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END OF 2ND SEMESTER EXAMS SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: JHS 2

1. Find the HCF of 18, 36 and 60 A. 3m B. 2m
A. 22×32×5 B. 2×32 C. 4m D. 5m
C. 2×3×5 D. 2×3
9. Amina throws dice. What is the probability
2. How many faces has a closed cylindrical that she throws the number 3?
object? 2
A. 1 B.
3
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5 1 1
C. 2 D. 6

3. What property of addition is defined by 10. Find the missing number in the sequence
(a+b)+ c = a +(b +c) 4,8,12, .., …,…., 28.
A. commutative B. distributive A. 14, 16 22 B. 14, 18, 22
C. inverse D. associative C. 16, 18, 12 D. 16, 20, 24
4. A line that passes through the center of circle The table below gives the ages of numbers of a
from one point of circumference to the other is juvenile club. Use it to answer questions 11 to
called 13.
A. circumference B. radius
C. diameter D. cord Ages in years 8 9 10 11
Frequency 5 10 6 9
5. Simplify −27 + 18 − (10 − 14) − (−2)
A. -7 B. -35
C. -3 D. -11 11. How many people are in the club?
A. 15 B. 20
6. The diameter of a circular tray is 28cm. find C. 3 D. 34
the area of the tray
A. 88cm2 B. 44cm2 12. What is the modal age
C. 616cm2 D. 156cm2 A. 8yrs B. 9yrs
C. 10yrs D. 11yrs
7. The angle below is an example of
13. What is the probability of a number age less
than 10 chosen at random?
5 10
A. 30 B. 30

1 3
C. 2 D. 10

A. acute angle B. obtuse angle 14. How many lines of symmetry does a
C. right angle D. scalene rectangle have?
A. 1 B. 2
8. The volume of a cuboid is 150m3 if its base
C. 3 D. 4
area is 75m2. Find it height.
15.The perimeter of rectangle is 26cm if its 24. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of
length is 10cm find it area the numbers 5, 10 and 12
A. 30cm2 B. 60cm2 A. 2×3×5 B. 2×32×5
C. 130cm2 D. 160cm2 C. 22×3×5 D. 22×32×52

16. How many edges has a triangular prism? 25. Correct 48,947.2547 to the nearest
A. 3 B. 5 hundred.
C. 6 D. 9 A. 490 B. 48,900
C. 48,950 D. 49,000
The following data show the marks of students
in a class test. 10,4,1,4,3,3,2,1,1,7,8. 26. Arrange the following integers from the
least to the highest -4, 9,-10,-7 and 2.
Use the information to answer question 17 and A. -10,-7,-4,2,9 B. -10,9,-7,-4,2
18. C. -4,-7,-10,2,9 D. 2,-4,-7,9,-10
17. If the pass mark is 4 find the number of 27. Correct 5178.3426 to two decimal places.
students who scored more than the pass mark? A. 5178.00 B. 5178.30
A. 1 B. 2 C. 5178.34 D. 5178.35
C. 3 D. 4
28. An angle which is greater than 180° but less
18. Find the mean mark than 360° is……
A. 3 B. 4 A. a right angle B. an acute angle
C. 7 D. 8 C. an obtuse angle D. a reflex angle
19. Find the area of a rectangular door mat with 29. Find the area of a circle whose diameter is
length 10cm and width 3cm. 22
7cm. [Take 𝜋 ]
A. 30cm2 B. 60cm2 7
1
C. 130cm2 D. 160cm2 A. 11cm2 B. 382cm2
1
C. 442cm2 D. 54cm2
20. If 3n + 2 = 8, Find the value of n
A. 10 B. 6
30. How many lines of symmetry has a
C. 3 D. 2
rectangle?
21. Which of the following is a finite set? A. 1 B. 2
A. {2,4,6,8,---} B. {1,2,3,4,---} C. 3 D. 4
C. {---2,3,5,7} D. {3,6,9,12}
Study the triangle of odd numbers and use it to
22. If P={2,3,4,6,8} and Q={1,2,3,4}, find P∩ 𝑄 answer questions 31 and 32.
A. {2,3,4} B. {7,9,10}
13 b c 19
C. {2,3,4,5,6,8} D. {1,2,3,4,6,8}
7 9 a

