Square Roots and Cube Roots Practice Tests

These Grade 8 Math practice tests cover square roots, cube roots, perfect squares, perfect cubes, radical simplification, estimates, equations, comparisons, and geometry applications.

Skills covered

  • Evaluating principal square roots and cube roots using perfect squares and perfect cubes
  • Locating and estimating radicals with nearby powers and number-line reasoning
  • Simplifying square-root and cube-root expressions while preserving exact values
  • Solving equations such as \(x^2=a\) and \(x^3=a\)
  • Applying roots to area, volume, distance, diagonal, and right-triangle problems

How to use these practice tests

Find nearby perfect squares or cubes first. Then simplify or estimate the radical, check the sign, and square or cube the result to verify it.

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Grade 8 Square Roots and Cube Roots Practice Tests

Practice Grade 8 Math questions about square roots, cube roots, perfect squares, perfect cubes, radical simplification, estimates, equations, and geometry applications.

Choose the best answer for each question. Keep exact radical form when requested and review the explanation after submitting your answers.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best estimate for 7\sqrt{7}?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 2.652.65.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: 2.652=7.02252.65^2=7.0225, so 2.65 is close to the exact square root of 7.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

2.652=7.02252.65^2=7.0225, so 2.65 is close to the exact square root of 7.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best estimate for 55\sqrt{55}?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 7.427.42.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: 7.422=55.05647.42^2=55.0564, which is close to 55.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

7.422=55.05647.42^2=55.0564, which is close to 55.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best estimate for 103\sqrt[3]{10}?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 2.152.15.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: 2.153=9.9383752.15^3=9.938375, which is close to 10.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

2.153=9.9383752.15^3=9.938375, which is close to 10.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best estimate for 903\sqrt[3]{90}?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 4.484.48.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: 4.483≈89.94.48^3\approx89.9, so 4.48 is a reasonable estimate.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

4.483≈89.94.48^3\approx89.9, so 4.48 is a reasonable estimate.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which expression is irrational?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 6\sqrt{6}.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: Since 6 is not a perfect square, 6\sqrt{6} is irrational.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

Since 6 is not a perfect square, 6\sqrt{6} is irrational.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which expression is rational?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 273\sqrt[3]{27}.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: 273=3\sqrt[3]{27}=3, and 3 is an integer and therefore rational.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

273=3\sqrt[3]{27}=3, and 3 is an integer and therefore rational.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement about 0\sqrt{0} is true?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 0=0\sqrt{0}=0.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: Zero is a perfect square because 02=00^2=0, so its principal square root is 0.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

Zero is a perfect square because 02=00^2=0, so its principal square root is 0.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement about negative radicands is true in the real-number system?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is −9\sqrt{-9} is not a real number..

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: No real number squared equals -9 because the square of every real number is nonnegative.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

No real number squared equals -9 because the square of every real number is nonnegative.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is greater?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 174\frac{17}{4}.

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: 174=4.25\frac{17}{4}=4.25, while 18≈4.243\sqrt{18}\approx4.243 and 15≈3.873\sqrt{15}\approx3.873.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

174=4.25\frac{17}{4}=4.25, while 18≈4.243\sqrt{18}\approx4.243 and 15≈3.873\sqrt{15}\approx3.873.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should a radical estimate be checked by squaring or cubing it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The inverse operation shows whether the estimate is close to the original radicand..

  1. Identify the root or radical: Determine whether the problem asks for a square root, cube root, perfect power, estimate, simplification, comparison, or equation solution.
  2. Use nearby perfect powers: If the estimated square root is close, its square should be close to the radicand; the same idea applies to cube roots.
  3. Check the result: Square or cube the answer when possible, verify the sign, and keep exact radical form unless an approximation is requested.

If the estimated square root is close, its square should be close to the radicand; the same idea applies to cube roots.