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33.
34,
35.
36.
Item 33 refers to the following circle with
center O
.
If the circumference of the circle is 15 cm,
then the length of the minor are AB, in cm, is
A x15
fs,
320
Fp X15
360,
360-120,
x15
360-120
B.
G
2 0
x15
‘The lengths of the sides of a triangles are x,
2x and 2x centimeters. If the perimeter is 20
centimeters, what is the value of x?
A4
BS
as
D. 10
Ina rectangular plot, 15 m long and 12 m
wide, an area of 80 m? is used for a
vegetable garden. What area of the plot is
NOT used for vegetable gardening?
A 26m
B. 100 m?
C 134m
D. 260m?
The distance around a lake is 8 km. on a
‘map, this distance around the lake is
represented by a length of 2 em. the scale on
the map is
37,
38,
39.
Item 37 refers to the diagram below.
if
|
1
The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a
cylinder of radius 3 cm and height 8 em. the
volume is
A. 120m?
B. 48 cm*
C 2am
D. 192 om?
Item 38 refers to the following diagram, not
drawn to scale. Which shows a cuboid.
it
5 om
,
The volume of the cuboid is 320cm? and the
height is 5 om, if the cuboid has a square
base, what is the length of one side of the
base?
A. 8m
B. 16cm.
C 320m
D. 64cm
Item 39 refers to the following scores which
‘were obtained by 11 students in a
competition.
5,3, 6, 8, 7, 8, 3, 11, 6, 3,3
‘The modal score is
A 3
B.6
a8
DM CSEC-MAY 2019
40.
41.
42,
Item 40 refers to the following pie chart
‘which shows the popular games played by
720 students
How many students play cricket?
A. 35
B. 120
CG 252
D. 300
Items 41 — 42 refer to the following chart
which shows the number of books 58
students bought at a sale,
4
2+
0.
8
34
£4
2
Ps ae
‘No, ofhooks bought
How many students bought exactly 4 books?
A. 8
Bo
G10
D. 14
‘The median number of books bought by
students is
AS
Bo
a2
D. 30
Items 43 — 44 refer to the following diagram which
shows the cumulative frequency polygon of the
lengths, in metres, of 20 fish that are caught by two
fishermen.
(Cumulative frequency
43.
4,
45.
8
‘The semi-interquartile range of the lengths
of the fish is
A, 120m
B. 125m
CG 25m
D. 3.7m
‘A fish is selected at random, What is the
probability that itis at LEAST 1.8 m long?
5
A=
20
8
20
2
20
as
20
B
c
D.
Item 45 refers to the following arrow
diagram.
1
ay
Lh
TAY
‘The arrow diagram above BEST describes
the relation
A. yis less thanx
B. yisa factor of x
C xisamultiple ofy
D, xisa factor of y CSEC-MAY 2019
46. — Which of the following line graphs
represents (x :-2
x? +3?
A, {(0,3), (1, 4), (2,7), G, 12)}
B. {(0,3), (1, 5), 2, 7), B, 9}
C {,3), 0,4), @ 5), B, 9}
D. (0,3) 0, 1), 24), 8, 9} CSEC ~ MAY 2019
Item 53 refers to the following diagram of
the straight line y =x.
53, Inthe diagram above, if the line y = xis
rotated anticlockwise about O through an
angle of 90°, what is its image?
CG
Doy=x
Item 54 — 55 refers to the following diagram
of a pair of intersecting lines.
AC and DE are straight lines intersecting at
B. Angle DBA=58°
54, The measure of angle ABE is
A, 58°
B. 122°
G 142
D. 302°
55. Which of the following angles are equal?
2DBC and ZCBE
2CBE and ZABE
ZABD and CBD
ZABD and ZCBE
pObe
57.
58.
In each of the following diagrams, A’is the
image of A. Which of the diagrams shows a
reflection in the x-axis.
Inatriangle, ABC, angle A =x° and angle B
= 2x", What is the size of angle C?
