3850 - Mathematics - Stage - 1 - Question - Paper - Set 1 PDF

3850 Mathematics Skills - Sample paper
Stage 1
Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last)
Candidate enrolment number DOB (DDMMYYYY)
Candidate signature
Test date (DDMMYYYY) Centre number
General information
 The duration of this test is 2 hours.
 This paper contains 60 questions. Answer them using the `boxes’ numbered 1 to 60
on the answer sheet.
You should have for this examination

 A multiple-choice answer sheet.
 A pen with blue or black ink.
 A ruler.
 The use of a calculator is not permitted.
Space for rough work
1 These are the numbers on four lottery tickets.
Ticket a 3 11 21 31 35 43
Ticket b 6 9 15 26 39 45
Ticket c 1 7 21 26 34 49
Ticket d 6 8 18 29 36 42
Which ticket has the number 31?
a Ticket a
b Ticket b
c Ticket c
d Ticket d
2 Which one of the following lists shows the

numbers decreasing each time?
a 601, 600, 610

b 600, 610, 600
c 600, 601, 610
d 610, 601, 600
3 The diagram shows a bracelet of beads.
How many beads are there in the bracelet?
a 15
b 16
c 17
d 18
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4 This diagram shows a ring set with stones.
How many stones are there?
a 20
b 19
c 18
d 17
5 Here is a sequence of numbers
1 6 11 -------
The next number is
a 5
b 16
c 17
d 18
6 In this calculation
2 x = 14
the symbol stands for
a 7
b 12
c 16
d 28
7 In this calculation
=3
the symbol # stands for
b 4
c 9
d 36
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8 What is the cost of this used car in words?
$3010
a three hundred and ten dollars

b three thousand and one dollars
c three thousand and ten dollars
d three hundred and one thousand dollars
9 What is 6606 written in words?
a sixty thousand six hundred and six

b six thousand six hundred and sixty
c six thousand six hundred and six
d six thousand and sixty six
10 A customer buys 1½ kg of apples.

This is the same as
a 1.05kg
b 1.12kg
c 1.2kg
d 1.5kg
11 Which one of the following cans holds
1 litres of paint?
a can a
b can b
c can c
d can d
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12 A tin of tomatoes costs 46 cents.
What is 46 cents rounded to the nearest 10 cents?
a 40 cents
b 45 cents
c 50 cents
d 100 cents
13 A man is 1.75 metres tall.
This could be written as
a 175cm
b 175mm
c 1.75kg
d 1.75km
14
A person starts from the crossroads and walks west.

The person will be going towards the
a library
b park
c car park
d town hall
15 A bus journey takes 50 minutes.

The bus leaves at 6:55
What time should the bus arrive?
a 6:05
b 7:05
c 7:45
d 7:55
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16 How many grams are there in one kilogram?
a 10000
b 1000
c 100
d 10
17 Which one of the following could be a correct

estimate of the mass of one potato?
a 1g
b 10g
c 100g
d 1kg
18 A teacup holds about
a 20ml
b 200ml
c 500ml
d 2000ml
19 Body temperature in °C is normally about
a 20°C
b 37°C
c 50°C
d 98.4°C
20 The temperature inside a refrigerator should be about
a -24°C
b -14°C
c 4°C
d 24°C
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21 1430 is the same time as
a 2:30am
b 2:30pm
c 4:30am
d 4:30pm
22
Sales of printers
January
February
March
April
May
June
= 10 printers sold
In which month were 50 printers sold?
a January
b March
c May
d June
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23 In a pictogram, represents 5 ice creams.
Which of the following represents 25 ice creams?
24 This is a price list for gym wear.
CODE GYM WEAR PRICE

