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MCQ
MATHEMATICS
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2021
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Volume of a prism 𝑉 = 𝐴ℎ where 𝐴 is the area of the cross-section and ℎ is the perpendicular length
Volume of a cylinder 𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ where r is the radius of the base and h is the perpendicular height
1
Volume of a right pyramid 𝑉= 𝐴ℎ where A is the area of the base and h the perpendicular height
3
Circumference 𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟 where r is the radius of the circle

𝜃
Arc length 𝑆= × 2𝜋𝑟 where 𝜃 is the angle subtended by the arc, measured in degrees.
360
Area of circle 𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2 where 𝑟 is the radius of the circle

𝜃
Area of Sector 𝐴= × 𝜋𝑟 2 where 𝜃 is the angle of the sector, measured in degrees
360
1
Area of trapezium 𝐴= (𝑎 + 𝑏)ℎ where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are the lengths of the parallel sides and ℎ is the
2
Perpendicular distance between the parallel sides
Roots of quadratic equations If 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
−𝑏± 𝑏 2 −4𝑎𝑐
Then 𝑥 =
2𝑎
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
Trigonometric ratios sin 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
cos 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠 𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒

tan 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
1
Area of triangle Area of ∆= 𝑏ℎ where 𝑏 is the length of the base and ℎ is the perpendicular
2
height
1
Area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 𝑎𝑏 sin 𝐶
2
Area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 𝑠 𝑠−𝑎 𝑠−𝑏 𝑠−𝑐

𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
Where 𝑠 =
2
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
Sine rule = =
sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶
Cosine rule 𝑎2 = 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐 cos 𝐴


CSEC
MATHEMATICS
A CONSOLIDATED
COMPILATION OF
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
2000-2020


2000-2020 MCQS CONSOLIDATED
1. May 2015 ∗ May 2014 ∗ May 2011 4. May 2006 ∗ 𝐌𝐚𝐲 2004
2 3 Item 4 refers to the following diagram
5 +4 =
5 7
5
(A) 9
35
6
(B) 9
35
12
(C) 9
35
The fraction of the circle which has be
29 shaded is
(D) 9
35
5
(A)
24
2. May 2019 ∗ May 2017 ∗ May 2015 8
1 (B)
What number when added to 1 gives 2 24
3
15
1 (C)
(A) 24
3
19
2 (D)
(B) 24
3
(C) 1
5. July 2020 ∗ May 2018 ∗ May 2016
(D) 3
0.45 may be written as

3. May 2014 * May 2012 *May 2008 9
(A)
Express 0.12 as a fraction in its lowest 20
term 4
(B)
1 5
(A) 9
9
(C)
3 10
(B) 5
5
(D)
1 4
(C)
8
3
(D)
25

6. May 2005 9. Jan.2018
7
0.875 written as a common fraction is Paula bought 1 m of fabric to make a shirt,
8
1 3
(A) while Rita bought 1 m to make her shirt, how
4 4
much MORE fabric did Paula buy than Rita.
1
(B)
2 1
(A) m
3 8
(C) 1
4 (B) m
2
7 1
(D) (C) 1 m
8 8
5
(D) 1 m
7. Jan. 2020 8
−2 10. May 2011

2
3
is equal to 1 3
− is the same as
2
4
(A) 1
9 (A) −
8
4 1
(B) (B) −
6 6
6 1
(C) (C)
4 8
1
9 (D)
(D) 6
4
11. Jan.2017
8. Jan. 2019
−2
2
− is equal to
3
2 2
is equal to
3 4
(A)
4 9
(A)
6 4
(B)
4 6
(B)
3 6
(C)
2 4
(C)
9 9
(D)
4 4
(D)
9

12. May 2007 16. May 2005 *May 2004
2
1 3 The exact value of 2 ÷ 0.01 is
is the same as
2
(A) 0.0002
1
(A) − (B) 0.0005
8
1 (C) 5000
(B) −
8
1 (D) 20 000
(C)
8
1
(D) 17. May 2016 * May 2011* May 2010
6
13. May 2017 * May 2014 37.26 ÷ 1.8

is equal to
1 000
If 235 × 48.7 = 11,444.5 Then 23.5 × 0.487 is
(A) 11.4445 (A) 0.207

(B) 114.445 (B) 0.0207
(C) 1 144.45
(C) 20.70
(D) 11 444.4
(D) 20 700
14. May 2010 * May 2005
The value of 0.386 × 0.06 is 18. May 2019 * May 2015 * May 2011
(A) 0.02316
(B) 0.2316 11.1 ÷ 0.01 equals
(C) 2.316 (A) 110
(D) 23.16
(B) 111
15. Jan.2018 (C) 1 100
(D) 1 110
The value of 29.94 × 0.5 is approximately
(A) 0.15
(B) 1.5 19. Jan. 2018
(C) 15
(D) 150 The exact value of 6 ÷ 0.0003 is
15. (b) Jan. 2000 (A) 200
(B) 2 000
If 4.3× 0.37=1.591, then 0.43 × 370 =
(C) 20 000
(A) 1.591
(D) 200 000
(B) 15.91
(C) 159.1
(D) 1591.0

20. May 2016 * May 2014 24. May 2007 *May 2004
In standard form 0.0325 is written as The number 3076 written in standard form
is
(A) 3.25 × 10−3 (A) 3.076 × 103
(B) 3.25 × 10−2 (B) 3.076 × 102
(C) 3.076 × 10−2
(C) 3.25 × 10−1 (D) 3.076 × 10−3
(D) 3.25 × 100
25. May 2009
21. Jan.2019 Written in scientific notation, 0.045 × 10−3 is
(A) 4.5 × 10−6

In standard Notation,208.06 is written as
(B) 4.5 × 10−5
(A) 2.0806 × 102 (C) 4.5 × 10−4
(D) 4.5 × 10−1
(B) 20.806 × 101
(C) 2.0806 × 10−1 26. Jan.2018
(D) 0.20806 × 103 6 × 10−𝑛 = 0.06, 𝑛 > 0, then 𝑛 is
(A) 1
22. May 2012 *May 2011 *May 2010 (B) 2
(C) 3
In scientific Notation,170.04 is written as (D) 4
(A) 0.17004 × 103 27. May 2018 * May 2016*May 2009
2
(B) 1.7004 × 10
18.96 × 2.03 correct to two significant figures
(C) 17.004 × 101 equals
(D) 1.7004 × 10−1
(A) 0.38
(B) 38
(C) 38.1
(D) 380
23. May 2012 *May 2010 * May 2009
The number 301 can be written as 28. May 2007

2
(A) 3 × 10 + 1
3
(B) 3 × 103 + 1 Express 4 as a decimal correct to 3
8
(C) 3 × 102 + 1 × 10 significant figures
(D) 3 × 103 + 1 × 10 (A) 4.3

(B) 4.37
(C) 4.38
(D) 4.40

29. Jan.2019*May 2018* May 2012 34. May 2015
The number 3.14063, written correct to 3 What is the value of the digit 6 in the
decimal places number 48.061?
6
(A) 3.140 (A)
100
(B) 3.141
(C) 3.146 6
(D) 3.150 (B)
10
30. July 2020* May 2017 * May 2016 (C) 6

(D) 600
What is the value of the digit 2 in the
number 48.621? 35. July 2020* May 2018 * May 2017
2 By distributive law
(A)
100
2 49 × 17 + 49 × 3 =
(B) (A) 52 + 66
10 (B) 52 × 66
(C) 2
(C) 49 + 20
(D) 200
(D) 49 × 20
31. May 2012
35. (b) May 2015
The value of the digit 5 in the number 537 is
Using distributive law, 𝑝 × 𝑞 − (𝑝 × 𝑟) is
2 simplified to
(A)
100
(B) 50 (A) – 𝑞𝑟
(C) 500 (B) −2𝑝𝑞𝑟
(D) 5000 (C) 𝑝2 − 𝑞𝑟
(D) 𝑝(𝑞 − 𝑟)
32. May 2005
36. May 2016
The value of the digit 2 in 425.3 is
(A) 2 tenths 3.3 × 2.5 + 5.7 × 2.5 =

(B) 2 ones
(C) 2 tens
(D) 2 hundreds (A) 8.25
33. May 2008 (B) 9.00

(C) 13.25
What is the value of the digit 3 in the
number 2341? (D) 22.50
(A) 3
(B) 30
(C) 300
(D) 3000

37. Jan. 2020*May 2005 41. May 2020*Jan.2020*May 2019 *
The square root of 181 lies between

99 × 101 has the same value as
(A) 99 × 100 + 1 (A) 13 and 14
(B) 99 × 100 − (99 × 1) (B) 45 and 46
(C) 99 × 100 + (99 × 1) (C) 12 and 13
(D) 99 × 100 (99 × 1) (D) 11 and 13
42. May 2018*May 2017*May 2015

38. May 2010*May 2008
The next term in the sequence
1, 6, 13, 22, 33 … … … ..
25 × 130 is the same as
(A) 25 × 100 + 30 (A) 44
(B) 25 + 30 × 100 (B) 45
(C) (25 × 30) + (25 × 100) (C) 46
(D) 100 × 30 ÷ (100 × 25) (D) 52
39. Jan.2018 43. May 2016*May 2011*May 2010
If 3n is an odd number, which of the

3 × 7 + 3 × 5 is the same as
following is an even number?
(A) 3 × 5 + 7
(A) 3𝑛 − 1
(B) 3 × 7 + 5
(B) 3𝑛 − 2
(C) 3 × 7 + 5
(C) 3𝑛 + 2
(D) (3 + 7) × 5
(D) 3𝑛 + 2𝑛
40. July 2020* May 2019*May 2017

44. July 2020
2 2
−3 + −2 =
Dan sold 40 concert tickets in 5 days, each
(A) −13 day he sold 3 tickets more than the previous
day. The number of tickets he sold on the
(B) −10 third day is?
(C) 13
(A) 8
(D) 25
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11

45. Jan.2020 49. May 2011* May 2006
172 − 152 = What percentage of 340 is 425?
(A) 1 (A) 80%

(B) 3 (B) 85%
(C) 8 (C) 125%
(D) 16 (D) 152%
46. May 2019 * May 2014

50. May 2015
1
12 2 % of a sum of money is $40. What is 30% of a number is 45, what is the number?
the sum of money?
(A) 30
(A) $45
(B) 54
(B) $320
(C) $500 (C) 150
(D) $4 500 (D) 150
47. Jan. 2018*May 2011* May 2008 51. Jan. 2020*May 2018*Jan 2018
1 What percentage of 40 is 8?
3 % 𝑜𝑓 500 is
4
(A) $1.62 (A) 5%
(B) $15.52 (B) 20%
(C) $16.00 (C) 32%
(D) $16.25
(D) 150%
48. May 2012*May 2011*May 2009
52. May 2017
4
If 60% of a number is 90, what is the If 30% of a number is 45, what is of the
number? 5
number?
(A) 30
(A) 36
(B) 54
(B) 120
(C) 150
(C) 150
(D) 180
(D) 180
48. (b) Jan.2019
4 53. May 2009
If 60% of a number is 90, what is of the
5
number? What percentage of 30 is 6?
(A) 54 (A) 5%
(B) 72 (B) 18%
(C) 120 (C) 20%
(D) 150
(D) 150%

54. May 2019*May 2017*May 2015 58. May 2015*May 2011
A test was marked out of 80, a boy scored Ann and Betty shared a sum of money in the
60% of the marks on the test. How many ratio 2:3. Ann received $120. What was
marks did he score? Betty’s share?
(A) 20 (A) $72

(B) 48 (B) $80
(C) 60 (C) $180
(D) 75 (D) $300
55. Jan 2020 * Jan.2018 * May 2014 59. May 2017
There are 40 students in a class; girls make Ann and Betty shared a sum of money in the
up 60% of the class, 25% of the girls wear ratio 2:3. If Ann received $60 less than
glasses. How many girls in the class wear
Betty. What was the total of amount of
glasses?
money shared?
(A) 6
(B) 8 (A) $72
(C) 10 (B) $80
(D) 15 (C) $180
(D) $300
56. Jan.2019 * May 2012 * May 2009
If $560 is shared in the ratio 2:3:9, the 60. **Jan. 2014**

DIFFERENCE between the largest and the
smallest portion is? John, Peter and Mary shared a sum of
money in the ratio 2:4:9. John and Peter
(A) $80 together received $360. How much money
(B) $240 in all was shared?
(C) $280
(D) $360 (A) $480
(B) $540
57. July 2020 * May 2016 * May 2014 (C) $600
(D) $900
540 beads are shared in the ratio 4:5 the
LARGER share of beads is
(A) 60
(B) 240
(C) 300
(D) 432

61. Jan. 2006*May 2004 65. May 2008*May 2006
In a school the ratio of the number of pupils What is the highest common factor of the set
to the number of teachers is 20:1, if the of numbers 54, 72, 90 ?
number of pupils is 840. How many teachers
are there? (A) 9
(B) 18
(A) 40 (C) 90
(B) 42 (D) 1080
(C) 800
(D) 840 66. May 2017*May 2015*May 2010
62. May 2005 The HCF of 12, 15, and 60 is
If $350 is divided into two portions in the (A) 1

ratio 2:5, the SMALLER portion is (B) 3
(C) 12
(A) $70 (D) 60
(B) $100
(C) $175 67. May 2004
(D) $250
Item 67 refers to the following set P
63. May 2018
𝑃 = 52, 77, 91, 124, 217
A certain amount of money is shared in the
ratio 2:3:9. If the difference between the first Three members of the set P have a common
and the second shares is $40, then, the total factor which is
amount of money shared is
(A) 4
(A) $280
(B) 7
(B) $360
(C) 13
(C) $400
(D) 31
(D) $560
68. Jan. 2005
64. Jan. 2018
A student used a rod to measure the
What is the HIGHEST COMMON distances 3.6 m, 5.4 m and 7.2 m. what is
FACTOR of the set of numbers the greatest length of the rod if fitted each
30, 45, 90 ? distance an exact number of times
(A) 3 (A) 0.9 m

(B) 5 (B) 1.8 m
(C) 15 (C) 2.7 m
(D) 90 (D) 3.6 m

69. May 2011*May 2009*May 2005 73. May 2016
What is the least number of plums that can The set 𝑥: 6 ≤ 𝑥 < 10, where 𝑥 is an integer is
be shared equally among 6, 9 or 12
children? (A) 6,7,8,9
(B) 6,7,8,9,10
(A) 27 (C) 7,8,9
(B) 36 (D) 7,8,9,10
(C) 54
(D) 72 74. May 2007
70. May 2012*May 2006 If U = 1,3,5,6,8 and A = 3,6 then the

number of elements in A′ is
The first three common multiples of 3, 4 and
6 are (A) 2
(B) 3
(A) 0,1,2 (C) 4
(B) 3,4,6 (D) 8
(C) 6,8,12
(D) 12,24,36 75. May 2018
71. May 2016*May 2008 If the universal set U = 1,2,3,4,5,6 and

H = 3,4,6 , then H ′ =
The largest prime number that is less than a
hundred is (A) 3,4,6
(B) 1,3,5
(A) 91 (C) 2,4,6
(B) 93 (D) 1,2,5
(C) 97
(D) 99
72. May 2019 * May 2014 * May 2012

76. May 2015
Which of the following set is defined by
Given that P = 2,3,5,6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 Q = 2.3,4 , then
𝑥 ∈ ℤ; −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 ?
PUQ is described as
(A) 0,1,2,3,4
(A) 𝑥: 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 7; 𝑥 ∈ℕ
(B) 1,2,3,4
(B) 𝑥: 1 < 𝑥 < 7; 𝑥 ∈ℕ
(C) −1,0,1,2,3
(C) 𝑥: 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 6; 𝑥 ∈ℕ
(D) −2, −1,0,1,2,3,4
(D) 𝑥: 2 < 𝑥 < 6; 𝑥 ∈ℕ

77. Jan 2020* 81. Jan. 2019
Which of the following statements describes the All students in a class play Scrabble or
set of integers greater than -3 but less than 6? Checkers or both. If 36% of the students
play Scrabble only and 48% of the
(A) 𝑥: −3 > 𝑥 > 6, 𝑥 ∈ℤ students play Checkers only, what
(B) 𝑥: −3 ≥ 𝑥 ≥ 6, 𝑥 ∈ℤ percentage of students play BOTH
games
(C) 𝑥: −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 6, 𝑥 ∈ℤ
(D) 𝑥: −3 < 𝑥 < 6, 𝑥 ∈ℤ (A) 12
(B) 16
78. May 2018 * May 2011 * May 2009 (C) 84
(D) 88
Which of the following set is equivalent to
𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 ?
(A) 4 82. May 2019 * Jan. 2019 *May 2012

(B) 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐
(C) 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑠 Item 82 refers to the following Venn
(D) 1,2,3,4,5 diagram
79. May 2019* Jan. 2019 * May 2017
If P = 2,3,5,7 , Q = 2,3,6 and

S = 2,4,5 then P ∩ Q ∩ R =
(A)
(B) 2 4
(C) 2,3
(D) 2,3,4,5,6,7 In the Venn diagram 𝑛 P = 5, 𝑛 Q = 9
and 𝑛 P ∪ Q = 10, What is 𝑛 P ∩ Q ?
80. May 2018
(A) 4
If P and 𝑄 are two sets where (B) 6
𝑛 P ∪ Q = 13, 𝑛 P ∩ Q = 6 and (C) 14
𝑛 P = 9 then 𝑛 Q = (D) 24
(A) 4
(B) 10 83. May 2006
(C) 15
(D) 22 P and Q are two finite sets such that
𝑛 P = 7, 𝑛 Q = 5 and 𝑛 P ∩ Q = 3.
80. (b) Jan.2019 What is 𝑛 P ∪ Q ?
Which of the following sets is (A) 6

equivalent to the set 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑠 ? (B) 9
(A) 4 (C) 15
(B) 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟 (D) 18
(C) 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑
(D) 1,2,3,4,5

84. July 2020 88. May 2011
If 𝑛 A = 14, 𝑛 B = 15 and 𝑛 A ∩ B = 6 If P = 𝑎, 𝑏, the number of subsets of P

then 𝑛 A ∪ B is is
(A) 2 (A) 2
(B) 19 (B) 3
(C) 23 (C) 4
(D) 29 (D) 8
85. May 2017 * May 2012* May 2010 89. May 2019* May 2018 * May 2016
In a class of 32 students, 17 study Music If Q = 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 how many subsets can

and 20 study Art. What is the LEAST be obtained from the set Q?
number of students who are studying
BOTH Music and Art? (A) 2 + 3
(B) 2 × 3
(A) 3 (C) 32
(B) 5 (D) 23
(C) 12
(D) 15 90. Jan. 2018
86. May 2015 If A = 3,6,9 the number of subset of A

is
In a group of 40 students, 28 play tennis
and 22 play chess. What is the LEAST (A) 2
number of students who play BOTH (B) 3
tennis and chess? (C) 4
(D) 8
(A) 6
(B) 10 91. May 2004
(C) 12
(D) 18 If Q = 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑒 how many subsets
can be obtained from the set Q?
87. May 2010
(A) 2 + 5
If P = 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 the number of subsets of (B) 2 × 5
P is (C) 52
(D) 25
(A) 8
(B) 6 91. (b) Jan.2020
(C) 4
(D) 3 If 𝑛 𝐴 = 𝑚, them the number of subset
of A can be expressed as
(A) 2𝑚
(B) 𝑚2
(C) 22𝑚
(D) 2𝑚2

92. July 2020 * May 2019 *May 2018 95. May 2006* May 2005
Item 92 refers to the following U = Integers

information P = Positive integers
P = prime numbers N = Negative integers
Q = Odd numbers
R = even numbers Which of the Venn diagrams below
illustrates the statement:
Which of the following sets is empty?
“No positive Integers are Negative
integers”?
(A) P ∩ R
(B) Q ∩ R
(C) P ∩ Q
(D) P ∪ Q
93. May 2016
Item 93 refers to the following

information
M = 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟
N = 𝑝, 𝑞
Which of the following statements is

TRUE?
(A) M ⊂ N
(B) M ∪ N = N
(C) M ∩ N =
(D) M ∩ N = N
94. May 2017* May 2015 * May 2010
The two circles above represents set P

and set Q If 𝑃 = Factors o𝑓 6 and
Q = Factors of 4 , then the shaded
region represents
(A)
(B) 1,2
(C) 4,6,8 … … .
(D) 12,24,36, … …

96. May 2018* May 2014 * May 2004 98. Jan.2020
Item 96 refers to the following Venn In which of the following Venn diagram is
Diagram. region A ∩ B′ shaded
In the Venn diagram above
𝑈 = students who play games

𝐻 = students who play hockey
𝑉 = students who play volleyball
The number of students in each set is

indicated. How many students do NOT
play volleyball?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 8
97. July 2020 * May 2019 * Jan 2019
Item 97 refers the following Venn diagram
99. Jan.2020
Which of the following pairs of sets is an

example of disjoint sets?
In the (A) 𝐸 = 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 and

Venn diagram above, the shaded area 𝐹 = 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠
represents
(B) 𝑃 = 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 2 and
(A) P′ 𝑄 = 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 3
′
(B) P ∪ Q
(C) Q ∪ P′ (C) 𝐺 = 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 5 and
(D) Q ∩ P′ 𝐻 = 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 20
(D) 𝑋 = 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 and

𝑌 = 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠

100. Jan. 2020 102. Jan.2020
Given that 𝐴 = 1,3,6,8,9,12,15 and The 30 students in Teacher May’s class

𝐵 = 6,9,12 , which of the following have either a dog (D) or a cat (C) or none
statements in true? of the two. All the students who have a cat
also have a dog. If 𝑛 𝐶 = 12 and
(A) 𝐵 ⊂ 𝐴 𝑛 𝐷 = 16, which of the following Venn
(B) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 = 𝜙 diagram correctly represents this
(C) 𝐴 and 𝐵 are disjoint sets information.
(D) 𝐵 is the compliment of 𝐴
101. Jan. 2019 (A)
Item 101 refers to the following Venn

diagram
(B)
In the Venn diagram. X represent the set

of factors of 12, Y represents the set of
factors of 9. The shaded region represents
the set of all factors of
(A) 3 (C)
(B) 6
(C) 21
(D) 108
(D)

103. July 2020 Item 105-106 refer to the following
Venn diagram which shows the
Item 103 refers to the following Venn universal set (U) and the set T and C
diagram which shows the number of that represents the students in a class
members of a sport club who play rugby who play Tennis (T) and Chess (C)
or basketball.
The number of members who play

rugby but NOT basketball is
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 28
(D) 40 105. July 2020
Item 104 refers to the Venn diagram below How many students play BOTH games?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
106. July 2020
How many students play EXACTLY

