The New English School: Mathematics department

Year 8 (Lower) End of Year Revision sheet (2010/2011)

For this exam you will need a calculator, pair of compasses,

protractor, ruler, pencil and pen.

1) Arithmetic 1. Positive indices.

Multiply/divide numbers in index form.
Negative and zero indices.
Standard form. Chapter 1
Approximations. p. 1 - 18

2) Geometry 1. Angles
Constructing triangles.
Bisector of an angle.
Constructing of angles (60, 90, 45, 30 degrees)
Perpendicular bisector Chapter 3
Dropping a perpendicular p. 34 - 45

3) Algebra 1. Revision: simple algebra.

Unknown term on both sides
Expanding brackets.
Equations involving brackets
Multiplication & division of algebraic fractions Chapter 6
Equations involving algebraic fractions p. 73 - 84

4) Arithmetic 2. Percentages.
Converting between percentage, fraction and decimal Chapter 4
One quantity as a percentage of another p. 49 - 58
Percentage of a quantity Chapter 15
Percentage increase and decrease p. 238 - 243

5) Mensuration 1. Rectangles: Area & Perimeter.

Parallelograms: Area (and Perimeter where feasible).
Triangles. Area (and Perimeter where feasible).
Area of compound shapes Chapter 10 & 11
Circles (π, circumference and area) p. 157 - 188

6) Algebra 2. Constructing formulae.

Constructing formulae and solving of equation
Substitution of values into formulae Chapter 6
Changing the subject. p 85 - 93, 96 - 98

EOY revision sheet 8 Lower

7) Probability. Outcomes.
Probability scales.
Certainty amd impossibility
Probability of an event occurring
Probability of an event not occuring Chapter 2
Possibility spaces for two events. p. 19 - 33

9) Graphs. Lines parallel to axes, slant lines

The gradient, calculating the gradient Chapter 7
The equation of a line p. 99 -119
Parallel lines & Class Notes

10) Arithmetic 3 Ratio. Chapter 12

Simplification of ratios p. 189 - 202
Finding a missing quantity
Simple proportion.

11) Transformations Translations

Reflections: in axes, lines parallel to axes,
Finding mirror line.
Rotations: Symmetry, Rotating given shape about 90,
180 degrees, Finding centre, angle of rotation
Enlargements: Enlarging a shape with given scale factor
(integer) about any point. Chapters 8, 9, 13

12) Mensuration 2 Volume of prism, cylinder Chapter 18 p. 273 - 280

13) Geometry Similar triangles: Rules, finding missing lengths Chapter 14 p. 216 - 237
Pythagoras theorem Chapter 21 p. 307 - 322

EOY revision sheet 8 Lower