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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS
Effective for examinations from May–June 2012
CCSLC /M/03/12
CARIBBEA EXAMI AT I O SCOU CIL
SPECIME
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIO S
FOR
MATHEMATICS
Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to
answer and decide which choice is best.
Sample Item
(B) 25
(C) 260
(D) 2500
The best answer to this item is “25”, so you should blacken answer space (B).
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1. The digit which has a value of tenth in 35.427 is
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 16
6. The table below shows the number of boys and the number of girls in Class 2.
Boys Girls
12 16
What is the ratio of boys to girls?
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(C) 460
(D) 500
8. A sum of money is divided between Ken and Rose in the ration 2:3. If Rose receives
$90.00, find the sum of money shared.
The sign below shows the cost of fuel at a service station. Use the information to answer
item 9.
9. The tank of a truck holds 15 litres of diesel when full. The tank is 1/3 full of diesel. How
much money is required to fill the tank?
*
* *
* *** *****
* *
*
1st 2nd 3rd
10. How many asterisks (*) are needed for the 4th pattern?
(A) 13 (B) 15
(C) 17 (D) 18
Use the
information
below to
answer
item11.
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13. The simple interest on $600.00 at 5% per year for two years is
(B) $600.00 × 5 × 2
100
(C) $600.00 × 5
2 x 100
(A) 5% of 500
(B) 10% of 200
(C) 15% of 150
(D) 20% of 50
15. There are 150 shops in a mall, 30% of them sell clothes. How many shops do NOT sell
clothes?
(A) 20 (B) 45
(C) 105 (D)
130
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A restaurant displays the sign below
DI ER
SPECIAL
+ 10% tax
17. How much does the customer pay for the I-Phone?
US $1 = EC$2.70
19. Noah bought a Blackberry for US$300.00. He sells it for EC$540.00. What is his loss in
US dollars?
1 kg rice $1.30
1 tin milk $2.00
1 pack kool-aid $0.50
20. What is the total cost of 2kgs of rice, 1 tin milk and 5 packs of kool-aid?
(A) 0.75%
(B) 7.5%
(C) 75%
(D) 750%
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Use the information below to answer items 22 – 23.
A group of 30 students is planning a New Year’s Eve party. The table below shows the items
needed and the cost of each item.
Item eeded Cost
(A) 2 (B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 8
23. The group has a budget of $165.00. Each student will get 1 hat and 1 noisemaker. How
many balloons can the group buy?
Items 24 – 25 refer to the table below which gives details of a special offer for a weekend
holiday.
Adults $75.00
Airfare Children under 15 years – $40.00
24. A man, his wife and two children aged 17 years and 13 years, wish to have a weekend
holiday. What is the LEAST cost to the family for the holiday?
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25. The children invited their 16- year- old cousin to come along with them and their parents on
the vacation. What is the new cost of the trip?
(A) Rectangle
(B) Square
(C) Trapezium
(D) Parallelogram
W E
28. John is facing East. He turns 270˚ anti-clockwise. John is now facing
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
29. John turns clockwise from East to a South-West direction. What is the size of the angle
through which he turns?
(A) 90˚
(B) 135˚
(C) 180˚
(D) 225˚
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Item 30 refers to the diagram below which shows a triangle with 3 unequal sides.
30. Which of the following BEST describes the relationship among the angles.
(A) a=b
(B) b = a + 50
(C) a + b = 50˚
(D) a + b = 130˚
1kg flour
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(A) circumference
diameter
(B) circumference
radius
(C) diameter
circumference
(D) radius
circumference
(A) l +w+h)
(B) 2(l +w+h)
(C) l ×w×h
(D) 2 (l ×w×h)
2.2 lbs = 1 kg
34. A bag of potatoes has a mass of 44 lbs. How many kg does the bag of potatoes weigh?
(A) 20.0
(B) 41.8
(C) 46.2 (D)
96.8
35. Which of the following tables list the most appropriate unit for measuring the length of each
of the objects?
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Object Unit (B) Object Unit
Pencil cm Pencil cm
(A)
Highway km Highway m
Highway km Highway m
pcm
(A) p + 4
(B) p+8
(C) 2p + 4
(D) 2p + 8
37.
1 lb = 16 ozs
A recipe requires 3lbs of sugar to make two dozen cupcakes. How many ounces of sugar
will be needed to make half dozen cupcakes?
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 9 (D) 12
38. Clock Q is ten minutes faster than Clock P. Which of the following BEST represents this
information?
(C) (D)
4 cm
2 cm
39. Which of the rectangles below has an area which is twice that of the rectangle PQRS?
(A) (B)
8 cm 2 cm
4 cm 4 cm (C) (D)
6 cm 2 cm
4 cm 8 cm
Item 40 refers to the diagram below which shows Mark’s stride.
40. Mark travels a distance of 300 m. How many strides does he make?
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The local video store conducted a survey on the type of movies people rented from the
store. The data is shown below.
(A) Comedy
(B) Science Fiction
(C) Action
(D) Mystery
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The School’s Drama Club held a T-shirt sale to raise funds for the purchase of a computer.
The graph below shows the number of T-shirts sold during the period January to April.
January
February
March
April
equals 10 T-shirts
42. How many T-shirts were sold during the months of January and February?
(A) 50 (B) 70
(C) 80
(D) 85
(A) January
(B) February
(C) March
(D) April
Items 44 – 46 refer to the numbers below which represent the heights in cm of seedlings.
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 30
Item 47 refers to the spinner below which is divided into six equal sections.
47. What is the probability that the arrow will land in the space labeled with an odd number?
48. The cricket team made a total of 120 runs. How many runs were scored by the rest of the
team?
(A) 15 (B) 30
(C) 50
(D) 75
49. There are four teams in a competition. Each team plays each other once. How many games
are played in the competition?
(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 10
(D) 16
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Item 50 refers to the graph below which compares the rainfall in St. Kitts and Trinidad
during a rainy season.
50. How much more rain does St. Kitts get than Trinidad during the rainy season?
(A) 30 (B) 65
(C) 95
(D) 160
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