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UNITS 1-20 Diagnostic Test E (Standard)

You have ONE HOUR to complete this test.

You are not allowed to use a calculator.

1. What percentage of the square below is shaded:

%
(2 marks)

2. Convert these decimals to fractions in their simplest form:

(a) 0.9

(b) 0.04
(3 marks)

7
3. Write as a decimal.
10
(1 mark)

4. Write 30% as a fraction in its simplest form.

(2 marks)

5. Calculate 5% of £40. £
(2 marks)

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6. For the data set below,

1 2 2 6 5 1 3 6 1
calculate:

(a) the mean,

(b) the median,

(c) the mode,

(d) the range.

(6 marks)

7. The frequency of the daily rainfall, in cm, during one month, is given below:

7
Frequency
6

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No. of cm of rainfall per day

(a) How many days were there in the month?

(b) On how many days was there 1 cm of rainfall?

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(c) What is the modal frequency of this data?

(d) What is the range of the daily number of cm of rainfall?

(4 marks)

8. The length of a line is measured as 8 cm to the nearest cm.

What is:

(a) the upper bound for the length of the line, cm

(b) the lower bound for the length of the line? cm

(4 marks)

9. On the plan below, 1 cm represents 4 m.

What is the actual length of the longest side?

m
(2 marks)

10. On a map, 1 cm represents an actual distance of 20 km.

(a) What actual distance does 5 cm on the map represent? km

(b) What distance on the map represents an actual distance

cm
of 60 km?
(4 marks)

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11. Calculate:

(a) 4.5 − 3.2 =

(b) 5.6 ÷ 8 =
(3 marks)

12. Calculate, giving your answers in their simplest form:

1 2
(a) + =
5 5
7 3
(b) − =
10 10
1 3
(c) 1 + =
4 4
2 3
(d) 1 − =
5 5
(5 marks)

1
13. John eats of a cake. What fraction of the cake is left?
6
(2 marks)

14. Write down the next two terms of this sequence:

4, 8, 12, 16, ,
(2 marks)

15. Write the time 6:34 p.m. in 24 hour clock time.

(1 mark)

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16. Write the 24 hour clock time 1352 using 'a.m.' or 'p.m.'

(1 mark)

17. If a = 2, b = 1 and c = 4 , calculate

2a + b − c
(1 mark)

18. Simplify:

a + a + a − 2a =
(1 mark)

19. Solve the equation:

6 x = 24 x=
(2 marks)

3
20. Sarah has 60 tapes. of them are classical music tapes.
4
How many are non-classical tapes?
(2 marks)

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Marks

Unit 17 18 19 20 Revision

Question 1-5 6-7 8 - 10 11 - 13 14 - 20

Total marks 10 10 10 10 10
available Final total
Total

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UNITS 1-20 Diagnostic Test E (Standard) Answers

1. 60% B2 (2 marks)

9 4 1
2. (a) (b) = B1 M1 A1 (3 marks)
10 100 25

3. 0.7 B1 (1 mark)

30 3
4. = M1 A1 (2 marks)
100 10

5
5. 40 × = £2 M1 A1 (2 marks)
100

27
6. (a) =3 M1 A1
9
(b) 2 B2
(c) 1 B1
(d) 6 −1= 5 B1 (6 marks)

7. (a) 30 B1
(b) 5 B1
(c) 0 B1
(d) 7 B1 (4 marks)

8. (a) 8.5 cm B2
(b) 7.5 cm B2 (4 marks)

9. 4 × 3 = 12 m M1 A1 (2 marks)

10. (a) 5 × 20 = 100 km M1 A1

60
(b) = 3 cm M1 A1 (4 marks)
20

11. (a) 1.3 B1

(b) 0.7 B2 (3 marks)
3 2 4
12. (a) (b) (c) 2 (d) B1 B1 B1 B2 (5 marks)
5 5 5
5
13. B2 (2 marks)
6

14. 20, 24 B1 B1 (2 marks)

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15. 1834 B1 (1 mark)

16. 1:52 p.m. B1 (1 mark)

17. 1 B1 (1 mark)

18. a B1 (1 mark)
24
19. x = =4 M1 A1 (2 marks)
6
1
20. × 60 = 15 M1 A1 (2 marks)
4
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Asessment

45 + Excellent – should be on Academic Route

40 - 45 Very good progress

30 - 40 Good progress: look carefully at mistakes

20 - 30 Steady progress, but you will need to work more carefully and/or make
more effort

20 - Struggling, so look carefully at your weak points to see where to target

extra work

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UNITS 1-20 Diagnostic Test E (Academic)

You have ONE HOUR to complete this test.

You are not allowed to use a calculator.

