COMPILATION Mathematics TIMSS Released Items PDF

MATHEMATICS
TIMSS RELEASED ITEMS
COLLECTIONS BASED ON
KBSM MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
BAHAGIAN
PEMBANGUNAN
KURIKULUM
CONTENTS
1. WHOLE NUMBERS
2. NUMBER PATTERNS AND

SEQUENCES
3. FRACTIONS
4. DECIMALS
5. PERCENTAGES
6. INTEGERS
7. ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
8. BASIC MEASUREMENTS
9. LINES AND ANGLES
10. POLYGONS
11. PERIMETER AND AREA
12. SOLID GEOMETRY

WHOLE
NUMBERS
Collection of TIMSS released items based on [Form 1]
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Whole Numbers
1. Prabhu had $5 to buy milk, bread, and eggs. When he got to the shop he
found that the prices were those shown below:
At which of these times would it make sense to use estimates rather than
exact numbers?
A. When Prabhu tried to decide whether $5 was enough money
B. When the clerk entered each amount into the cash register
C. When Prabhu was told how much he owed
D. When the clerk counted Prabhu’s change
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2.
José is 1.5 m tall. About how tall is the tree?
A. 4m
B. 6m
C. 8m
D. 10 m
2
3. A newspaper reported that about 18 200 trees had been planted in the park.
The number was rounded to the nearest hundred. Which of these could have
been the actual number of trees planted?
A. 18 043
B. 18 189
C. 18 289
D. 18 328
3
4. Mark’s garden has 84 rows of cabbages. There are 57 cabbages in each row.
Which of these gives the BEST way to estimate how many cabbages there
are altogether?
A. 100 × 50 = 5000
B. 90 × 60 = 5400
C. 80 × 60 = 4800
D. 80 × 50 = 4000
4
5. A group of students has a total of 29 pencils and everyone has at least one
pencil. Six students have 1 pencil each, 5 students have 3, and the rest have
2. How many students have only 2 pencils?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
5
6. Subtract:
6000
2369
A. 4369
B. 3742
C. 3631
D. 3531
6
7. Theresa wants to record 5 songs on tape. The length of time each song plays
for is shown in the table.
Song Amount of Time

1 2 minutes 41 seconds
4 3 minutes
ESTIMATE to the nearest minute the total time taken for all five songs to play
and explain how this estimate was made.
Estimate: ___________________
Explain:
7
8. The sum 691 + 208 is closest to the sum
A. 600 + 200
B. 700 + 200
C. 700 + 300
D. 900 + 200
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9. Rounded to the nearest 10 kg the weight of a dolphin was reported as 170 kg.
Write down a weight that might have been the actual weight of the dolphin.
Answer: ________________________________
9
10. A company produced 17 175 cars in 1996. For a report, this number was
rounded to the nearest hundred. Which was the number of cars given in the
report?
A. 17 000
B. 17 100
C. 17 200
D. 17 270
10
11. Subtract:
7003
– 4078_
A. 2035
B. 2925
C. 3005
D. 3925
11
12. John sold 60 magazines and Mark sold 80 magazines. The magazines were
all sold for the same price. The total amount of money received for the
magazines was $700. How much money did Mark receive?
Answer: _____________________
12
13. The height of a boy was reported as 140 cm. The height had been rounded to
the nearest 10 cm. What are two possibilities for the boy’s actual height?
Answer: ______________________ cm and ______________________ cm
13
14. The length of a box is 9 cm to the nearest centimeters. Which of these could
be the actual length of the box?
A. 10
B. 9.9
C. 9.6
D. 8.6
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15. The teachers at Parkway School plan to send 6 newsletters per year to each
of the 620 families with children at the school. The newsletters each need 2
sheets of paper. The paper is sold in packs of 500 sheets.
What is the least number of packs of paper needed to print the school
newsletter for the year?
Answer: _____________________
15
16. A garden has 14 rows. Each row has 20 plants. The gardener then plants 6
more rows with 20 plants in each row.
How many plants are now there altogether?
Answer: _____________________
16
17. Which of these is equal to 370 × 998 + 370 × 2?
A. 370 × 1000
B. 372 × 998
C. 740 × 998
D. 370 × 998 × 2
17
18.
9 1 4 5
The four digits above are to be arranged from largest to smallest to form a
four-digit number. The same four digits are then are to be arranged from
smallest to largest to form another four-digit number. What is the difference
between the two resulting four-digit numbers?
A. 3726
B. 4726
C. 8082
D. 8182
E. 8192
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19. What number divided by 6 gives 12 as the result?
A. 72
B. 2
C. 2
D. 72
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20. Katy made a table to keep track of how long it took water in a beaker to cool
from 95oC to 70oC. She measured the time it took the water to cool in 5 oC
intervals.
Interval Readings Amount of Cooling Time

