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Introduction
Mathematics in Action (Second Edition) – Term Exam Paper Kit is written in accordance with
each volume (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B) of the Mathematics in Action (Second Edition) series.
It is specially designed to help teachers prepare term examination papers.
This Term Exam Paper Kit consists of two examination papers - Paper 1 and Paper 2. The details
are as follows:
No. of Extra
No. of Suggested Marking
questions
questions solutions scheme
provided
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Section A
Short questions 10 – (numerical
answers only)
Paper 1 Section B
Long questions 10 10  
Section C
Harder long questions 3 –  
Multiple choice
Paper 2 40 10 
questions
Extra questions for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 are provided for greater flexibility and convenience
so that teachers can prepare their own examination papers easily. Suggested solutions and
Marking scheme are provided for all of the questions in Section B and C.
The soft copy of the questions is available on teacher’s website.
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Mathematics in Action (2nd Edition)
Marks
S3 First Term Examination
Mathematics (Paper 1)
Name: Class: No.:
Time Allowed: 75 minutes

This paper consists of 3 sections. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Total Marks: 100
Section A (20 marks)

Answer ALL questions in this section. Each question carries 2 marks.
Working steps are NOT required in this section.
1. Solve the inequality . _______________________
2. For the expression y  1 – 2x, write down an inequality

to show the range of values of y if x > 3. _______________________
3. If $1000 is deposited for 1.5 years at a simple interest

rate of 6% p.a., find the simple interest. _______________________
4. The rateable value of a flat is $365 200. If the rates

are charged at 5% p.a., find the rates payable per quarter. _______________________
5. Which line segment is an altitude of △ABC?
_______________________

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6. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus. Find ACD.
______________________
7. In the figure, ABCD and AGFE are straight lines.

Find the length of AE.
_______________________
8. In the figure, ABCD is a regular tetrahedron. AG

is the height of the tetrahedron. Write down
the order of rotational symmetry of the regular
tetrahedron with respect to the axis of rotational
symmetry AG.
______________________
9. The following shows the heights (in cm) of some boys.
Height (cm) 150 151 152 153 154

Number of boys 1 2 2 3 2
Find the mean height of these boys. _______________________
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10. Given that the median of five numbers a, b, c, d and e
is 16, find the median of 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d and 3e. _______________________

Section B (50 marks)

Working steps MUST be shown in answering questions in this section.
11. For two consecutive integers, if twice the smaller number exceeds the larger number by more
than 1, find the smallest possible values of the two numbers.
12. The number 500 is first increased by 30%, and then decreased by 10%.
(a) Find the new number.
(b) What is the overall percentage change in the number?
13. Tony deposits $12 500 for 3 years at 8% p.a. Find the compound interest he will obtain in each
of the following cases. (Give your answers correct to the nearest $1 if necessary.)
(a) The interest is compounded yearly.
(b) The interest is compounded half-yearly.

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14. In the figure, BE and CD are the angle bisectors of ABC and ACB A
respectively. BE is an altitude of △ABC and AB  AC. Prove that CD

is also an altitude of △ABC.
D E
B C
15. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and BEFC is a square. A G D

ECG is a straight line. Find GCD.
26
B
C
E F
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16. In the figure, Q and R are the mid-points of BC and AC respectively. P is a
point on AB such that PR // BC. Prove that PQCR is a parallelogram.
P R
B C
Q

17. Draw the top view and the side view of the figure

top
on the right.
1 cm
 side
2 cm
1 cm
3 cm
18. The figure shows a regular pyramid VABCD. M is the mid-point of

BC and K is the intersection of the diagonals of ABCD.
(a) (i) Name the projection of the line VB on the plane ABCD.
(ii) Name the angle between the line VB and the plane ABCD.
(b) (i) Name the projection of the line VM on the plane ABCD.
(ii) Name the angle between the line VM and the plane ABCD.
(c) Name the angle between the planes VBC and ABCD.
19. The mode of 5 integers 12, 11, 9, 15 and 3x + 2 is 11.

