8th Grade FAST Math Sample Questions
All 40 Florida B.E.S.T. benchmarks tested on the 8th grade FAST math assessment, the pre-algebra year that feeds straight into Algebra 1. They are grouped into the four categories FDOE scores, which is why probability sits with number sense and functions sit with linear relationships. Open any benchmark for a plain-English summary and 6 real questions with worked explanations.
Number Sense and Operations and Probability
Irrational numbers, integer exponents, scientific notation, order of operations with radicals, sample spaces, and the probability of repeated experiments.
MA.8.NSO.1.1
Irrational Numbers and Estimating Them on a Number Line
MA.8.NSO.1.2
Plotting, Ordering, and Comparing Rational and Irrational Numbers
MA.8.NSO.1.3
Laws of Exponents with Integer Exponents
MA.8.NSO.1.4
Scientific Notation and Comparing Magnitudes
MA.8.NSO.1.5
Operations with Numbers in Scientific Notation
MA.8.NSO.1.6
Real-World Problems with Scientific Notation
MA.8.NSO.1.7
Order of Operations with Exponents and Radicals
MA.8.DP.2.1
Sample Spaces for Repeated Experiments
MA.8.DP.2.2
Theoretical Probability of Repeated Experiments
MA.8.DP.2.3
Predicting Results from Probability
Algebraic Reasoning
Exponent rules on variable expressions, multiplying and factoring, multi-step equations, two-step inequalities, square and cube roots, and systems of equations.
MA.8.AR.1.1
Laws of Exponents with Variable Expressions
MA.8.AR.1.2
Multiplying Linear Expressions
MA.8.AR.1.3
Factoring Out a Common Monomial
MA.8.AR.2.1
Solving Multi-Step Linear Equations
MA.8.AR.2.2
Solving and Graphing Two-Step Inequalities
MA.8.AR.2.3
Solving Equations with Square Roots and Cube Roots
MA.8.AR.4.1
Checking Solutions to Systems of Equations
MA.8.AR.4.2
How Many Solutions a Graphed System Has
MA.8.AR.4.3
Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing
Linear Relationships, Data Analysis, and Functions
Functions, domain and range, slope, slope-intercept form, graphing lines, interpreting a model in context, scatter plots, and lines of fit.
MA.8.F.1.1
Functions, Domain, and Range
MA.8.F.1.2
Deciding Whether a Function Is Linear
MA.8.F.1.3
Where a Function Increases, Decreases, or Stays Constant
MA.8.AR.3.1
Telling Proportional Relationships from Other Linear Ones
MA.8.AR.3.2
Finding Slope from Graphs, Tables, and Descriptions
MA.8.AR.3.3
Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
MA.8.AR.3.4
Graphing Two-Variable Linear Equations
MA.8.AR.3.5
Interpreting Slope and y-Intercept in Context
MA.8.DP.1.1
Building Scatter Plots and Line Graphs
MA.8.DP.1.2
Describing Patterns in Scatter Plots
MA.8.DP.1.3
Fitting a Line to a Scatter Plot
Geometric Reasoning
The Pythagorean Theorem, distance on the coordinate plane, angle relationships, polygon angle sums, transformations, dilations, and similar triangles.
MA.8.GR.1.1
The Pythagorean Theorem and Missing Side Lengths
MA.8.GR.1.2
Distance Between Two Points on the Coordinate Plane
MA.8.GR.1.3
Triangle Inequality and the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
MA.8.GR.1.4
Complementary, Supplementary, Vertical, and Adjacent Angles
MA.8.GR.1.5
Interior and Exterior Angles of Triangles
MA.8.GR.1.6
Interior Angle Sums of Polygons
MA.8.GR.2.1
Identifying Translations, Reflections, and Rotations
MA.8.GR.2.2
Finding the Scale Factor of a Dilation
MA.8.GR.2.3
Transformations on the Coordinate Plane
MA.8.GR.2.4
Similar Triangles in Real-World Problems
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