95oC – 90oC 2 minutes 10 seconds
o o
85 C – 80 C 4 minutes 48 seconds
Estimate to the nearest minute the total time taken for the temperature of the
water in the beaker to cool from 95oC to 70oC, and explain how you estimate
was made.
Estimate: ______________________
Explain:
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21. Which group of numbers is ordered from LARGEST to SMALLEST?
A. 10,011; 10,110; 11,001; 11,100
B. 10,110; 10,011; 11,100; 11,001
C. 11,001; 11,100; 10,110; 10,011
D. 11,100; 11,001; 10,110; 10,011
21
22. Which numbers below is ten million twenty thousand thirty?
A. 102,030
B. 10,020,030
C. 10,200,030
D. 102,000,030
22
Answers:
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. Correct response for “Estimate” :
i. 15 minutes
ii. 16 minutes
(Note: There is no distinction made between responses with and without
units.)
Correct response for “Explain” :
i. Each amount of time is correctly rounded to whole minutes
Example: 3+3+3+3+4 OR 3+3+3+3+3
ii. Each amount of time is correctly rounded to nearest 5, 10, 15, or 30
seconds.
iii. No calculation shown. Statements may include “rounded off to nearest
minute”, “rounded the numbers up and down” or similar expressions.
iv. Adds correctly and then rounds off from 15 min. 14 sec.
v. Other correct response.
8. B
9. Correct response:
i. Number within the interval 165  X < 170
ii. 170
iii. Number within the interval 170 < X  175
iv. Two or more numbers within the interval 165  X  175
Examples: 165 to 169, 168 or 171
10. C
11. B
12. 400
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i. One answer is 140 and the other answer is in an acceptable range,
135 ≤ x < 140 or 140 < x < 145.
ii. Neither answer is 140 cm but both are in the acceptable range,
135 ≤ x < 140 and/or 140 < x < 145.
14. D
15. 15
16. 400 or equivalent
17. A
18. C
19. A
i. 27 minutes, each amount of time is correctly rounded to whole minutes
before adding (e.g., 2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 10)
ii. 27 minutes, each amount of time is correctly rounded to the nearest 5,
10, 15, or 30 seconds
iii. 27 minutes, add minutes to equal 24 and uses some approach to
estimate seconds to 3 minutes
iv. 27 minutes, adds correctly and then rounds off from 26 minutes 55
seconds
v. 27 minutes. No calculation shown. Statements might include “rounded
off to the nearest minute”, “rounded the numbers up and down” or
similar expressions
vi. Other fully correct.
Acceptable answer ( Partial response):
i. Method includes each amount of time correctly rounded to whole
minutes before adding but answer is incorrect
ii. Method includes each amount of time correctly rounded to the nearest
5, 10, 15 or 30 seconds but answer is incorrect
iii. Other partially correct including 27 minutes with no explanation or
method shown.
21. D
22. B
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NUMBER
PATTERNS AND
SEQUENCES
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Number Patterns and Sequences
1. The numbers in the sequence 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, … increase by fives. The
numbers in the sequence 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, … increase by sevens. The
number 17 occurs in both sequences. If the two sequences are continued,
what is the next number that will be seen in both sequences?
Answer: _____________________________________
1
2. The table represents a relation between x and y.

What is the missing number in the table?
A. 2
x y
B. 3
1 1
C. 4 2 ?
D. 5 4 7
E. 6 7 13
2
3. These shapes are arranged in a pattern.

Which set of shapes is arranged in the same pattern?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
3
4. Here is a sequence of three similar triangles. All of the small triangles are
congruent.
2
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
a. Complete the chart by finding how many small triangles make up each
figure.
Number of
Figure
small triangles
1 1
b. The sequence of similar triangles is extended to the 8th Figure.

How many small triangles would be needed for Figure 8?
4
5. The figures show four sets consisting of circles.
Fi gure 1 1
Figure Fi gure 22
Figure Fi gure 3
Figure 3 Fi gure44
Figure
a) Complete the table below. First, fill in how many circles make up Figure
4. Then, find the number of circles that would be needed for the 5th
figure if the sequence of figures is extended.
Figure Number of circles

1 1
2 3
3 6
4
5
b) The sequence of figures is extended to the 7th figure. How many

circles would be needed for Figure 7?
Answer: __________________
c) The 50th figure in the sequence contains 1275 circles. Determine the
number of circles in the 51st figure. Without drawing the 51st figure,
explain or show how you arrived at your answer.
5
6. Matchsticks are arranged as shown in the figures.
If the pattern is continued, how many matchsticks would be used to make

Figure 10?
A. 30
B. 33
C. 36
D. 39
E. 42
6
7. (3, 6), (6, 15), (8, 21)
Which of these describes how to get the second number from the first number
in every ordered pair above?
A. Add 3
B. Subtract 3
C. Multiply by 2
D. Multiply by 2 and then add 3
E. Multiply by 3 and then subtract 3
7
8. The numbers in the sequence 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, … increase by four. The
numbers in the sequence 1, 10, 19, 28, 37, … increase by nine. The number
19 is in both sequences. If the two sequences are continued, what is the next
number that is in BOTH the first and the second sequences?
Answer: ____________________________
8
9. The three figures below are divided into small congruent triangles.
A. Complete the table below. First, fill in how many small triangles make
up Figure 3. Then, find the number of small triangles that would be
needed for the 4th figure if the sequence of figures is extended.
Number of
Figure
Small Triangles
1 2
2 8
3
4
B. The sequence of figures is extended to the 7th figure. How many small
triangles would be needed for Figure 7?
Answer: ___________________________
C. The sequence of figures is extended to the 50th figure. Explain a way

