Academic Vocabulary
Students build the vocabulary that assessment questions and essays rely on: analyse, evaluate, justify, infer, significant, hypothesis and…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 20 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
30 free resources for Year 8 (ages 13–14): worksheets, study guides, tests and activities across 2 subjects.
Year 8 extends algebra to expanding brackets and two-step equations, adds percentages increase and decrease, ratio and rates, index laws and congruence. English examines perspective, voice and audience, with a focus on academic vocabulary and extended responses.
24 resources · Indices & Scientific Notation, Linear Equations, Ratio & Rates, Algebraic Expressions, Area & Perimeter…
6 resources · Vocabulary, Sentences & Clauses, Punctuation, Homophones, Reading Comprehension
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Students build the vocabulary that assessment questions and essays rely on: analyse, evaluate, justify, infer, significant, hypothesis and…
Students learn that in the active voice the subject does the action (the council approved the plan) while in the passive the subject…
A focused review of the two punctuation marks that cause the most errors in Year 8 writing. Students revise apostrophes for contraction…
Students sort out the word pairs and triples that spell-checkers miss and markers notice: affect/effect, their/there/they're, your/you're,…
Multiply and divide powers, raise a power to a power, and use zero and negative indices. Expected-level practice for this year group. This…
Simplify ratios, divide amounts in a given ratio and solve ratio problems. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 8…
Collect like terms and simplify algebraic expressions. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 8 worksheet has 14 questions…
One-step, two-step and equations with brackets or variables on both sides. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 8…
One-step, two-step and equations with brackets or variables on both sides. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 8…
Perimeter and area of rectangles, squares, triangles and composite shapes. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This…
Convert between fractions, decimals and percentages. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year 8 worksheet has 15…
Multiply and divide powers, raise a power to a power, and use zero and negative indices. A challenge set for students ready to stretch…
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This…
Calculate measures of centre and spread from small data sets. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year 8 worksheet…
Evaluate expressions using the correct order of operations. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year 8 worksheet…
Simple probability with marbles, spinners, dice and cards, written as fractions. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further.…
Simplify ratios, divide amounts in a given ratio and solve ratio problems. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This…
Collect like terms and simplify algebraic expressions. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year 8 worksheet has 14…
One-step, two-step and equations with brackets or variables on both sides. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This…
Convert between ordinary numbers and scientific notation. Builds confidence with the core skill before adding complexity. This Year 8…
Clear explanations, examples and tips.
Explains the balance method for solving equations: do the same thing to both sides using inverse operations. Builds from one-step…
Formulas and rules at a glance.
A one-page reference for the Year 8 index laws: multiplying and dividing powers with the same base, raising a power to a power, the zero…
A passage with questions.
Two friends argue over a dangerous shortcut through a stormwater drain as a summer storm breaks. Students examine how tension is built…
A newspaper-style report about a small country town whose residents volunteer to keep their library open after council funding is cut.…
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Year 8 extends algebra to expanding brackets and two-step equations, adds percentages increase and decrease, ratio and rates, index laws and congruence. English examines perspective, voice and audience, with a focus on academic vocabulary and extended responses.
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