A. (180—3x)°
B. 60°
Cc. 30°
180)?
». (2)
Item 58 refers to the following pair of
similar triangles.
The length of MO, in centimetres, is
A, 3.0
B35
C 60
D. 105 CSEC-MAY 2019
59. A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. It 60.
then sailed 6km due north to C. which
diagram below BEST represent the path of
the ship?
a c
x lean
ae Clan
x
7
B 7c
Stan]
ae
x
< “
oop
6m
c
x
ec
Under the translation [ 2) the image of
G,-S)is =3)
A. (0-3)
B. (1,-2)
Cc 6,-8)
D. (6,15) 5
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3)? + 2)? is equal to
A. -13
B. -10
G5
DB
What is the value of the digit 2 in'the
number 48.621
ne
100
2
10
G2
D. 200
Using the distributive property
49x17 +49 X3=
A. 4920
B. 49+20
G 52% 66
D. 52+ 66
A total of 540 beads are shared in the ratio
4:5. The LARGER share of beads is
A. 60
B. 240
300
D. 432
0.45 written as a common fraction, in its
simplest form, is
Dan sold 40 concert tickets is 5 days. Each
day he sold 3 tickets MORE than the
previous day. The number of tickets he sold
on the third day is
AB
B.9
c 10
D. il
Item 7 refers to the following Venn diagram
which shows the number of members of a
sports club who play rugby of basketball.
ou
Rugby Basketball
‘The number of members who play rugby but
NOT basketball is
A. 12
B15
CB
D. 40
Item 8 refers to the Venn diagram below.
fy
The shaded area represents
AP
B. (PU Q)
CG Pug
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Items 9 — 10 refer to the following Venn.
diagram which shows the Universal set (U),
and two sets, (7) and (C), that represent the
students in a class that play tennis (7), and
Chess (C).
v
Doug
How many students play BOTH games?
A. 2
B.3
a4
D. 6
How many students play EXACTLY one
game?
A2
B.3
a4
D. 6
Item 11 refers to the following information.
P= {prime numbers}
Q = {odd numbers}
R= {even numbers}
‘Which of the following sets is empty?
A. POR
B PUQ
G Png
D. OnR
Ifn(A) = 14, n(B) = 15 and n(4 0 B) =6,
then n(4 U B) is
A 2
B. 19
CB
D. 29
1.
i,
15.
16,
I.
A dress which costs $180 is being sold at a
discount of 10%. The amount of the
discount is
A. $1.80
B. $10.00
C $18.00
D. $170.00
A dinner at a restaurant was advertised at
$60 plus 18% tax. The total bill for this
dinner was
A. $60.00
B. $70.80
C. $78.00
D. $81.60
The cost price of a refrigerator is $1 850.00.
A buyer who is given a discount of 5% for a
cash purchase will pay
A, $1942.50
B. $1845.00
$1757.50
D. $1350.00
‘The annual interest rate on a mortgage on a
house assessed at a value of $450 000 is 5
cents on every $1. What is the interest paid
on the mortgage for the first year?
A. $11750
B. $22.500
C. $107 500
D. $117 500
‘The simple interest on a sum of money
invested at 5% per annum for 3 years was
$90. The sum of money invested was
AL $54
B. $150
Cc. $600
D. $1350 CSEC May 2020
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20.
21.
22,
23,
At the end of any year a car is worth 5% less
than what it was worth at the beginning of
the year. Ifa car is worth $9 500 in
December 2016, then its value in
Fanuary2016 was
A. $9025
B. $9995
$1000
D. $10.025
A television set costs $350 cash. When
bought on hire purchase, a deposit of $35 is
required, followed by 12 monthly
instalments of $30. How much is saved by
paying cash?
A. $10
B. $25
c $40
D. $45
‘A man’s regular pay is $3 per hour up to 40
hours. Overtime is twice the payment for
regular time. If he was paid $216, how many
hours of overtime did he work?
