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Year 9 mathematics test
KeY STAGe

3
Tier

4 –6 Paper 1
Calculator not allowed

First name

Last name

Class

Date

Please read this page, but do not open your booklet until your
teacher tells you to start. Write your name, the name of your class
and the date in the spaces above.

Remember:
The test is 1 hour long.
You may not use a calculator for any question in this test.
You will need: a pen, pencil, rubber and a ruler. You may find
tracing paper useful.
Some formulae you might need are on page 2.
This test starts with easier questions.
Try to answer all the questions.
Write all your answers and working on the test paper – do not use
any rough paper. Marks may be awarded for working.
Check your work carefully.
Ask your teacher if you are not sure what to do.

For marking
Total marks
use only

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Instructions

Answers
This means write down your
answer or show your working
and write down your answer.

Calculators
You may not use a calculator to
answer any question in this test.

Formulae
You might need to use these formulae

Trapezium
b
1
Area = (a + b)h height (h)
2

Prism

length

area of cross-section

Volume = area of cross-section × length

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Interpreting

1. The table shows information about all the pupils in a class.

Number of boys Number of girls

Brown eyes 9 7

Blue eyes 3 8

Use the table to show what the numbers below represent.

The first one is done for you.

There are 9 boys with brown eyes.

There are 8
1 mark

There are 15
1 mark

There are 27
1 mark

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Properties of shapes

2. (a) Join dots to make a four-sided shape that has four equal angles.

1 mark

(b) Now join dots to make a four-sided shape that does not have four equal angles.

1 mark

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Which one?

3. In each part, tick ( ) the amount that is most likely.

The weight of the mouse is...

30 feet

30 millilitres

30 grams

30 seconds

1 mark

The water bottle holds...

1 litre

10 litres

100 litres

1000 litres

1 mark

The height of the front door is...

200mm

200cm

200m

200km

1 mark

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Find the ways

4. Write the missing numbers.

The first pair is done for you.

Add 5

5 10

Multiply by 2

Add
1 mark

10 40

Multiply by
1 mark

Add 10 Multiply by
1 mark

10 40

Multiply by 2 Add
1 mark

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Pairs of cubes

5. Here are three pairs of shapes made from cubes.

In each pair, shade one cube to make the pair the same.

1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

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Tennis court

6. This is a tennis court with seats around it.

200 seats

Seats
Seats

The shaded area has 200 seats.

What is the approximate total number of seats around the tennis court?

  seats
2 marks

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Write numbers, Number lines

7. Write a number in each box to make the calculations correct.

× – = 80
1 mark

× – = 800
1 mark

8. Write the missing number on each of these number lines.

1 1.5
1 mark

0.6 0.7

1 mark

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Paper and cube

9. Ali has a strip of paper and a cube.

Paper Cube

The paper folds to cover four faces of the cube.

Paper and cube

Ali has a bigger cube of side length 2cm.

2cm

Draw accurately a strip of paper that will cover four faces of this cube.

2 marks

Centimetre square grid

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Time differences

10. The table shows the time difference between the UK and cities around the world.

City Time difference from the UK (hours)

Hong Kong +8

Dhaka +6

Dubai +4

Harare +2

London 0

Brasilia –2

San Juan –4

Chicago –6

Los Angeles –8

(a) The time difference between Harare and London is 2 hours.

What is the time difference between Dubai and Brasilia?

  hours
1 mark

(b) Write two cities that have a time difference of 12 hours.

  and 
1 mark

(c) Now write a different two cities that have a time difference of 12 hours.

  and 
1 mark

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Dice

11. Look at these three dice, A, B and C.

Each dice is numbered 1 to 6

4
4
4 5 6
5
5 6 6

Dice A Dice B Dice C

What can you say about the probability of rolling a 5 when you use…

…Dice A

…Dice B

…Dice C

2 marks

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Thinking a b, Regular polygons

12. Here are two equations.

a  +  b  =  10 a  –  b  =  2
   

Write the values of a and b that make both equations true.

a =     b = 
1 mark

13. Write the missing information in this table.

Name of shape Side length Perimeter

Regular hexagon 8cm   cm

1 mark

Regular octagon   cm 56cm

1 mark

Regular  8cm 40cm

1 mark

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Barcelona

14. This graph shows the average total rainfall and the average maximum daily
temperature in Barcelona.

Rainfall Temperature
Rainfall ( mm )

100

80

60
Temperature ( ºC )

40

20

0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month

(a) In which months is the rainfall less than 40 mm and the temperature
more than 20 °C?

