Answer all the questions :

1. Simplify

A.
B.
C.
D.

2. Which of the following has the minimum value?

A. 2110
B. 345
C. 468
D. 11012

3. 1101102 – 111012 =

A. 100002
B. 110012
C. 1010112
D. 1000102

4. ( 3 m−2 n ) ( n−5 m) =¿
A . −15 m2+ 13 mn−2 n2
B.−15 m 2+ 7 mn−2 n2
C.−15 m 2−13 mn+ 2 n2
D. −15 m 2−13 mn−2 n2

5. Which of the following compound statements is true?

A. 2 and 9 are factors of 45

B. 25 and 35 are multiples of 7
C. 64 is a perfect square and perfect cube
D. 21 is an odd and prime number

y
6. List all the integers y satisfy both the simultaneous linear inequalities −7 ≥−9 and
2
1−3 y >6.
A. -3,-2
B. -4,-3,-2
C. -4, -3, -2, -1
D. -3, -2, -1, 0, 1

7. There are several balls with serial numbers from 14 to 35 in a box. A ball is chosen at
random from the box. Find the probability of choosing a ball which is not a prime number.

5
A. 22
 11
B. 22
12
C. 22
17
D. 22

8. There are 240 candidates who passed the interview for the posts of medical assistants,
nurses and pharmacy assistants. 60 of the candidates were appointed as medical
1
assistants. The probability of choosing a pharmacy assistant from the group is .
6
Calculate the number of nurses.
A. 100
B. 140
C. 150
D. 180

9. Diagram 6 shows a pyramid with a square base. Vertex A is

vertically above E.

Diagram 6

Name the angle between the plane ACD and the plane ABE

A. ∠DAE
B. ∠CAE
C. ∠BAC
D. ∠EAC

10. If A = {-8, a, 2, 4, 7}, B = {4, -8, b, -5, 7} and A = B, find the value of
A -12
B -10
C -8
D -3

11. Given that the gradient of a straight line PQ is -3 and the coordinates of point P are
(3, -5). Find the y -intercept of the straight line PQ .
A. -14
B. -4
C. 4
D. 14
12. A polygon has n sides. The exterior angles at two of its corners are 30 ° and 90 °
respectively. Each interior angle at the remaining corners is 140 ° Find the value of n .
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11

13. ¿
2
A. 3 m −8 m−2
2
B. 3(3 m −8 m−2)
2
C. 3(3 m −8 m−4)
2
D. 3(3 m +8 m+2)

14. Simplify:
−2 3 −1
a (a b ) ÷ b ¿

5
A. a
−2
B. a
5
C. a b
−2
D. a b

15. It is given that set X ={a ,d , k , m}. Find the number of subsets of set X .
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20

16. Given set R={x : 8< x ≤ 30 , x is an integer}. A number is chosen at random from set R .
Calculate the probability of choosing an odd number which is divisible by 3.
2
A. 11
4
B. 11
4
C. 23
8
D. 23

17. The data below shows the distribution of scores obtained by 9 students in a Mathematics Test.
78, 68, 70, 63, 66, 53, 72, 52, 62
Determine the third quartile.

A. 53
B. 62
C. 71
D. 72

2, 4, 6, 7, 13
18. The following is a set of data. Each number in the set of data is multiplied by
2 and then 3 are subtracted from it. What is the new interquartile range?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 14
D. 17

19. 2
∑ x=45 ,∑ x =289 , N =8
Above is the given information. Find the standard deviation for the data.
A. 2.118
B. 4.484
C. 5.522
D. 6.010

20. Which of the following ordered pairs is not the solution for the inequality3 x−2 y=15?
A. (7, 3)
B. (6, 0)
C. (5, 0)
D. (4, 5)

21. A box contains 5 yellow marbles, 3 green marbles and 2 red marbles. A marble is chosen
randomly from the box. Calculate the probability of choosing a yellow marble or a red marble.
2
A. 3

1
B. 10

7
C. 10

9
D. 10

1
22. The straight line 2 y=3 x−4 and y−5 x=5 p have the same y−¿intercept. Find the value of
2
P.
−1
A. 5
 −2
B. 5

1
C. 5

2
D. 5

23. Given a sequence of number 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ......, then the nth term of the sequence of number
is
A. 2 n+1 , n=1 , 2 ,3 , …
B. 3 n , n=1 , 2 ,3 , …
C. n2 +2 , n=1 , 2 ,3 ,…
D. 2 n2 +1 , n=1 , 2, 3 , …

24. 120013 -11103 =

A. 101213
B. 110213
C. 111213
D. 112113

25. Express 6 4 +12 as a number in base six.

A. 10026
B. 10206
C. 100026
D. 100206

26. Given that universal set,ξ=J ∪ K ∪ L , set J= {G , E , M , A , S } , set K={P , A , R , O , I } and

set L= {T , A , M , P , I , N } ,find n( J ∩ L )' .
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

27. State the value of the digit 3 in the number 13245 , in base ten.
A. 25
B. 30
C. 45
D. 75

28. The sum of degrees of a graph is

A. Twice the number of vertices
B. Half of the number of vertices
C. Twice the number of edges
D. Half of the number of edges
29. The sum of two numbers, p andq , has a maximum value of 80. The inequality that relates p and
q is
A. p+q ≥ 40
B. p+q ≥ 80
C. p+q ≤ 40
D. p+q ≤ 80

k 1−2 km
30. Express − as a single fraction in the simplest form.
3 2m

−km−1
A. 6 m

−4 km−3
B. 6m
8 km−3
C. 6m
3 km−1
D. 6m

31. Diagram 31 shows a Venn diagram with the universal set, ξ= A ∪ B ∪ C . List the elements of
set ( A ∩ B)'

Diagram 31

A. { r , s }
B. { q ,r }
C. { p , t }
D. { p , q ,t }

32. Table 32 shows the number of books read by a group of students in a week.

Number of 2 3 4 5 6
books
Frequency 4 x 3 3x 5
Table 32
 The mean of the number of books read by each students is 4.3. Find the value of x .
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

33. Given that cos x=−0.4567 and 180 ° ≤ x ≤ 360 , find the value of x .
A. 117 ° 10 '
B. 207 ° 10'
C. 242° 50’
D. 297 ° 10'

34. The gradient of a straight line passing through points K (v ,5) and L(3 ,−7) is undefined. Find
the value of v .
A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 15

35. In diagram 9, PQ and RS are two vertical poles on a horizontal plane.

The angle of depression of point Q from point S is

A. w°
B. x°
C. y°
D. z°

36. Diagram 30 shows two lines are drawn on a Cartesian plane. Which of the region A, B, C and D
satisfies the inequalities x ≤ y and 2− y ≥ 4 x ?
37. A box contains 20 marbles. Each marble is labelled with a number from 11 to 30. A marble is
picked at random from the box. Calculate the probability of picking a ball with a number which is
not a multiple of 4.
1
A.
6
1
B.
4
3
C.
4
5
D.
6

38. In Diagram 9, VPSW is a common tangent to two circles, PQR and RSTU at points P
and S respectively. PQ is parallel to SR and QRU is a straight line.

Find the value of x.

A. 26
B. 36
C. 67
D. 77

39. Point (8, 3) is the image of point (8, −7) under reflection in the line y = h.
Find the value of h.

A. −3
 B. −2
C. 2
D. 3

40. Diagram 31 is a Venn diagram showing the relation between the universal set ξ, set X
and set Y. Which of the regions, A, B, C or D, represents