3 5
23. A boy bought 3 pairs of sacks at GH₵50.00
notes. How much change was he given? 1
A. GH₵47.50 B. GH₵27.50
C. GH₵37.50 D. GH₵48.50
31. Evaluate 13 + b +c + 19 40. One of the following is not a prime number.
A. 24 B. 64 A. 1 B. 2
C. 74 D. 76 C. 23 D. 31

32. Evaluate 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐
A. 24 B.29
C. 36 D. 76

33. The instrument used to measure the angle

between two lines that meet at a point is SECTION B
known as a ………..
A. pair of compass B. set-square Answer 4 questions from this section
C. protractor D. pair of divider
All working must be clearly shown. Marks will
34. Mary had a chance to select a number from not be awarded for correct answer without
1 to 20 randomly. What is the probability that corresponding working.
the number is divisible by 3.
3 1 Q1 a) P= {factors of 30}
A. 20 B. 5
Q= {multiples of 5 less than 40}.
3 7 Find
C. 10 D. 20
i) 𝑃 ∩ 𝑄
ii) 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄
35. In class there are 12 girls and 48 boys. Find
the percentage of boy in the class b) a trader saved GH₵200.00 for 3years at 12%
A. 20% B. 40% simple interest per annum.
C. 60% D. 80% i) find his interest at the end of 3years
ii) amount he earned at the end of the 3 years.
36. What is the value of 7 in 24376
A. unit B. ten 1 2 3 1
C. tenth D. hundredth Q2 a) solve for x, if 𝑥 + 13 < −4𝑥 − 2
3

37. The distance from the centre of a circle to b) The following shows the distribution of marks
any point on its circumference is called of students in an examination.
A. circumference B. diameter
6 43 26 18 27
C. radius D. sector 42 8 22 31 39
55 44 37 47 59
38. Find the next two numbers in the sequence 10 12 36 53 48
2,5,9,14,20,_,_,44
A. 27, 34 B. 26, 35 i) Make a stem and leaf plot of the marks above
C. 27, 35 D. 26, 34
ii) Find the probability of selecting a student
39. A set which has no element is known as…….. who scored between 40 and 50.
A. a unit set B. infinite set
Iii) Find the number of students who passed the
C. empty set D. disjoint set
examination if the pass mark was 30.

Q3. a) List the first 20 prime numbers

b). Find the highest Common Factor (HCF) of 24 6b Given that, the circumference of a circle is
and 36. 44cm, find
i) The radius of the circle
1 2 7
c). Simplify 56 − 3 3 + 6 12 ii) The area of the circle
22
[take π= 7 ]
Q4 (a) Using ruler and a pair of compass only,
construct:
i. Triangle XYZ such that the length XY=10cm,
XYZ=30° and length YZ=9cm
ii. Perpendicular from Z to meet line XY at P
iii. Measure the
(α) length PZ
(β) angle XZY
iv. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole
number, the area of triangle XYZ.

5 1
b) 6(3 6 − 1 4

5. The diagram below is a cylinder which has

diameter of 4cm and height of 14cm.
a. Find the circumstance of the base.
b. Find the area of the base.
c. Find the volume of the cylinder.
d. Find the total surface area (TSA) of the
cylinder if it is closed at both ends.

4cm

14cm

6. The table shows the distributive of marks in a

class test.

Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequenc 5 6 5 3 4 2
y

a. Using a graph sheet, draw a bar chart for the

distribution.
b. Calculate the mean mark of the distribution,
correct to the nearest whole number.