104. May2017 one game?
In the figure above, X represents the set of (A) 2

multiple of four. Y represents the set of (B) 3
multiples of five; the shaded region (C) 4
represents the set of all multiples of (D) 6
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 20

107. May 2016* May 2004 111. Jan. 2019
A woman buys a pair of shoes at a sale; she A store offers discount of 15% on the total
pays $45, saving $15 on the normal price. The bill to customers who spend more than
percentage discount on the pair of shoes is $20.00. if a customer total bill is $80.00,
how much must she pay?
(A) 25
(B) 30 (A) $60.00
1 (B) $65.00
(C) 33
3 (C) $68.00
(D) 80
(D) $71.00
108. July 2020*May 2017*May 2015
A dress which cost $180 is being sold at a
discount of 10%. The amount of the discount is 111. (b) Jan.2020
(A) $1.80 A store offers discount of 10% to customers

(B) $10.00 who spend more than $20. If a customer total
(C) $18.00 bill is $80, what will he actually pay?
(D) $170.00
109. May 2011*May 2009*May 2004
(A) $60
During a sale, a shop allows 20% discount off
the marked price of clothing, what will the (B) $70
customer pay for a dress with a marked price of (C) $72
$30? (D) $74
(A) $10 111. (c) Jan.2020

(B) $20
(C) $24
During a sale a discount of 15% was given off
(D) $30
the marked price of a chair. If the marked price
110. July 2020*May 2016 was $115.00, then the sale price was
The cost price of a refrigerator is $1850.00 a
buyer who is given a discount of 5% for cash (A) $97.75
purchase will pay (B) $100.00
(C) $130.00
(A) $1 942.50
(B) $1 845.00 (D) $132.25
(C) $1 757.50
(D) $1 350.00 112. May 2019
110. (b) May 2013 At a sale, each book was marked $3.00 off
the original price. Daniels paid $46.00 for
Mr. Duncan bought a table at a discount of two books that had the same sale price.
30% thus saving $42, what was the What was the original cost of ONE of his
marked price of the table books?
(A) $ 98 (A) $20.00

(B) $110 (B) $21.50
(C) $140
(C) $24.50
(D) $182
(D) $26.00

113. May 2008 116. July2020*May 2017
If the sale of an article resulted in a loss of At the end of any year a car is worth 5%
20 percent on the cost price, then the cost less than what it was worth at the
price as a percentage of the selling price is beginning of the year, If a car is worth
$9 500 in December 2016, then its value
(A) 75% in January 2016 was
(B) 80%
(A) $ 9 995
(C) 120%
(B) $10 000
(D) 125% (C) $10 025
(D) $12 000
114. May 2011
117. May 2018
At the end of every year a car is worth 5%
less than what is was worth at the Mr. Jones bought a car for $64 000. The
beginning of the year. If a car was bought car depreciates by 20% in the first year
for $10 000 in January 2009 its value in and 10% in each following year. The
December 2009 was value of the car at the end of the second
year was.
(A) $9 000
(B) $9 025 (A) $ 19 200
(C) $9 500 (B) $ 44 800
(D) $9 995 (C) $ 46 080
(D) $ 51 200
115. May 2015
118. Jan. 2020
At the end of any year a car is worth 5%
A car presently valued at $12 000
less than what it was at the beginning of
depreciates at 10% per annum. What will
the year. If a certain car was worth
be the value of the car one year later?
$10 000 at the beginning of 2014, then its
value at the end of 2014 was
(A) $10 800
(B) $11 800
(A) $9 995 (C) $11 880
(B) $9 500 (D) $13 000
(C) $9 025
(D) $9 000 119. May 2012*May 2009*May 2004
Tom bought a pen for $60 and sold it to

115. (b) Jan.2000
gain 20% on his cost price. How much
money did he gain?
A car was bought for $10 000 in January
1997. If the car depreciates by 10% every (A) $ 12
year, what is it worth in January 2000? (B) $ 40
(C) $ 72
(A) $3 000 (D) $ 80
(B) $7 290
(C) $8 000
(D) $9 000

119. (b) May 2016 124. Jan.2020 *July2020 *May 2016
Tom bought a pen for $30 and sold it to A dinner at a Hotel was advertised at $60 plus
gain 20% on his cost price. How much 18% Tax. The total bill for the dinner was
money did he gain?
(A) $60.00
(A) $ 6 (B) $70.80
(B) $20 (C) $78.00
(C) $36 (D) $81.60
(D) $40
125. May 2017*May 2012*May 2011
120.
121. Jan. 2000 How much does a customer pay for an
article marked at $50.00, If a sales tax of
An article bought for $125 was sold for 6% is charged?
$175. The profit as a percentage of the
cost price was (A) $56.00
(B) $53.00
(A) 28.6 (C) $47.00
(B) 40 (D) $44.00
(C) 50
(D) 71.40 126. Jan. 2019
122. May 2015 At a store, sales tax is charged at rate of

2% on the cost price of an item. The sales
A man bought a mobile phone for $800 tax on a dress which cost $180 is
and sold it for $1 000. What was his profit
as a percentage of cost price? (A) $ 3.60
(B) $ 10.80
(A) 5% (C) $176.40
(B) 15% (D) $183.60
(C) 20%
(D) 25% 127. May 2015*May 2009*May 2006
123. May 2011*May2007 Susan bought a calculator for $120. She had
to pay a sales tax of 10% on the price. How
A man bought a calf for $200 and sold it much change would she receive from $140?
for $250. What was his gain as a
percentage of cost price? (A) $ 8.00
(B) $12.00
(A) 5% (C) $28.00
(B) 15% (D) $32.00
(C) 20%
(D) 25%

128. May 2010*May 2006*May 2004 131. May 2011*May 2009*May2008
A customer buys a table on hire purchase. If the simple interest on $800 for 3 years
He makes a deposit of $306 and pays six is $54, what is the rate of interest per
monthly installment of $60 each. The total annum?
cost to the customer is
4
(A) $360 (A) %
9
(B) $366 1
(C) $666 (B) 2 %
(D) $966 4
(C) 5%
129. July 2020* May 2018*May 2016 (D) 44 %
A television set cost $350 cash, when 132. May 2006

bought on hire-purchase, a deposit of $35
is required, followed by 12 monthly $600 invested at simple interest for 2
years earns $96. What is the rate of
payments of $30. How much is saved by
interest per annum?
paying cash?
1
(A) $10 (A) %
8
(B) $25
(C) $40 1
(B) 3 %
(D) $45 8
(C) 8%
130. May 2009*May 2005*May 2004
1
(D) 12 %
The simple interest on $400 at 5% per 2
annum for 2 years is given by
133. May 2018*May 2009*May 2008
400×5×2
(A) $
100 Mary invested $200 for 3 years at 5% per
100×5×2 annum; John invested $300 at the same
(B) $ rate, if they both received the same
400
amount of money in interest. For how
400×2 many years did john invest his money?
(C) $
5×100
400×100 1
(D) $ (A) 1
2×5 2
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 10

134. May 2015*May 2012*May 2011 138. July2020 * May 2016
If $ 7 000 is borrowed at the rate of 5% The simple interest on a sum of money

per annum for 3 years, then the simple invested at 5% per annum for 3 years was
interest is $90
(A) $ 105
The sum of money invested was
(B) $ 210
(C) $ 370
(D) $1 050 (A) $ 54
(B) $ 150
(C) $ 600
(D) $ 1 350
135. May 2010*May 2008
139. May 2019*May 2012
A loan of $8 000 was paid back in 2 years
in monthly payments of $400. The
A loan of $8 000 was repaid in 24 equal
percentage profit on the loan was
monthly installments of $400. The rate of
(A) 5% interest on the loan was
1
(B) 8 % (A) 5%
3
2 1
(C) 16 % (B) 8 %
3 3
(D) 20 % 2
(C) 16 %
3
136. May 2016 (D) 20 %
If the simple interest on $900 for 3 years 140. May 2018

was $108, what was the rate of interest?
The simple interest on $600 for 4 years at
(A) 3 % 5 percent per annum is
(B) 4 %
(C) 12 %
600×5×4
(D) 25 % (A) $
100
137. May 2017*May 2015 100×5×4
(B) $
The simple interest on a loan of $6 000 for 600
3 years was $900. What was the rate of 600×5
interest per annum? (C) $
100×4
(A) 2 % 100×4
(D) $
(B) 3 % 600×5
(C) 5 %
(D) 18 %

139. (b) Jan. 2000 142. May 2018
The simple interest on $560 for 3 years at A man’s basic wage for 40-hour week is
1 $160.00. He is paid $5.00 per hour for
12 2 % per annum is
1
overtime. If he works 6 hours overtime
(A) $ 70 2
(B) $210 in a certain week, his wage for that week is
(C) $630
(D) $770 (A) $ 165.00
(B) $ 166.50
139. (c) Jan 2020 (C) $ 171.50
(D) $ 192.50
The simple interest on $600 for 𝑡 years at
5% per annum is $120. The value of 𝑡 is
143. May 2012*May 2010*May 2005
100×120
(A) $ A salesman is paid 5% of his sales as
600×5 commission. His sales for the last month
600×5 were $2 020. How much commission was
(B) $ he paid?
100×120
100×5×120 (A) $ 11.00
(C) $ (B) $ 20.20
600
(C) $101.00
600×5×120 (D) $110.00
(D) $
100
141. July 2020 144. May 2018*May2008
A man’s regular pay is $3 per hour up to A salesman sells a car for $11 000 if he
40 hours. Overtime is twice the payment paid commission of 4.5% for the first
for regular time, if he was paid $216. How $10 000 and 7.5% on the remainder, the
many hours overtime did he work? commission he receive is
(A) 8 (A) $ 495

(B) 16 (B) $ 525
(C) 24 (C) $ 825
(D) 48 (D) $1 320
140. (b) Jan.2000 145. Jan. 2018
An electrician charges $6.00 for house visits A salespersons sells a car for $10 500. If
plus $4.00 per hour for repair jobs. If he he is paid commission of 5% of the first
charges a landlord $42.00 for repairs done at $10 000 and 8% on the remainder, the
his house, how many hours did he work? TOTAL commission he receives is
(A) 4 (A) $525

(B) 8 (B) $540
(C) 9 (C) $545
(D) 12 (D) $565

146. May 2017*May 2015*May 2006 150. May 2018
A plot of land is valued at $18 000. Land A man taxable income is $20 000. He
tax is charged at the rate $0.70 per $100 pays tax at a rate of 28%. The amount of
value. What is the TOTAL, amount of tax income tax he pays is
paid for the land?
(A) $3 825
(A) $110.00 (B) $4 800
(B) $126.00 (C) $5 600
(C) $180.70 (D) $7 200
(D) $257.15
151. Jan. 2020
147. May 2019 A man’s annual salary is $45 000. His tax
free allowances total $13 000. He has to
A plot of land is valued at $18 000. Land pay tax of 20% on his taxable income.
tax of $126 is charged annually. At what
rate per annum is land tax charged?
The tax payable is
(A) 0.07%
(A) $ 2 600
(B) 0.7%
(B) $ 6 400
(C) 7%
(C) $ 9 000
(D) 70%
(D) $11 000
148. May 2017*May 2012
152. May 2005*Jan. 2000
A man’s annual salary is $45 000. His tax-
free allowances total $13 000. He has to The exchange rate for one United States
pay tax of 35% on his taxable income. The dollar (US $1.00) is two dollars and
tax payable is seventy cents in Eastern Caribbean
currency (EC $2.70). What is the value of
US $4.50 in EC currency?
(A) $ 4 550.00
(B) $11 200.00
(A) $1.67
(C) $15 750.00
(B) $6.00
(D) $20 300.00
(C) $7.20
(D) $12.15
149. May 2015
Mrs. Jones taxable income is $18 400. She 153. May 2018*May 2016*May 2012
pays tax at a rate of 20%. The amount of
income tax she pays is If TT $6.00 is equivalent to US $1.00,
then TT $15.00 is US dollars is
(A) $9 200
(B) $4 600 (A) $0.25
(C) $3 680 (B) $0.40
(D) $1 472 (C) $2.50
(D) $4.00

154. May2018 157. May 2000
Mrs. Jones has US $200 to change to TT$. An agent received 30% commission on
The bank gives her TT$6.20 for US$1.00 sales of goods exceeding a value of $400.
and charges TT$2.50 for the transaction. If he received $120 commission, what was
the value of the goods he sold?
Mrs. Jones receives
(A) $400
(A) TT$1 237.50 (B) $412
(B) TT$1 238.50 (C) $600
(C) TT$1 240.00 (D) $800
(D) TT$1 242.50
158. May 2011*May 2009
155. Jan. 2020
If p sweets are sold for q cents, then one
If EC $2.50 is equivalent to US $1.00, sweet is sold for
then EC $20.00 in US dollars is
𝑝
(A) cents
(A) $ 5.00 𝑞
(B) $ 8.00 (B) 𝑝𝑞 cents
(C) $50.00 𝑞
(C) cents
(D) $80.00 𝑝
(D) 𝑞 − 𝑝 cents
156. July 2020 *May 2018
159. Jan. 2020*May 2011*May 2010
The annual interest rate on a 15-year
mortgage on a house assessed at a value of A man pays 60 cents for every 200𝑚3 of
$450 000 is 5 cents of every $1.00. What gas used, plus a fixed charge of $13.75.
is the interest paid on the mortgage for the how much does he pay when he uses
first year? 55 000 𝑚3 of gas ?
(A) $151.25
(A) $ 11 750 (B) $165.00
(B) $ 22 500 (C) $175.25
(C) $107 500 (D) $178.75
(D) $117 500

Item 159 refers to toothpaste which are 162. May 2007*May 2004
sold in tubes containing different amounts
“When 7 is added to three times a
certain number n the, the result is 22”
The statement above may be represented

by the equation
(A) 3𝑛 + 7 = 22
(B) 7𝑛 − 22 = 3
(C) 3𝑛 + 22 = 7
(D) 7𝑛 + 3 = 22
160. May 2014 163. May 2018* May 2017*May 2015
Which amount is the best buy? When 8 is subtracted from a certain number
and the result is multiplied by 3 the answer is
(A) 100 ml 21. What is the original number?
(B) 150 ml
(C) 200 ml (A) 1
(D) 250 ml (B) 3
(C) 10
(D) 15
Item 160 refer to the table below
162. (b) Jan. 2000
When half of y is added to three times

the square of y, the result is
1
(A) 3𝑦 2
161. May 2019*May 2007 2
𝑦+3𝑦 2
The above table shows the rates charged by an (B)
insurance company. How much will a person 2
pay for his insurance if his house is valued at 1
$50 000 and the content at $10 000? (C) 𝑦 + 3𝑦 2
2
(A) $175 (𝑦+3𝑦)2
(B) $225 (D)
2
(C) $450
(D) $500

164. May 2016*May 2014*May 2010 168. May 2004
When 6 is added to a number and the sum The sum of 𝑥 and 𝑦 is 18 , and their
is divided by three, the result is four. This difference is 14, which pair of equations
statement written in mathematical symbols describes the above statements
is
(A) 2 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 18
6+𝑥 2 𝑥−𝑦 =4
(A) =4
3
6 (B) 2 𝑥𝑦 = 18
(B) +𝑥 = 4 2 𝑥−𝑦 =4
3
6+𝑥 4 (C) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 18
(C) =
3 3 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 14
𝑥
(D) 6+ =4 (D) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 22
3
𝑥 − 𝑦 = 14
165. May 2016
169. Jan 2019
When 5 is added to a certain number and the Althea saves $𝑥 each month, but in June
result is multiplied by 3 the final answer is she saved $4 more than twice her regular
27. What is the original number? amount. In June she saved
(A) 4 (A) $4𝑥
(B) 12 (B) $6𝑥
(C) 14 (C) $(𝑥 + 4)
(D) 19 (D) $(2𝑥 + 4)
166. May 2017 170. May 2017*May 2015*May 2011
Seven times the product of two numbers, a John has 𝑥 marbles and Max had twice as
and b may be written as many. Max gives Tom 5 of his marbles.
How many marbles does Max now have?
(A) 7𝑎𝑏
(A) 𝑥 + 5
(B) 49𝑎𝑏 (B) 𝑥 − 5
(C) 7𝑎 + 𝑏 (C) 2𝑥 + 5
(D) 7 𝑎 + 𝑏 (D) 2𝑥 − 5
167. May 2004 169. (b) May 2000
The expression 𝑦 is equal to the square of If Johns present age is 3𝑥 years and Jane is
𝑥 can be written as twice his age, what will be the sum of
their ages in 5 years
(A) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2
(B) 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 (A) 3𝑥 + 10
(C) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 (B) 9𝑥 + 10
(C) 9𝑥 + 15
(D) 𝑦 = 𝑥
(D) 18𝑥 + 5

171. May 2013*May 2019 175. May 2008*May 2006
The sum of 2 positive numbers p and q is 𝑚 ∗ 𝑛 = 𝑚𝑛 − 𝑛2 then 5 ∗ 3 =

32. Their difference is 12. What is the
SMALLER number? (A) 6
(B) 3
(A) 10
(C) 15
(B) 18
(D) 6
(C) 20
(D) 22
176. May 2014*May 2012*May 2008
172. May 2009*May 2007
𝑟 ∗ 𝑠 = 𝑠 𝑟 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 3 ∗ 2 =
Which of the following represents the
(A) 8
statement “the difference of two square
(B) 9
numbers is positive”?
(C) 12
(D) 27
(A) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 > 0
(B) 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 > 0
(C) 𝑦 − 𝑥 2 > 0 177. May 2009
(D) 2(𝑦 − 𝑥) > 0
Given that 𝑎∆𝑏 = 2𝑎 − 3𝑏 then 2∆ −3 =
173. May 2011*May 2010*May 2008
(A) −7
The values of 𝑥 and y which satisfy the (B) −5
equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 27 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 − 𝑦 =19 (C) 3
are respectively (D) 13
(A) 15 and 10 178. May 2016
(B) 10 and 15
(C) 7 and 13
𝑝 ∗ 𝑞 = 2𝑝 + 𝑞 then 2 ∗ 3 is
(D) 13 and 7
(A) 5
174. May 2004 (B) 7
(C) 8
Given that 𝑝 ∗ 𝑞 means 2𝑞 − 𝑝 then the (D) 9
value of 1 ∗ 2 is
179. July 2020*May 2018
(A) 0
(B) 2 Given that 3 ∗ 6 = 12 and 2 ∗ 5 = 9 then
(C) 3
(D) 5 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 may be defined as
(A) 4 𝑏 − 𝑎
(B) 𝑎2 − 𝑏
(C) 6𝑎 − 𝑏
(D) 2𝑎 + 𝑏

180. May 2017 182. May 2005*May 2004
𝑎 The expression 2𝑎 3
is the same as
𝑎∗𝑏 = − 1 then 7 ∗ 28 =
𝑏
(A) 6𝑎
3 (B) 8𝑎
(A) − (C) 6𝑎3
4
1 (D) 8𝑎3
(B)
4 183. May 2010*May2009*May 2005
(C) 3
(D) 4 2
8𝑎 =
(A) 16𝑎
179. (b) May 2015*May 2010 (B) 64𝑎
(C) 16𝑎2
𝑏 (D) 64𝑎2
𝑎∗𝑏 = − 1 then 7 ∗ 28 =
𝑎
184. May 2005
3
(A) − −8𝑎 × −3𝑏 =
4
1 (A) −24𝑎𝑏
(B) (B) −11𝑎𝑏
4
(C) 3 (C) 11𝑎𝑏
(D) 4 (D) 24𝑎𝑏
185. May 2007*May 2005

180. Jan. 2020
5 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 2 3𝑦 − 5𝑥 =
𝑚 ∗ 𝑛 = 𝑚3 − 𝑛2 then 5 ∗ 2 =
(A) – 11𝑦
(A) 2 (B) 2𝑥 −6y
(C) 6𝑥 − 7𝑦
(B) 11
(D) 20𝑥 − 11𝑦
(C) 34
(D) 11 186. May 2018*May 2017*May 2016
181. May 2015*May 2009 3𝑥 2 × 2𝑥 3 =

(A) 6𝑥 5
The expression −2 𝑥 − 4 is the same as (B) 5𝑥 5
(C) 6𝑥 6
(A) −2𝑥 − 8 (D) 72𝑥 5
(B) −2𝑥 − 4
(C) −2𝑥 + 4 187. May 2009*May 2007
(D) −2𝑥 + 8
3𝑎 𝑎 + 2𝑏 − 𝑏 2𝑎 − 3𝑏 =
(A) 3𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑏 2
(B) 3𝑎2 + 4𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑏 2
(C) 3𝑎2 + 4𝑎𝑏 − 3𝑏 2
(D) 3𝑎2 + 8𝑎𝑏 − 3𝑏 2

188. May 2012*May 2010*May 2008 193. Jan. 2020
5 𝑥+𝑦 −3 𝑥−𝑦 = − −2𝑞 − 3𝑞 =
(A) 2𝑥 (A) −6𝑞

(B) 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 (B) −5𝑞
(C) 2𝑥 + 8𝑦 (C) – 𝑞
(D) 8𝑥 + 8𝑦 (D) 5𝑞
189. May 2008 194. Jan. 2014
4 − 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 = 26 ÷ 22 =
(A) 7 + 5𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 (A) 23
(B) 12 + 5𝑥 + 2𝑥 2 (B) 24
(C) 12 + 11𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 (C) 28
(D) 12 + 5𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 (D) 212
190. May 2009 195. Jan. 2014*Jan 2019
2 𝑎2 𝑏 3
= The product of −2𝑎 and −3𝑎 is
(A) 2𝑎5 𝑏 3 (A) −6𝑎

(B) 2𝑎6 𝑏 3 (B) −5𝑎
(C) 6𝑎2 𝑏 (C) 5𝑎2
(D) 8𝑎6 𝑏 3 (D) 6𝑎2
191. May 2011 196. July 2020
𝑥 − 2 3𝑥 + 4 = 3𝑥 − 4 𝑥 + 6 =
(A) 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 8 (A) – 𝑥 + 6
(B) 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 8 (B) −𝑥 − 24
(C) 3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 8 (C) −7𝑥 + 6
(D) 3𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 8 (D) −7𝑥 − 24
192. Jan.2018 197. July 2020* May 2018*May 2017
15𝑝 + 55𝑞 − 2 3𝑝 + 4𝑞 = If 5 2𝑥 − 1 = 35 then 𝑥 =
(A) 9𝑝 + 47𝑞 (A) −4

