SIMONBARUCHMIDDLE SCHOOL 104
330 EAST 21ST STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10010 TEL: 212-674-4545 / FAX: 212-477-2205
Ms Gaetani Mr. Daly Assistant Principal
Principal Ms Goldstein Assistant Principal
Mr. Macri Assistant Principal
GRADE 8 Benchmark Assessment #2
There is space provided for you to show your working for each question. Once you have the correct answer, bubble in the appropriate spot on the scan card. To gain full credit you MUST show working where appropriate.
Name:______Class: ______
1 Mr. Klag drew the graph below to represent a situation
Which statement could describe the situation Mr.Klag graphed?
A The temperature of a frozen pizza cooking in a microwave oven increases 5 degrees every minute
B The temperature of a frozen pizza cooking in a microwave oven increases 10 degrees every minute
C The temperature of a frozen pizza cooking in a microwave oven increases 15 degrees every minute
D The temperature of a frozen pizza cooking in a microwave oven increases 20 degrees every minute
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2What verbal expression is the same as the algebraic expression below
8 – 3x
A three times a number minus eight B three minus eight times a number
C eight times a number minus three D eight minus three times a number
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3 Simplify the expression (3x3 + 2x2 – 5x) + (-8x3 + 3x)
A -11x3 + 2x2 - 2x B 11x3 – 2x2 + 8x C -5x3 + 2x2 – 2x D 5x3 – 2x2 -8x
4 In the figure below, angles R and S are formed by two intersecting lines
If angle R measures 550, what is the measure of angle S?
A 350 B550 C 1100 D 1250
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5 Simplify the expression (3a2 + 5a – 11) – (11a2 + 2a – 12)
A -8a2 + 3a + 1 B -8a2 + 7a – 23 C 14a2 + 7a + 1 D 14a2 + 3a – 23
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6 Ms Meta wants to buy a television at an electronics store. All televisions at the store are of the original price, p. She has a $40 discount coupon she will use during the sale. Which equation should Ms Meta use to find the final price, f, of a television?
A f = (p - 40) B f = (p – 40) C f = p - 40 D f = p – 40
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7 Multiply the expression -3x(x-4)
A -3x2 – 4 B -3x2 – 7 C -3x2 – 12x D -3x2 + 12x
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8 Which two angles in the triangles below are complementary?
A BAC and CAD B CDA and CAD C ABC and BAC DBCA and ACD
9Janine’s dog weighs three pounds less than twice the weight of Wanda’s dog, d. Which expression represents the weight of Janine’s dog?
A 2 + d -3 B 3 + d – 2 C 2d -3 D 3 – 2d
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10 The table below shows a relationship between x and y.
x / 2 / 5 / 6 / 9y / 6 / 9 / 10 / 13
Which equation shows the relationship between x and y?
A y = 3x B x = 3y C y = x + 4 D x = y + 4
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11 Lines j and k intersect as shown below
Which pairs of angles are congruent?
A S and R; T and U B R and T; U and S
C T and S; U and R D U and T; T and S
12In the diagram below, line f and line h are parallel, and line n is a transversal.
Which term expresses the relationship between 1 and 8?
A adjacent B congruent C supplementary D complementary
13In the diagram below, JL intersects KM at point K
What is the measure of JKM?
A 300 B 600 C 1200 D 1800
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14 In the diagram below, G and H are complementary.
What is the measure of G?
A 200 B 300 C 400 D 500
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15 Ms Harris filled a swimming pool with water. When she started, the pool already contained 1,500 gallons of water. The table below shows the number of galloons of water in the pool after filling it for h hours.
Gallons of water in the pool / Number of hours h1500 / 0
2100 / 1
2700 / 2
3300 / 3
3900 / 4
Which equation can be used to estimate the number of gallons, g, of water in the pool after h hours?
A g = 600h B g = 1,500h C g = 1,500 + 600h Dg = 1,500h + 600
16
In the diagram below PRQ measures 73o
What is the measure of QRT?
Show your work
Answer ______degrees
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17
In the diagram below, DEF andFEG are complimentary.
What is the measure of FEG?
Show your work.
Answer ______degrees.
16107o G6 Calculate the missing angle measurement when given 2 intersecting lines and an angle
17 64o G3Calculate the missing angle in a supplementary or complementary pair
Question / Answer / Standard1 / 4 / A3 Describe a situation involving relationships that matches a given graph
2 / 4 / A2 Write verbal expressions that match given mathematical expressions
3 / 3 / A7 Add and subtract polynomials (integer coefficients)
4 / 2 / G1 Identify pairs of vertical angles as congruent
5 / 1 / A7 Add and subtract polynomials (integer coefficients)
6 / 4 / A1 Translate verbal sentences into algebraic inequalities
7 / 4 / A8 Multiply a binomial by a monomial or binomial (integer coefficients)
8 / 1 / G2 Identify pairs of supplementary and complementary angles
9 / 3 / A2 Write verbal expressions that match given mathematical expressions
10 / 3 / 7A10 Write an equation to represent a function from a table of values
11 / 3 / G1 Identify pairs of vertical angles as congruent
12 / 2 / G4 Determine angle pair relationship when given two parallel lines cut by a transversal
13 / 2 / G3 Calculate the missing angle in a supplementary or complementary pair
14 / 4 / G3 Calculate the missing angle in a supplementary or complementary pair
15 / 3 / 7A10 Write an equation to represent a function from a table of values
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Grade 8 Benchmark Assessment #2 2009