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Mathematics Department
HKUGA College
MATHEMATICS
S1 UNIT TEST 3 – ESTIMATION IN MESUREMENT, GEOMETRY, &
AREA AND VOLUME (I)
2009-2010

50 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.
 The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

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. Find x.
answers on page 3.
31
1. What strategy/strategies may have been
applied in the following estimation?

49.66 20.96 13.334  50  20 10

I. Rounding off (3x  29)

II. Rounding up
III. Front-end method A 50
B 59
A I only C 17
B II only D 28
C I and II only
D I, II and III
6. Which figure below is the cross-section
obtained when the solid is cut along the
2. Estimate the value of the following dotted lines OA and AB?
expression by rounding down each
number to the nearest integer.

13.8 + 12.3 + 15.9 +12.1

A 56
B 52 A
C 54
D 40

3. B

Find x. C
A 18
B 22
C 16
D 32
D
4. Find b.

A 71°
B 72°
C 66°
D 65

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7. Which solid below does not have 9. Find the total surface area of the prism.
uniform cross-section?
A 40 m2
A B 63 m2
C 76 m2
D 84 m2

B
10. Find the volume of the prism.

C
A 336 cm3
B 720 cm3
C 288 cm3
D 576 cm3
D

Answers for multiple choice questions:

Instructions 1. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ

Do not mark 2. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
8. Which of the following has the largest
above, below, to 3. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
volume? the right or left
A of the bubble so 4. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
that the mark 5. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
goes into the
spaces for the 6. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
B next bubble. 7. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ

Correct 8. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
9. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
C 10. Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ
Incorrect

TOTAL FOR SECTION A: 20 MARKS

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Section B Conventional Questions

1. Write down the estimated values of the following numbers by using the methods in brackets.(4 marks)

(i) 24 358.12 = (Round off to the nearest hundred) Question Total

(ii) 24 758.12 = (Round down to the nearest thousand)

(iii) 24 358.12 = (Round up to the nearest integer)
(iv) 24 358.12 = (Front-end Method)

2. In the figure, name and classify the types of the marked angles. (5 marks)

Angle Type
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(i) a
(ii) b
(iii) c
(iv) d
(v) e

3. In the figures, classify the types of the triangle by their sides and state with reason. (3 marks)
Triangle Type of Triangle Reason
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4. The table below shows the prices and quantities of the items which Mr Lee buys at the
supermarket. It is known that Mr Lee has $130. (4 marks)
Unit Price $9.9 $35.1 $24.8 $6.3
Quantities bought 3 1 2 1 Question Total

(a) Round up each price to the nearest integer and then find the estimated value of the goods.
(b) Determine if he has enough money to pay for the goods.

5. Find x in the figure. (3 marks)

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6. Find the values of x and y in the figure. (4 marks)

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7. In the figure, ABCF is a parallelogram. FC and BD meet at E. (2 marks)
Find the area of the shaded region.
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8. Find the area of the shaded region in the following figure. (2 marks)

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9. Find the volume of the following prism. (3 marks)

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10. In A company has designed a magazine holder as shown in Figure I. (6 marks)
(The front face is not covered.)
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(a) Find the area of the cardboard required for making this magazine holder.

(b) This company is considering another design of magazine holder as shown in Figure II. Find the
area of cardboard required for making this new magazine holder.

(c) Which design uses less cardboard? How much cardboard can it save?

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11. Represent the given solid by a 2-D figure on the given isometric grid paper. (2 marks)

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12. Sketch a possible net for the following rectangular prism. (2 marks)

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TOTAL FOR SECTION B: 40 MARKS

END OF TEST

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