Year 8 fractions, decimals and percentages test to download as PDF

This Year 8 fractions, decimals and percentages test lasts 45 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 12-13, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 45 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Conversions and ordering
Answer all parts. Show your working.
1. Write \(\dfrac{7}{8}\) as a decimal and as a percentage. (2 marks)
2. Write \(\dfrac{4}{11}\) as a recurring decimal. (1 mark)
3. Put 0.6, \(\dfrac{5}{8}\) and 61% in order, smallest first. (1 mark)
Question 2 – Percentages of amounts
Work out the following.
1. 35% of £240 (2 marks)
2. Increase £64 by 15%. (1 mark)
3. Write 36 as a percentage of 48. (1 mark)
Question 3 – Percentage change
A bike costs £320. In a sale, the price is reduced by 15%.
1. Find the sale price. (2 marks)
2. After the sale, the price rises by 15%. Is the new price £320? Show your working. (2 marks)
Question 4 – Problem: reverse percentages
A pair of jeans costs £42 in a sale after a reduction of 30%.
1. Find the original price. (2 marks)
2. A different shop sells the same jeans for £65 with 20% VAT included. Find the price before VAT, to the nearest penny. (2 marks)
Question 5 – Problem: compound growth
Ravi invests £500 in an account with 4% interest per year, added each year.
1. How much is in the account after 2 years? (2 marks)
2. How many years does it take to reach more than £600? Show your working in a table. (2 marks)

How to use this Year 8 fractions, decimals and percentages test

First, revise with the fractions, decimals and percentages lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 45 minutes. After that, mark your work with the fractions, decimals and percentages test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 8 fractions, decimals and percentages test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.