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YEAR 12
GENERAL
MATHEMATICS
Practice Test
Version 01
Practice Test Instructions
1. There are 25 questions in this Practice test (and 25 questions in the final test).
2. There are five alternative answers marked A, B, C, D and E for every question.
3. Every question has only ONE correct answer.
4. Enter your answer selection on the answer sheet provided next to the question number.
Example:
Question 1. 4+3 =
A. 8
B. 6
C. 9
D. 7
E. 5
The correct answer is 7 which is printed next to D.
Enter D on the Answer Sheet next to Question 1 as follows:
Question 1. D
Question 2.
5. Make sure you mark your answer against the corresponding question on the answer sheet
provided, especially if you skip between questions.
6. Give yourself 30 minutes to complete the Practice Test (as there are 30 minutes in the final
test). We suggest setting up a test environment and timing yourself so its similar to the final
test.
7. Do not waste time if you do not know the answer. Move on to the next question and if you
have time at the end of the test, go back to the questions you skipped.
10. Formulae are provided at the start of the Practice test (and in the final test booklet).
12. After you finish the test, use the Answer Key provided to check your answers.
13. The score you achieve on the Practice test is an indication only of how you may perform on
the final test.
14. The Practice test score cannot be used in place of sitting the final test.
15. The topics listed on the Answer Key can give you an indication of the areas you can improve.
c b
Hypotenuse
Opposite side
Adjacent side
opposite
sin =
hypotenuse
adjacent
cos =
hypotenuse
opposite
tan =
adjacent
Other
1
For constant acceleration, distance covered: d at 2
2
Where:
d = distance
a = acceleration
t = time
t = the distance of the seismometer from the earthquake, estimated by the time
difference in seconds
Question 2. The value of Sonias motorbike depreciated (decreased) at 12% p.a. compounded
quarterly. If the bike was bought for $18,500 calculate its depreciated value after
4 years.
A. $11,363.70
B. $29,687.10
C. $11,094.40
D. $9,620.00
E. $4,625.00
4
Question 3. The volume of a sphere is V= r. Calculate the radius of the sphere if the volume
3
is 9650.97 cm.
A. 13.2 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 12 cm
E. 24 cm
Question 4. A mine shaft 420 m long is to be drilled at an angle of 24 to the vertical. How far
below the ground will the end of the shaft be (to the nearest metre)?
A. 355 m
B. 171 m
C. 384 m
D. 187 m
E. 420 m
Tower
2.2 m
10 m 25 m
A. 4
B. 6
C. 12
D. 10
E. 8
Question 7. A six sided dice is rolled twice. The probability of rolling a total of 7 is
1
A. 12
1
B. 6
7
C. 36
D. 7
1
E. 9
Question 8. 7x 2 x 2 =
A. 0
B. 7x 4
C. 6x 2
D. 6
E. 7
Question 10. Agnes invested $5,000 at an interest rate of 9% p.a. monthly compounded. How
long will it take for the investment to double its value? Give your answer in years
and nearest months.
A. 92 years 7 months
B. 9 years 7 months
C. 5 years 9 months
D. 7 years 9 months
E. 9 years 5 months
Question 11. 3x 3 5x 2 6 =
A. 18 10
B. 3 60
C. 9 90
D. 5 14
E. 6 30
Question 12. The distance from the planet Venus to the Sun is about 1.08 x 10 8 and the distance
from the planet Mercury to the Sun is about 5.8 x 10 7 . The closest distance
between Venus and Mercury is
7
A. 1.66 x 10
8
B. 4.72 x 10
7
C. 5.0 x 10
8
D. 1.66 x 10
8
E. 5.0 x 10
Question 14. Jane and her friends took a boat trip on the river. They travelled at constant speed
a distance of 12 km upstream. If the river flows at 4 km/h and their total travelling
1
time was 2 hours, determine the average speed relative to the water.
4
A. 4 km/h
1
B. 1 km/h
3
1
C. 5 km/h
3
1
D. 9 km/h
3
E. 7 km/h
Question 15. The volume v of a cone where r is the radius and h is the height is calculated using
1 2
the formula v r h . The correct rearrangement of this formula is:
3
v
A. r
3 h
3v
B. r
h
v h
C. r2
3
3v
D. h
r
1 2
E. h r v
3
Question 17. The equation of the locus of all points equidistant from the points ( 4,1) and (1,5) is
A. x2 y 2 4
3
B. ( x )2 ( y 3)2 25
2
C. 5y 4 x 21
D. y 4x 9
E. 8y 10 x 9
Question 19. Peter wants to build an A-frame house (isosceles triangle). If BD = x m and
AD = 10 x m, determine the dimensions of the house to maximise the triangular
size of the house.
B 90 C
D
A. BC = 5 m; AD = 5 m
B. BC = 5 m; AD = 7.5 m
C. BC = 10 m; AD = 5 m
D. BC = 7 m; AD = 3 m
E. BC = 14 m; AD = 4 m
Question 23. Of the following, which is closest to the persons average (mean) performance time
between the 50th and 70th trials?
A. 0.9 sec
B. 0.7 sec
C. 0.5 sec
D. 1.0 sec
E. 1.1 sec
Question 25. At one point during the trials the person thought to herself I seem to be getting
worse instead of better. The person is most likely to have made this comment
shortly after trial number:
A. 25
B. 45
C. 70
D. 90
E. 130
END OF TEST
3 A measure (radius)
4 C trigonometry
6 E space (symmetry)
7 B chance
8 C algebra
9 E algebra
13 B measure (scale)
14 D algebra
15 B algebra
21 C algebra
22 B algebra
23 A chance
24 E chance
25 B chance
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