Math STAAR Readiness 8 grade

Natasha walked from the library to the grocery store and then to her house. The diagram shows the top view of the locations of these three places and their distances from each other.

Which measurement is closest to the shortest distance in miles from Natasha’s house to the library?

• 2.6 mi

• 1.9 mi

• 1.4 mi

• 2.3 mi

The manager of a car dealership wants to attach a rope with flags to the top of a pole and to a stake in the ground, as shown in the diagram.

Based on the diagram, what is the distance in feet from the top of the pole to the bottom of the stake?

• 32.5

• 45.5

• 24

• 28.5

A right triangle and two of its side lengths are shown in the diagram.

Which measurement is closest to the value of x in centimeters?

• 37.1 cm

• 40.8 cm

• 27 cm

• 51 cm

In the diagram a person who is 6 ft tall is standing on the ground 3 ft away from point P. A line segment drawn from the top corner of the building to point P creates two similar triangles.

Which proportion can be used to find h, the height of the building in feet?

• 3/h = 18/6

• 6/3 = h/18

• 3/15 = h/6

• 6/3 = h/18

The set designer for a play painted some background scenery on a large piece of plywood. He used a 13-foot-long pole to hold the piece of plywood upright, as shown in the diagram below.

What is h, the total height in feet of the piece of plywood?

• 14 ft

• 20 ft

• 8 ft

• 17 ft

The diagram below shows the side view of a ramp used to help load and unload a moving van.

Which measurement is closest to the length of the ramp in feet?

• 8.5 ft

• 10.5 ft

• 9.5 ft

• 13.5 ft

The drawing below shows a side view of a picture frame on Mary’s desk.

Which of the following is closest to the length of the frame support?

• 20 cm

• 15 cm

• 12 cm

• 17 cm

Gwendolyn placed a 10-foot ladder against the side of her house so that the base of the ladder was 3 feet from the base of the house, as shown in the diagram below.

Which measurement in feet is closest to d, the distance from the top of the ladder to the ground?

• 10.4 ft

• 7.0 ft

• 6.5 ft

• 9.5 ft

To get from home to work, Felix can either take a bike path through the rectangular park or ride his bike along two sides of the park.

How much farther would Felix travel by riding along two sides of the park than he would by taking the path through the park?

• 1.7 mi

• 0.6 mi

• 2.5 mi

• 0.1 mi

Daniel rides his bicycle 21 km west and then 18 km north. How far is he from his starting point?

• 27.6 km

• 20 km

• 14.4 km

• 24.2 km