A1 Assessment

Year 8 Level 3-5

1. Input these symbols to make the calculation correct. = x ÷

a) 15 ……… 3 ………5
Now choose two to make a different correct calculation.
b) 15 ………3……….5
2. Choose one of the following units to complete the sentence.
kilometres, metres, centimetres, miles, feet, inches.
A man’s height is about 1.8………………..
3. a) Show different ways that I can pay £200, using the following notes;-
£10, £20, £50.
b) If I have four notes which total £200 which notes to I have?
4. Describe the properties of a parallelogram.
5. People who have been married for 25yrs – silver anniversary, 50 yrs – golden
anniversary, 60yrs diamond anniversary. Use this information to answer the
following:-
a) If I was married in 1957 in which year would I celebrate my golden
anniversary?
b) If I celebrated my silver anniversary in 1999, in what year was I married?
c) If I celebrated my diamond anniversary in 2010, in what year did I celebrate my
golden anniversary?
6. Work out the following:-
a) 1945 + 187
b) 579 – 97
c) 75 x 8
d) 165 ÷ 3
7. Work out the following:-
a) -4 + 3
b) -2 -4
c) 7 – 9
8. Complete the following:-
a) 9 x …… = 900
b) 0.9 x …… = 9
9. Complete the following:-
34_ + 1_8 = _91
10. Draw a pattern with 2 lines of symmetry.
11. Draw a pattern with 1 line of symmetry
12. I am thinking of the number 15 answer the following with true or false:-
a) It is an even number b) It is a multiple of 3 c) It is a factor of 22
13. a) If a pointer if facing north and turns through 90° clockwise, where would it
be facing?
b) If a pointer turns from North West to south east clockwise, how many degrees
has it turned?
14. Work out the mode of these numbers:- 3,4,2, 7, 7, 9, 4, 4
15. Write two numbers that add to 12, one of the numbers must be positive the
other must be negative.
16. a) Work out 1.3 x 7
b) 1.8 ÷ 6
17. Complete the calculations to make them correct.
a) When x = ____, then x + 4 = ___
b) When x = ____, then 4x = ____
c) When x = _____, then x ÷ 4 = ____
18. If boxes contain 43 tins and I but 24 how many tins will I have?
19. Work out the following:-
a) 6 x 4.5=
b) 60 x 4.5
20. Find the value of x
a) 4x -5 = 15
b) 17 + 2x = 15
 A1 assessment

Year 8 Level 4-6

1. Work out the following:-

a) 75 x 8
b) 165 ÷ 3
2. Work out the following:-
a) -4 + 3
b) -2 -4
c) 7 – 9
3. Complete the following:-
a) 9 x …… = 900
b) 0.9 x …… = 9
4. Complete the following:-
34_ + 1_8 = _91
5. a) Draw a pattern with 2 lines of symmetry.
b) Draw a pattern with 1 line of symmetry
6. I am thinking of the number 15 answer the following with true or false:-
a) It is an even number b) It is a multiple of 3 c) It is a factor of 22
b) I am thinking of a number between 1 and 20, it is an odd number, a multiple of
3 and a factor of 6.
7. a) If a pointer if facing north and turns through 90° clockwise, where would it
be facing?
b) If a pointer turns from North West to south east clockwise, how many degrees
has it turned?
8. Work out the mode of these numbers: - 3, 4, 2, 7, 7, 9, 4, 4
9. Write two numbers that add to 12, one of the numbers must be positive the
other must be negative.
10. a) Work out 1.3 x 7
b) 1.8 ÷ 6
11. Complete the calculations to make them correct.
a) When x = ____, then x + 4 = ___
b) When x = ____, then 4x = ____
c) When x = _____, then x ÷ 4 = ____
12. If boxes contain 43 tins and I but 24 how many tins will I have?
13. Work out the following:-
a) 6 x 4.5=
b) 60 x 4.5
14. Find the value of x
a) 4x -5 = 15
b) 17 + 2x = 15
15. Simplify the following a) 4y + y b) 5y – y c) 5y x y d) 5y ÷y
16. I am thinking of a number, my number is a multiple of 12, what other
numbers must my number be a multiple of?
 ENGLISH
LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7
MATHS LEVEL 5 2 2 1
LEVEL 6 4 5 0
LEVEL 7 5 6 3
LEVEL 8 0 1 2

17. Look at the table above.

A) How many pupils got the same level in Maths and English?
B) How many pupils had a higher level in Maths than English?

18. If the perimeter of a square is 14cm and I place 6 of these squares together to
make a rectangle. What is the area of the rectangle? Make sure you give the correct
units.

Walk to school Come by bus

Boys 4 16
Girls 3 2

19. Look at the table what percentage of the boys walk to school?
What percentage of the pupils comes to school by bus?

20. I recorded the times of pupils running the 100metres. The stem and leaf
shows the results.

13 8
14 2, 5, 8
15 1, 9
16 0, 3
17 6, 8, 9
What was the range of times?
How many pupils ran faster then 14.5 seconds?