(B) 9𝑝 + 63𝑞
(C) 21𝑝 + 63𝑞
1
(B)
(D) 70𝑝 − 14𝑞 4
(C) 3
(D) 4

198. Jan. 2014 202. May 2009
20𝑎 − 16 = 12 3 − 𝑎 , then 𝑎 =
If 50 − 3𝑥 = 𝑥 − 26, then 𝑥 =
(A) −12 5
(A)
(B) −6 8
(C) 6 21
(B)
(D) 19 16
13
(C)
8
199. May 2015*May 2012*May 2011
5
(D)
5𝑥 − 26 = 𝑥 + 50 .Then the value of x is 2
203. Jan.2020*May 2020*May 2011
(A) −12 4 2
+ =
(B) −6 5𝑥 5𝑥
(C) 6 6
(A)
(D) 19 25𝑥
8
(B)
200. May 2012*May 2011 25𝑥
6
2 (C)
3+ = 1, then the value of 𝑥 is 10𝑥
𝑥
6
(D)
5𝑥
(A) −1
204. May 2010
1
(B) 4𝑥 3𝑥
5
+ may be written as
7𝑦 5𝑦
(C) 1
(D) 5 41𝑥
(A)
35𝑦
201. Jan. 2020 41𝑥 2
(B)
Given that 3 𝑥 − 1 − 2 𝑥 − 1 = 7 35𝑦
then the value of x is
41𝑥𝑦
(C)
(A) 6 35𝑦
(B) 7
(C) 8 20𝑥+21𝑦
(D) 9 (D)
35𝑦

205. May 2016 209. Jan.2020*May 2016
1 2 What is the value of

+ =
5𝑥 3𝑥 𝑥 2 + 3𝑦
if 𝑥 = 4 and 𝑦 = 2
3 𝑥𝑦
(A)
8𝑥 2 3
(A) 1
4
3
(B) 1
8𝑥 (B) 2
2
13 3
(C) (C) 2
15𝑥 2 8
3
13 (D) 2
4
(D)
15𝑥
209. (b) Jan. 2014
206. May 2017*May 2011*May 2009
If 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = 2, 𝑐 = 4 then 6𝑎𝑏 − 2𝑐 =
𝑚2
𝑃= , when 𝑚 = −3, then 𝑃 =
2−𝑚
(A) 5
(A) −6 (B) 52
6 (C) 60
(B) − (D) 628
5
9
(C) 210. July 2020
5
(D) 9
If 𝑝 + 𝑞 = −1 and 𝑝𝑞 = −6 then 𝑝3 + 𝑞 3 =
207. May 2007
(A) −19
𝑖𝑓 𝑎 = 3 and 𝑎𝑏 = 6 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 (B) −13
𝑎+𝑏 2
− 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 = (C) 25
(D) 35
(A) 0
(B) 8 210. (b) May 2006
(C) 12
If 2 𝑦 − 4 = 16 then 𝑦 =
(D) 20
208. May 2014 (A) 4
(B) 6
If 𝑎 = 2 and 𝑎𝑏 = 6, then 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 =
(C) 10
(D) 12
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 13

211. ay 2018*May 2016*May 2012 214. May 2006* May 2004
If 𝑥 = −2 , 𝑦 = 3, 𝑡 = 2 then If 152 = 225, then the square root

𝑥 𝑡 0.0225 is
=
𝑦
4 (A) 0.015
(A) − (B) 0.15
9
4 (C) 0.5
(B)
9 (D) 15.0
4 215. Jan. 2020*May 2014
(C)
3
𝑃
9 If = 20 , then 𝑃
(D) 5
4
(A) 20 − 5
212. May 2008
1 1 (B) 20 + 5
If 𝑚 = , 𝑛 = then 𝑚2 + 𝑛2 =
2 4 (C) 20 ÷ 5
1 (D) 20 × 5
(A)
16
3 Item 216 refers to the following information
(B) below which shows the cost of a pen and a box
16
5
(C)
16
7
(D)
16
Item 213 refers to the expression below
𝑥 + 𝑎 𝑥 + 𝑏 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑎 + 𝑏 𝑥 + 𝑎𝑏
216. May 2015
213. May 2010*May 2006 The total cost of three pens and two boxes
is
The middle term in the expansion of
𝑥 + 3 (𝑥 − 1) is (A) 5𝑥𝑦
(B) 5(𝑥 + 𝑦)
(A) 2
(C) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦
(B) 3 (D) 3𝑥 + 2𝑦
(C) 2𝑥
(D) 4𝑥

Item 217 refers to the following diagram. 220. July 2020
The distance L than an elastic string is

stretched by hanging an object of mass M,
varies directly as the mass of that object.
If a 5 kg object stretches the string 31 cm,
217. May 2012 how will a 29 kg object stretch the string?
The area of the rectangle in 𝑐𝑚2 , is 𝑥 2 , (A) 4.68 cm

which of the following equations may be (B) 6.20 cm
used to find the value of 𝑥? (C) 135.72 cm
(D) 179.80 cm
(A) 𝑥 2 = 2(𝑥 − 4)
(B) 𝑥 2 = (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 4) 221. Jan 2020 (new)
(C) 𝑥 2 = 2 𝑥 − 4 (𝑥 − 2)
Given that 𝑦 varies directly as 𝑥, and
(D) 𝑥 2 = 𝑥 − 4 (𝑥 + 2)
𝑦 = 19, when 𝑥 = 152, which of the
218. May 2017 following equations represents the
relationship between 𝑥 and 𝑦?
The coefficient of 𝑥 in the expansion of
𝑥 + 3 (𝑥 − 1) is (A) 𝑦 = 8𝑥
1
(A) −3 (B) 𝑦 = 𝑥
133
(B) −2
1
(C) 2 (C) 𝑦 = 𝑥
(D) 4 8
(D) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 133
219. Jan. 2018
Thirty six men can paint a shopping mall 222. May 2014*May 2012*May 2011
in 25 days, how many days will it take 15
men to paint the mall, if they work at the Given 2𝑥 + 3 ≥ 9 the range of values of
same rate? 𝑥 is
(A) 𝑥 > 3
(A) 50 (B) 𝑥 ≥ 3
(B) 56
(C) 60 (C) 𝑥 > 6
(D) 72 (D) 𝑥 ≥ 6

223. July 2020*May 2017*May 2015 226. Jan.2014
If 𝑥 is an integer which satisfies the

If 𝑥 is an integer that satisfies the
inequality 4 < 𝑥 − 2 < 8, then the
inequality 4 < 2𝑥 ≤ 6 then smallest possible value of 𝑥 is
(A) 4
(A) 2 < 𝑥 ≤ 3 (B) 5
(B) −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 3 (C) 8
(D) 34
(C) −3 < 𝑥 ≤ 2
(D) −3 ≤ 𝑥 < −2 Item 227 refers to the diagram below
224. May 2006
The mass, in kg of a bag of rice is given as

227. May 2017*May 2014*May 2012
10.6 kg correct to I decimal place. The
range of values in which the actual mass The inequality above is defined by
lie is (A) −2 ≤ 𝑥 <3

(A) 10.5 < 𝑚 < 10.7 (B) −2 < 𝑥 ≤3
(C) −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤3
(B) 10.55 < 𝑚 < 10.64 (D) −2 < 𝑥 <3
(C) 10.59 < 𝑚 < 10.69
Item 228 refers to the diagram below
(D) 10.55 < 𝑚 < 10.65
225. Jan. 2020
Which of the following line graph represents 228.

𝑥: −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 4 ? The inequality above is defined by
(A) (A) −2 ≤ 𝑥 <3

(B) −2 < 𝑥 ≤3
(C) −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤3
(B) (D) −2 < 𝑥 <3
(C)
(D)

Item 229 refers to the diagram below Item 233 refers to the following matrix, X
and Y
(A)
229. May 2019
233. Jan. 2019
The inequality above is defined by
What is the order of the matrix product, XY ?
(A) −3 ≤ 𝑥 <4
(B) −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤4 (A) 2 × 2
(C) −3 < 𝑥 ≤4 (B) 2 × 3
(D) −3 < 𝑥 <4 (C) 3 × 2
(D) 3 × 3
Items 230-231 refer to the following two
matrices. P and Q 234. May 2019
Two matrices A and B, are conformable

for multiplication (A × B) if
(A) The number of rows in A is equal to

the number of columns in B
230. May 2018
(B) The number of columns in A is
What is the order of matrix Q equal to the number of rows in B
(A) 3 × 4
(C) Both matrices are of the same order
(B) 3 × 2
(C) 2 × 3 (D) Both matrices are rectangular
(D) 4 × 3 235. May 2019
231. May 2018
The determinant of the identity matrix is
The determinant of P, P is
(A) One
(A) 2 (B) Zero
(B) −2 (C) Undefined
(C) −13 (D) Negative one
(D) 26
236. Jan. 2020
232. Jan.2019
𝑥 10
If 5 𝑦 = 4 , then the value of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are
If A = 0, then A is 20
(A) 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 4
(A) An inverse matrix
(B) 𝑥 = 8, 𝑦 = 16
(B) A singular matrix
(C) 𝑦 = 2.5, 𝑦 = 4
(C) An identity matrix
(D) A non-singular matrix (D) 𝑥 = 10, 𝑦 = 20

Item 237 refers to the following matrices A Item 239 refers to the following matrix P
and B
8 6
𝑃=
3 0 7 5
1 3 −3
𝐴= ,𝐵 = 2 1
3 0 5 239. July 2020
0 5
237. Jan.2020 The determinant of P, P is
The matrix AB is (A) 2

(B) −2
9 −12
(A) (C) 13
9 25
(D) 26
−6 −12
(B)
9 25 240. May 2018
9 −18 3 −1
(C) The vectors p and q are 𝑎𝑛𝑑
9 25 2 4
−12 −6 respectively, then p-2q is
(D)
25 9
5
(A)
−6
1
238. July 2020 (B)
−6
5
(C)
1 3 −3 10
Given that A = , then 3𝐴 1
3 0 5 (D)
equals 10
3 9 −9
(A)
9 0 15
4 6 −6
(B)
6 3 8
3 9 −6
(C)
9 0 15
−2 0 6
(D)
0 3 2

Item 241 refers to the following Item 243 refers to the following parallelogram
parallelogram WXYZ. In the
parallelogram. R is the midpoint of XY WXYZ, in the parallelogram, 𝑋𝑌 = 𝒖 and
𝑋𝑊 = 𝒗 . R is the midpoint of YZ.
241. May 2018

Based on the information above 243. May 2019
𝑍𝑅 =
𝑊𝑅 , expressed in terms of 𝒖 and 𝒗, is
1
(A) 𝑊𝑋 + 𝑊𝑍
2 1
1 (A) 𝒖− 𝒗
(B) 𝑊𝑍 −𝑊𝑋 2
2 1
1 (B) 𝒖+ 𝒗
(C) 𝑊𝑋 − 𝑊𝑍 2
2 1
−1 (C) –𝒖 + 𝒗
(D) 𝑊𝑍 +𝑊𝑋 2
2 1
(D) − 𝒗−𝒖
242. Jan. 2019 2
3 −1 Item 244 refers to the following vectors

The vectors p and q are 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒑 and 𝒒
2 4
respectively, then −𝐩 − 2𝐪 is 3 −2
𝒑= and 𝒒 =
7 5
5
(A) 244. July 2020 * Jan.2020
−6
−2
(B) The vector 𝒑 − 𝒒 is represented by
−6
5
(C) 1
10 (A)
12
− 1
(D)
−10 5
(B)
12
5
(C)
2
1
(D)
5

Item 245 refers to the following 247. May 2017*May 2007*May 2004
diagram of a parallelogram, in which EF
is parallel to HG, EH is parallel to FG, Which of the following diagrams illustrates
𝐸𝐹 = 𝒌 and 𝐸𝐻 = 𝒎 a function?
(A)
(B)
245. Jan. 2020
𝐸𝐺 expressed in terms of 𝒌 and m is
(A) 𝒌+𝒎 (C)

(B) 𝒌−𝒎
(C) 𝒎−𝒌
(D) –𝒎 − 𝒌
Item 246 refers to the following diagram of

triangle PQR, in which L is the midpoint of
PR and QP = 𝒂, and QR = 𝒃 (D)
248. July 2020 *May 2018*May 2017
246. July2020
PL expressed in terms of 𝑎 and 𝑏 is ?
(𝒂−𝒃)
(A)
2
The arrow diagram above shows a
(𝒃−𝒂) function. Which of the following BEST
(B)
2 describes the function?
(−𝒃−𝒂) (A) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 + 3
(C)
2 (B) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 3
(C) 𝑥 = 𝑦 + 3
−(𝒂−𝒃)
(D) (D) 𝑦 = 𝑥
2

249. May 2006 251. May 2010
Which arrow diagram below shows the Which of the following diagrams illustrates a
relation “is 3 less than”? function?
Item 250 refers to the diagram below

252. May2004
A function f is defined as 𝑓: 𝑥 → 3𝑥 − 1.
The value of 𝑓(−3) is
(A) −12
(B) −10
(C) −6
(D) 12
250. Jan.2020*May 2015*May 2009 253. May 2004
The relationship that BEST describes the Given 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1, then 𝑓 −1 is

mapping in the above diagram is
(A) −3
(A) One-to-one (B) 3
(B) One-to-many (C) 5
(C) Many-to-one (D) 6
(D) Many-to-many

254. May2016*May 2009*May2007 258. May 2015*May 2014
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 1, then 𝑓 −5 = If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 − 1, then 𝑓 3 =
(A) −32
(A) 31
(B) 29 (B) −19
(C) 24
(C) 17
(D) −31
(D) 35
255. May 2012*May 2011*May 2009
Which of the following sets is represented 259. July 2020 *Jan. 2018 *May 2018
by the relation 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 2 + 3?
If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 − 1, then 𝑓 −3 =
(A) 0,3 , 1,4 , 2,7 , (3,12)
(B) 0,3 , 1,5 , 2,7 , (3,9) (A) −32
(C) 0,3 , 1,4 , 2,5 , (3,6)
(B) −19
(D) 0,3 , 1,1 , 2,4 , (3,9)
(C) 17
(D) 35
256. May2019*May 2009
The range of 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 3 for the domain

−2, −1, 0, 1, 2 is
260. May 2016
(A) 0, 1,8
The range of 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 5 for the domain
(B) −2, −1, 0, 1, 2
−2, −1, 0, 1, 2 is
(C) −6, −3, 0, 3, 6
(D) −8, −1, 0, 1, 8
(A) 32, 1, 0, 1, 32
(B) 10, 5, 0, 5, 10
(C) −10, −3, 0, 3, 10
257. May 2017*May 2012
(D) −32, −1, 0, 1, 32
3𝑥−2
If ℎ 𝑥 = , then ℎ −6 = 261. Jan.2020*Jan.2019*May 2018
5
Which of the following sets is represented by
(A) −4 the relation 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 2 + 3? where
−16 𝑥 ∈ 0,1,2,3 ?
(B)
5
(A) 0,3 , 1,1 , 2,4 , (3,9)
16 (B) 0,3 , 1,4 , 2,5 , (3,6)
(C) (C) 0,3 , 1,5 , 2,7 , (3,9)
5
(D) 0,3 , 1,4 , 2,7 , (3,12)
(D) 4

Item 262 refers to the following mapping 264. July 2020*May 2018
diagram
Which of the following diagram BEST
illustrates a function?
(A)
262. Jan.2018
The diagram represents mapping

(B)
(A) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 →𝑥+2
(B) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 →𝑥+1
(C) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 → 2𝑥
(D) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 → 2𝑥
Item 263 refers to the following arrow

(C)
diagrams
(D)
263. Jan.2020*Jan.2019*May 2011
The arrow diagram above describes the

relation
(A) 𝑦 is less than 𝑥

(B) 𝑦 is a factor of 𝑥
(C) 𝑥 is a factor of 𝑦
(D) 𝑥 is a multiple of 𝑦

265. Jan.2020*May2011*May 2010 267. May 2018*May 2016*May 2014
Which of the following represents the What is the gradient of the straight line
equation of a straight line? 2𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 8?
4 (A) −3
(A) 𝑦 = −3
𝑥 (B)
(B) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 3 2
(C) 2
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 4
(D) 3
(D) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 5
268. May 2012*May 2011
266. May 2005 What is the gradient of the straight line

2𝑦 + 3𝑥 = −8?
Which of the following does NOT represent
the graph of a function? (A) −3
−3
(B)
2
2
(C)
3
(D) 3
269. May2016*May 2018
The equation of the line which passes through

the point (0, 5) and has a gradient of 4 is
(A) 𝑦 = 4𝑥
(B) 𝑦 = 5𝑥
(C) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5
(D) 𝑦 = 5𝑥 + 4
270. Jan.2019*May 2019*May 2006
Which of the following point lies on the line

𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 3?
(A) 2,3
(B) −2,3
(C) 4,1
(D) (0 − 3)

271. May 2019*May 2014*May 2009 272. Jan.2020
Which of the following represents the graph A line L is parallel to the line 2𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 8 = 0
of a function? What is the gradient of the line L?
−5
(A)
2
−2
(B)
5
2
(C)
5
(D) 2
273. July2020 (new)
A parking lot charges $1.00 plus $0.25 for

every hour (ℎ) or path thereof in which a
vehicle is parked. A function, 𝐶(ℎ), that
represents the parking cost is
(A) 𝐶 ℎ = 0.25ℎ
(B) 𝐶 ℎ = 1.00ℎ + 0.25
(C) 𝐶 ℎ = 0.25ℎ + 1.00
ℎ
(D) 𝐶 ℎ = +1.00
0.25
273. (b) Jan. 2014
The equation of the line which passes

1
through the point (0,2) and has gradient of
3
is
(A) 𝑦 = 3𝑥
(B) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 2
1
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑥
3
1
(D) 𝑦 = 𝑥+2
3

274. May 2005 Item 275 refers to the following graph of a
straight line.
The diagram above show a line PQ the 275. July 2020* May 2017*May 2016
gradient of the line PQ is given by
The straight line AB cuts the y-axis at
𝑏−𝑑
(A)
𝑐−𝑎 (A) 0, 3
(B) (0, 2)
𝑐−𝑎
(B) (C) 3, −2
𝑏−𝑑 (D) (0, −2)
𝑎−𝑐
(C) Item 276 refers to the following graph of
𝑏−𝑑
straight line.
𝑏−𝑑
(D)
𝑎−𝑐
Item 274b refers to the diagram below
276. July2020*May 2018*May2016
274. (b) Jan. 2000 The gradient of AB in the graph above is
The co-ordinates of the point A are (A) −2

(B) 2
(A) 3,0 1
(C) −
(B) 3,1 2
(C) 0,3 1
(D) (1,3) (D)
2

277. May 2008*May 2005*May 2004 Items 279-281 refer to the following graph
of a quadratic function.
279. July 2020 *Jan 2020*Jan.2018

From the graph above, the values of 𝑥 when
𝑦 = −1 are The maximum point of 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 is
(A) 1 and − 1
(B) 2.2 and − 2.2 (A) 0,0
(C) 2.5 and − 2.5 (B) 0, 4
(D) 2.8 and − 2.8 (C) 2, 4
(D) (4, 2)
Item 278 refers to the following diagram.
280. Jan.2020*Jan.2018
The values of 𝑥 at the point where 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2

Intersects 𝑦 = 0 are
(A) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =4
(B) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =2
(C) 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 =4
(D) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = −4
278. May 2008*May 2007*May 2004
The diagram above shows the graph, if 𝑎, 𝑏 281. May 2019

and 𝑐 are constants and 𝑎 > 0, the equation
The coordinates of the turning point of
of the graph could be
𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2
(A) 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑐 (A) 0, 0
(B) 𝑦 = 𝑐 − 𝑎𝑥 2 (B) 0, 4
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 (C) 2, 4
(D) 𝑦 = 𝑐 + 𝑏𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥 2 (D) (4, 2)

Item 282 refers to the following diagram of Item 285 refers to the following diagram
a number line
282. May 2019* May 2018
The graph of the inequality in the diagram is

defined by
285. May 2004*May 2006
(A) 𝑥<1
(B) 𝑥>1 AOB is a sector of a circle such that angle
(C) 𝑥≥1 𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 72° and OB 𝑟 units long. The area
(D) 𝑥≤1 of AOB is
283. May 2019 1

(A) 𝜋𝑟
5
Which of the following pairs of lines is 2
perpendicular? (B) 𝜋𝑟
5
1
(A) 2𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 8 (C) 𝜋𝑟 2
3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −8 5
2
(D) 𝜋𝑟 2
(B) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 5
𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 6
286. July 2020*May 2016*May 2012
(C) 𝑦 = −4𝑥 + 10
4𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1
(D) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −1
3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 8
284. July 2020*May 2015*May 2011
The distance around the edge of a circular

pond is 88m. The radius, in meters is
The figure above, not drawn to scale, shows
(A) 88𝜋 a sector of a circle O. the length of the minor
arc PQ is 8 cm. what is the length of the
(B) 176𝜋 circumference of the circle
88
(C) (A) 16 cm
𝜋 (B) 24 cm
88 (C) 48 cm
(D) (D) 64 cm
2𝜋

Item 287 refers to the following Item 289 refers to the diagram below.
diagram
289. May 2015*May 2011*May 2010
AOB is a sector of a circle such that

angle AOB=60° and OB is r units long.
287. May 2006 The area of AOB is
In the figure above, O is the centre of a 1

(A) 𝜋𝑟
circle of radius 10 cm and angle AOB is 3
36°. What is the length, in cm, of arc AB?
1
(B) 𝜋𝑟
(A) 2𝜋 6
(B) 4𝜋 1
(C) 20𝜋 (C) 𝜋𝑟 2
3
(D) 24𝜋
1
288. May 2009*May 2006 (D) 𝜋𝑟 2
6
The circumference of a circle is 132 cm. Item 290 refers to the following diagram
22
given that 𝜋 = , the radius of the
7
circle is
(A) 42
(B) 21
(C) 42
(D) 21 290. May 2016
The circle shown in the diagram, not

drawn to scale, has centre at O. the area
of the circle in cm2 , is
(A) 6𝜋
(B) 9𝜋
(C) 12𝜋
(D) 36𝜋

Item 291 refers to the following Item 292 refers to the following circle,
diagram of a circle with centre O.
291. Jan. 2018

292. Jan. 2019
In the circle above, with centre O, the
area is 20 𝑐𝑚2 . The area of the minor If the circumference of the circle is 15
sector AOB, in 𝑐𝑚2 , is cm, then the length of the minor arc AB,
in cm, is
60
(A) × 20
360 360
(A) × 15
120 120
(B) × 20
360 120
(B) × 15
60 360
(C) × 20 × 20
360 360
(C) × 15
120 360−120
(D) × 20 × 20
360 360−120
(D) × 15
360