1 mark

(b) Compare the weather conditions in May and October.

1 mark

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Dividing square

15. Sue wants to split a large square into 6 smaller squares.

She has this sketch showing how to do it.

On the grid below, join dots to make an accurate drawing of

a large square split into 6 smaller squares.

Use Sue’s sketch to help you.

2 marks

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Cards for fractions

16. Here are five numbers.

2 11 5 15 7

(a) Use two of these numbers to make the smallest fraction you can.

1 mark

(b) Use three of these numbers, and one other, not in the list, to make
two equivalent fractions.

and

2 marks

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Solid fit

17. The diagram shows a cuboid.

Isometric grid

The cuboid is cut into two pieces.

This diagram shows one of the pieces.

Isometric grid

Draw the other piece on this grid.

2 marks
Isometric grid

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Win or lose

18. Mark is going to play a game.

7
The probability that he will win the game is
12

Is he more likely to win the game or lose the game?

Win Lose

Explain how you know.

1 mark

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Ticket price

19. A school held a concert.

Tickets for adults cost more than tickets for children.

Mr and Mrs Evans went to the concert with 3 children.

Their tickets cost £20.50

Mr and Mrs Singh went to the concert with 2 children.

Their tickets cost £17.00

Work out the cost of one adult ticket and one child ticket.

One adult:  £ One child:  £

    2 marks

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Tests

20. This table shows some students’ scores in a mathematics and a science test.

Student A B C D E F G H I J

Mathematics 29 33 17 44 21 18 30 31 12 18

Science 23 31 15 39 20 18 17 29 13 17

(a) One of the students was feeling ill during the science test.

Which student is that most likely to be?

Student 
1 mark

(b) Another student was absent from the science test, but scored 38 in the
mathematics test.

What mark would you expect them to have scored in the science test if they had
been able to take it?

2 marks

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Triangle two

21. Here are two shaded triangles on a square grid.

Steve says:

The triangles have the same area.

Is he correct?

Yes No

Explain how you know.

1 mark

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Glass bottles

22. One recycled glass bottle saves enough energy to power

a computer for 25 minutes.

25
minutes

How many recycled glass bottles save enough energy to power

a computer for 10 hours?

  bottles
2 marks

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Wrapping

23. I have a roll of wrapping paper…

400cm long

70cm

…and a box of chocolates.

40cm 5cm

25cm

I want to cut a suitable length of paper from the roll to wrap the box.

I don’t want to waste paper.

What length of paper should I cut?

  cm
3 marks

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Adults studying

24. The graph shows six different ways that adults learn ICT.

Practice on own

Help from others

School / College

Work-based training

Books, CD-ROMs etc

Training, not work-based

0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Percentages

How can you tell from the graph that some adults use more than one of these
six different ways?

1 mark

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Coins and probability

25. Anna and Tom each have a small bag of coins.

Anna’s bag Tom’s bag

2 coins 4 coins

Total  30p Total  30p

Anna is going to take a coin at random from her bag.

Tom is going to take one at random from his.

Who is most likely to take a 10p coin?

Anna Tom Both equally likely

Show working to explain your answer.

2 marks

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Tile design

26. The diagram shows a design made from two squares and their diagonals.
The squares have side lengths 2cm and 1cm.

Not drawn
2cm accurately

1cm

(a) Without measuring, explain why angle a must be 135°

1 mark

(b) Some of the design is shaded grey. Some is white.

What is the ratio of the grey area to the white area?

  : 
1 mark

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Passing through

27. Here are the equations of five straight lines.

y=x–1 y=x+1 y=x–2 y=x+2 y=x

A B C D E

(a) Which of the five straight lines goes through ( 0, 0 )?

Write its letter.

Straight line 

Choose one of the other four straight lines.

Complete this sentence.

Straight line    goes through ( 0,   ).

1 mark

(b) Now choose one of the other three straight lines.

Complete this sentence.

Straight line    goes through (  ,  0 ).

1 mark

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END OF TEST

QCDA/11/4594 (Pupil pack)

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