(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Find the arithmetic mean and median of the 5 integers.

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20. The following shows the scores of Edwin and Macy in a cooking competition.
Appearence Smell Taste Creativity

Edwin 72 60 85 54
Macy 75 66 78 60
Weight 20% 25% 40% 15%
By comparing their weighted mean scores, who is the winner of the competition?
Section C (30 marks)

Working steps MUST be shown in answering questions in this section.
21. In a newly-designed double-decker coach, the seating capacity of the upper deck is at least 46
and at most twice that of the lower deck. It is known that the total seating capacity of the coach
is 84.
(a) Find the maximum possible seating capacity of the upper deck. (3 marks)
(b) Find the maximum possible and minimum possible seating capacities of the lower deck.
(4 marks)

(c) Suppose no standing is allowed on the upper deck. If the ratio of the seating capacity of
the lower deck to the standing capacity is 2 : 3, find the maximum standing capacity of the
coach. (3 marks)
22. The number of audience of a talk show was 1500 last year. The price of each ticket was $200
and the total running cost for the show was $20 000. This year, the number of audience
increases by 8% and the running cost increases by 10%.
(a) If the price of each ticket remains unchanged, what will be the increase in the total
revenue in this year? (4 marks)
(b) If the organization wants to increase the total revenue by 20% this year, what will be the
percentage increase in the price of each ticket?
(Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.) (6 marks)

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23. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. The diagonals
AC and BD intersect at K. AP  CR, QP  AK and
SR  KC.
(a) Prove that △QPK  △SRK. (4 marks)
(b) Prove that △KPS  △KRQ. (4 marks)
(c) By using the results of (a) and (b), prove that PQRS is a parallelogram. (2 marks)
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Mathematics (Paper 1 - Extra Questions)
Section B (Each question carries 5 marks.)
1. (a) Solve .
(b) Represent the solution in (a) graphically.

(c) Find the smallest possible value of x that satisfies the inequality in (a).
2. The value of a car depreciates at a rate of 15% per year. The present value of the car
is $216 750. Find the values of the car
(a) 2 years ago,
(b) after 3 years.
(Give your answers correct to the nearest $1 if necessary.)
3. Mr Lee deposited $8000 into a bank at a simple interest rate of 4.5% per year.
(a) Find the simple interest he will receive after half a year.
(b) After how many years will he receive an amount of $9440?
4. In the figure, BDE is the angle bisector of both ABC and ADC. A
Prove that AD  CD.
D
B E
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5. In △PQR, PQ  6 cm, QR  10 cm and RA  x cm, where x is an integer.
(a) Find the smallest possible value of x.
(b) Find the largest possible value of x.
A D
NF 6. In the figure, BD is the angle bisector of both ABC and ADC.
Prove that ABCD is a parallelogram.
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7. Refer to the figure on the right. Prove that AD // BC.
8. The figure shows a triangular prism.

(a) Name the projections of the line AC on the planes
(i) ABFE,
(ii) CDEF.
(b) Name the angle between the line AC and the plane
ABFE.
(c) Name the angle between the planes ABCD and ABFE.
9. The following shows the time spent (in min) on answering a Mathematics problem of
25 students.
Time spent (min) 5–8 9 – 12 13 – 16 17 – 20

Number of students 1 4 a 8
(a) Find the value of a.

(b) Find the mean time spent and the modal class of the time spent on answering the
Mathematics problem of these students.
10. The prices (in $) of 6 drinks are shown below:

14, 4.5, 9, 7.2, 26, 8
(a) Find the arithmetic mean, the median and the mode of the prices of the 6 drinks.
(b) Which of the averages best reflects the central tendency of the prices of the drinks?
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Instructions:
(I) There are 40 questions in this paper and each question carries equal mark. Answer ALL
questions and mark your answers on the multiple choice answer sheet provided.
(II) The diagrams in this paper are not drawn to scale.
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1. Which of the following is NOT a linear inequality in one unknown?

