NAEP Mathematics Grade 8 - Question List

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36. Mr. Hardt bought a square piece of carpet with an area of 39 square yards. The length of each side of this carpet is between which of the following?
  1. 4 yards and 5 yards
  2. 5 yards and 6 yards
  3. 6 yards and 7 yards
  4. 7 yards and 8 yards
  5. 9 yards and 10 yards
37. In a contest, a prize of 2.72 million dollars was split equally among 32 winners. How much money did each of the 32 winners receive?
  1. $0.085
  2. $62,500
  3. $62,502.25
  4. $85,000
  5. $850,000
38. In which of the following are the three fractions arranged from least to greatest?
  1. 2/7,1/2,5/9
  2. 1/2,2/7,5/9
  3. 1/2,5/9,2/7
  4. 5/9,1/2,2/7
  5. 5/9,2/7,1/2
39. Nick has a square piece of paper. He draws the two diagonals of the square, finds the point where they intersect, and labels that point A. Then he folds each of the four corners of the paper onto point A. What geometric shape is produced?
  1. A square
  2. A right triangle
  3. An isosceles triangle
  4. A pentagon
  5. A hexagon
40. The weight of an object is 1,700 pounds, rounded to the nearest hundred. Of the following, which could be the actual weight of the object?
  1. 1,640
  2. 1,645
  3. 1,649
  4. 1,749
  5. 1,751

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