2018 STAAR Grade 8 Math

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42 questions

8.7.A

8.5.D

8.2.D

8.8.A

8.7.C

8.5.G

8.6.A

8.8.C

8.7.B

8.10.A

8.5.I

8.12.D

8.8.D

8.5.A

8.2.A

8.5.B

8.3.C

8.4.C

8.11.B

8.4.B

8.10.C

8.2.D

8.8.C

8.12.D

8.7.A

8.8.B

8.7.D

8.5.I

8.3.C

8.5.H

8.10.C

8.5.D

8.7.C

8.5.E

8.5.G

8.3.A

8.12.G

8.4.C

8.7.B

8.5.C

8.2.B

8.4.B

2018 STAAR Grade 8 Math

2018 STAAR Grade 8 Math

What is the solution to this equation?

2x + 3 = x − 4

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A fishbowl shaped like a sphere is filled with water. The fishbowl has a diameter of 16 inches. Which measurement is closest to the volume of water in the fishbowl in cubic inches?

Students in a science class investigated how the speed of sound changes with the air temperature outside. The data are shown in the scatterplot.

Based on the scatterplot, what is the best prediction of the speed of sound when the air temperature is 50°C?

Natasha walked from the library to the grocery store and then to her house. The diagram shows the top view of the locations of these three places and their distances from each other.

Which measurement is closest to the shortest distance in miles from Natasha’s house to the library?

A relation contains the points (1, 2), (2, −1), (3, 0), (4, 1), and (5, −1).

Which statement accurately describes this relation?

In a museum there is a sculpture in the shape of a cylinder. The cylinder has a diameter of 12 feet and a height of h feet. Which equation can be used to find V, the volume of the cylinder in cubic feet?

Julie started with 20 pieces of gum and gave away x pieces. Conrad started with 35 pieces of gum and gave away twice as many pieces as Julie did.

How many pieces of gum did Julie give away if they had the same number of pieces of gum left?

Trapezoid PQRS is rotated 180° about the origin to form trapezoid P'Q'R'S'.

Which statement is true?

Which function is best represented by this graph?

An employee put $5,000.00 in a retirement account that offers 9% interest compounded annually. The employee makes no additional deposits or withdrawals.

Which amount is closest to the interest the employee will have earned at the end of 5 years?

In each diagram, line k is parallel to line l, and line t intersects lines k and l.

Based on the diagrams, which statement is true?

Which Venn diagram correctly represents the relationship between rational numbers and irrational numbers?

Rudolfo has 15 toys in his toy box, and he adds 2 new toys every month. Based on this information, which representation best shows this relationship between the number of toys Rudolfo has in his toy box, y, and the number of months that have passed, x?

Triangle JKL is dilated with the origin as the center of dilation to create triangle J′ K′ L′.

Which rule best represents the dilation that has been applied to triangle JKL to create triangle J′ K′ L′.′?

A gym charges a membership fee plus an additional fee per yoga class. The table shows the linear relationship between the number of yoga classes taken and the total cost including the membership fee.

Which statement is true?

The list shows the heights of 6 students in inches.

63, 70, 68, 73, 58, 67

What is the mean absolute deviation for these numbers?

Joseph ran a 6-mile race in 48 minutes. Which graph has a slope that best represents Joseph’s average rate of speed during the race?

Pentagon VWXYZ is shown on the coordinate grid. A student reflected pentagon VWXYZ across the x-axis to create pentagon V′ W′ ′X Y′ Z′ .

Which rule describes this transformation?

Which list shows these numbers in order from least to greatest?

What is the solution to this equation?

2x + 3 = x − 4

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

An investor puts $2,500 into a life insurance policy that pays 8.5% simple annual interest. If no additional investment is made into the policy, how much accumulated interest should the investor expect at the end of 10 years?

Snacks at a county fair are sold in containers shaped like a cone or a cylinder. The dimensions of each container are shown in the drawing.

Which statement about the volumes of the cone and the cylinder is true?

Which situation can be represented by this equation?

7x + 1 = 10x

The coordinates of the endpoints of QR are Q (8, 2) and R (5, 7).

Which measurement is closest to the length of QR in units?

The ticket sales for a concert started at 4:00 P.M. The table shows the linear relationship between the number of tickets remaining and the number of hours since 4:00 P.M.

