Mock Exam

MATH CP
PAPER 2

Ying Wa Girls’ School

Mock Examination 2023-2024

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

1 hour and 15 minutes

Name: ____________________________ Class: 6 ____ ( ) Group: C1 / C2 / M1 / M2

Date: 19 January 2024 Period: 2

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. Write down the information required
in the spaces provided.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for
the words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You should use an HB pencil to mark all your answers on
the Answer Sheet. Wrong marks must be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must
mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer,
you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

Not to be taken away before the

end of the examination session

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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1.
(3 )(9 ) =
3n 2n

81n

A. 9n .
B. 9− n .
C. 27n .
D. 27− n .

2x −1 y − x
2. If = , then y =
x y

x2
A. .
x −1
x2
B. .
3x − 1
x2
C. .
1− x
x2
D. .
1 − 3x

3. ( p + q )( q − p )( p + 2 ) =

A. − p 3 − 2 p 2 + pq 2 + 2q 2 .
B. − p 3 + 2 p 2 − pq 2 + 2q 2 .
C. − p 3 + 2 p 2 + pq 2 + 2q 2 .
D. − p 3 − 2 p 2 − pq 2 + 2q 2 .

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 3 4
4. − =
2m + 5 5 − 2m

−14m + 35
A. .
25 − 4m2
−2m + 5
B. .
4m 2 − 25
−2m − 35
C. .
4m 2 − 25
14m + 5
D. .
4m 2 − 25

5. If x = 0.534 (correct to 3 decimal places), find the range of values of x.

A. 0.533  x  0.535
B. 0.533  x  0.535
C. 0.5335  x  0.5345
D. 0.5335  x  0.5345

6. If a, b and c are non-zero constants such that a(1 − 2 x) + b( x + 2)  c( x + 4) , then b : c =

A. 2 : 9.
B. 5 : 9.
C. 9 : 5.
D. 9 : 2.

7. Let f ( x ) = ( x − p )( x + 2 ) + q , where p and q are constants. If f ( 0 ) = −7 and f ( 3) = −4 ,

find p.

A. –5
B. –4
C. 4
D. 5

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8. Let f ( x) be a polynomial which is divisible by x + 1. When f ( x) is divided by x – 1, the
remainder is 2. Find the remainder when f ( x) is divided by 1 – x2.

A. x+1
B. x–1
C. –x+1
D. –x–1

9. In a school, 49% of the employees are married. It is given that 45% of the employees in the
company are male and 60% of the male employees are married. If x% of the female employees
are married, then x =

A. 22.
B. 40.
C. 51.
D. 55.

10. Consider the following compound inequality.

4(x – 3) > 2 – 3x or 7 – 3x ≤ –5 … (*)
The least integer satisfying (*) is

A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 4.
D. 5.

3h − 2k 4h + 14k
11. If h and k are non-zero numbers such that = 5 , then =
h + 4k h − 7k

29
A. .
2
5
B. .
3
1
C. − .
5
13
D. − .
2

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12. If a varies directly as the square of b and inversely as the cube root of c, which of the following
must be constant?

b6
A.
a 3c
ac 3
B.
b2
a 3b6
C.
c
a
D.
c 3b 2

13. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 2 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th pattern
is formed by adding (n + 1) dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the 9th pattern.

A. 37
B. 44
C. 46
D. 54

14. Which of the following statements about the graph of y = (mx + 1) 2 − n , where m and n are
negative constants, must be true?

I. The graph opens downwards.

II. The graph does not have any x-intercepts.
III. The graph is symmetric about the vertical line x = m.

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

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15. The base of a solid right prism is an equilateral triangle of side 4 cm. If the total surface area of
the prism is 32 3 cm2, find the volume of the prism.

A. 8 3 cm3
B. 16 cm3
C. 24 cm3
D. 16 3 cm3

16. The difference of the total surface areas of two solid hemispheres is 189π cm2. It is given that
the ratio of the radii of the two hemispheres is 3 : 4. Find the sum of the volumes of the two
hemispheres.

A. 1 632π cm3
B. 1 634π cm3
C. 1 636π cm3
D. 1 638π cm3

17. The perimeter of the sector OPQ is (8 + 2π) cm, where O is the centre of the sector OPQ. If
∠POQ = 90°, which of the following are true?

I. The radius of the sector OPQ is 4 cm.

II. The area of the sector OPQ is 4π cm2.
III. The area of the circle passing through O, P and Q is 32π cm2.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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18. In the figure, AB = AC and PCQ is a straight line such that AB // PQ. If ACP = 20 – 2x, then
BCQ =
A
A. 10 – x.
B. x + 10. P
C. x – 80.
D. x + 80.

B C

19. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus. E and F are points lying on BC and DC respectively such
that CE = CF. Which of the following are true?

I. ΔABE  ΔADF A
II. AEF = AFE
III. ΔAEF ~ ΔCEF

A. I and II only D
B
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III E F

20. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E and F are points on BC and DC respectively such that
FC : BE : EC = 1: 2 : 3 and AEF = 90. If the area of DFA is 15 cm2, then the area of AEF
is
A D
2
A. 10 cm .
B. 12 cm2.
C. 16 cm2.
D. 20 cm2.

B C
E

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21. If ABCDEF is a regular 6-sided polygon, which of the following are true?

