8th   Grade   ASK   Test   Practice


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Jorge figured out his age, in days. He says he
is 46 days old today. If he is correct, how
many days old is he?

A. 16,384 days        B. 4.096 days
C. 1,294 days         D. 1,024 days
b. 4,096
1 - 200
  Mia wants to create a graph to show the number
  of students in each eighth-grade homeroom.
  Which type of data display would be best to
  show the data?

  A. Bar graph
  B. Circle graph
  C. Histogram
  D. Line graph
A. Bar Graph
1 - 300

What is the 10th term in this arithmetic
                sequence?
           3, 12, 21, 30, 39
           A. 66        B. 75
           C. 78        D. 84
D. 84
1 - 400


What fraction is equivalent to 0.8
(repeating)

         A. 8/9    B. 1/8
         C. 8/10   D. 8/99
C. 8/9
1 – 500
 A bag has only four colors of tiles in it.
  There are 7 blue tiles, 9 orange tiles, 16
  green tiles, and 8 red tiles in the bag. If
   Darla reaches into the bag and picks a
      tile without looking, what is the
   probability that she will choose a red
                     tile?
        A. 0.2%           B. 0.4%
          C. 20%           D. 40%
C. 20%
2 - 100

What is the value of this expression?
(3 x 10 – 33) + 2(5 + 3)

    A. 19         B. 97
    C. 148        D. 1,045
A. 19
2 - 200
          Solve for n:

          8n -21 = 83
    A. 7.75     B. 13
    C. 496      D. 832
B. 13
2 - 300

Floyd’s money market account earns 0.6%
interest. How would 0.6% be expressed as a
decimal?

     A. 6.0          B. 0.6
     C. 0.06         D. 0.006
D.   0.006
2 - 400

 Point A has the coordinates (3,8).
  What are the coordinates of its
image pinot if it is translated 6 units
            to the left?

        A. (3,14)     B. (3,2)
        C. (-3, 8)    D. (-6, 8)
C. (-3, 8)
2 - 500
A rectangular prism and a rectangular
 pyramid each have the same length,
width, and height. The volume of the
prism is 210 cubic centimeters. What
    is the volume of the pyramid?

A. 70 cubic cm       B. 105 cubic cm
C. 420 cubic cm      D. 630 cubic cm
A. 70 cubic centimeters
3 - 100
      Look at the equation below.
                Y = 2x + 1
Which is the correct table of this equation?
  x   y     x   y       x   y       x   y

  1   2     1   2       1   3       1   3

  2   3     2   4       2   4       2   5

  3   4     3   6       3   6       3   7

  4   5     4   8       4   9       4   9
Y = 2x + 1
  x   y
  1   3
  2   5
  3   7
  4   9
3 - 200
   Barbara is making identical beaded
bracelets to sell at a craft show. She can
make 12 beaded bracelets in 90 minutes.
At that rate, how many beaded bracelets
      can she make in 15 minutes?

           A. 2           B. 3
          C. 72          D. 113
A. 2 bracelets
3 - 300
What is the value of this expression if
        a = 3, b = 2, and c = -5

             3a x (b3+c) - 4

          A. 113         B. 27
          C. 23          D. -31
C. 23
3 - 400
      A box contains cards with the letters
“PATERSON” written on them. Suppose you
  randomly draw a card from the box, do not
replace it, and then draw a second card. What
    is the probability of drawing the letter T
             followed by the letter P?

          A. 1/4           B. 1/8
          C. 1/56          D. 1/64
C. 1/56
  1/8 x 1/7
3 - 500

Stefan is buying pens and a notebook for school. The
notebook he chose costs $2.75 and each pen costs
$0.25. He wants to spend less than $4.00 in total on
these items. Which mathematical sentence represents
p, the number of pens he could buy?

A. 2.75 + 0.25 p < 4.00        B. 2.75 + 0.25p > 4.00
C. 2.75 + 0.25p = 4.00         D. 3.00p < 4.00
A. 2.75 + 0.25 p < 4.00
4 - 100

 A caterer arranges 213 assorted cookies
  on several trays for a graduation party.
 If approximately 11% of the cookies are
chocolate chip, which is the best estimate
 of the number of chocolate chip cookies
                at the party?
         A. 11                B. 21
        C. 31                 D. 200
b. 21
4 - 200


Mina’s cat Fluffy weighs 4.5 kilograms. Which is the
    best estimate of Fluffy’s weight in pounds?

