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Math 8 LG 7 Unit 2 Practice Test #3



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which of these numbers is not a perfect square: 121, 2, 100, or 4?
a.
121
b.
2
c.
100
d.
4
 

 2. 

Which of these numbers is a perfect square: 50, 20, 25, or 15?
a.
50
b.
20
c.
25
d.
15
 

 3. 

Which 2 consecutive square numbers is 54 between?
a.
53 and 55
b.
28 and 32
c.
49 and 64
d.
12 and 16
 

 4. 

The areas of 4 squares are given: 127 cm2, 116 cm2, 121 cm2, and 131 cm2.
Which area is a perfect square?
a.
mc004-1.jpg cm2
b.
mc004-2.jpg cm2
c.
mc004-3.jpg cm2
d.
mc004-4.jpg cm2
 

 5. 

Find the square of 3.
a.
12
b.
6
c.
9
d.
18
 

 6. 

Find the sum of 42 + 92.
a.
52
b.
169
c.
97
d.
72
 

 7. 

Simplify 72.
a.
28
b.
49
c.
14
d.
98
 

 8. 

The area A of a square is given.
Which side length is a whole number?
i) A = 57 m2   ii) A = 68 m2  iii) A = 64 m2  iv) A = 77 m2
a.
iv
b.
i
c.
ii
d.
iii
 

 9. 

Find mc009-1.jpg.
a.
25
b.
5
c.
625
d.
156.25
 

 10. 

Which whole number is mc010-1.jpg closer to?
a.
5
b.
4
c.
3
d.
2
 

 11. 

Simplify mc011-1.jpg to the nearest whole number.
a.
7
b.
8
c.
5
d.
13
 

 12. 

The area of square P is 52 cm2.
Square Q has an area equal to one quarter the area of square P.
Find the approximate side length of square Q.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
a.
3.6 cm
b.
5.1 cm
c.
13 cm
d.
1.8 cm
 

 13. 

Find the area of the indicated square.
mc013-1.jpg
a.
20 square units 
c.
3.7 square units 
b.
66 square units 
d.
14 square units 
 

 14. 

Find the length of the diagonal, d, in the square. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
mc014-1.jpg
a.
9 m
b.
162 m
c.
18 m
d.
12.7 m
 

 15. 

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the area of this square.
mc015-1.jpg
a.
13 square units
b.
16 square units
c.
9 square units
d.
2 square units
 

 16. 

Find the length of the hypotenuse.
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
mc016-1.jpg
a.
4.7 cm
b.
7.2 cm
c.
4.5 cm
d.
6.3 cm
 

 17. 

Ryan owns a plot of land in the shape of a right triangle.
The lengths of the 2 legs of the plot of land are 15 m and 19 m.
Find the length of the hypotenuse. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
a.
19.4 m
b.
24.2 m
c.
11.7 m
d.
28.7 m
 

 18. 

This is an incomplete net for a square pyramid. What shapes do you add to complete the net?
mc018-1.jpg
a.
3 triangles
c.
1 triangle and 3 squares
b.
2 squares
d.
1 triangle and 2 squares
 

 19. 

Which diagram is the net for a square pyramid?
mc019-1.jpg
a.
Net A
b.
Net B
c.
Net C
d.
Net D
 

 20. 

How many triangular faces are there in a pentagonal pyramid?
a.
1
b.
5
c.
2
d.
3
 

 21. 

Identify the polyhedron that has this net.
mc021-1.jpg
a.
Rectangular pyramid
c.
Rectangular prism
b.
Triangular pyramid
d.
Triangular prism
 

 22. 

Draw a net for this object.
mc022-1.jpg
a.
mc022-2.jpg
c.
mc022-4.jpg
b.
mc022-3.jpg
d.
mc022-5.jpg
 

 23. 

The area of one face of a cube is 25 cm2. What is the surface area of the cube?
a.
100 cm2
b.
100150 cm2
c.
30 cm2
d.
125 cm2
 

 24. 

Calculate the surface area of this right triangular prism.
mc024-1.jpg
a.
1080 m2
b.
918 m2
c.
648 m2
d.
972 m2
 

 25. 

The total area of the 3 rectangular faces of a right triangular prism is 56 cm2.
The total surface area of the prism is 68 cm2. Find the area of each triangular face.
a.
6 cm2
b.
12 cm2
c.
1.2 cm2
d.
49.3 cm2
 

 26. 

A flower bed measures 1.5 m by 2.4 m and is filled with soil to a depth of 0.6 m.
What is the volume of soil in the flower bed?
a.
2.16 m3
b.
2.34 m3
c.
4.5 m3
d.
18 m3
 

 27. 

The base of a triangular prism is a right isosceles triangle. Each leg of the triangle measures 2 cm.
The length of the prism is 8 cm. Find the volume of the prism.
a.
8 cm3  
b.
32 cm3  
c.
4 cm3  
d.
16 cm3  
 

 28. 

Use this net to find the surface area of the cylinder. Give the answer to the nearest square metre.
mc028-1.jpg     mc028-2.jpg
a.
785 m2
b.
1257 m2
c.
1100 m2
d.
1571 m2
 

 29. 

