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MATHEMATICS GRADE EIGHT

AUGUST HOMEWORK 2024

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………STREAM:……………..

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

1. Anita bought 25 eggs .She gave t eggs to her friend Diana. How many eggs did she remain
with.(2mks)

2. Kennedy owns a cereal shop. One day, she sold m kilograms of maize and b kilograms of
beans .The selling price of maize was sh. 30 per kilogram and the selling price of beans
was sh. 80 per kilogram.
(a)Write an expression for the amount of money she got from selling maize(1mk)

(b)Write an expression for the amount of money she got from selling beans(1mk)

(c)Write an expression for the total amount of money she got from selling both maize and
beans(1mk)

3. Simplify,
(a)9e+12f+5e+9f(1mk)

(b)26x+30y-14y-15y2mk)

(c) 3bx-3by+4ax-4ay (2mks)

4a+3b

(d) 3x+6y (2mks)

X+2y
4. If x=3,y=-2,z=5,find: (4mks)
(a) 3x-y+5(x+7)-xz

(b) (x+y+z)-(x-y-z)

5. Two numbers x and y are such that their sum is 12 and their difference is 6.
Use substitution method to find the numbers (2mks)

6. A school charges sh. X for day scholars and sh. Y for boarders as school fees per year. The
total school fees for five day scholars and three boarders is sh.170,000 while that of three
day scholars and two boarders is sh. 110,000.Determine the school fees charged on each
day scholar and boarder. (3mks)

7. A tip of a wiper of a car moves through a distance of 176cm in one sweep. Find the length
of the wiper if it sweeps through an angle of 120®.(3mks)

8. Find the area of the shaded region.(3mks)

NB: CB is the diameter of the circle
 9. Figure below shows a wedge .Calculate its external surface area(3mks)

10.The figure below represents a school fire assembly zone. Estimate the area of the a (2mks)

11.The interior angles of a triangle are (2x+10)º, (3x+20)º,(x+30)º. Write and simplify an
expression for the sum of the interior angles of the triangle (2mks)

12. A cylindrical pipe has a diameter of 420cm and 10 m long.How many litres of liquid can
the pipe hold if it is closed on both ends(3mks)
13.A swimming pool 50 m long and 35 m wide is surrounded by a path 5 m wide all round
. What is the area of the path (3mks)

14. The number of women who attended a conference was X. If the number of women was less
than 50 but more than 42, form a compound inequality to represent the information. (2mks)

15. Illustrate the following compound inequalities on a number line.(2mks)

(a)4≤y<8

(c) 7≥x≥-1
 PERFORMING ARTS

A) Indicate by using 1 note, the equivalent to the following group

of notes:

1) 5)

2) 6)

3) 7)

4)

B) Write other notes that equal the same value as the notes given.
1) = 3) =

2) = 4) =

C) Write the number that correctly completes the sentence.

Remember your note tree:

1) There are half notes in a whole note.

2) There are quarters in a whole note.
3) There are quarters in a half note.
4) There are sixteenth notes in a whole note.
5) There are eighth notes in a quarter note.
 6) There are eighth notes in a half note.
7) There are eighth notes in a whole note.
8) There are sixteenth notes in a quarter note.

SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE 8

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
1. State 3 types of irrigation methods that were used by the people of ancient
Egypt in farming.
a) ______________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________

2. When was OAU changed to AU?

________________________________________________________

3. State five achievements of OAU

a) ______________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________
e) ______________________________________________________

4. State three challenges that faced OAU.

a) ____________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________________

5. Name three founders of OAU.

a) ___________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________
6. State five ways of using a map in our lives.

a) _________________________________________
b) _________________________________________
c) _________________________________________
d) __________________________________________
e) __________________________________________

7. Name three characteristics of mountain vegetation.

a) ___________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________

8. Name three characteristics of mountain vegetation.

a) ______________________________________________
b) _____________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________

9. Name the countries where the following Historical sites are found.

a) Kilwa __________________________________________
b) Meroe __________________________________________
c) Robbin Islands____________________________________
d) Pyramids of Giza___________________________________

10. Name examples of savannah woodland in Africa.

a) ______________________________________
b) ______________________________________
c) ______________________________________

