2024 B8 END OF TERM 2 EXAMS – MATHEMATICS 1

MATHEMATICS
OBJECTIVES
Answer all questions
1. What is the highest common factor of 8. Simplify (2ab2) x 3a3b
18, 42 and 90? a. 6a4b3
a. 21 b. 12a6b4
b. 6 c. 12a6b4
c. 18 d. 12a5b5
d. 9 9. Which of the following polygons does not
2. What is the place value of four in the number have a line of symmetry?
7073.48? a. square
a. tenths b. isosceles triangle
b. hundreds c. trapezium
c. four d. rectangle
d. ones 10. Find the image of the point (-2, 3) under a
3. Given that A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and re lection in the y – axis
B = {3, 6, 9, 12}. Find A∪B a. (2, -3)
a. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} b. (-3, 2)
b. {3, 6, 9, 12} c. (2, 3)
c. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12} d. (3, 2)
d. {3} 11. Expand and simplify (a – 2) (2a + 3)
4. Express as a percentage a. a2 – a + 6
b. 2a2 + 7a – 6
a. 50%
c. 2a2 – a – 6
b. 60%
c. 2a2 – 12a + 6
c. 30%
12. Ama bought a pair of sandals for GH¢20.00
d. 35%
and sold it at GH¢24.00.
5. A pattern has 72 red circles to every 48 black
Find her percentage pro it.
circles. What is the ratio of black circles to red
a. 4%
circles?
b. 17%
a. 2: 3
c. 20%
b. 2: 1
d. 44%
c. 2: 7
d. 2: 5
Use this information to answer
6. Simplify; − +
questions 10 and 11 (Take = )
a.
The radius of a circle is 154cm
b.
c. 13. Find its diameter
a. 308
d. b. 77
7. An acute angle is an angle whose measure is c. 154
less than c. 300
a. 1800 14. What is the circumference of the circle?
b. 30 0
a. 968
c. 90 0
b. 154
d. 45 0
c. 77
d. 308
15. Find the value of y if = Use the diagram below to answer
the questions that follow.
a.
b, 2
c. 10
d. 35
16. Simplify 3m + 4m + 5m + 6m
a. 18m
b. 18m2
c. 18m4
d. 18
17. List the members of the set 22. Find the size of angle a
Q = {prime factors of 30} a. 700
a. A = {2, 3, 5} b. 400
b. {2, 6, 10} c. 1100
c. {3, 5, 15} d. 900
d. {3, 6, 15} 23. Find the size of angle b
18. If P x Q x R = 119, where P = 19, Q =3, ind R a. 700
a. 21 b. 400
b. 49 c. 1100
c. 57 d. 900
d. 61 24. Find the size of angle c
19. Arrange the following fraction in ascending a. 700
order; , , b. 1100
c. 400
a. , ,
d. 900
b. , , 25. Correct 0.003858 to three signi icant igures
a. 0.00385
c. , ,
b. 0.00386
d. , , c. 0.0039
20. Factorize completely the expression d. 386
2xy – 6y + 7x – 21 26. Express the integer 10-3 as a power of 10
a. (x – 3) (2y + 7) a.
b. (x + 3) (2y – 7)
b.
c. (y – 3) (2x + 7)
d. (y + 3) (2x – 7) c.
21. Giving the points S(5, -2) and T(3, 2). d.
Calculate the gradient of the line ST
a. - 2
b. − The table below shows the marks obtained by
c. some learners in a mathematics class test at
d. 2 Aburi M/A JHS “B”.

Use the information to answer

question 27 – 29
27. Find the number of learners who took the 34. The least common multiple of 16, 30 and 36
class test. is
a. 50 a. 3
b. 13 b. 6
c. 6 c. 720
d. 1 d. 240
28. Find the modal mark 35. The interior angle of a regular polygon is
a. 50 1200, how many sides has this polygon?
b. 13 a. 3
c. 6 b. 4
d. 1 c. 5
29. What is the number of leaners with the least d. 6
marks? 36. The point (4, 5) is translated to the point
a. 2 (3, 1). What is the translation vector?
b. 13 −1
a.
c. 6 −4
1
d. 1 b.
4
30. Baa i tosses a fair coin once, what is the 1
c.
probability of obtaining a head? −4
−1
a. d.
4
b. 37. There are 10 red and 15 green balls in a bag.
Find the probability of selecting at random a red
c.
ball from the bag
d. a.
31. Simplify 42 x 32
b.
a. 25
b. 144 c.
c. 124 d.
d. 24
38. Write 3560 in standard form
32. Find the rule for the following
a. 3.56 x 10-4
mapping
b. 3.56 x 10-3
x 0 1 2 3 4
c. 3.56 x 103
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
d. 3.56 x 104
y -1 1 3 5 7
39. Which of the following numbers is an
a. y = 2x + 1
integer?
b. y = 2x – 1
a.
c. y = x2 – 1
d. y = x2 + 1 b.
−2 2 c. 0.5
33. Given that a = and b = ,
3 −5
d. 1
ind a + 2b
6 40. Find the image of 3 under the mapping
a. x → 10 – 2x
13
2 a. 4
b.
−13 b. 5
−2
c. c. 8
7
2 d. 16
d.
−7
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