Sample Questions
Tick the two cards that add together to give a total of 6.
[1 mark]
2
The cost, in pounds, of renting a bike is calculated with the following rule:
Cost is equal to six, plus five multiplied by the number of days.
(a) Calculate
(b) Joy
the cost of hiring a bike for four days.
.........................
[1 mark]
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[1 mark]
was charged 56 for hiring a bike.
How many days did she have the bike for?
Tape is on sale at the following prices at a store.
(a)
Code
Price per roll
A1
7.50
A2
4.80
A3
3.10
A4
1.55
Paul buys a roll of A2 and a roll of A4. How much does he pay altogether?
...................
(b)
[1 mark]
Juan bought a roll of tape and paid with a 10 note. He received 2.50 change.
What type of tape did he buy?
.........................
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
4
Look at the grid.
y
7
6
C
5
4
3
2
x
0
2
(a) Write
(b) On
the coordinates of the point C.
( ......... , ........ )
the grid, plot and label the point D (2, 4).
(c) Use
[1 mark]
a ruler to join the points B, D and A. Name the shape you have drawn.
.........................
[1 mark]
[1 mark]
z represents a number. Complete the table.
z
2z + 5
z2 +9
4
6
[2 marks]
Sample Questions
6
A clothes shop is having a sale. Every price has been reduced by 20%.
(a) Work
out the sale price of a pair of shoes originally costing 80.
...................
(b) Work
[1 mark]
...................
[1 mark]
...................
[1 mark]
...................
[1 mark]
= 81
m = ...................
[1 mark]
17 = 3
r = ...................
[1 mark]
n = ...................
[1 mark]
Write down the answers to:
10
(b) 0.07
(c) 32
100
100
Solve the following equations:
(d) 9m
(e) r
(f) 4n
out the sale price of a pair of sunglasses originally costing 35.
...................
(a) 2.6
[1 mark]
+ 9 = 45
Calculate the size of each unknown angle:
23
59
b
(a)
...................
[1 mark]
(b)
...................
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
10
Here is a sketch of a triangle.
C
100 B
25
5.5 cm
Use a ruler and protractor to complete an accurate drawing of the triangle.
[2 marks]
11
The label on a packet of Cornflakes breakfast cereal shows that it contains 25% sugar.
How many grams of sugar are there in a 440g packet of Cornflakes?
................... g
12
[1 mark]
Simplify:
(a)
6t + 8 3t 2
...................
[1 mark]
(b)
6(2y 3)
...................
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
105 was shared in the ratio between two people in the ratio 3:4. How much did each person
receive?
...................
13
If 5 bars of chocolate cost $2.50, how much would 7 bars of chocolate cost?
...................
14
[1 mark]
[1 mark]
Cards numbered 1-20 are placed in a box. A card is picked at random.
What is probability of:
a) picking an even number?................................
...................
[1 mark]
b) picking a 10 or 11?....................................
...................
[1 mark]
c) picking a number less 11?...................................
...................
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
15
Drinks worth 120 were sold at the theatre.
3
8
of the sales were cola.
How much money was spent on cola?
.............
............[1 mark]
16
Put the following in order (smallest to biggest):
0.2 , 22%,
5
24
...................
17
[1 mark]
Here are some numbers:
3
Use two of these numbers to complete each calculation:
(a)
(b)
......... + ......... = 5
[1 mark]
......... ......... = 4
[1 mark]
Here is a sequence: 3, 11, 19, 27, 35, 43
a) what is the next number in the sequence?
...................
[1 mark]
b) what is the nth term
...................
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
18
19
Write these decimal numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.
3.8
3.89
3.08
3.809
...........
...........
...........
...........
[1 mark]
Write in the missing number.
2.563 ........... = 115.335
20
Here are some numbers:
17
21
[1 mark]
15
12
11
(c) Which
of the numbers is a triangle number?
...................
[1 mark]
(d) Which
of the numbers is a square number?
...................
[1 mark]
(e) Which
of the numbers is a multiple of 4?
...................
[1 mark]
...................
[1 mark]
Write the ratio 5 : 40 in its simplest form:
Sample Questions
22
8 cm
A
3 cm
4 cm
6 cm
[Not drawn to scale]
(f)
Which shape has the longer perimeter?
A or B
Show how you know.
.............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
[1 mark]
(g) Which
shape has the smaller area?
Ao r B
Show how you know.
..............................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................
[1 mark]
23
Calculate:
(h)
3/5 of 30 =
[1 mark]
(i)
7/8 of 80 =
[1 mark]
(j)
7/9 of 72 =
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
24
This graph shows how the weight of a puppy changed over 10 weeks.
(k)
From the graph, what was the weight of the puppy at 6 weeks?
......................... grams
(l)
How much more did the kitten weigh at 8 weeks than at birth?
......................... grams
25
[1 mark]
Circle the number closest to 0.4.
0.04
26
[1 mark]
0.42
4.00
0.39
0.48
[1 mark]
Use a calculator to work out, correct to 1 decimal place:
4.62 (5.16 + 9.4) = .........................
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
Calculate the size of the angles x and y.
50
x
105
120
y
[Not drawn to scale]
27
x = ......................
[1 mark]
y = ......................
[1 mark]
Write these lengths in order of size starting with the shortest.
4.6 km
460 m
4006 cm
0.406 km
..............
..............
..............
..............
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
28
John took part in a long jump competition.
Here are the distances for Johns five jumps:
5.38 m
(m)
(n)
5.15 m
5.80 m
5.12 m
5.05
Calculate the mean distance jumped by John. ...................... m [1 mark]
Calculate the range of the distances jumped by John.
...................... m
29
[1 mark]
This formula is used to work out the cost of renting a car:
C = 25d + 30p
where: d is the number of days
p is the number of people
Use the formula to work out the cost of renting the car for 8 days for 4 people.
.........................
[1 mark]
Sample Questions
30
What is the area of this shape?
3 cm
8 cm
6 cm
8 cm
[Not drawn to scale]
......................... cm2
31
[2 marks]
In his first four maths tests of the year, Bob scored 28, 31, 11 and 25.
What must he score in his next test to have a mean score of 30?
...................
[2 marks]
Sample Questions
Draw the following on the grid provided.
The lines:
x=3
[1 mark]
y=5
[1 mark]
y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
0
1
A graph has the equation y = 2x + 2.
(o)
Complete the y-coordinates in the table for this graph.
x-coordinate
y-coordinate
0
1
2
[2 marks]
Sample Questions
(p)
Use the coordinates from (o) to plot the graph on the grid. Join the points with a straight
line.
y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
0
1
5
[1 mark]
(q)
Show that the point (55, 81) does not lie on the graph of y = 2x + 1.
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[1 mark]
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