Highlands Primary School

2011 Grade 6 End of Year Exams

Maths Paper 1

1. What number is shown by the abacus?

T.Th Th H T U

A. 31,624 B. 16 000 C. 31 624 D. 316,24

2. What is the value of 4 in 143 962?

A. 4 000 B. 40 000 C. 400 D. 40

3. 675 to the nearest 10 is

A. 700 B. 670 C. 680 D. 600

4. 63,8 x 100 =
A. 638,0 B. 63,80 C. 6 380 D. 6,380

5. Change 1 605c to $ A. $160.50 B. $106.05 C. $1.605 D. $16.05

6. Which line is vertical?

A. B. C. D.

7. 3 – 0,036 = A. 2,974 B. 3.064 C. 1,964 D. 2,964

8. 15/20 is equivalent to A. 3/5 B. ¾ C. 3/106 B. D. ¼

75
9. Choose the correct sign to put in place of to make the statement true: 0,75 /100
A. > B. < C. = D. ≠

10. What is the product of 87 and 15?

A. 1 305 B. 1 503 C. 1 530 D. 1 035

11. Write 0,84 as a percentage

A. 88% B. 84% C. 48% D. 184%

12. 4/6 = /12 A. 6 B. 3 C. 8 D. 2

13. Which shape is an equilateral?

A. B. C. D.

14. The average of 7 , 8 , 13 and 12 is

A. 5 B. 8 C. 40 D. 10

15. 1 – 3/8 = A. 5/8 B. ½ C. ¼ D. 4/5

16. 4/9 of 72 is A. 36 B. 32 C. 44 D. 40

17. 2½ + 31/3 is A. 65/6 B. 55/6 C. 61/6 D. 53/4

18. 3,76 ÷ 4 is A. 9,4 B. 9,9 C. 0,99 D. 0,94

19. A cube has __ dimensions.

A. 4 B.3 C. 2 D. 1

20. 9 is a factor of
A. 29 B. 36 C. 91 D. 22

21. In the table below K represents __

1 2 3 4 5 6
4 7 10 13 16 K

A. 19 B. 25 C. 31 D. 28

22. A pole is 4m long. Two fifths of it is buried below the ground.

What is the height of the pole above the ground?
A. 1,6m B. 2,4m C. 2m D. 3,4m

23. The value of X is

A. 75o B. 65o C. 105o D. 115o

24. Faith was facing north. She turns through 3 right angles in a clockwise direction.
What direction is she facing now?
A. North B. South C. East D. West
25. A shopkeeper ought 30 blankets for $840. He sold them for $40 each.
How much profit did he make on each blanket?
A. $9.00 B. $12.00 C. $15.30 D. 413.50

26. What is the area of the triangle below?

6cm 6cm

4cm

10cm

A. 40cm2 B. 60cm2 C. 20cm2 D. 26cm2

27. Quarter to seven in the morning is

A. 1945 B.0645 C. 0715 D. 1840

28. The lowest common multiple of 10 and 8 is

A. 4 B. 2 C. 40 D. 80

29. A full jam tin is 1.050kg. The empty tin is 0,0651kg. The net mass is
A. 985g B. 1,115kg C. 1,015kg D. 1,095kg
30. Mr Ncube left Hwange at 7:45am and arrived in Bulawayo at 11:25.
How long did the journey take him?
A. 2h 20min B. 4h 20min C. 3h 40min D. 3h 20min

31. The volume of the box is

10cm

10

10cm
20cm

A. 2 000cm2 B. 200cm3 C. 3 000cm3 D. 2 000cm3

32. Which of these numbers is a prime number?

A. 244 B. 151 C. 76 D. 336

33. How many twenty cent pieces are there in $48.00?

A. 4 800 B. 480 C. 140 D. 240

34. 30 marks out of 40 as a percentage is

A. 30% B. 75% C. 35% D. 85%

35. Increase 19 643 by 2 497

A. 17 046 B. 22 040 C. 22 140 D. 17 460
36. What is 43/8 as an improper fraction?
A. 15/8 B. 32/8 C. 35/8 D. 24/8

37. What is the perimeter of this shape?

20m

15m 40m

75m

A. 115m3 B. 150m C. 1,5m2 D. 151m2

38. Mrs Moyo carried 11 litres of water daily. How much water did she carry in February 1991?
A. 319 litres B. 308 litres C. 391 litres D. 313 litres

39. 360o = ___ revolution.

A. 4 B. ¼ C. 1 D. ½

Complete question 40 – 42 by choosing your

A. Sphere B. Radius C. Diameter D. Circumference T

40. Y is the _____ Y S

41. Z is the _____ S

42. T is the _____

Z
43. Three-fifths of a kilogram of sweets is shared equally among 12 children.
How many grams of sweets did each child receive?
A. 600g B. 12g C. 40g D. 50g

44. A dollar was shared between Faith and Tino in the ration of 3:2. How many cents did Tino get?
A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 80

45. A school had 450 pupils. One day 10% of the pupils were absent. How many were present?
A. 45 B. 450 C. 405 D. 50

46. Which one is a square number?

A. 8 B. 12 C. 9 D. 2

47. Tariro was supposed to ring the bell at 10:30am for break but her watch was 18 minutes ahead.
At what time did she ring the bell?
A. 1130h B. 1048h C. 1012h D. 1002h

48. Which two numbers have a sum of 18 and a product of 81?

A. 16 and 2 B. 9 and 9 C. 24 and 2 D. 10 and 8
49. What is the selling price?

Buying Price Selling Price Loss

$836.28 $23.94

A. $812.24 B. $860.22 C. $812.34 D. $813.34

50. 8o = A. 0 B. 1 C. 8 D. 9