Section A

1.

Express the statement Divide 15 by the result of subtracting the square of 7d from 5g in
algebraic form.
A.
C.

2.

B.
D.

(5 g 7 d ) 2

C.

n2 + n

B.

5 g 7d 2
15
5 g (7 d ) 2

n2 + 3n + 2

8yp + 12xp
2 y 3x
4p

C.

n2 + 2n + 1

B.

4yp + 3xp

D.

4 py 6 xp

D.

n2 1

A wooden rod is L cm long. Jason cuts 6 small rods of equal length from it. If the remainder is R
cm long, what is the length of each small rod?
A. (L 6R) cm

5.

15

In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium with AB = 2y cm and DC =

3x and the height is 4p. Then, the area is
A.

4.

15
(7 d ) 2
15

5g

Given 2 consecutive numbers. If the smaller number is n + 1. Write down the product of these 2
numbers.
A.

3.

Multiple-choice Questions

B.

L
R) cm
6

C.

(L

R
) cm
6

D.

LR
cm
6

Find the constant term in 4x + 3y 1 (3x + 5y 8) + 2(y 7).

A. 1

B.

16

C.

D.

6.

A submarine moved up 30 m from 120 m below the sea-level, then descended by 75 m. Use a
directed number to represent the location of the submarine.
A. 5 m
B. 15 m
C. 75 m
D. 165 m

7.

Given that
A.

2
5

x5p x6p
x 4 . Find the value of p.
3p
x
4
B.
37

8. When 11x 20 = 5x + 28 , x =
A. 4.
B. 6.

9. It is true that
A. 11.

1
7

D.

C.

8.

D. 10.

1
(3t 19) when t =
2

(4t + 5) =
B.

1
2

C.

8.

C.

8.

D. 11.

10. In which of the following is the value of the unknown x the largest?
2
x

5 3

A.

8 x 96

B.

C.

3x
24 0
7

D.

x x
1
4 3

11. The angle between the minute-hand and the hour-hand of a watch at 2:30 p.m. is

A. 60.
C. 105.

B. 90.
D. 120.

12. Which of the following angles is an acute

angle?
A. AOG
C. COF
13. If a
I.
II.
III.

B. DOF
D. DOG

polygon is regular, which of the following must be true?

All its interior angles are equal.
All its sides are equal.
All angles are obtuse.

A. I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D. I and II only

C.

I and II only

14. Which of the following is/are true?

I.
5% 20% = 100%
II. 1 + 5% 2 = 2.1
III. 1 20% = 5
A. I only

B.

III only

15. 35% of an hour is

A. 21 minutes
B. 20 minutes
Section B

C. 19 minutes

D. II and III only

D. 18 minutes

Conventional Questions

1.

[(28) (+15)] 0 [(52) (3)] (7) =

2.

(6) [(4)2 (7)2] =

3.

(6) [(5)2 (8)2] =

4. Simplify each of the following.

(a) (4 x 2 5 x 1) (6 x 2 8 x 8)

(b) (7x3y2 + 9x2y 1) ( 4x3y2 + 6x2y 3)

5. Solve each of the following.

(a) 2 y 3 4( y 3) 7

(b)
2

6k 5 3 2 k

3
2

6.

Expand each of the following.

(a)

(3d 2c)(2d 3c)

(b) 1 (1 + n)2

7.

Solve each of the following.

1 1
1 6 4x

(3 x 2) 3
(a)
2 3
5
12

(b)

1 y
y 1
=3
3
2

8. Calculate each of the following:

(a) 12 +736 6)

(c) 1 +

(b) 42 + 2 (3)2 6 (

3
4
1
1
(0.5)2 ( ) (d) [32 2 + (2)3 3 4 (6)] (32)
( 1 ) +
4
5
3
3

9. Simplify each of the following

(a)

1
)
4

(3 x 2 y )(2 xy )
6 xy

(c) (3ab2 + 6a2b 9a2b2) 3ab

(b) 2(a+2b) + 4(-2a-b)

(d) (64v4 28v2) 4v

(e)

(5a ) 2 3a
15a 2

10. D = (r2s 50)(2 + 3rsn), given that r = 4, s = 3 and n = 2, find D.

11. Find the product of y 5 y 2 2 and 2 4 y 2 , and arrange the terms in descending powers of y.

12. Given the formula d

v 2 u2
. Find the value of d if v = 15, u = 11 and a = 4.
2a

13. Rewrite Subtract half of a from b, then multiply five times the difference by c in algebraic form.

14. Find the constant term in the sum of the polynomials

7 x 4 4 x 2 x 3 and 2 x 3 x 2 9 .

15. Find the value of Y in each of the following formulas.

(a) Y = 4e + 7f, given that e = 5 and f = 6.

(b) Y =

j3 k 3
, given that j = 5 and k = 2.
9

(c) Y = 5pq

2p
, given that p = 6 and q = 3.
q

(d) Y = mn3, given that m = 3 and n = 4.

16. Find S, if S =

n
[2a + (n 1)d ], given that n = 16, a = 5 and d = 4.
2

17. The present temperature is -3C. If it rises by 9C and then drops by 15C, what is the final
temperature?

18. The cost of a mango is $1 less than 3 times that of an orange. If the total cost of 4 mangoes and 5 oranges is
$98,
(a) Find the cost of an orange.

(b)

Find the total cost of 3 mangoes and 4 oranges.

19. In a Mathematics test of 20 questions, each question was marked in the following way:
Correct answer:
5 marks
Wrong answers:
2 marks
No answer:
1 mark
(a)

Lily answered all questions but got 5 wrong. What was her final score?

(b)

Susan answered 18 questions but got 3 wrong. What was her final score?

(c)

Who got a higher score?

20.

There are 700 rabbits and chickens in a farm. They have 1900 legs altogether. How many chickens are
there?

21.

An adult ticket for a drama show costs $75 while a student ticket costs $30. If the total revenue of the
show is $72 000 and 1200 tickets are sold, how many student tickets have been sold?

22. Johns savings is $300 more than his sisters. After giving $450 from his savings to his sister, Johns savings
becomes

2
of his sisters. How much savings do they have altogether?
5

23. Mrs Wong buys a large cake. Sam eats

1
of the cake and Mary eats 500 g of it. If they eat 1 kg of the cake
5

altogether, what is the weight of the whole cake?

24. There is a rectangle which short sides are 4 cm less than the longer sides. If the length of longer
sides is 28 cm, find the area of the rectangle.

25. John has 12 coins which consist of $5 and $1. If the total amount is $28, find the number of $1

coins.

26. The perimeter of a rectangle is 14y cm. If the length of the rectangle is

(2y + 3) cm, find in terms of y,

(a) the width of the rectangle;

(b) the area of the rectangle.

27. Martha has 17 stickers and Ruth has a certain number of stickers. If Ruth gives 6 stickers to
Martha, then they will have the same number of stickers. How many stickers does Ruth originally
have?

28. Find the unknown angles in the following figures.

(a)
(b)

29. In the figure, AOD = 90 and COD = 35.

C

(a) Find the value of AOC.

35
O

(b) If AOB =

3
COD, find the value of BOC.
5

2
3

30. In 1994, the number of students in a school is 1 200 and 66 % of the students are boys. In
1
4

1995, the number of boys is increased by 6 % and the number of girls remains unchanged.
(a) Find the number of students in 1995.

(b) What percentage of the students are boys in 1995?

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