BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

II MATHEMATICS 13/1

Paper1 October/November 2021

Marks: 40 Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

INSTRUCTIONS

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1. Which class of numbers is listed below?

1, 3, 5, 7, ··· ···

A Odd numbers
B Prime numbers
C Triangle numbers
D Rectangle numbers

2. What is the geometrical name of line Q in the diagram below?

A Angle bisector
B Line bisector
C Parallel line
D Perpendicular bisector

3. What is 38 x 32 in index form when simplified?

A 316
B 310
6
C 3
4
D 3

4. A sequence of numbers is generated by adding 3 to the preceding term.

The second term of the sequence is 18.

What is the first term of the sequence?

A 4
B 6
C 15
D 21

5. Simplify 2(u - 3) + 5.

A 2u-1
B 2u + 1
C 2u+ 2
D 2u-11

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6. What is the value of ( !)-C:J?
A (-;)
B G)
C G)
D Co)
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7. Which triangle on the grid below has vertices with coordinates (-1, 1), (-2, 1)
and (-2, 3)?

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 The frequency table below shows the masses of 40 women joining a gym.
Use it to answer questions 8 and 9.

Mass (kg) Number of women

55-65 5
65- 75 14
75- 85 13
85-95 8

8. How many women had a mass less than 85 kg?

A 10
B 22
C 30
D 32

9. Which class contains the median?

A 55 - 65
B 65- 75
C 75 - 85
D 85 - 95

10. What is the value of 30 + (3 + 2)?

A 25
B 18
C 12
D 6

11. What shape is the cross-section of the prism shown below?

}----,
I '
I '
I '

A Parallelogram
B Rectangle
C Square
D Trapezium

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 The table below shows the arrival and departure times at different stations for a
train travelling from Francistown to Gaborone.
Use it to answer question 12 and 13.

Station Arrival time Departure time

Francistown 2100
Palapye 0012 0021
Mahalapye 0201 0216
Gaborone 0540

12. At which station is the train expected to be when the time is 0210?

A Francistown
B Gaborone
C Mahalapye
D Palapye

13. How much time does the train take to travel from Palapye to Mahalapye?

A 1 hour 40 minutes
B 1 hour 49 minutes
C 1 hour 55 minutes
D 2 hours 4 minutes

14. What is 6250 cm 3 when expressed in litres?

A 0.625 litres
B 6.25 litres
C 62.5 litres
D 625 litres

15. The coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment PQ are (8, 5):
The coordinates of P and Qare (11, 7) and (5, e) respectively.

What is the value of e?

A 17
B 9
C 6
D 3

16. Solve the equations y =3x and x =2y + 10 simultaneously.

A x = -2, y= -6
B x = -2, y= 6
C x = 2, y= -6
D x = 2, y= 6

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17. What is the area of a circle of diameter 6 cm?
Take 1t as 3.14.
2
A 18.84 cm
2
B 28.26 cm
2
C 27.26 cm
2
D 113.04 cm

18. The bearing of X from Y is 75°.

Which of the following diagrams represents the position of X from Y?

North North
A B
X

North North
C D

19. Angu and Wabo shared some money in the ratio 2·5
Angu's share was P420. · ·

How much was Wabo's share?

A P168
B P300
C P1000
D P1050

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20. The temperature in a certain town at night was 4 °c.
The temperature dropped by 5°C the following morning .

What was the temperature in the town the following morning?

A 9°C
B 1°C
C -1°C
D -9°C

21. What is 15% of 300?

A 5
B 20
C 35
D 45

22. What is the sum of interior angles of a polygon with 9 sides?

A 760°
B 1260°
C 1360°
D 1980°

23. Katia invests P500 at 10% per annum compound interest.

How much will Katia have at the end of 2 years?

A P100
B P505
C P600
D P605

24. Which shape can be formed from the net below?

A Cube
B Cuboid
C Cylinder
D Triangular prism

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25. Which of the triangles in the diagram below is the image of triangle P after an
enlargement with scale factor } ?

26. What is the area of the rhombus shown below?

1
8cm

+-- 6cm -+
l
A 15 cm 2
B 20 cm 2
C 24 cm 2
D 25 cm 2

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27. What is 108 km/h when expressed in m/s?

A 0.3 m/s
B 3 mis
C 30 mis
D 300 mis

28. What is the value of q in the formula q = ..J3t+16 when t = 3?

A 19
B 13
C 7
D 5

The graph below shows how a company pays wages to its casual labourers
for the number of hours worked per day. Use it to answer question 29.

500
Wages
(Pula) 4 oo
300

200

100

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Number of hours worked per day

29. A labourer was paid P260.

How many hours did the labourer work?

A 3 hours
B 4 hours
C 5 hours
D 6 hours

30. Solve the equation (x + 4) (x - 7) = 0.

A x=-4,x=-7
B x =-4, x =7
C x=4,x=-7
D x = 4, x = 7

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 The table below shows the rainfall forecast for four villages.
Use it to answer question 31.

Village Rainfall forecast

Morula 10%
Thologa 92%
Kgaladua 78%
Kora 34%

31. Which village has a higher chance of rainfall?

A Kgaladua
B Kora
C Morula
D Thologa

32. An object accelerated from rest for the first 5 seconds and then moved at a constant
speed.

Which of the following diagrams shows the speed-time graph of the object?

A B

speed speed

5 5
time (s) time (s)

C D

speed speed

5 5
time (s) time (s)

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 Use the information given below to answer question 33.

sin 40° = 0.643

cos 40° = 0.766
tan 40° = 0.839

.___.__ _ _ _ ____._..:.:<...____,._ M
L 6cm

33. What is the length of the side KL?

A 3.858 cm
B 4.596 cm
C 4.834 cm
D 5.034 cm

Use the table below showing frequency of scores to answer question 34.

Score Frequency
2 5
3 1
4 1
5 5
6 3

34. What is the mean score?

A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5

35. Simplify (n - 5)2.

A n2 -10n + 25
B n2 - 10n-25
C n2 + 10n + 25
D n2 + 10n-25

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36. There are m males in a social club.
The number of females in the social club is 3 more than half the number of males.

Which of the following expressions represents the number of females in the social
club?

n
A 3+-
2

3+ n
B
2

3n
C
2

3
D -+m
2

37. What is the perimeter of the shape shown below?

8cm

15 cm

A 35 cm
B 41 cm
C 44cm
D 45cm

38. Factorise k2 - 5k- 24 completely.

A (k + 1)(k - 24)
B (k+2)(k-12)
C (k + 3)(k - 8)
D (k+4)(k-6)

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39. Which of the triangles in the diagram below is the image of triangle Rafter a
translation with vector(-!)?

The diagram below shows similar triangles PQT and SQR.

Use it to answer question 40.

s
T

5cm

p Q
,.__ 2 cm --+

40. What is the length of side SR?

A 7cm
B 9cm
C 13 cm
D 15 cm

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