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FIRST REGIME MATHEMATICS CA QUESTIONS JSS1

1. What must be added to 16 make 10?

A. 6
B. -6
C. -10
D. 10
ANS: B
2. What value make the statement true? θ+7=20

A. 13
B. 8
C. 12
D. 10
ANS: A
3. What is the coefficients of the unknown 5 x ?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. x
ANS: C
4. Simplify 6 a × 7 ab

A. 42a2b
B. 42ab
C. 35a2b
D. 35ab
ANS: A
5
5. What is the coefficient of x
2

A. 5
B. 2
C. 0
 5
D.
2
ANS: D
6. Simplify 27 m ÷3 m ?

A. 8m
B. 9m
C. 9
D. 8
ANS: C
3
7. What is of 24 abc ?
4

A. 18abc
B. 18
C. 9abc
D. 9
ANS: A
8. Kunle is P years old now. What was his age 9 years ago?

A. 9+ p
B. 9− p
C. p−9
D. p+9
ANS:C
9. Simplify 8 m ×4 ÷2 m ×4

A. 64m2
B. 64
C. 64m
D. 8m2
ANS: A
10. Find the value of a in 3 a=a+38

A. 16
B. 19
C. 17
D. 18
 ANS: B
11. Arrange the like terms 8 u+ 4 x+ 3u+ y

A. 8 u+ 4 x+ 3u+ y
B. 8 u+ y + 4 x+ 3u
C. 8 u+ y + x +3 u
D. 8 u+3 u+ 4 x+ y
ANS: D
12. Simplify 4 x+3 x

A. 7
B. 8
C. 7x2
D. 7x
ANS: D
13. Remove bracket and simplify ( 8 y +3 x )+ ( 2 y −2 x )

A. 10y+x
B. 6y+x
C. 10y+5x
D. 10y-x
ANS: A
14. Simplify 3 y +2= y +6

A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
ANS: A
4 n+ 5
15. Simplify =7
3

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 8
ANS: A
16. Simplify ( 11a+ 3 b ) + ( 12 b−3 a )

A. ( 8 a+ 15 b )
B. ( 8 a−15 b )
C. ( 8+15 b )
D. ( 8−15 b )
ANS: A
17. A girl is x years old. What will be the age of the girl in 7 years’ time?

A. x−7
B. 7−x
C. x +7
D. 7 x+ y
ANS: C
18. Simplify 10 p+25 p−35 p+7 p

A. 10 p+7 p
B. 7p
C. 7
D. 35p
ANS: B
19. Simplify 4 y × 6 xy

A. 24x2y
B. 24y2x
C. 10x2y
D. 10xy
ANS: B
20. Solve the equation x +6=−2

A. -8
B. 8
C. 4
D. 3
ANS: A

21. Simplify by removing bracket 3+ ( x +2 )

 A. 3+ x +2
B. 5+ x
C. 5x
D. 3+2 x
ANS: B
22. Solve 10 a−( 3 a+2 a )

A. 10 a−3 a+2 a
B. 10 a−3 a−2a
C. 10 a+3 a+2 a
D. 5a
ANS: D
23. Simplify 12 x−( 5 x+ y ) .

A. 12 x−5 x − y
B. 12 x−5 x + y
C. 17 x− y
D. 7 x− y
ANS: D
24. A woman is x years old. How old will she be in p years’ time?

A. x− p
B. x+ p
C. p−x
D. px
ANS: B
25. Add 2 times the sum of 3m and 4n to 3 times the sum of 5m and 2n.

A. 21m+14n
B. 6m+8n
C. 15m+6n
D. 8m+14n
ANS: A
26. A pen cost #10 and a sharpener cost ¿ x less than #20. Find the cost of sharpener.

A. ( 20+ x ) naira
 B. ( 20−x ) naira
C. ( x +20 ) naira
D. ( x−20 ) naira
ANS: B
27. A drum full of engine oil weighs P kg. when empty it weighs 10kg. what is the weight of
the oil in the drum?