A. 7x > 0
B. x – 10 < 4x + 5
C.
D. (x – 1)(x + 3)  x + 2
2. If –a < b, where a and b are positive integers, which of the following must be correct?
A. a > b
B. a > –b
C. a < b
D. a < –b
3. If m > n, where m and n are positive integers, which of the following is NOT correct?
A. m + 2 > n + 2
B. m2 > n2
C. –3m > –3n
D.
4. Solve the inequality .
A. x < –3
B. x<3
C. x > –3
D. x>3

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5. Which of the following is NOT a solution of the inequality 5(3x + 7)  5x – 10 for x?
A.
B.
C. –5
D. –4
6. Which of the following diagrams represents the solution of the inequality x – 3  3x?
A.
3 0

2
B.
3 0

2
C.
3 0

2
D.
3 0

2
7. There are some $2 and $5 coins in a bag. If the number of $2 coins is more than that of $5
coins by 8, and the total amount does not exceed $135, what is the maximum number of $2
coins in the bag?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 24
D. 25
8. A painting is worth $5600. If its value increases at a constant rate of 9% each year, find the
increase in its value after 4 years. (Give your answer correct to the nearest $1.)
A. $1400
B. $2016
C. $2305
D. $2371
9. In the past three days, the percentage decreases in the Hang Seng Index were 3%, 5% and 4%
respectively. Find the overall percentage decrease in the Hang Seng Index.
A. 4%
B. 11.536%
C. 12%
D. 12.476%
10. The following shows the expenditures of Jacky last month.
Item Food Rent Traffic Others

Amount ($) 3000 15 000 800 2000
This month, Jacky’s expenditure on food decreases by 2%, that on rent increases by 5%, that
on traffic increases by 4% and that on others remains unchanged. Find the overall percentage
change in the total amount of expenditure. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
A. +3.35%
B. +3.47%
C. +6.94%
D. +7.02%
11. If the radius of a circle is decreased by 1%, find the percentage change in the area of the circle.
A. –3.14%
B. –2%
C. –1.99%
D. –1%
12. Mr Chan deposits $50 000 into a bank at 8% p.a. If the interest is compounded quarterly, find
the compound interest after 2 years. (Give your answer correct to the nearest $1.)
A. $2020
B. $4000
C. $8320
D. $8583
13. Mr Wong invests $100 000 for 2 years at 12% p.a. Find the difference between the interests
calculated at a simple interest rate and at a compound interest rate, compounded half-yearly.
(Give your answer correct to the nearest $1.)
A. $360
B. $1440
C. $2248
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14. Wilson pays a property tax of $12 780 for a year. If the property tax rate is 15%, what is the
monthly rental income of the flat?
A. $5325
B. $7100
C. $7668
D. $8875
15. In the figure, AD is an altitude of △ABC. E is the mid-point of

AC and FC is the angle bisector of ACB. Which of the
following must be correct?
I. ABE  CBE
II. AD ⊥ BC
III. △CFB  △CFA
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
16. In the figure, OA = OC, OA⊥BA and OC⊥BC. ODB and ADC
are straight lines. Which of the following must be correct?
I. OB is the angle bisector of ABC.
II. OB is the perpendicular bisector of AC.
III. AC is the perpendicular bisector of OB.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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17. Which of the following sets of lengths of line segments CANNOT form a triangle?
A. 3 cm, 6 cm, 8 cm
B. 3 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm
C. 3 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm
D. 3 cm, 2 cm, 1 cm
NF
18. Which of the following is the point of intersection of the three angle bisectors in a triangle?
A. centroid
B. circumcentre
C. incentre
D. orthocentre
NF
19. Which of the following points must lie on the median of a triangle?
A. centroid
B. circumcentre
C. incentre
D. orthocentre
20. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. The diagonals AC

and BD intersect at K. If AK  4 cm and , find
the length of BK.
A. 4 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 12 cm
NF
21. Which of the following quadrilaterals must be a parallelogram?
A. B.
C. D.
A D
22. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. The diagonals AC and BD
intersect at K. Find the length of KC. K
6 cm
A. 5 cm
B. 7 cm
B 8 cm C
C. 9 cm
D. 10 cm
23. In the figure, ABCD and ABEF are two

parallelograms. Find ADC.
A. 20
B. 68
C. 88
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24. In the figure, ABCD is a square and △EBD is an equilateral

triangle. DA is produced to meet BE at F.
Find DFE.
A. 60
B. 75
C. 90
D. 105
25. In the figure, AD  DB, AE  EC, DF  FB and