Item 293 refers to the following Item 295 refers to the following
diagram diagram.
295. July 2020* May 2017*May 2016
The figure above, not drawn to scale,

293. May 2008
consists of a triangle resting on a square
of sides 5 cm. the height of the triangle
The diagram above shows two
is 4 cm. what is the TOTAL area of the
concentric circles centre O with radii r
figure?
cm and R cm. the area in 𝑐𝑚2 , of the
shaded region is
(A) 35 cm2
(B) 45 cm2
(A) 𝜋𝑅 2
(C) 50 cm2
(B) 𝜋𝑟 2
(D) 100 cm2
(C) 𝜋𝑅 2 − 𝜋𝑟 2
(D) 𝜋𝑟 2 − 𝜋𝑅 2
Item 296 refers to the following diagram

294. May 2018*May 2017*May 2011
The area of a rectangle is 53.6 cm2 . If

the length is multiplied by four and
width is halved, the area would then be
(A) 26.8 𝑐𝑚2

(B) 53.6 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 107.2 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 214.4 𝑐𝑚2
296. May 2004
The area, in 𝑐𝑚2 , of the trapezium

above (not drawn to scale) is
(A) 21
(B) 27
(C) 33
(D) 54

297. May 2012*May 2010 *May 2006 Item 299 refers to diagram below.
Which of the figures below has an area

1
equal to 3 + 4 × 5 square units?
2
299. May 2018*May 2016*May 2009
The area of the trapezium above is
(A) 45 𝑐𝑚2
(B) 65 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 90 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 130 𝑐𝑚2
Item 300 refers the following diagram

of trapezium
300. Jan. 2018

Item 298 refers to the trapezium below.
The trapezium with height, h, has an
area of 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑚2 . the equation that may be
used to find the value of 𝑥 is
ℎ
(A) 𝑥2 = (𝑥 − 2)
2
(B) 𝑥 2 = ℎ (𝑥 − 2)
ℎ
298. May 2011 * May 2008 (C) 𝑥2 = (𝑥 + 2)
2
The area of the trapezium above is (D) 𝑥 2 = ℎ 𝑥 − 4 (𝑥 + 2)
(A) 24 𝑐𝑚2
(B) 28 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 30 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 36 𝑐𝑚2

301. May 2006 Item 305 refers to the diagrams below.
The sides of a triangle are 𝑥 cm, (𝑥 − 1)

cm and (𝑥 + 2) cm. if the perimeter is 31
cm, then the SHOTERST side is
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
305. July 2020 *May 2018*May 2014
(A) Perimeter of A = Perimeter of B

302. May 2007
(B) Perimeter of A > Perimeter of B
(C) Perimeter of A ≥ Perimeter of B
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are
(D) Perimeter of A < Perimeter of B
𝑥, 2𝑥 and 2𝑥 centimeters. If the perimeter is
20 centimeters, what is the value of 𝑥
306. May 2015*May 2011
(A) 10
(B) 8
The perimeter of a square is 48 cm. What
(C) 5
(D) 4 is the area in 𝑐𝑚2 ?
(A) 36
303. May 2015*May 2012*May 2011
(B) 72
(C) 108
The area of a triangle is 30 𝑐𝑚2 and its base
(D) 144
is 10 cm. What is the perpendicular height in
cm, of the triangle?
307. May 2017
(A) 6
The perimeter of a square is 56 cm. What
(B) 12
(C) 13 is the area, in 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 17
(A) 28
(B) 78
(C) 169
304. May 2008
(D) 196
A rectangular picture frame has a border
area of 32 𝑐𝑚2 , Given that the external
dimensions are 10 cm × 8 cm, what are 308. Jan.2020*Jan.2018
the MOST likely dimensions of the picture
A square has the same area as a rectangle
(A) 8 𝑐𝑚 × 6 𝑐𝑚 with sides’ length 9 cm and 16 cm. what is
(B) 8 𝑐𝑚 × 4 𝑐𝑚 the length of the side of the square?
(C) 8 𝑐𝑚 × 10 𝑐𝑚
(D) 8 𝑐𝑚 × 14 𝑐𝑚 (A) 9 cm
(B) 12 cm
(C) 12.5 cm
(D) 75 cm

309. Jan.2020 313. May 2011*May 2008*May 2006
In a rectangular garden plot, 15 m long

and 12 m wide, an area of 80 𝑚2 is used
for a vegetable garden. What area of the
plot is NOT used for vegetable gardening?
(A) 26 𝑚2
(B) 100 𝑚2
(C) 134 𝑚2 The volume, in cm3 , of the cylinder is
(D) 260 𝑚2
(A) 180 𝜋
310. Jan.2019 (B) 240 𝜋
(C) 360 𝜋
A rectangular garden plot 15 m long and (D) 720 𝜋
12 m wide is used to plant fruits and
vegetables. If 80 𝑚2 of the plot is used to Item 314 refers to the diagram below.
plant vegetables, what area of the plot is
planted with fruits?
(A) 26 𝑚2
(B) 100 𝑚2
(C) 134 𝑚2
(D) 260 𝑚2
311. May 2005
A cylindrical bar of soap 5 cm thick has a 314. July 2020 *May 2017*May 2015
volume of 200 𝑐𝑚3 . A uniform slice 3 cm
thick was taken away. What volume of The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a
soap remains? cylinder of radius 3 cm and height of 8
cm. the volume is
(A) 80 𝑐𝑚3
(B) 120 𝑐𝑚3 (A) 12 𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
(C) 300 𝑐𝑚3 (B) 48 𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
(D) 400 𝑐𝑚3 (C) 72 𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
(D) 192 𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
312. July 2020 *May 2015*May 2010

315. May 2018*May 2017*May 2016
The volume of a cube with edges 10 cm is
The volume in 𝑐𝑚3 , of a cube of edge 3 cm is
(A) 30 𝑐𝑚3
(B) 100 𝑐𝑚3 (A) 9
(C) 300 𝑐𝑚3 (B) 18
(C) 27
(D) 1000 𝑐𝑚3
(D) 54

Item 316 refers to the following diagram 319. Jan. 2020*May 2010*May2007
not drawn to scale, which shows a cuboid.
2500 millimetres expressed in metres is
(A) 0.25
(B) 2.50
(C) 25
(D) 250
320. May 2012*May 2007

316. Jan. 2020*Jan.2018
Fifty guests were each served 2 glasses of
The volume of the cuboid is 320 𝑐𝑚3 and champagne. Each glass held 150 millilitres.
height is 5 cm, if the cuboid has a square How many litres of champagne were served?
base, what is the length of one side of the
base? (A) 0.15
(B) 1.5
(A) 8 cm (C) 15
(B) 16 cm (D) 150
(C) 32 cm
(D) 64 cm 321. May 2015 *May 2014*May 2012
1
Given that 1 millimetre = metres,
1000
317. Jan.2020*May 2012 express 2 500 millimetres in metres.
The volume of a cube whose edge is 6 cm. (A) 0.25

long is (B) 2.5
(C) 25
(A) 18 𝑐𝑚3 (D) 250
(B) 36 𝑐𝑚3
(C) 72 𝑐𝑚3 322. July 2020 *May 2018*May 2016
(D) 216 𝑐𝑚3
3 800 millimetres expressed in metres is
(A) 0.38
318. May 2017*May 2014*May 2011 (B) 3.8
(C) 38
How many kilograms are there in one (D) 380
tone?
322. (b) May 2007
(A) 10
(B) 100 How many centimetres are there in 1.5 metres
(C) 1000
(D) 10000 (A) 0.015
(B) 15
(C) 150
(D) 1 500

323. May 2016 327. May 2018*May 2014*May 2012
10 800 seconds expressed in hours is On leaving Trinidad, the time on a pilot’s

watch was 23:00 hrs. When he arrived at
(A) 3 his destination in the same time zone, the
(B) 18 next day, his watched showed 03:00 hrs.
(C) 30 How many hours did the flight take?
(D) 180
(A) 4
324. May 2016 *May 2014 *May 2014 (B) 16
(C) 20
A man started a journey at 09:30 hrs and (D) 26
arrived at his destination in the same time
zone at 13:30 hrs the same day. If his 328. Jan.2020*May 2005
average speed was 30 km/hr, then the
distance in km for the journey was An aircraft leaves A at 16:00 hrs and arrives at
B at 19:30 hrs, the same day, travelling at an
(A) 120 average speed of 550 kilometres per hour. A
(B) 133 and B are in the same time zone. The distance
(C) 400 from A to B in kilometers is about
(D) 430
(A) 907.5
325. Jan. 2020*May 2004 (B) 962.5
(C) 1815
If it took a speed-boat 9 hours to travel a (D) 1925
distance of 1080 km, what was its average
speed in km/hr? 329. July 2020 *May 2017 *May 2015
(A) 12 km/hr A man leaves home at 22:15 hrs and

(B) 102 km/hr reaches his destination in the same time
(C) 120 km/hr zone at 04:00 hrs on the following day.
(D) 1200 km/hr How many hours did the journey take?
326. May 2005 (A) 5

3
How many kilometers will a car travel in 𝑡 (B) 5
hours at a rate of 𝑣 km per hour? 4
(C) 6
(A) 𝑡𝑣
1
𝑣 (D) 6
(B) 4
𝑡
𝑡
(C)
𝑣
𝑣
(D)
60𝑡

330. May 2010*May 2007 334. Jan.2020*May 2017
A boy leaves home at 9:15 hours and The distance around a lake is 8 km. on a
arrives at school at 10:05 hours. If he map, this distance around the lake is
travels non-stop at an average speed of 6 represented by a length of 2 cm. the scale
km/hr, how many km is his home from on the map is
school?
(A) 1:40
(A) 2 km (B) 1:2 000
(B) 5 km (C) 1:200 000
(C) 6 km (D) 1:400 000
(D) 9 km
331. May 2007*May 2017*May 2015 Item 335 refers to the following diagram.
1
A car travels 80 kilometres in 2 hours.
2
What is its speed in kilometers per hour?
(A) 6
(B) 32
(C) 82.5
(D) 200
332. May 2012 *May 2008
Tom leaves town P to drive to town Q,

which is 595 km away, at 06:00 hours. He 335. May 2004
arrives in town Q at 13:00 hours the same
day. Tom’s average speed was The pie-chart above (not drawn to scale)
represents the masses of ingredients in a
(A) 70 km/hr cake. The total mass is 288 g . What is the
(B) 75 km/hr combined mass (in grams) of fat and sugar?
(C) 85 km/hr
(D) 90 km/hr (A) 93
(B) 132
(C) 165
333. May 2008
(D) 195
A motorist travelled 60 km in 1 hour and a
further 90 km in 2 hours. His average
speed, in km/hr, for the entire journey was
(A) 30
(B) 50
(C) 75
(D) 150

336. July 2020*May 2014*May2004 Item 338 refers to the diagram below.
The pie-chart (drawn to scale) shows how a

student used 12 hours in studying English
(E), Math (M), French (F) and Geography
(G).
338. May 2008*May 2006
The pie-chart shows the popular games

played by 720 students. How many
The amount of time spent studying students play cricket?
Mathematics is APPROXIMATELY
(A) 35
(A) 1 hr (B) 120
(B) 2 hrs (C) 252
(C) 3 hrs (D) 300
(D) 4 hrs
Item 338(b) refers to the diagram below
337. May 2016*May 2012*May 2010
338. (b) May 2000
The pie chart above shows the favorite

sports of students in a school
The pie-chart above shows the preference in
drinks of a group of students. If 12 students There are 1200 students in the school.
prefer chocolate, then the total number of How many of them prefer Cricket and
students in the group is Basketball together?
(A) 48
(A) 70
(B) 72 (B) 360
(C) 180 (C) 720
(D) 360 (D) 840

Item 339-341 refer to the diagram below 342. May 2017*May 2004
which shows the sport chosen by 160 boys
who participated in games evening at their Of 120 students writing an exam, 100 are
school expected to pass. The estimated probability of
a student failing the exam is
1
(A)
6
1
(B)
5
1
(C)
2
5
(D)
339. May 2011 6
The number of boys who chose football is

343. May2018*May 2004
(A) 40
When three coins are tossed simultane-
(B) 90
ously the possible outcomes are
(C) 110
(D) 150 HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT
Where H represents a Head and T
represents a Tail. What is the probability
340. May 2011
of obtaining AT LEAST TWO heads
How many boys participated in cricket
1
(A)
(A) 54 4
(B) 60 3
(C) 110 (B)
(D) 150 8
1
341. May 2011 (C)
2
The probability that a boy chosen at 2
random participated in boxing is (D)
3
1
(A)
8
1
(B)
4
1
(C)
2
7
(D)
8

344. May 2007 *May 2005 346. May 2011*May 2009
A boy throws a die twice. What is the A bag contains 2 red, 4 yellow and 6 blue
probability that he will get a “3” followed balls. The probability of drawing a blue
by an even number? ball from the bag at random is
1 1
(A) (A)
12 6
1 1
(B) (B)
4 3
5 1
(C) (C)
12 2
7 6
(D) (D)
12 11
347. May 2016*May 2014

345. May 2014*May 2010*May 2005
In a class of 20 students, 12 are girls.
Each of the letters of the word “CHANCE”
What is the probability that a student
is written on a slip of paper and one slip is
chosen at random is a boy?
randomly drawn. What is the probability of
drawing a letter “C”? 1
(A)
1 20
(A)
6 8
(B)
1 20
(B)
5 12
(C)
1 20
(C)
3 8
(D)
2 12
(D)
3
348. May 2012
A bag contains 60 marbles of different

colours but similar in size and mass. The
probability of randomly choosing a red
5
marble is . How many red marbles
12
does the bag contain?
(A) 5
(B) 12
(C) 17
(D) 25

Item 349 refers to the following table which Item 351 refers to the following two-way table,
shows the result of a survey of 100 persons which shows the mode of transportation to school
from 2 major ethnic groups, P and Q. on a particular day for a group of 200 students.
Respondents were interviewed about their
attitude towards Mathematics. Bus Taxi Walk Total
Male 30 50 28 108
Female 44 16 32 92
Attitude towards Ethnicity Total 74 66 60 200
Total
Mathematics P R
Positive 25 12 37 351. May 2019
Neutral 11 9 20
A male student is picked at random from
Negative 24 19 43
the group. What is the probability that
TOTAL 60 40 100 he does NOT walk to school on that
day?
2
(A)
5
349. July 2020 (new)
12
A respondent is selected at random. What is (B)
18
the probability that he has a positive attitude
20
towards mathematics? (C)
27
(A) 0.20 7
(B) 0.37 (D)
10
(C) 0.43
(D) 0.60
352. May 2006
350. Jan.2020*May 2018*May 2013 Here are 4 sets of numbers

Six hundred students write an examination I. 1,2,6
the probability of a randomly selected II. 2,4,6
1 III. 1,2,5,6,7
student failing the examination is . How IV. 10,11,12,13,14
5
many students are expected to pass?
For which set(s) of numbers are the
(A) 100 mean and the median the same?
(B) 120
(C) 480 (A) I only
(D) 500 (B) II and IV only
(C) I,II and III only
(D) II,III and IV only

353. May 2009*May 2007*May 2006 Item 358-360 refer to the following
diagram which shows the cumulative
A company employs 12 gardeners at frequency curve based on the marks on 200
$26 per day, and 8 clerks at $17 per day. students who took a driving test.
What is the mean daily wage, in dollars,
of the 20 employees?
(A) $20.00
(B) $21.50
(C) $22.40
(D) $31.50
354. May 2011

The mean of the following numbers is 15
14, 10, 18,𝑐, 21, 15, 14
The value of 𝑐 is
(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 20
(D) 91 358. Jan. 2020*May 2019
355. July 2020*May 2015 *May 2012 The median mark scored by the 200
student is
If the mean of the four numbers 4, 8, 𝑥
and 12 is 10, then 𝑥 is
(A) 30.0
(A) 4 (B) 37.5
(B) 10 (C) 40.0
(C) 12 (D) 100.0
(D) 16
359. May 2019
356. May 2017
What is the interquartile range of the marks
If the mean of four numbers 4, 8, 2𝑥 and scored by the 200 candidates?
12 is 10, then 𝑥 is
(A) 12.5
(A) 8
(B) 10 (B) 30.0
(C) 12 (C) 42.5
(D) 16 (D) 100.0
357. May 2016 360. May 2019
If the mean of the numbers 2𝑥, 3𝑥, 4𝑥 and If 38% of the students passed the test, what
3𝑥 is 12, then the sum of the numbers is was the pass mark?
(A) 4 (A) 20
(B) 12 (B) 40
(C) 48 (C) 76
(D) 80 (D) 124

Item 361 refers to the following scores 364. Jan.2020*May 2018*May 2010
below
The median of the number
10 15 4 7 1, 1, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8 is
8 8 1 4
(A) 5.4
(B) 6
361. May 2016*May 2009*May 2008 (C) 6.5
(D) 7
The median of the eight scores presented
above is
Item 365 refers to the table below showing
the frequency of scores obtained by students
(A) 4
in a test
(B) 7.25
(C) 7.5
scores 2 3 5 6 8 11
(D) 8 students 8 4 6 3 12 2

information. 365. Jan.2020*May 2011
The modal score is
362. May 2004 (A) 8

(B) 9
The mode of the numbers is (C) 10
(D) 12
(A) 7
(B) 16 Item 366 refers to following information
(C) 18
(D) 25
363. May 2007

366. May 2014
The mode of the numbers is
The median of the set of numbers above is (A) 10

(B) 14
(A) 5 (C) 18
(B) 6 (D) 27
(C) 8
(D) 9

Item 367-368 refer to the following 370. May 2015
histogram which shows the number of
children aged 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, who took part Jade’s scores on her nine spelling test are
in a survey. 5, 7, 7, 4, 5, 4, 7, 6, 6.
Therefore, her median score on these nine

test is
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Item 371 refers to the following scores

which were obtained by 11 students in a
367. July2020 * May 2018*May 2017 competition.
What was the modal age ? 5, 3, 6, 8, 7, 8, 3, 11, 6, 3, 3

(A) 5
371. Jan.2019
(B) 6
(C) 7 The modal score is
(D) 8
(A) 3
368. Jan.2020*July 2020*May 2018 (B) 6
(C) 8
How many children took part in the survey? (D) 11
(A) 5 372. May 2016*May 2007

(B) 15
(C) 75 The score which occurs most frequently in
(D) 87 a distribution is defined as the
(A) Median
369. July 2020
(B) Mean
(C) Range
Ms. Clarke arranged the 15 test scores of her
(D) Mode
students in order of size and selected the
8𝑡ℎ eight score for reporting purposes.
Which of the following statistical measure
did Ms, Clarke obtain?
(A) Mean
(B) Mode
(C) Range
(D) Median

Items 373-374 refer to the following chart 376. May 2017*May2006
which shows the number the number of
books 58 student bought at a sale. The table below shows the frequency of the
scores obtained by students in a test.
scores 2 3 5 6 8 10
students 8 4 6 3 9 2
The range of the scores is
(A) 2
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
Items 377-378 refer to the diagram below

showing the number of persons who listen
373. Jan.2019 to Radio Stations A, B, C and D during the
week.
How many students bought exactly 4 books?
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 14
374. Jan.2019
The median number of books bought by the 377. May 2008*May 2006
students is
Which two stations together have more
than 1500 listeners during the week?
(A) 5
(B) 6 (A) A and B
(C) 29 (B) A and D
(D) 30 (C) C and D
(D) B and D
375. May 2004
378. May 2008*May 2006
The highest weekly wage of a group of
employees is $105.40. if the range of the Which station had as many listeners during
wages is $27.50, how much does the lowest the week as the mean number of listeners
paid employee receive? for the four stations during the week?
(A) $105.40 (A) Station B

(B) $ 77.90 (B) Station A
(C) $ 66.45 (C) Station C
(D) $ 27.50 (D) Station D

379. May 2012*May 2008 Item 382 refers to the following table
The heights, in cm, of TEN students are 150,

152, 153, 155, 155, 156, 158, 160, 165, and
170. The range is
(A) 5
(B) 20
(C) 150 382. May 2010*May 2009*May 2007
(D) 155
The lengths of 20 cabbage leaves were
380. May 2009*May 2007 measured, to the nearest cm, and the
information grouped is shown in the table
above.
The marks obtained by ten students in a test
marked out of 25 were: The class boundaries are
14, 22, 15, 19, 19, 16, 24, 13, 20, 19 (A) 3, 8, 12, 7
(B) 5, 5, 5
The range of marks was (C) 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 24. 25, 29
(D) 9.5, 14.5, 19.5, 24.5, 29.5
(A) 11
(B) 13
(C) 18
(D) 19 Item 383 refers to the following table.
Item 381 refers to the following table
Length of Leaf (cm) 10-14 15-19

Frequency 3 12
The lengths of 15 cabbage leaves were

measured, to the nearest cm. and the
information grouped as shown in the table
above.
381. May 2005

383. May 2007
The beginning and end point of the class
interval of 10-14 are The table shows the frequency distribution
of the marks of a student obtained on a test.
(A) 9 and 14 How often did the student score 5 marks?
(B) 9.5 and 14
(C) 9.5 and 14.5 (A) 2
(D) 10 and 15 (B) 5
(C) 10
(D) 49

Item 384-385 refer to the following diagram 386. May 2015
which shows the cumulative frequency
polygon of the lengths, in metres, of 20 fish The boundaries of the class interval 10-14
are BEST recorded as
that were caught by two fishermen.
(A) 10 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 14
(B) 9.5 < 𝑥 < 14
(C) 9.5 ≤ 𝑥 < 14.5
(D) 10 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 14.5
Item 387 refers to the following frequency

which shows the time taken by 20 students
to solve a math problem.
Time 𝑥
Frequency
(minutes)
384. Jan. 2019
0−2 5
3−5 9
The semi-interquartile range of the length of
6−8 2
the fish is
9 − 11 4
(A) 1.20 m
(B) 1.25 m
(C) 2.50 m
(D) 3.70 m 387. Jan.2020
385. Jan. 2019 The lower class boundary of the interval

“3 − 5” is
A fish is selected at random. What is the
probability that it is at least 1.8 m long? (A) 2.0
(B) 2.5
5 (C) 3.0
(A) (D) 5.5
20
8
(B)
20
12
(C)
20
15
(D)
20

Item 388 refers to the following transversal Items 390-391 refer to the following
diagram in which the lines AB and CD are diagram of a pair of intersecting lines.
parallel.
AC and DE are straight lines intersecting at
B. Angle DBA=58°
388. May 2019*May 2018*May2016 390. Jan.2019*May 2017*May 2011
The measure of angle ABE is

Which of the following BEST describes
the relation between 𝑥 and 𝑦? (A) 58°
(B) 122°
(A) 𝑥>𝑦 (C) 142°
(B) 𝑥=𝑦 (D) 302°
(C) 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 2𝑥
(D) 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 2𝑥 391. May2005*May2019
Which of the following angles are equal?

