NORTH EAST REGION

2017- MOCK EXAMINATION

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1. Write 540 207 in words.

A. Five thousand four hundred and twenty seven

B. Fifty four thousand two hundred and seven
C. Five hundred and forty thousand two hundred and seven
D. Five hundred and fourty thousand two hundred and seven

2. Which of the following is a list of square numbers?

A. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25
B. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15
C. 1, 4, 9, 17, 25
D. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20

3. Expand 52 249

A. 50 000 + 2 000 + 20 + 4 + 9
B. 5 000 + 200 + 20 + 4 + 49
C. 50 000 + 2 000 + 200 + 40 + 9
D. 500 + 200 + 20 + 40 + 9

4. What number does the Roman numeral VI represent?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

5. Calculate the sum of 70 348 and 127 308.

A. 156 960
B. 157 040
C. 197 646
D. 197 656

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6. Which of the following directed numbers are arranged in ascending order?

A. 0, 2, -4, 6, -12, -18

B. 6, 2, 0, -4, -12, -18
C. -18, -12, -4, 0, 2, 6
D. -18, -12, 6, -4, 2, 0

7. Work out: 8 679 × 23

A. 199 637
B. 199 617
C. 143 175
D. 126 037

8. What is the value of 8n2 – 2n2 when n = 4?

A. 96
B. 48
C. 24
D. 6

9. John has y cows; Donald has five more cows than John. Express the total number of cows that
John and Donald have in terms of y.

A. +5

B. –5

C. 2y - 5
D. 2y + 5

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10. What is the time shown by the clock below?

A. Eight minutes past ten

B. Ten minutes past two
C. Eight minute to ten
D. Ten minute to two

11. Work out: 4 548 ÷ 15

A. 33.2
B. 33.02
C. 303.2
D. 30.32

12. Solve the following number sentence using the correct order of operations.

45 ÷ 5 - 3 + 5 =

A. 1
B. 6.43
C. 11
D. 27.5

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13. Find the highest common factor of 12 and 18.

A. 216
B. 36
C. 30
D. 6

14. There are 9 733 plots in Block 5 and 13 485 plots in Area W. The City of Francistown
council has to provide dustbins to each plot.

Estimate to the nearest thousands the total number of dust bins the council has to buy.

A. 22 000
B. 23 000
C. 23 500
D. 24 000

15. Find the value of x in the mapping below?

3 9

5 25

6 36

7 x

9 81

A. 40
B. 43
C. 42
D. 49

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16. Express as a mixed number.

A. 3

B. 3

C.

D. 2

17. Which number is represented by the following expanded form?

(7 × 1) + (3 × 10 000) + (9 × 1 000) + (6 × 10)

A. 39 069
B. 39 067
C. 73 596
D. 73 096

18. Which of the following is a true mathematical statement?

A. 0.21 =

B. 50% = 0, 2
C. 5 < 0.045

D. 0.01 =

19. Arrange the fractions 6 , 3 , 6 , 3 in descending order

A. 6 , 6 , 3 , 3

B. 6 , 6 , 3 , 3

C. 3 , 3 , 6 , 6

D. 3 , 3 , 6 , 6

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20. Work out: 6.125 + 7 + 13.45

A. 26.575
B. 20.275
C. 19.645
D. 19.582

21. A shirt was marked P250. It was then discounted by 10% what is its new prize?

A. P275
B. P225
C. P25
D. P240

22. There are 640 teachers and learners in Mahudiri Primary School. The ratio of teachers to
learners is 2:6. How many more learners are there than teachers?

A. 80
B. 160
C. 320
D. 540

23. Calculate angel x.

A. 65
B. 80
C. 90
D. 125

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24. Name the solid that can be made by the net below?

A. Rectangular prism
B. Cuboid
C. Cube
D. Rectangular pyramid

25. Find the quotient of 1 298 and 12; express the remainder as a fraction.

A. 108

B. 108

C. 18

D. 18

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The diagrams below show a cylinder and a base of a box. Use the diagrams to answer
question 26.

26. How many of the cylinders placed in an upright position can fit in the base of the box?

A. 24
B. 32
C. 48
D. 72

27. What is the description of the translation which maps triangle B onto triangle R?

A. Six squares to the left three squares upwards

B. Six squares to the left two squares downwards
C. Six squares to the right and three squares downwards
D. Six squares to the right five squares downward

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28. Convert 2.5 litres to cm3?

A. 25cm3
B. 250cm3
C. 2 500cm3
D. 25 000cm3

29. How many years are there in a millennium?

A. 10 years
B. 100 years
C. 1 000 years
D. 10 000 years

30. A circle has a radius of 35 cm. Calculate its circumference?

Take π =

A. 70 cm
B. 110 cm
C. 220 cm
D. 1 540 cm

31. Find the volume of the cuboid shown below?

A. 205 cm3
B. 105 cm3
C. 35 cm3
D. 15 cm3

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Use the diagram below to answer question 32.

y-axis

x-axis

32. What are the coordinates of A in the diagram above?

A. (0,5)
B. (5,0)
C. (0,2)
D. (1,3)

33. Calculate area of the shape below.

A. 15 cm2
B. 19 cm2
C. 27 cm2
D. 42 cm2

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34. An equilateral triangle and semi-circle are joined as shown in the illustration below.

