Test Your Skills - Year 8 & 9 Free Preparation Exam
Test Your Skills - Year 8 & 9 Free Preparation Exam
Test Your Skills - Year 8 & 9 Free Preparation Exam
Remember, you are given one minute for each question, so set yourself a time limit of 65 minutes. Aim to
manage your time and keep an eye on your countdown clock.
Question 1
Complete the following sequence: 2, 4, 16, 256, __________.
Question 2
Complete the analogy: Ambulance is to bay as ship is to __________
Select One Possible Answer: 1). pier, 2). port, 3). dock, 4). Sea
Question 3
Answer either valid or invalid to the Syllogism: Dog owners love their pets. No one
without a dog goes for a walk. Therefore, dog owners take their pets for walks.
Select One Possible Answer: 1). valid, 2). invalid
Question 4
Which word rhymes with 'bonafide'?
Select One Possible Answer: 1). stride, 2). tidy, 3). genocide, 4). Satisfied
Question 5
Using only the letters in the underlined word, make a word that completes the
following sentence. Having abused an innocent bystander, the terse motorist did his best to
__________ into the parking bay to the amazement of those around him.
Question 6
What is the quotient of 42 and six?
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Question 7
What is the product of 645 and 23?
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Question 9
Choose the most appropriate word to complete the following sentence: While enjoying her
holiday break, Pallavi took her time to __________ many books.
Select One Possible Answer: 1). read 2). write, 3). peruse, 4). Buy
Question 10
Find the hidden name for a piece of manchester in the following sentence:
The students applauded to welcome the guest speaker.
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Question 11
Complete the sentence with a first person pronoun:
The football coach gave Sam and _____ a new ball for practice.
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Question 12
Write the letters to complete the word in the sentence:
The sauce was made to the exact con__________ the recipe required.
Question 13
Answer valid or invalid to the Syllogism. All schools have canteens. Lisa goes to school.
Therefore, she buys her lunch from the canteen.
Select One Possible Answer: 1). valid, 2). invalid,
Question 14
Two years ago, Anna was a quarter of her brother's age. If next year Jonathon turns 19,
how old will Anna be?
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Question 15
What two numbers have a sum of 18 and a product of 45?
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Question 16
In a zoo, the giraffes and pelicans have 96 legs between them. If there were a total of 30
animals, how many pelicans were there?
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Question 17
Choose the answer that best defines the following proverb;
'Law makers should not be law breakers'.
Select One Possible Answer:
1). Law makers break the rules and should not.
2). If you are going to break the law, ensure you do not make the law.
3). If you want to achieve something, you should set a good example for others to follow.
Question 19
Complete the analogy: Finish is to cease as start is to __________.
Select One Possible Answer: 1). end, 2). commit, 3). complete, 4). Commence
Question 20
A bag of potting mixture is made up of 1 part gravel, 3 parts soil, 1 part fertiliser,
4 parts mulch with sand making up the remaining one part.
How much more mulch will you need than fertiliser, if you are making a 70kg delivery?
Select One Possible Answer: 1). 21 kg, 2). 9 kg, 3). 23 kg, 4). 19 kg
Question 21
Complete the analogy: Barge is to pull as lift up is to __________.
Select One Possible Answer: 1). remove down, 2). put down,3). push down,4). support up
Question 22
Which words can be made from the letters in the word, 'philanthropic', with each letter being
used only once?
Select All Possible Answer: 1). picnic, 2). north , 3). catch, 4). latch, 5). panther
Question 1
If Tayla buys a jumper for $88 after receiving a 20% discount, what was the original price?
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Question 2
In the Edworks Cup, a horse runs at 30 km per hour for 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
Calculate the distance of the race in kilometres.
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Question 3
Express 36/90 as a percentage.
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Question 4
Share 30 into the ratio of 5:1. Which is the correct answer?
Select One Possible Answer: 1). 30, 5, 2). 25, 5, 3). 14,16, 4). 15,15
Question 5
"Dirty Dogs" dog wash charges $25 per bath, per dog. With each subsequent visit, a 10%
discount applies off the original price. How much would it cost per annum to have your dog
washed, if you had it done monthly?
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Question 7
What is the value of w in the equation: 6 x 10 + 5-10 x w +10 = 25
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Additional Maths: These questions contain graphs and tables. You may need to
scan down below the question to view all of the Possible Answers.
70
Solubility (gram of solute in 100ml
60
50
Substance 1
water)
40
Substance 2
4
30 Substance 3
Substance 4
3
20
2
10 1
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Temperature (°C)
TEMPERATURE (⁰C)
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
Question 8
Which substance is most soluble at 10°C?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
Question 9
Which substance is least soluble at 50°C?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
Question 11
The number of times the male zebra finch would be expected to call per minute if the predator was 5
metres away would be?
