths
    ColourMarblesred6blue4green10

    A bag holds 6 red, 4 blue and 10 green marbles. One is drawn. What is the probability it is neither red nor green?

  7. Question 7: English

    Our flat is on the third ___ of the apartment block.

  8. Question 8: English

    What does 'brooding' mean in this sentence? 'The brooding clouds hung low over Auburn, and everyone expected a storm.'

  9. Question 9: Science
    StepFeatureResult1More than six legsgo to 21Six legsgo to 32Eight legsSpider2Dozens of legsCentipede3Has wingsFly3No wingsAnt

    A creature has two body parts, no wings and four pairs of legs. Which animal does the key lead to?

  10. Question 10: Science

    A motor gives out 350 J of kinetic energy and wastes 150 J as thermal energy. How much electrical energy went into the motor?

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Learnest is not affiliated with ACARA, NESA, the NSW Department of Education or the Australian Maths Trust. Every question in this check is Learnest's own, written for practice. None comes from a past paper.