1. Raymond uses +15 steps to represent that he walks 15 steps to the right.

(a) Use a directed number to describe each of the following situations.

(i) Raymond walks 30 steps to the left.
(ii) Raymond walks 45 steps to the right.
(b) What is the meaning of –25 steps?

2. Find the directed numbers represented by the letters on the number line below.

D C A B

–2 0 +1

3. Write down the following numbers on the number line below.

+1, +4, –1, –3

0 +2

4. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order.

+12, +23, –22, –32

5. Arrange the following numbers in descending order.

+1.5, –3.4, –5.8, +3.4

6. Which number may the letter A on the following number line represent?

0 +1

1 1
A. 1 B. 2
4 4
2 2
C. 1 D. 2
3 3

7. Which of the following numbers are arranged in ascending order?

3 3 2 3 1 5 1
A.  , 0,  ,  B.  2 ,  2 , 1 , 
4 4 5 5 3 6 2
4 7 1 1 4 7 3
C. 3 , 3 , 4 , 4 D.  3 ,  3 , 0, 
9 10 5 4 9 10 8

8. Evaluate (+18.7) + [(–15.6) – (+8.8)].

9. Natalie moves 4 m due east from the starting point. Then she moves 10 m due west. Finally, she
moves 5 m due east. Is she due east or due west from the starting point finally? Explain your
answer.

10. Matthew’s Octopus has a balance $23.5. He buys a bottle of coke at $8.9 and a packet of chocolate
at $16.9 by his Octopus. What will be the balance on his Octopus?

11. Evaluate (+22)(–8) – (–23)(–3).

12. Evaluate (+154)  [(–165)  (+15)].

13. Evaluate (–12)  (+3) – (–4)  (–9).

(8)  (6)(5)
14. Evaluate .
(2)

15. A piece of ice is taken out from a freezer and placed on the floor at room temperature. The initial
temperature of the ice is –12 C and then rises by 2 C for every minute. What is the temperature of
the ice placed on the floor at room temperature after 4 minutes?

16. If a and b are negative numbers with a > b, which of the following must be a negative number?
a
A. ab B.
b
C. a+b D. a – b

17. If a > 0 and b < 0, which of the following must be a positive number?
a
A. ab B.
b
C. a+b D. a – b

18. Simplify 8x + 7x – 4y – 8 + 6y – 5.

19. Simplify –m + 3mn2 + 5m + 8mn2 – 6m – 7.

20. Simplify 9a + 6 – 11a + 7 – 8 – 5  2a.

21. Roger wanted to buy 12 pieces of cake. The price of each piece of cake was $x. He gave $100. Find
the change in terms of x.
22. Which of the following sentences can be used to describe the algebraic expression ‘18b – 5a’?
A. Subtract the product of 5 and a from the product of 18 and b.
B. Subtract the product of 18 and b from the product of 5 and a.
C. Subtract the product of 5 and b from the product of 18 and a.
D. Subtract the product of 18 and a from the product of 5 and b.

23. Jamie’s weight is twice of Katie’s weight. Martin is y kg heavier than Katie. If Jamie weighs x kg,
what is Martin’s weight?
x 
A.   y  kg B. (2x + y) kg
2 
x 
C.   y  kg D. (2x – y) kg
2 

24. It is given that C = x2 – 2x + y2 – 4y. In each of the following, find the value of C.
(a) x = 3 and y = 5
(b) x = –6 and y = –8

25. The following figure shows a shaded region formed by a rectangle of length x cm and width y cm
and a square of length 3 cm.

y cm 3 cm

3 cm

x cm

(a) Write down a formula for the area A cm2 of the shaded region.
(b) Using the formula in (a), find the area of the shaded region if x = 9 and y = 5.

26. Which of the following is a formula?

A. y + 6x B. b – 5a
C. 2m + 4mn D. P = 2RT

27. Consider two consecutive numbers. The sum of these two numbers is 45. Suppose the smaller
number is x.
(a) Set up an equation to find the value of x.
(b) Use the method of ‘guess and check’ to determine whether x = 22 is a solution of the equation
in (a).
65. 3x  5 x =
A. 8x .
B. 82 x .
C. 15 x .
D. 152 x .

66. (a 2 x )3 =
A. a5x .
B. a6x .
C. a8 x .
2
D. a8 x .

67. x k 1  x1k =
A. 1.
B. x.
C. x2 .
D. x2k .

68. (9  3n2 ) 3 =
A. 33 n12 .
B. 33 n7 .
C. 32 n  7 .
D. 3n  7 .