EG  GB. AEC, BGE and ADFB are straight
lines. Find the length of FG.
A. 2 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 8 cm
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26. The figure shows a quadrilateral ABCD. P, Q, R and S are
the mid-points of AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Which
of the following must be correct?
I. SP // RQ
II. SR // PQ
III.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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27. Refer to the figure. Find the length of BQ.
A. 4 cm
B. 4.5 cm
C. 5 cm
D. 6 cm
28. How many axes of rotational symmetry does a regular tetrahedron have?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
29. How many planes of reflection does a regular pentagonal prism have?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
30. When the net in the figure is folded into a solid, A H
which point will coincide with point H? G F
A. point B
B C
B. point D
D E
C. point E
D. point F
31. Which of the following is the top view of the object in the figure?
A. B.
C. D.
32. In the figure, ABCDHEFG is a cuboid. The angle

between the line BH and the plane ADHE is
A. BHD.
B. BHE.
C. BHA.
D. BHG.
33. A polyhedron has 9 faces and 10 vertices. What is the number of edges of the polyhedron?
A. 12
B. 17
C. 19
D. 21

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34. The following shows the scores of Katie in different rounds of a video game.
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Score 53 80 62 75 68 77 65 96
Find the mean score of Katie.

A. 65.7
B. 68
C. 69.5
D. 72
35. In a class of 40 students, 55% are boys. The mean height of the whole class is
153.5 cm and the mean height of boys is 158 cm. Find the mean height of girls.
A. 147 cm
B. 148 cm
C. 149 cm
D. 150 cm
36. The following cumulative frequency polygon shows the marks of 60 students in an English
test.
Find the median mark of students in the English test.

A. 47.5
B. 49.5
C. 51.5
D. 53.5

37. The following histogram shows the distribution of the weights of 50 students in a class. The
first class interval is 36 kg – 45 kg.
Weights of 50 students in a class
Find the modal class of the weights of the students in the class.
A. 36 kg – 45 kg
B. 46 kg – 55 kg
C. 56 kg – 65 kg
D. 66 kg – 75 kg
38. The mean of 3, 5, 5, 9, 9 and a is 6. Find the mode of these numbers.

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
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39. The sum of the ages of 10 students is 135. What was their mean age 5 years ago?
A. 8.5
B. 11.5
C. 13
D. 13.5
40. The following shows the marks that Jason got in 3 papers of a Chinese examination.
Paper I Paper II Paper III
Marks 83 75 x
Weight 5 3 2
If the weighted mean mark of Jason is 80, find the value of x.
A. 80
B. 81
C. 82
D. 83

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Mathematics (Paper 2 - Extra Questions)
1. Set up an inequality in x for the diagram.

A. x > 2
B. x2 0 1 2 3 4 5
C. x<2
D. x2
2. Solve the inequality .
A. x
B. x
C. x
D. x
3. The present value of a machine is $200 000. It depreciates at a rate of 10% in the first year and
15% for every subsequence year. Find its value after 3 years.
A. $153 000
B. $137 700
C. $130 050
D. $122 825
4. Mr Chan invests $P for 2 years at 12% p.a. If the interest is compounded monthly, he will get
an amount of $12 127. Find the value of P. (Give your answer correct to the nearest integer.)
A. 8500
B. 8555
C. 8654
D. 9551