21. Say whether the fractions are increasing, decreasing or neither

a) ½ , ⅓ ,⅛
b) ½, ⅔, ⅞
c) ½, 6/12, 8/16

22. Find the value of x

8 + 3x = 2x -6

23. Work out 3x4x5x6

3x4
 A1 assessment

Year 8 Level 5-7

1. Write two numbers that add to 12, one of the numbers must be positive the
other must be negative.
2. a) Work out 1.3 x 7
b) 1.8 ÷ 6
3. Complete the calculations to make them correct.
a) When x = ____, then x + 4 = ___
b) When x = ____, then 4x = ____
c) When x = _____, then x ÷ 4 = ____
4. If boxes contain 43 tins and I but 24 how many tins will I have?
5. Work out the following:-
a) 6 x 4.5=
b) 60 x 4.5
6. Find the value of x
a) 4x -5 = 15
b) 17 + 2x = 15
7. Simplify the following a) 4y + y b) 5y – y c) 5y x y d) 5y ÷y
8. I am thinking of a number, my number is a multiple of 12, what other numbers
must my number be a multiple of?

ENGLISH
LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7
MATHS LEVEL 5 2 2 1
LEVEL 6 4 5 0
LEVEL 7 5 6 3
LEVEL 8 0 1 2

9. Look at the table above.

a)How many pupils got the same level in maths and English?
b) How many pupils had a higher level in maths than English?

10. If the perimeter of a square is 14cm and I place 6 of these squares together to
make a rectangle. What is the area of the rectangle? Make sure you give the correct
units.

Walk to school Come by bus

Boys 4 16
Girls 3 2

11. Look at the table. A) What percentage of the boys walk to school?
b) What percentage of the pupils come to school by bus?
12. I recorded the times of pupils running the 100metres. The stem and leaf shows the
results.

18 8
19 2, 5, 8
20 1, 9
21 0, 3
22 6, 8, 9
What was the range of times?
How many pupils ran faster then 14.5 seconds?

13. Say whether the fractions are increasing, decreasing or neither

a) ½ , ⅓ ,⅛
b) ½, ⅔, ⅞
c) ½, 6/12, 8/16

14. Find the value of x

8 + 3x = 2x -6

15. Work out a) 3x4x5x6

3x4
b) (3x4x5x6)²
(3x4)²

16. In a bag there are green and white balls in the ratio 4:7
I add 10 more green cubes and there are now green and white cubes in the ratio
6:7.
How many white balls are in the bag?
17. A straight line goes through the points (0,1) (1, 4) (2, 7)
The equation of the line is y = 3x + 1.
a) Is the point (8, 23) on this straight line?
b) A different straight line goes through the points (0,1) (2, 9) (4, 17)
What is the equation of this line?
18. Explain why √56 lies between 7 and 8.
19. In this game people choose either heads or tails. People who choose correctly
are still in the game. If I play this game 2000 times, how many people would
you expect to be still in the game after 5 throws?
20. Explain why this is wrong, ½ of 20³ = 10³
 A1 assessment

Year 8 Level 6-8

1. Simplify the following a) 4y + y b) 5y – y c) 5y x y d) 5y ÷y

2. I am thinking of a number, my number is a multiple of 12, what other numbers
must my number be a multiple of?

ENGLISH
LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7
MATHS LEVEL 5 2 2 1
LEVEL 6 4 5 0
LEVEL 7 5 6 3
LEVEL 8 0 1 2

3. Look at the table above.

a) How many pupils got the same level in maths and English?
b) How many pupils had a higher level in maths than English?

4. If the perimeter of a square is 14cm and I place 6 of these squares together to make
a rectangle. What is the area of the rectangle? Make sure you give the correct units.

Walk to school Come by bus

Boys 4 16
Girls 3 2

5. Look at the table. A) What percentage of the boys walks to school?

b) What percentage of the pupils comes to school by bus?

6. I recorded the times of pupils running the 100metres. The stem and leaf shows the
results.

23 8
24 2, 5, 8
25 1, 9
26 0, 3
27 6, 8, 9
What was the range of times?
How many pupils ran faster then 14.5 seconds?

10. Say whether the fractions are increasing, decreasing or neither

a) ½ , ⅓ ,⅛
b) ½, ⅔, ⅞
c) ½, 6/12, 8/16
 11. Find the value of x
8 + 3x = 2x -6

9. Work out a) 3x4x5x6

3x4
b) (3x4x5x6)²
(3x4)²

12. In a bag there are green and white balls in the ratio 4:7
I add 10 more green cubes and there are now green and white cubes in the ratio
6:7.
How many white balls are in the bag?
13. A straight line goes through the points (0,1) (1, 4) (2, 7)
The equation of the line is y = 3x + 1.
a) Is the point (8, 23) on this straight line?
b) A different straight line goes through the points (0,1) (2, 9) (4, 17)
What is the equation of this line?
14. Explain why √56 lies between 7 and 8.
15. In this game people choose either heads or tails. People who choose
correctly are still in the game. If I play this game 2000 times, how
many people would you expect to be still in the game after 5 throws?
16. Explain why this is wrong, a) ½ of 20³ = 10³
17. Work out ½ of 1.8 x 10³ and leave your answer in standard form
18. Look at this factorisation x² =+5x + 6 = (x+2) (x + 3)
Now complete the following a) x² + 9x + ____ = (x+ ___)(x+__)
19. Each expression represents a length, an area or a volume (a, b, and c
are lengths).
a) 3a + c
b) 4ab
c) a² x b
20. Look at this information about a pair of numbers Y and Z.
Y<Z
And Y² ˃ Z²
Give an example of what numbers they could be.
21. I have five cards each card has either a square, circle, kite, rhombus or
pentagon on it.
I am going to choose a card at random. Then I will take a second card
but without replacing the first one. What is the probability I choose the
square card first then the pentagon card?