69. If k is a positive integer, which of the following is not correct?

A. x k  x = x k 1
B. (xk )2 = (x2 )k
C. x k  x = ( x  1) k
D. x k 1  x = x k

70.
Number of Constant Degree of
Polynomial
terms term polynomial

(a) 8 – 13xy – 2x3 + 4y3 + 3x3y2

(b) 5x3y – 7x – 3x2y2 + y – 11

(c) 2x2 + 6xyz – 3

(d) –9x3y + 1 + 26xy4 – 12x3

71. Arrange the terms of the polynomial – xy4 + 15x2y – 4x3y2 + 2x4y3 + 7y5 in descending powers of each
of the following variables.
(a) x (b) y

72. Find the value of the polynomial x3 – 4xy2 – 7x2y + 11y2 + 26 when x = 1 and y = 2.

73. Find the constant term of the polynomial – 5x2 + 4x – 6.

A. –6
B. –5
C. 5
D. 6

74. Find the degree of the polynomial 3x6yz + 19x4y2 – 5x3z + x7 + 6.

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

75. Simplify the expression ab2 – 9a2bc + 2bc – 3ca2b – 11b2a + bc.

76. Simplify the expression (2x2 + 7x – 1) – (–x2 – 4x + 13) + (–3x2 + x – 5).

77. Simplify the expression (–2 + 4x2) – (x3 + 6x2 + x) – (8x3 + 12x – 5).

78. Which of the following polynomials has two like terms?

A. 2a + 3b
B. a2 – 2b
C. 6ab – 4ab2
D. 5ab – 9ba

79. Expand each of the following expressions.

(a) (3x2 – 7)(5x + 6) (b) (4 – 9x)(8x2 – 2)

80. Expand each of the following expressions.

(a) 5x(3x2 – x + 9) (b) –2x(15 – 6x – 4x2)

81. Expand each of the following expressions.

(a) (x2 – 2xy – 7y)(–x2) (b) –xy(–8 + 4xy – 3x2)
82. Simplify the expression (3 + 8x)(3 – 8x) + (4x2)(16 – x).

83.
Find the constant term of (5x + 1)(–3) – (3x + 2)2.
A. 7
B. 1
C. –1
D. –7

84. Which of the following statement(s) is /are correct?

I. Lines can be straight lines or curves.
II. If AB and CD intersect at one point, then AB // CD.
III. A flat surface is called a plane.
A. I and II only B. I and III only
C. II and III only D. I, II and III

85. Which of the followings is not the correct naming of the given angle?

D F

A. EDF B. DEF
C. FDE D. D

86.

In the figure, the marked angle is

A. an acute angle. B. a right angle.
C. an obtuse angle. D. a reflex angle.

87. Arrange the following angles in descending order of size.

reflex angle, right angle, straight angle, round angle
A. reflex angle, right angle, straight angle, round angle
B. straight angle, reflex angle, round angle, right angle
C. round angle, reflex angle, straight angle, right angle
D. round angle, straight angle, reflex angle, right angle
88. In the figure, DBE, EBC and CBF are equal in size. Find ABF.

E
125
A 38
B
C

A. 158 B. 142
C. 125 D. 121

89. Which of the followings may not be true?

A. Sum of two right angles is a straight angle.
B. Sum of a straight angle and an acute angle is a reflex angle.
C. Sum of an acute angle and an obtuse angle is an obtuse angle.
D. Sum of two obtuse angles is a reflex angle.

90. Find x in the following figure.

A
x + 40

65 x + 25
B C

91. In the figure, RSQ is a straight line. Find x and y.

y
S
16
120
x
P Q
92. In the figure, QSR is a straight line. Find x and y.

y
52

x x y
Q R
S

93. Find x in the following figure.

D
A
100 – x
42

73
B C

94. Which of the followings is a set of interior angles of a triangle?

A. 50, 36, 95 B. 28, 74, 78
C. 109, 41, 29 D. 63, 42, 76

95. Which of the following statements is / are true?

I. All interior angles of an equilateral triangle are 60.
II. All isosceles triangles are acute-angled triangles.
III. A right-angled triangle can be an isosceles triangle.
A. I and II only B. I and III only
C. II and III only D. I, II and III

96. Which of the followings is a convex polygon?

A. B.

C. D.
97. The number of diagonals of a hexagon is
A. 6. B. 9.
C. 12. D. 15.

98. Given that the number of faces (F) and edges (E) of a convex polyhedron are 9 and 19
respectively, find the number of vertices (V) of the polyhedron.

99. Consider the polyhedron below.

(a) Find the number of faces (F), vertices (V) and edges (E) of the polyhedron.
(b) Show that Euler’s formula holds for the polyhedron.

100. Which of the following polyhedra cannot be made by 7 plastic balls and 10 sticks?
A. Rectangular pyramid B. Tetrahedron
C. Cube D. Triangular prism

101. The figure below shows a right pyramid with square base. Mabel sketches its cross-section parallel
to the base. Which of the following sketches is the plane diagram of the cross-section?

A. B.

C. D.
102. Which of the followings cannot be folded into a cube?

A. B.

C. D.

103. Which of the following 3-D figures can be made by the given net?

A. B.

C. D.

104. A convex polyhedron has x faces (F), (2x – 1) edges (E) and (2x – 5) vertices (V).
Find the value of x.
A. 4 B. 6
C. 8 D. 10