1. What percentage of the square below is shaded:

%
(2 marks)

2. Convert these decimals to fractions in their simplest form:

(a) 0.04

(b) 0.525
(3 marks)

7
3. Write as a decimal.
100
(1 mark)

4. Write 48% as a fraction in its simplest form.

(2 marks)

5. Calculate 15% of £80. £

(2 marks)

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6. For the data set below,

1 2 2 6 5 1 3 6 1
calculate:

(a) the mean,

(b) the median,

(c) the mode,

(d) the range.

(6 marks)

7. The daily rainfall, in cm, during one month is given below:

0 1 1 4 5 7 1 0 6 6

4 2 1 0 0 3 7 6 4 5

0 1 0 3 4 5 3 5 6 6

(a) Complete the tally chart below:

Rainfall (cm) Frequency Total Frequency

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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(b) Draw a vertical line frequency diagram below to illustrate the data:

7
Frequency
6

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No. of cm of rainfall per day
(4 marks)

8. The length of a line is measured as 8 cm to the nearest cm.

What is:

(a) the upper bound for the length of the line, cm

(b) the lower bound for the length of the line? cm

(4 marks)

9. On the plan below, 1 cm represents 4 m.

What is the actual area of the shape?

m2

(2 marks)

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10. A map is drawn with a scale of 1 : 200 000.

(a) What actual distance, in km, does 1 cm km
on the map represent?

(b) What distance on the map represents an

cm
actual distance of 12 km?
(4 marks)
11. Calculate:

(a) 5.6 ÷ 8 =

(b) 0.032 + 2.88 =

(2 marks)

12. Calculate, giving your answers in their simplest form:

7 3
(a) − =
10 10

2 1
(b) × =
3 4

1 2
(c) ÷ =
2 5
(6 marks)

1
13. John eats of a cake. What fraction of the cake is left?
6
(2 marks)

14. Write down the next two terms of this sequence:

2, 3, 5, 8, 12, ,
(2 marks)

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15. Write the time 6:34 p.m. in 24 hour clock time.

(1 mark)

16. Write the 24 hour clock time 1352 using 'a.m.' or 'p.m.'
(1 mark)

17. If a = 2, b = 1 and c = 4 , calculate

2a + b − c
(1 mark)

18. Simplify:

5a − 3b − 2 a + b =
(1 mark)

19. Solve the equation:

4 x + 6 = 30 x=
(2 marks)

3
20. Sarah has 60 tapes. of them are classical music tapes.
4
How many are non-classical tapes?
(2 marks)

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UNITS 1-20 Diagnostic Test E (Academic)

Marks

Unit 17 18 19 20 Revision

Question 1-5 6-7 8 - 10 11 - 13 14 - 20

Total marks 10 10 10 10 10
available Final total
Total

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UNITS 1-20 Diagnostic Test E (Academic) Answers

1. 45% B2 (2 marks)
4 1
2. (a) = B1
100 25
525 21
(b) = M1 A1 (3 marks)
1000 40
3. 0.07 B1 (1 mark)

48 12
4. = M1 A1 (2 marks)
100 25

5. £12 B2 (2 marks)

27
6. (a) =3 M1 A1
9
(b) 2 B2
(c) 1 B1
(d) 6 −1= 5 B1 (6 marks)

7. Rainfall (cm) Frequency Total Frequency

0 I I I I I 6
1 I I I I 5
2 I 1
3 I I I 3
4 I I I I 4
5 I I I I 4
6 I I I I 5
7 I I 2
B2
(b) 7
Frequency
6

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B2 (4 marks)
No. of cm of rainfall per day

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8. (a) 8.5 cm B2
(b) 7.5 cm B2 (4 marks)

9. 8 × 12 = 96 m 2 M1 A1 (2 marks)

10. (a) 200 000 cm = 2 km M1 A1

12
(b) = 6 cm M1 A1 (4 marks)
2

11. (a) 0.7 B1

(b) 2.912 B1 (2 marks)
4 2
12. (a) = M1 A1
10 5
2 1
(b) = M1 A1
12 6
1 5 5 1
(c) × = =1 M1 A1 (6 marks)
2 2 4 4
5
13. B2 (2 marks)
6
14. 17, 23 B1 B1 (2 marks)

15. 1834 B1 (1 mark)

16. 1:52 p.m. B1 (1 mark)

17. 1 B1 (1 mark)

18. 3 a − 2 b B1 (1 mark)

19. 4 x = 24, x=6 M1 A1 (2 marks)

1
20. × 60 = 15 M1 A1 (2 marks)
4
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Asessment

45 + Excellent – should be on Express Route

40 - 45 Very good progress

30 - 40 Good progress: look carefully at mistakes

20 - 30 Steady progress, but you will need to work more carefully and/or make
more effort

20 - Struggling, so look carefully at the mistakes in your work; you might be

better advised to transfer to the Standard Route

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UNITS 1-20 Diagnostic Test E (Express)

You have ONE HOUR to complete this test.

