For: AQA

GCSE
Practice Paper 8300

Mathematics
Paper 1H (Non-Calculator)
Higher Tier
Surname Other names

You should have:

A pen, pencil, ruler and an eraser.
Tracing paper may be used.
A formula sheet

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
• Answer all questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
• You must show all your working.
• Diagrams are not accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• Calculators may not be used.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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1 Circle the expression that is equivalent to 6a – 3a – 2a.
(1 mark)

–a a 3a 9a

2 Circle the expression that is equivalent to a × a × b × a.

(1 mark)

ab3 ab 3ab a3b

3 There are 18 giraffes and 24 elephants in a wildlife park.

What is the ratio of giraffes to elephants in its simplest form?
Circle your answer.
(1 mark)

2:3 6:8 3:4 1:6

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4 Circle the graph that shows a sketch of the line y = 5 – 2x.
(1 mark)

y y

x x
O O

y y

x x
O O

5 Circle the fraction that expresses 7.5 as a fraction of 5

(1 mark)

2 3 3 4
3 2 4 3

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6 Solve 7n = 3n + 10
(2 marks)

Answer

4
7 Work out the difference between 30% of 80 and of 35
7
(3 marks)

Answer

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8 a) Simplify y8 ÷ y2
(1 mark)

Answer

b) Simplify (2z5)3
(2 marks)

Answer

9 The mass of 500 leaflets is 8 kg.

Work out the mass of 600 leaflets.
(3 marks)

Answer

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10 a) Write 4.31 × 104 as an ordinary number.
(1 mark)

Answer

b) Write 0.00652 in standard form.

(1 mark)

Answer

c) Calculate (9.6 × 104) ÷ (3 × 10 −2).

Give your answer in standard form.
(2 marks)

Answer

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11 Here is a sector of a circle.
9 cm

120°

Show that the perimeter of the sector is (6π + 18) cm.

(2 marks)

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12 The probability that a biased dice lands on 6 is 0.4
a) The dice is rolled twice.
Work out the probability that the dice lands on 6 both times.
(2 marks)

Answer

b) The dice is rolled 500 times.

Estimate the number of times the dice will land on 6
(2 marks)

Answer

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13 ABCD is a scale drawing of a garden, where 1 cm represents 0.5 m.

A B

D C

Mrs Hall wants to plant a tree in the garden such that it is closer to DC
than BC and it is less than 1.5 m away from C.
Shade the region where she can plant the tree.
(3 marks)

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14 A group of 120 people were asked whether they speak French or Spanish.
47 of the people speak Spanish.
23 of the people speak both French and Spanish.
28 of the people speak neither.

a) Complete the Venn diagram.

(3 marks)

French Spanish

b) A person who speaks French is selected at random.

Find the probability that this person also speaks Spanish.
(2 marks)

Answer

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15 a) Sketch the graph of y = x2 + 2
(2 marks)

b) Evaluate y when x = 2.7

(2 marks)

Answer

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16

5 cm
4 cm

8 cm
3 cm

Sketch the net of the triangular prism, clearly showing the dimensions of each face.
(2 marks)

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 w3
17 Rearrange q = − 7 to make w the subject.
2
(3 marks)

Answer

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18 The table shows the times waited by 80 people to be served at a restaurant.

Time waited, x minutes Frequency

0 < x ≤ 10 7

10 < x ≤ 20 18

20 < x ≤ 25 23

25 < x ≤ 30 26

30 < x ≤ 40 6

a) Draw a cumulative frequency graph to represent this information.

(2 marks)
80

70

60
cumulative frequency

50

40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40
time (minutes)

b) Use your cumulative frequency graph to estimate the number of people who waited
more than 28 minutes.
(2 marks)

Answer

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 2t5 × 9t4
19 a) Simplify
4t3
(2 marks)

Answer

b) Annie writes (2x − 3)2 ӕ4x2 − 9

Show that Annie is wrong.
(2 marks)

c) Factorise 49 − 4y2
(2 marks)

Answer

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20 Eva wants to estimate the number of rabbits on a farm.
On Monday, she catches 50 rabbits.
These rabbits are tagged and then released.
On Tuesday, she catches 100 rabbits.
12 of these rabbits have tags on them.
Estimate the number of rabbits on the farm.
(3 marks)

Answer

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21
y

0 x
1 2 3 4 5
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region.
(3 marks)

Answer  ,  ,

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22 a) Write 0.47̇ as a fraction in its simplest form.
(2 marks)

Answer

b) Show that ( 50 + )
2
2 is an integer.
(2 marks)

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23 The area of the shaded triangle in the rectangle is x2 + 4x.

3x

x+4

x2 + 4x

Find the fraction of the rectangle that is shaded, giving your answer in its simplest form.
You must show your working.
(2 marks)

Answer

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24 The speed–time graph shows the journey of a motorbike travelling between two sets of
traffic lights.

10
speed (m/s)

4 9 12

time (seconds)

a) Find the acceleration of the motorbike in the first 4 seconds of the journey.
(2 marks)

Answer m/s2

b) Find the distance between the two sets of traffic lights.

(2 marks)

Answer m

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25 The first two terms of a Fibonacci sequence are:

w–z w + 2z

Circle the 5th term of the sequence.

(1 mark)

4w + 2z 6w + 3z 5w + 4z 2w + z

26 Calculate tan(60°) × cos(60°) × sin(60°)

Circle your answer.
(1 mark)

1 1 3 3
4 2 4 2

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27 There are n counters in a bag.
3 of the counters are red.
Two counters are taken from the bag.
Find, in terms of n, the probability that both counters are red.
(3 marks)

Answer

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28 In parallelogram WXYZ, WX = a and WZ = b.
WXK is a straight line such that WX : WK = 3 : 4
C is the point such that XC : CY = 1 : 3

Z
a

X
C

K
Y

Show that the points Z, C and K are collinear.

(3 marks)

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29 PQRS is a quadrilateral.

P R

PQ = PS
QR = RS
Prove that angle PQR is equal to angle PSR.
(3 marks)

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