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8th Grade FSA Practice Test

Eighth grade math in the four reporting categories of FAST, the test Florida gives in place of the FSA.

Which is the best approximation of 2 + √50?

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The real test: Florida FAST math, grade 8

Items
36 to 40.
Time
One session in one day: 100 minutes for the first two tests of the year and 120 minutes for the third. A student still working may be given until the end of the
Calculator
An online scientific calculator is in the testing platform, and the blueprint marks the grade 8 benchmarks calculator available. An online reference sheet is pr
Reporting categories
Number Sense and Operations and Probability, 22 to 28%; Algebraic Reasoning, 22 to 28%; Linear Relationships, Data Analysis, and Functions, 25 to 31%; Geometric
Scores
A scale of 183 to 291 in five achievement levels. Level 3, On Grade Level, runs from 244 to 253.
How it is given
On a computer, three times a year (PM1, PM2 and PM3). The test is computer-adaptive and has item types other than multiple choice.

Checked October 12, 2026 against the Test Design Summary and Blueprint: FAST Mathematics and B.E.S.T. EOCs (updated February 5, 2025), the 2026-27 FAST fact sheet for grades 3 to 10 and the Calculator and Reference Sheet Policies (updated July 2026). Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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All 48 questions

Number Sense, Operations and Probability 12

  • A fair coin is tossed 3 times. How many outcomes are in the sample space? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.DP.2.1
  • A fair number cube with sides 1 to 6 is rolled twice. What is the probability that both rolls are a 6? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.DP.2.3
  • A fair spinner has 4 equal sections: red, blue, green and yellow. It is spun 200 times. About how many times is it expected to land on blue? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.DP.2.3
  • About how many times as large is 6 × 10⁸ as 3 × 10⁵? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.4
  • One dish holds 3.2 × 10⁶ cells and a second dish holds 4.5 × 10⁵ cells. How many cells are in the two dishes together? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.6
  • What is (4 × 10³)(2.5 × 10⁵)? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.5
  • What is the value of 3² + √144 ÷ 4 − (1/2)²? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.7
  • Which is equal to 2⁻³ × 2⁷ ÷ 2²? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.3
  • Which is the best approximation of 2 + √50? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.1
  • Which list of real numbers is in order from least to greatest? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.2
  • Which number in this list is irrational? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.1
  • Which shows 0.00047 in scientific notation? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.NSO.1.4
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Algebraic Reasoning 12

  • How many solutions does 2(3x + 1) = 6x + 5 have? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.2.1
  • The lines y = (1/2)x + 3 and y = (1/2)x − 2 are graphed on the same coordinate plane. How many solutions does the system have? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.4.2
  • Plan A costs y = 5x + 20 dollars and plan B costs y = 10x dollars for x visits. Where do the graphs of the two plans cross? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.4.3
  • What are the real solutions of x² = 169? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.2.3
  • What is the real solution of x³ = −64? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.2.3
  • What is the solution of 3(x − 4) = 5x + 6? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.2.1
  • What is the solution of −2x + 7 > 15? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.2.2
  • Which describes the graph of the solutions of 4(x − 1) ≤ 8 on a number line? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.2.2
  • Which is equivalent to (3x²y)(4x⁵y³)? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.1.1
  • Which is the product −3x(2x − 5)? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.1.2
  • Which ordered pair is a solution of the system y = 2x − 1 and y = −x + 8? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.4.1
  • Which shows 12x³ + 18x written as a common factor times a sum? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.1.3

Linear Relationships, Data and Functions 13

  • A bathtub fills steadily for 5 minutes, sits full for 10 minutes and then drains. Over which interval is the water level constant? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.F.1.3
  • A line has a slope of 3 and passes through the point (2, 1). What is its equation in slope-intercept form? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.3.3
  • A line passes through the points (−1, 4) and (3, −4). What is its slope? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.3.2
  • Each table lists x = 0, 1, 2, 3. Which list of y-values could come from a linear function? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.F.1.2
  • The height of a candle is h = 20 − 1.5t, where h is in centimeters and t is the number of hours it has burned. What does −1.5 mean? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.3.5
  • How do you graph y = −(2/3)x + 4 from its equation? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.3.4
  • On a scatter plot, the points fall close to a straight line that slopes down: as hours of practice go up, errors go down. Which describes the association? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.DP.1.2
  • What is the range of the relation {(−2, 5), (0, 1), (3, 5), (4, −1)}? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.F.1.1
  • Which data set is better shown by a line graph than by a scatter plot? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.DP.1.1
  • Which line is the best informal fit for a scatter plot with a linear association? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.DP.1.3
  • Which linear relationship is also a proportional relationship? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.AR.3.1
  • Which of these equations defines a linear function? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.F.1.2
  • Which of these sets of ordered pairs is a function? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.F.1.1

