S3 2015/2016 First Term Examination

Time Allowed：45 mins Mathematics (Paper 2) REVISION PAPER

Name: _________________( ) Class: S.3( )
Multiple Choices (35 questions)
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1. Simplify   3  .
b 
1 1
A. 0 B. C. b6 D.
b b6

2. Evaluate 3.6  10 3  8  10 4 .

A. 2.8  10  3 B. 3.52  10  3 C. 4.4  10  3 D.  4.4  10  4

3. The weight of 2 × 108 grains of pollen is 50 g. Find the weight of a grain of pollen.
A. 2.5 × 108 g B. 2.5 × 107 g C. 4 × 107 g D. 4 × 108 g

4. If a  0 and m is a positive integer, which of the following is correct ?

1 2
A. a m  a  m B. 2a  m  m m C. (a m ) 2  m D. (a  2 ) m  (a  m ) 2
2 a a

5. Which of the following numbers has / have the same value(s) as 188 10 ?
I. 10111100 2 II. AB 16 III. BC 16
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I and III only

6. In 111101111 2 , what is the place value of the digit ‘0’ ?

A. 26 B. 23 C. 24 D. 25

7. Which of the following gives the compound interest on $9 000 at 4% p.a. for 11 years, compounded
quarterly ?
A. $9 000(1.0411  1) B. $9 000(1.04 44  1)
C. $9 000(1.0111  1) D. $9 000(1.0144  1)

8. The present value of a drawing is $10 000. If its value increases steadily by 5% per year, what will be
its value after 6 years correct to the nearest dollar?
A. $13 000 B. $13 382 C. $13 400 D. $13 401

9. If the decay factor is 0.12, the percentage decrease is

A. 0.12%. B. 12%. C. 88%. D. 112%.

10. Starting from 3 months ago, the number of members of a fitness club kept on increasing by 50% every
month. If there are 30 375 members in the club now, find the number of members three months ago.
A. 5 063 B. 6 750 C. 9 000 D. 20 250
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11. If a number is first decreased by 30% and then increased by 30%, then the result is 455. Find that
number.
A. 650 B. 542 C. 500 D. 455

12. The base of a triangle is increased from 15 cm to 18 cm, but its height is decreased by 10 % from 12 cm.
Find the percentage change in the area of the triangle.
A. 8 % B. +8 % C. +10 % D. +12 %

13. It is given that y = 5 – 2x. If x < 3, which of the following inequalities represents the range of the values
of y?
A. y > –1 B. y > 1 C. y < –1 D. y < 1

14. Which of the following inequalities cannot be satisfied by 0.4?

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A. x<0 B. 2>x C. x ≥ D. x ≤ 0.4
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15. Which of the following inequalities has the solutions that can be represented by the given graph?
x
A. 1 – <0 B. –5x < –15
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C. x – 4 < 1 D. 6 – x > x 0 3

16. If the sum of two consecutive integers is not less than 37, find the least possible value of the smaller
integer.
A. 17 B. 18 C. 19 D. 20

17. How many negative integers satisfy the inequality 3(1  x) < x + 15?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

18. If a < 0 and b > 0, which of the following must be true ?

1 1 a b
I. a–b<0 II.  0 III.  0
a b b a
A. I only B. I and II only C. I and III only D. II and III only

19. Which of the following triangle must be congruent to ABC? B

A. B. 5
60
5 A 60 7
10
7 16
60 8
C
C. D.
60
8 5
60 7

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20. In the figure, BDCF is a straight line. If AB = EF, AC = DE and BAC = FED,
which of the following must be true? A
I. BD = CF
II. The area of ABC = The area of DEF
III. AC // DE
C F
B D
A. I and II only B. I and III only
C. II and III only D. I, II and III

21. In the figure, ACE is a straight line. AB = 8, BC = 12, CD = 6 and DE = 9. E

If ABC = CDE, which of the following must be true?

I. BAC = DCE B
II. BCD = ABC 12 D
CE 4 8
6 9
III. 
AB 3
A C E

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

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

22. In the figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle where ABC = 90. D is a point on AC such that AD =
DC. A
Which of the following triangles must be isosceles?
I. ABD II. BDC III. ABC D
A. I and II only B. I and III only
C. II and III only D. I, II and III
B C

23. In ABC, ACB = 50. If D is a point on BC such that DAC = 20 and AB = BD,
A
then ABD =
A. 20.
B. 30. 20

C. 40.
50
D. 50.
B D C
B
24. In ABC, D is a point on BC. If AD is a median of ABC,
which of the following must be true?
A. BD = DC
D
B. ABC = ACD
C. The in-centre of ABC must lie on AD
D. BAD = CAD C
A

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25. In the figure, AB = 10 cm, AC = 5 cm , BD = 3 cm and CD = 6 cm. 3 cm
Which of the following can be the length of BC?
D
A. 4 cm 10 cm
B. 5 cm 6 cm

C. 6 cm C
D. 10 cm 5 cm
A
26. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point on AB such that AD = AE.
If DAB = 72 and BCE = 28, find DEC.
D C
A. 63
B. 80 28
C. 82
72
D. 88
A E B

27. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E is the intersection of AC and BD.

If AD = 10 and AB = 24, find the length of AE.
D C
A. 10
E
B. 12 10
C. 13
A B
D. 26 24

28. ABCD is a square and BD is the diagonal. EFC is a straight line and ECD = 40.
If ED bisects ADB, find DEC.
A B
A. 70
B. 72.5 E

C. 80 F
D. 90
40
D C
29. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus and the diagonals intersect at E.
Which of the following must be true?
A. AC = BD A B
B. EAB + EBA = 90 E
C. ECD = 45
D. The area of ABCD = ADDC
D C

30. Which of the following quadrilaterals may not be a parallelogram?

A. B. 8
C. D. A B
A B A B A 8 B
4E
E 4 E 6 E 8
8 8
4 6 8 4

C 8 C C D C
D D D 8
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31. ABE, AHGC, GFE and BFC are straight lines. Given that HG = GC, AB = BE and CF = FB.
Which of the following must be correct?
C
I. FE // HB
II. FE = 3GF G
III. AC = 3AH H F

A. I and II only B. I and III only A B E

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

32. Which of the following nets can be folded into a cube?

A. C.

B. D.

33. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. It is given that AB = 10, BC = 6 and GC = 4.

When l is the axis of rotation passing through the centres of AEHD and BFGC,
find the order of its rotational symmetry. H G
A. 1 B. 2 E 4
l F
C. 4 D. 6 C
D 6
A 10 B
34. The figure shown is a prism. If the uniform cross-section of the figure is a rhombus,
find the number of plane of reflection of the figure.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 5

35. If the net shown is folded into a hexagonal pyramid,

which point(s) will coincide with point A? E

F B
D C
A. I only B. J only
C. I and G only D. J and G only A
G H K
L
I J
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