SECONDARY SCHOOLS ENTRANCE

EXAMINATION

This TEST is divided into THREE SECTIONS:

1. English Essay 30 Minutes 1 Choice of Five Questions

2. Mathematics 60 Minutes 55 Items

3. Language Arts 80 Minutes 85 Items

Make sure you read and understand the instructions before you
start to work on any section.

Write your answers and show all workings on the question paper.
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1. ADD:
358
+431

2. SUBTRACT:
394
- 283

3. Divide

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4. MULTIPLY
420
x 3

5. Write in figures: Twenty one thousand

and fifty six.

6. What number when expanded gives:

(16 x 1000) + (3 x 100) + (5 x 10) + (7 x 1)

7. What is the sum of 189 and 201?

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8. How much less than 74 is 39?

9. How many fives are there in 465?

Find the value of each letters

10. t + t + 2 =- 10

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11. P-8=13

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12. BxB-3=33

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13. F -:- 7 = 17
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The figure below is a r.ectangle divided into

. equal parts.

14. Whatfractionofthe rectangle is shaded?

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15. 4,7 + 2,7

3 . 1
16.
'5 -. '5
17. 0.5x7

18. Write 6'9 as a fraction in its lowest terms.

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19. 126 minutes =

hrs mins

20.
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10 2 correct time if the
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8 I 4
fast? ;

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SECTION 2

21. 8 cherries cost 72 cents. What would 64

similar cherries cost?

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22. Find the cost of 15 plums at 3 for $1.00.

23. Share $9.20 between Mario and Richard

so that Richard gets $1.80 less than Mario.

24. Threenumbels add \of) tb 501. lWo otthe

oLlmbars are. 145 and 239. Whatis the
ihirdrvJn"t)er?

A school con_"~ 12.dasYOCmS.Ihhere.

ere. 35 pupils in efU:h da.sSt'OCm. -tindthe.
number of pUPils in the. school.

Whatis the vatue ofangfe,q

27. What is the smallest numberto be added

to 827 to make it exactly divisible by 8?

28. If (4 xA) = 17. What is 8 xA + 9)?

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29, A 35fJltnutes lesson ended at10;45 am, I i
When djd it begin?

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MotnerpLt.rcka§ed 4- '4- metres of cotton
anQ 3 B'a metresorlinen, HGJW much
matenal ~,d 5hebY..y in aU?

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When I doutJ(ea certain t"wnbec'"8nd add

5to the resLdts '9et77, Whatwas the.
numbeMhatwas doul'j,ed?

A fatheris 4ume5 as old as rus son whose

vesentage is 15., H~w oid 'is the fcrthe-r?

The Sverage we~9htof'4-~a9~is 40f\96 1-(

anoth(M bag 45k.g is addEd; what is ene
total weiBhtofatl (fte ba~ ~

In q~stionS ~, 36 arrange each

number sGt in orde~ of Size. begInning
'\Nfth the LARGEST.

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36. 3 1/ x 22/
3 5

37. A boy sold 87 papers on Friday and 48

more than Friday on Saturday. How many
papers did he sellon the 2 days?

38. . What is the quotient when 572 is divided ,

by 12?

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1 39. In 6 matches a cricketer scored an
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I, Examine the diagram then answer I

II I questions 40-45.
I A B

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40. Name a vertical line

41. Name a line parallel toAE.

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42. What type of line isAD?

43. If I have 78 plums to share among 6

children. How many more plums must I put
with them so that each child gets 14?

18m

20m

44. Find the perimeter of this figure.

45. What is the area of this figure?

SECTION 3

Dad has:
3 fifty dollar notes .
4 ten dollar notes .
2 two dollar notes .
6 ten cents coins .

46. How much money does he have

altogether?

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47. I bought 4 shirts at $17.50 each. How much

change willi receive from $1 OO.OO?

Use the information shown below to

answer Questions 48-49

I $1.00 Jamaica = $0.3Q Barbados I

48. How many Barbados dollars should Jerry
get in exchange for $20.00 Jamaica?

49. How many Jamaica dollars should he get in

exchange for $120.00 Barbados?

Use the information below to answer

I Question 50.

Bargain Centre
15%VATon
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50. The price of a bicycle before VAT is added

is $640.00. What is the selling price?

51. A water tank two thirds full contains

12litres. How many more litres of water
are needed to fill the tank?

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52. Every time a farmer puts his pigs into

groups of 3, 5 or 6 two pigs are left out.
How many pigs does the farmer have?

53. Mother needs 6kg of flour to make 24

cakes. How much flour would she need to
make 60 similar cakes?

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54. Mr. Smail paid $45.00 for two adults and

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3 children to attend an exhibition. If an
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adult ticket was 3 times that of a child ticket,
what was the cost of an adult ticket?
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55. 8 pens costs the same as 3 books. How

many books costs the same as 24 pens?

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