AGENG’A JUNIOR SCHOOL

KENYA JUNIOR SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSESMENT

TERM 2 2025 END TERM EXAM
GRADE 9. MATHEMATICS

NAME: __________________________________________________________

ASSESMENT NO. __________________________________________________

ADM NO. _______________________ DATE. _________________________

INSTRUCTIONS
a) Write your personal information and date in the spaces provide above

b) Answer ALL questions in this booklet

c) This question paper consists of TWO sections: A and B

d) Answer all questions in section A on the answer shit provided on the last printed page

e) Answer all questions in section B by showing your working in the spaces provided after each question

f) Non – programmable calculators and mathematical tables may be used where necessary

LEARNER’S SCORE
PERCENTAGE PERFOMANCE LEVEL
SECTION A

SECTION B
SECTION A 20 Marks 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆

1. Write 0.00034561 in standard form.

(A) 34.56 × 105 (B) 3.456 × 10-4
(C) 34.56 × 10-5 (D) 3.456 × 104

1 3 1 1 3
2. Work out ( − )÷ +
2 4 2 6 8

11 8 9 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 9 8 7

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3. Evaluate √27𝑥⁶𝑦⁹

(A) 3𝑦3𝑥2 (B) 3𝑦𝑥

(C) 3𝑥 2𝑦4 (D) 3𝑥𝑦

6 −2 7
4. State the order of the matrix ( )
4 9 8

(A) 2 x 3 (B) 3 x 2
(C) 2 x 2 (D) 1 x 5

5. Solve the inequality below

3(1 + 𝑥) < 5𝑥 − 13

(A) 2 < 𝑥 (B) 𝑥 < 2

(C) 8 < 10 (D) 2𝑥 < 3

6. Convert the number 0.00346 correct to four significant figures

(A) 0.346 (B) 0.003460
(C) 0. 00346 (D) 3460

7. Use mathematical tables to evaluate

√230.5 + 12.54²

(A) 172.4338 (B) 172.4

(C) 172.38 (D) 172.482

8. Without using a calculator, evaluate:

−2(5 + 3)−9 ÷ 3+ 5
−3×−5 + −2×4

(A) -14 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) -2

9. Solve for x
4x+1 = 32
(A) 1.5 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 2.5
10. Abel, Ken and Ben shared their business profits in the ratio 5:7:9
respectively. If Ken received Shs. 84 000. How much profit did the
business yield
(A) 252 000 (B) 250 000 (C) 500 000 (D) 200 000

12. What is the volume of a cylinder whose diameter is 14cm and height
10cm?
(A) 6160cm3 (B) 1540cm3
(C) 748cm 3 (D) 440cm3

13. A distance of 5km is represented on a map by a length of 4cm. what

is the scale used?
(A) 1:125 (B) 1:1250
(C) 1:12500 (D) 1:125 000

14. What is the value of x in the following equation

2𝑥−3
+ 2𝑥 = 6
3

1 7
(A) 1 (B) 5
8 8

7 5
(C) 1 (D) 2
8 8

15. There is a 25% loss when an item is sold at sh. 225. At what price
should it be sold in order to make a profit of 5%
(A) sh. 315.00 (B) sh. 300.00
(C) sh. 295.31 (D) sh. 236. 25

16. A motorist covered 324km driving at an average speed of 72km/h. He

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then drove at 88km/h for 1 hours. What was his average speed for the
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whole journey?
(A) 72km/h (B) 75km/h
(C) 76km/h (D) 80km/h

17. The diagram below represents a piece of land in the shape of

trapezium and a semi-circle

What is the area of the piece of land

(A) 4242m2 (B) 7014m2
(C) 3234m2 (D) 4042m2
18. Peter borrowed sh 50 000 from a bank that charged compound
interest at the rate of 25% p.a. how much interest should he pay the
bank?
(A) 78 125 (B) 75 000
(C) 62 500 (D) 28 125

19. The diagram below represents a metal solid made up of a cylindrical

bar fixed onto a cube. The cylindrical bar is 20cm long and has a
diameter of 7cm. Each side of the cube measures 9cm long

The external surface area was painted. What area was painted in cm2
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(Take 𝜋 = 7 )
(A) 1499 (B) 964.5
(C) 926 (D) 845

20. The graph below shows the journey made by a social worker on a
certain day.

Between which two places was his speed the highest?

