Public Release Items: Mathematics Grade 8

Which coordinate plane represents the linear relationship y = 2x + 4?

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A parallelogram has a side length of 3 centimeters, a height of 2 centimeters, and an angle measure of 35°.

Which quadrilateral represents this parallelogram?

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The dimensions of a cylindrical apple juice can are shown.

The given formula can be used to determine the volume (V) of a cylinder.

V = Bh = area of base × height

What is the approximate volume of the can? Use 3.14 for π.

1. 113 cubic inches
2. 339 cubic inches
3. 1,064 cubic inches
4. 1,356 cubic inches

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Weverton Cliffs is a hiking trail in Maryland. This trail is 3 inches long on a map that has a scale of 7½ inches = 15 miles.

If Sarah hikes Weverton Cliffs from beginning to end and returns along the same trail, what is the total distance she hikes?

1. 3 miles
2. 6 miles
3. 12 miles
4. 18 miles

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Which scatter plot shows a positive relationship between the number of homework questions a student completes and the student's test scores?

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Nina has a bag with 60 pieces of candy. The bag contains 25 red pieces, 11 blue pieces, and 9 green pieces. The remaining pieces are yellow. Nina will randomly pick one piece of candy from the bag.

What is the probability this piece will be yellow?

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Look at this sequence.

-90, -83, -76, -69, __, __, __, __, __, __, -20,…

What is the ninth term in the sequence?

1. -62
2. -34
3. -27
4. -13

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Sondra's candy jar contains 6 peppermint candies, 3 spearmint candies, and 3 wintergreen candies. The first candy Sondra randomly picks from the jar is wintergreen. It is not replaced.

What is the probability the second candy she randomly picks from the jar will also be wintergreen?

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The radius of Earth is approximately 6.37 × 10⁶ meters.

Which number is equivalent to 6.37 × 10⁶?

1. 637,000
2. 6,370,000
3. 63,700,000
4. 637,000,000

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Which estimate is closest to the square root of 50?

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8

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