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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 1 Name

THETA 2

1 Work out

a 14.7 + 2.63 − 1.5

…………………………

b 37.3 × 20

…………………………

c Find the cost of 3 shirts costing £8.99 each.

£…………………………
(3 marks)

2 The temperature in a freezer should be −12°C.

a During a power cut, the temperature in Bill’s freezer went up by 15°C. What was the new
temperature?

………………………°C

b The temperature in Ahad’s new freezer is 20°C. When he switched on the freezer, the
temperature fell by 2°C per hour.
How many hours did it take for the freezer to reach the correct temperature?

…………………………
(3 marks)

3 Work out

a −2 × −2 + 6

…………………………

b 6 ÷ −3 − 4

…………………………

c 3 + 10 ÷ −2

…………………………
(3 marks)

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4 Estimate the answers to each of these.

a 6.7 + 32.1 − 9.7

…………………………
124 × 17.8
b
3.7 + 1.1

…………………………
(2 marks)

5 a Between which two whole numbers does √57 lie?

…………………………

b Between which two whole numbers does 3√100 lie?

…………………………
(2 marks)

6 Bill changes his torch battery every 55 days. Asfa changes her supertorch battery every 30 days.
One morning they both put new batteries in their torches. Use prime factors to find when they
would next both change their batteries together, assuming they used their torches at the same rate.

…………………………
(3 marks)

7 Work out

a [15.7 − (3.2 + 1.5)]2

…………………………

b ( 35 –2 17 ) 3

…………………………
(4 marks)

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8 To find the radius of a circle in cm, Amy has to work out √181.3664
3.14
Use your calculator to work out the radius.

…………………………
(2 marks)

9 Work out the difference between

a 63 and 142

…………………………

b 363 and 2162

…………………………
(2 marks)

10 A grandfather won half a million pounds in the lottery. He decided to share it equally between
his 7 grandchildren.

a How much did each grandchild receive to the nearest penny?

£…………………………

b How much ‘change’ did the grandfather have?

…………………………
(3 marks)

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Answers
All answers are worth 1 mark unless otherwise indicated.

1 a 15.83
b 746
c £26.97

2 a 3°C
b 16 hours (2) 1 mark for sight of 32

3 a 4 + 6 = 10
b −2 – 4 = −6
c 3 + −5 = −2

4 a 7 + 30 − 10 = 27
b 100 × 20 ÷ (4 + 1) = 400

5 a 7 and 8
b 4 and 5

6 55 = 5 × 11 30 = 2 × 3 × 5 (1)
LCM = 11 × 5 × 3 × 2 = 330 (1)
They will change their batteries together after 330 days (1)

7 a (15.7 − 4.7)2 = 112 = 121 (2) 1 mark for sight of 11


18
b 93 = 729 (2) 1 mark for sight of or 9
2

8 7.6 cm (2) 1 mark for sight of 57.76

9 a 216 − 196 = 20
b 46 656 − 46 656 = 0

10 a £500 000 ÷ 7 = £71 428.57 to nearest penny (2) 1 mark for 500 000 ÷ 7
b £714 28.57 × 7 = £499 999.99, so change is 1p.

Question 1a 1b 1c 2 3 4 5
operations
Calculate using a mixture of

Multiply by a multiple of 10

and negative numbers


Multiply and divide positive

numbers
Add and subtract negative

and negative numbers


Multiply and divide positive

a mixture of operations
Estimate and calculate using

roots
Calculate square and cube

Objective

Step 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 1

Calculations on a calculator
6th
10

with more than one operation


6th
Use the function keys for
9

powers
Calculate, using a calculator,
5th
expressions containing
8

square roots
Work with calculations where
Answers

5th
7

brackets are squared or

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Find the LCM of 2 numbers

5th
6

less than 100

Overall mark:
Objective
Question

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 2 Name
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1 Find the area of

a the triangle

………………………cm2

b the parallelogram.

