ADDIS ABABA CITY ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION BUREAU, ADDIS

ABEBA

GRADE 12 MATHEMATICS MODEL EXAMINATION

GINBOT 2012/MAY 2020

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 65 TIME ALLOWED:- 3 HOURS

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS MATHEMATICS (FOR SOCIAL STUDENTS)

EXAMINATION. IN THIS EXAMINATION, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 65 MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS. CAREFULLY SELECT THE BEST ANSWER AND BLACKEN
ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET
PROVIDED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ANSWER SHEET AND THE
EXAMINATION PAPER CAREFULLY. USE ONLY PENCIL TO MARK YOUR ANSWERS.
YOUR ANSWER MARK SHOULD BE HEAVY AND DARK, COVERING THE ANSWER
SPACE COMPLETELY. PLEASE ERASE ALL UNNECESSARY MARKS COMPLETELY
FROM YOUR ANSWER SHEET.

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THE EXAM FOR 3 HOURS. WHEN TIME IS
CALLED, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING, PUT YOUR PENCIL DOWN,
AND WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

ANY FORM OF CHEATING OR AN ATTEMPT TO CHEAT IN THE EXAMINATION WILL

RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC DISMISSAL FROM THE EXAMINATION HALL AND
CANCELLATION OF YOUR SCORE (S).

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INFORMATION ON THE ANSWER SHEET BEFORE YOU START TO WORK ON THE
EXAMINATION.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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DIRECTION: Each of the following questions is followed by four possible alternatives. Read
each question carefully and BLACKEN the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided.

1. Which one of the following functions satisfies the property

𝑓(𝑥𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥). 𝑓(𝑦)?
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2|𝑥| C. 𝑓(𝑥) = ⌊𝑥⌋
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B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2
2. If 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) are functions which are inverse to each other, then which one of the
following is not true?
A. 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) = 𝑥 C. (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) = 𝑥
B. 𝑓 −1 (𝑔(𝑥)) = 𝑔(𝑥) D. Domain of 𝑓(𝑥) = Range of 𝑔(𝑥)
𝑥 1
3. The solution set of 𝑥 2 −1 − 𝑥+1 = 0 is____.

A. {1} B. {−1} C. {1, −1} D. { }

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4. Which one of the following is true about the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1 + 𝑥+2 ?

A. The horizontal asymptote of the graph is at 𝑦 = 0

B. The vertical asymptotes of the graph are at 𝑦 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = −2
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C. The graph has 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑎𝑡 (2 , 0)

D. The graph has exactly one oblique asymptote

5. The distance from the center of the circle (𝑥 + 1)2 + (𝑦 − 2)2 to the line
3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 1 = 0 is____.
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A. 1 B.2 C. 3 D. 5

6. 4𝑥 2 − 9𝑦 2 = 36 is the equation of a/an _______.

A. Circle B. hyperbola C. parabola D. ellipse
7. The equation of a parabola whose vertex V(3,2) and focus (3, −2) is __.
A. (𝑥 − 3)2 = 16(𝑦 − 2) C. (𝑥 − 3)2 = −16(𝑦 − 2)
B. (𝑥 − 3)2 = 8(𝑦 − 2) D. (𝑥 − 3)2 = −8(𝑦 − 2)
8. Which one of the following compound proposition is not equivalent to 𝑝 ⟹ 𝑞?
A. ¬𝑝 ∨ 𝑞 B. ¬𝑝 ⟹ ¬𝑞 C. ¬𝑞 ⟹ ¬𝑝 D. ¬(𝑝 ∧ ¬𝑞)

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9. Let 𝑈 = ℕ (the set of natural numbers) be the universe. Which one of the following
proposition is true?
A. (∃𝑥)(𝑥 + 𝑥 = 𝑥) C. (∀𝑥)(∃𝑦)(𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑥)
B. (∀𝑥)(∃𝑦)(𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑦) D. (∃𝑥)(∀𝑦)(𝑥 ≤ 𝑦)
10. Let 𝑝, 𝑞 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟 be propositions such that 𝑝 ∨ (𝑞 ⟹ 𝑟) is false. Then which one of the
following propositions is true?
A. 𝑝 ⟹ 𝑟 B. 𝑞 ⟹ 𝑝 C. 𝑞 ∧ 𝑟 D. ¬𝑝 ⟺ ¬𝑞
11. The mark that students scored in an examination is grouped in class intervals as shown in the
following table
Class Interval Number of Students
(mark)
55 − 64 8

65 − 74 13

75 − 84 20

85 − 94 7

95 − 104 4

What is the mode of the mark?