Item 389 refers to the following transversal
diagram. (A) ∠𝐷𝐵𝐶 and ∠𝐶𝐵𝐸
(B) ∠𝐶𝐵𝐸 and ∠𝐴𝐵𝐸
(C) ∠𝐴𝐸𝐷 and ∠𝐶𝐵𝐷
(D) ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷 and ∠𝐶𝐵𝐸
Item 392 refers to the diagram below.
389. Jan. 2020*Jan.2018
In the diagram PQ and RS are parallel,

Which of the following BEST describes the
relation between 𝒑 and 𝒒 ?
(A) 𝒑=𝒒
392. May 2016*May 2014*May 2011
(B) 𝒑<𝒒
(C) 𝒑 + 𝒒 = 90° AB is parallel to EC, Calculate ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸.
(D) 𝒑 + 𝒒 = 180°
(A) 40°
(B) 50°
(C) 140°
(D) 180°

Item 393 refers to the diagram below Item 395 refers to the following diagram.
395. July 2020 *Jan. 2020*`May 2016

393. *Jan.2012
In the right-angled triangle above, which
In the diagram, AB is parallel to CD, and 4
trigonometric ratio is equal to
∠JKB = 125° 8
∠MLD is (A) tan 𝑦

(B) cos 𝑥
(A) 45° (C) sin 𝑥
(D) tan 𝑥
(B) 55°
(C) 90°
(D) 125° 396. May 2009*May 2005

n
394. May 2004*May 2006 In the right-angled triangle above,tan θ is

In the figure above, ABC is a triangle in
which AD = BD = CD. 5
(A)
13
The angle ABC is
5
(A) 40° (B)
12
(B) 50°
(C) 80° 12
(D) 90° (C)
5
13
(D)
5

Item 397 refers to the diagram below. Item 399 refers to the following diagram.
399. May 2007

397. May 2006
The length, in cm, of AB is
The value of tan(180° − 𝑥°) is equal to
(A) 4
(A) 𝑎/𝑏
(B) 𝑎
(B) 𝑏/𝑐
(C) 𝑎+4
(C) 𝑎/𝑐
(D) 𝑎−4
(D) 𝑏/𝑎
400. May 2008

398. May 2006
In the right-angled triangle above, not drawn to
scale, Q = 90°, PQ= 50 cm, PR= 130 cm,
From the diagram above,sin 𝛃 is
and RQ= 𝑥 cm.
3
(A) tan PRQ =
5
50
3 (A)
(B) 𝑥
4
𝑥
4 (B)
(C) 50
5
50
5 (C)
(D) 130
3
𝑥
(D)
130

401. May 2014*May 08 404. May 2012*May 2011*May 2010
Which of the following BEST describes the A ladder 5 metres long is leaning against a vertical
properties of an equilateral triangle? wall. The foot of the ladder is 3 metres away from
the wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?
I. All sides are equal
II. All angles are equal (A) 4 m
III. Only two sides are equal (B) 6 m
IV. Only two angles are equal (C) 8 m
(D) 15 m
(A) I and II
(B) II and III Item 405 refers to the diagram of a building below.
(C) III only
(D) IV only A boy stands 12 metres from the foot of the building
and observes the angle of elevation of the top of the
402. Jan.2020*May 2017*May 2014 building.
In triangle ABC, angle 𝐴 = 𝑥° and angle

𝐵 = 2𝑥°.What is the size of angle C?
(A) 60°
(B) 45°
(C) (180 − 3𝑥)°
180 °
(D)
3𝑥
405. May 2012*May 2011*May 2009
Item 403 refers to the isosceles triangle The height of the building is approximately
below. (A) 12 tan 40°
(B) 1.6 + 12 sin 40°
(C) 1.6 + 12 cos 40°
(D) 1.6 + 12 tan 40°
405. (b) Jan. 2014
403. May 2014*May 2012
In the triangle, the value of 𝑥 is
(A) 40°
(B) 80° In the triangle cos P may be expressed as
(C) 100°
(D) 140° (A) QR/PR
(B) QR/PQ
(C) PQ/PR
(D) PQ/QR

Item 406 refers to triangle below Item 408 refers to the diagram below
which shows a ladder 5 metres long leaning
against a vertical wall. The foot of the
ladder is on horizontal ground about 3
metres away from the wall.
406. May 2017*May 2016*May 2014
In the triangle ABC, not drawn to scale,

AB is 17 cm, AC is 15 cm, BC is 𝑥 cm and
angle BCA is 90° The value of 𝑥 is
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 12 408. May 2015
Item 407 refers to the following diagram of How far up the wall does the ladder reach?
a building
(A) 4 m
A surveyor sets up his instruments 12 metres (B) 6 m
from the foot of a building, and records the (C) 8 m
angle of elevation of the top of the building. (D) 15 m
Item 409 refers to triangle ABC below.
409. May 2017*May 2015

407. May 2017*May 2015
In the triangle, not drawn to scale, angle
An estimate of the height of the building is BAC = 30° and AB = 40 m. The length
obtained by calculating BC, in metres is
(A) 12 tan 40° (A) 40 sin 30°

(B) 12 sin 40° (B) 40 tan 30°
(C) 1.6 + 12 cos 40° (C) 40 sin 60°
(D) 1.6 + 12 tan 40° (D) 40 tan 60°

Item 410 refers to the following pair of Item 412 refers to the following diagram.
similar triangles,
412. May 2018*May 2017*May 2016
In the isosceles triangle shown above, the

. value of 𝑥 is
410. July 2020 *Jan. 2020*May 2017
(A) 30°
The length of MO, in centimetres, is (B) 60°
(C) 120°
(A) 3
(D) 150°
(B) 3.5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Item 411 refers to the triangle below.
411. July 2020 *May 2015
In the triangle, the value of 𝑥 is

413. July2020*May 2018*May 2016
(A) 30°
(B) 60° The diagram above, not drawn to scale
(C) 120° shows that the angle of depression of a point
(D) 150° X from Z is 30° . If X is 10 meters from Y,
the height of YZ in meters is?
(A) 10 tan 30°

(B) 10 sin 30°
(C) 10 cos 30°
(D) 10 cos 60°

Item 414 refers to the following pair of Item 416 refers to the following diagram
similar triangles
414. May 2018
If the area of ∆ABC is 20 𝑐𝑚2 what is the 416. May 2009*May 2007*May 2004
area of ∆MNO, in 𝑐𝑚2
How many triangles congruent to ∆ADE
would be needed to cover the square ABCD
(A) 2.5 entirely?
(B) 3.3
(C) 5 (A) 2
(D) 10 (B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
a circle. Item 417 refers to the diagram below of a
construction, with centre A, an arc BC is
drawn, with centre B, and the same radius,
the arc PCQ is drawn.
415. Jan. 2018
If O is the centre of the circle the 𝑦° is 417. May 2012*May 2014*May 2011
What is the measure of ∠BAC?

(A) 25°
(B) 80° (A) 30°
(C) 90° (B) 45°
(D) 100° (C) 60°
(D) 75°

418. Jan.2020*May 2010*May 2009 419. May 2012*May 2009*May 2007
A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. it A boat was travelling on a bearing of 270°
then sailed 6 km due north to C. which of in what direction is it travelling?
the following diagram BEST represents the (A) West
path of the ship. (B) East
(C) North
(A) (D) South
420. May 2010
A plane is heading in a direction of 045° and

changes course in a clockwise direction to 135°.
The angle through which the plane turns is
(A) 45°
(B) 90°
(C) 135°
(B) (D) 270°
421. July 2020 *May 2015*May2012
If the sum of the interior angles of a polygon

is 4 right angles, the polygon is a
(A) Triangle
(B) Hexagon
(C) Pentagon
(D) Quadrilateral
(C)
422. May 2018*May 2014*May 2012
The image of a point P (-2, 3) under a

3
translation is
4
(A) (−6,12)
(B) (−5, −1)
(C) (5,1)
(D) (D) (1,7)
323. (b) Jan. 2020
Each exterior angle of a regular polygon

measures 45°. How many sides has the
polygon
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10

423. May 2010 426. Jan.2019
2
Under the translation , the image of
The image of the point P(-3, 2) under −3
1 (3, −5) is
translation is
2
(A) (0, −3)
(A) −5, 3 (B) 1, −2
(B) −2, 4 (C) 5, −8
(C) −1, 3 (D) (6, 15 )
(D) −1,1
426. (b) Jan. 2000
424. May 2016
The image of a point Q (1, 2) under trans-
The image of a point P (1, 2) under a translation lation is Q′(1, 1). What is the translation
is P’ (−5, −4). What is the translation vector? vector?
−6 0
(A) (A)
−6 −1
−4 0
(B) (B)
−2 1
2
4 (C)
(C) 3
2 −2
(D)
6 −3
(D)
6
diagram which shows the translation,
425. July 2020 * Jan.2020 *May 2015

427. May 2004
In the diagram, the translation by which AB
is mapped onto A’B’ is represented by 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′ is the image of 𝐴𝐵𝐶 under an enlarge-
ment by a scale factor 2. The area, in square
1 units, of 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′ is
(A)
1
2 (A) 2
(B)
1 (B) 4
3 (C) 8
(C)
2 (D) 12
5
(D)
3

Item 428 refers to the following diagram Item 429refers to the following diagram
which shows an enlargement which shows an enlargement
429. Jan.2020*Jan.2018
In the diagram, triangle ABC is mapped

onto triangle A’B’C’ where O is the centre of
428. July2020* May 2018*May 2016 enlargement. What is the scale factor of the
enlargement?
OAA’, OBB’ and OCC’ are straight lines
1
∆ABC is mapped unto ∆A′B′C′ by an (A)
enlargement with center O, What is the scale 2
factor for the enlargement? (B) −2
1
1 (C)
(A) 2
2
(D) 2
1
(B) − 430. May 2018*May 2014*May 2012
2
(C) 2
(D) −2
In the figure above, the line CD is the

image of AB after a
(A) a rotation through 90° centre O
(B) an enlargement of scale factor -1
−4
(C) a translation by vector
−8
(D) a reflection in the 𝑦-axis

Item 431 refers to the diagram below. Item 432 refers to the graph below
432. May 2009*May 2008*May 2005

431. May 2015*May 2011*May 2008
The point A is shown on the diagram
In the figure above, ∆OPQ is mapped to above. What are the co-ordinates of the
∆OP′Q′. What types of transformation has reflection of A in the 𝑦-axis
taken place?
(A) (−4, 3)
(A) Reflection (B) 4, −3
(B) Shear (C) (3, −4)
(C) Translation (D) (−3, 4)
(D) Rotation

433. May 2011*May 2009*May 2007 434. May 2011*May 2007*May 2005
In each of the following diagrams, A’ is the

image of A. Which of the diagrams shows a
reflection in the 𝑥-axis?
(A)
The triangle LMN above is rotated

through an angle of 90° in a clockwise
direction about L. What its image?
(B)
(C)
(D)

Item 435 refers to the diagram below. Item 437 refers to the following diagram
which shows transformation
435. May 2014*May 2006
Line AB is rotated through 90° clockwise

about the point C 437. May 2018
The co-ordinates of A′, the image of A are The transformation which will map triangle
PQR onto P’Q’R’ is
(A) 1, 1
(B) 1, 2 (A) A rotation of 180° about the origin
(C) 1, 4 (B) A reflection in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥
(D) 2, 2 (C) An enlargement, centre R, of scale
factor −1
Item 436 refers to the following diagram. (D) A translation parallel to the 𝑥-axis
436. May 2019*May 2017*May 2010
In the diagram above, if the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 is

rotated anti-clockwise about O through 90°.
What is it image
(A) 𝑦=0
(B) 𝑥=0
(C) 𝑦=𝑥
(D) 𝑦 = −𝑥

Item 438 refers to the following 441. Jan.2020
diagram of a transformation.
In each of the following diagram OA’ is the
image of OA, which of the following
diagrams shows a reflection in the y-axis
(A)
438. May2019*May 2016
What transformation maps PQR onto

P’Q’R’?
(B)
(A) Enlargement
(B) Rotation
(C) Translation
(D) Reflection
439. May 2018*May 2017
If each external angle of a polygon is 60° then

the polygon is a
(A) Quadrilateral (C)

(B) Pentagon
(C) Hexagon
(D) Triangle
440. May 2005
1 1
The sum of and is
2 3
2
(A)
5
3
(B)
5 (D)
5
(C)
6
7
(D)
6

442. May 2004 445. Jan. 2000
If 𝑝 = 3 𝑎 − 𝑞 , then 6𝑎 is equal to The image of the point Q (3,2) when

reflected in the line 𝑥 = 1 is
(A) 2 𝑝 + 3𝑞
(B) 2 𝑝 + 𝑞 (A) −1,2
(C) 𝑝 + 3𝑞 (B) 0,2
(D) 𝑝 + 𝑞 (C) 1, −2
(D) (3,0)
443. May 2007
How many centimeters are there in 1.5 446. Jan. 2000

metres?
The quadrilateral whose diagonal bisect at
(A) 0.015 right angles is a
(B) 15
(C) 150 (A) Parallelogram
(D) 1 500 (B) Rectangle
(C) Rhombus
Item 444 refers to the following diagram (D) Trapezium
which shows the transformation that maps
∆OPQ onto ∆OP′Q′. 447. Jan. 2000
An article cost $161. If a profit of 13% is

to be made when selling, the selling price
in dollars, is
13
(A) 161 1 +
100
161
(B) 13 1 +
100
1
(C) 161 13 +
100
1
(D) 13 161 +
100
448. Jan. 2000
The angles of a quadrilateral are in the

444. July 2020 (revised)
ratio 1:2:3:4. The size of the largest angle
The types of transformation has taken is
place is?
(A) 36°
(A) Rotation of 90° about the origin (B) 90°
(B) Rotation of −90° about the origin (C) 144°
(C) Reflection in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 (D) 180°
(D) Reflection in the origin

449. Jan. 2000 451. May 2000
In the diagram above not drawn to scale,

In the diagram above, CAB= 35° and AC O is the centre of the circle and AC = BC.
is the diameter of the circle. Angle ADB is Angle AOB = 140°. Angle OBC is
(A) 35° (A) 20°

(B) 45° (B) 35°
(C) 55° (C) 55°
(D) 65° (D) 70°
452. May 2000

450. May 2000
The diagram above represents a circle

placed inside a square with side 14 cm
Find the area of the shaded region.
22
In the circle ABCD above O is the centre 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝜋 = 7
Angle CBD = 28° and angle FCD = 78°
Angle BAC = (A) 12 𝑐𝑚2
(B) 34 𝑐𝑚2
(A) 28° (C) 42 𝑐𝑚2
(B) 50° (D) 112 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 74°
(D) 78°

Item 453-454 refer to graph below 455. May 2000
The transformation that maps∆𝐿𝑀𝑁 onto

∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 is
453. May 2000
(A) A rotation through 180° about the origin
The minimum value of the function is −1 −1
(B) A rotation of 180° about ,
2 2
(A) −4 1 −1
(C) An enlargement about , of scale
(B) −3 2 2
(C) −1 factor 2
(D) 0 (D) An enlargement about the origin of scale
factor −2
454. May 2004 456. May 2000
The graph of the figure above is
(A) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 3
(B) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 3
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3
(D) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1
The area of the circle above, not drawn to

scale is 27 cm2 . What is the area of the
shaded sector?
(A) 11.25 𝑐𝑚2

(B) 13.5 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 14.00 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 22.50 𝑐𝑚2

457. May 2020 Item 459-460 refer to the following
diagram
In the figure above, O is the centre of the circle of

radius r. angle AOB is a right angle. The area of
the shaded segment is In the circle above, not drawn to scale, DB
1
is the diameter, ∠ AOB = 80° and arc
(A) 4 𝑟 2 𝜋 − 4 AB = 6 cm
1
(B) 𝑟 2 𝜋 − 2
4 459. May 2000
1 2
(C) 2
𝑟 2𝜋 − 1
What is the circumference of the circle?
1 2
(D) 2
𝑟 4𝜋 − 1 50𝜋
(A) cm
9
20𝜋
(B) cm
458. May 2000 9
(C) 27 cm
(D) 480 cm
460. May 2000
What is the size of angle ADO

(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 80
The figure above, not drawn to scale, O is
the centre of the circle, AB is a chord and 461. Jan.2000
OM is the perpendicular to AB. If OB=20
cm and AB = 32 cm, then OM is The factors of 6𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 4 are
(A) 6𝑥 − 2 𝑥 + 2
(A) 8 cm
(B) 6𝑥 + 2 𝑥 − 2
(B) 10 cm
(C) 12 cm (C) 3𝑥 + 4 2𝑥 − 1
(D) 16 cm (D) 3𝑥 − 4 2𝑥 + 1

462. Jan.2020 465. May 1997
The expression 3𝑥 − 2 (𝑥 + 1) ≡ 4
(A) 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2 If V = 𝜋R3 then R is
3
(B) 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 2
3 3𝑉
(C) 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2 (A)
4𝜋
(D) 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 2
3𝑉
(B) 3
4𝜋
Items 463-464 refer to the graph below
4𝜋𝑉
(C)
9
2𝜋𝑉
(D)
3
466. May 2000
1
If E = 𝑚v 2 then 𝑣 =
2
𝐸
463. May 1998 (A)
𝑚2
Which of the following represents the 1
equation of the graph above? (B) 𝑚𝐸 2
2
(A) 𝑓 𝑥 = 3 + 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2
2𝐸
(B) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 (C)
(C) 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 3 𝑚
(D) 𝑓 𝑥 = 3 − 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2
𝐸
464. May 1998 (D)
2𝑚
The set of values of 𝑥 for which 𝑓 𝑥 > 0

is
(A) 𝑥: 𝑥 > 0
(B) 𝑥: 0 < 𝑥 < 3
(C) 𝑥: 3 < 𝑥 < −1
(D) 𝑥: −1 < 𝑥 < 3

Practice Test I
January 2018
1 hour 30 minutes
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 90 minutes to answer them
2. A list of formulae is provided on page 4 of this workbook
3. Please do all rough work in this workbook
4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale
5. Calculators are NOT allowed for paper


JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
1. What percentage of 40 is 8? 5. The value of 29.94× 0.5 is approximately
(A) 5 (A) 0.15

(B) 20 (B) 1.5
(C) 32 (C) 15
(D) 150 (D) 150
2. The exact value of 6 ÷ (0.0003) is 6. There are 40 students in a class. Girls

make up 60% of the class, 25% of the girls
(A) 200 wear glasses. How many girls in the class
(B) 2 000 wear glasses
(C) 20 000
(D) 200 000 (A) 6
(B) 8
3. 6 × 10−𝑛 = 0.06, 𝑛 > 0, then 𝑛 is (C) 10
(D) 15
(A) 1
(B) 2 7. 3 × 7 + (3 × 5) is the same as
(C) 3
(D) 4 (A) 3×5+7
(B) 3×7+5
(C) 3× 7+5
(D) (3 + 7) × 5
7
4. Paula bought 1 m of fabric to make a 8. What is the HIGHEST common factor of
8 the set of number 30, 45, 90
3
shirt, while Rita bought 1
m to make
4 (A) 3
her shirt. How much MORE fabric did
(B) 5
Paula buy than Rita?
(C) 15
(D) 90
1
(A) m
8 9. What is the LEAST number of plums than
can be shared equally among either 6, 9 or
1 12 children?
(B) m
2
(A) 27
1 (B) 36
(C) 1 m
8 (C) 54
(D) 72
5
(D) 3 m
8

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
10. If 3𝑛 is an odd number which of the 13. If the universal set ∪= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and
following is an even number? 𝐻 = 3,4, 6 , then H ′ =
(A) 3𝑛 − 1
(B) 3𝑛 + 2 (A) 3, 4, 6
(C) 3𝑛 − 2 (B) 1, 3, 5
(D) 3𝑛 + 2𝑛 (C) 2, 4, 6
(D) 1, 2, 5
11. If A= 3, 6, 9 the number of subsets of A
is
diagram.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 8
12. In Which of the following Venn diagram

is region A ∩ B′ shaded
(A) 14. In the Venn diagram

U= Students who play games
𝐻 = Students who play hockey
𝑉 = Students who play volleyball

indicated. How many students do NOT
(B) play volleyball?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 8
(C) 15. The simple interest on $600 for 4 years at

5 percent per annum is
600×5×4
(A) $
100
100×5×4
(B) $
600
(D) 600×5
(C) $
100×4
100×4
(D) $
600×5

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
1 20. A store offers a discount of 10% to

16. 3 % of 500 is customers who spend more than $ 20. If a
4
customer’s total bill is $ 80. What will he
(A) $ 1.62 actually pay?
(B) $ 15.52
(C) $ 16.00 (A) $ 60
(D) $ 16.25 (B) $ 70
(C) $ 72
17. Mrs. Jones has US $200 to change to TT$. (D) $ 74
The bank gives her TT$6.20 for US $1
and charges TT$ 2.50 for the transaction.
Mrs. Jones receives 21. A salesperson sells a car for $10 500. If he
is paid a commission of 5% for the first
(A) TT $ 1 237.50 $10 000 and 8% on the remainder, the
(B) TT $ 1 238.50 TOTAL commission he receives is
(C) TT $ 1 240.00
(D) TT $ 1 242.50 (A) $ 525
(B) $ 540
18. A man’s basic wage for 40-hour work (C) $ 545
week is $ 160.00 he’s paid $5.00 per hour (D) $ 565
1
for overtime. If he works 6 hours
2
overtime in a certain week, his wage for 22. Mr. Jones buys a car for $ 64 000. The car
that week is depreciates by 20% in the first year and
10% in each of the following years, The
(A) $ 165.00 value of the car at the end of the second
(B) $ 166.50 year is
(C) $ 171.50
(D) $ 192.50 (A) $ 19 200
(B) $ 44 800
19. A dinner at a restaurant was advertised at (C) $ 46 080
$60 plus 18% tax. The TOTAL bill for (D) $ 51 200
this dinner was
23. 15𝑝 + 55𝑞 − 2 3𝑝 + 4𝑞 =