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5. The figure on the right shows an isosceles triangle. Which of the
following must be correct?
I. AM passes through the orthocentre of △ABC.
II. AM passes through the incentre of △ABC.
III. AM is the perpendicular bisector of BC in △ABC.
A. I only
M
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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6. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. The diagonals AC and
BD intersect at K. Which of the following must be correct?
I. △AKD  △CKB
II. △ADK ~ △CDK
III. AD2  AK2 + DK2
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
7. Which of the following shaded planes must be the plane(s) of reflection of the solid(s)?
I. II. III.
Cuboid Cube Regular tetrahedron
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

8. The figure shows a right prism with a uniform cross-section of

a right-angled triangle. The angle between the line AE and the
plane CEFD is
A. AEF.
B. AEC.
C. AED.
D. AEB.
9. The mean of a, b and c is 12. The mean of d and e is 7. Find the mean of a, b, c, d and e.
A. 9
B. 9.5
C. 10
D. 10.5
10. The following shows the number of credit cards owned by some people.
Number of credit cards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Number of people 2 0 24 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
Which average(s) is / are suitable to reflect the central tendency of the number of credit cards
owned by these people?
I. Arithmetic mean
II. Median
III. Mode
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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Suggested Solutions and Marking Scheme
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General Instructions:
(1) Marks will not be deducted for wrong spelling.
(2) 1 mark will be deducted for poor expression or poor presentation.
Maximum of 2 marks will be deducted in Section B and C.
(3) 1 mark will be deducted for wrong / no unit.
Maximum of 1 mark will be deducted for the whole paper.
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Section A (20 marks)
Question Answer Marks Remarks

1 2
2 2
3 $90 2
4 $4565 2
5 CP 2
6 57 2
7 12 cm 2
8 3 2
9 152.3 cm 2
10 48 2

Suggested solutions Marks Remarks
Section B (50 marks)
11. Let x be the smaller integer, then x + 1 be the

larger integer. 1
∴ The smallest possible value of the smaller

number is 3 and that of the larger number is 4. 1+1
12. (a) New number
(b) Overall percentage change 1
Deduct 0.5 mark for

1 missing the sign “+”.
13. (a) Compound interest
(b) Compound interest
14. Consider △BCD and △CBE.

∵ AB  AC given
∴ DBC  ECB base s, isos. △  1
2CBE  2BCD
∴ BCD CBE  1 Deduct 0.5 mark for
each wrong / no reason.
BC  CB common side  1
∴ △BCD  △CBE ASA (from ,  and ) 1
∴ CDB  BEC corr. s, △s
∴ CDB  90 1
∴ CD is an altitude of △ABC. Accept any other
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15. BCE  45° (property of square) 1
16. ∵ R is the mid-point of AC.

∴ AR  RC 1
∵ AR  RC and PR // BC
∴ AP  PB (intercept theorem) 1
∵ Q is the mid-point of BC.
∴ BQ  QC 1
∵ BQ  QC and BP  PA
∴ PQ // AC (mid-pt. theorem) 1
∵ PR // QC and PQ // RC
∴ PQCR is a parallelogram. 1
17. 3 cm 1 cm
1 cm 1.5 Correct shape

2 cm
for each view
1 cm
1 Correct labels
of dimensions
for each view
Top view Side view
18. (a) (i) The projection of the line VB on the plane ABCD
. is KB. 1
(ii) The angle between the line VB and the plane ABCD
is VBK. 1
(b) (i) The projection of the line VM on the plane ABCD

is KM. 1
(ii) The angle between the line VM and the plane ABCD
is VMK. 1
(c) The angle between the planes VBC and ABCD is VMK. 1

19. (a) ∵ The mode of the 5 integers is 11.

