TAKS Objective 4 8th Grade Math

1.  Moffett’s Candy Factory makes candy in the shape of

     cylinders.  The net of a cylindrical piece of candy is

     shown below.  Which is closest to the total surface

     area of this piece of candy?

A.  31 cm2
B.  19 cm2
C.  44 cm2
D.   75 cm2

2)  Deb has a rectangular storage box with a

     height of 18 inches, as shown below.  If

     Deb cuts off a 2-inch strip around the top

     of the box, what will be the new volume

     of the box in cubic inches?

A.  1,600 in.3
B.  1,440 in.3
C.  1,024 in.3
D.  1,800 in.3

3)  Mr. Elliott designed a flower garden in the shape

    of a square.  He plans to build a walkway through

    the garden, as shown below.  Which is closest to the

    length of the walkway?

A.  36 ft
B.  24 ft
C.  17 ft
D.  13 ft

4)  Mrs. Gonzales wants to string lights along both

     diagonals of a rectangular window, as shown

     below.  What is the minimum length of lights

     Mrs. Gonzales will need?

B.  7 ft
A.  5 ft
C.  10 ft
D.  14 ft

5)  ∆EFG is similar to ∆HJK.  Find the length of  

      line segment JK.

B.  7 units
A.  3 units
C.  14 units
D.  24.5 units

6)  The picture below is Larry’s favorite picture. 

     Larry had a reduced copy of the picture made

     as a gift for his father.  If the reduced

     picture was similar to the original and the

     height of the reduced picture was 7 inches,

     what was its width?

A.  13 in.
B.  5.60 in.
C.  8.75 in.
D.  10 in.

7)  Rectangle STUV is similar to rectangle LMNO. 

     If the area of rectangle STUV is 72 square

     units, what is the area of rectangle LMNO?

A. 36 units2
B.  24 units2
C.  18 units2
D.  12 units2
A.16,384 ft3
B. 4,096 ft3

8)  The dimensions of two cubes are shown

     below.  The volume of the smaller cube is

     64 cubic feet.  Find the volume of the

     larger cube.

C. 768 ft3
D. 256 ft3

9)  For small paving jobs, a contractor uses a

     roller pusher by a worker.  To the nearest

     square inch, what is the area of pavement

     with which the surface of the roller will

     come into contact in one complete rotation?

A. 753 in.2
B. 1,507 in.2
C. 1,708 in.2
D.1,909 in.2
A. 16 square feet

10) Jonathan shipped a birthday gift to his

     grandmother in a cubical box.  Which is

     closest to the surface area of the box?

B.  15 square feet
C.  8 square feet
D.  38 square feet
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