PETRUS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

AKWANGA, NASARAWA STATE.

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: SS 1

NAMES: _______________________________ DATE:______________________

OBJECTIVES

1. Simplify 2345 + 4345 (a) 12235 (b) 12234 (c) 4345 (d) 4343
2. Convert 3026 to base 10 (a) 510 (b) 56 (c) 1105 (d) 10810
3. Simplify 18t3 ÷ (3t)2 (a) 6t (b) 9t2 (c) 3t (d) 18t3
4. X4 + X3 is equal to (a) X4 (b) X3 (c) X7 (d) X2
1
5. Find the value of the unknown in the expression ( 2 s n )=2 s (a) 5 (b)6 (c)3 (d)2
s
5 −5 2 −2
6. If 2 × 4a-3 = 16a ÷ 81-a . Find a. (a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 5 5
7. Find the value of x in the equation 7x = 49 (a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 3
8. Express 5690 in standard form (a)5.690 × 103 (b) 5.69 × 102 (c) 5.6 × 101 (d) 5.690
9. 0.00028 is expressed in standard form as (a)2.8 × 104 (b) 2.8 × 10-4 (c)2.8 × 10-3 (d)2.8 × 10-3
10. Write 4.98 × 10-5 in ordinary form (a)0.00000498 (b) 0.0000498 (c) 0.000498 (d) 0.00498
11. The ordinary form of 2.636 × 100 is (a) 2.636 (b) 2636 (c) 26.36 (d)none of the above
12. Simplify log10 100 (a)2 (b) 3 (c)4 (d) 5
1
13. Find log3 (a) -3 (b) +3 (c) 27 (d) -27
27
14. Write the logarithms of 2702 (a) 2.2702 (b) 3.4317 (c) -3. 4317 (d) -2.2702
15. Using table, find log 180.44 (a) 2.180 (b) 2.2563 (c) -2.2563 (d)5.2563
16. Use anti-log table to find the numbers whose logarithm is 3.4485 (a) 3.4485 (b) 3.44 (c)2808 (d)34488
17. Using table, find the antilogarithms of 1.7422 (a) 58.21 (b) 5524 (c) 55.24 (d) 4703
18. Find the cardinality of set A={3,9,27,81,243} (a) nA=9 (b) nA=3 (c) nA=5 (d) nA=27
19. Find the cardinality B={x:x is divisible by 2 and 3 and 0 ≤ x < 50 } (a) nB=7 (b) nB=9 (c) nB=10 (d) nB=8
20. Given that A={1,2,3,4,5,6} B={2,3,5,7}. Find AnB (a) {2,3,5,7} (b) 1,2,3,4,5,6 (c) {1,2,3,4,5,6,7} (d) {2,3,5}
21. If µ = {11,12,13…20} A={11,13,15,17} B={12,13,14,16,19,20} C={17,18,19,20}. Find AnB (a) {13} (b) {14}
(c) {15} (d) {15}
22. If A={a,b,c,d,e,f} B={w,v,x,y,z} C={1,2,3,4,5}. Find AnB. (a){ } (b) {a,h,w} (c) {a,b} (d) {1,2}
23. If A= {3,4,5,6} and B={3,5,7,9,11}. Find AuB (a) {3,4,5,6,7,9,11} (b) {3,4,5,6} (c) {3,5,7,9,11} (d) All the
above
24. _____ is the number of element in a set (a) Equal set (b) Subset (c) Cardinality (d) Union
25. If A={11,12,13,14} and B={w,x,y,z}. Find AnB (a) ɸ (b) {11,12} (c) {w,x} (d) none of the above
26. Convert 28 from base 10 to base 2 (a) 110000two (b) 11100two (c) 10001two (d) 111two
27. Convert 110011 binary number to base 10 (a) 11010 (b) 5410 (c) 9410 (d) 1810
 x+3
5
28. Solve 2 x−3
=1 (a) x = -9 (b) x=9 (c) x=3 (d) x=-3
25
29. Simplify 40.5 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) -2
30. Using table, find the logarithm of 294.5 (a) 2.4690 (b) 0.9545 (c) 4690 (d) -2.4690

THEORY
Instruction: Answer all Questions
x+3
5
1. Simplify 2 x−3
=1
25
2. Evaluate 71.056 × 9.1837 using logarithm table