($)
403 JOGGING SUIT - POCKET SIZE LOGO 15.90
404 SWEATSHIRT - POCKET SIZE LOGO 6.95
405 JOGGING SUIT - CHEST SIZE LOGO 15.90
406 SWEATSHIRT - CHEST SIZE LOGO 6.95
407 JOGGING TROUSERS 8.95
408 TRACK SUIT 26.90
409 TRAINING SHORTS 4.50
What is the price of jogging trousers?
a $15.90
b $8.95
c $6.95
d $4.07
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25
Money raised for

charity
400
Money raised ($)
300
200
100
0
Sales Admin. Catering Accounts
Department
How much money did the Catering Department raise

for charity?
a $350
b $300
c $250
d $200
26
Average temperature
40
35
Temperature °C
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Months
What is the average temperature in June?
a 20°C
b 25°C
c 30°C
d 35°C
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27 A bank customer pays into her account $150 in $10 bills.
(This is part of the paying-in slip)
$50 bills
$20 bills
$10 bills $150 00
$5 bills
How many $10 dollar bills does she give the cashier?
a 5
b 15
c 25
d 160
28 Which of the following would you use to draw a circle?
a ruler
b tape measure
c calculator
d pair of compasses
29 This is a field.
8m
15m
The length of fencing needed for the perimeter of

this field is
a 23 metres
b 31 metres
c 46 metres
d 120 metres
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30
The next shape in this pattern is
31 The patio needs new tiles.
The area of the patio is
a 7m2
b 13m2
c 26m2
d 42m2
32 Mirror tiles measure 10cm by 10cm.
How many tiles are needed to make a mirror

that measures 80cm by 60cm?
a 48
b 80
c 140
d 280
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33 The area of a rug 4 metres by 5 metres is
a 9m2
b 18m2
c 20m2
d 40m2
34
a b
c d
Which of these nets could make a box

with no lid
a option a
b option b
c option c
d option d
35 This is a stack of boxes.
How many boxes are there in total?
a 8
b 12
c 24
d 26
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36 The table shows the answers four students

gave after counting cubes to find the volume
of a cuboid.
Student A 8 cm4
Student B 8 cm3
Student C 8 cm2
Student D 8 cm
Which student gave an answer with a correct

unit for volume?
a Student A
b Student B
c Student C
d Student D
37
PARK
Which one of the letters has a line of symmetry?
a P
b A
c R
d K
38 A man on a walking holiday walks 26km on
the first day and 19km on the second day.
How far did he walk in total?
a 35km
b 38km
c 45km
d 52km
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39 125 students attend interviews at a college on Monday,

142 attend on Tuesday and 142 attend on Wednesday.
How many students attend altogether?
a 267
b 309
c 392
d 409
40 31 − 7 is
a 24
b 26
c 34
d 36
41 A book has 148 pages. You read to the end

of page 89. How many pages are there still
to read?
a 37
b 59
c 61
d 141
42 A school has 5 football teams. It buys 14 shirts

for each team.
How many shirts does the school buy?
a 19
b 50
c 52
d 70
43 There are 24 hours in a day.
How many hours are there in a week?
a 142
b 148
c 168
d 222
44 A bill totals $192

4 friends share the cost equally.
How much will each have to pay?
a $40
b $48
c $50
d $53
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45 Four copies of the same book cost $56.

How much does each book cost?
a $11
b $12
c $14
d $15
46 A cake can be cut into 8 slices.

How many of these cakes are needed
for 128 slices?
a 18
b 16
c 15
d 11
47 In a diving competition my first dive

scores 9.3 points and my second dive
scores 7.8 points.
What is my total score for the two dives?
a 16.1
b 16.11
c 17.1
d 17.11
48
What is the total weight of the two parcels?
a 5.12 kg
b 5.2 kg
c 6.12 kg
d 6.2 kg
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49 A length of 18cm is cut from a rod 76cm long.
The length of rod remaining is
a 42cm
b 58cm
c 62cm
d 68cm
50 A magazine costs 45¢.
How much change should be given from $1?
a 45¢
b 55¢
c 65¢
d 75¢
51 A jar contains 3.5oz of coffee.
What is the total amount of coffee in 10 of these jars?
a 30.5oz
b 35oz
c 305oz
d 350oz
52 It takes 1.2m of wood to make one picture frame.
What length of wood will it take to make 7 of the