to find the number of small triangles in the 50th figure that does not
involve drawing it and counting the number of triangles.
9
10. Which of these shows 1080 as the product of prime factors?
A. 1080 = 8 × 27 × 5
B. 1080 = 2 × 4 × 3 × 9 × 5
C. 1080 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5
D. 1080 = 22 × 32 × 6 × 5
10
11. 2, 5, 11, 23, …
Starting the pattern at 2, which of these rules would give each of the terms in
the number pattern above?
A. Add 1 to the previous term and then multiply by 2.
B. Multiply the previous term by 2 then add 1.
C. Multiply the previous term by 3 then subtract 1.
D. Subtract 1 from the previous term and then multiply by 3.
11
Answers:
1. 52
2. B
3. C
4. a. 4 AND 9
b. 64
5. a. 10 AND 15
b. 28
c. Correct response:
n( n  1) 51(52)
i. 1326. Correct general expression , , or equivalent
2 2
ii. 1326 [Adds 1275 + 51]
iii. Other fully correct, including
[(figure number)2 – number of circles in previous figure]
Partial response:
i. 1326 without showing how obtained
ii. Correct method but does not write 1326 as answer
iii. Other partially correct
6. B
7. E
8. 55
9. A. 18 AND 32
B. 98
C. Correct response:
i. Correct general (i.e., literal) expression, e.g., 2n2, or equivalent
expressed in words
ii. 2 × 502 OR 2 × 50 × 50 OR 100 × 50 OR (50 + 50) × 50 OR
equivalent expressed in words (disregard errors in computation)
Partial response:
i. Derives answer (5000) without showing work
ii. Other partially correct
10. C
11. B
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FRACTIONS
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Fractions
3 2
1. Two groups of tourists each have 60 people. If of the first group and of
4 3
the second group board buses to travel to a museum, how many more people
in the first group board buses than in the second group?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 40
E. 45
1
2
2. Write a fraction that is larger than .
7
Answer: _____________________________________
2
8 4
3. Divide:  =
35 15
Answer: _____________________________________
3
4.
Which circle has approximately the same fraction shaded as that of the
rectangle above?
A. B.
C. D.
E.
4
3 8 11
5.   
4 3 8
22
A.
15
43
B.
24
91
C.
24
115
D.
24
5
2 1 1
6. What is the value of   ?
3 4 12
22
A.
15
43
B.
24
91
C.
24
115
D.
24
6
7. Which number is largest?
4
A.
5
3
B.
4
5
C.
8
7
D.
10
7
8. In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?
3 6 12
A. , ,
4 8 14
3 5 9
B. , ,
5 7 15
3 6 12
C. , ,
8 16 32
5 10 1
D. , ,
10 15 24
8
5
9. Shade in of the unit squares in the grid.
8
9
10. Luis exercises by running by running 5 km each day. The course he runs is
1
km long. How many times through the course does he run each day?
4
Answer: ___________________________
10
1
11. Janis, Maija, and their mother were eating a cake. Janis ate of the cake.
2
1 1
Maija ate of the cake. Their mother ate of the cake. How much of the
4 4
cake is left?
3
A.
4
1
B.
2
1
C.
4
D. None
11
3  2 1
12.    
4 3 4
1
A.
8
5
B.
16
17
C.
48
5
D.
6
11
E.
12
12
7
13. Mr. Lewis had $360. He spent of it. How much money did he have left?
9
Answer: ________________________
13
2 4
14. Which picture shows that is equivalent to ?
5 10
A.
B.
C.
D.
● ○ ○
● ○
14
15. Which of these fractions is smallest?
1
A.
6
2
B.
3
1
C.
3
1
D.
2
15
16. What fraction of the circle is shaded?
1
A. Between 0 and
4
1 1
B. Between and
4 2
1 3
C. Between and
2 4
3
D. Between and 1
4
16
2
17. Which shows of the square shaded?
3
A. B. C. D. E.
17
6 3
18. Divide:  
55 25
Answer: _________________
18
4 1 1
19. What is the value of   
5 3 15
1
A.
5
2
B.
5
7
C.
15
3
D.
4
4
E.
5
19
20. In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?
1 2 4
A. , ,
2 4 6
2 4 8
B. , ,
3 6 12
2 4 8
C. , ,
5 10 50
3 4 6
D. , ,
4 6 8
20
21. Penny had a bag of marbles. She gave one-third of them to Rebecca, and
then one-fourth of the remaining marbles to John. Penny then had 24 marbles
