3850 Mathematics Stage 1 Question Paper Set 4 v1

3850 Certificate in Mathematics - Sample paper
Stage 1
Set 4
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.
 A compass.
 The use of a calculator is not permitted.
Space for rough work
1 A student received the following scores in five tests
76 82 58 66 52
Which is the second lowest score?
a 58
b 66
c 76
d 52
2 A man has to pay these four bills.
Water Bill Light Bill

Amount Amount
$2 815.07 $4 399.18
Due Date Due Date
5/5/15 30/5/15
Telephone Cable Bill

Bill Amount
Amount $3 227.90
$5 003.42 Due Date
Due Date 5/4/15
25/4/15
Based on the due dates, which bill is due first?
a Cable
b Light
c Telephone
d Water
3 All of these containers are cylinders with the same radius.
Z
Which of the following lists the containers
in order of size? Start with the smallest.
a W X Z Y
b X Y W Z
c Y W X Z
d Z W Y X
2
How many hand shapes are there in the diagram?
a 9
b 11
c 12
d 4
5 What are the first five multiples of four?
a 1, 5, 9, 13, 17
b 4, 44, 444, 4 444, 44 444
c 4, 14, 24, 34, 44
d 4, 8, 12, 16, 20
6 In this calculation
13 + = 39
the symbol stands for
a 52
b 26
c 13
d 3
7 In this calculation
4 x # = 20
the symbol # stands for
a 5
b 16
c 48
d 80
3
8 Which of the following is two thousand five hundred and two?
a 2 502
b 2 520
c 25 002
d 2 000 502
9 70 cents is the same as
a $0.07
b $0.70
c $7.0
d $70
10 6 miles is the same as
a 6.04 miles
b 6.14 miles
c 6.15 miles
d 6.25 miles
11 0.5 kg is the same as
a kg
b kg
c kg
1
d
50
kg
4
12 Which is the smallest value bill

that can be used to pay for an item
costing $34.00?
a b
c d
13 The height of a person’s house could be
a 8 inches
b 8 metres
c 8 millimetres
d 8 centimetres
14 A girl is walking parallel to a line.
This means
a She will meet the line at a point.

b She will be perpendicular to the line.
c She will never touch the line.
d She is walking in the opposite direction.
15 Which one of the following times cannot

be rounded to 2 pm?
a 1:53 pm
b 2:04 pm
c 2:29 pm
d 2:53 pm
16 A student is told his bus will arrive

in 27 minutes. It is now 8:23 pm.
What time will the bus arrive?
a 8:50 am
b 8:50 pm
c 9:00 am
d 9:00 pm
5
17 A bag of potatoes at the supermarket weighs
a 3g
b 30 g
c 3 kg
d 30 kg
18 A woman wants to measure 15 ml of liquid.
How could she measure 15 ml?
a repeatedly use a teaspoon

b repeatedly use a cup
c use a jam jar
d use a bucket
19 What is normal body temperature?
a 32 degrees Fahrenheit
b 37 degrees Fahrenheit
c 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
d 212 degrees Fahrenheit
20 The temperatures at midday for the last week were
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
88°F 90°F 89°F 91°F 90°F 87°F 89°F
Which day or days had the highest midday

temperature last week?
a Monday
b Tuesday and Friday
c Wednesday and Sunday
d Thursday
21 There are four baseball bats in a cupboard.
Bat A is 1.1 m long