Find the surface area of this cylinder to the nearest square metre.
mc029-1.jpg
a.
905 m2
b.
704 m2
c.
653 m2
d.
452 m2
 

 30. 

Tamara needs to buy motor oil to fill the 5 empty cylindrical barrels at her oil service center.
Each barrel is 3.0 m deep and has radius 1.5 m. What is the volume of oil needed?
Use mc030-1.jpg and give your answer to the nearest hundredth.
a.
84.78 m3
b.
423.9 m3
c.
141.3 m3
d.
105.98 m3
 

Short Answer
 

 31. 

Which 2 consecutive square numbers is 126 between?
 

 32. 

Find sa032-1.jpg.
 

 33. 

Copy the square on grid paper.
Find its area.
Then write the side length of the square.
sa033-1.jpg
 

 34. 

Square A has area 10 cm2.
Square B has area double that of square A.
What is the side length of square B? Give your answer to the nearest centimetre.
 

 35. 

A boat sails due south from a port at a steady speed of 9 km/h.
The wind blows the boat due west at a speed of 3 km/h.
How far is the boat from the port after 1 h?
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
 

 36. 

The net for a cereal box is shown. Describe the shape and dimensions of the box.
sa036-1.jpg
 

 37. 

The length of one edge of a cube is 4 cm.
a)      Find the surface area of the cube.
b)      Find the new surface area if the edge length is multiplied by 3.
c)      What is the ratio of the new surface area to the surface area in part a?
 

 38. 

Find the surface area of this right triangular prism.
sa038-1.jpg
 

 39. 

The area of a rectangular face of an equilateral triangular prism is 21 cm2.
No dimension can be 1 cm. What are the possible whole-number dimensions of the edges?
 

 40. 

Here is the net of a right triangular prism. The area of each face, in square centimetres, is given.
Find the surface area of the prism formed from this net.
sa040-1.jpg
 

 41. 

Here is a right triangular prism.
a)      Find the surface area of the prism.
b)      If all the dimensions of the prism are doubled, what is the new surface area?
c)      How does this new surface area compare to the original surface area?
sa041-1.jpg
 

 42. 

The length of one edge of a cube is 5 cm.
a)      Find the volume of the cube.
b)      Find the new volume if the edge length is multiplied by 2.
c)      What is the ratio of the new volume to the volume in part a?
 

 43. 

If each of the length, width, and height of a rectangular prism is doubled, what happens to the volume?
 

 44. 

Calculate the volume of this triangular prism.
sa044-1.jpg
 

 45. 

The rectangular prism has dimensions 14 cm, 9 cm, and 7 cm.
It is divided into 2 congruent triangular prisms along the diagonal shown.
Find the volume of each triangular prism.
sa045-1.jpg
 

 46. 

Which cylinder has the greatest surface area?
Cylinder A: base radius 3 cm, length 5 cm
Cylinder B: base radius 4 cm, length 3 cm
Cylinder C: base radius 5 cm, length 1 cm
Cylinder D: base radius 3 cm, length 6 cm
 

 47. 

This object is made using 6 linking cubes. Sketch the front and side views of the object.
sa047-1.jpg
 

 48. 

The top and bottom of this object are squares. Sketch the top and front views of the object.
sa048-1.jpg
 

 49. 

This object is made using linking cubes. Sketch the top, front, left side, and right side views of the object.
sa049-1.jpg
 

 50. 

These are the top, front, and right side views of an object built using linking cubes.
Sketch a 3-D picture of the object.
sa050-1.jpg
 

Problem
 

 51. 

The numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 are written on separate cards.
Which pairs of numbers give a sum that is a perfect square?
Find all possible solutions.
 

 52. 

The 2 diagonals of rhombus PQRS measure 10 cm and 14 cm. The diagonals intersect at T.
Find the side length of the rhombus. Justify your answer.
pr052-1.jpg
 

 53. 

The diagram is a partially drawn net with three equilateral triangles.
Describe with dimensions the additional shape(s) required to complete the net for each object.
a)      a triangular pyramid
b)      a square pyramid
pr053-1.jpg
 

 54. 

Sketch the object that can be made from this net.
pr054-1.jpg
 

 55. 

A cube is made from 125 centimetre cubes. What is the surface area of the cube?
 

 56. 

The volume of a piece of metal is 24 cm3. It is melted and cast into the shape of a rectangular prism.
a)      What are the possible whole number dimensions of the metallic prism in centimetres?
b)      The metallic prism is plated with a thin layer of gold. What are the dimensions of the prism that requires the least amount of gold?
 

 57. 

A cylinder has radius 4 cm and height 7 cm. A cube has edge length 8 cm.
Would either solid fit inside the other? Explain.
 

 58. 

Sketch 3 views of this object.
pr058-1.jpg
 

 59. 

This object is built using linking cubes. Sketch 2 possible top views of this object.
pr059-1.jpg
 

 60. 

These are the 3 views of an object built using linking cubes.
Sketch the object.
pr060-1.jpgpr060-2.jpgpr060-3.jpg
 



 
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