left in the bag. How many marbles were in the bag to start with?
A. 36
B. 48
C. 60
D. 96
21
3
22. Shade in of the unit squares in the grid.
8
22
1
23. Robin and Jim took cherries from a basket. Robin took of the cherries and
3
1
Jim took of the cherries. What fraction of the cherries remained in the
6
basket?
1
A.
2
1
B.
3
1
C.
6
1
D.
18
23
5
24. Laura had $240. She spent of it. How much money did she have left?
8
Answer: _________________
24
25. A book publisher sent 140 copies of a certain book to a bookstore. The
publisher packed the books in two types of boxes. One type of box held 8
copies of the book, and the other type of box held 12 copies of the book. The
boxes were all full, and there were equal numbers of both types of boxes.
a) How many boxes holding 12 books were sent to the bookstore?
Answer: _____________________
b) What fraction of the books sent to the bookstore were packed in the
smaller boxes?
Answer: ____________________
25
4
26. In the figure, how many MORE small squares need to be shaded so that of
5
the small squares are shaded?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
E. 1
26
27. In a group of children, 16 have birthdays during the first half of the year, and
14 have birthdays during the second half of the year. What fraction of the
group have birthdays during the first half of the year?
14
A.
30
14
B.
16
16
C.
14
16
D.
30
30
E.
16
27
28. Two-thirds of the people present at the beginning of a meeting are men.
Nobody leaves but 10 more men and 10 more women arrive at the meeting.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. There would then be more men than women at the meeting.
B. There would then be the same number of men as there are women at
the meeting.
C. There would then be more women than men at the meeting.
D. From the information given, you cannot tell whether there would be
more women or men.
28
3  3 4
29.    
5  10 15 
3
A.
51
1
B.
6
6
C.
25
11
D.
25
17
E.
25
29
30. What fraction of an hour passed between 1:10 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.?
1
A.
5
1
B.
3
1
C.
2
2
D.
3
3
E.
4
30
1
31. A scoop holds kg of flour. How many scoops of flour are needed to fill a
5
bag with 6 kg of flour?
Answer: _________________________
31
4
32. A teacher and a doctor each have 45 books. If of the teacher’s books and
5
2
of the doctor’s books are novels, how many more novels does the teacher
3
have than the doctor?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 30
E. 36
32
4
33. Write a fraction that is less than .
9
Answer: _________________________
33
34.
Which circle has approximately the same fraction shaded as that of the
rectangle above?
A. B.
C. D.
E.
34
2 5 9
35.   
5 4 8
16
A.
17
41
B.
40
81
C.
40
111
D.
40
35
36. Which of the following number is SMALLEST?
1
A.
2
5
B.
8
5
C.
6
5
D.
12
36
37. Tickets for a concert cost either 10 zeds, 15 zeds, or 30 zeds. Of the 900
1 2
tickets sold, cost 30 zeds and cost 15 zeds each.
5 3
What FRACTION of the tickets sold for 10 zeds each?
Answer: ____________________________
37
38. Dana makes a large batch of cranberry bread that is one and a half times the
3
original recipe. If the original recipe requires cup of sugar, how many cups
4
of sugar are required for the bread Dana in making?
3
A.
8
1
B. 1
8
1
C. 1
4
3
D. 1
8
38
1 1
39. Which shows a correct procedure for finding  ?
5 3
1 1 11
A.  =
5 3 5  3
1 1 1
B.  =
5 3 5  3
1 1 5  3
C.  =
5 3 53
1 1 3  5
D.  =
5 3 53
39
Answers:
1. C
2. Correct responses:
i. A fraction with numerator greater than 2 and denominator equal to 7
ii. A fraction with numerator equal to 2 and denominator less than 7
3
iii.
8
1
iv.
2
v. Other correct fraction
6
i.
7
6
ii. Other fractions or decimals equivalent to
7
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. 15 squares are shaded (regardless of which squares)
10. 20
11. D
12. E
13. 80
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. E
40