               (1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pounds)


      A. 2 ½ pounds                   B. 4 ½ pounds
       C. 9 pounds                    D. 10 pounds
D. 10 pounds
4 - 300

 For an experiment, Mary Beth will toss a fair coin,
 roll a number cube with faces numbered 1 to 6, and
draw a card from a deck of 3 cards labeled X, Y, and
  Z. How many possible outcomes are there for her
                    experiment?

                A. 48        B. 36
                C. 18        D. 15
B. 36
4 - 400
The temperature at midnight was -7ºF. By noon, the
 temperature had risen by 8ºF, and by 6:00 p.m., it
 had dropped 3ºF from what it was at noon. What
        was the temperature at 6:00 p.m.?


           A. -18ºF           B. -12ºF
           C. -2ºF            D. -1ºF
C. -2ºF
4 - 500
  Edgar registered for a website and was randomly
assigned a password. The password is made up of 6
    letters. Edgar remembers that the letters are
  b,c,d,f,g, and h, but he does not recall the correct
 order. How many different 6-character passwords
           are possible using those 6 letters?

             A. 21         B. 120
             C. 144        D. 720
D. 720
5 - 100
    The planet Mars is about 228,000,000
kilometers from the sun. What is this distance
      expressed in scientific notation?

          A. 2.28 x 10-8 kilometers
          B. 2.28 x 10-7 kilometers
          C. 2.28 x 107 kilometers
          D. 2.28 x 108 kilometers
D. 2.28 x 108 kilometers
5 - 200
   A shoe store manager wants to create a graph to
show the number of shoes sold each month last year.
 The manager is hoping to see how shoe sales at the
 store change from month to month. Which type of
    data display would be best to show this data?

    A. bar graph             B. circle graph
    C. histogram              D. line graph
D. Line graph
5 - 300

   What is the value of this epxresion?

          [ 92 – 2 (6) ] + 6 ÷ 3

            A. 5       B. 25
           C. 71      D. 160
C. 71
5 - 400
   A survey found that 7/8 of the
students at Fairfield Middle School
want to change the school mascot.
What percent of the students want to
    change the school mascot?

    A. 0.875%         B. 87.5%
    C. 8.75%          D. 875%
B. 87.5%
5 - 500

The ratio of girls to boys in a statewide chess
 competition is 6 to 7. If there are a total of
117 participants in the chess competition, how
     many girls are in the competition?