I. AF // CD
II. BD = AE
III. ∠CEA = 2∠DBE

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

22. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABC. If OAC = 12° and OBA = 35°, then
OBC = A

A. 67.
B. 66.
C. 65.
D. 64.
O

B
C

23. In the figure, ADB = BCD = 90°, ABD = θ and CBD = . If AD = 4, then CD =

A. 4sin  tan  . A B
B. 4cos  tan  . θ
4sin  
C. .
tan 
4 cos 
D. .
tan 
D C

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24. The coordinates of point A are (−3, 11). A is translated leftwards by 4 units to the point B. B is
then rotated anti-clockwise about the origin through 90 to C. Find the y-coordinate of C.

A. −11
B. −7
C. 7
D. 11

25. The coordinates of the points S and T are (−4 , −1) and (−2 , 3) respectively. Let P be a moving
point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that PT = ST. Find the equation of the locus of P.

A. x + 2 y −1 = 0
B. x + 2 y +1 = 0
C. x2 + y 2 + 8x + 2 y − 3 = 0
D. x2 + y 2 + 4x − 6 y − 7 = 0

26. The coordinates of the points P, Q and R are (4, 2), (9, –1) and (3, –2) respectively. L is an
altitude of PQR passing through P. If the equation of L is ax – 2y = b, where a and b are
constants, then a =

A. –12.
B. –6.
C. 6.
D. 12.

27. The slope of the straight line L is –3. It is given that L and the circle x 2 + y 2 − 12 x − 10 y + 56 = 0
intersect at the points P and Q. If the coordinates of the mid-point of PQ are (m, n), which of
the following must be true?

A. m − 3n + 9 = 0
B. m − 3n – 9 = 0
C. 3m + n − 23 = 0
D. 3m + n + 23 = 0

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28. Two numbers are randomly drawn without replacement from five cards numbered 4, 5, 7, 8 and
9 respectively. Find the probability that the sum of the numbers drawn is an odd number.

4
A.
5
3
B.
5
2
C.
5
1
D.
5

29. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the scores of some students in a
test. Find the inter-quartile range of the distribution.

Score
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

A. 25
B. 35
C. 50
D. 65

30. Consider the following positive integers:

3 3 4 4 5 5 6 m n

If both the mean and the median of the above positive integers are 5, which of the following
must be true?

I. m  n
II. The least possible range of the above integers is 5.
III. The mode of the above integers can be 5.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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Section B

31. Convert 166 + 2  164 + 36 to a hexadecimal number.

A. A2002416
B. A2003616
C. 102002416
D. 102003616

 4 + 2i 
2 024

32. Simplify   .
 3−i 

A. 21 012
B. 21 012i
C. −21 012
D. −21 012i

33. Let k be an integer. If the circle x 2 + y 2 + kx − 6 y − 5 = 0 and the straight line x − 3 y − 8 = 0

do not intersect, then the least value of k is

A. –6.
B. –5.
C. 12.
D. 13.

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34. For 0 < x < 360, how many roots does the equation 2sin x − 3 − 2cos x + 3tan x = 0 have?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

35. Which of the following is the greatest?

A. 2 024500
B. 20 245400
C. 202 456300
D. 2 024 567200

36. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between log3 x and log3 y. Which of the
following must be true?

A. y = 9x2 log3 y
B. y = 243x
C. y3 = x + 729 2
D. y3 = 729x

0 log3 x
−6

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37. Let O be the origin. The coordinates of P and Q are (2k, 0) and (k, –8) respectively, where k is
a positive real number. The y-coordinate of the circumcentre of OPQ is

64 − k 2
A. .
8
k 2 − 64
B. .
8
k 2 − 64
C. .
16
64 − k 2
D. .
16

38. In the figure, CA is the tangent to the circle ADB at A. BDC is a straight line perpendicular to
AC. If BD = 10 cm and ABC = 22, find the radius of the circle correct to the nearest 0.1 cm.

A. 5.7 cm B
B. 6.3 cm
C. 7.0 cm
D. 7.4 cm

D
A C

39. Consider the following system of inequalities:

 x+ y 5

 2x − 3y  4
− x + 2 y  10

Let D be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. If (x, y)
is a point lying in D, then the greatest value of 2x + 7y − 8 is

A. 8.
B. 27.
C. 236.
D. 306.

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40. The figure shows a cube ABCDEFGH. Find the angle between the planes EGC and AGC,
correct to the nearest degree.

A. 35
B. 45
C. 70
D. 71

41. Let x, y and z be positive integers. If x, y, z is a geometric sequence, which of the following
must be true?

x y z
I. − , − , − is a geometric sequence.
3 3 3
II. z2 = xy
III. x , y , z is a geometric sequence.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

42. Vicky, Tiffany and 8 other girls are arranged to stand in five rows of two for a photograph. How
many different ways are there to arrange these ten girls such that Vicky is standing either in
front of Tiffany or behind her?

A. 40 320
B. 161 280
C. 322 560
D. 645 120

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43. A drawer contains 6 different white socks, 9 different black socks and 5 different blue socks. A
pair of socks is drawn from the drawer at random. Given that at least one of the drawn socks is
not black, find the probability that the pair of socks drawn is of the same colour.

5
A.
38
25
B.
154
61
C.
190
61
D.
154

44. In a test, the standard deviation of the test scores is 6 marks. Mary gets 70 marks in the test and
her standard score is −1. If Jane scores 85 marks in the same test, find Jane’s standard score.

A. –1.5
B. 0.5
C. 1.5
D. 2

45. Find the variance of any nine consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence of common
1
difference .
2

5
A.
3
10
B.
3
20
C.
3
40
D.
3

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