Determine the area of the shape. Take π =

A. 420 cm2
B. 616 cm2
C. 728 cm2
D. 2 464 cm2

Use the information below to answer question 35 and 36.

The shoe sizes for girls in standard 6B are: 6, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6, 5, 6, 8

35. What is the modal number?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

36. Find the median.

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

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37. Calculate the area of the shaded part in the diagram below?

A. 12 cm2
B. 27 cm2
C. 60 cm2
D. 72 cm2

38. Work out: 109 × 100 =

A. 109
B. 1 090
C. 1 009
D. 10 900

39. The gross mass of the cement is 5 986 kg and the mass of the empty containers is 974 kg,
what is the net mass?

A. 6 960 kg
B. 6 812 kg
C. 5 986 kg
D. 5 012 kg

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40. A fruit basket has 15 oranges, 7 apples and 5 bananas. What is the probability of picking a
banana from the basket without looking?

A.

B.

C.

D.

41. A drum has a cylindrical shape with the radius of 500 cm and a height of 6 m. What is the
volume of the drum? Take π = 3.14

A. 78.5 m3
B. 94.2 m3
C. 4.71 m3
D. 9.42 m3

The bar chart below shows the number of leaners who like different subjects. Use it to
answer questions 42 and 43.

NUMBER OF LEARNERS WHO LIKE

DIFFERENT SUBJECTS
60

50
Number of Learners

40

30

20

10

0
Maths Science Setswana English
Subjects

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42. How many more leaners like English than Maths?

A. 30
B. 20
C. 25
D. 15

43. Which subject has the least number of pupils?

A. Maths
B. Setswana
C. Science
D. English

Use the table below to answer questions 44 to 45.

Item Quantity Unit Price Total

Simba chips 2 packets P6. 50 P13.00

Sweets 3 packets P13.00 -------------------

Drinks 2 cans ------------------ P14.00

VAT 12% ------------------------

Grand Total ------------------------

44. How much is the price for a can of drink?

A. P14.00
B. P7.00
C. P28.00
D. P8.00

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45. Calculate VAT.

A. P79.20
B. P39.00
C. P13.00
D. P7.92

46. Australia is 135 East of Botswana, if the time in Botswana is 0700hrs, what is the time in
Australia?

A. 0400 hrs
B. 1300 hrs
C. 1600 hrs
D. 1900 hrs

47. Simplify: 2a + b + 3a – 2b =

A. 5a - b
B. 5a + 3b
C. 5a – 3b
D. 5a + b

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The pie chart below shows favourite TV programmes for a group of adults. Use it to
answer questions 48 and 49.

FAVOURITE BTV PROGRAMMES

The eye 900

Itshireletse 1800

Mantlwaneng 450

Mokaragana 450

48. What percentage of adults like Itshireletse?

A. 90%
B. 50%
C. 45%
D. 30%

49. What fraction of adults like Mokaragana?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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50. The sum of two numbers is 75, one of the numbers is twice the other. What are the two
numbers?

A. 40 and 35
B. 50 and 25
C. 60 and 15
D. 45 and 30

51. Express 256 as a number to the power of 2.

A. 2562
B. 1282
C. 182
D. 162

52. Work out: 2 +

A. 2

B. 2

C. 2

D. 2

53. Subtract from 5

A. 5

B. 4

C. 5

D. 3

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54. One Kwacha is equivalent to P0.92. Mrs Rati gives Dineo 175 Kwacha. How much was she
given in Pula?

A. P1 610.00
B. P161.00
C. P16.10
D. P1.61

The graph below represents a journey by a bicycle from Francistown to Ramokgwebana.

Use it to answer questions 55 to 57.

55. How far had the cyclist travelled in 5 hours?

A. 75 km
B. 45 km
C. 30 km
D. 15 km

56. How long did the cyclist rest?

A. 2 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 10 hours

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57. Calculate the speed at which the cyclist travelled at before resting.

A. 225 km/h
B. 2.25 km/h
C. 0.9 km/h
D. 9 km/h

58. A bag contains 45 oranges. Thabo bought five bags. He sold each orange at P2.00. How
much did he get for all the oranges?

A. P450.00
B. P225.00
C. P112.50
D. P90.00

59. The figure below shows an incomplete magic square. In a magic square the numbers in
each row, each column and each diagonal have the same sum. Use it to answer question
59.

4 9 8

11 ? 3

6 5 10

Write the missing number to complete the magic square?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

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60. Name the angle shown below?

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

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MOCK EXAMINATION MATHEMATICS ANSWERS 2017

1. C 21. B 41. C

2. A 22. C 42. C

3. C 23. D 43. B

4. C 24. D 44. B

5. D 25. B 45. D

6. C 26. D 46. C

7. B 27. C 47. A

8. A 28. C 48. B

9. D 29. C 49. D

10. A 30. C 50. B

11. C 31. B 51. D

12. C 32. B 52. D

13. D 33. C 53. B

14. B 34. A 54. B

15. D 35. C 55. B

16. B 36. B 56. A

17. B 37. C 57. D

18. A 38. D 58. A

19. A 39. D 59. B

20. A 40. A 60. B

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