(A) $ 60.00
(B) $ 70.80 (A) 9𝑝 + 47𝑞
(C) $ 78.00 (B) 9𝑝 + 63𝑞
(D) $ 81.50 (C) 21𝑝 + 63𝑞
(D) 70𝑝 − 14𝑞

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
24. – −2𝑞 − 3𝑞 = 28. Thirty six men can paint a shopping mall
in 25 days. How many days will it take 15
men to paint the mall, if they work at the
same rate?
(A) −6𝑞
(B) −5𝑞
(A) 50
(C) −𝑞
(B) 56
(D) 5𝑞
(C) 60
(D) 72
29. If 𝑥 = 4 and 𝑦 = 2, then the value of
25. 26 ÷ 22 = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑦
is
𝑥𝑦
(A) 23 3
(B) 24 (A) 1
(C) 28
4
1
(D) 212 (B) 2
2
3
(C) 2
𝑃 8
26. If = 20, then 𝑃 = 3
5 (D) 2
4
(A) 20 − 5 Item 30 refers to the following diagram of
(B) 20 + 5 a trapezium
(C) 20 ÷ 5
(D) 20 × 5
27. “When 7 is added to 3 times a certain

number, n, the result is 22”
30. The trapezium with height, ℎ, has an area
The Statement above may be represented of 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑚2 . The equation that may be used
by the equation to find the value of 𝑥 is
ℎ
(A) 7𝑛 − 22 = 3 (A) 𝑥 2 = (𝑥 − 2)
2
(B) 3𝑛 + 22 = 7
(C) 3𝑛 + 7 = 22 (B) 𝑥 2 = ℎ (𝑥 − 2)
(D) 7𝑛 + 3 = 22 ℎ
(C) 𝑥2 = (𝑥 + 2)
2
(D) 𝑥 2 = ℎ 𝑥 − 4 (𝑥 + 2)

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
31. Given that 3 𝑥 − 1 − 2 𝑥 − 1 = 7, then Item 34 refers to the following diagram

the value of 𝑥 is which shows a cylinder with diameter 6 cm
and height 20 cm.
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9

a circle.
34. The volume, in 𝑐𝑚3 , of the cylinder is
(A) 180𝜋
(B) 240𝜋
(C) 360𝜋
32. In the circle above, with centre O, the area (D) 720𝜋
is 20 𝑐𝑚2 . The area of the minor sector
AOB, in 𝑐𝑚2 , is
35. The distance around the edge of a circular
pond is 88m. The radius, in metres is
60
(A) × 20
360
(A) 88𝜋
120
(B) × 20 (B) 176𝜋
360
88
60 (C)
𝜋
(C) × 20 × 20
360 44
(D)
120 𝜋
(D) × 20 × 20
360
36. An aircraft leaves A at 16:00 hours and
arrives at B at 19:30 hours, travelling at an
33. 2500 millimetres expressed in metres is
average speed of 550 𝑘𝑚ℎ−1 , A and B are
in the same TIME ZONE. The distance
(A) 0.25 from A to B, in 𝑘𝑚 is
(B) 2.50
(A) 907.5
(C) 25 (B) 962.5
(D) 250 (C) 1 815
(D) 1 925

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 37 refers to the following diagram not 40. The median of the numbers
drawn to scale, which shows a cuboid.
1, 1, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8 is
(A) 7
(B) 6.5
(C) 6
(D) 5.4
37. The volume of the cuboid in 320 𝑐𝑚3 and

height is 5 cm, if the cuboid has a square Item 41 refers to the following table which
base, what is the length of one side of the shows the frequency of scores obtained by
base? students in a test.
(A) 8 cm
(B) 16 cm Scores 2 3 5 6 8 11
(C) 32 cm No. of Students 8 4 6 3 12 2
(D) 64 cm
38. A square has the same area as a rectangle

with sides length 9 cm and 16 cm. What is 41. The modal score is
the length of the side of the square?
(A) 8
(A) 9 cm (B) 9
(B) 12 cm (C) 10
(C) 12.50 cm (D) 12
(D) 75 cm
39. The distance around a lake is 8 km. On a 42. The heights, in cm, of 10 students are
map, this distance around the lake is 150,152,155,153,170,160,156,165,158,155,
represented by a length of 2 cm, the scale the range is
on the map is
(A) 5
(A) 1: 40 (B) 20
(B) 1: 2 000 (C) 150
(C) 1: 200 000 (D) 155
(D) 1: 400 000

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 43 refers to the following bar chart Item 45 refers to the following pie chart
which shows the ages of children who took which shows the drink preferred by a group
part in a survey. of students. AOC is a diameter of the circle.
45. If 12 students prefer lemonade, the the

TOTAL number of students is
(A) 48
43. How many children took part in the survey? (B) 72
(C) 180
(A) 5 (D) 360
(B) 15
(C) 75
(D) 87 Item 46 refers to the following mapping
diagram.
44. Six hundred students write an examination,

the probability of randomly selected student
1
failing the examination is ,
5
How many students are expected to pass?
(A) 100
(B) 120
46. The relationship that BEST describe the
(C) 480
mapping in the diagram above is
(D) 500
(A) One-to-one
(B) One-to-many
(C) Many-to-one
(D) Many-to-many

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
47. Which of the following line graph represents Item 48-49 refer to the following graph of a
𝑥: −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 4 quadratic function.
(A)
(B)
(C)
48. The maximum point of 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 is
(E) 0,0
(D) (F) 0, 4
(G) 2, 4
(H) (4, 2)
49. The values of 𝑥 at the point where 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2

intersects 𝑦 = 0 are
(E) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =4
(F) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =2
(G) 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 =4
(H) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = −4
Item 50 refers to the following mapping diagram.
50. The diagram represents mapping
(E) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 →𝑥+2
(F) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 →𝑥+1
(G) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 → 2𝑥
(H) 𝑓 𝑥 :𝑥 → 2𝑥

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
51. Which of the following set is represented by Item 53 refers to the following diagram
the function 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 2 + 3 where which shows a translation.
𝑥 ∈ 0,1,2,3 ?
(A) 0,3 , 1,1 , 2, 4 , 3, 9

(B) 0,3 , 1,4 , 2, 5 , 3, 6
(C) 0,3 , 1,5 , 2, 7 , 3, 9
(D) 0,3 , 1,4 , 2, 7 , 3, 12
Item 52 refers to the following transversal

diagram.
53. In the diagram , the translation by which AB
is mapped onto A’B’ is represented by
1
(A)
1
2
(B)
1
3
(C)
2
5
52. In the diagram PQ and RS are parallel, (D)
3
relation between 𝒑 and 𝒒 ? Item 54 refers to the following diagram of a
circle
(E) 𝒑=𝒒
(F) 𝒑<𝒒
(G) 𝒑 + 𝒒 = 90°
(H) 𝒑 + 𝒒 = 180°
54. If O is the centre of the circle the 𝑦° is
(E) 25°
(F) 80°
(G) 90°
(H) 100°

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
55. A ship sailed 8 km due east from point A to Item 56 refers to the following diagram
B, it then sailed 6 km due north to C. which which shows transformation
of the following diagrams BEST represents
the path of the ship?
(A)
56. The transformation which will map triangle

(B) PQR onto P’Q’R’ is
(A) A rotation of 180° about the origin

(B) A reflection in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥
(C) An enlargement, centre R, of scale
factor −1
(D) A translation parallel to the 𝑥-axis
Item 57 refers to following diagram.
(C)
(D)
57. The diagram not drawn to scale, shows that
the angle of depression of point X from Z is
35°. If X is 12 meters from Y, the height
YZ, in meters is
(A) 12 cos 35°

(B) 12 sin 35°
(C) 12 tan 35°
(D) 12 cos 55°

JANUARY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 58 refers to the following diagram Item 59 refers to the following right angled
which shows an enlargement triangle
4
59. Which trigonometric ratio is equal to
8
(A) sin 𝑥
(B) tan 𝑦
58. In the diagram, triangle ABC is mapped (C) cos 𝑥
onto triangle A’B’C’ where O is the centre of (D) tan 𝑥
enlargement. What is the scale factor of the
enlargement?
1 Item 60 refers to the following

(E)
2
(F) −2
1
(G)
2
(H) 2
60. In the diagram above, AB is parallel to EC.

The value of ∡𝐵𝐷𝐸 is
(A) 40°
(B) 50°
(C) 120°
(D) 140°


Practice Test 2
May 2018
1 hour 30 minutes



10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
1. The number 3.14063 written correct to 6. A certain amount of money is shared in
3 decimal places is the ratio 2:3:9. If the difference between
the first and second shares is $40, then
(A) 3.140 the amount of money shared is ?
(B) 3.141
(C) 3.146 (A) $280
(D) 3.150 (B) $360
(C) $400
2. What percentage of 40 is 8 ? (D) $560
(A) 5%
(B) 20% 7. Which of the following set is equivalent
(C) 32% to 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 ?
(D) 150%
(A) 4
(B) 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐
3. Using the distributive property
(C) 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑠
(D) 1,2,3,4,5
49 × 17 + 49 × 3 =
(A) 49 × 20 Item 8 refers to the following Venn diagram

(B) 49 + 20
(C) 52 × 66
(D) 52 + 66
4. The next term in the sequence

1,6,13,22,33 is
(A) 44
(B) 45
(C) 46
(D) 52
8. The shaded region represents
5. 0.45 written as a common fraction in
it simplest form is? (A) 𝑃′
(B) (𝑃 ∪ 𝑄)′
9 (C) 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄′
(A) (D) 𝑄 ∩ 𝑃′
20
4
(B)
5
9
(C)
10
5
(D)
4

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
item 9 refers to the following Venn diagram 12. If P and Q are two sets where 𝑛 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄 = 13.
𝑛 𝑃 ∩ 𝑄 = 6 and 𝑛 𝑃 = 9, then 𝑛(𝑄) is?
(A) 4
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 22
13. A man’s taxable income is $20,000. He

pays tax at the rate of 28%. The amount
of income tax he pays is?
9. In the Venn diagram (A) $3,825

𝑈 = {Students who play games} (B) $4,800
𝐻 = {Student who play hockey} (C) $5,600
𝑉 = {Students who play volleyball} (D) $7,200

14. A man’s basic wage for a 40-hour
shown. How many students do not play
work week is $160.00 He is paid $5.00
volleyball? 1
per hour for overtime. If he works 6
2
(A) 2 hours overtime in a certain week, his
(B) 3 wage for that week is ?
(C) 5
(D) 8 (A) $165.00
(B) $166.50
10. If 𝑄 = 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 how many subsets can (C) $171.50
be obtained from the set Q? (D) $192.50
(A) 2 + 3
(B) 2 × 3 15. If TT $6.00 is equivalent to US
(C) 23 $1.00. then TT $15.00 in US dollars
(D) 32 is ?
Item 11 refers to the following information on
(A) $0.25
the description of three sets.
(B) $0.40
𝑃 = 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 (C) $2.50
𝑄 = 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 (D) $4.00
𝑅 = 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠
11. Which of the following sets is empty?
(A) 𝑃 ∩ 𝑅
(B) 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄
(C) 𝑃 ∩ 𝑄
(D) 𝑄 ∩ 𝑅

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
16. The annual interest rate on a 15-year 19. A television sets cost $350 cash.
mortgage on a house assessed at a value of When bought on hire purchase, a
$450,000 is 5 cents on every $1. What is deposit of $35 is required, followed
the interest paid on the mortgage for the by 12 monthly payments of $30. How
first year?
much is saved by paying cash?
(A) $11,750 (A) $10

(B) $22,500 (B) $25
(C) $107.500 (C) $40
(D) $117,500 (D) $45
17. Mary invested $200 for 5 years at 5% 20. Mr. Jones bought a car for $64,000.
per annum. John invested $500 at the
The car depreciates by 20% in the
rate. If they both received the same
amount of money in simple interest. first year and 10% in each of the
for how many years did John invest following years. The value of the car
his money? at the end of the second year was?
(A) 2 (A) $19,200

1 (B) $44.800
(B) 2
2 (C) $46,080
(C) 3 (D) $51,200
(D) 5
21.
1 2
18. A salesman sells a car for $11,000. If + =
5𝑥 3𝑥
he is paid a commission of 4.5% for
the first $10,000 and 7.5% on the
remainder, then the commission he 3
receives is ? (A)
8𝑥 2
(A) $495 3
(B)
(B) $525 8𝑥
(C) $825 13
(D) $1,320 (C)
15𝑥 2
13
(D)
15𝑥

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
22. If 5 2𝑥 − 1 = 35,then 𝑥 = 𝑥 𝑡
26. If 𝑥 = −2, 𝑦 = 3, 𝑡 = 2, the =
(A) −4 𝑦
1
(B) 4
−4
(C) 3 (A)
9
(D) 4 4
(B)
9
23. 3𝑥 2 × 2𝑥 3 = 4
(C)
3
(A) 6𝑥 5
9
(B) 5𝑥 5 (D)
4
(C) 6𝑥 6 Item 27-28 refer to the following two
(D) 72𝑥 5 matrices P and Q.
1 2 3 4
8 6
24. Given that 3 ∗ 6 = 12 and 2 ∗ 5 = 9, 𝑃= 𝑄 = 12 3 4 1
7 5
then 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 may be defined as 13 14 1 2
27. What is the order of the Matrix Q

(A) 4(𝑏 − 𝑎)
(B) 𝑎2 − 𝑏
(C) 6𝑎 − 𝑏 (A) 3 × 4
(D) 2𝑎 + 𝑏 (B) 3 × 2
(C) 2 × 3
25. When 8 is subtracted from a certain (D) 4 × 3
number and the result is multiplied
by 3 the answer is 21. What is the 28. The determinant P , 𝑃 . Is
original number?
(A) 2
(A) 1 (B) −2
(B) 3 (C) −13
(C) 10 (D) 26
(D) 15

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
3 Item 31 refers to the following diagram
29. If the vectors 𝐩 and 𝐪 are and
2 of a square and a rectangle.
−1
respectively, then 𝐩 − 2𝐪 is ?
4
5
(A)
−6
1
(B)
−6
5
(C)
10
1
(D) 31. Which of the following statements
10
is true about the perimeter of the
square and the rectangle
parallelogram. WXYZ. In the (A) Perimeter of A = Perimeter of B
parallelogram R is the midpoint of XY (B) Perimeter of A > Perimeter of B
(C) Perimeter of A ≥Perimeter of B
(D) Perimeter of A < Perimeter of B
32. 3,800 millimeters expressed in meters is
(A) 0.38
(B) 3.80
(C) 38
30. Based on the information above (D) 380
𝑍𝑅 =
1 33. The distance around the edge of a circular

2 pond is 88 meters. The radius in meters
1 is?
(B) 𝑊𝑍 −𝑊𝑋
2
1
(C) 𝑊𝑋 − 𝑊𝑍 (A) 88𝜋
2
−1 (B) 176𝜋
(D) 𝑊𝑍 −𝑊𝑋
2 88
(C)
𝜋
88
(D)
2𝜋

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 34 refers to the following figure which 37. On leaving Trinidad, the time on a
shows a triangle resting on a square. pilot’s watch was 21:00 h. When he
arrived at his destination in the same
time zone on next day, his watch
showed 03:00 h. How many hours did
the flight take?
(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 26
34. The length of one side of the square is 5
cm and the height of the triangle is 4 cm.
What is the TOTAL area of the figure in Item 38 refers to the following diagram
𝑐𝑚2 ? of a trapezium.
(A) 35
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 100
35. The volume, in 𝑐𝑚3 , of a cube of edge 3

cm is
(A) 9
(B) 18 38. The area of the trapezium PQRS above
(C) 27 is?
(D) 54
(A) 45 cm2
(B) 65 cm2
(C) 90 cm2
(D) 130 cm2
36. The area of a rectangle is 53.6 𝑐𝑚2 . If the
length is multiplied by four and the width
is halved, the area would then be
(A) 26.8 𝑐𝑚2

(B) 53.6 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 107.2 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 214.4 𝑐𝑚2

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
Items 39-40 refer to the following histogram 41. The median of the numbers
which shows the number of children aged
4,5,6,7 and 8, who took part in a survey. 1,1,5,5,6,7,7,7,7,8 is
(A) 7
(B) 6.5
(C) 6
(D) 5.4
42. When three coins are tossed simultaneously

the possible outcomes are
𝐇𝐇𝐇, 𝐇𝐇𝐓, 𝐇𝐓𝐇, 𝐇𝐓𝐓, 𝐓𝐇𝐇, 𝐓𝐇𝐓, 𝐓𝐓𝐇, 𝐓𝐓𝐓
Where H represents a head and T represents a
tail
What is the probability of randomly obtaining

at LEAST two heads?
39. What is the modal age? 1

(A)
4
(A) 5 3
(B) 6 (B)
8
(C) 7
(D) 8 1
(C)
2
2
40. How many children took part in the survey? (D)
3
(A) 5 43. Six hundred students write an examination.

(B) 15 The probability of a randomly selected
1
(C) 75 students failing the examination is
(D) 87 5
How many students are expected to pass?
(A) 120
(B) 480
(C) 500
(D) 600

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 44 refers to the following diagram which 45. Which of the following diagram BEST
shows the cumulative frequency polygon of lengths, illustrate a function?
in meters of 20 fish that are caught by two
fishermen.
(A)
(B)
44. The interquartile range of the length of the

fish is ?
(C)
(A) 1.2m
(B) 2.1 m
(C) 2.4 m
(D) 3.8 m
(D)
46. The Equation of the line which passes

through the point (0, 5) and has a gradient of
4 is?
(A) 𝑦 = 4𝑥
(B) 𝑦 = 5𝑥
(C) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5
(D) 𝑦 = 5𝑥 + 4

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 47 refers to the following diagram of a number 49. If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 − 1, then 𝑓 −3 =
line
(A) −32
(B) −19
(C) 17
(D) 35
47. The graph of the inequality in the diagram

is defined by Item 50 refers to the following graph of a
quadratic function.
(A) 𝑥 <1
(B) 𝑥 >1
(C) 𝑥 ≥1
(D) 𝑥 ≤1
Item 48 refers to the following graph of a straight
line
(A) (4,4)
(B) (0,4)
48. The gradient of AB in the graph above is (C) (4,2)
(D) 2,4
(A) −2
(B) 2 51. What is the gradient of the straight
line 2𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 8 ?
−1
(C)
2
(A) −3
1
(D) −3
2 (B)
2
(C) 2
(D) 3

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 52 refers to the following arrow diagram which Item 54 refers to the following diagram.
shows a function, 𝑓
54. In the diagram, AB and CD are parallel.

relation between 𝑥 and 𝑦
52. Which of the following BEST describes
the function? (A) 𝑥=𝑦
(B) 𝑥>𝑦
(A) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 3 (C) 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 2𝑥
(B) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 (D) 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 2𝑥
(C) 𝑥 = 𝑦 + 3
(D) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1
an isosceles triangle.
53. If each exterior angle of a regular polygon is
60°. Then the polygon is a
(A) Quadrilateral
(B) Pentagon
(C) Hexagon
(D) Triangle
55. In the triangle, the value of 𝑥 is?
(A) 30°
(B) 60°
(C) 120°
(D) 150°

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
56. The image of a point P (−2,3) under Item 58 refers to the following pair of
3 similar triangles
translation is
4
(A) −6,12
(B) −5, −1
(C) 5,1
(D) (1,7)

two straight lines.
58. If the area of ∆ABC is 20 𝑐𝑚2 what is the

area of ∆MNO, in 𝑐𝑚2
(A) 2.5
(B) 3.3
(C) 5
(D) 10
57. In the diagram above, the line CD is the

image of AB after
(A) A rotation through 90° center O

(B) A reflection in the 𝑦-axis
−4
(C) A translation by vector
−8
(D) A reflection in the x-axis

10 MAY 2018 (p.m.)
Item 59 refers to the following diagram which Item 60 refers to the following diagram
shows an enlargement.
60. The diagram above , not drawn to scale

shows that the angle of depression of a point
X from Z is 30° . If X is 10 meters from Y,
59. OAA’, OBB’ and OCC’ are straight lines the height of YZ in meters is?
∆ABC is mapped unto ∆A′B′C′ by an
enlargement with center O, What is the scale (A) 10 tan 30°
factor for the enlargement? (B) 10 sin 30°
(C) 10 cos 30°
1 (D) 10 cos 60°
(A)
2
1
(B) −
2
(C) 2
(D) −2
END OF TEST

Practice Test 3
January 2019
1 hour 30 minutes



10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
22 6. The first three common multiples of 3, 4
1. is equal to
3 and 6 are
4 (A) 0, 1, 2
(A)
6 (B) 3, 4, 6
(C) 6, 8, 12
4
(B) (D) 12, 24, 36
3
2
(C) 7. If 𝑃 = 2, 3, 5, 7
9
𝑄 = 2, 3, 6
4 𝑆 = 2, 4, 5
(D)
9
Then P ∩ Q ∩ R =
2. The number 3.14063 written correct to 3
decimal places is (A) 2
(B) 2, 3
(A) 3.140 (C) 2, 3, 5
(B) 3.141 (D) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
(C) 3.146
(D) 3.150
Item 8 refers to the following Venn diagram.
3. In standard notation, 208.06 is written as
(A) 2.0806 × 102

(B) 20.806 × 101
(C) 2.086 × 10−1
(D) 0.20806× 103
4. If $560 is shared in the ratio 2:3:9, the

difference between the largest and the
smallest shares is In the Venn diagram, 𝑛 𝑃 = 5, 𝑛 𝑄 = 9
and 𝑛 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄 = 10
(A) $ 80
(B) $240
(C) $ 280
(D) $360 8. What is 𝑛 𝑄 ∩ 𝑃 ?
4
5. If 60% of a number is 90, what is of
5
the number? (A) 1
(B) 4
(A) 54 (C) 5
(B) 72 (D) 9
(C) 120
(D) 150

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
9. Which of the following sets is equivalent Item 12 refers to the following Venn
to the set 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑠 ? diagram.
(A) 4
(B) 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟
(C) 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑
(D) 1,2,3,4,5
10. All students in a class play Scrabble or

Checkers or both. If 36% of the students
play scrabble only and 48% of the
students play checkers only, what
percentage of the students play BOTH 12. In the Venn diagram, the shaded area
games? represents
(A) 12 (A) 𝑃′
′
(B) 16 (B) 𝑃∪𝑄
(C) 84 (C) 𝑄 ∪ 𝑃′
(D) 88 (D) 𝑄 ∩ 𝑃′
13. A store offers a discount of 15% on the

total of bill to customers who spend more
diagram than $20. If a customer’s bill is $80, how
much must she pay?
(A) $60
(B) $65
(C) $68
(D) $71
11. In the Venn diagram, X represents the set

of the factors of 12. Y represents the set of 14. At a store, sales tax is charged at a rate of
factors of 9. The shaded region represents 2% on the cost price of the item, the sale
the set of all factors of tax on a dress which cost $180 is
(A) 3 (A) $ 3.60