AB
B. 16
aw
D. 48
3x-4@ + 6)=
A. -x+6
B. -x-24
CG -1e+6
D. -1x-24
If S(2x— 1) = 35, then x=
A -4
BM
ce
D4
Ifx is an integer that satisfies the inequality
4<2x<6, then
A. 2 Perimeter of B
D, Perimeter of A > Perimeter of B
40.
Item 38 refers to the figure below which
shows a triangle resting on a square.
The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
consists of a triangle resting on a square of
side § cm. The height of the triangle is 4 cm.
‘What is the TOTAL area of the figure?
A, 35cm?
B. 45cm?
Cc 50cm?
D. 100m
Items 39 — 40 refer to the histogram below
which shows the number of children aged 4,
5, 6, 7 and 8 who took part in a survey.
2
i
a
i
i
2
\\\
45 6 7 8
"ages yoars
‘What was the modal age?
AS
B.6
C7
D.8
How many children took part in the survey?
AS
B. 15
C75
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41.
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43.
M5. Clarke arranged the 15 test scores of her
students in order of size and selected the 8"
score for reporting purposes. Which of the
following statistical measures did Ms.
Clarke obtain?
A. Mean
B. Mode
C. Range
D. Median
‘The pie chart below, drawn to seale, shows
how a student used 12 hours in studying
English (E), Mathematics (M), French (F)
and Geography (G).
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‘The amount of time spent studying
‘Mathematics is APPROXIMATELY
A. Lhour
B. hours
3 hours
D. 4hours
If the mean of the four numbers 4, 8, 2 and
12 is 10, thenx is
A. 8
B. 10
G12
D. 16
Item 44 refers to the following table which shows
‘the result ofa survey of 100 persons, from 2 major
ethnic groups, P and R. Respondents were
interviewed about their attitude towards
Mathematics.
44.
45.
Attitude towards |_Ethnicit
Mathematics [PR] Tal
Positive 25 aioe las
Neutral Hie om |ezo0
Negative | 24 | 19 | 43
Total 60_|_40_| 100
A respondent is selected at random, What is
the probability he has a positive attitude
towards Mathematics?
A. 0.20
B. 037
C043
D. 0.60
Which of the following diagrams BEST
illustrates a function?
SI
7
df
&
PE
CG) CSEC - May 2020
Item 46 refers to the graph below.
46. ‘The straight line AB cuts the y-axis at
A. (0,3)
B. (0,2)
C G,2)
D. (0,-2)
Item 47 refers to the following graph of a straight
line.
Le
aia es
2s 4s 67
47, The gradient of AB in the graph above is
1
eeu
2
ne
2
c2
D.2
48, ‘TE f(x) =2x?- 1, then f(-3) =
A, 32
B. -19
Gi
D. 35
Items 49 — 50 refer to the graph below.
49.
50.
SL.
52.
‘The values of x at the points where
y = 4x—x intersects y= 0 are
CG x=Oandx=-4
D, x=2andx=4
‘The maximum point of y = 4-27 is
A. (4,4)
B. (0,4)
c 42)
D. (2,4)
A parking lot charges $1.00 plus $0.25 for
every hour (#) or part thereof in which a
vehicle is parked. A function C(), that
represents the parking cost is
A, C(h) =0.25h
B. C(h) = 1.008 + 0.25
C. Ch) = 0.25h + 1.00
Dz C(h) = Az + 1.00
Item 52 refers to the arrow diagram below,
which shows a function,
ft
x > »
5 8
u
u 4
‘Which of the following BEST describes the
function?
A y=xt3
Boxty=3
CG x=yt3
Di y=2e+1 CSEC— May 2020
53.
54,
55.
If the sum of the interior angles of a polygon
is 4 right angles, then the polygon is a
A. triangle
B. hexagon
. pentagon
D. quadrilateral
Item 54 refers to the following diagram of a
right-angled triangle.
