study guide

Mathematics year eight

Teacher: Ms. Okasha
Term 1 Exam Study Guide

Please remember that this exam is an evaluation of what you have learned during the term, all material has been taught in class. Students are expected to review the material to refresh their memories.

TOPIC
SUBTOPICS WHERE TO STUDY FROM (Pages in book, worksheets, notes, etc)
The CW must be your main reference
Multiplying by positive and negative powers of ten - Multiply and divide by powers of 10…ex: 10,100,1000….
Ex: 0.1,0.01.0.001,…. P104→p106
Sheet 1
Rounding - Rounding decimals and whole numbers to the nearest, 10,100,1000,10000,1000000 1dp,2dp….
- Standard form P107
Sheet 2
P108
Fractions and decimals. - Writing fractions in the simplest form
- Changing from improper to mixed numbers
- Changing from fraction to decimal and decimal to fraction
- Adding, subtracting , multiplying and dividing decimals. P50→p55
Sheets 3,4,5,6 and 7
Decimals. - Adding, subtracting multiplying and dividing decimals. P166→p168
Sheets 8 and 9
Algebra - Square numbers
- Cubic numbers
- Prime factors
- HCF,LCM P5 →p8
Sheets 11,12and 13
Ratio and proportion - Solving simple problems of ratio and proportion. P191→p194
Sheets 14 and 15
Statistics - Mean, median, mode and range
- Stem and leaf diagram
- Pie charts
- Scatter graphs
- Frequency tables
- Drawing frequency diagrams. P149→157
Sheets 16,17,18 ,19, and 20


EXAM FORMAT:
EXAM FORMAT:

Type of Questions:
- Multiple choice questions
- Complete with the best answer
- Essay questions “ multi step questions”
- Bonus question.

Items needed for exam:
Pencil, blue pen, geometry set” ruler, compass, protractor” , graph paper, rubber.


General notes about the exam:
- All fractions must be written in the simplest form
- Improper fractions must be written as mixed numbers.
- If the question says work out that mean you must show your steps.
- You can get lined paper for your draft work
- Bonus question will NOT be counted unless all exam questions are solved.
- 2 marks from the total exam grade will be on your cleanliness and tidiness of your paper.
- No calculators are allowed.



best of luck ……