 Dom Knowles Pre-entry MATHS Y9/10-Entry Assessment

Maths Assessment for Yr9/10 (S2/3)-Entry

Print off these pages (preferably back-to-back), and write on the paper.
Please do NOT refer to text books or other materials - do the test under "exam conditions".
Post the completed script back to Dom Knowles, 12 Lee Crescent, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TW, UK (preferred).
Or scan (after the test), save as one file (or individual .jpg files, then put into one document or presentation file) and then email to me.
(NOTE: emailed files should be <1 MB).
(The scanning option is intended for students outside Europe and North America).

Time allowed: 2 hours.

A calculator may be used.
Show all your working.

Place test taken: _______ Date of birth: ____ Name: ___________

1) Write these numbers in order of size, smallest first:

1a) 7 , - 8 , 0 , - 3 1b) 6.68 , 6.6 , 6 2/3
_______________ _______________
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2a) At a recent charity football match the money raised was $ 1/4 million .
There were 20 000 spectators. How much did each pay ?

2a) $ __________
2b) The organisers took 5 % commission of the money raised.
How much was actually sent to the charity ?

2b) $ __________
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3(a) Write these numbers as ordinary numbers:

3a(i) 8 x 103 ____________ 3a(ii) 3.766 x 104 ____________
3(b) The number attending a fireworks display was said to be 3 900 , to the
nearest hundred. What were the smallest and largest possible numbers
attending?

3b(i) Smallest ____________ 3b(ii) Largest ____________

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4) A special silver $10 coin has a diameter of 52 mm and a thickness of

6.5 mm.

6.5 mm

52 mm
Calculate, leaving your answers in terms of π :
a) the area of the face in mm2

_____________ π mm2
b) the volume of the coin in mm3

_____________ π mm3
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5) The base of a packet of cereals measures 16 cm x 20 cm .

Calculate its height when its volume is 6 litres .

16 cm

20 cm

Height _____________ cm
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6) Collect like terms and simplify :

(a) 3a + 3b – a + 5b (b) 7r - 3s + s - r

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7) Multiply out the brackets and collect like terms
(a) t(5t – 7) (b) 2(x + 5) – 3(1 – x)

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8) Students have a choice of learning to play the guitar, the violin or the cello.
Alex says the probability of a student playing the flute is 1/3 .

(i) Explain why she is wrong:

(ii) How could Alex find out the probability of a student choosing to learn the
cello ?

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9) Calculate the size of each lettered angle, giving one geometrical fact you
have used:
a

125o
a = ____o , ________________
b b = ____o , ________________
110o c = ____o , ________________
c
e d d = ____o , ________________
e = ____o , ________________
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10) Fatima has an 8 cm by 12 cm photo of her cat. By what scale factor

should the photo be enlarged to fit a frame 20 cm by 30 cm ?

Scale factor : _____________

Alternatively, by what scale factor should the frame be reduced to fit the
photo ?

Scale factor : _____________

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11) A Ridge tent has a cross-section which is an isosceles triangle with a

base of 120 cm and slant sides of 150 cm .

a) Calculate the height of the tent, to the nearest cm.

height ._____________ cm
b) Calculate the area of the end of the tent.

area ._____________ cm2

c) Its length is 250 cm .
Calculate the volume of the tent to the nearest litre.

volume _____________ litres

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12) Pamela puts two white beads, three red beads and four green beads
into a bag. Pamela picks out a bead without looking.
(a) What is the probability that it is a white bead ?
_____________
(b) What is the probability that it is a white or green bead ?
_____________
(c) Pamela wants all the colours to have an equal chance.
What beads does she need to add to the bag ?

(4)

13) The Scatter Diagram below shows the results in Maths and Physics for a
group of 12 students.
25

20

Physics 15

Mark
10

0 5 10 15 20 25

Maths Mark
a) What type of correlation is shown?
____________________________________________
b) (i) Add a line of best fit to the scatter diagram.
(ii) Use your line to estimate the mark of a student who missed the Physics
test but scored 12 in Mathematics
_____________
c) One student was awarded the prize for the best overall performance in
Maths and Physics. Draw a ring round the cross on the scatter diagram
representing that student.
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14) Answer all parts of this question on the diagram below

0 x

Draw:
(a) The translation of N by 8 units right and 3 units down.
(b) The reflection of the original N in the line y = - x .
(c) The enlargement of the original N with scale factor 2 , centre 0
(d) The anticlockwise rotation of the original N by 90o about 0
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15) Solve the following equations

(a) 3(x – 2) = 12

(b) 9x + 15 = 6

(c) x/2 + 4 = 7

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16) Seventy children were asked to say how much they had in their savings
account.

Amount Frequency mid point

($) (f) (m) fxm
1 - 10 5
- 20 8
- 30 15
- 40 18
- 50
- 60 20
Totals

(i) Complete the table above and use it to estimate the mean savings

Mean = $ _____________
(ii) On the grid below draw a barchart to show the results.
Indicate the mean savings.

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17) (i) The graph below is x + 10y = 30 :

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4
y
3

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
x

(ii) Write down the co-ordinates of 2 points on the line 2x + 4y = 24

( ____ , ____ ) and ( ____ , ____ ) .

Use them to draw the graph of the line 2x + 4y = 24 .

(iii) Using your graphs, or otherwise, solve the simultaneous equations

x + 10y = 30 and 2x + 4y = 24

Answer x = _____________ , y = _____________

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18) About half way down the page, draw the line AB of length 10 cm .
Mark the points A and B clearly.
Use your compasses to construct the point C so that
AC = 6.5 cm and BC = 8cm long.
Draw and label the triangle ABC (construction lines must be seen).
Using a set-square, or otherwise, construct the height of the triangle
through the point C , which meets AB at the point D .
Measure the length of CD .

CD = _________ cm

Find the area of the triangle ABC

Area = _________ cm2

(9)

END OF TEST
If there is time, go back and check that you have attempted ALL answers.
GUESSES ARE FINE !

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