WARREN PARK HIGH SCHOOL
MID – YEAR EXAMS 2017
MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 FORM 1
TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
i. Write your full name on separate answer sheets provided
ii. Answer all questions from section A and section B
iii. To obtain full marks for any question, all working must be shown
iv. Do not measure from given diagrams
SECTION A (50 MARKS)
1. Evaluate the following
i. 37.5 − 16.96 [1]
ii. 2 −1 [2]
iii. × + [2]
2. Solve the equations
a) 3 − 4(2 − 5) = 3 [3]
b) =5 [2]
3. Factorise the following completely
a) 8 + 12 [2]
b) 3 − 21 [3]
4.
a) Which prime number is even? [1]
b) Find the highest common factor (H.C.F) of the numbers 24, 36 and 54 [2]
c) Find the lowest common multiple (L.C.M) of 4, 10 and 15 [2]
5.
a) Evaluate and give the answers in weeks and days
1 5 +6 +3 4 [3]
b) Simplify 8.609 − 99.2 giving your answer in [2]
6. Simplify
a) (−2) × (−7) × (−3) [2]
( )×
b) [2]
c) (−2 ) × (−3 ) [2]
7. Express
a) as a decimal fraction [2]
b) as a percentage [2]
c) in its lowest terms [1]
8.
a) Given that = 11, = 3 and = −2. Find
(i) 2 + [2]
(ii) [2]
b) Express 12:00 AM as time in 24 hour notation [1]
9.
a) During a period of weeks there are 13 days when it did not rain. On how many
days did it rain? Give your answer in terms of . [2]
b) In a marathon race the winner finishes the race in 2hrs 14mins 48sec. the last
person finishes in 5hrs 6mins 19sec. what is the difference between their times.
c) Simba is 13 years old. How old will he be in 8 years to come? [1]
10.
a) Find the greatest number which when divided into 593 and 621 will leave a
remainder of 5 in each case. [2]
b) Express the value of the 7 in the number 5 397 225
(i) In word [1]
(ii) As a common fraction [2]
SECTION B (50 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section
11. Given = {1; 2; 3; … ; 10}
={ }
= {3; 6; 9}
A and B are subsets of
a) List the elements of the following sets.
i. A [2]
ii. B∩ [2]
iii. A∪ [2]
b) Find n( ∩ ) [1]
c) Show , and B on a Venn diagram. [3]
12.
a) A teacher asks a class to write and express it in two ways. Write down other
two ways of writing the expression. [2]
b) A girl is tall. Her father is 1 times her height. Her sister is of her height.
(i) Express the heights of the father and sister in terms of [2]
(ii) Write down an expression for the difference in height between the father
and the sister. [2]
(iii)Simplify the expression [2]
c) Expand ( − 4)( − 9) [2]
13. A rectangular field measures 400m by 350m
a) What is the perimeter of the field in
(i) Metres [2]
(ii) Kilometres [3]
b) Calculate its area in [2]
c) Name any three quadrilaterals with at least one pair of parallel lines. [3]
14.
a) Arrange the following directed numbers in ascending order.
7; −1; −9; −3; 0 [2]
b) Find the H.C.F and L.C.M of
5 , 10 and 15 [5]
c) Study the pattern below and add the next three terms
1; 2; 3; 5; - - - [3]
15. E D
a)
A B C
The diagram is made up of the isosceles triangle ABE, and a rhombus BCDE.
(i) Give the special name for the quadrilateral ACDE [2]
(ii) If = 148°, calculate [3]
b)
6m
2m
8m
4m 4m
2m
10m
A beam has and end face as shown above. Calculate the volume of an 8m length of
the beam [2]
c) How many lines of symmetry has a kite? [1]