3. Evaluate using logarithm table:

4. Evaluate 352.83 ÷ 24.350

√ 9.6230× 2.340
5.310× 3.721

−1
5. Simplify 0.125 3
6. Evaluate 92 x−1 ×33 x−1=27 x+3
7. Express the following in standard form:
(a) 5690
(b) 235.6
(c) 0.000025
(d) 0.0582
8. Given that the set: A={a,b,c,d}, B={1,2,3,4}, C={a,b,c,e}. Find
(a) AUB
(b) BUC
(c) AUBUC
9. Find (i) Union and (ii)Intersection of the following:
(a) {1,2,3,4,5} and {1,3,5}
(b) {u,v,w,x,y,z} and {u,w,z}
10. Mention the types of set you know and give example each
 PETRUS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
AKWANGA, NASARAWA STATE.
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: PHYSICS CLASS: SS 1

NAMES: _______________________________ DATE:______________________

OBJECTIVE
1. Which of the following could be effectively used to reduce friction (a) Petrol (b) Kerosine (c) Grease
(d) Water
2. Which of the following statement about solid friction is not correct (a) it is a force (b) it depend on
the area of surface in contact (d) lubricant only reduces the friction
3. The coefficient of friction between two perfectly smooth surface is ___ (a) Zero (b) Infinity (c) one
(d) Half
4. Which of the following statement about solid friction is/are correct ? it
I. Is a force
II. Occurs between the surface of two bodies in contact
III. Depends on the area of contact
(a) I and II only (b) I and III only (c) II and III only (d) I, II and III
5. The motion of the bob of a simple pendulum wheel displace slightly is ___ (a) Circular (b) Oscillatory
(c) random (d) translational
6. Which of the following is/are exhibited by a cylindrical drum rolling down an inclined plane? (a)
random and rotational (b) rotation only (c) translational only (d) translation and rotational
7. Calculate the distance between the point p(2,4) and Q(6,3) (a) 2.83 units (b) 3.16 units (c) 0.8 units
(d) 8.00 units
8. Which of these statements is true? (a) Displacement and distance are both measured in metre (b)
Displacement is the same as distance (c) Displacement and distance both have specified direction
(d) Displacement and distance are both vector quantities
9. Displacement can be classified as (a) Scalar quantity (b) vector quantity (c) more of scalar than
vector quantity (d) both scalar and vector quantity
10. Which of the units of the following physical quantities are derived (I)Area (II) Thrust (III) Pressure (IV)
Mass (a) I, II, III and IV (b) I, II, and III (c) I, II and IV (d) I and II only
11. Electrical Energy is measure in__ (a) ampere (b) coulomb (c) Kilowatt-hour (d) kilowatt
12. Which of the following set of quantities is fundamental (a) Length, Mass and Time (b) Speed, Length
and time (c)Speed, Mass and Distance (d) Distance,speed and time
13. Which of the following pairs of quantities does not have the same unit (a)Energy and Power (b)
Acceleration and retardation (c) Velocity and Speed (d) Displacement and distance
14. Which of the following quantities has the same units as energy (a) power (b) work (c) force
(d)pressure
15. If a body of mass 5kg is thrown vertically upward with velocity U, at what height will the potential
2 2 2 2
U U 2U U
equal to the Kinetic Energy (a) h = (b) h = (c) h = (d) h =
g g g 2g
16. A carpenter on top of a root 20m high dropped a hammer of mass 1.5kg and it fell freely to the
ground. The Kinetic Energy of the hammer just before hitting the ground is ____ (g=10ms -2 ) (a)450J
(b)600J (c) 150J (d) 300J
17. An object is moving with a velocity of 5ms-1. At what height must a similar body be situated to have
potential energy equal in value with the Kinetic Energy of the moving body ? (g=10ms -2) (a)1.0m (b)
25.0m (c) 20.0m (d) 1.3m
18. The engine of a train produce a force of 3000N when moving at 30ms-1 . Calculate the power of thw
engine (a)1.00 × 104W (b) 3.00 × 104W (c) 9.00 × 104W (d) 3.00 × 104W
19. Which of the following sources of energy is/are exhaustible? (a) fossil fuel (b) Solar (c)Tidal Power
(d)All 100N
20.