A. 79 B. 79.5 C. 82 D. 82.5
12. The mean score of 40 students was found to be 72.5 latter on it was observed that the score of
one of the student was recorded as 68 instead of 60, what should be the correct mean score?

A. 72.5 B. 64.5 C. 62.5 D. 72.3

13. How many four-digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9, where
the digits used at most once?
A. 120 B. 80 C. 60 D. 180
14. A box contains 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random one after the other
without replacement. What is the probability of the first ball is black and the second ball is
white?
6 4 6 4
A. B. 15 C. 35 D. 25
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15. Two lamps are to be chosen from a pack of 10 lamps, where four are defective and the rest
are non-defective. What is the probability that both are defective?
13 2 4 2
A. B. 15 C. 45 D. 45
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16. Let 𝐴 and 𝐵 be invertible 3x3 matrix such that|𝐴| = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝐵| = 5 then |𝐴−1 𝐵 𝑇 | is _____.
4 5 1
A. B. 20 C. 4 D. 20
5

1 −1 3
17. Let𝐴 = ( −2 0 2 ), then the cofactor of 2 is _____.
4 5 −4
A. 1 B.−1 C. 9 D. −9
𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 11
18. What is the solution set of the system { 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 ?
2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 5𝑧 = 11
A. 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = −1, 𝑧 = −4 C. 𝑥 = −1, 𝑦 = 3, 𝑧 = 2
B. 𝑥 = −1, 𝑦 = 1, 𝑧 = −4 D. 𝑥 = −1, 𝑦 = 3, 𝑧 = −2
19. Let 𝐴 and 𝐵 be invertible 3x3 matrix, then which one of the following is not true?
A. (𝐴𝐵)𝑇 = 𝐴𝑇 𝐵 𝑇 C. (𝐴𝐵)−1 = 𝐵 −1 𝐴−1
B. 𝐴𝑇 + 𝐵 𝑇 = (𝐴 + 𝐵)𝑇 D. (𝐴−1 )−1 = 𝐴
20. In the set of complex numbers, the solution set of 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 5 = 0 is ____.

A.∅ B. {2+i, 2-i} C. {1+2i, 1-2i} D. {2+4i, 2-4i}

21. If 𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖 ; where 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 are real numbers, then which of the following is not true?

A. |𝑧| = |𝑧̅| B. |𝑧𝑧̅| = |𝑧|2 C. 𝐴𝑟𝑔(𝑧) = 𝐴𝑟𝑔(𝑧̅) D. 𝑧𝑧̅ is real number

22. What is the maximum value of 𝑧 = 3𝑥 − 2𝑦,

Subject to −𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 0
−𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ 1
2𝑥 − 𝑦 ≤ 4
𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0
A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

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23. A small enterprise makes dresses and trousers. To make a dress requires 0.5 hour of cutting
and 20 minutes of stitching. To make a pair of trousers requires 15minutes of cutting and 0.5
hour of stitching. The profit on a dress is birr 20 and on a pair of trousers is birr 25. If the
business can operate 8 hours per day for each activities (for cutting and for stitching), then how
many dresses and trousers should the business made to maximize profit?
A. 12 dresses and 8 trousers C. 12 dresses and 10 trousers
B. 8 dresses and 12 trousers D. 10 dresses and 12 trousers
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24. A profit of birr 35,000 was divided among Aster, Ali, and Mesfin in the ratio of 2 ∶ 2: 1

respectively. How much should Ali receive?

A. 10,000 Birr B. 20,000 Birr C. 15,000 Birr D. 18,000 Birr
25. The price of TECNO SPARK mobile phone is Birr 5950 including 15% VAT. What is the
price of mobile phone before VAT?
A. 5,057.5 Birr B. 6,842.5 Birr C. 5,100 Birr D. 5,174 Birr
26. Birr 2,000 is deposited in a saving account that pays 6% annual interest compounded quarterly.
Which one of the following is the amount (in Birr) that will be in account by the end of 4 years?
A. 2000𝑥(1.015)16 C. 2000 + 2000𝑥(1.015)8
B. 2000𝑥(1.015)8 D. 2000 + 2000𝑥(1.015)16
27. Calculate the sum ∑200
k=1(2k + 5).