10
i.
11
10 30 150
ii. Other fractions or decimals equivalent to (e.g., , , .909, .91,
11 33 165
etc.)
19. B
20. B
21. B
i. 9 squares are shaded (regardless of which squares)
ii. Other correct (e.g., 6 full squares and 6 half squares shaded or other
equivalent of nine squares)
23. A
24. 90
25. a) 7
b) Correct responses:
2
i.
5
2 8 14 28
ii. Another fraction or percent equivalent to (e.g., , , ,
5 20 35 70
etc.)
iii. Other correct
26. A
27. D
28. A
29. E
30. B
31. 30
32. C
41

i. A fraction with numerator smaller than 4 and denominator equal to 9,
3 1 1
includes = OR
9 3 3
ii. A fraction with numerator equal to 4 and denominator greater than 9,
4 2 2
includes = OR
10 5 5
3
iii.
8
iv. Other correct fraction
34. D
35. D
36. D
2
37. or equivalent
15
38. B
39. D
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DECIMALS
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Decimals
1. In a discus-throwing competition, the winning throw was 61.60 m. The

second-place throw was 59.72 m. How much longer was the winning throw
than the second-place throw?
A. 1.18 m
B. 1.88 m
C. 1.98 m
D. 2.18 m
1
2. Divide: 0.004 24.56
A. 0.614
B. 6.14
C. 61.4
D. 614
E. 6140
2
3. A chemist mixes 3.75 milliliters of solution A with 5.625 milliliters of solution B

to form a new solution. How many milliliters does this new solution contain?
Answer: ________________________________
3
4. Which number is five hundred four and seven-tenths?
A. 54.7
B. 504.7
C. 547
D. 5004.7
4
5. A rubber ball rebounds to half the height it drops. If the ball is dropped from a
rooftop 18 m above the ground, what is the total distance travelled by the time
it hits the ground the third time?
A. 31.5 m
B. 40.5 m
C. 45 m
D. 63 m
5
6. Multiply: 0.203 × 0.56 =
Answer: _______________________________
6
7. A car has a fuel tank that holds 35 L of fuel. The car consumes 7.5 L of fuel
for each 100 km driven. A trip of 250 km was started with a full tank of fuel.
How much fuel remained in the tank at the end of the trip?
A. 16.25 L
B. 17.65 L
C. 18.75 L
D. 23.75 L
7
8. Which of these is 89.0638 rounded to the nearest hundredth?
A. 100
B. 90
C. 89.1
D. 89.06
E. 89.064
8
9. Write 0.28 as a fraction reduced to its lowest terms.
Answer: ________________________________
9
10. Which list shows the numbers from smallest to largest?
1
A. 0.345, 0.19, 0.8,
5
1
B. 0.19, , 0.345, 0.8
5
1
C. 0.8, 0.19, , 0.345
5
1
D. , 0.8, 0.345, 0.19
5
10
11. Subtract: 2.201  0.753 =
A. 1.448
B. 1.458
C. 1.548
D. 1.558
11
12. A stack of 200 identical sheets of paper is 2.5 cm thick. What is the thickness
of one sheet of paper?
A. 0.008 cm
B. 0.0125 cm
C. 0.05 cm
D. 0.08 cm
12
13. Which of these is the smallest number?
A. 0.625
B. 0.25
C. 0.375
D. 0.5
E. 0.125
13
14. P