Bat B is 813 mm long
Bat C is 86.3 cm long
Bat D is 90 cm long
Which of the bats is longest?
a Bat A
b Bat B
c Bat C
d Bat D
6
22 This pictogram shows how many trees students

planted as part of their Social Studies Project.
Name Trees planted
Sasha
William
Patricia
Alicia
Represents 4 trees
How many more trees did Alicia plant compared to Patricia?
a 2
b 4
c 8
d 10
23 Another student planted 20 trees
represents 4 trees on a pictogram
How many of the symbols are

needed to represent 20?
a 4
b 5
c 20
d 80
7
24 Four students recorded the number of glasses

of water they drank last weekend.
NAME Saturday Sunday
Anita 4 6
Marsha 6 4
Poppy 6 8
Sandy 5 7
Which student drank the most glasses of water in

any one of the days?
a Anita
b Marsha
c Poppy
d Sandy
25 The bar chart shows ice cream sales yesterday.
Ice cream sales
70
60
Number of ice creams sold
50
40
30
20
10
0
Strawberry Vanilla Chocolate Coffee
Ice cream flavor
How many of the least popular flavor of ice cream were sold?
a 20
b 40
c 50
d 65
8
26 This chart shows the population of a town.
Population
140
120
Population in thousands
100
80
60
40
20
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Year
What was the population in 2011?
a 61 thousand
b 65 thousand
c 70 thousand
d 85 thousand
27 A bank customer pays in $130 in $5 bills.

This is part of the paying-in slip.
Cash $ ₵
$50 bills
$20 bills
$10 bills
$5 bills 130 00
How many $5 dollar bills does the

customer give the cashier?
a 13
b 26
c 65
d 260
28 An art student wants to draw a

design made up of circles.
Which one of the following would

be best to use?
a tape measure
b ruler
c pair of compasses
d piece of wool
9
29 What is the perimeter of this rectangular parking lot?

56 m
30 m
a 86 m
b 142 m
c 172 m
d 1680 m
30 The next shape in this pattern is
a b
c d
31 What is the area of this rectangle?
12 cm
7 cm
a 19 cm2
b 34 cm2
c 38 cm2
d 84 cm2
32 What is the area of a square with sides that measure 3 inches?
a 3 square inches
b 9 square inches
c 2 square inches
d 27 square inches
10
33 What is the area of a carpet that measures 6 m x 4 m?
a 10 m2
b 20 m2
c 24 m2
d 48 m2
34 Several boxes were opened to show their nets.
Which one of the following is the net of a cube?
a b
c d
35
What is the volume of this cuboid?
a 1 cm3
b 12 cm3
c 18 cm3
d 36 cm3
11
36 This is the top view of a box filled with

1 inch cubes.
There are 10 layers of these cubes.
What is the volume filled by the cubes?
a 36 cubic inches
b 46 cubic inches
c 108 cubic inches
d 360 cubic inches
37 How many different ways can this square be

folded so that one half fits exactly on the other?
a 1
b 2
c 3
d 4
38 The sum of the numbers 26, 76 and 100 is

a 102
b 192
c 202
d 1 120
12
39 A hurricane destroyed 579 homes.

An additional 409 homes had major damage
and 92 homes had minor damage.
What is the total number of homes

that were destroyed or damaged?
a 720
b 960
c 1 080
d 1 908
40 What is 539 – 275?
a 264
b 344
c 364
d 814
41 Find the difference between 4 044 and 303

a 1 014
b 3 701
c 3 741
d 4 341
42 A box of matches contains 148 matchsticks.
How many matchsticks are in 6 boxes?
a 154
b 648
c 672
d 888
43 Calculate 435 x 3
a 145
b 1 295
c 1 305
d 1 341
44 Share $864 equally between 6 people.

How much will each person receive?
a $110
b $113
c $122
d $144
13
45 A present costs £76. Four people share

the cost equally.
What is the cost for each person?
a $9.50
b $11
c $14.75
d $19
46 In a lottery $721 is shared equally amongst

7 winners.
How much will each winner receive?
a $1.30
b $13.00
c $103.00
d $1 003.00
47 What is the sum of the three numbers?
20 9.01 0.13
a 29.23
b 29.14
c 11.14
d 9.34
48 The cost of three items is

$45 $3.70 and $4.50
What is the total cost?
a $8.65
b $42.20
c $52.20
d $53.20
49 The answer to 80.3 – 31.99 is
a 48.31
b 49.04
c 51.69
d 59.69
14
50 A piece of rope is 104.78 m
A length of 96.5 m is cut from the rope.
How much rope is left?
a 7.72 m
b 8.28 m
c 8.73 m
d 12.28 m
51 63.14 x 7 =
a 441.98
b 441.94
c 441.14
d 421.78
52 1.09 x 100 =
a 0.109
b 10.9
c 100.9
d 109
53 A store owner has 7.11 kg of candy.