A. 18500 B. 29200 C. 38500 D. 41200

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28. The sum of the series ∑∞
n=1(−4)(4)
n−1
is____.
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A. − 2 B. − C. −4 D. −16
2

29. When n arithmetic means are inserted between 8 and 44, the sum of the resulting terms is
338. The value of n is___.
A. 13 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16
30. At the end of each year the value of a certain machine has depreciated by 20% of its value at
the beginning of that year. If its initial value was Birr 1250, find the value at the end of 5th
year.
A. 409.6 B. 509.6 C. 309.6 D. 209.6
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31. The least upper bound of the sequence {(−1)𝑛 (𝑛 − 4)} is____.
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A. −4 B. −3.5 C. D. 4
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32. Which one of the following is a null sequence?
3 2𝑛−1
A. {(2)𝑛 } B. { 𝑛+2 } C. {2𝑛 . 3−𝑛 } D. {𝑛2 + 1}
𝑥 3 −125
33. What is the value of lim ( )?
𝑥→ 5 𝑥−5

A. 25 B. −5 C. 75 D. 50
√4𝑥 2 +3𝑥−7
34. lim ( ) 𝑖𝑠 equal to:___.
𝑥→ ∞ 7+3𝑥

2 3 9
A. B. 2 C. 2 D. 0
3

sin 𝑘𝑥
, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 0
35. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 for what value of 𝑘 does the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous on
2𝑥 2 − 3, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≤ 0
(−∞, ∞)?
A. 3 B. −3 C. 1 D. −1

3𝑥+4 5𝑥−7
36. lim (3𝑥−1) is equal to:___.
𝑥→ ∞
15 20 25 10
A. 𝑒 3 B. 𝑒 3 C. 𝑒 3 D. 𝑒 3
𝑥 2 −𝑥−2
37. lim is equal to____.
𝑥→ 2 sin(𝑥−2)

A. 3 B. 1 C. 2 D. −2

𝑓(2+ℎ)−𝑓(2)
38. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1, then lim is____.
ℎ→0 ℎ

A. −2 B. 2 C. 0 D. 4
39. The equation of tangent line to the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 0 is_____.
A. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1 B. 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 1 C. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 1 D. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1
𝑔(𝑥)
40. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = . If (1) = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔′ (1) = 2 , then 𝑓′(1) is equal to _____.
𝑥+1
1 1 1 1
A. B. − 2 C. − 4 D. 4
2

41. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 5 + 3𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1, then 𝑓 (5) (𝑥) is equal to _____.

A. 240 B. 120 C. 0 D. 360
42. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑒 3𝑥 + sin 𝑥, then 𝑓′(𝑥) is equal to _____.
A. 5𝑒 3𝑥 + cos 𝑥 C. 15𝑒 3𝑥 − cos 𝑥
B. 5𝑒 3𝑥 − cos 𝑥 D. 15𝑒 3𝑥 + cos 𝑥

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43. Let 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 ln 𝑥, then 𝑑𝑥 at 𝑥 = 1 is _____.

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4
44. What is the maximum possible area of a rectangle in square units with diagonal of length 16
units?

A. 48 B. 128 C. 64 D. 256

45. What is the maximum value of the function 𝑔(𝑡) = 2𝑡 3 + 3𝑡 2 − 12𝑡 + 4 on [−4,2] ?
A. 24 B. 28 C. 8 D. – 3
46. Considering the function ℎ(𝑥) = 3𝑥 5 − 5𝑥 3 + 3, which one of the following is not true?
A. ℎ(𝑥) has local maximum value at 𝑥 = −1
B. ℎ(𝑥) is increasing on [1,∞)
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C. ℎ(𝑥) is concave down on ( , ∞)
√2

D. (0,3) is inflection point

𝑑𝑦
47. If 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 = 10, then what is the value of 𝑑𝑥 when 𝑦 = 2 ?

3 3 18 −18
A. 5 B.− 5 C. 25 D. 25

48. Air being pumped in to a spherical balloon so that its volume increases at a rate of 50cm3/s.
How fast is the radius of the balloon increasing when the diameter is 5cm?
1 1 5 2
A. 50𝜋 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 B. 2𝜋 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 C. 𝜋 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 D. 𝜋 𝑐𝑚/𝑠
𝑏
49. . If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑥 + 5 ha local minimum at (2. −3). Then what are the values of 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏?
−1 −1
A. 𝑎 = , 𝑏 = −12 B. 𝑎 = , 𝑏 = 12
4 4
1 1
C. 𝑎 = , 𝑏 = 12 D. 𝑎 = , 𝑏 = −12
4 4
𝑥 2 −1
50. . Which of the following is equal to ∫ 𝑥 3 +𝑥 𝑑𝑥 ?
1
A. 𝑙𝑛|𝑥 2 + 1| + 𝑙𝑛|𝑥| + 𝐶 B. 2 𝑙𝑛|𝑥 2 + 1| − 𝑙𝑛|𝑥| + 𝐶