In the right-angled triangle above, which
trigonometric ratio is equal to *?
A. Sinx
B. Tany
G Siny
D. Tanx
Item 55 refers to the following diagram of
an isosceles triangle.
D>
A oN
In the triangle, the value of x is
A, 30°
B. 60°
Cc 120°
D. 150°
56,
5h
Item 56 refers to the diagram which shows a
transformation that maps AOPQ into
Aor'g.
‘The type of transformation has taken place?
A, rotation of 90° about the origin
B. rotation of -90" about the origin
. reflection in the line y =x
D. reflection in the origin
Item 57 refers to the following diagram
which shows a transformation.
3en BO
H
AGS) 9.
In the diagram, the translation by which AB
is mapped onto 4'B" is represented by
4Q)
2()
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59.
Item 58 refers to the following diagram.
58. OAA', OBB" and OCC" are straight lines.
AABC is mapped onto Ad’B’C" by an
enlargement with centre O. What is the scale
factor of the enlargement?
“a 2
@ -t
2
1
© 5
© 2
‘Item 59 refers to the following pair of
similar triangles.
d
BOM 3a
‘The length of MO, in centimetres, is
A. 25
B. 3.0
35
D. 70
60.
Item 60 refers to the following diagram.
wr
“o
¥ Tom
‘The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
show that the angle of depression of a point
X from Z is 30°. If X is 10 metres from Y,
the height of YZ, in metres, is
A, 10 tan 30°
B. 10sin 30°
C. 10 cos 30°
D. [Link] 60° 10.
il.
12.
13.
14,
15.
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26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
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3
(3)? + C2)P'is equal to
A 13
B, -10
<
D. 2%
What percentage of 40 is 8?
A 5%
B. 20%
CG 32%
D. 150%
1f235 x 48.7 = 11 444.5, then 23.5 x 0.487 =
A 11.4445
Bo. 114.445
G 1144.45
D. 114444
Using the distributive property,
49 x 17 +49 x3 =
A. 4920
B. 49+20
CG. 52% 66
Di 52+66
‘A test was marked out of 80. A boy scored
60% of the marks on the test. How many
marks did he score?
A. 20
B. 48
c 60
D. 75
Dan sold 40 concert tickets in 5 days. Each
day he sold 3 tickets MORE than the
previous day. The number of tickets he sold
on the third day is
A 8
BO
c 10
DML
7. Which of the following sets is defined by
{x€Z:-2,
—_——18 em»?
The area of the trapezium, PORS, is
A. 45cm?
B. 65cm?
Cem?
D. 130cm*
34,
35.
36.
37,
Ata party, a number of guest were served
15 litres of champagne. Each guest had 2
glasses of champagne and each glass held
150 millilitres. Assuming no spillage, how
many guests were at the party?
A 10
a 5
Cc 50
D. 100
‘The perimeter of a square is 56 cm, What is
its area, in em”?
A 2B
B. 78
Cc 169
D. 196
‘The circumference of a circle is 154m.
Given that z=, the diameter of the circle,
inom, is
7h
B. 245
a 49
D. 54
Item 37 refers to the following diagram
which consists of a triangle resting on a
square of side 7 em.
Maem’
lrem
If the TOTAL area of the diagram is 63 cm?,
‘what is the value of h, the height of the
triangle?
A, 2cm
B. 4om
G Som
D. 9em SEC -MAY 2021
38.
39.
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40,
On leaving Trinidad, the time on a pilot's
watch was 23:00 h. When he arrived at his
destination in the same time zone on the
next day, his watch showed 03:00 h. How
many hours did the flight take?
Ana
B16
G 20
D. 26
Ms. Clarke arranged the 15 test scores of her
students in order of size and selected that 8
score for reporting purposes. Which of the
following statistical measure did Ms. Clarke
obtain?
