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Mathematics Department
HKUGA College
MATHEMATICS
S1 UNIT TEST 1 – BASIC MATHEMATICS AND DIRECTED NUMBERS
2009-2010

45 minutes

TOTAL: 60 MARKS

Name:______________________________________ Class:_________________________( )

INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS

 Do not open this test paper until instructed to do so.

 Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers must be given exactly or to 2
decimal places.

ADVICE TO STUDENTS

 Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer with no working. Answers must be
supported by working and/or explanations.
 Where an answer is incorrect, some marks may be given for a correct method, provided this is
shown by written working. All students should therefore be advised to show their working.
 A maximum of 2 marks will be deducted throughout the whole paper for poor presentation of
answers and for missing units.

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Section A Multiple Choice Questions – Write 5. How many negative integers are there in
answers on page 3. the interval between –15.3 and –8.1?

1. Which of the following numbers is A 6

smaller than –10? B 9
A –11 C 8
B –8 D 7
C +10
D 0
6. The first six even numbers are

2. 5 A 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13
–6, 0, –6.5, – B 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
6
If a horizontal number line is used to C 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
indicate the above numbers, the number D 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
on the most left-hand side of the number
line is
7. Which of the following groups of
A –6 numbers are all prime numbers?
B 0
C –6.5 A 1, 2, 23, 73
5 B 3, 61, 83, 97
D –
6 C 2, 29, 31, 33
D 2, 31, 67, 91

3. Arrange the following numbers in

ascending order. 8. Which of the following must be correct?

+5, –3.5, +0.7, 0, –6 I. The difference of two negative

numbers must be negative.
A 0, +0.7, –3.5, +5, –6 II. The sum of two negative numbers
B –3.5, –6, 0, +0.7, +5 must be negative.
C –6, –3.5, 0, +0.7, +5 III. The product of two negative numbers
D +0.7, –6, +5, –3.5, 0 must be positive.

A II only
4. Which of the following values will give a B III only
negative value for  a 2  2b 2 ? C I and II
D II and III
I. a = -2 and b = 3
II. a = 4 and b = -1
III. a = b. 9. Which of the following expressions gives
the greatest value if y is a negative
A I only number?
B II only
C III only A (–y) + (–y) × (–y)
D II and III B y – (–y) × (–y)
C y × (–y) ÷ (–y)
D y ÷ (–y) – (–y)

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10. In a mathematics quiz, each team would
get 20 marks for a correct answer, lose 10
marks for a wrong answer and lose 5
marks for no response. 1C class got 3
correct answers, 5 wrong answers and 2
questions with no response. What was its
score?

A 10 marks
B 0 mark
C 10 marks
D 20 marks

Answers for multiple choice questions:

Instructions

Do not mark
above, below, to
the right or left
of the bubble so
that the mark
goes into the
spaces for the
next bubble.

Correct

Incorrect

TOTAL FOR SECTION A: 20 MARKS

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Section B Conventional Questions

1. Fill in the blanks. (4 marks)

(a) The first 4 multiples of 15 are .
(b) All factors of 24 are . Question Total

(c) The smallest 3-digit prime number is .

(d) The largest single digit composite number .

2. (a) Express 360 in the product of prime numbers in index notation. (6 marks)
360 =

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(b) Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of 48 and 84.

H.C.F. of 48 and 84 =

L.C.M. of 48 and 84 =

(c) Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of and

(Leave your answers in product of prime number in index notation.)

H.C.F. of and =

L.C.M. of and =

3. (a) Arrange the following directed numbers in descending order. (2 marks)

5 5 11
3.8, + ,  ,  , +2.9
9 6 6 Question Total

(a)
(b) Arrange the following directed numbers in ascending order.
26 5 17
+ , 7.2,  , +1.4, 
7 12 3

(b)

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4. (4 marks)
(a) Find the values of P, Q and R indicated on the number line below.
Hence, find the values of the following. Question Total

(b) P  Q + R
Q2  P2
(c) 
R 5

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5. Find the values of the following expressions without using a calculator. Write your steps clearly
to show how you arrive at the answer. (12 marks)
(a) (10)(3)  9  (4.5)
(b) [(12)  7]  (15) Question Total

( 6)  (2)
(c)
12  (4)

 1  1  1  
(d)  4   3  3        2
 4  8  16  

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6. An elevator moves down 10 floors after moving up 6 floors from the ground. Then it moves up 2
floors. How many floors above or below the ground is the elevator now? (2 marks)

Question Total

7. A box contains at least 300 pens. All pens will be packed into either 12 pens or 16 pens each
pack. No pen is left in either package. Find the minimum number of pens in the box. (2 marks)

Question Total

8. The body temperature in degrees Celsius of Martin at 9:00 a.m. was 37 °C. His temperature in °C
was then measured every hour and the change compared to the previous hour was recorded: (3 marks)
+0.7, +0.2 , +0.8 , -0.4 , +0.7 , -1 , -0.5
(a) Find the body temperature of Martin at 1:00p.m. Question Total

(b) Find the highest and lowest temperatures.

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9. In a quiz between Suukyi and Newton House, each team would get 5 marks for a correct answer
and lose 2 marks for a wrong answer or no response. (5 marks)
(a) Suukyi House got 15 correct answers and 5 wrong answers. What was its score?
(b) Newton House also got 15 correct answers but its score was 8 marks less than
Suukyi House’s. How many wrong answers did Newton House get? Question Total

TOTAL FOR SECTION B: 40 MARKS

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