She puts the candy into 9 jars.
How much candy does each jar contain?
a 0.31 kg
b 0.71 kg
c 0.79 kg
d 63.99 kg
54 Calculate 14.05 ÷ 5
The answer is
a 2.011
b 2.81
c 2.8
d 2.9
15
55 + + =
d 1
56 Janet has 1 lb of flour.
She needs 1 lb of flour for a recipe.

How much more flour does she need?
a lb
b lb
c 2 lb
d 2 lb
57 Half of 34 is equal to
a 13
b 17
c 19
d 68
58 Which statement is false?
a 3x4=4x3
b 4 x 12 = 12 x 4
c 12 ÷ 4 = 4 ÷ 12
d 8+4=4+8
16
59 A shop assistant works out that
30 + 5 = 35
Which one of the following calculations

will check that the answer is correct?
a 35 ÷ 5 =
b 35 – 5 =
c 30 – 5 =
d 30 x 5 =
60 Which statement is true?
a 60 is less than 100

b 60 is equal to 100
c 60 is greater than 100
d 60 is approximately 100
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 Certificate in Mathematics - Sample paper

Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last)

Candidate enrolment number DOB (DDMMYYYY)

Test date (DDMMYYYY) Centre number

You should have for this examination

1 A student received the following scores in five tests

Which is the second lowest score?

2 A man has to pay these four bills.

Water Bill Light Bill

Telephone Cable Bill

Based on the due dates, which bill is due first?

3 All of these containers are cylinders with the same radius.

How many hand shapes are there in the diagram?

5 What are the first five multiples of four?

the symbol # stands for

8 Which of the following is two thousand five hundred and two?

9 70 cents is the same as

10 6 miles is the same as

11 0.5 kg is the same as

12 Which is the smallest value bill

13 The height of a person’s house could be

14 A girl is walking parallel to a line.

a She will meet the line at a point.

15 Which one of the following times cannot

16 A student is told his bus will arrive

What time will the bus arrive?

17 A bag of potatoes at the supermarket weighs

18 A woman wants to measure 15 ml of liquid.

How could she measure 15 ml?

a repeatedly use a teaspoon

19 What is normal body temperature?

20 The temperatures at midday for the last week were

Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

88°F 90°F 89°F 91°F 90°F 87°F 89°F

Which day or days had the highest midday

21 There are four baseball bats in a cupboard.

Bat A is 1.1 m long

Which of the bats is longest?

22 This pictogram shows how many trees students

Name Trees planted

How many more trees did Alicia plant compared to Patricia?

23 Another student planted 20 trees

represents 4 trees on a pictogram

How many of the symbols are

24 Four students recorded the number of glasses

NAME Saturday Sunday

Which student drank the most glasses of water in

25 The bar chart shows ice cream sales yesterday.

26 This chart shows the population of a town.

What was the population in 2011?

27 A bank customer pays in $130 in $5 bills.

How many $5 dollar bills does the

28 An art student wants to draw a

Which one of the following would

29 What is the perimeter of this rectangular parking lot?

30 The next shape in this pattern is

31 What is the area of this rectangle?

32 What is the area of a square with sides that measure 3 inches?

33 What is the area of a carpet that measures 6 m x 4 m?

34 Several boxes were opened to show their nets.

Which one of the following is the net of a cube?

What is the volume of this cuboid?

36 This is the top view of a box filled with

There are 10 layers of these cubes.