picture frames?
a 7.14m
b 7.4m
c 8.14m
d 8.4m
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53 A container holds 6.25 litres of orange juice.
The juice is poured into 5 jugs so that each jug

contains the same amount.
How much does each jug contain?
a 1.01 litres
b 1.05 litres
c 1.25 litres
d 1.5 litres
54 Four concert tickets cost $43.80
How much does one ticket cost?
a $10.20
b $10.38
c $10.90
d $10.95
55 One cake recipe requires lb of margarine and another
requires lb.
How much margarine is needed to make both cakes?
a lb
b lb
c 1 lb
d 1 lb
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56 A farmer grows apples and peaches on his farm.

of the land has apple trees. The rest has peach trees.
What fraction of the land has peach trees?
d 1
57 The price of a bed was $650
It is half price in a sale.
What is half of $650?
a $300
b $320
c $325
d $330
58 A taxi cab fare to the airport costs $29.00

Four people share the cost equally.
The correct way to work out the cost in dollars

for each person is
a 29 ÷ 4
b 4 ÷ 29
c 29 – 4
d 4 × 29
59 How could you check your answer to 375 ÷ 15?
a multiply your answer by 15

b divide your answer by 15
c take your answer from 375
d add your answer to 375
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60 The even numbers that are greater than 2 and less

than 10 are
a 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
b 2, 4, 6, 8
c 4, 6, 8, 10
d 4, 6, 8
NOW GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR WORK
 IMPORTANT
Are the details at the top of the answer sheet correct?
Have you filled in your answers in INK in the appropriate boxes on the answer sheet?
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3850 Mathematics Skills - Sample paper

Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last)

Candidate enrolment number DOB (DDMMYYYY)

Test date (DDMMYYYY) Centre number

You should have for this examination

1 These are the numbers on four lottery tickets.

Which ticket has the number 31?

2 Which one of the following lists shows the

a 601, 600, 610

3 The diagram shows a bracelet of beads.

How many beads are there in the bracelet?

4 This diagram shows a ring set with stones.

How many stones are there?

5 Here is a sequence of numbers

The next number is

the symbol stands for

the symbol # stands for

8 What is the cost of this used car in words?

a three hundred and ten dollars

9 What is 6606 written in words?

a sixty thousand six hundred and six

10 A customer buys 1½ kg of apples.

11 Which one of the following cans holds

12 A tin of tomatoes costs 46 cents.

What is 46 cents rounded to the nearest 10 cents?

13 A man is 1.75 metres tall.

This could be written as

A person starts from the crossroads and walks west.

15 A bus journey takes 50 minutes.

What time should the bus arrive?

16 How many grams are there in one kilogram?

17 Which one of the following could be a correct

18 A teacup holds about

19 Body temperature in °C is normally about

20 The temperature inside a refrigerator should be about

21 1430 is the same time as

23 In a pictogram, represents 5 ice creams.

Which of the following represents 25 ice creams?

24 This is a price list for gym wear.

CODE GYM WEAR PRICE

403 JOGGING SUIT - POCKET SIZE LOGO 15.90

404 SWEATSHIRT - POCKET SIZE LOGO 6.95

405 JOGGING SUIT - CHEST SIZE LOGO 15.90

406 SWEATSHIRT - CHEST SIZE LOGO 6.95

407 JOGGING TROUSERS 8.95

408 TRACK SUIT 26.90

409 TRAINING SHORTS 4.50

What is the price of jogging trousers?

Money raised for

How much money did the Catering Department raise

What is the average temperature in June?

27 A bank customer pays into her account $150 in $10 bills.

(This is part of the paying-in slip)

28 Which of the following would you use to draw a circle?

The length of fencing needed for the perimeter of

The next shape in this pattern is

31 The patio needs new tiles.

The area of the patio is

32 Mirror tiles measure 10cm by 10cm.

How many tiles are needed to make a mirror

33 The area of a rug 4 metres by 5 metres is

Which of these nets could make a box

35 This is a stack of boxes.