MATHEMATICS

FORM 1 TERM 1 PRACTICE TEST

TOTAL: 40 MARKS

Name: ______________________________ Date:______________

1. Sam has completed his Math homework. Can you spot any mistakes?

(2 marks)

2. A red light flashes every 6 seconds. A yellow light flashes every 4 seconds. After 12
seconds, they flash together. When will they both flash at the same time again?
(3 marks)

3. Alanna has two lengths of ribbon. One length of ribbon is 36cm long and the other
length is 45cm long. Alanna wants to cut lengths of ribbon into shorter lengths that
are of equal length. She does not want any ribbon left over. What is the longest
possible length for each of the shorter lengths of ribbon?
(3 marks)

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4. Jessica wants to attach ribbon around her wardrobe. She has 4 metres of ribbon.
How much more does she need? Give your answer as a fraction.

(5 marks)

5. Calculate
a) 6 + 6 ÷ 3

(1 mark)
b) 8 + 3(5 − 1)

(1 mark)
c) 9 × 2 + 20 ÷ 2

(1 mark)

6. Joey thinks the answer to 16 + 4 × 2 is 40. Albert thinks the answer to 16 + 4 × 2 is

24. Who is correct? Explain your answer.
(2 mark)

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7. Evaluate
a) −5 + 3 f) 5 × −3

b) 4 − 8
g) −2 × −4

c) −3 − 2
h) −8 ÷ 4

d) 3 − −2
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i)
−5

e) −3 − −2
j) −15 ÷ −3

(10 marks)
8. The Universal Set, U is the set of cars in Trinidad.
B = {blue cars} S = {sports cars}.
Which of these Venn diagrams represents the statement “all blue cars are sports
cars”?

(1 mark)

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9. In a class of 40 students,
14 students study French only,
8 students study both Spanish and French,
21 students study Spanish and
5 students do not study either French or Spanish.

a) Complete the Venn Diagram below to show the information given above.
(3 marks)

b) How many students in the class study only one of these languages?
(1 mark)

10. Draw a Venn diagram to represent the following information:

a) What is the set AUB?

(2 marks)

b) What is the number of elements in A∩B?

(1 mark)

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11. Illustrate the following by shading the appropriate regions on the Venn diagram.
i. A

ii. B’

iii. AUB’

iv. A∩B’

(4 marks)