∴
(b) The 5 integers are 12, 11, 9, 15, 3(3) + 2,

i.e. 12, 11, 9, 15, 11. 1
Arithmetic mean
1
Arrange the integers in ascending order:
9, 11, 11, 12, 15
Median
1
20. Weighted mean score of Edwin

1
1
Weighted mean score of Macy

1
1
∵ Weighted mean score of Macy > weighted mean score

of Edwin
∴ Macy is the winner of the competition. 1

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Section C (30 marks)
21. (a) Let x be the seating capacity of the upper deck,

then the seating capacity of the lower deck
is 84 – x.
∴ The maximum possible seating capacity

of the upper deck is 56. 1
(b) Let y  84 – x be the seating capacity of the lower deck.

∵ x ≥ 46
∴ 84 – x ≤ 84 – 46
i.e. y ≤ 38 1
∴ The maximum possible seating capacity of the
lower deck is 38. 1
∵ x ≤ 56
∴ 84 – x ≥ 84 – 56
i.e. y ≥ 28 1
∴ The minimum possible seating capacity of the
lower deck is 28. 1
(c) Let z be the standing capacity of the coach, then
1
∵ y ≤ 38 (from (b))
1
∴ The maximum standing capacity of the coach is 57. 1
22. (a) Total revenue last year
Total revenue this year
The increase in total revenue

(b) Let $x be the new price of each ticket this year.
(cor. to 3 d.p.)
∴ Percentage increase in the price of each ticket
1
1 Deduct 0.5 mark for not
correcting the answer to
3 significant figures
23. (a) Consider △QPK and △SRK.

∵ AK  CK property of rectangle 1
∴ AP + PK  CR + RK
∵ AP  CR given
∴ PK  RK 1 Deduct 0.5 mark for
QKP  SKR vert. opp. s 1 each wrong / no reason.
KPQ  KRS  90 given
∴ △QPK  △SRK ASA 1
(b) Consider △KPS and △KRQ.

KP  KR corr. sides, △s 1
KS  KQ corr. sides, △s 1
SKP  QKR vert. opp. s 1
∴ △KPS  △KRQ SAS 1 Deduct 0.5 mark for
(c) PS  QR corr. sides, △s
1
PQ  SR corr. sides, △s
∴ PQRS is a parallelogram. opp. sides equal 1

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Mathematics (Paper 1  Extra Questions)
Suggested Solutions and Marking Scheme
Section B (Each question carries 5 marks.)
1. (a)
(b)
1 Correct direction
of the arrow
–9 0 1 solid circle
(c) The smallest possible value of x is – 9. 1
2. (a) Let $x be the value of the car two years ago. 1
∴ The value of the car was $300 000 two years ago.
(b) Value after 3 years
3. (a) Simple interest
(b) Let t years be the required deposit period
∴ The required deposit period is 4 years.
4. ∵ BDE is the angle bisector of both

ABC and ADC.
∴ ABD  CBD and 1

ADE  CDE
In △ABD and △CBD,
1+1
∴ AAS 1
∴ AD  CD corr. sides, 1
5. (a) ∵ PQ + RA > QR 0.5

∴ 1
∴ The smallest possible value of x is 5. 1
(b) ∵ RA < PQ + QR 0.5

∴ 1
∴ The largest possible value of x is 15. 1
6. ∵ BD is the angle bisector of both

ABC and ADC.
∴ ABD  CBD and
ADB  CDB 1+1
∵ ADB  CBD alt. s, AD // BC 1
∴ CDB  ABD
∴ DC // AB alt. s, equal 1
∵ AD // BC and DC // AB
∴ ABCD is a parallelogram. 1

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7. Join the line BD such that BD intersects the line MN at K.
In △ABD,
∵ AD // MK and AM  MB given 1
∴ DK  KB intercept theorem 1
In △DBC, Deduct 0.5 mark for
∵ DN  NC and DK  KB 1
∴ KN // BC mid-point theorem 1
∵ AD // KN given 1
∴ AD // BC Accept any other
correct method.
8. (a) (i) The projection of the line AC on the plane

ABFE is AF. 1
(ii) The projection of the line AC on the plane
CDEF is EC. 1
(b) The angle between the line AC and the plane
ABFE is CAF. 1
(c) The angle between the planes ABCD and ABFE is
DAE (or CBF). 2
9. (a) Number of students  25 1
(b) Time spent (min) 5–8 9 – 12 13 – 16 17 – 30