600

In the figure above, the work done by the force of 100N inclined at angle of 60 0 to the object
dragged horizontally to a distance of 8m is (a) 100J (b) 400J (c)600J (d) 800J
 PETRUS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
AKWANGA, NASARAWA STATE.
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: SS 2

NAMES: _______________________________ DATE:______________________

OBJECTIVE
1. Find the value of x and y in the arithmetic progression : -12, X , Y , 18 (a) -2,-8 (b) -2,8 (c) -8,-2 (d) 101,11
2
2. The 4th term of an AP is 6. If the sum of 8th and 9th term is -72, the common difference is; (a) 9 (b) -8 (c)
3
1
-6 (d) 4
3
3. Find the common ratio of the GP: 3a, 6ba, 12ab2 (a) 3a (b) 3b (c) 2b (d) 2b
4. The first and third terms of a GP are 5 and 80, respectively. What is the 4th term (a) 320 (b) 32 (c) 230 (d)
23
5. The 2nd and 5th terms of a GP are -6 and 48, respectively. Find the sum of the first four terms (a) 15 (b) 5
(c) 1 (d) -15
6. The express for the sum of a GP to infinity is given as (a) a/(1-r) (b) r/(1-a) (c) 1/(r-a) (d) 1/a-r
2 1 3 2
7. Find the sum of infinity of the series: 4,-2,1,-1/2, … (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 2
3 3 2 3
8. Which of these quadratic equation is a perfect square(a) a2+2a+1 (b) 3a2+4a-1 (c) a2+12a+27 (d) 4a2+13a-
15
9. One of these is not a perfect square quadratic expression (a) U2-14U+49 (b) x2-Rx+36 (c) 6x2+13x+6 (d)
a2+2a+1
−1 √ 13 −1 √13
10. Use completing the square method to solve quadratic equation: x2 + x - 3 = 0 (a) + or -
2 2 2 2
−1 √ 13 −1 √13 1 13 1 13 1 13 1 13
(b) + or - (c) + or - (d)- + or - -
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
11. Find the sum and the product of the root of the quadratic equation (a) -4,7 (b) 7,-4 (c) -3,7 (d) none of
the above
12. Find the quadratic equations with the given roots: -2 and 3 (a) x2-x-6=0 (b) 2x2-3x+1=0 (c) x2-9x+14=0 (d)
x2-2x-2=0
13. A boy is three years older than his sister. The product of their age is 54. Find their ages (a) 6,7 (b) 7,7 (c)
6,9 (d) none of the above
14. Solve the pair of equation simultaneously (a) x=5,4,y=4 (b) x=5,y=1 (c) x=4,y=5 (d) x=1,y=5
15. Solve three 3x….. =3 and …….-2y=5 (a) x=24/19 y= -1/8 (b) x -1/8 y= 19/24 (c) x= -19/24,7= -1/8 (d)
x=19/24 y= -1/8
16. The number 186047 was corrected to be 186000. State the degree accuracy approximation used (a)
………… (b) nearest term (c) …………… (d) all of the above
 17. A ……….... plot of land 13 3256m long and 143m wide. Calculate the area of the plot without using
calculator round 0.005074565 correct to 4 …… (a) 0.00507 (b) 0.00 (c) 0.005 (d) 0.005
18. Find the product of 2329 and 498 leave your answer correct t the nearest hundred (a) 1159842 (b)
1159800 (c) 159000 (d) 1160000
19. Round one 1056.38 to one decimal place (a) 1056.00 (b) 1000.00 (c) 1050.00 (d) 1056.4
20. Find the antilog of 7.8932 (a) 0.7820 (b) 0.8720 (c) 0.70 (d) 0.8932
21. Express 0.00081 as the standard form (a) 8.1x10-3 (b) 1.8x10-3 (c) 8.1x10-4 (d) 8.1x104
22. Find the log 3256 using table (a) 0.5127 (b) 0.6680 (c) 3.5127 (d) 3.6680
23. …………… is the3 sum of the term of a sequence (a) common difference (b) series (c) common ratio (d)
A.P as G.P
24. Find the common difference of 9,18,27,36,45 (a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 14
25. Find the common ratio in 3,9,27,81 (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 81
26. The general expression for a geometric series is ……….. (a) a(1-ru)/1-r (b) a/(1-r) (c) a+(n-1) (d) none of
the above
27. Factorize x2-8x+16 (a) x=4 (b) x=8 (c) x=16 (d) x=1
28. Find the constant that must be added to make expression a perfect square (a) 9/4 (b) (4/9) (c) 16/9 (d)
9/16
29. The nth term of an AP is represented by ……………… formula
ESSAY
3
1. Use the logarithems table to evaluate 12.15 x0.3413/161.5
2. Find the value of P and Q in the arithmetic progression -12,P,Q,18
3. The sum of the first 21 items are progression -8,-15,-12 …….. is
4. The third terms of a G.P is 9 and the fifth term is 16. Find the 4th term
5. Find the sum of the ……….. progression 3,1,1/3,1/9,1/27 ………………
6. Solve the equation SP2-5=2p using completely the square method
7. Solve the quadratic equation using the quadratic formula 2x2- 3x-4=0
8. Solve the equation 2x-y=8 and 3x+y=17 using the simultaneously using the ………………. Method
9. Using the elimination method solve 3x+2y=7, x+2y= -3
10. A rectangular plot of land is 3256 and 143m wide calculate the area of the plot without using
calculator.