0 1● 2 3
What is the best estimate of the number corresponding to P?
A. 1.1
B. 1.2
C. 1.4
D. 1.5
14
15. Which of these numbers is between 0.07 and 0.08?
A. 0.00075
B. 0.0075
C. 0.075
D. 0.75
15
16. Divide: 0.003 15.45
A. 0.515
B. 5.15
C. 51.5
D. 515
E. 5150
16
17. Which number is two hundred six and nine-tenths?
A. 206.09
B. 206.9
C. 206.910
D. 2006.9
17
18. A painter had 25 L of paint. He used 2.5 L of paint every hour. He finished the
job in 5.5 hours. How much paint did he have left?
A. 10.25 L
B. 11.25 L
C. 12.75 L
D. 13.75 L
18
19. Write 0.48 as a fraction reduced to its lowest terms.
Answer: _____________________________
19
20. Subtract: 4.722 – 1.935 =
A. 2.787
B. 2.797
C. 2.887
D. 2.897
20
21. A sheet of paper is 0.012 cm thick. Of the following, which would be the height
of a stack of 400 sheets of this paper?
A. 0.048 cm
B. 0.48 cm
C. 4.8 cm
D. 48 cm
21
22. Chris plans to order 24 issues of a magazine. He reads the following

advertisements for two magazines. Ceds are the units of currency in Chris’
country.
Teen Life Teen News

Magazine Magazine
24 issues 24 issues
First four issues FREE First six issues FREE
The rest The rest
3 ceds each 3.5 ceds each
Which magazine is the least expensive for 24 issues? How much less
expensive?
Show your work.
22
23. In which of these pairs of numbers is 2.25 larger than the first number but
smaller than the second number?
A. 1 and 2
5
B. 2 and
2
5 11
C. and
2 4
11
D. and 3
4
23
24. In which list are the numbers ordered from greatest to least?
A. 0.233, 0.3, 0.32, 0.332
B. 0.3, 0.32, 0.332, 0.233
C. 0.32, 0.233, 0.332, 0.3
D. 0.332, 0.32, 0.3, 0.233
24
25. Which of the following is 78.2437 rounded to the nearest hundredth?
A. 100
B. 80
C. 78.2
D. 78.24
E. 78.244
25
26. Alice ran a race in 49.86 seconds. Betty ran the same race in 52.30 seconds.
How much longer did it take Betty to run the race than Alice?
A. 2.44 seconds
B. 2.54 seconds
C. 3.56 seconds
D. 3.76 seconds
26
27. A car has a fuel tank that holds 45 L of fuel. The car consumes 8.5 L of fuel
for each 100 km driven. A trip of 350 km was started with a full tank of fuel.
How much remained in the tank at the end of the trip?
A. 15.25 L
B. 16.25 L
C. 24.75 L
D. 29.75 L
27
28. John and Cathy were told to divide a number by 100. By mistake John
multiplied the number by 100 and obtained an answer of 450. Cathy correctly
divided the number by 100. What was her answer?
A. 0.0045
B. 0.045
C. 0.45
D. 4.5
28
29. Which of these numbers is closest to 10?
A. 0.10
B. 9.99
C. 10.10
D. 10.90
29
30. A gardener mixes 4.45 kilograms of rye grass seed with 2.735 kilograms of
clover seed to make a mix for sowing a lawn area. How many kilograms of the
lawn mix does he now have?
Answer: ________________________________
30
31. What is the value of 3.4 × 102?
A. 3.4
B. 34
C. 340
D. 3400
31
32. Multiply: 0.402 × 0.53 =
Answer: ____________________________
32
Answers:
1. B
2. E
3. Accurate answer: 9.375
Acceptable answer: Other responses equivalent to 9.375
4. E
5. C
6. 0.11368
7. A
8. D
7
9.
25
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. E
14. B
15. C
16. E
17. B
18. B
12
19.
25
20. A
21. C
i. Teen Life. Calculations of both magazines are correct (60 ceds for
Teen Life and 63 ceds for Teen News) and correct savings of 3 ceds.
ii. Other correct (e.g., Teen Life. Calculation of one magazine correct, the
other not shown, and correct savings of 3 ceds).
Partial response:
i. Correct calculations (60 and 63 ceds), but incorrect or no magazine
identified and/or no difference given.
33
ii. Correct calculation for Teen News (63 ceds), but incorrect calculation
for Teen Life.
iii. Incorrect calculation for Teen News but correct calculation for Teen
Life (60 ceds).
iv. Teen Life, 3 ceds. No work shown.
v. Other partially correct response (e.g., correct calculations but incorrect
difference).
23. B
24. D
25. D
26. A
27. A
28. B
29. B
i. 7.185
ii. Other responses equivalent to 7.185
31. C
i. 0.21306
ii. 0.21306 is shown as part of student’s work and then rounded either
correctly or incorrectly.
34
PERCENTAGES
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Percentages
1. Last year there were 1172 students at Beaton High School. This year there
are 15 percent more students than last year. Approximately how many
students are at Beaton high school this year?
A. 1800
B. 1600
C. 1500
D. 1400
E. 1200
1
2. If the price of a can of beans is raised from 60 cents to 70 cents, what is the
percent increase in the price?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
2
3
3. At a play, of the people in the audience were children.
25
What percent of the audience was this?
A. 12%
B. 3%
C. 0.3%
D. 0.12%
3
4. When a new highway is built, the average time it takes a bus to travel from
one town to another is reduced from 25 minutes to 20 minutes. What is the
percent decrease in time taken to travel between the two towns?
A. 4%
B. 5%
C. 20%
D. 25%
4
5. A shop increased its prices by 20%. What is the new price of an item which
previously sold for 800 zeds?
A. 640 zeds
B. 900 zeds
C. 960 zeds
D. 1000 zeds
5
6. A computer club had 40 members, and 60% of the members were girls. Later,
10 boys joined the club. What percent of the members now are girls?
Show the calculations that lead to your answer.
Answer: _________________________________
6
7. One year a company reported selling 1426 tons of fertilizer. The following
year the company sold 15 percent less fertilizer. Which is the closest
approximation to the number of tons of fertilizer sold in the second year?
A. 200
B. 300
C. 1200
D. 1600
E. 1700
7
8. A coat normally cost 60 zeds. Alan bought the coat when the price was
reduced by 30%. How much did Alan save?
A. 18 zeds
B. 24 zeds
C. 30 zeds
D. 42 zeds
8
9. In Zedland the original price of a coat was 120 zeds. During a sale the price of
the coat was 84 zeds. By what percentages was the price of the coat
reduced?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 36
9
Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. Correct response: 48% with calculations shown
Partial response:
i. 24 girls
ii. Correct method but computational error
iii. 48% with no calculation shown
7. C
8. A
9. B
10
INTEGERS
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Integers
1. Place either + or  into each box so that this expression has the largest
possible total.
5 6 3 9
1
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Integers
Answer:
1. ,+,
2
ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Algebraic Expressions
1. Brad wanted to find three consecutive whole numbers that add up to 81. He
wrote the equation (n  1) + n + (n + 1) = 81. What does the n stand for?
A. The least of the three whole numbers
B. The middle whole number
C. The greatest of the three whole numbers
D. The difference between the least and greatest of the three whole
numbers
1
2. If m represents a positive number, which of these is equivalent to