INTEGRATED SCIENCE
 GRADE EIGHT ASSIGNMENT

NAME:……………………………………………………………
CLASS:…………………..
1. Define the following terms
i) Atom

ii) Element

iii) Compound

iv) Molecules

2. Explain the effects of impurities on the boiling point and melting point of a
substance.

3. Draw a table to distinguish temporary physical, temporary chemical and permanent

changes

4. Identify the cause of fire in nature

5. Explain the role of the fire triangle in the spread of fire.

6. Describe ways of controlling fires in nature

7. Draw and name the parts of a plant cell and an animal cell

8. Differentiate between the plant cell and the animal cell

9. Describe the functions of the components of the cell as seen under the light
microscope.

10. Define diffusion and Osmosis

11. Explain the factors that affects osmosis

12. Explain factors that affects diffusion

13. Discuss the roles of diffusion in living things

14. Discuss the roles of Osmosis in living things

KAZI YA ZIADA GREDI YA NANE MUHULA WA PILI 2024
JINA ____________________________________ GREDI _____
SARUFI
1. Pigia mstari vitenzi vilivyo katika wakati uliopo hali ya kuendelea .

a. Watoto wangali wanacheza .

b. Mwalimu angali anasoma.

c. Wakulima wangali wanapanda mahindi,

2. Pigia mstari vitenzi vikuu kwenye sentensi zifuatazo.

a) Wajenzi walikuwa wakijenga nyumbani.

b) Mtoto huyo ameweza kuponea ajali.

 c) Wanafunzi waliweza kusafisha maktaba jana.

3. Taja vitenzi visaidizi vitano unavyovijua.

i. _______________________
ii. __________________________
iii. __________________________
iv. __________________________
v. ___________________________

4. Andika kinyume cha ziba __________________

5. Andika ukanusho wa :
i. Baba alikula akashiba .
_____________________________________________
ii. Nyanya ameenda sokoni .
_____________________________________________
iii. Ukilala mapema utapata usingizimnono .
____________________________________________
6. Andika sentensi hizi kwa wingi
a) Jimbo langu linasisitiza haki ya mtoto.
____________________________________________________
__________________________________________
b) Jifya dogo litatumiwa na mzazi.
____________________________________________________
__________________________________________
c) Karatasi yangu imeraruka vibaya.
____________________________________________________
__________________________________________
7. Tunga sentensi ukitumia kiwakilishi kisisitizi kifuatacho :
zizo hizo.
_________________________________________________________
 _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
8. Andika sentensi zifuatazo zipo katika hali gani ?
i. Maliasili hutuletea faida .
______________________________________
ii. Tungefika mapema tungempata .
______________________________________
iii. Akisoma kwa bidii atapita mtihani .
______________________________________

9. Bainisha aina za viwakilishi katikasentensi hizi.

i. Chetu kimepotea.
____________________________________
ii. Mrefu amewasili.
___________________________________
iii. Mawili yamenunuliwa.
__________________________________
10.Andika katika usemi wa taarifa
“Njoo hapa , ” mama alimwambia.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
__________________________________________
 COMPUTER SCIENCE

NAME__________________________________________________CLASS___
_

1. What are fixed storage devices? Provide two examples.

2. Explain how data is written and retrieved from fixed storage devices.

3. List advantages and disadvantages of fixed storage devices.

4. What are removable storage devices? Give two examples.

5. Why are removable storage devices useful?

6. What should be considered when choosing a removable storage device?

7. How can electronic waste from storage devices be managed responsibly?

8. What is visual programming, and why is it useful?

9. Name three examples of visual programming applications.

10. Describe the purpose of the 'sprite' in Scratch.

11. What are code blocks, and how are they used in visual programming?
12. Explain the difference between an input statement and an output statement in
programming.

13. What is the role of control structures in visual programming?

14. How does the 'sensing' category function in Scratch?

 BUSINESS STUDIES

NAME_______________________________________CLASS___

1. What is bookkeeping and how does it assist in business decision-making?

2. Explain the importance of bookkeeping in entrepreneurship.

3. Describe the advantages of cash transactions in business.

4. List and explain two disadvantages of cash transactions.

5. What are the benefits of credit transactions for a business?

6. How do you calculate assets using the bookkeeping formula?

7. Differentiate between active and passive sources of income with examples.

8. Why is budgeting crucial for financial management in daily life?

9. Outline the steps to prepare a simple personal budget.

10. Explain how budgeting helps control spending and identify unnecessary
expenses.
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