Class mark (min) 6.5 10.5 14.5 18.5
Number of students 1 4 12 8
Mean time spent
1
∵ The frequency of the class interval ‘13 min – 16 min’ is the highest.
∴ The modal class is ‘13 min – 16 min’. 1

10. (a) Arithmetic mean 0.5
1
Arrange the prices (in $) in ascending order:
4.5, 7.2, 8, 9, 14, 26 0.5
Median
1
∵ The prices of all the drinks are different.
∴ There are no modes. 1
(b) Median best reflects the central tendency of the prices

of the drinks. 1

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1. D
The inequality (x – 1)(x + 3) ≤ x + 2 contains the unknown ‘x2’, it is not a linear inequality in
one unknown.
2. B
∵ –a < b
∴ –(–a) > –b
a > –b
3. C
∵ m>n
∴ –3m < –3n
4. C
5. C
∴ –5 is not a solution of the inequality.

∴ The answer is C.

6. C
7. D
Let x be the number of $2 coins, then the number of $5 coins is x – 8.
∴ The maximum number of $2 coins is 25.
8. C
The required increase
9. B
Let x be the Hand Seng Index three days ago.
Present Hang Seng Index
∴ The overall percentage decrease in the Hang Seng Index
10. B
Total expenditure last month
Total expenditure this month
∴ Percentage change in total amount of expenditure

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11. C
Let r cm be the radius of the circle.
New radius
∴ Percentage change in the area
12. D
Compound interest after 2 years
13. C
Simple interest
Compound interest
∴ The required difference
14. D
Let $x be the monthly rental income of the flat.
∴ The monthly rental income of the flat is $8875.
15. B
By definition, ADC = 90°
∴ II must be correct.
In general, I and III may not be correct.
∴ The answer is B.

16. B
For I,
in △OCB and △OAB,
OC  OA (given)
OCB  OAB (given)
OB  OB (common side)
∴ △OCB  △OAB (RHS)
∴ OBC  OBA (corr. s, △s)
i.e. OB is the angle bisector of ABC.
∴ I is correct.
For II,
COD  AOD (corr. s, △s)
In △OAC,
∵ OA  OC and AOD  COD
∴ OB is the perpendicular bisector of AC. (prop. of isos. △)
∴ II is correct.
For III,
∵ OD may not equal to DB.
∴ III may not be correct.
∴ The answer is B.
17. D
For option D,
∵ (1 + 2) cm  3 cm
i.e. The sum of lengths of the two shorter line segments is not longer than the length of the
longest line segment.
∴ The three line segments cannot form a triangle.
18. C
19. A

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20. B
21. C
One pair of opposite sides are parallel and equal is a condition for a quadrilateral to be a
parallelogram.
22. A
C  90° (property of rectangle)
In △BCD,
23. D

24. D
In △DBF,
25. B
In △ABC,
∵ AD  DB and AE  EC
In △BDE,
DF  FB and EG  GB
26. D
In △ABD,
∵ AP  PB and AS  SD (given)
∴ and SP // DB (mid-pt. theorem)
In △CBD,
∵ CQ  QB and CR  RD (given)
∴ and RQ // DB (mid-pt. theorem)
∴ SP  RQ and SP // RQ
∴ PQRS is a parallelogram. (opp. sides equal and //)
∵ PQRS is a parallelogram.
∴ SR  PQ and SR // PQ (opp. sides of // gram)
∴ I, II and III are correct.

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27. C
Join the line AR which meets the line BQ at K.
∵ PA // QB // RC and AB  BC (given)
∴ PQ  QR (intercept theorem)
∵ PQ  QR and PA // QK (given)
∴ AK  KR (intercept theorem)
In △ARP,
(mid-pt. theorem)
In △ARC,
(mid-pt. theorem)
28. D
29. B
30. D
31. A
32. C
∵ The projection of the line BH on the plane ADHE is AH.
∴ The angle between the line BH and the plane ADHE is BHA.