A. 2.2 C. 17
B. 28 D. 22
Question 12
With every 10 metres the predator gets closer to the zebra finches, the number of distance calls the male
emits per minute would increase by:
A. 2.2 C. 17
B. 28 D. 22
The results from a week’s worth of observations are shown in the following table:
* = Amounts Variable
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
Question 14
The recommended carbohydrate:fat ratio in a balanced diet is 5:1 by weight. Which individual meal in the
day given in the table had a carbohydrate:fat ratio of exactly 5:1?
A. Breakfast C. Dinner
B. Lunch D. Snacks
Question 15
Excluding tea, coffee and fizzy drinks, which of the items eaten during the day had the highest level of
calcium per gram of food?
A. White bread C. Ice-cream
B. Apple pie D. Hamburger
In diagrams of food webs, transfer of energy (energy flow) is indicated by the direction of arrows.
Question 17
From this information a food chain might look like?
A. Algae Brown Trout Larvae
B. Algae Larvae Brown Trout
C. Brown trout Larvae Algae
D. Brown trout Algae Larvae
Question 19
Why might the mass (in tonnes) of brown trout be 0.5 tonnes when their food source has a mass of 20
tonnes?
A. Other animals also feed on the insects and larvae
B. A lot of insects are inedible
C. Some insects and larvae are poisonous and kill the trout that eat them
D. Most of the insects and larvae die from pesticides.
20
Numbers of Individuals
15
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time
TIME
The above graph represents the growth pattern of a population of a green algae.
A 20 C 20
15 15
10 10
5 5
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
30
B D 20
25
15
20
15 10
10
5
5
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
The table below shows the results of spraying four new pesticides onto sample areas of a particular crop
which was later harvested and used as animal feed.
Question 23
Under which conditions did the plant lose most water overall?
A. No treatment
B. Vaseline treatment
C. Sunny, windy treatment
D. Shaded, humid treatment
Question 24
Under which conditions did the plant lose the least amount of water overall?
A. No treatment
B. Vaseline treatment
C. Sunny, windy treatment
D. Shaded, humid treatment
Question 25
Why did the Vaseline treatment prevent water from being lost?
A. Because the Vaseline killed the plant
B. Because the plant absorbed the Vaseline
C. Because no sun and wind were present
D. Because the Vaseline closed up the pores on the plants surface
The graph below shows the reaction rate of a particular enzyme at different temperatures. Enzymes are
biological substances that help the body to perform everyday functions such as digesting food. The
reaction rate of enzymes peaks at certain temperatures.
Increasing reaction rate
0 10 20 30 40 50
TEMPERATURE (⁰C)
Temperature (°C)
Question 27
If you were then told that this enzyme was found in man, what evidence on the graph supports this?
A. Human body temperature is 37°C and the enzyme performs optimally at this temperature.
B. When body temperature heats up it destroys enzymes, which is why at 40°C the enzyme
stops working.
C. When people get cold they slow down and so do their enzymes.
D. No information on the graph supports this statement because humans don’t have enzymes.
Question 1
The old woman's complexion is described as:
Select One Possible Answer:
1). pale
2). ruddy
3). tanned and well worn
4). flushed
Question 2
The cats are referred to as, 'outlaws'. What other terms used support this view?
Select One Possible Answer:
1). exiled aristocrats
2). furtive she-cats
3). villainous toms
4). beggars and rogues
Question 3b
Support your answer to the previous question with one of the following extracts:
Select One Possible Answer:
1). 'with arching backs'
2). 'passing their comprehension'
3). 'proudly they step to meet her'
Question 4
Write the line from the poem that best reflects how the cats see the old woman.
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Question 5
Why did the poet suggest this?
Select One Possible Answer:
1). They don't see her for what she is, but who she is.
2). Her excitement conveys the happiness of someone who has escaped.
3). She conveys goodwill.
4). She has riches they desire.
Question 6
The meaning of the word, 'condescension', in this passage is:
Select One Possible Answer:
1). relief
2). arrogance
3). gratefulness
4). contentment
Question 7
The term, 'she walks back lightly', suggests that the woman felt:
Select One Possible Answer:
1). relieved
2). depressed
3). grateful
4). Elated
Question 8
How do the cats greet the old woman?
Select One Possible Answer:
1). with relief
2). dejectedly
3). enthusiastically
4). Passively
Question 10a
In what era did the poem take place?
Select One Possible Answer:
1). 1950s
2). 1890s
3). 1920s
4). 1750s
Question 10b
Support your answer to question 10a.
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Question 11
Why is the old lady referred to as having love and power?
Select One Possible Answer:
1). That she can love the cats. But if they misbehave, she can scold them.
2). That she has love and enjoys the fact that she can create so much interest
for herself through the cats.
3). That she can love the cats, but if they misbehave she can return to her
'tower'.
4). The cats level of affection gives her power over them.
Question 12
Write the line that suggests that it is the woman who benefits most from her daily encounter
with the cats?
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Question 13
The poet refers to the cats as 'beggars and rogues'. What phrase suggests a more
sympathetic view of the cats?
Select One Possible Answer:
1). 'old punctilio'
2). 'exiled aristocrats'
3). 'villainous toms'
4). 'queen of the cats'