Which function can be used to find y, the number of tickets remaining x hours since 4:00 P.M.?

Which situation could NOT represent a proportional relationship?

Triangle RST is translated 6 units to the left and 4 units up to create triangle R S′ ′T′.

Which rule best describes this transformation?

The dimensions of a rectangular piece of paper are 8.5 inches and 11 inches. Veronica folded the piece of paper along its diagonal. Which measurement is closest to the length of the diagonal in inches?

Which representation shows y as a function of x?

Figure I and Figure II are similar quadrilaterals.

Which proportion must be true?

An architect uses a cylindrical container to protect her blueprints. The dimensions of the cylinder are shown in the diagram.

Which measurement is closest to the total surface area of the container in square inches?

Which scatterplot does NOT suggest a linear relationship between x and y?

Point Q is shown on the number line.

Which value is best represented by point Q?

An oil-well contractor drills a shaft 7 meters deeper into the ground every 2 hours. Which graph has a slope that best represents this rate?

2018 STAAR Grade 8 Math

2018 STAAR Grade 8 Math

What is the solution to this equation? 2x + 3 = x − 4 Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A fishbowl shaped like a sphere is filled with water. The fishbowl has a diameter of 16 inches. Which measurement is closest to the volume of water in the fishbowl in cubic inches?

Students in a science class investigated how the speed of sound changes with the air temperature outside. The data are shown in the scatterplot.Based on the scatterplot, what is the best prediction of the speed of sound when the air temperature is 50°C?

Natasha walked from the library to the grocery store and then to her house. The diagram shows the top view of the locations of these three places and their distances from each other.Which measurement is closest to the shortest distance in miles from Natasha’s house to the library?

A relation contains the points (1, 2), (2, −1), (3, 0), (4, 1), and (5, −1). Which statement accurately describes this relation?

In a museum there is a sculpture in the shape of a cylinder. The cylinder has a diameter of 12 feet and a height of h feet. Which equation can be used to find V, the volume of the cylinder in cubic feet?

Julie started with 20 pieces of gum and gave away x pieces. Conrad started with 35 pieces of gum and gave away twice as many pieces as Julie did. How many pieces of gum did Julie give away if they had the same number of pieces of gum left?

Trapezoid PQRS is rotated 180° about the origin to form trapezoid P'Q'R'S'.Which statement is true?

Which function is best represented by this graph?

An employee put $5,000.00 in a retirement account that offers 9% interest compounded annually. The employee makes no additional deposits or withdrawals. Which amount is closest to the interest the employee will have earned at the end of 5 years?

In each diagram, line k is parallel to line l, and line t intersects lines k and l.Based on the diagrams, which statement is true?

Which Venn diagram correctly represents the relationship between rational numbers and irrational numbers?

Rudolfo has 15 toys in his toy box, and he adds 2 new toys every month. Based on this information, which representation best shows this relationship between the number of toys Rudolfo has in his toy box, y, and the number of months that have passed, x?

Triangle JKL is dilated with the origin as the center of dilation to create triangle J′ K′ L′.Which rule best represents the dilation that has been applied to triangle JKL to create triangle J′ K′ L′.′?

A gym charges a membership fee plus an additional fee per yoga class. The table shows the linear relationship between the number of yoga classes taken and the total cost including the membership fee.Which statement is true?

The list shows the heights of 6 students in inches. 63, 70, 68, 73, 58, 67What is the mean absolute deviation for these numbers?

Joseph ran a 6-mile race in 48 minutes. Which graph has a slope that best represents Joseph’s average rate of speed during the race?

Pentagon VWXYZ is shown on the coordinate grid. A student reflected pentagon VWXYZ across the x-axis to create pentagon V′ W′ ′X Y′ Z′ .Which rule describes this transformation?

Which list shows these numbers in order from least to greatest?

What is the solution to this equation? 2x + 3 = x − 4 Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

An investor puts $2,500 into a life insurance policy that pays 8.5% simple annual interest. If no additional investment is made into the policy, how much accumulated interest should the investor expect at the end of 10 years?

Snacks at a county fair are sold in containers shaped like a cone or a cylinder. The dimensions of each container are shown in the drawing.Which statement about the volumes of the cone and the cylinder is true?

