MOUNT SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL

MID – YEAR EXAMS 2016

MATHEMATICS PAPER 1 FORM 1
TIME 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer all questions
All questions carry equal marks
1. The value of 7 in 17 504 is
A. 7 units B. 7 tens C. 7 hundreds D. 7 thousands
2. The digit with the highest place value in the number 34 817 is
A. 8 B. 7 C. 4 D. 3
3. The value of 2+7 ×3−2 is
A. 13 B. 25 C. 21 D. 23
4. Today is Tuesday. In 37 days time it will be
A. Thursday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Friday
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5. The value of 7 is
A. 14 B. 77 C. 49 D. 7
6. The HCF of 32, 40 and 56 is
A. 8 B. 2 C. 4 D. 16
7. What is the value of 5 x−1 when x=2
A. 51 B. 5 C. 9 D. 0
8. If Y = { 6 ; 3; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 3 }, then n ( Y )=¿
A. 1 B. 4 C. 6 D. 5
9. 7 200 ml expressed in litres is
A. 0.072 B. 0.72 C. 7.2 D. 72
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10. Which of the following is not equivalent to ?
2
3 13 15 28
A. B . C . D.
6 26 30 54
2
11. 7 expressed as an improper fraction is
3
21 23 14 72
A. B. C. D.
3 3 3 3
48
12. reduced to its lowest terms is
60
26 24 6 4
A. B. C. D.
30 30 10 5
5
∧3
13. The lowest common denominator of 2 4 6 is
, ,
3 5 10
A. 15 B. 30 C. 50 D. 60
14. 12 pages of a 48 – page book are missing. The percentage missing is
 1
A. B. 4 C. 16 D. 25
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15. 15 x 2 y ÷ 3 x=¿
A. 3 xy B. 5 x C. 5 xy D. 15 xy
16. If x=3 the value of 7 x−2 x is
A. 6 B. 8 C. 15 D. 21
17. 1600 ÷ 0.04=¿
A. 40 000 B. 4 000 C. 400 D. 4

18. Which of the following numbers is the greatest

A. −3 B. −30 C. −100 D. −70
19. −30−60=¿
A. −100 B. −30 C. +90 D. −90
20. 4− (−6 )−4=¿
A. 6 B. −6 C. 14 D. +6
21. 61, 053 to the nearest tenth is
A. 70 B. 67 C. 67.0 D. 67.1
22. Simplify 3 a+ 4 b+ 2 a−2 b
A. 3 a+ 4 b B. 2 a−2b C. 5 a+2 b D. 7 ab
23. The product of 0.08 and 0.8 is
A. 6.400 B. 0.0064 C. 0.064 D. 0.07
24. The value of 0.049 ÷ 0.07 is
A. 7 B. 0.07 C. 70 D. 0.07
25. Express 35% as a fraction in its lowest terms
35 7 5 7
A. B. C. D.
100 20 20 35
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26. Convert to a percentage
4
A. 75% B. 750% C. 7.5% D. 7 500
27. Convert 9:15 am to the 24 hour notation
A. 9:15 am B. 0915 C. 1915 D. 0915 am
2 5
28. Simplify ÷
5 6
2 1 12 10
A. B. C. D.
8 3 25 30
1 1
29. Simplify +
3 5
2 2 8
A. B. C. D. 1
8 15 15
30. Five thousand and forty can be written as
A. 5 400 B. 5 004 C. 5 040 D. 50 040
31. Solve the equation −5 x=20
A. −4 B. 4 C. 6 D. 10
32. 12% of people on the bus are children. If there 50 people on the bus, then the
number of adults on the bus is
 A. 6 B. 24 C. 38 D. 44
33. Expressed in tonnes, 685 kg is
A. 68.5 B. 6.85 C. 0.685 D. 0.0685
34. The tally marks llll llll llll lll represent
A. 18 B. 33 C. 8 D. 19
1 1 1
35. A woman gives of a cake to her son, to her daughter and to her husband.
4 4 3
What fraction is left for her?
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
6 3 2 8
36. $ 36+ $ 2.76+86 c=¿
A. $ 396.2 B. $ 39.62 C. $ 3.96 D. $ 32.96
37. 8 n−5+2 n=¿
A. 15 n B. 5 n C. 10 n−5 D. 6 n−5
38. The sum of angles of a triangle is
A. 90° B. 270° C. 180° D. 360°

39. When y=9, the value of 5 y−10 is

A. 39 B. 49 C. 45 D. 35
40. The perimeter of a room is 30 cm. The length of the room is 9 cm. Find the area of
the room.
A. 54 cm2 B. 18 cm2 C. 30 cm2 D. 56 cm2
41.

105°
35° k°

What is the size of the angle marked k ° ?

A. 35 B. 40 C. 105 D. 45
42. Simplify 3 x−2(2 x− y )
A.−x +2 y B. x +2 y C. −x−2 y D. −x−2
43. (−7 ) × (−3 )=¿
A. −21 B. 21 C. −9 D. −10
44. A square has the same perimeter as a 5 cm by 7 cm rectangle. The area of the square
is
A. 9 cm2 B. 25 cm2 C. 35 cm2 D. 36 cm2
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45. The number of degrees in of a revolution is
8
1
A. 8 B. 12 C. 45 D. 60
2
46. Fig R4 is a venn diagram showing the elements of the sets ξ , A∧B
 ξ

A B
a b
c d
e f

A ∪ B=¿
A. { a ; d } B. { b ; c } C. { a ; b ; c ; d } D. { a ; b ; c ; d ; e ; f }
47. If m × (−2 )=12 , then m=¿
A. +24 B. +14 C. +6 D.−6
48. When the product of −3 and 5 is added to 22, the result is
A. 7 B. −7 C. 24 D. 37
49. 9 ×2−12÷ 2+2=¿
A. −43 B. −18 C. 5 D. 14
50. How many prime factors of 360 are there in the set { 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 6 ; 7 ; 9 ; 15 }?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7