Georgetown Technical High School

Math 1st Form Exam Question Booklet

____June 2015
2 hours
General Instructions:
1. This exam contains objective type questions. Attempt all questions from 1 to 65
2. Read the questions carefully.
3. Attempt all items. Check your work before submitting your exam paper.
4. WRITE YOUR ANSWER for EACH SECTION ON THE ANSWER SHEETS PROVIDED
5. Do not write in this booklet.

Sections Number of Allotted marks Total Marks

item
1. Multiple choice 30 1pt 30
2. True/False 10 1pt 10
3. Fill in the blank 10 2pts 20
4. Matching 10 1.5pts 15
5. Structure question 5 5 pts 25
Total points 65 100
Total points scored in exam

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______________________ _______________________
Mr. Leon Gentle Mr. Chet Ack
Head of Math Department Math Teacher

_______________________ _______________________
Ms. Isabel Cruz Ms. Roberta Arzu
Math Teacher Math Teacher

Good luck and may you have a wonderful

summer vacation!!

Section One: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Shade the letter of the answer of your choice on the answer sheet provided

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 1. 35.4 × 0.2 is approximately equal to
(A) 0.71
(B) 7.1
(C) 71.0
(D) 710

2. $180.00 is divided among 3 friends in the ratio

3: 4: 8. What amount is the largest share?
(A) $96
(B) $84
(C) $48
(D) $36

3. 1 274 in standard form is

(A) 1.274 × 10–3
(B) 1.274 × 10–2
(C) 1.274 × 103
(D) 1.274 × 102

4. Represent 6158 using place values.

(A) 6×83 + 1×82 + 5×81
(B) 6×82 + 1×81 + 5×80
(C) 6×81 + 1×80 + 5×8−1
(D) 6×80 + 1×81 + 5×80

5. A plane left Norman Manley International Airport at 09:35 h and arrived at Cheddi Jagan
International Airport at 11:20 h the same day. The time for the journey was
1
(A) 1 h
4
1
(B) 1 h
2
3
(C) 1 h
4
11
(D) 20 h
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6. The number of possible subsets that can be obtained from the set {a, b, c} is
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10

7. A parallelogram has an altitude of 4 cm and base 16 cm. What is the area of the
parallelogram?
(A) 40 cm
(B) 64 cm
(C) 88 cm
(D) 20 cm

8. A bullet takes 2s to travel a distance of 800 m. The average speed of the bullet is

2
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(A) m/s
1600
1
(B) m/s
400
(C)400 m/ s
(D)1600 m/s

9. A plane travels for 5 h at an average speed of 720 km/h. What was the distance covered?
(A) 60 km
(B) 144 km
(C) 360 km
(D) 3 600 km

10. The median of the numbers 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 is

(A) 9
(B) 9.5
(C) 9.875
(D) 10

11. Solve 6x – 3(x + 4) =

(A) 3x + 12
(B) 3x – 12
(C) –3x + 12
(D) –3x – 12

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12. If x= ∧ y= ,then + y=¿
5 3 x
7
(A)
3
21
(B)
10
10
(C)
9
7
(D)
6

13. If p = 4 and q = – 3, calculate the value of 5p + 2q.

(A) -12
(B) 7
(C) 10
(D) 14

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14. expressed as a percentage =
5
(A) 5%
(B) 20%
(C) 25%
(D) 40%

15. 2410 can be written in base two as

(A) 11 000
(B) 10 100
(C) 10 010
(D) 10 001

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 16. In the numeral 5238, the value of the digit 2 is
(A) 2
(B) 8
(C) 16
(D) 128

17. What is the least number of plums that can be shared equally among 14, 28 or 35
students?
(A) 70
(B) 140
(C) 210
(D) 280

18. If the diagonals of a kite measures 18 cm and 24 cm, then its area is
(A) 21 cm2
(B) 108 cm2
(C) 216 cm2
(D) 432 cm2

19. When expressed to the nearest hundred, 7 584 becomes

(A) 7 400
(B) 7 500
(C) 7 600
(D) 7 700

20. Sian received 940 cents pocket money on Sunday. On Monday she spent 341 cents. On
Tuesday her dad gave her 225 cents for doing a special chore at home. On Thursday she
Spend 142 cents. On Friday she spent 402 cents. What amount of money did she have left
to spend during the weekend?
(A) 482 cents
(B) 280cents
(C) 300 cents
(D) 480 cents

21. Five times the product of two numbers p and q may be written as
(A) 25pq
(B) 5p + 5q
(C) 5p + q
(D) 5pq

4.5 ×1.3
22. Solve =¿
0.5
(A) 0.0117
(B) 0.117
(C) 1.17
(D) 11.7

23. If P = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, then the number of subsets of P =

(A) 16
(B) 32

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 (C) 64
(D) 128

24. The Area of a rectangle is 60 cm2 with a length of 12 cm, what is the width of the
rectangle
(A) 6cm
(B) 5cm
(C) 42cm
(D) 16cm