Which situation can be represented by this equation? 7x + 1 = 10x

The coordinates of the endpoints of QR are Q (8, 2) and R (5, 7).Which measurement is closest to the length of QR in units?

The ticket sales for a concert started at 4:00 P.M. The table shows the linear relationship between the number of tickets remaining and the number of hours since 4:00 P.M.Which function can be used to find y, the number of tickets remaining x hours since 4:00 P.M.?

Which situation could NOT represent a proportional relationship?

Triangle RST is translated 6 units to the left and 4 units up to create triangle R S′ ′T′.Which rule best describes this transformation?

The dimensions of a rectangular piece of paper are 8.5 inches and 11 inches. Veronica folded the piece of paper along its diagonal. Which measurement is closest to the length of the diagonal in inches?

Which representation shows y as a function of x?

Figure I and Figure II are similar quadrilaterals.Which proportion must be true?

An architect uses a cylindrical container to protect her blueprints. The dimensions of the cylinder are shown in the diagram.Which measurement is closest to the total surface area of the container in square inches?

Which scatterplot does NOT suggest a linear relationship between x and y?

Point Q is shown on the number line.Which value is best represented by point Q?

An oil-well contractor drills a shaft 7 meters deeper into the ground every 2 hours. Which graph has a slope that best represents this rate?

What is the solution to this equation?

2x + 3 = x − 4

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Students in a science class investigated how the speed of sound changes with the air temperature outside. The data are shown in the scatterplot.

Based on the scatterplot, what is the best prediction of the speed of sound when the air temperature is 50°C?

Natasha walked from the library to the grocery store and then to her house. The diagram shows the top view of the locations of these three places and their distances from each other.

Which measurement is closest to the shortest distance in miles from Natasha’s house to the library?

A relation contains the points (1, 2), (2, −1), (3, 0), (4, 1), and (5, −1).

Which statement accurately describes this relation?

Julie started with 20 pieces of gum and gave away x pieces. Conrad started with 35 pieces of gum and gave away twice as many pieces as Julie did.

How many pieces of gum did Julie give away if they had the same number of pieces of gum left?

Trapezoid PQRS is rotated 180° about the origin to form trapezoid P'Q'R'S'.

Which statement is true?

An employee put $5,000.00 in a retirement account that offers 9% interest compounded annually. The employee makes no additional deposits or withdrawals.

Which amount is closest to the interest the employee will have earned at the end of 5 years?

In each diagram, line k is parallel to line l, and line t intersects lines k and l.

Based on the diagrams, which statement is true?

Triangle JKL is dilated with the origin as the center of dilation to create triangle J′ K′ L′.

Which rule best represents the dilation that has been applied to triangle JKL to create triangle J′ K′ L′.′?

A gym charges a membership fee plus an additional fee per yoga class. The table shows the linear relationship between the number of yoga classes taken and the total cost including the membership fee.

Which statement is true?

The list shows the heights of 6 students in inches.

63, 70, 68, 73, 58, 67

What is the mean absolute deviation for these numbers?

Pentagon VWXYZ is shown on the coordinate grid. A student reflected pentagon VWXYZ across the x-axis to create pentagon V′ W′ ′X Y′ Z′ .

Which rule describes this transformation?

What is the solution to this equation?

2x + 3 = x − 4

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Snacks at a county fair are sold in containers shaped like a cone or a cylinder. The dimensions of each container are shown in the drawing.

Which statement about the volumes of the cone and the cylinder is true?

Which situation can be represented by this equation?

7x + 1 = 10x

The coordinates of the endpoints of QR are Q (8, 2) and R (5, 7).

Which measurement is closest to the length of QR in units?

The ticket sales for a concert started at 4:00 P.M. The table shows the linear relationship between the number of tickets remaining and the number of hours since 4:00 P.M.

Which function can be used to find y, the number of tickets remaining x hours since 4:00 P.M.?

Triangle RST is translated 6 units to the left and 4 units up to create triangle R S′ ′T′.

Which rule best describes this transformation?

Figure I and Figure II are similar quadrilaterals.

Which proportion must be true?

An architect uses a cylindrical container to protect her blueprints. The dimensions of the cylinder are shown in the diagram.

Which measurement is closest to the total surface area of the container in square inches?

Point Q is shown on the number line.

Which value is best represented by point Q?