33. B
By the Euler’s formula,
V+F–E2
∴
∴ The polyhedron has 17 edges.
34. D
Mean score of Katie
35. B
Let x cm be the mean height of girls.
The mean height of girls is 148 cm.
36. C
The cumulative frequency that corresponds to the median
From the graph, the marks that corresponds to a cumulative frequency of 30 is 51.5.
Thus, the median

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37. C
Weight (kg) Frequency
36 – 45 6
46 – 55 14
56 – 65 18
66 – 75 10
76 – 85 2
∵ The frequency of the class interval ‘56 kg – 65 kg’ is the highest.
∴ The modal class of the weights of the students in the class is 56 kg – 65 kg.
38. B
The numbers are 3, 5, 5, 5, 9 and 9.

∴ The mode is 5.
39. A
Present mean age
Mean age 5 years ago
40. A
From the question, we have


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1. B
2. B
3. C
Value of the machine after 3 years
4. D
5. D
For I,
∵ AB  AC and BM  MC
∴ AM  BC (prop. of isos. △)
i.e. AM is the altitude of △ABC.
∴ AM passes through the orthocentre of △ABC.
∵ I is correct.

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For II,
∵ AB  AC and BM  MC
∴ BAM  CAM (prop. of isos. △)
i.e. AM is the angle bisector of BAC in △ABC.
∴ AM passes through the incentre of △ABC.
∴ II is correct.
For III,
∵ AM  BC and BM  MC
∴ AM is the perpendicular bisector of BC in △ABC.
∴ III is correct.
∴ The answer is D.
6. A
For I,
consider △AKD and △CKB.
AKD  CKB vert. opp. s
AK  CK and DK  BK diags. of // gram
∴ △AKD  △CKB SAS
∴ I is correct.
For II,
in general, AKD  CKD
∴ △ADK and △CDK may not be similar.
∴ II may not be correct.
For III,
in general, AKD  90°
∴ The equality AD2  AK2 + DK2 may not hold.
∴ III may not be correct.
∴ The answer is A.
7. C
8. C
∵ The projection of the line AE on the plane CEFD is DE.
∴ The angle between the line AE and the plane CEFD is AED.
9. C

∴ The mean of a, b, c, d and e is 10.
10. D
For I,
total number of people
arithmetic mean
Since most people (26 out of 30) have less than 3.5 credit cards, the arithmetic mean is not a
suitable average to reflect central tendency.
∴ I is incorrect.
For II,
median
∴ The median (3) is a suitable average to reflect the number of credit cards owned by these
people.
∴ II is correct.
For III,
since most of these people (24 out of 30) have 3 credit cards, the mode is also a suitable
average to reflect the number of credit cards owned by these people.
∴ III is correct.
∴ The answer is D.

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Answers

1. D 21. C
2. B 22. A
3. C 23. D
4. C 24. D
5. C 25. B
6. C 26. D
7. D 27. C
8. C 28. D
9. B 29. B
10. B 30. D
11. C 31. A
12. D 32. C
13. C 33. B
14. D 34. D
15. B 35. B
16. B 36. C
17. D 37. C
18. C 38. B
19. A 39. A
20. B 40. A


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2. B 7. C
3. C 8. C
4. D 9. C
5. D
10. D


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4. The rateable value of a flat is $365 200. If the rates

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7. In the figure, ABCD and AGFE are straight lines.

8. In the figure, ABCD is a regular tetrahedron. AG

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Height (cm) 150 151 152 153 154

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Time spent (min) 5–8 9 – 12 13 – 16 17 – 20

(a) Find the value of a.

10. The prices (in $) of 6 drinks are shown below:

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Time Allowed: 75 minutes

1. Which of the following is NOT a linear inequality in one unknown?

4. Solve the inequality .

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10. The following shows the expenditures of Jacky last month.

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30. When the net in the figure is folded into a solid, A H

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