              A. 15      B. 54
              C. 63      D. 100
6 girls = x
13 total 117

 B. 54 girls

8th ask prep jeopardy

  • 1.
    8th Grade ASK Test Practice 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
  • 2.
    1 - 100 Jorgefigured out his age, in days. He says he is 46 days old today. If he is correct, how many days old is he? A. 16,384 days B. 4.096 days C. 1,294 days D. 1,024 days
  • 3.
  • 4.
    1 - 200 Mia wants to create a graph to show the number of students in each eighth-grade homeroom. Which type of data display would be best to show the data? A. Bar graph B. Circle graph C. Histogram D. Line graph
  • 5.
  • 6.
    1 - 300 Whatis the 10th term in this arithmetic sequence? 3, 12, 21, 30, 39 A. 66 B. 75 C. 78 D. 84
  • 7.
  • 8.
    1 - 400 Whatfraction is equivalent to 0.8 (repeating) A. 8/9 B. 1/8 C. 8/10 D. 8/99
  • 9.
  • 10.
    1 – 500 A bag has only four colors of tiles in it. There are 7 blue tiles, 9 orange tiles, 16 green tiles, and 8 red tiles in the bag. If Darla reaches into the bag and picks a tile without looking, what is the probability that she will choose a red tile? A. 0.2% B. 0.4% C. 20% D. 40%
  • 11.
  • 12.
    2 - 100 Whatis the value of this expression? (3 x 10 – 33) + 2(5 + 3) A. 19 B. 97 C. 148 D. 1,045
  • 13.
  • 14.
    2 - 200 Solve for n: 8n -21 = 83 A. 7.75 B. 13 C. 496 D. 832
  • 15.
  • 16.
    2 - 300 Floyd’smoney market account earns 0.6% interest. How would 0.6% be expressed as a decimal? A. 6.0 B. 0.6 C. 0.06 D. 0.006
  • 17.
    D. 0.006
  • 18.
    2 - 400 Point A has the coordinates (3,8). What are the coordinates of its image pinot if it is translated 6 units to the left? A. (3,14) B. (3,2) C. (-3, 8) D. (-6, 8)
  • 19.
  • 20.
    2 - 500 Arectangular prism and a rectangular pyramid each have the same length, width, and height. The volume of the prism is 210 cubic centimeters. What is the volume of the pyramid? A. 70 cubic cm B. 105 cubic cm C. 420 cubic cm D. 630 cubic cm
  • 21.
    A. 70 cubiccentimeters
  • 22.
    3 - 100 Look at the equation below. Y = 2x + 1 Which is the correct table of this equation? x y x y x y x y 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 5 3 4 3 6 3 6 3 7 4 5 4 8 4 9 4 9
  • 23.
    Y = 2x+ 1 x y 1 3 2 5 3 7 4 9
  • 24.
    3 - 200 Barbara is making identical beaded bracelets to sell at a craft show. She can make 12 beaded bracelets in 90 minutes. At that rate, how many beaded bracelets can she make in 15 minutes? A. 2 B. 3 C. 72 D. 113
  • 25.
  • 26.
    3 - 300 Whatis the value of this expression if a = 3, b = 2, and c = -5 3a x (b3+c) - 4 A. 113 B. 27 C. 23 D. -31
  • 27.
  • 28.
    3 - 400 A box contains cards with the letters “PATERSON” written on them. Suppose you randomly draw a card from the box, do not replace it, and then draw a second card. What is the probability of drawing the letter T followed by the letter P? A. 1/4 B. 1/8 C. 1/56 D. 1/64
  • 29.
    C. 1/56 1/8 x 1/7
  • 30.
    3 - 500 Stefanis buying pens and a notebook for school. The notebook he chose costs $2.75 and each pen costs $0.25. He wants to spend less than $4.00 in total on these items. Which mathematical sentence represents p, the number of pens he could buy? A. 2.75 + 0.25 p < 4.00 B. 2.75 + 0.25p > 4.00 C. 2.75 + 0.25p = 4.00 D. 3.00p < 4.00
  • 31.
    A. 2.75 +0.25 p < 4.00
  • 32.
    4 - 100 A caterer arranges 213 assorted cookies on several trays for a graduation party. If approximately 11% of the cookies are chocolate chip, which is the best estimate of the number of chocolate chip cookies at the party? A. 11 B. 21 C. 31 D. 200
  • 33.
  • 34.
    4 - 200 Mina’scat Fluffy weighs 4.5 kilograms. Which is the best estimate of Fluffy’s weight in pounds? (1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pounds) A. 2 ½ pounds B. 4 ½ pounds C. 9 pounds D. 10 pounds
  • 35.
  • 36.
    4 - 300 For an experiment, Mary Beth will toss a fair coin, roll a number cube with faces numbered 1 to 6, and draw a card from a deck of 3 cards labeled X, Y, and Z. How many possible outcomes are there for her experiment? A. 48 B. 36 C. 18 D. 15
  • 37.
  • 38.
    4 - 400 Thetemperature at midnight was -7ºF. By noon, the temperature had risen by 8ºF, and by 6:00 p.m., it had dropped 3ºF from what it was at noon. What was the temperature at 6:00 p.m.? A. -18ºF B. -12ºF C. -2ºF D. -1ºF
  • 39.
  • 40.
    4 - 500 Edgar registered for a website and was randomly assigned a password. The password is made up of 6 letters. Edgar remembers that the letters are b,c,d,f,g, and h, but he does not recall the correct order. How many different 6-character passwords are possible using those 6 letters? A. 21 B. 120 C. 144 D. 720
  • 41.
  • 42.
    5 - 100 The planet Mars is about 228,000,000 kilometers from the sun. What is this distance expressed in scientific notation? A. 2.28 x 10-8 kilometers B. 2.28 x 10-7 kilometers C. 2.28 x 107 kilometers D. 2.28 x 108 kilometers
  • 43.
    D. 2.28 x108 kilometers
  • 44.
    5 - 200 A shoe store manager wants to create a graph to show the number of shoes sold each month last year. The manager is hoping to see how shoe sales at the store change from month to month. Which type of data display would be best to show this data? A. bar graph B. circle graph C. histogram D. line graph
  • 45.
  • 46.
    5 - 300 What is the value of this epxresion? [ 92 – 2 (6) ] + 6 ÷ 3 A. 5 B. 25 C. 71 D. 160
  • 47.
  • 48.
    5 - 400 A survey found that 7/8 of the students at Fairfield Middle School want to change the school mascot. What percent of the students want to change the school mascot? A. 0.875% B. 87.5% C. 8.75% D. 875%
  • 49.
  • 50.
    5 - 500 Theratio of girls to boys in a statewide chess competition is 6 to 7. If there are a total of 117 participants in the chess competition, how many girls are in the competition? A. 15 B. 54 C. 63 D. 100
  • 51.
    6 girls =x 13 total 117 B. 54 girls

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