(B) 6 (B) $ 10.80
(C) 21 (C) $ 176.40
(D) 108 (D) $ 183.60

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
15. A plot of land is valued at $18 000. Land 19. A man pays 60 cents for every 200 𝑚3 of
tax of $126 is charge annually. At what gas used, plus affixed charge of $13.75.
rate per annum is the land tax charged? How much does he pay when he uses
55 000 𝑚3 of gas
(A) 0.07%
(B) 0.7% (A) $178.75
(C) 7% (B) $175.25
(D) 70% (C) $165.00
(D) $151.25
Item 20 refers to the following table
16. The exchange rate for one United States
dollar (US$1.00) is two dollars and which shows the rates charged by an
seventy cents in Eastern Caribbean insurance company.
currency (EC$2.70), What is the value of
US$4.50 in EC currency?
(A) $ 1.67
(B) $ 6.00
(C) $ 7.20
(D) $ 12.15
20. How much will a person pay for

17. A man’s annual salary is $45 000. His tax insurance, if his house is valued at
free allowances total $13 000. He has to $50 000, and the content at $10 000?
pay a tax of 20% on his taxable income.
(A) $ 175
The tax payable is (B) $ 225
(C) $ 450
(A) $ 2 600 (D) $ 500
(B) $ 6 400
(C) $ 9 000
(D) $11 000 21. The product of −2𝑎 and −3𝑎 is
(A) −6𝑎
18. A television set costs $350 cash, when (B) −5𝑎
bought on hire purchase, a deposit of $35 (C) 5𝑎2
is required, followed by 12 monthly (D) 6𝑎2
payments of $30. How much is saved by
paying cash?
(A) $10
(B) $25
(C) $40
(D) $45

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
22. When 6 is added to number and the sum is 25. If 𝑥 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 2 , what is the value of
divided by 3, the result is 4. This statement
written using mathematical symbols is 𝑥 2 + 3𝑦
?
𝑥𝑦
6
(A) +𝑥 = 4 3
3 (A) 1
4
6+𝑥
(B) =4 1
3 (B) 2
2
6+𝑥 4 3
(C) = (C) 2
3 3 8
𝑥 3
(D) 6+ =4 (D) 2
3 4
26. The expression −2 𝑥 − 4 is the same as
23. Althea normally saves $x each month; but (A) −2𝑥 − 8

in June she saved $4 more than twice her (B) −2𝑥 + 8
usual amount. In June she saved (C) −2𝑥 −4
(D) −2𝑥 + 4
(A) $ 4𝑥
(B) $ 6𝑥
(C) $ (𝑥 + 4) 27. If 𝐴 =0, then A is
(D) $ (2𝑥 + 4)
(A) An inverse matrix
(B) A singular matrix
2 (C) An identity matrix
24. If 3 + = 1, the value of 𝑥 is (D) A non-singular matrix
𝑥
(A) −1
1 Item 28 refers to the following matrices X
(B) and Y.
5
1 3 0
(C) 1 3 −3
5 𝑋= , 𝑌= 2 1
3 0 5
(D) 5 0 5
28. What is the order of the matrix product, XY
(A) 2×2
(B) 2×3
(C) 3×2
(D) 3×3

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
3 −1 31. It took a speedboat 9 hours to travel a
29. If the vectors 𝒑 and 𝒒 are and
2 4 distance of 1 080 km, what was its average
respectively, then – 𝒑 − 2𝒒 is speed, in 𝑘𝑚ℎ−1
5 (A) 12
(A)
−6 (B) 102
−2 (C) 120
(B) (D) 1 200
−6
5
(C)
10
−1 a trapezium.
(D)
−10
Item 30 refers to the following parallelo-

gram, WXYZ. In the parallelogram, R is the
midpoint of XY.
32. The area of the trapezium is
(A) 24 cm2
(B) 25 cm2
(C) 30 cm2
(D) 36 cm2
30. Based on the information above, 𝑍𝑅 =
1
2
1
(B) 𝑊𝑋 − 𝑊𝑍
2
1
(C) 𝑊𝑋 − 𝑊𝑍
2
1
(D) 𝑊𝑋 +𝑊𝑍
2

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
Item 33 refers to the following circle with 35. A rectangular garden plot, 15 m long and
centre O. 12 m wide, is used to plant fruits and
vegetables. If 80 𝑚2 of the plot is used to
plant vegetables, what area of the plot is
planted with fruits?
(A) 26 m2
(B) 100 m2
(C) 134 m2
(D) 260 m2
33. If the circumference of the circle is 15 cm,

then the length of the minor arc AB, in cm, 36. The distance around a lake is 8 km. On a
is map, this distance around the lake is
represented by a length of 2 cm. the scale
360 on the map is
(A) × 15
120
(A) 1:40
120 (B) 1:2 000
(B) × 15 (C) 1:200 000
360
(D) 1:400 000
360
(C) × 15
360−120
Item 37 refer to the following diagram
360−120
(D) × 15
120
34. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are x,

2x and 2x centimeters. If the perimeter is 20
centimeters, what is the value of 𝑥?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 10 37. The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
shows a cylinder of radius 3 cm and height
8 cm. the volume of the cylinder is
(A) 12𝜋 cm3

(B) 48𝜋 cm3
(C) 72𝜋 cm3
(D) 192𝜋 cm3

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
Item 38 refers to the following diagram, Item 40 refers to the following pie chart
not drawn to scale, which shows a cuboid. which shows the popular games played by
720 students.
38. The volume of the cuboid is 320 𝑐𝑚3 and

the height in 5 cm. if the cuboid has a
square base, what is the length of one side 40. How many students play cricket?
of the base?
(A) 35
(A) 8 cm (B) 120
(B) 16 cm (C) 252
(C) 32 cm (D) 300
(D) 64 cm
Item 39 refers to the following scores

which were obtained by 11 students in a
competition.
5, 3, 6, 8, 7, 8, 3, 11, 6, 3, 3
39. The modal score is
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 11

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
Items 41-42 refer to the following chart Item 43-44 refer to the following diagram
which shows the number the number of which shows the cumulative frequency
books 58 student bought at a sale. polygon of the lengths, in metres, of 20 fish
that were caught by two fishermen.
43. The semi-interquartile range of the length of

41. How many students bought exactly 4 books? the fish is
(A) 8 (A) 1.20 m

(B) 9 (B) 1.25 m
(C) 10 (C) 2.50 m
(D) 14 (D) 3.70 m
42. The median number of books bought by the 44. A fish is selected at random. What is the
students is probability that it is at least 1.8 m long?
(A) 5 5
(A)
(B) 6 20
(C) 29
(D) 30 8
(B)
20
12
(C)
20
15
(D)
20

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
Item 45 refers to the following arrow 47. Which of the following graph represents a
diagrams function?
(A)
45. The arrow diagram above describes the

relation
(B)
(C) 𝑥 is a factor of 𝑦
(D) 𝑥 is a multiple of 𝑦
46. Which of the following line graphs

represents 𝑥: −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 4
(C)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(D)

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
48. Which of the following points lies on the 52. Which of the following sets is represented
line 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 3? by the function 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 2 + 3 when
𝑥 ∈ 0, 1, 2, 3
(A) 2, 3
(B) −2, −1 (A) 0, 3 , 1, 4 , 2, 7 , (3, 12)
(C) 4, 1 (B) 0, 3 , 1, 5 , 2, 7 , (3, 9)
(D) (0, −3) (C) 0, 3 , 1, 4 , 2, 5 , (3, 6)
(D) 0, 3 , 1, 1 , 2, 4 , (3, 9)
49. If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 − 1, then 𝑓 −3 =
(A) −32
(B) −19
(C) 17
(D) 35
Item 50-51 refer to the following graph.
53. In the diagram above, if the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 is

rotated anti-clockwise about O through 90°.
What is it image
(A) 𝑦=0
(B) 𝑥=0
50. The maximum point of 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 is (C) 𝑦=𝑥
(D) 𝑦 = −𝑥
(A) 0, 0
(B) 0, 4
(C) 2, 4
(D) 4, 2
51. The values of 𝑥 at the points where

𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 intersect 𝑦 = 0 are
(A) 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 =4
(B) 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 =2
(C) 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = −4
(D) 𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 =4

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
Items 54-55 refer to the following diagram 56. In each of the following diagrams, A’ is the
of a pair of intersecting lines. image of A. Which of the diagrams shows a
reflection in the 𝑥-axis?
AC and DE are straight lines intersecting at
B. Angle DBA=58° (A)
54. The measure of angle ABE is (B)
(A) 58°
(B) 122°
(C) 142°
(D) 302°
55. Which of the following angles are equal?
(A) ∠𝐷𝐵𝐶 and ∠𝐶𝐵𝐸

(B) ∠𝐶𝐵𝐸 and ∠𝐴𝐵𝐸 (C)
(C) ∠𝐴𝐸𝐷 and ∠𝐶𝐵𝐷
(D) ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷 and ∠𝐶𝐵𝐸
(D)

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
57. In triangle ABC, angle A = 𝑥° and B = 2𝑥°. 59. A ship sailed 8 km due east from point A to
What is the size of angle C? B, it then sailed 6 km due north to C. which
of the following diagrams BEST represents
(A) 30° the path of the ship?
(B) 60°
180 (A)
(C) °
3𝑥
(D) 180 − 3𝑥 °
Item 58 refers to the following pair of

similar triangles.
(B)
58. The length of MO in centimeters is
(A) 3.0
(B) 3.5
(C)
(C) 6.0
(D) 10.5
(D)

10 JAN 2019 (p.m.)
2
60. Under the translation , the image of
−3
(3, −5) is
(A) 0, −3
(B) 1, −3
(C) 5, −8
(D) (6, 15)


Practice Test 4
May 15 2019
1 hour 30 minutes



15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
2 2
1. −3 + −2 is equal to 6. The square root of 181 lies between
(A) −13 (A) 13 and 14

(B) −10 (B) 45 and 46
(C) 13 (C) 9 and 11
(D) 25 (D) 11 and 13
1 7. Which of the following sets is defined by

2. What number when added to 1 gives 2? 𝑥 ∈ Z: −2 ≤ x ≤ 4
3
1 (A) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
(A) (B) 1, 2, 3, 4
3
(C) −1, 0, 1, 2, 3
2 (D) −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
(B)
3
(C) 1 8. If 𝑄 = 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 how many subsets can

be obtained from the set Q?
(D) 3
(A) 2 + 3
3. 11.1 ÷ 0.01 is equal to (B) 2 × 3
(C) 32
(A) 110 (D) 23
(B) 111
(C) 1 100 Item 9 refers to the following Venn diagram.
(D) 1 110
1
4. 12 % of a sum of money is $40
2
What is the sum of money?
(A) $ 45
(B) $ 320
(C) $ 500
9. In the Venn diagram, 𝑛 P = 5, 𝑛 Q = 9 and
(D) $4 500
𝑛 P ∪ Q = 10. What is the 𝑛(P ∩ Q)?
5. A test was marked out of 80. A boy scored
60% of the marks on the test. How many (A) 4
marks did he score? (B) 6
(C) 14
(D) 24
(A) 20
(B) 48
(C) 60
(D) 75

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
Item 10 refers to the following 13. If TT$6.00 is equivalent to US$1.00. then

information. TT$15.00 in US dollars is
P = prime numbers (A) $0.25

Q = odd numbers (B) $0.40
R = even numbers (C) $2.50
(D) $4.00
10. Which of the following sets is empty?
(A) P∩R
(B) Q∩R 14. If $7 000.00 is borrowed at the rate of 5%
(C) P∩Q per annum for three years, the simple
(D) P∪Q interest is
(A) $ 105
11. If P = 2, 3, 5 ,7 (B) $ 210
Q = 2, 3, 6 and (C) $ 370
S = 2, 4, 5 (D) $1 050
Then P ∩ Q ∩ S =
(A) 2 15. A dress which costs $180.00 is being sold

(B) 2, 3 at a discount of 10%. The amount of the
(C) 2, 3, 5 discount is
(D) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
(A) $ 1.80
Item 12 refers to the following Venn (B) $ 10.00
diagram (C) $ 18.00
(D) $ 170.00
16. The value of a plot of land is $18 000.00.

Land tax is charged at a rate of $0.70 per
$100 value. What is the TOTAL amount of
tax paid for the land?
(A) $110.00
(B) $126.00
12. In the Venn diagram, the shaded area
(C) $180.70
represents
(D) $257.15
(A) P′
(B) (P ∪ Q)′
(C) Q ∪ P′
(D) Q ∩ P′

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
17. At the end of any year a car is worth 5% 1 2

less than it was worth at the beginning of 21. + is equal to
5𝑥 3𝑥
the year. If a car was worth $9 500 in
December 2016, the its value in January 3
2016 was (E)
8𝑥 2
(A) $ 9 995 3
(F)
(B) $10 000 8𝑥
(C) $10 025 13
(D) $12 000 (G)
15𝑥 2
13
(H)
18. A loan of $8 000 was repaid in 24 equal 15𝑥
monthly installments of $400. The rate of 22. When 5 is added to a certain number
interest on the loan was and the result is multiplied by 3, the
final answer is 27. What is the original
(A) 5% number?
1
(B) 8 %
3 (A) 4
1 (B) 12
(C) 16 %
3 (C) 14
(D) 20% (D) 19
𝑥 2 +3𝑦
19. A dinner at a restaurant was advertised at 23. What is the value of , If
$60.00 plus 18% tax. The total bill for this
𝑥𝑦
𝑥 = 4 and 𝑦 = 2?
dinner was
3
(A) $60.00 (A) 1
(B) $70.80 4
(C) $78.00 1
(B) 2
(D) $81.60 2
3
(C) 2
8
20. At a sale, each book was marked $3.00 off
the original price. Daniel paid $46.00 for 3
(D) 2
two books that had the same sale price. 4
What was the original cost of ONE of his
books? 24. If x is an integer that satisfies the
inequality 4 < 2𝑥 ≤ 6, then
(A) $20.00
(B) $21.50 (A) 2<𝑥≤3
(C) $24.50 (B) −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 3
(D) $26.00 (C) −3 < 𝑥 ≤ 2
(D) −3 ≤ 𝑥 < −2

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
25. The sum of 2 positive numbers ( p and q) 29. If the vectors 𝐩 and 𝐪 are 3 and
is 32. Their difference is 12. What is the 2
−1
SMALLER number? respectively, then 𝐩 − 𝟐𝐪 is
4
(A) 10 1
(B) 12 (A)
10
(C) 20
(D) 22 1
(B)
−6
5
(C)
10
26. 3𝑥 2 × 2𝑥 3 =
5
(D)
(A) 6𝑥 −6
(B) 6𝑥 5
(C) 6𝑥 6 Item 30 refers to the following
(D) 72𝑥 5 parallelogram WXYZ. In the
parallelogram, XY = 𝒖 and XW = 𝒗. R is
the midpoint of YZ
27. Two matrices, A and B, are conformable

for multiplication (A × B) if
(A) The number of rows in A is equal

to the number of columns in B
(B) The number of columns in A is
equal to the number of rows in B
(C) Both matrices are of the same
order
(D) Both matrices are rectangular
30. 𝑊𝑅 , expressed in terms of 𝒖 and 𝒗, is
28. The determinant of the identity matrix is
1
(E) 𝒖− 𝒗
(A) One 2
1
(B) Zero (F) 𝒖+ 𝒗
(C) Undefined 2
1
(D) Negative one (G) –𝒖 + 𝒗
2
1
(H) − 𝒗−𝒖
2

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
1 34. The perimeter of a square is 48 cm.

31. Given that1 millimetre = metres
1000 What is the area in 𝑐𝑚2
2 500 millimetres in metres is (A) 36

(B) 72
(A) 0.25 (C) 108
(B) 2.5 (D) 144
(C) 25
(D) 250 35. Which of the following figures not
drawn to scale. Has an area equal to
Item 32 refers to the following diagram 1
5 + 4 × 2 square units
which shows a sector of a circle. AOB, 2
such that AOB= 60° and OB is 𝑟 units
(A)
long.
(B)
32. The area of AOB is (C)
1
(A) 𝜋𝑟 2
6
1
(B) 𝜋𝑟
6
1
(C) 𝜋𝑟 2 (D)
3
1
(D) 𝜋𝑟
3
33. The volume, in 𝑐𝑚3 , of a cube of edge

36. The area of a rectangle is 53.6 𝑐𝑚2 . If
3 cm is the length is multiplied by four and the
width is halved, the area would then be
(A) 9
(B) 18 (A) 26.8 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 27 (B) 53.6 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 34 (C) 107.2 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 214.4 𝑐𝑚2
15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
Item 37 refers to the following diagram Items 39 refer to the following histogram which
which shows a sector of a circle, with shows the number of children aged 4,5,6,7 and 8,
centre O. who took part in a survey.
37. If the length of the minor arc PQ is 8

cm, what is the length of the
circumference of the circle?
(A) 16 cm 39. What was the modal age?

(B) 24 cm
(C) 48 cm (A) 5
(D) 64 cm (B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
38. The area of a triangle is 30 𝑐𝑚2 and its

base is 10 cm. What is the height, in cm,
of the triangle?
(A) 6
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 17

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
Item 40-42 refer to the following diagram 42. If 38% of the students passed the test,
which shows the cumulative frequency what was the pass mark?
curve based on the marks on 200 students
who took a driving test. (A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 46
(D) 124
43. The following table shows the frequency of

scores obtained by students in a test.
Scores 2 3 5 6 8 10
No. of Students 8 4 6 3 9 2
The range of the scores is
(A) 2
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
Item 44 refers to the following two-way table,

40. The median mark scored by the 200
student is which shows the mode of transportation to school
on a particular day for a group of 200 students.
(E) 30.0
(F) 37.5 Bus Taxi Walk Total
Male 30 50 28 108
(G) 40.0
Female 44 16 32 92
(H) 100.0
Total 74 66 60 200
41. What is the interquartile range of the marks 44. A male student is picked at random from
scored by the 200 candidates? the group. What is the probability that
he does NOT walk to school on that
(E) 12.5 day?
(F) 30.0 2
(G) 42.5 (E)
5
(H) 100.0
12
(F)
18
20
(G)
27
7
(H)
10

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
45. Which of the following represents the 46. If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 − 1, then 𝑓 −3 =

graph of a function?
(A) −32
(A) (B) −19
(C) 17
(D) 35
Item 47 refers to the following graph of

a straight line.
(B)
(C)
47. The straight line AB cuts the 𝑦-axis at
(A) (0, −3)

(B) (0,2)
(C) (3, −2)
(D) (0, −2)
48. The equation of the line which passes

through the point (0,5) and has a
(D) gradient of 4 is
(A) 𝑦 = 4𝑥
(B) 𝑦 = 5𝑥
(C) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5
(D) 𝑦 = 5𝑥 + 4

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
49. The range of 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 3 for the domain 52. Which of the following pairs of lines is
−2, −1, 0, 1, 2 is perpendicular?
(A) 8, 1, 0, 1, 8 (A) 2𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 8

(B) 6, 3, 0, 3, 6 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −8
(C) −6, −3, 0, 3, 6
(D) −8, −1, 0. , 1, 8 (B) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1
𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 6 \
Item 50-51 refer to the following graph (C) 𝑦 = −4𝑥 + 10

of a function. 4𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1
(D) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −1
3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 8

of a transformation.
50. The values of x for which 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2

intersects 𝑦 = 0 are
(A) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =4
(B) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =2
(C) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = −4
(D) 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 =4 53. What transformation maps PQR onto
P’Q’R’?
51. The coordinates of the turning point of (A) Enlargement

𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 are (B) Rotation
(C) Translation
(A) (0,0) (D) Reflection
(B) (0,4)
(C) (4,2)
(D) (2,4)

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
Item 54 refers to the following diagram Item 56 refers to the following pair of
of an isosceles triangle. similar triangles.
54. In the triangle, the value of 𝑥 is
(A) 30°
(B) 60°
(C) 120° 56. The length on MO, in cm, is
(D) 150°
(A) 2.5
(B) 3.0
Item 55 refers to the following transversal (C) 3.5
diagram in which the lines AB and CD are (D) 7.0
parallel.
57. The image of a point 𝑃(1,2) under a

translation is 𝑃’ (−5, −4). What is the
translation vector?
−6
(A)
−6
−4
(B)
−2
4
(C)
2
55. Which of the following BEST describes 6
the relation between 𝑥 and 𝑦? (D)
6
(E) 𝑥>𝑦
(F) 𝑥=𝑦
(G) 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 2𝑥
(H) 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 2𝑥

15 MAY 2019 (p.m.)
Item 58 refers to the following diagram. Item 60 refers to the following diagram,
not drawn to scale, which shows that the
angle of depression of a point X from Z
is 30°
58. OAA’, OBB’ and OCC’ are straight lines

enlargement with center O, What is the
scale factor for the enlargement? 60. If X is 10 metres from Y, the length of
YZ in metres, is
1
(E)
2 (A) 10 tan 30°
(B) 10 sin 30°
1
(F) − (C) 10 cos 30°
2 (D) 10 cos 60°
(G) 2
(H) −2
59. A plane is flying in a direction of 045°

and changes course in clockwise
direction to 135°. The angle through
which the plane turns is
(A) 45°
(B) 90°
(C) 135°
(D) 270°
END OF TEST


Practice Test 5
January 6 2020
1 hour 30 minutes



06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
1. What percentage of 40 is 8 ? 5. 99 × 101 has the same value as
(A) 5 (A) 99 × 100 +1

(B) 20 (B) 99 × 100 99 × 1
(C) 32 (C) 99 × 100 − 99 × 1
(D) 150 (D) 99 × 100 + (99 × 1)
2 −2
2. is equal to
3 6. There are 40 students in a class. Girls
make up 60% of the class. 25% of the
4 girls wear glasses. How many girls in
(A) the class wear glasses?
9
4 (A) 6
(B) (B) 8
6
(C) 10
6 (D) 15
(C)
4
9 7. If 𝑛 A = 𝑚, then the number of subsets
(D) of A can be expressed as
4
(A) 2𝑚
(B) 𝑚2
3. 172 − 152 =
(C) 22𝑚
(D) 2𝑚2
(A) 1
(B) 2 8. Which of the following statements
(C) 8 describes the set of integers greater than
(D) 16 −3 but less than 6?
(A) 𝑥: −3 > 𝑥 > 6, 𝑥 ∈Ζ

(B) 𝑥: −3 ≥ 𝑥 ≥ 6, 𝑥 ∈Ζ
4. The square root of 181 lies between (C) 𝑥: −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 6, 𝑥 ∈Ζ
(D) 𝑥: −3 < 𝑥 < 6, 𝑥 ∈Ζ
(A) 11 and 13
(B) 12 and 13
(C) 13 and 14
(D) 45 and 46

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
9. Which of the following pairs of sets is 11. The 30 students in Teacher May’s class
an example of disjoint sets? have either a dog (D) or a cat (C) or
none of the two. All the students who
(A) 𝐸 = 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 and have a cat also have a dog. If 𝑛(𝐶) = 12
𝐹 = 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 and 𝑛(𝐷) = 16, which of the following
Venn diagram correctly represent this
(B) 𝑃 = 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 2 and information.
𝑄 = 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 3
(A)
(C) 𝐺 = 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 5 and
𝐻 = 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 20
(D) 𝑋 = 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 and

𝑌 = 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠
10. Given 𝐴 = 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15 and

𝐵 = 6, 9, 12 , which of the following (B)
statements is true?
(A) 𝐵⊂𝐴
(B) 𝐴∩𝐵 =𝜙
(C) A and B are disjoint sets
(D) B is the compliment of A
(C)
(D)

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
12. In which of the following Venn diagram 14. The simple interest on $600 for 𝑡 years
is the region 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵′ shaded? at 5% per annum is $120. The value of 𝑡
is
(A)
100×120
(A) $
600×5
600×5
(B) $
100×120
100×5×120
(B) (C) $
600
600×5×120
(D) $
100
15. Given that 𝑦 varies directly as 𝑥, and

𝑦 = 19, when 𝑥 = 152, which of the
(C) following equation represents the
relationship between 𝑥 and 𝑦 ?
(A) 𝑦 = 8𝑥
1
(B) 𝑦= 𝑥
133
1
(C) 𝑦= 𝑥
8
(D) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 133
(D)
16. A man’s annual salary is $45 000. His

tax free allowances total $13 000. He
has to pay a tax of 20 % on his taxable
income.
The tax payable is ?