m+m+m+m?
A. m+4
B. 4m
C. m4
D. 4(m + 1)
2
3. For all numbers k,

k + k + k + k + k can be written as
A. k+5
B. 5k
C. k5
D. 5(k + 1)
3
4. Sam wanted to find three consecutive even numbers that add up to 84. He
wrote the equation k + (k + 2) + (k + 4) = 84.
What does the letter k represent?
A. The least of the three even numbers
B. The middle even number
C. The greatest of the three even numbers
D. The average of the three even numbers
4
5. Which of these is equal to 2x  3y + 7x + 5y?
A. 5x + 2y
B. 5x + 8y
C. 9x + 2y
D. 9x + 8y
5
6. Which is equivalent to 4x  x + 7y  2y?
A. 9
B. 9xy
C. 4 + 5y
D. 3x + 5y
6
Answers:
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. D
7
BASIC
MEASUREMENTS
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Basic Measurements
1. The number of 750 mL bottles that can be filled from 600 L of water is
A. 8
B. 80
C. 800
D. 8000
1
2. Four children measured the width of a room by counting how many paces it
took them to cross it. The chart shows their measurements.
Number of
Who had the longest pace? Name
Paces
A. Stephan Stephen 10
Erlane 8
B. Erlane
Ana 9
C. Ana
Carlos 7
D. Carlos
2
3. What is the weight (mass) shown on the scale?
A. 153 g
B. 160 g
C. 165 g
D. 180 g
3
4. A cake is put in the oven at 7:20. If the cake takes three quarters of an hour to
bake, at what time should it be taken out of the oven?
Answer: __________________________
4
5.
Which of these is closest to the length of the pencil in the figure?
A. 9 cm
B. 10.5 cm
C. 12 cm
D. 13.5 cm
5
6. Which of these is the longest time?
A. 15 000 seconds
B. 1 500 minutes
C. 10 hours
D. 1 day
6
7. What units would be best to use to measure the weight (mass) of an egg?
A. centimeters
B. milliliters
C. grams
D. kilograms
7
8.
Using a centimeter ruler like this one, you can measure accurately to the
nearest
A. centimeters
B. milliliters
C. grams
D. kilograms
8
9. Four girls measured the length of their paces. The chart shows their
measurements.
Name Length of Pace
Polly 80 cm
Maria 65 cm
Helen 75 cm
Susan 60 cm
Who would take the most paces in walking from one end of a hallway to the
other?
A. Polly
B. Maria
C. Helen
D. Susan
9
10.
If the string in the diagram is pulled straight, which of these is closest to its
length?
A. 5 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 7 cm
D. 8 cm
10
11.
What is the length of the pipe being measured?
A. 0.085 m
B. 0.805 m
C. 0.85 m
A. 8.5 m
11
12. Which of these is the LEAST amount of time?
A. 1 day
B. 20 hours
C. 1800 minutes
D. 90 000 seconds
12
13. Kris begins her homework at 6:40. If it takes Kris three-quarters of an hour to
do her homework, at what time will she finish?
Answer: _____________________
13
14. Which of these units would usually be used for an area the size of a soccer
field?
A. square centimeters
B. cubic centimeters
C. square meters
D. cubic meters
14
15. Which of these could be the measure of the area of a triangle?
A. 2 cm
B. 3m
C. 5 cm2
D. 8 m3
15
16. What is the voltage reading shown on the meter?
A. 73
B. 74
C. 76
D. 78
16
Answers:
1. C
2. D
3. D
i. 8:05
ii. Responses equivalent to 8:05
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. B
i. 7:25
ii. Other response equivalent to 7:25
14. C
15. C
16. C
17
LINES AND
ANGLES
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Lines And Angles
1. In this figure, AB is a straight line.
What is the measure, in degrees, of angle BCD?
A. 20
B. 40
C. 50
D. 80
E. 100
1
2. Which of these angles has a measure closest to 30?
2
3. In this figure, lines AB and CD are parallel.
Two angles whose measures must add up to 180 are
A. 1 and 3
B. 4 and 6
C. 2 and 5
D. 2 and 7
E. 1 and 8
3
4. In the figure, the measure of AOB is 70, the measure of COD is 60, and
the measure of AOD is 100.
What is the measure of COB?
Answer: __________________________
4
5. Which angle in the figure has a measure closest to 45?
q
r
p
s
A. p
B. q
C. r
D. s
5
6. In the figure, PQ and RS are intersecting straight lines.
What is the value of x + y ?
A. 15
B. 30
C. 60
D. 180
E. 360
6
7. In the figure, the measure of POR is 110, the measure of QOS is 90, and
the measure of POS is 140.
What is the measure of QOR?
Answer: ______________
7
8. In this figure, PQ and RS are parallel.
Of the following, which pair of angles has the sum of 180?
A. 5 and 7
B. 3 and 6
C. 1 and 5
D. 1 and 7
E. 2 and 8
8
9. In this figure, PQ is a straight line.
What is the degree measure of angle PRS?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. 70
E. 140
9
10.
In the figure above, points A, O and B lie on a line. OM bisects angle BOC
and ON bisects angle AOC. What is the value of x?
Answer: _________________________
10
Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. 30
units.)
5. D
6. C
7. 60
units.)
8. B
9. C
10. 50 (with or without degree)
11
POLYGONS
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Polygons
1. A quadrilateral MUST be a parallelogram if it has
A. one pair of adjacent sides equal
B. one pair of parallel sides
C. a diagonal as axis of symmetry
D. two adjacent angles equal
E. two pairs of parallel sides
1
2. In a quadrilateral, two of the angles each have a measure of 110, and the
measure of a third angle is 90. What is the measure of the remaining angle?
A. 50
B. 90
C. 130
D. 140
E. None of the above
2
3. Which shows all of the lines of symmetry for a rectangle?
3
4. Of the following, which is NOT true for all rectangles?
A. The opposite sides are parallel.
B. The opposite sides are equal.
C. All angles are right angles
D. The diagonals are equal.
E. The diagonals are perpendicular.
4
5. In a quadrilateral, each of two angles has a measure of 115. If the measure

of a third angle is 70, what is the measure of the remaining angle?
A. 60
B. 70
C. 130
D. 140
E. None of the above
5
Answers:
1. E
2. A
3. A
4. E
5. A
6
PERIMETER &
AREA
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Perimeter And Area
1. A rectangular picture is pasted to a sheet of white paper as shown.
What is the area of the white paper not covered by the picture?
A. 165 cm2
B. 500 cm2
C. 1900 cm2
D. 2700 cm2
1
2. The length of a rectangle is 6 cm, and its perimeter is 16 cm. What is the area
of the rectangle in square centimeters?
Answer: _______________________________
2
3.
How many triangles of the shape and size of the shaded triangle can the
trapezoid above be divided into?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
3
4. The figure consists of 5 squares of equal size. The area of the whole figure is
405 cm2.
(a) Find the area of one square.
Answer: _______________ square centimetres
(b) Find the length of the side of one square.
Answer: ________________ centimetres
(c) Find the perimeter of the whole figure in centimetres.
Answer: _________________ centimeters
4
5. The figure shows a shaded parallelogram inside a rectangle.
What is the area of the parallelogram?
Answer: ______________________________________
5
6. A rectangular garden that is next to a building has a path around the other
three sides, as shown.
What is the area of the path?
A. 144 m2
B. 64 m2
C. 44 m2
D. 16 m2
6
7.
4 cm
2 cm
3 cm 6 cm
How many of the shaded right triangles shown above are needed to exactly
cover the surface of the rectangle?
A. Four
B. Six
C. Eight
D. Ten
7
8. The figure shows a shaded rectangle inside a parallelogram.
3 cm
4 cm
8 cm
What is the area of the shaded rectangle?
Answer: _______________________________
8
9. A thin wire 20 centimetres long is formed into a rectangle. If the width of this
rectangle is 4 centimetres, what is its length?
A. 5 centimetres
B. 6 centimetres
C. 12 centimetres
D. 16 centimetres
9
10. A rectangular shaped swimming pool has a paved walkway around it as