(A) Home and School (B) School and Health centre
(C) Health centre and market (C) Market and home
SECTION B
21. Joy bought 256.147 acres of land to use for farming and other purposes
a) Write the acres of land joy bought correct to 1 decimal place 1mk

b) Express the acres of land in standard form 1mk

22. The area of a square plot is 65.44m2. Find the length of one side of the plot using mathematical tables
2mks

1 1 3 7
2 + (1 − )
8 4 8 12
23. Evaluate 1 3 3 3mks
3 × ÷
8 4 8

24. Write the following logarithmic notation in index form 2mks

𝑙0𝑔y 10 = 𝑥

25. Use mathematical tables to evaluate

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a) √47.23 2mks

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b) √0.02012 2mks
 −2 4 3 3 −4 7 7 1 4
26. Given that the matrices A=[ 5 7 0] B=[ 6 5 −4] C = [−2 5 6]
1 −4 −3 −6 8 4 9 −6 0
Evaluate 𝐴+𝐶−𝐵 3mks

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27. A line passes through point (4, 6) and (p, 9). The line has a gradient of . Determine:
2

a) The equation of the line 3mks

b) The value of p 2mks

28. The diagram below shows a circle with centre O. The radius of the circle is 6cm. Line AB = 9.2cm, is a
chord of the circle subtending an angle of 100° at the centre of the circle. The shaded part is a segment of
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the circle. Determine the area of the segment APB. (Take 𝜋 = ) 4mks
7
29. Use the divisibility test of 11 to state whether 71774857 is divisible by 11 or not 2mks

30. Use a number line to evaluate: −5 + 3 − 4 2mks

I I I I I I I I I I I

31. The diagram below shows a triangle.

Find the value of x. 2mks

32. Write the numbers below to 2 significant figures 2mks

i) 0.06745

ii) 97568

33. Using prime factorization, work out the prime factors of 1764 2mks

34. A car moving at 36km/h increases its speed to 63km/h in 1 minute. Calculate the acceleration of this
car? 3mks
35. A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currencies at the exchange rates shown below

Buying Selling
Ksh. Ksh.
1 Euro 187.86 188.00
1 US Dollar 124.22 124.50
An American arrived in Kenya with 20 000 Euros. He converted all the Euros to Kenyan shillings at the bank.
He spent Ksh. 2 512 000 while in Kenya and converted the remaining Kenya shillings to US Dollars at the
bank. Find the amount in Dollars that he received 3mks

36. The figure below show a square based pyramid ABCDV. If AD = DC = 6cm. And OV =10cm

Calculate the volume of the pyramid

. 3mks

37. Nina is paid a basic salary of sh. 8000 as a sales agent. In addition she is paid a 5% commission for
goods sold above sh. 15 000. In one month she earned sh. 12 000 altogether. What was the total sales she
made that month? 3mks
38. A cone of height 50cm is cut to form a frustum with base radius of 10cm and top radius of 4cm.
Given that the height of the frustum is 30cm, determine:
a) The volume of the frustum 4mks

b) The weight of the frustum if the density of material making it is 2.5g/cm3. (Take g = 10N/Kg) 3mks

39. The height of a number of students was recorded in the table below in centimetres
a) Complete the table below 3mks
b) Use the completed table to calculate the mean height of the students 2mks
c) Calculate the median height of the students 3mks

Mid- Frequency
Height(cm) point 𝑓𝑥 c.f
X
138-142 140 3 420
142-147 8 11
147-152 12
152-157 20
157-162 160 30 4800
162-167 14
167-173 7
173-177 4 98
177-182 180 2 360
𝛴𝑓 =
∑𝑓𝑥 =
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