Waverley College
Year 7 Mathematics Examination
Yearly 2011
TIME ALLOWED: 90 MINUTES
NAME:
TEACHER:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer questions in the blank space provided
For multiple choice questions, circle the correct answer
Calculators may not be used
Show all necessary working
Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work
Section 1 – Literacy /10
Section 2 – Fractions /10
Section 3 – Patterns & Algebra /11
Section 4 – Decimals /6
Section 5 – Length, Perimeter & Area /18
Section 6 – Graphs, Tables & Charts /23
Section 7 – Volume, Mass & Time /16
Section 8– 2D & 3D Shapes /6
TOTAL /100
%
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SECTION 1 – Literacy (Total marks: 10)
Complete the blanks in the sentences by using the words from the list. Each word is used once.
minute, data, divisor, timetable, pronumeral, quotient, substitute,
grams, sector, perimeter
1. A _______________ can be a letter or symbol that represents a number.
2. To find the value of y using the rule y=2 x +1 when x=1 , we need to
________________ 1 for x.
3. In the statement 6÷3=2 , the dividend is 6, the _______________ is 3, and the
________________ is 2.
4. ___________ is the distance around the outside of a shape.
5. There are 60 seconds in one ______________.
6. 560mL of water weighs 560 ______________.
7. At the train station the _______________ shows what times the trains are
expected.
8. Another name for a pie graph is a _____________ graph.
9. A graph is a way of presenting _______________.
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SECTION 2- FRACTIONS
Question 1 (2)
Circle the larger fraction in each pair.
1 3
(a) 4 4
4 4
(b)
5 7
Question 2
(2)
Insert <, > or = between the fractions in each of the following to make a true statement:
4 1 5 7
(a)
9 2
(b) 8 12
Question 3 (2)
Find the following. Write your answers as mixed fraction if appropriate.
(a) 5 -
3
Question 4
(4)
Evaluate the following. Write your answer as a mixed fraction if appropriate.
3 2 3 2
(a)
7
+ 7
(c)
5
×
7
(b) ÷
SECTION 3 PATTERNS & ALGEBRA
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Question 1 (2)
Fill in the missing terms in the following sequences:
(a) 50, 48, __, 44, __, __, 38
(b) 2, 7, 9, 16 __, __, __
Question 2 (2)
Write down the first 4 terms of the number pattern which follow the rule below.
(a) Start with 4 and multiply by 3 then subtract 5 each time.
Question 3
(4)
Here is a pattern (of different numbers of tall zeros) made from matches:
(a) Complete this table to show the number of matches in each picture.
number of 1 2 3
zeros
total
number of
matches
(b) Look at the bottom row in the table. Write in words a rule for getting from one number to the
next.
(c) Write in words a rule that tells you how many matches are needed for each number of letters.
Question 4
(2)
5
Complete the following table. Use the rule ‘Subtract two from each IN number, then multiply by
three’ to work out what the missing OUT numbers would be.
IN | OUT
5 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
102 |
Question 5
(1)
Circle the correct answer.
Which rule matches the table below?
IN | OUT
6 | 27
11 | 42
15 | 54
19 | 66
22 | 75
A Multiply each IN number by four and add three.
B Add three to each IN number and multiply by three.
C Multiply each IN number by four and subtract two.
D Subtract three from each IN number and multiply by nine.
SECTION 4 – DECIMALS
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Question 1
(1)
Choose the correct answer.
Which of the following inequalities is wrong?
A 1.909 < 1.99
B 0.07 > 0.069
C 16.859 < 16.86
D 24.923 > 24.93
Question 2 (1)
Choose the correct answer.
2.0638 rounded off to 3 decimal places is:
A 2.063
B 2.064
C 2.0638
D 2.06
Question 3 (1)
Choose the correct answer.
52.4 7 is closest to:
A 3500
B 400
C 350
D 3000
Question 4 (2)
Shannon buys 8 ties costing $23.65 each.
Calculate the total cost.
Question 5 (1)
Choose the correct answer.
0.9 × 30 =
A 0.027
B 0.27
C 2.7
D 27
SECTION 5- LENGTH, PERIMETER & AREA
Question 1
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(3)
Copy and complete the following length conversions:
(a) 6.78 cm = ______ m
(b) 34.5 km = ______ m
(c) 14 200 mm = ______ km
Question 2 (2)
Josephine jogged 980 m to the local swimming pool and then decided to swim 1.5 km. What was
the total distance in metres that she covered in her exercise program?
Question 3 (2)
Add the following lengths, giving your answer in the units stated in brackets:
(a) 750 000 cm and 0.78 km (km)
Question 4 (4)
Find the perimeter of each of the following shapes, in centimeters:
(a)
(b)
Question 5 (1)
Choose the correct answer.