C. 𝑙𝑛|𝑥 2 + 1| − 𝑙𝑛|𝑥| + 𝐶 D. 2𝑙𝑛|𝑥 2 + 1| − 𝑙𝑛|𝑥| + 𝐶

51. The volume of the solid generated when the region bounded between the graph of
𝑥2, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
𝑓(𝑥) = { and x-axis is rotated about x-axis is_____.
4, 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
32𝜋 112𝜋 112𝜋 64𝜋
A. 5
B. 5
C. 3
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52. If ∫−2 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 4 and ∫−2[2 − 𝑓(𝑥)]𝑑𝑥 = 10 , then ∫4 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is equal to_.
A. 10 B.−10 C. 12 D.−12
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53. If 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 and 𝑓(1) = 3 , then 𝑓(𝑥) is equal to_____.
𝑥3 𝑥3 2 𝑥3 2
A. +𝑥 B. +𝑥−3 C. +𝑥+3 D. 2𝑥 − 1
3 3 3

54. What is the value of ∫ 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 ?

1 1 1
A. 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 − 2 𝑥𝑒 2𝑥 + 4 𝑒 2𝑥 + 𝐶
2
1 1 1
B. 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 + 2 𝑥𝑒 2𝑥 − 4 𝑒 2𝑥 + 𝐶
2

C. 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑒 2𝑥 + 2𝑒 2𝑥 + 𝐶
D. 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑒 2𝑥 − 2𝑒 2𝑥 + 𝐶
4 𝑒 √𝑥
55. What is the value of ∫1 𝑑𝑥?
√𝑥
1 1
A. 𝑒(𝑒 − 1) B. 2𝑒(𝑒 − 1) C. 2𝑒 2 − 𝑒 D. 2 𝑒 2 − 𝑒
2

56. What is the area of the region enclosed by the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) =
𝑥 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑥 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 1?
𝑒2 1 𝑒4 1
A. 2 − 2𝑒 2 + 2 C. − 2𝑒 2 + 2
2
𝑒4 1 𝑒 4 −1
B. − 2𝑒 2 D.
2 2𝑒 2

57. In a class there are 45 students with class list numbers from 1 − 45 and you need to select a
sample of 5 students from the list. If the sixth student is chosen randomly from the first five
students, which list of students will you choose using the systematic sampling technique?
A. 6, 15, 24, 33, 42 C. 6, 11, 16, 21, 26
B. 6, 17, 22, 33, 42 D. 5, 14, 23, 32, 41
58. A pie chart will be drawn using the following data
crop Production in tones
Teff 600
Wheat 1000
Maize 400
Barely 500
What will be the degree measure of a sector corresponding to barely?
A. 84.40 B. 57.60 C. 720 D. 1400

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59. The following is the frequency distribution of a grouped data.
Class interval 3−7 8 − 12 13 − 17 18 − 22

frequency 2 2 10 6

The inter-quartile range of the distribution is _____.

16 32 22 22
A. B. C. D.
3 6 6 3

60. For negatively skewed distribution, which one of the following is necessarily true?
A. The mean is the largest and the median is larger than the mode
B. The mean is the smallest and the median is smaller than the mode
C. The mean, median and mode are the same
D. The mean is the smallest and the median and mode are equal
61. The sum of 15 observations whose median is 8 was found to be 150. If the coefficient of
variation is 20, then the Pearson’s coefficient of variation is: _____.
A. 0.03 B. 0.01 C. 0.1 D. 0.16
62. Moges bought a house for birr 1,000,000 and paid down payment of 20%. The remaining is
mortgage to be paid monthly for 15 years with 6% annual interest
What is the monthly payment in birr?
(Given:(1.005)−15 = 0.93, (1.005)−180 = 0.4 , (1.006)−15 = 0.9,
(1.006)−180 = 0.34)
A. 5332 B. 5712 C. 6779 D. 7272
63. Seny buys 12 packs of biscuits a week and each pack costs Birr 5. He works 20 hours a week
at a wage of Birr 25 per hour. What percent of his weekly income does Seny spend for
biscuits?
A. 6% B. 12% C. 5% D. 20%
64. A sales person earns a monthly salary of birr 4500 and 5% commission on sales over birr
40,000. If the total monthly sales is birr 100,000, then his total income is _____.
A. Birr 9500 B. Birr 6500 C. Birr 8500 D. Birr 7500
65. A dealer bought a used car for Birr 400,000 and sold it for Birr 500,000. What was the rate of
markup based on selling price?
A. 25% B. 20% C. 15% D. 10%

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