GCSE Mathematics
Practice Paper 2023
Bonus Paper
Foundation Tier
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Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages of your working.
1. Put a pair of brackets in each statement to make the statement true.
(a) 2 × 72 − 2 = 94
(b) 16 ÷ 2 + 6 + 2 = 4
(2 marks)
2. In a breakfast cereal, 40% of the weight is fruit.
The rest of the cereal is oats.
(a) Write down the ratio of the weight of fruit to the weight of oats.
Give your answer in the form 1 : n.
………………………..
(2 marks)
A different breakfast cereal is made using only fruit and bran.
The ratio of the weight of fruit to the weight of bran is 1 : 3
(b) What fraction of the weight of this cereal is bran?
………………………..
(1 mark)
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2 1
3. (a) Work out +
5 4
………………………..
(2 marks)
(b) Write down the value of 2–3
………………………..
(1 mark)
4. James rounds a number, x, to one decimal place.
The result is 7.2
Write down the error interval for x.
…………………… ≤ x < ……………………
(2 marks)
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5. Here are the first six terms of a Fibonacci sequence.
1 1 2 3 5 8
The rule to continue a Fibonacci sequence is,
the next term in the sequence is the sum of the two previous terms.
(a) Find the 9th term of this sequence.
………………………..
(1 mark)
The first three terms of a different Fibonacci sequence are
a b a + b
(b) Show that the 6th term of this sequence is 3a + 5b
(2 marks)
Given that the 3rd term is 7 and the 6th term is 29,
(c) find the value of a and the value of b.
a = ...........................................................
b = ...........................................................
(3 marks)
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6. Here is a star shape.
The star shape is made from a regular hexagon and six congruent equilateral
triangles.
The area of the star shape is 96 cm2.
Work out the area of the regular hexagon.
……………………..…..……… cm2
(2 marks)
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7. A teacher asks the students in Year 6 what type of transport they use to get to
school.
The dual bar chart shows some of the results.
(a) What is the most popular type of transport used by the boys?
……………………………..…..………
(1 mark)
7 girls walk to school.
(b) Show this information on the dual bar chart. (1 mark)
More of the students get to school by car than by bus.
(c) How many more?
……………………………..…..………
(1 mark)
The number of students in Year 5 is the same as the number of students in Year 6
(d) What is the total number of students in Years 5 and 6?
……………………………..…..………
(2 marks)
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8. The line L is shown on the grid.
Find an equation for L.
……………………………..…..………
(3 marks)
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9. A group of football fans were asked what their half time snack was.
The table below gives information about their answers.
Draw an accurate pie chart for this information.
(3 marks)
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10. Here is the graph of y = x2 – 2x – 3.
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point on the graph of y = x2 – 2x – 3
( ................ , ................ )
(1 mark)
2
(b) Use the graph to find the roots of the equation x – 2x – 3 = 0
………………………………………….………..…..………
(2 marks)
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11. Here are six graphs.
Write down the letter of the graph that could have the equation
(a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 3
……………………………..…..………
(1 mark)
1
(b) 𝑦 =
𝑥
……………………………..…..………
(1 mark)
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12. The table gives information about the times taken, in seconds, by 18 students to run
a race.
Work out an estimate for the mean time.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
………………………………………. seconds
(3 marks)
13. A new phone cost £679
The value of the phone decreases at a rate of 4% per year.
Work out the value of the phone at the end of 3 years.
£ ……………………………………….
(3 marks)
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14. Ella cycles to her friend's house.
She stays at her friend's house for a number of minutes.
Then she cycles home.
Here is the travel graph for her journey.
(a) For how many minutes did Ella stay at her friend's house?
........................................................... minutes
(1 mark)
(b) How far is Ella from her home at 08 50?
........................................................... km
(1 mark)
(c) Work out Ella's speed, in km/h, for the first 20 minutes of her journey.
........................................................... km/h
(2 marks)
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15. On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 1 – 4x for values of x from – 3 to 3
(3 marks)
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16. Carla is planning a day trip for 195 students.
She asks a sample of 30 students where they want to go.
Each student chooses one place.
The table shows information about her results.
(a) Work out how many of the 195 students you think will want to go to the Theme
Park.
……………………………………..
(2 marks)
(ii) State any assumption you made and explain how this may affect your answer.
.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
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17. The grouped frequency table gives information about the heights of 30 students.
(a) Write down the modal class interval.
………………………………….…………..
(1 mark)
This incorrect frequency polygon has been drawn for the information in the table.
(b) Write down two things wrong with this incorrect frequency polygon.
1 ......................................................................................................................................
2 ......................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
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18. 4 red bricks have a mean weight of 5 kg.
5 blue bricks have a mean weight of 9 kg.
1 green brick has a weight of 6 kg.
Donna says,
"The mean weight of the 10 bricks is less than 7 kg."
Is Donna correct?
You must show how you get your answer.
(3 marks)
19. PQR is a right-angled triangle.
Work out the size of the angle marked x.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
................................................°
(2 marks)
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20.
Show that these two triangles are mathematically similar.
(2 marks)
21. 100 adults were asked how they keep fit.
Each adult goes to the gym or runs or cycles.
45 of these adults are female.
30 of the 52 adults who go to the gym are female.
35 adults run.
9 males cycle.
How many females run?
……………………….…………………..
(3 marks)
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22. The diagram represents a solid made from seven centimetre cubes.
On the centimetre grid below, draw a plan of the solid.
(2 marks)
23. Work out 54.6 × 4.3
……………………….…………………..
(3 marks)
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24. The diagram shows a prism placed on a horizontal floor.
The prism has height 3 m
The volume of the prism is 18 m3
The pressure on the floor due to the prism is 75 newtons/m2
Work out the force exerted by the prism on the floor.
……………………….……………… newtons
(3 marks)
25. It takes 12 men 5 days to complete a job.
(a) Work out how many days it would take 3 men to complete the same job.
...........................................................
(2 marks)
(b) (i) State one assumption you made in working out your answer.
.....................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
(ii) How will your answer be affected if your assumption is not correct?
....................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
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26.
ABCDEFGH is a regular octagon.
ADJ is a straight line.
angle BAD = angle CDA
Show that angle CDJ = 135°
(4 marks)
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27. Here is a rectangle.
All measurements are in centimetres.
The area of the rectangle is 48 cm2.
Show that y = 3
(4 marks)
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28. Amina has two bags.
In the first bag there are 3 red balls and 7 green balls.
In the second bag there are 5 red balls and 4 green balls.
Amina takes at random a ball from the first bag.
She then takes at random a ball from the second bag.
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
(2 marks)
(b) Work out the probability that Amina takes two red balls.
……………………….…………………..
(2 marks)
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29. Solve the simultaneous equations
3𝑥 + 𝑦 = −4
3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 6
x = ...........................................................
y = ...........................................................
(3 marks)
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30. Maria has to cover 3 tanks completely with paint.
Each tank is in the shape of a cylinder with a top and a
bottom. The tank has a diameter of 1.6m and a height
of 1.8m.
Maria has 7 tins of paint.
Each tin of paint covers 5𝑚2
Has Maria got enough paint to cover completely the 3
tanks?
You must show how you get your answer.
.
(5 marks)
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