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The perimeter of a square of side length 5.8 cm is:
A 29 cm
B 17.4 cm
C 23.2 cm
D 11.6 cm
Question 6 (1)
Choose the correct answer.
A square of area 100 cm2 has side length:
A 5 cm
B 12.5 cm
C 25 cm
D 10 cm
Question 7 (2)
Find the area of the following shape.
Question 8 (3)
Find the area of the following figure:
SECTION 6 - GRAPHS, TABLES & CHARTS
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Question 1
(1)
What frequency does the tally IIII IIII II represent?
Question 2 (1)
Write 23 as a tally.
Question 3
(5)
The list shows the ways a sample number of students get to school.
B = bus, C = car, T = train, W = walk only
C T W B C C T T B C
(a) How many students are there in the sample?
(b) Make a frequency table showing how many use each method to get to school.
(c) Use the above data to draw a column graph.
Question 4
(1)
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The following column graph shows the favourite subjects for Year 8 students at Thinkmore High
School.
70
60
50
40
%
30
20
10
0
h
ce
hs
hy
lis
at
ap
g
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M
En
gr
Sc
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G
The approximate percentage of students who love maths is:
A 30
B 70
C 60
D 80
Question 5
(1)
The following weekly rainfall was recorded in Sydney in 2001 over a 6 week period.
10
7
Rainfall (mL)
0
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
The rainfall in week 5 was:
A 2.3 mL
B 5.2 mL
C 4.1 mL
D 6.3 mL
Question 6 (1)
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The following graph shows how year 7 students travel to school at Thinkmore High School.
Car
Train Walk
Bus
Bike
The most popular form of transport is:
A Car
B Train
C Bus
D Walk
Question 7 (2)
Arrange the following set of numbers into an ordered stem-and-leaf plot using class intervals of
10.
34, 56, 36, 54, 48, 24, 45, 46, 45, 35, 28, 39, 48, 53
Question 8 (1)
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Choose the correct answer.
Stem Leaf
13 3 7 8 9
14 2 5 5 6 8
15 3 6 9 9
16 2 3 4 6 6 7
17 2
The 9 in the first row represents the number:
A 193
B 199
C 139
D 9
Question 9
(3)
The following scatter diagram compares the weight and height of Dirk, Volker and Craig.
200
Craig
180 Dirk Volker
Height(cm)
160
140
120
100
50 60 70 80 90 100
Weight (kg)
Answer TRUE or FALSE to each of these statements.
(a) Dirk is taller than Craig.
(b) Volker is heavier than Dirk.
(c) Volker is taller than Craig.
Question 10 (4)
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Katherine and Gerald were heading off for a holiday.
Distance
D E
C
B
A
Time
(a) In what section of the graph were they moving the fastest?
(b) What happened at B?
(c) When was the longest stoppage time?
(d) When were they travelling the slowest?
Question 11 (3)
The following conversion graph shows how much Barry gets paid for his job.
(a) If he works 3 hours, what is his wage?
(b) If his wage was $40, how many hours did he work?
(c) Describe the relationship between his wage and the number of hours that he worked?
SECTION 7- VOLUME, MASS & TIME
Question 1 (1)
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Determine the volume of the following solid:
(Assume no cubes are missing in the back row.)
Question 2 (1)
Determine the volume of the following solid:
Question 3 (4)
Calculate the following for a rectangular prisms (in L) with the following dimension:
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length = 20 cm, width = 10 cm, height = 12 cm *Hint draw a diagram*
(a) Volume (b) Capacity
Question 4
(2)
Convert the following masses to the units shown in brackets:
(a) 342.2 g (kg) (b) 0.6511 t (g)
Question 5
(3)
For each of the following, state the most appropriate unit of time—seconds, minutes, hours, days,
weeks, months or years.
(a) the amount of time it takes to complete your schooling
(b) completing a 100 m sprint at the athletic carnival
(c) mowing your front lawn
Question 6
(2)
How much time in minutes has passed from 7.23 a.m. to 4.54 p.m.?
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Question 7 (3)
The following train timetable shows times from Bankstown to Redfern during the week.
(a) How long does it take to travel from Bankstown to Redfern?
(b) What is the quickest time it will take to travel between Wiley Park and Canterbury?
(c) If you wanted to be at Campsie by 10.15 a.m., what trains could you take from Bankstown?
SECTION 8- 2D AND 3D SHAPES
Question 1 (2)
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For each of the following triangles state whether it is equilateral, scalene or isosceles:
(a)
(b)
Question 2 (1)
Find the value of c in the following triangle:
Question 3 (1)
Choose the correct answer.
A quadrilateral with four sides of equal length and a right angle is called a:
A rectangle
B parallelogram
C square
D rhombus
Question 4 (2)
Find the value of d in the following
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