……………………… cm2
(3 marks)
2 The measurements of this polygon are given in cm.

a Write the name of the shape.


…………………………

b Work out its area by splitting it into smaller shapes.

….………………… cm2

c Work out its area using the formula for this shape.

….………………… cm2

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(5 marks)

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3 The measurements of this cuboid are given in cm.

Find the volume of this shape. Make sure to include the units in your answer.

…………………………
(2 mark)

4 Complete the missing measurements.

a 3m = ……………………… cm

b 8500 ml = …………………… litres

c 4 tonnes = ……………………… kg

d 2.4 litres = .…………………… cm3


(4 marks)

5 The volume of a cube is 15.625 cm3. Find the length of its edge.

.……………………cm
(1 mark)

6 Sketch the net of a square-based pyramid.

(2 marks)

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7 Draw the plan, the front elevation and the side elevation of this cuboid.

(3 marks)

8 a Find the surface area of the cuboid in Q7.

…….………………cm2

b Draw the cuboid on the isometric paper.

(4 marks)

9 Fill in the missing measurements.

a 6 cm2 = 6 × ………………………… = ………………………… mm2

b 40 000 cm2 = 40 000 ÷ ………………………… = ………………………… m2


(2 marks)

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 2
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10 a A road sign in France warns drivers to travel no faster than 80 km/h around a bend.

How many miles per hour is this?

….…………………mph

b My car’s petrol tank holds 8.5 gallons.


Approximately how many litres is this?

…………………………l
(4 marks)

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Answers
All answers are worth 1 mark unless otherwise indicated.

1 a 20 cm2
b 7 × 3.5 = 24.5 cm2 (2) 1 mark for sight of 3.5

2 a trapezium
15
b 21 + = 28.5 cm2 (2) 1 mark for showing splitting the shape
2
1
c 2 × (7 + 12) × 3 = 28.5 cm2 (2) 1 mark for correct formula

3 221.52 cm3 (2) 1 mark for 221.52, 1 mark for units

4 a 300 cm
b 8.5 litres
c 4000 kg
d 2400 cm3

5 2.5 cm

(2) 1 mark for correctly drawn square; 1 mark for complete net

(3) 1 mark for each diagram

8 a top and bottom = 2 × (3 × 2) = 12 cm2


2 ends = 2 × (2 ×1) = 4 cm2
2 sides = 2 × (3 × 1) = 6 cm2
total surface area = 22 cm2 (2) 1 mark for sight of 12, 4 or 6

(2) 1 mark for one face correctly drawn

9 a 6 × 100 = 600 mm2

b 40 000 ÷ 10 000 = 4 m2

10 a 50 mph (2) 1 mark for sight of correct conversion (1 km ≈ 5 mile or 8 km ≈ 5 miles)


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1 mark for sight of correct conversion (1 gallon ≈ 4.5 litres)

Know rough metric

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6th
10

equivalents of imperial
Convert between metric units
6th
9

of area
Draw 2D representation of 3D
5th
8b

objects
Calculate surface area of a
5th
8a

cuboid without drawing its net


Use plan, front and side
5th
7

elevations
KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 2

5th

Sketch net of 3D shape


6

6th
Solve volume problems
5

5th
Convert between metric
4

measures

5th
Calculate volume of a cuboid
3
b 4.5 × 8.5 = 38.25 litres (2)

6th
Find the area of a trapezium
2
Answers

Use a formula to find area of a

5th
1b

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parallelogram
Use a formula to find area of a

5th
1a triangle

Overall mark:
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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 3 Name
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1 The table shows the number of text messages that a Year 8 girl received over the last 5 days.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri


Number of texts received 10 8 9 10 11
Angle

a Complete the table and show this information in a pie chart. Label each sector with the day.

b What is the modal number of text messages she received? How can you find the mode from a
pie chart?