A, Mean,
B. Mode
CG Range
D. Median
Item 40 — 41 refers to the following diagram
which shows a cumulative frequency curve
based on the mark of 200 students who took
a driving test.
The median mark scored by the 200 students
is
A. 30.0
Ba
CG 40.0
D. 100.0
41.
42,
43.
‘The highest mark scored in the test was
A 50
B 60
Gc 180
D. 200
Ina box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green
marbles. One marble is picked up randomly.
‘What is the probability that it is neither blue
nor green?
a
S
@IS Ble VIO Ble
Item 43 refers to the following pie chart
which shows the popular games played by
720 students.
How many students played cricket?
A 35
B. 120
Cc 252
D. 300 CSEC -MAY 2021
1,
45.
16.
Ttem 44 refers to the following two — way a7.
table, which shows the mode of
transportation to school on a particular day,
for a group of 200 students.
Bus | Tast_[ Walk | Total
Mate_[.30 | 30 | 28 | 108
Femate| 44 |_16 | 32 | 92
‘Total | 74 | 66 60 | 200
‘A male student is picked at random from the
group. What is the probability that he does
‘NOT walk to school on that day?
A,
B.
20
27
7
10
@
D.
‘The point where a linear function crossed
the horizontal axis is
‘A. the y-intercept
B. the x-intercept
. always positive
D. always negative
The equation of the line which passes
through the point (0,5) and has a gradient of
4is
A, y=4x
B. y=5x
C ynarts
D. y= 5x44
Which of the following graphs represents a
linear function?
w *
o 3
Y |
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48.
49,
50.
Item 48 refers to the following graph of a
quadratic function,
The coordinates of the turing point of the
function y= 4x — are
A
B.
CG
D.
A line L is parallel to the line
3x-7y-9=0.
‘What is the gradient of the line L?
A,
B
G
D.
4,4)
(0,4)
(4,2)
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52,
53.
Item 51 refers to the following arrow
diagram which shows a function, f:
» GS y
2 s
8
> un
H 7
Which of the following BEST describes the
function?
‘The range off: x—» x° for the domain
{-2,-1, 0, 1, 2} is
A {8,1,0,1, 8}
B. {6, 3, 0, 3, 6)
ca {-6,-3, 0, 3, 6}
D. £8,-1, 0, 1, 8}
‘Item 53 refers to the following diagram of
‘transformation.
v v
<( bye
R R
‘What transformation maps POR onto
POR?
Rotation
Reflection
Translation
Enlargement
pare (SEC -MAY 2021
54, Inwhich of the following polygons does the Item 57 refers to the following right ~ angled
sum of the measures of the interior angles ‘triangle, ABC. n
equal to the sum of the measures of the
exterior angles? som,
A. Triangle
B. Hexagon Z0°\ 4
C. Pentagon a ic
ee 57, Inthe triangle, angle BAC = 30° and AB =
Item 55 refers to the following diagram of 40 m, The length BC, in metres, is,
the straight line y = x.
i A. 40 sin 30°
fo Be 40 tan 30°
’ CG. 40sin 60°
D. 40 tan 60°
Item 58 refers to the following diagram of
an enlargement.
“F
55. Whatis the image of the line y = x when it is
rotated anti-clockwise about O through an
angle of 90°?
Item 56 refers to the following diagram of
‘translation.
a5. BO
58 OAA’, OBB" and OCC" are straight lines. A
ABC is mapped onto A A’B'C' by an
enlargement with centre O. What is the scale
factor of the enlargement?
1
a2
$6. In the diagram, the translation by which AB B 1
is mapped onto A’B’ is represented by z
4 a 2
AC
@ are
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c G)
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* Aplane is flying in direction of 045° and 60. In atriangle, POR, angle P=x° and angle
changes course in a clockwise direction to Q=2x°. What is the size of angle R?
135°. The angle through which the plane
tums is 4. 60°
A 45° =
B 90° c fs
G Bs me
D. 270° D. (180°—3x°) 10.
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