Geometric Reasoning 11

  • A 6-foot post casts a 4-foot shadow. At the same time a tree casts a 22-foot shadow. The post and tree form similar right triangles with their shadows. How tall is the tree? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.2.4
  • A 15-foot wire runs from the top of a pole to a stake in the ground 9 feet from the base of the pole. How tall is the pole? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.1.1
  • A dilation maps a segment 6 units long onto a segment 15 units long. What is the scale factor? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.2.2
  • A right triangle has legs of 5 inches and 10 inches. How long is the hypotenuse? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.1.1
  • A triangle is mapped so that every point keeps its x-coordinate and its y-coordinate changes sign. For example, (1, 2) goes to (1, −2). Which transformation is it? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.2.1
  • The point P(3, −5) is rotated 180° about the origin. What are the coordinates of its image? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.2.3
  • Two interior angles of a triangle measure 48° and 67°. What is the measure of the exterior angle at the third vertex? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.1.5
  • Two vertical angles measure (3x + 12)° and 72°. What is the value of x? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.1.4
  • What is the distance between the points (1, 2) and (7, 10) on a coordinate plane? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.1.2
  • What is the sum of the interior angles of a regular hexagon? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.1.6
  • Which set of three side lengths forms a right triangle? Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, grade 8, benchmark MA.8.GR.1.3

How this list was compiled: Outline: Test Design Summary and Blueprint: FAST Mathematics and B.E.S.T. EOCs (Florida Department of Education, updated February 5, 2025), Grade 8 Mathematics Benchmarks Coverage, https://flfast.org/content/contentresources/en/FAST%20Mathematics%20and%20B.E.S.T.%20EOCs%20Test%20Design%20Summary%20and%20Blueprint.pdf; the 2026-27 FAST Fact Sheet, grades 3-10 ELA Reading and grades 3-8 Mathematics (August 2026), https://flfast.org/content/contentresources/en/2026-2027%20Grades%203-10%20FAST%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf; and the Calculator and Reference Sheet Policies for Florida Statewide Assessments (updated July 2026), https://flfast.org/content/contentresources/en/Calculator%20and%20Reference%20Sheets%20Policies.pdf; all on the Florida Statewide Assessments Portal, https://flfast.org/, and read 2026-10-12. Each question names the benchmark it practices in Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, https://cpalmsmediaprod.blob.core.windows.net/uploads/docs/standards/best/ma/mathbeststandardsfinal.pdf, read 2026-10-12. Every calculation is worked out a second time from the numbers in the question. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from an FSA or FAST test, a released test, a sample item of the state, an example in the standards or another practice test.

How it works

These 48 eighth grade math questions follow the grade 8 FAST blueprint category by category, and all are our own. Unofficial practice, not affiliated with the Florida Department of Education.

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The four categories on the blueprint

Number Sense and Operations and Probability, 22 to 28% of the test: irrational numbers, exponents, scientific notation and repeated experiments. Algebraic Reasoning, 22 to 28%: equivalent expressions, multi-step equations and inequalities, and systems. Linear Relationships, Data Analysis, and Functions, 25 to 31%: slope, linear equations, functions and scatter plots. Geometric Reasoning, 22 to 28%: the Pythagorean Theorem, angles, transformations and similar triangles.

A mini test in each category

Each category here holds 11 to 13 questions, enough for a mini practice test on one part of the blueprint. The line under every answer names the B.E.S.T. benchmark it practices, such as MA.8.AR.2.1, so a missed question points to one skill.

  • Know the Pythagorean Theorem by heart. The standards expect it memorized and do not expect the distance formula.
  • An equation like x² = 49 has two real solutions, 7 and −7. An equation like x³ = −8 has one, −2.

Questions and answers

Is the FSA still given in 8th grade?

No. Legislation signed in March 2022 replaced the grade-level FSA in mathematics and English language arts with FAST, the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking, first given in the 2022-23 school year. Eighth graders take it three times a year.

Is there a no-calculator part on the 8th grade Florida math test?

Not on FAST. The blueprint marks the grade 8 benchmarks calculator available, and an online scientific calculator is in the testing platform. The state’s policy adds that not every item will need one.

How many questions are on the 8th grade FAST math test?

The blueprint gives 36 to 40 items. The session is 100 minutes for the first two tests of the year and 120 minutes for the third, which is longer because it carries field-test items.

What is a passing score on 8th grade FAST math?

Grade 8 mathematics scores run from 183 to 291 in five achievement levels. Level 3, On Grade Level, is 244 to 253. A percent right on this page is not a scale score.

What is the end-of-grade math test for 8th grade in Florida?

The third FAST test of the year, PM3, which gives the summative score and is used for school accountability. Algebra 1 and Geometry have separate end-of-course tests.

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