shown.
What is the area of the paved walkway?
A. 100 m2
B. 161 m2
C. 710 m2
D. 1610 m2
10
11. The figure consists of 5 squares of equal area. The area of the whole figure is
245 cm2.
A. Find the area of one square.
Answer: _______________ cm2
B. Find the length of one side of one square.
Answer: _______________ cm
C. Find the perimeter of the whole figure in centimetres.
Answer: _______________ cm
11
12. Which of these units would usually be used for an area the size of a soccer
field?
A. square centimetres
B. cubic centimetres
C. square metres
D. cubic metres
12
13. Which of these could be the measure of the area of a triangle?
A. 2 cm
B. 3m
C. 5 cm2
D. 8 m3
13
14. What is the perimeter of a square whose area is 100 square metres?
Answer: ___________________
14
15. The figure shows a shaded triangle inside a square.
What is the area of the shaded triangle?
Answer: ______________________
15
16. Using the marked points, draw a triangle having an area TWICE that of the
rectangle ABCD.
16
17.
What is the area, in square cm, of the figure shown above?
A. 66
B. 69
C. 81
D. 96
17
Answers:
1. C
2. 12
units.)
3. C
4. (a) 81
(b) 9
(c) 108
or, other responses consistent with answer on part (b), using
multiplication by 12
or, other correct responses consistent with part (b).
5. 24
6. B
7. C
8. 20
9. B
10. C
11. A. 49
B. 7 (or 49 )
or correct square root of incorrect answer to part a
C. 84
or 12, on condition 1 was the response for part b
or other responses consistent with answer to part b, using
multiplication by 12 (e.g., 147, 294, etc.)
12. C
13. C
14. 40
15. 18
16. Using marked points, draw a triangle with area 24 square units. For
example, AZW, ZWX, XAW, XZA, AYW, BZX, and XWD.
17. B
18
SOLID
GEOMETRY
KBSM Mathematics Curriculum Solid Geometry
1. This figure will be turned to a different position.
Which of these could be the figure after it is turned?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2.
Which of these cubes could be made by folding the figure above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2
3. All the small blocks are the same size. Which stack of blocks has a different
volume from the others?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3
4.
Which of these could be folded to make a shape like the 3-D figure above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4
5. This object will be turned to a different position.
Which of these could be the object after being turned?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5
6. Which net when folded forms a cube?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6
7.
The solid is made of 5 small cubes.

Which shape does the person in the diagram see?
A. B.
C. D.
7
8.
What is the area, in square cm, of the figure shown above?
When the shape shown above is folded up, it will make a rectangular box.
What is the volume of the box?
Answer: _________________ cm3
8
Answers:
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. B
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TIMSS RELEASED ITEMS

2. NUMBER PATTERNS AND

9. LINES AND ANGLES

11. PERIMETER AND AREA

12. SOLID GEOMETRY

A. When Prabhu tried to decide whether $5 was enough money

C. When Prabhu was told how much he owed

D. When the clerk counted Prabhu’s change

José is 1.5 m tall. About how tall is the tree?

Song Amount of Time

8. The sum 691 + 208 is closest to the sum

Answer: ______________________ cm and ______________________ cm

17. Which of these is equal to 370 × 998 + 370 × 2?

19. What number divided by 6 gives 12 as the result?

Interval Readings Amount of Cooling Time

21. Which group of numbers is ordered from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

A. 10,011; 10,110; 11,001; 11,100

B. 10,110; 10,011; 11,100; 11,001

C. 11,001; 11,100; 10,110; 10,011

D. 11,100; 11,001; 10,110; 10,011

22. Which numbers below is ten million twenty thousand thirty?

13. Correct response:

2. The table represents a relation between x and y.

3. These shapes are arranged in a pattern.

b. The sequence of similar triangles is extended to the 8th Figure.

5. The figures show four sets consisting of circles.

Figure Number of circles

b) The sequence of figures is extended to the 7th figure. How many

6. Matchsticks are arranged as shown in the figures.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

If the pattern is continued, how many matchsticks would be used to make

7. (3, 6), (6, 15), (8, 21)

D. Multiply by 2 and then add 3

E. Multiply by 3 and then subtract 3

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

C. The sequence of figures is extended to the 50th figure. Explain a way

10. Which of these shows 1080 as the product of prime factors?

11. 2, 5, 11, 23, …

A. Add 1 to the previous term and then multiply by 2.

B. Multiply the previous term by 2 then add 1.

C. Multiply the previous term by 3 then subtract 1.

D. Subtract 1 from the previous term and then multiply by 3.

7. Which number is largest?

8. In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?

15. Which of these fractions is smallest?

16. What fraction of the circle is shaded?

20. In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?

a) How many boxes holding 12 books were sent to the bookstore?

A. There would then be more men than women at the meeting.

C. There would then be more women than men at the meeting.

36. Which of the following number is SMALLEST?

What FRACTION of the tickets sold for 10 zeds each?

18. Correct responses:

33. Correct responses:

1. In a discus-throwing competition, the winning throw was 61.60 m. The

2. Divide: 0.004 24.56

Answer: cm and cm