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Grade 8 · Geometry

Geometry quiz for grade 8: The Pythagorean theorem

This quiz helps revise “The Pythagorean theorem” in Geometry for grade 8. It has 25 questions in five categories: The theorem, Find the side, Right or not?, Shapes and diagonals, Real-world problems. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.

  • For ages 13–14
  • 25 questions · 5 categories

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Buzzo quiz: The Pythagorean theorem

A peek at the questions

The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.

The theorem

  1. 100

    In a right triangle, how many degrees are in the right angle?

  2. 200

    What is the side opposite the right angle in a right triangle called?

  3. 300

    The legs have lengths…

    In the game
  4. 400

    The hypotenuse is 10…

    In the game
  5. 500

    For triangle sides x…

    In the game

Find the side

  1. 100Picture for the question

    A right triangle has legs 3 cm and 4 cm. Find the hypotenuse.

  2. 200Picture for the question

    The hypotenuse is 13 cm and one leg is 5 cm. Find the other leg.

  3. 300

    The legs are 8…

    In the game
  4. 400

    The hypotenuse is 25…

    In the game
  5. 500

    The legs are 7…

    In the game

Right or not?

  1. 100

    A triangle has side lengths 6, 8, and 10. Is it a right triangle?

  2. 200

    A Pythagorean triple begins with 9 and 12. What third number is the hypotenuse?

  3. 300

    The numbers 9, 10…

    In the game
  4. 400

    What number completes the…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What number completes the…

    In the game

Shapes and diagonals

  1. 100Picture for the question

    A square has side length 4 cm. Find its diagonal exactly.

  2. 200Picture for the question

    A rectangle has side lengths 9 cm and 40 cm. Find its diagonal.

  3. 300

    An isosceles triangle has…

    In the game
  4. 400

    A rhombus has diagonals…

    In the game
  5. 500

    A right trapezoid has…

    In the game

Real-world problems

  1. 100Picture for the question

    A 10 m ladder leans against a wall; its foot is 6 m from the wall. How high does the ladder reach?

  2. 200

    A rectangular field is 12 m by 35 m. What is the straight-line distance between opposite corners?

  3. 300

    A wire runs from…

    In the game
  4. 400

    A ramp rises 2.4…

    In the game
  5. 500

    A rectangular screen has…

    In the game

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  1. Pick a quiz and press “Play”.
  2. Send students or friends the link — they join from a phone or a computer.
  3. Choose questions on the board, buzz in first and collect points.

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