A. (p-10) kg
B. (p+10) kg
C. (10-p) kg
D. 10p kg
ANS: A
28. Simplify 2 x+ 2 y .

A. 4 xy
B. 2 xy
C. 2 x+ 2 y
D. x+ y
ANS: C
29. Find the value that make the statement true b=6+7.

A. 12
B. 13
C. 15
D. 14
ANS: B
30. Find the value of x ∈6 x =30

A. 4
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6
ANS: C
31. What is 2/5 of ¿200?

A. #40
B. #100
 C. #80
D. 20

ANS: C

32. _____ are examples of prime numbers

A. 2,4,6,8,10
B. 2,3,5,7,11
C. 1,2,3,4,5
D. 3,5,7,9,11

ANS: B

6 2
33. Solve −
2 5

A. 6/10
B. 6/10
C. 13/5
D. 5/8

ANS: C

34. _____ is an example of an improper fraction.

A. 5/8
B. 23/24
C. 19/23
1
D. 5
13

ANS: D

35. Eight billion two hundred and eleven million twenty one thousand and nine in figure is
________

A. 8 211 021 009

B. 802 112 109
 C. 82 011 021 009
D. 800 211 021 009
ANS: A

36. Convert 40%

A. 3/10
B. 2/5
C. 1/5
D. 3/5

ANS: B

37. Find the HCF of 27 and 36

A. 6
B. 3
C. 18
D. 9

ANS: D

38. 7/9 is equivalent to ________

A. 14/27
B. 16/18
C. 9/11
D. 28/36

ANS: D

39. 0.25 in fraction is __________

A. 25/1000
B. ¼
C. 25/10
D. 1/40

ANS: B
40. Prime numbers are numbers that can only be divided by _______ and ________ without
leaving any reminder.

A. 3 and 5
B. 1 and itself
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 7

ANS: B

41. Write in figures: twenty five trillion, three hundred and five billion, six hundred and sixty
nine million, one hundred thousand and forty one.

A. 25 309 091 763

B. 4 400 105 101 054
C. 25 305 669 100 041
D. 25 350 669 117

ANS: C

42. Express 90 as a product of its prime factors

A. 2×3×3×5
B. 2×3×5
C. 2×3×4×5
D. 2×3×4×5×6

ANS: A

43. What is the sum of the HCF and LCM of 6 and 12?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 20

ANS: C

44. The difference between 79 and 208 is

 A. 109
B. 209
C. 4050
D. 129

ANS: D

45. The place value of 7 in the number 82 730 129 is

A. 7 million
B. 70 hundredth
C. 700 thousand
D. 70 ten.

ANS: C

46. The first three multiples of 6 are

A. 6, 12, 18
B. 6, 18, 24
C. 12, 18, 36
D. 12, 18, 24

ANS: A

47. What is half of a diameter called?

A. chord
B. radius
C. segment
D. Sector

ANS: B

48. Convert 23cm to mm

A. 230mm
B. 0.23mm
C. 2300mm
D. 2.3mm
 ANS: A

49. What is the value of x? x + 2 = 7

A. 3
B. 2
C. 5
D. 0

ANS: C

50. In a fraction, if the denominator is smaller than the numerator, this is called ____

A. improper fraction
B. equivalent fraction
C. proper fraction
D. mixed fraction

ANS: A

51. Simplify 18a – 3b – 16a + 10b

A. a+b
B. 2a – 7b
C. 3a + 8b
D. 2a + 7b

ANS: B

52. The area of a square is 196cm2 . What is the

perimeter of the square?

A. 14cm
B. 24cm
C. 56cm
D. 44cm

ANS: C

53. The length of a rectangle is 9cm, find the breadth of

the rectangle if its perimeter is 42cm.

A. 9cm
B. 6cm
C. 4cm
D. 12cm
 ANS: D

54. A bicycle wheel has a diameter of 63 cm. How many

metres does the bicycle travel for 100 revolutions of
the wheel?
22
(Use the value for π)
7

A. 416m
B. 135m
C. 198m
D. 130m

ANS: C

55. Which of the following object has the shape of a sphere

A. Ball
B. matchbox
C. chocoMilo
D. cup

ANS: A

56. Which one of the following is an equilateral triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ANS: A

57. What is the value of x? x + 4 = 7

A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0

ANS: 3

58. In a fraction, if the denominator is larger than the numerator, this is called ____

A. improper fraction
B. equivalent fraction
C. proper fraction
D. mixed fraction

ANS: C

51. Which of the following is NOT a plane shape?

A. Triangle
B. Square
C. Cube
D. Rectangle

ANS: C

52. A parallelogram has opposite sides that are ____.

A. unequal and parallel
B. equal and parallel
C. equal but not parallel
D. perpendicular

ANS: B

53. The sum of interior angles of a triangle is ____.

A. 90°
B. 120°
C. 180°
D. 360°

ANS: C
54. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 5 cm?
A. 26 cm
B. 40 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 18 cm