25. Calculate the exact area of a triangle with base 4.8cm and height 7.0 cm.
(A) 11.0 cm2
(B) 16.0 cm2
(C) 16.8 cm2
(D) 24.0 cm2

26. 18 cm

10 cm

6 cm
Using the shape above, find the area of the shaded region

(A) 126 cm2

(B) 180 cm2
(C) 108 cm2
(D) 200 cm2

27. My washing machine needs to be fixed. It made 7 loud noises on Monday, 15 loud noises
on Tuesday, and 17 loud noises on Wednesday. On Thursday, it tore big holes in all of
my socks. How many noises did it make all week?
(A) 39
(B) 40
(C) 24
(D) 78

Questions 29-31 based on figure 1

A survey was conducted among 50 students about their favourite sports. The data is given below:

Fig. 1

28. How many students like soccer?

(A) 28
(B) 17

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 (C) 3
(D) 31

29. How many students like tennis?

(A) 17
(B) 20
(C) 14
(D) 28

30. How many students like both Soccer and Tennis

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 48
(D) 5

Section Two: True or False

Instruction: Write True or False on the answer sheet provided.

31. __________________The set of Integers is represented by the symbol I.

32. __________________The set of whole numbers is the set of natural numbers and zero.

33. __________________A set is a collection of items usually of the same kind.

34. __________________A null set contains one element.

35. __________________An angle is obtuse if its magnitude is greater than 90o but less than

180o.

36. _________________The sum of angles at a point is equal to 360o

37. _________________The formula for the circumference of a circle is equal to π r 2 .

38. _________________If x = 2 and y = -3, then 2x + y = 28.

39. _________________ Difference is the result of subtracting one number from another.

40. _________________ A scalene triangle have two sides equal and two angles that are not

equal.

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Section Three: Matching
Instruction: Write the letter corresponding to answer on the answer sheet provided.

Column A Column B
41. _______ The number 15 is a A. Finite set
42. _______ An example of a commutative law B. $10,000
problem is
43. _______The set X = {months of the year} C. Line Segment
44. _______The set of odd numbers which can D. Complementary Angle
be exactly divided by 2.
45. _______$25 000 is to be divided among two E. Null set
consultants in the ratio 2:3. The larger share
is $15 000, then smaller share is
46. _______ is part of a straight line between F. Geometry
two given points
47. _______ is a branch of mathematics deals G. 1+2+3=3+2+1
with points, lines, surfaces and solids
48. ______Two angles are said to have a sum of H. Heron’s Formula
90˚
49. _____ A=√ (s−a)(s−b)(s−c) I. Protractor
50. _____is an instrument used to measure J. Composite
angles in degrees

Section Four: Fill in the blank

Instruction: Write the correct answer on the space provided on the answer sheet.

51. Another name for Natural Numbers is _________________________.

52. The identity for addition is _____________________.

53. Each item in a set is called _______________________.

54. If R = {a, b, c}, the number of subsets of R is ___________.

55. A decimal number consists of a ___________ number and a decimal fraction.

56. Another name for Arithmetic Mean is ____________________.

57. The metric system’s name comes from the word ________________.

58. The standard unit of mass in the metric system is ________________.

59. Two angles are said to be complementary if their sum is equal to ________.

60. Two angles are said to be supplementary if their sum is equal to _________.

Section Five: Structure Questions: Show all working for the following questions. Choose
any 5 (FIVE) questions out of the SEVEN given.

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Computation
61. Black Pirate Steve raided a village and stole the following: 5 bags each filled with 50
pieces of gold, a chest filled with 350 pieces of gold, a bracelet threaded with 8 pieces of
gold, a piggy bank filled with 64 pieces of gold, and an old tin filled with 120 pieces of
gold.

a. How many pieces of gold did he get altogether?

b. If he shares half of this with his 6 crew members, how much do they each get?

Measurement

62. Convert the following measurements

a. 2000 mg = __________g

b. 5 L = ___________ ml

c. 16 cm = ___________ mm

d. 5.6 kg = ___________ g

e. 48.0 cm = ___________ m

f. 15ft = _____________ yards

63. 22m

13m 18m

10m

9m
Fig 1
Using the figure 1, calculate the:
a. area

b. perimeter

Computation

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 64. Complete the following table:

# Common Fraction Percentage Decimal Fraction

a. 3/5

b. 45% Geometry

c. 0.35 65. Using a ruler,

compass and
pencil, construct an angle ABC of 90˚ and bisect it continuously to obtain an angle of
11.25˚.

66. Using a ruler, compass and a pencil, construct an angle PQR of 60˚ and bisect it
continuously to obtain an angle of 15˚.

67. Find the missing angle; give reasons for your answers.

W = ______

X = _______

Y= _______

Z= _______