SUBJECT : MATHS

CLASS : SS 3

1. If A = (3/1,4/2) find the A (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2 (e)

2. Given that A =( -2/1,4/-6) obtain (A + AT) T (a) -4/2 ,8-12 (b) (-4/8,2/12) (c) (-4/5,5/-12) (d) (-4/-12,5/5)
(e) -2/4,1/6
3. If /a,2,a,a/=/5,3,2,6/ if the value of A is (a) 5 or - 6 (b) 4 or – 6 (c) – 4 or 6 (d) -5 or 6
 4. If A = (2/6,3/4) and B = (5/9,7/11) find AB (a) (37/66,47/86) (b) (5/9,7/11) (c)( 86/6,47/11) (d) (2/6,3/4)
5. The inverse of (3/1,2/4) is (a) 2/5/1/10,1/5/3/10) (b)( 2/5 -1/5,1/10/3/10) (c) (3/10 -1/10,- 1/5/2/5) (d)
(2/5/ -1/10, -1/5/3/10)
6. In the …………. B = (2/1,1/1) find inverse B (a) (1/1,1/2) (b) (1/-1,1/2) (c) (1/-1,-1/2) (d) (1/1,-1/2)
7. What is the …………….or 4 in the ………………… (4/1,2/3) (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
8. ……………… is a matrix whose number of rows is equal to number of ………… (a) square matrix (b) identity
matrix (c) zero matrix (d) none square
9. If A = (1/3,2/4) find 5 A (a) (1/2,2/4) (b) (5/15,10/20 ) (c) 15/20,10/5 (d) none of the above
10. Given that P = (cosx/sinx,-sinx/cosx) Y = (cosx/- sinx ,/sinx/cosx) find the matrix of P.Y (a) (1/0,0/1) (b)
(0/1,0/1) (c) (0/0,1/1) (d) (1/0,1/1)
11. The distance between (2cm,-2) and M, S is 3rut 2 unit find the possible value of M (a) +-6 (b) +-9 (c) +-3
(d) +-7
12. Find the distance between two points (-2,3) and (-4,-2) (a) 29 (b) rut 37 (c) 7 (d) rut 29
13. Find the mid point in the line ………. P(-3,5) and Q(5,-3 ) (a) (1,1) (b) 2,2) (c) (4,4) (d) (4,-4)
14. Given the point P (-5,3) and Q(7,1) such that M is the mid point of the straight line PQ , find /PM/ (a)
4rut 2 (b) 4rut 10 (c) 3 rut 10 (d) 2rut 10
15. The mid point of point M (4,1) and N(x,y) is P (2,-4) find the ………….. of N (a) (2,-3) (b) (2,-9) (c) (-1,_3)
16. If 3x –y = 23 and 2x + 5y = 4, Find the value of y. (a) -20 (b) -2 (c) 2 (d) 7
17. Solve the following equation 4x -3 = 3x + y and 3x + y = 2y + 5x – 12 (a)x=5, y=2 (b) x=2, y=5 (c) x=-2, y=-5
(d) x=5, y=-2
18. Which of these is not a method of solving quadratic equation (a) factorization (b) completing the square
(c) graphical (d) All of the above
19. The solution of the x2 – 2x = 8 is (a) x=0 or 12 (b) x=-2 or 4 (c) x=-4 or 4 (d) x=4
20. Solve the equation (x-2) (x-3) = 12 (a) 2,3 (b