ANS: A

55. A square has all its sides ____.

A. Unequal
B. Equal
C. Parallel
D. Perpendicular

ANS: A

56. The formula for the area of a parallelogram is ____.

A. base + height
B. base × height
C. 2 × (base + height)
D. base ÷ height

ANS: B

57. What is the area of a rectangle with length 12 cm and width 6 cm?
A. 72 cm²
B. 36 cm²
C. 18 cm²
D. 60 cm²

ANS: A

58. The opposite angles of a parallelogram are ____.

A. Always equal
B. Always different
C. Sometimes equal
D. Never equal

ANS: A
59. The perimeter of a square with a side of 7 cm is ____.
A. 14 cm
B. 21 cm
C. 28 cm
D. 49 cm

ANS: C

60. The area of a circle is given by the formula ____.

A. πr
B. 2πr
C. πr²
D. π2r

ANS: C

61. What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 7 cm? (Take π = 3.14)
A. 21.98 cm
B. 43.96 cm
C. 14 cm
D. 38 cm

ANS: B

62. A rhombus is a type of ____.

A. Square
B. Parallelogram
C. Pentagon
D. Circle

ANS: B

63. A triangle with NO equal sides is called ____.

A. Scalene
B. Isosceles
C. Equilateral
D. Right-angled

ANS: A
64. A line that passes through the center of a circle is called ____.
A. Radius
B. Chord
C. Diameter
D. None of the above

ANS: C

65. What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with side length 9 cm?
A. 18 cm
B. 27 cm
C. 36 cm
D. 45 cm

ANS: C

66. The diagonals of a rectangle ____.

A. Are equal
B. Are perpendicular
C. Are unequal
D. Do not bisect each other

ANS A

67. If the area of a square is 64 cm², what is the length of one side?
A. 8 cm
B. 16 cm
C. 32 cm
D. 4 cm

ANS: A

68. Which of the following angles is greater than 1800 ____.

A. Reflex
B. Acute
C. Obtuse
D. Straight angle

ANS: A
69. The sum of angles in a quadrilateral is ____.
A. 90°
B. 180°
C. 270°
D. 360°

ANS: D

70. An isosceles triangle has ____.

A. All side equal
B. Two sides equal
C. No sides equal
D. None of the above

ANS: B

71. A worker is paid N900 for 10 days of work. How much will he earn in 3 days?

A. N180

B. N270

C. N300

D. N450

Answer: B

72. If 5 workers complete a task in 8 days, how long will it take 10 workers to complete the
same task?

A. 4 days

B. 10 days

C. 16 days

D. 20 days

Answer: A

73. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its speed in km/hr?

 A. 30 km/hr

B. 60 km/hr

C. 90 km/hr

D. 120 km/hr

Answer: C

74. A farmer uses 10 liters of water to irrigate 50 plants. How much water is needed for 150
plants?

A. 30 liters

B. 20 liters

C. 15 liters

D. 50 liters

Answer: A

75. If 7 workers complete a job in 14 days, how long will 2 workers take to complete the
same job?

A. 21 days

B. 35 days

C. 49 days

D. 56 days

Answer: C

76. A car uses 8 liters of petrol to travel 64 km. What is its petrol consumption per km?

A. 8 km/l

B. 10 km/l

C. 6 km/l

D. 12 km/l
 Answer: A

77. If 3 students share N120 in a ratio of 2:3:5, how much does the second student get?

A. N24

B. N30

C. N36

D. N40

Answer: C

78. 10 men can build a house in 20 days. How long will 5 men take to build the same house?
A. 30 days

