Mathematics: Monthly Test - October 2021 Grade 9 (Cambridge)

ADMISSION
NUMBER
MONTHLY TEST - OCTOBER 2021

GRADE 9 (CAMBRIDGE)
MATHEMATICS
Duration : 2 periods
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Answer all questions.
Calculators are not allowed.
Prepared for Lyceum International Schools by Lyceum Assessments

1
1. a) i) Write down the next two prime numbers after 53.
Answer : ………………… , ……………….. [ 2 ]
ii) Write all the factors of 42.
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
4
1
b) √7 50 (23)3 0.1
2−1
From the list of the numbers given above write down
i) an irrational number
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
ii) cube number
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
iii) multiple of 8
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
2. a) Arrange the following numbers in order the smallest first.
1
0.21 24% 2.3 × 10−1
4
Answer : ………………… < ..……………….… < ………………. <………………… [ 4 ]

2
b) Simplify.
10 − (6 ÷ 3 + 2)
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
c) Find the LCM of 24, 60 and 36.

Showing all your working.
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
d) i) Showing all your working, write down the prime factorization of 576.
Answer : …………………..…………….……….…….. [ 3 ]
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ii) Using the answer in part (i), find the square root of 576.
Show the working.
Answer : √576 = ………..……………….… [ 3 ]
3. a) Write (0.12)2 in standard form. Show all your working.
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
b) Simplify.
i) 2.5× 1011 − 3.0 × 1010
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
ii) (1.2 × 10−5) × (4.5 × 107 )
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
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c) Write 20.734 correct to
i) one decimal place
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
ii) the nearest whole number
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
d) Re- write the following calculation by writing each number correct to one
significant figure and estimate the value of 𝑞.
√8.71 × 6.12
𝑞=
(2.5)2
Answer : 𝑞 = …………………..………………. [ 4 ]
e) Arrange the following numbers in order the largest first.
1.31 × 10−2 1.2 × 100 1.3 × 10−2 1.21 × 10−1
Answer : ………………… > ..……………….… > ………………. >……………… [ 4 ]

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4. a) Simplify.
4
i) (32) 5
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
3
𝑥 3 ×(𝑥 2 𝑦 −2 )
ii)
𝑥3 𝑦5
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
iii) 3(2𝑥 )0
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 2 ]
b) Solve.
i) 22𝑥 = 16
Answer : 𝑥 = ……………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
1
ii) 3𝑥−2 =
27
Answer : 𝑥 = ……………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
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5. a) A train started its journey at 9.35 a.m. and takes 4 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 and 35 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
to reach the destination.
At what time does the train reach to its destination?
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
b) A shop is opened for 3 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 and 40 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 each day from Monday to
Friday in every week.
Find the total time that the shop is opened in one week.
Answer : ……………… ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 ..……………… 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 [ 4 ]
c) The length of a road is 2450 𝑚 correct to the nearest 10 𝑚.

Find the upper bound of the length of the road.
Answer : …………………..……………….……. 𝑚 [ 2 ]
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d) Length of a wire is 7 𝑐𝑚 correct to the nearest centimeter.

Find the maximum possible length of one side of the equilateral triangle
that can be made using the whole wire.
Answer : …………………..……………….……. 𝑐𝑚 [ 3 ]
6. Simplify and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

1 2
a) 2 −
5 3
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
5 2 1
b) ÷1 +
8 3 2
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
8
1 2
c) Last month Sara saved of her salary and she spent of the remaining
3 5
for food. What fraction of the whole salary did she spend for food?
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
7. a) From a sale Shehan bought a pair of shoes for 𝑅𝑠. 2100.

The marked price of the shoe pair is 𝑅𝑠. 2400.
Calculate the discount percentage.
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. % [ 3 ]
b) In 2020 number of students in a school was 8% more than 2019.
If there were 1800 students in 2019 find the number of students were
in 2020.
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
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8. 3, 10, 17, 24, …………………
In the above sequence,
a) find the next two terms.
Answer : …………………..… , …………….……... [ 2 ]

b) calculate the 40th term.
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 3 ]
c) which term of the sequence is equal to 143.
Answer : …………………..……………….…….. [ 4 ]
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ADMISSION

MONTHLY TEST - OCTOBER 2021

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer all questions.

Calculators are not allowed.

Prepared for Lyceum International Schools by Lyceum Assessments

1. a) i) Write down the next two prime numbers after 53.

Answer : ………………… , ……………….. [ 2 ]

ii) Write all the factors of 42.

From the list of the numbers given above write down

2. a) Arrange the following numbers in order the smallest first.

Answer : ………………… < ..……………….… < ………………. <………………… [ 4 ]

c) Find the LCM of 24, 60 and 36.

Answer : √576 = ………..……………….… [ 3 ]

3. a) Write (0.12)2 in standard form. Show all your working.

i) 2.5× 1011 − 3.0 × 1010

ii) (1.2 × 10−5) × (4.5 × 107 )

c) Write 20.734 correct to

i) one decimal place

e) Arrange the following numbers in order the largest first.

1.31 × 10−2 1.2 × 100 1.3 × 10−2 1.21 × 10−1

Answer : ………………… > ..……………….… > ………………. >……………… [ 4 ]

Answer : ……………… ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 ..……………… 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 [ 4 ]

c) The length of a road is 2450 𝑚 correct to the nearest 10 𝑚.

d) Length of a wire is 7 𝑐𝑚 correct to the nearest centimeter.

6. Simplify and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

7. a) From a sale Shehan bought a pair of shoes for 𝑅𝑠. 2100.

8. 3, 10, 17, 24, …………………

In the above sequence,

a) find the next two terms.

Answer : …………………..… , …………….……... [ 2 ]

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