…………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(5 marks)

2 The table shows the results of a 7-a-side football tournament.

Number of goals scored 0 1 2 3 7


Number of teams 6 4 4 3 1

a Calculate the mean number of goals scored.

…………………………

b What is the median number of goals scored?

…………………………
(3 marks)

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 3
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3 This two-way table shows the results of a survey about the amount of pocket money some children
received per week.

0<£≤1 1<£≤5 5 < £ ≤ 10 Total


Boys 25 48
Girls 11 15
Total 30 10

a Complete the table.

b In which column would £5 go?

…………………………

c How many children took part in this survey?

…………………………

d How many girls received between £1 and £10?

…………………………
(5 marks)

4 Twelve people were asked how many fillings they had in their teeth.
Here are the results.

0 2 7 1 0 4 12 1 3 5 2 0

a Work out the mean number of fillings.

…………………………

b Work out the median number of fillings.

…………………………

c Write down the mode.

…………………………

d Which of the above would not be a sensible average to use to represent this data. Give a
reason for your answer.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(4 marks)

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 3
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5 Fifteen girls gained the following marks out of 50 in a mathematics test.

26 30 42 32 37 40 16 45 42 45 49 39 45 29 35

a Show this information on an ordered stem and leaf diagram, including a key.

Key ……………..........

b i What is the most common score?


…………………………

ii What is this type of average called?


…………………………

c Work out the girls’ median score in this test.

…………………………
(5 marks)

6 The table shows the ski boot sizes and heights of 10 sixth form students.

Ski boot size 5 71 7 61 11 61 6 91 8 61


2 2 2 2 2
Heights (cm) 158 172 169 165 183 162 160 175 170 169

a The first 6 of these points have already been placed on this scatter graph. Plot the last 4 points
onto the graph.

b What type of correlation does the scatter graph show?


…………………………

c Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph.

d Another student of height 175 cm joins the group. Estimate the size of ski boot he will need.

…………………………
(5 marks)

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Answers
All answers are worth 1 mark unless otherwise indicated.
1 a Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Totals

Number of texts received 10 8 9 10 11 48

Angle 75° 60° 67.5° 75° 82.5° 360°

(4) 1 mark for sight of 360 ÷ 48 or 7.5°; 1 mark for all


angles correct in table; 2 marks for fully correct pie
chart or 1 mark for 2 or 3 sectors correct
b 10 – the sectors will be the same size

(0 × 6) + (1 × 4) + (2 × 4) + (3 × 3) + (7 × 1) 28
2 a mean = = 18 = 1.56 (2 d.p.) (2)
6+4+4+3+1
1 mark for multiplying and adding; accept 1.6
b 1
3 a 0<£≤1 1<£≤5 5 < £ ≤ 10 Total
Boys 19 [25] 04 [48]
Girls [11] [15] 06 32
Total [30] 40 [10] 80 (2)

1 mark for 3 or more entries correct

b 1<£≤5
c 80
d 21

4 a 3.08 (2 d.p.) accept 3.1


b 2
c 0

d the mean average – because one very high number distorts the data
5 a 1 6
2 6 9
3 0 2 5 7 9
4 0 2 2 5 5 5 9
5
Key 2 6 = 26 marks (2)

1 mark for diagram; 1 mark for key


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b i 45
ii mode average
c 39

6 a

(2) 1 mark if only 1 error


b positive correlation
c line of best fit, by eye (see part a)
1
d 8 2 or 9

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6a, b, d 6c,


charts
Interpret and construct pie

simple frequency table


Calculate the mean from a

tables
Use more complex 2-way

median, mean appropriately


Use and apply the mode,

and mode
leaf diagram to find median
Construct and use a stem and

Interpret scatter graphs

Draw line of best fit by eye


Objective

Step 4th 4th 5th 6th 6th 5th 7th

Overall mark: /27

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 4 Name
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1 a i Write 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 as a power of 2

…………………………

ii Work out the answer to part a i.