B. 40 days

C. 50 days

D. 60 days

Answer: B

79. A school distributes 360 notebooks equally among 45 students. How many notebooks
does each student get?

A. 4

B. 6

C. 8

D. 10

Answer: B

80. A trader sells 200 items in 5 days. What is the selling rate per day?

A. 25

B. 30

C. 40
 D. 50

Answer: A

81. What is the formula for calculating simple interest?

A. I = PRT/100

B. I = P+RT

C. I = P-T

D. I = P/RxT

Answer: A

82. Find the simple interest on N20,000 for 4 years at 5% per annum.

A. N2000

B. N4000

C. N5000

D. N8000

Answer: B

83. A trader buys a bag for N2,500 and sells it for N3,000. What is his profit?

A. N500

B. N600

C. N700

D. N1,000

Answer: A

84. Which of the following angle is less than 900?

A. Obtuse
B. Reflex
C. Acute
D. Straight angle
 Answer: C

85. If the area of a triangle is 16𝑐𝑚2 and the height is 8𝑐𝑚, find the base.

A. 10cm
B. 4cm
C. 6cm
D. 8cm

Answer: B

86. Calculate the area of a rectangle given that the length is 8𝑐𝑚 and the breath is 4.5𝑐𝑚.

A. 30cm2
B. 15cm2
C. 36cm2
D. 32.5cm2

Answer: C

87. Calculate the base of a parallelogram whose area is 60𝑐𝑚2 and height is 4𝑐𝑚.

A. 12cm
B. 15cm
C. 30cm
D. 20cm

Answer: B

88. Find the radius of a circle whose area is .

A. 7
B. 6.5
C. 3.5
D. 4.5

Answer: C

89. What is the total amount after adding interest to the principal if P = N8,000, R = 5%, and
T = 2 years?

A. N8,800

B. N8,500
 C. N8,200

D. N8,900

Answer: A

90. Calculate the circumference of a circle of radius . Use the value .

A. 15m
B. 21m
C. 22m
D. 30m

Answer: C

91. The diameter of the circular base of a round house is . What is the circumference of
the base of the house.

A. 44m
B. 40m
C. 25m
D. 20m

Answer: A

92. A painter mixes 2 liters of blue paint with 3 liters of white paint to get a specific shade.
The ratio of blue to white is:

A. 3:2
B. 3:1
C. 2:3
D. 2:1

Answer: C

93. A worker earns $200 for 5 hours of work. The hourly wage (rate) is

A. 100 $/h
B. 40$/h
C. 20$/h
D. 50$/h

Answer: B

94. If a man deposits N50,000 in a bank at 4% interest per annum for 2 years, find the
interest earned.
 A. N2,000

B. N3,000

C. N4,000

D. N5,000

Answer: A

95. What is the simple interest on N12,000 for 3 years at 6% per annum?

A. N1,800

B. N2,000

C. N2,160

D. N2,500

Answer: C

96. If a car travels 240 km in 4 hours, the speed (rate) of the car is:

A. 50km/h
B. 80km/h
C. 30km/h
D. 60km/h

Answer: D

97. If there are 8 boys and 12 girls in a class, the ratio of boys to girls is

A. 12:8
B. 2:3
C. 4:3
D. 3:2

Answer: B

98. A recipe requires 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar.

A. 2:3
B. 2:1
C. 3:2
D. 6:1
 Answer: C

99. If 4 pencils cost $8, how much will 6 pencils cost?

A. 10
B. 5
C. 12
D. 8

Answer: C

100. If 2 workers can complete a task in 10 days, how many days will it take 4
workers to complete the same task, assuming they work at the same rate?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 10

Answer: C

THEORY

1. a). A recipe requires flour, sugar, and butter in the ratio 3:2:1. If a baker uses
9 kg of flour, how much sugar and butter should be used? (5 marks )

b) The ages of three siblings are in the ratio 2:3:5. If the eldest is 20 years
old, find the ages of the other two. (5 marks )

2. (a) If 8 workers can complete a project in 15 days, how many workers are
required to complete the project in 10 days? (5 marks )
 (b) A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. How far will it travel in 7 hours at the
same speed? (5 marks )

3. a) A tap fills a tank with 200 liters of water in 10 minutes. What is the rate of
flow in liters per minute? (5 marks )
b) A factory produces 2,400 bags of cement in 8 hours. What is the rate of
production per hour? (5 marks)

4. Find the value of the unknown.

a) 2 x+ 8=20+ x (2.5 marks)
b) 21−m=m (2.5 marks)
c) 16 m−12=24+14 m (2.5 marks)
d) 7=x+1 (2.5 marks)