You are not allowed to use a calculator.

1. What percentage of the rectangle below is shaded:

%
(2 marks)

2. Convert these decimals to fractions in their simplest form:

(a) 0.525

(b) 0.048
(2 marks)

17
3. Write as a decimal.
250
(2 marks)

1
4. Write 17 % as a fraction in its simplest form.
2
(2 marks)

5. Calculate 15% of £86. £

(2 marks)

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6. The daily rainfall, in cm, during one month is given below:

0 1 1 4 5 7 1 0 6 6

4 2 1 0 0 3 7 6 4 5

0 1 0 3 4 5 3 5 6 6

(a) Draw a vertical line frequency diagram below, to represent the data:

7
Frequency
6

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No. of cm of rainfall per day

(b) Determine the (i) mean

(ii) median

(iii) mode

(iv) range

(c) Which of the average values does not give a

reasonable representation?

Why not?
(10 marks)

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7. The mass of a bag of sugar is given as 450 g, correct to the nearest 5 g.

What is the lower bound of the mass?
(2 marks)

8. On the plan below, 1 cm represents 4 m.

What is the actual area of the shape?

m2

(2 marks)

9. A map is drawn with a scale of 1 : 200 000.

(a) What actual distance, in km, does 1 cm
on the map represent? km

(b) What distance on the map represents an

actual distance of 12 km? cm
(4 marks)
10. 8 cm on a map represents an actual distance of 40 km.

What is the scale of the map in the form 1 : k ? k=

(2 marks)

11. Calculate:

(a) 2.3 × 0.4 =

(b) 6.7 ÷ 0.5 =

(3 marks)

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12. Calculate, giving your answer in its simplest form:

3 7
(a) − =
5 8

2 9
(b) × =
3 16

4 8
(c) ÷ =
7 21
(5 marks)

13. Calculate the area of the rectangle below. Give your answer as a fraction.

1
1 cm
3

2
2 cm
9
Area = cm 2
(2 marks)

14. Write down the next two terms of this sequence:

20, 18, 14, 8, ,

(2 marks)

15. If a = 2, b = 1 and c = − 4 , calculate:

2a + b − c
(1 mark)

16. Simplify:

5a − 3b − 2 a + b =
(1 mark)

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17. Solve each of the following equations:

(a) 4 x + 6 = 30 x=

(b) 2 x + 3 = 5 x − 12 x=
(4 marks)

18. Calculate the area of this shape:

4 cm

2 cm
1 cm
Area = cm 2
2 cm
(2 marks)

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Marks

Unit 17 18 19 20 Revision

Question 1-5 6 7 - 10 11 - 13 14 - 18
Total marks 10 10 10 10 10
available Final total
Total

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10 1
1. = , i.e. 25% B2 (2 marks)
40 4
21
2. (a) B1
40
6
(b) B1 (2 marks)
125

17 68
3. = = 0.068 M1 A1 (2 marks)
250 1000

17 12 35 7
4. = = M1 A1 (2 marks)
100 200 40

15
5. × 86 = 12.9, i.e. £12.90 M1 A1 (2 marks)
100
6. (a)
7
Frequency
6

2
axes B1
1 diagram B2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No. of cm of rainfall per day

(b) (i) 3.2 B2

(ii) 3.5 B1
(iii) 0 B1
(iv) 7 B1

(c) mode ; this is not a representative value B1 B1 (10 marks)

7. 447.5 B2 (2 marks)

8. 8 × 12 = 96 m 2 M1 A1 (2 marks)

9. (a) 200 000 cm = 2 km M1 A1

12
(b) = 6 cm M1 A1 (4 marks)
2

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10. k = 500 000 B2 (2 marks)

11. (a) 0.92 B1

(b) 13.4 B2 (3 marks)
11
12. (a) − B2
40
3
(b) B1
8
4 21 3
(c) × = M1 A1 (5 marks)
7 8 2
80
13. B2 (2 marks)
27
14. 0, – 10 B1 B1 (2 marks)
15. 9 B1 (1 mark)

16. 3 a − 2 b B1 (1 mark)

24
17. (a) x= , x=6 M1 A1
4
(b) 3 x = 15, x = 5 M1 A1 (4 marks)

18. 4 + 1 = 5 cm 2 M1 A1 (2 marks)

(TOTAL MARKS 50)

Assessment

45 + Excellent

40 - 45 Very good progress

30 - 40 Good progress: look carefully at mistakes

20 - 30 Steady progress, but you will need to work more carefully and/or make
more effort

20 - Struggling, so look carefully at the mistakes in your work; you might be

better advised to transfer to the Academic Route

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