…………………………

b i Write n to the power of 3 in index form.

…………………………

ii Write this as a product .

…………………………
(4 marks)

2 Simplify

a 7m − 3m

…………………………

b 4n + 5p − 2n

…………………………
(2 marks)

3 Simplify

a 4r × 3

…………………………

b 7u × 2 × 3v

…………………………
(2 marks)

4 Simplify these, using powers in your answers.

a 4x × x × 2x

…………………………

b 17y × 2z × y

…………………………
(2 marks)

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 4
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5 Find the value of these expressions when a = 5

a 2a

…………………………

b a2

…………………………

c 2a2

…………………………

d 2a × 2a

…………………………
(4 marks)

6 Expand and simplify

a 4(1 − 2c)

…………………………

b 3(7d − 2) + 10d

…………………………
(2 marks)

7 Expand and simplify

a 15 − 3(2i + 3)

…………………………

b 4(3j + 5) − 2(2j + 3)

…………………………
(2 marks)

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KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 4
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8 Abdul has n pens.

a Cathy has one more pen than Abdul. Write an expression to show this.

…………………………

b Leela has twice as many pens as Cathy. Write this as an algebraic expression.

…………………………

c Leela actually has 8 pens. Work out how many pens Abdul has.

…………………………
(3 marks)

9 The volume of a pyramid is found by multiplying the area of the base


by the vertical height and dividing by 3.
Write this as an algebraic rule for the pyramid shown in the diagram.

…………………………
(3 marks)

10 Factorise these expressions fully.

a 7 − 42k

…………………………

b 15n2 − 9n

…………………………
(2 marks)

11 a Factorise fully 5p2 − 15p

…………………………

b Substitute p = 2 into 5p2 − 15p and into your answer for part a to show that your factorisation
is correct.

…………………………
(3 marks)

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12 Solve these equations.

a q + 4 = 11

…………………………

b =3

…………………………
(2 marks)

13 Solve these equations.

a 7v − 2 = 19

…………………………

b = 24

…………………………
(2 marks)

14 Write and solve an equation to find the size of angle x.

…………………………
(2 marks)

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Answers
All answers are worth 1 mark unless otherwise indicated.

1 a i 25
ii 32
b i n3
ii n × n × n

2 a 4m
b 2n + 5p

3 a 12r
b 42uv

4 a 8x3
b 34y2z

5 a 10
b 25
c 50
d 100

6 a 4 − 8c
b 31d − 6

7 a 6 − 6i
b 8j + 14

8 a n+1
b 2(n + 1)
c n=3
1
9 V = 3 hs2 or equivalent (3) 1 mark for sight of s2; 1 mark for sight of s2h

10 a 7(1 − 6k)
b 3n(5n − 3)

11 a 5p(p − 3)
b 5p2 − 15p = 20 − 30 = −10 (1); 5p(p − 3) = 10 × −1 = −10 (1)

12 a q = 7
b s = 12

13 a v = 3
b w = 32

14 a x = 30° (2) 1 mark for 3x = 90° or equivalent

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Construct and solve simple
4th
8

equations using brackets


Multiply a negative term over
6th

a bracket containing linear


7

terms
Multiply a single term over a Construct and solve linear
6th

5th
14
6

bracket equations
Understand the difference Solve simple two-step linear
KS3 Maths Progress Unit Test 4

6th

5th
13
5

between 2n and n2 equations


Simplify expressions involving Solve simple linear equations
6th

4th
12
4

powers with integer coefficients


Substitute a positive value

6th

6th
Simplify by multiplying terms

11
3

into an expression involving n2


Simplify expressions by Use the distributive law to

4th

6th
10
2

collecting like terms take out common factors


Answers

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Know that repeated Construct equations by linking

6th

5th
multiplication can be written expressions to given
1

9
as n, n2, n3 information

Overall mark:
Objective

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