CLASS : SS II

SUBJECT : PHYSICS

1. One special advantage of alcohol over mercury has a thermometric liquid is its … (a) low freezing
point (b) low boiling (c) high specific heat ……… (d) low density
2. Water is a poor thermometric liquid because it (a) is opaque (b) is a good ………….. (c) wet glass (d)
it has low vapor pressure
3. Which of the following is correct CL vapor Charles law? for a fixed mass or gas the (a) pressure is
directly proportional to the volume at constant temperature (b) pressure is directly ………. To the
absolved temperature at ………….. (c) Volume is directly proportional to the absolved temperature
 at the constant pressure (d) Volume is directly proportional to the absolved temperature at the
constant pressure
4. 2000cm3 of a gas is collected at 270C and 700mmhg. What is the volume of the gas at stand
temperature and pressure? (a) 1896.5.cm3 (b)1767.3cm3 (c) 1676.3cm (d) 1456.5.cm3
5. The pressure of 3 moles of an ……. Gas at a temperature of 270C having a volume of 10-3m3 is
(R=8.3 Jmol-k-1) (a) 2.49x10 SNM-2 (b) 7.47x105 NM-2 (c) 2.49x106 NM-2 (d) 7.47x106 NM-2
6. A sealed flask contain 600cm3 of air at 27.c and is heated to 350 at constant pressure the volume
is (a) 508cm3 (b) 516cm3 (c) 608cm3 (d) 6.6cm3
7. Calculate the temperature change when 500) of heat supplied to 100g of water (……… heat
capacity of water = 4200jkg-1k-1) (a) 12.1.c (b) 2.10c (c)1.20c (d) 0.10c
8. If a container is hilled with ice to the brim ,what happened to the level of the water when the ice
completely melt (a) the water in the glass out flows (b) the levels of water drops (c) the levels at
water remains unchanged (d) the levels of water goes up
9. The process whereby a solid ………………………… turn into vapor is called (a) boiling (b) evaporation
(c) ………… (d) ……………..
10. Steam from boiling water cases more damage on the skon that the boiling water because (a) steam
brings heat more easily (b) water has high specific heat (c) steam has …………………………. (d) the
steam is at a higher temperature to the water
11. 106) of heat is required to boil completely 2kg or a certain liquid. …………………. Heat loss the
surrounding ,the ……… heat of a vapor of the liquid is …. (a) 5.0x106)kg-1b (b) 2.0x1063kg (c)
5.0x1053kg-1 (d) 2.0x106 3kg-1
12. Calculate the quality of heat required to change 200g of ice to water at 00C (specified ………………..
heat of ……………. Of ice = 336llg (a) 1.34x165 (b) 6.72x104) (c) 3.36x104 (d) 1.68x104
13. A quality of steam at 1000C …………………… to water at the same temperature by releasing 6.9x104
of energy calculate the mass of the ………………. Steam .(specific …………… heat of vaporizating the
water = 2.3x106jkg
14. The energy required to enhance a solid to liquid at constant temperature is called …. (a) thermal
capacity (b) specific heat capacity (c) ………
PETRUS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
AKWANGA, NASARAWA STATE.
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: PHYSICS CLASS: SS 2

NAMES: _______________________________ DATE:______________________

OBJECTIVE
1. One special advantage of alcohol over mercury as a thermometric liquid is its _____ (a) Low freezing
point (b) low boiling point (c) high specific heat capacity (d) low density
2. Water is a poor thermometric liquid because it __ (a) is opaque (b) is a good conductor (c) wet glass
(d) has low vapour pressure
3. Which of the following is correct about charle’s law? for a fixed mass of gas, the (a) pressure is
directly proportional to the volume at constant temperature (b) Pressure is directly proportional to
the absolute temperature (c) Volume is directly proportional to the absolute temperature at
constant pressure (d) Volume is directly proportional to the temperature at constant pressure.
4. 2000cm3 of gas is collected at 270c and 700mmHg. What is the volume of the gas at stand
temperature and pressure? (a) 1896.5cm3 (b)