13. If EC $2.50 is equivalent to US
$1.00,then EC $20.00 in US dollars is (A) $ 2 600
(B) $ 6 400
(A) $ 5.00 (C) $ 9 000
(B) $ 8.00 (D) $11 000
(C) $50.00
(D) $80.00

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
17. A man pay 60 cents for every 200 𝑚3 of 4 2
gas used, plus a fixed charge of $13.75. 21. + =
5𝑥 5𝑥
How much does he pay when he uses
55 000 𝑚3 of gas? 6
(A)
5𝑥
(A) $178.75
(B) $175.25 6
(B)
(C) $165.00 10𝑥
(D) $151.25 8
(C)
25𝑥
18. A car presently valued at $12 000 6
(D)
depreciates at the 10% per annum. What 25𝑥
will be the value of the car one year
later?
(A) $10 800 22. 𝑚 ∗ 𝑛 = 𝑚3 − 𝑛2 , then 5 ∗ 2 =

(B) $11 800
(C) $11 880 (A) 2
(D) $13 000 (B) 11
(C) 34
(D) 11
19. A dinner at a restaurant was advertised
at $ 60 plus 18% tax the TOTAL bill for
this dinner was? 23. Given that 3 𝑥 − 1 − 2 𝑥 − 1 = 7
then the value of 𝑥 is
(A) $60.00
(B) $70.80 (A) 6
(C) $78.00 (B) 7
(D) $81.60 (C) 8
(D) 9
20. A store offers discount of 10% to

customers who spend more than $20. If 24. – −2𝑞 − 3𝑞 =
a customer total bill is $80, what will he
actually pay (A) −6𝑞
(B) −5𝑞
(A) $60 (C) −𝑞
(B) $70 (D) 5
(C) $72
(D) $74

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
25. If 𝑥 = 4 and 𝑦 = 2 Item 28 refers to the following diagram
𝑥 2 +3𝑦 of a parallelogram, in which EF is
Then the value of parallel to HG, EH is parallel to FG,
𝑥𝑦
𝐸𝐹 = 𝒌 and 𝐸𝐻 = 𝒎
3
(A) 1
4
1
(B) 2
2
3
(C) 2
8
3
(D) 2 28. 𝐸𝐺 expressed in terms of 𝒌 and m is
4
(A) 𝒌+𝒎
𝑝 (B) 𝒌−𝒎
26. If = 20, then 𝑝 = (C) 𝒎−𝒌
5
(D) –𝒎 − 𝒌
(A) 20 − 5
(B) 20 + 5
(C) 20 ÷ 5
𝑥 10
(D) 20 × 5 29. If 5 𝑦 = 4 , then the value of
20
𝑥 and 𝑦 are
Item 27 refers to the following vectors
𝒑 and 𝒒
3 −2
𝒑= and 𝒒 = (A) 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 4
7 5
(B) 𝑥 = 8, 𝑦 = 16
27. The vector 𝒑 − 𝒒 is represented by (C) 𝑥 = 2.5, 𝑦 = 4
(D) 𝑥 = 10, 𝑦 = 20
1
(A)
12
5
(B)
12
5
(C)
2
1
(D)
5

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
Item 30 refers to the following matrices 33. 2 500 millimetres expressed in metres is
A and B
3 0 (A) 0.25
1 3 −3
𝐴= , B= 2 1 (B) 2.50
3 0 5
0 5 (C) 25
(D) 250
30. The matrix AB is
9 −12
(A)
9 25 34. An aircraft leaves A at 16:00 hours and
arrives at B at 19:30 hours, travelling at
−6 −12 an speed of 550 kilometres per hour, A
(B)
9 25 and B are in the same time zone. The
distance from A to B, in kilometers is
9 −18
(C)
9 25
(A) 907.5
−12 −6 (B) 962.5
(D) (C) 1815
25 9
(D) 1925
31. The volume of a cube whose edge is 6 35. In a rectangular garden plot, 15 m long and
cm long is 12 m wide, an area of 80 𝑚2 is used for a
vegetable garden. What area of the plot is
(A) 18 𝑐𝑚3 NOT used for vegetable gardening?
(B) 36 𝑐𝑚3
(C) 72 𝑐𝑚3 (A) 26 𝑚2
(D) 216 𝑐𝑚3 (B) 100 𝑚2
(C) 134 𝑚2
(D) 260 𝑚2
32. If it took a speed boat 9 hours to travel a
distance of 1 080 km, what was its
average speed in 𝑘𝑚ℎ−1 36. The distance around a lake is 8 km. On a
map, this distance around the lake is
(A) 12 represented by a length of 2 cm. The scale
(B) 102 on the map is
(C) 120
(D) 1 200 (A) 1:40
(B) 1:2 000
(C) 1:200 000
(D) 1:400 000

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
Item 37 refers to the following diagram, Item 40 refers to the following frequency
not drawn to scale, which shows a cuboid. which shows the time taken by 20 students
to solve a math problem.
Time x
Frequency
(minutes)
0−2 5
3−5 9
6−8 2
9 − 11 4
40. The lower class boundary of the interval

37. The volume of cuboid is 320 𝑐𝑚3 and the “3 − 5” is
height is 5 cm. If the cuboid has a square
base, what is the length of one side of the
(A) 2.0
base?
(B) 2.5
(C) 3.0
(A) 8 𝑐𝑚 (D) 5.5
(B) 16 𝑐𝑚
(C) 32 𝑐𝑚
(D) 64 𝑐𝑚
Item 41 refer to the following table which
shows the frequency of scores obtained by
students in a test.
38. A square has the same area as a rectangle
Scores 2 3 5 6 8 11
with sides of length 9 cm and 16 cm. What Students 8 4 6 3 12 2
is the length of the side of the square?
(A) 9 cm
(B) 12 cm
(C) 12.5 cm 41. The modal score is
(D) 75 cm
(A) 8
(B) 9
39. The median of the numbers (C) 10
1, 1, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8 is (D) 12
(A) 5.4
(B) 6.0
(C) 6.5
(D) 7.0

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
Item 42 refers to the following diagram of Item 43 refers the following bar chart
cumulative frequency curve which shows which shows the ages of children who
the marks obtained by 200 students on a took part in a survey
test.
43. How many children took part in the

survey?
(A) 5
(B) 15
(C) 75
(D) 87
42. The median of the marks scored by the
200 students is
44. Six hundred students write an examination.

(A) 30.0
The probability of a randomly selected
(B) 35.0
1
(C) 37.5 student failing the examination is how
(D) 100.0 5
many students are expected to pass?
(A) 100
(B) 120
(C) 480
(D) 500

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
Item 45 refers to the following arrow 47. Which of the following line graphs
diagram represents 𝑥: −2 < 𝑥 ≤ 4 ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
45. The relationship that BEST describes the
mapping in the diagram is
Item 48-49 refer to the following quadratic
(A) One-to-one
function.
(B) One-to-many
(C) Many-to–one
(D) Many-to-many
Item 46 refers to the following arrow

diagram
48. The values of x at the point where

𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 intersects 𝑦 = 0 are
(A) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =4
(B) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =2
(C) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = −4
46. The arrow diagram above BEST describes
(D) 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 =4
the relation

(C) 𝑥 is a multiple of 𝑦
(D) 𝑥 is a factor of 𝑦 (A) (0,0)
(B) (0,4)
(C) (4,2)
(D) (2,4)

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
50. Which of the following represents the Item 53 refers to the following diagram
equation of a line? which shows the translation,
4
(A) 𝑦=
𝑥
(B) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 3
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 4
(D) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 5
51. Which of the following set is represented

by the function 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 2 + 3 where
𝑥 ∈ 0, 1, 2, 3
53. In the diagram, the translation by which AB
(A) 0, 3 , 1, 1 , 2, 4 , 3, 9 is mapped onto A’B’ is represented by
(B) 0, 3 , 1, 4 , 2, 5 , 3, 6
(C) 0, 3 , 1, 5 , 2, 7 , 3, 9 1
(A)
(D) 0, 3 , 1, 4 , 2, 7 , 3, 12 1
2
(B)
1
52. A line L is parallel to the line 3
(C)
2𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 8 = 0 2
5
(D)
What is the gradient of the line L? 3

5
(A) −
2
2
(B) −
5
2
(C)
5
(D) 2
54. In the diagram PQ and RS are parallel which
of the following BEST describes the relation
between p and q
(A) 𝑝=𝑞
(B) 𝑝<𝑞
(C) 𝑝 − 𝑞 = 180°
(D) 𝑝 + 𝑞 = 180°

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
55. A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. it 56. In each of the following diagram OA’ is the
then sailed 6 km due north to C. which of image of OA, which of the following
the following diagram BEST represents the diagrams shows a reflection in the y-axis
path of the ship.
(A)
(A)
(B)
(B)
(C)
(C)
(D)
(D)

06 JAN 2020 (p.m.)
57. In the triangle ABC, angle 𝐴 = 𝑥° and angle Item 59 refers to the following pair of
B= 2𝑥° , What is the size of angle C? similar triangles
(A) 30°
(B) 60°
180
(C) °
3𝑥
(D) (180 − 3𝑥)°

which shows an enlargement
59. The length of MO, in centimeters is
(A) 3.0
(B) 3.5
(C) 6.0
(D) 7.0
Item 60 refers to the following right angled

triangle
58. In the diagram, triangle ABC is mapped

onto triangle A’B’C’ where O is the centre of
enlargement. What is the scale factor of the
enlargement?
1
(A)
2 4
60. Which trigonometric ratio is equal to
(B) −2 8
1
(C) (A) sin 𝑥
2 (B) tan 𝑦
(D) 2 (C) cos 𝑥
(D) tan 𝑥
END OF TEST

Practice Test 6
July 2020
1 hour 30 minutes



JULY 2020 (p.m.)
2 2
1. −3 + −2 is equal to 5. 0.45 written as a common fraction is
(A) −13 9
(A)
(B) −10 20
(C) 13
(D) 25 4
(B)
5
9
2. What is the value of the digit 2 in the (C)
number 48.621?
10
2 5
(A) (D)
100 4
2
(B) 6. Dan sold 40 concert tickets in 5 days,
10
each day he sold 3 tickets more than the
previous day. The number of tickets he
(C) 2
sold on the third day is ?
(D) 200 (A) 8

(B) 9
3. Using the distributive property (C) 10
(D) 11
49 × 17 + 49 × 3 =
(A) 49 × 20
(B) 49 + 20
(C) 52 × 66
(D) 52 + 66
4. A total of 540 beads are shared in the

ratio 4:5. The LARGER share of beads
is?
(A) 60
(B) 240
(C) 300
(D) 432

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
Item 7 refers to the following Venn Item 9-10 refer to the following Venn
diagram which shows the number of diagram which shows the universal set (U)
members of a sport club who play rugby and the sets T and C that represents the
or basketball. students in a class who play tennis (T) and
chess (C)
7. The number of members who play

rugby but NOT basketball is?
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 28 9. How many students play BOTH games?
(D) 40
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
diagram
10. How many students play EXACTLY
one game?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
8. The shaded region represents.
(A) 𝑃′
′
(B) 𝑃∪𝑄
(C) 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄′
(D) 𝑄 ∩ 𝑃′

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
Item 11 refers to the following 14. A dinner at restaurant was advertised at
information on the description of three $60.00 plus 18% tax. The total bill for this
sets. dinner was.
𝑃 = Prime numbers (A) $60.00

(B) $70.80
𝑄 = odd numbers (C) $78.00
(D) $81.60
𝑅 = even numbers
15. The cost price of a refrigerator is $1 850. A

11. Which of the following set is empty? buyer who is given a discount of 5% for a
cash purchase will pay
(A) P∩R
(B) P∪Q (A) $1 942.50
(C) P∩Q (B) $1 845.00
(D) Q∩R (C) $1 757.50
(D) $1 350.00
12. If 𝑛 A = 14, 𝑛 B = 15, and 𝑛 A ∩ B = 6,

then 𝑛 A ∪ B is 16. The annual interest rate on a 15 year
mortgage on a house assessed at a value of
(A) 2 $450 000 is 5 cents on every $1. What is the
(B) 19 interest paid on the mortgage for the first
(C) 23 year?
(D) 29
(A) $ 11 750
(B) $ 22 500
(C) $107 500
(D) $117 500
13. A dress which cost $180 is being sold at a
discount of 10%. The amount of the
discount is
17. The simple interest on a sum of money
invested at 5% per annum for 3 years was
(A) $ 1.80 $90
(B) $ 10.00
(C) $ 18.00
The sum of money invested was
(D) $170.00
(A) $ 54
(B) $ 150
(C) $ 600
(D) $1 350

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
18. At the end of any year a car is worth 5% less 22. If 5 2𝑥 − 1 = 35, then 𝑥 =
than what it was worth at the beginning of
the year. If a car was worth $9 500 in (A) −4
December 2016, then its value in January
2016 was 1
(B)
4
(A) $ 9 025
(B) $ 9 995 (C) 3
(C) $10 000
(D) $10 025 (D) 4
23. If 𝑥 is an integer that satisfies the

inequality 4 < 2𝑥 ≤ 6 then
19. A television set cost $350 cash, when
bought on hire purchase a deposit of $35 is (A) 2<𝑥 ≤3
required followed by 12 monthly payment of (B) 2<𝑥 ≤6
$30. How much is saved by paying cash? (C) 4<𝑥 ≤3
(D) 4<𝑥 ≤6
(A) $10
(B) $25
(C) $40
(D) $45 24. Given that 3 ∗ 6 = 12 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2 ∗ 5 = 9, then
𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 may be defined as
(A) 4 𝑏−𝑎
20. A man’s regular pay is $3 per hour up to 40 (B) 𝑎2 − 𝑏
hours. Overtime is twice the payment for (C) 6𝑎 − 𝑏
regular time. If he was paid $216, how many (D) 2𝑎 + 𝑏
hours of overtime did he work?
(A) 8
(B) 16 25. If 𝑝 + 𝑞 = −1 and 𝑝𝑞 = −6 the 𝑝3 + 𝑞 3 =
(C) 28
(D) 48 (A) −19
(B) −13
(C) 25
21. 3𝑥 − 4 𝑥 + 6 = (D) 35
(A) –𝑥 + 6
(B) −𝑥 − 24
(C) −7𝑥 + 6
(D) −7𝑥 − 24

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
26. The distance L that an elastic string is Item 29 refers to the following vectors
stretched by hanging an object of mass m, 𝒑 and 𝒒
varies directly as the mass of that object. If a
5 kg object stretches the string 31 cm, how 3 −2
𝒑= ,𝒒=
will a 29 Kg object stretch the string? 7 5
(A) 4.68 cm
(B) 6.20 cm 29. The vector 𝒑 − 𝒒 is represented by
(C) 135.72 cm
(D) 179.8 cm 1
(A)
12
5
(B)
12
1 3 −3 5
27. Given that A = , then 3𝐴 equals (C)
3 0 5 2
1
3 9 −9 (D)
(A) 5
9 0 15
4 6 −6
(B)
6 3 8 Item 30 refers to the following diagram of
3 9 −6 triangle PQR, in which L is the midpoint of
(C)
9 0 15 PR and QP = 𝒂, and QR = 𝒃
−2 0 6
(D)
0 3 2
Item 28 refers to the following matrix P
8 6
𝑃=
7 5
28. The determinant of P , 𝑃 is 30. PL expressed in terms of 𝑎 and 𝑏 is ?
(A) 2 (𝒂−𝒃)
(B) −2 (A)
2
(C) 13
(D) 26 (𝒃−𝒂)
(B)
2
(−𝒃−𝒂)
(C)
2
−(𝒂−𝒃)
(D)
2

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
31. The length 3 800 millimetres expressed as Item 34 refers to the following diagram, not
metres is? drawn to scale, which shows a cylinder of
radius 3 cm and height 8 cm.
(A) 0.38
(B) 3.80
(C) 38
(D) 380
32. The volume of a cube with edge 10 cm is?
(A) 30 𝑐𝑚3
(B) 100 𝑐𝑚3
34. The volume of the cylinder is
(C) 300 𝑐𝑚3
(D) 1000 𝑐𝑚3
(A) 12𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
(B) 48𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
(C) 72𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
(D) 192 𝑐𝑚3
33. The distance around the edge of a circular

pond is 88 metres. The radius in metres, is
Item 35 refers to the following diagram not
(A) 80𝜋 drawn to scale, which shows a sector of a
circle centre O.
(B) 176𝜋
88
(C)
𝜋
88
(D)
2𝜋
35. If the length of the minor arc PQ is 8 cm,

what is the circumference of the circle
(A) 16 𝑐𝑚
(B) 24 𝑐𝑚
(C) 48 𝑐𝑚
(D) 64 𝑐𝑚

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
36. A man leaves home at 22:15 hours and Item 38 refers to the following diagram, not
reaches his destination at 04:00 hours on the drawn to scale which consist of a triangle
following day in the same time zone. How resting on a square of side 5 cm
many hours did the journey take?
(A) 5
3
(B) 5
4
(C) 6
3
(D) 5 38. If the height of the triangle is 4 cm, what is
4
the TOTAL area of the figure?
(A) 35 𝑐𝑚2
which shows a square, A, and a rectangle B
(B) 45 𝑐𝑚2
(C) 50 𝑐𝑚2
(D) 100 𝑐𝑚2
37. Which of the following statements is true

about the perimeters of the figure A and B ?
(A) Perimeter of A = Perimeter of B

(B) Perimeter of A < Perimeter of B
(C) Perimeter of A ≥ Perimeter of B
(D) Perimeter of A > Perimeter of B

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
Item39-40 refer to the following histogram 42. The pie chart below drawn to scale, shows
which shows the number of children aged 4, how a student used 12 hours in studying
5, 6, 7 and 8, who took part in a survey. English (E), Mathematics (M) , French (F)
and Geography (G).
The amount of time spent studying

Mathematics is APPROXIMATELY
39. What was the modal age ?
(A) 1 hour
(A) 5 (B) 2 hour
(B) 6 (C) 3 hour
(C) 7 (D) 4 hour
(D) 8
40. How many children took part in the survey? 43. If the mean of 4 numbers 4, 8, 𝑥 and 12 is
10, then 𝑥 is
(A) 5
(B) 15 (A) 4
(C) 75 (B) 10
(D) 87 (C) 12
(D) 16
41. Ms. Clarke arranged the 15 test scores of her

students in order of size and selected the
8𝑡ℎ eight score for reporting purposes.
Which of the following statistical measure
did Ms, Clarke obtain?
(A) Mean
(B) Mode
(C) Range
(D) Median

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
Item 44 refers to the following table which 45. Which of the following diagrams BEST
shows the result of a survey of 100 persons illustrates a function?
from 2 major ethnic groups, P and Q.
Respondents were interviewed about their (A)
attitude towards Mathematics.
Attitude towards Ethnicity

Total
Mathematics P R
(B)
Positive 25 12 37
Neutral 11 9 20
Negative 24 19 43
TOTAL 60 40 100
(C)
44. A respondent is selected at random. What is
the probability that he has a positive attitude
towards mathematics?
(A) 0.20
(B) 0.37
(D)
(C) 0.43
(D) 0.60

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
Item 46 refers to the following graph of a 48. If 𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 − 1 then 𝑓 −3 =
straight line.
(A) -32
(B) -19
(C) 17
(D) 35
Item 49-50 refer to the following graph of a

quadratic function.
46. The straight line AB cuts the y-axis at
(A) 0, 3
(B) (0, 2)
(C) 3, −2
(D) (0, −2)
Item 47 refers to the following graph of

straight line.
49. The value of x at the points where the curve

𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 intersects the line 𝑦 = 0 are
(A) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =4
(B) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 =2
(C) 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = −4
(D) 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 =4
47. The gradient of AB in the graph above is
(A) −2 50. The maximum point of 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 is

(B) 2
1 (A) 4, 4
(C) − (B) 0, 4
2
(C) 4, 2
1 (D) 2, 4
(D)
2

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
51. A parking lot charges $1.00 plus $0.25 for Item 54 refers to the following diagram of a
every hour (ℎ) or path thereof in which a right-angled triangle.
vehicle is parked. A function, 𝐶(ℎ), that
represents the parking cost is
(A) 𝐶 ℎ = 0.25ℎ
(B) 𝐶 ℎ = 1.00ℎ + 0.25
(C) 𝐶 ℎ = 0.25ℎ + 1.00
ℎ
(D) 𝐶 ℎ = +1.00
0.25
54. The right angled triangle above which
Item 52 refers to the following arrow 4
trigonometric ratio is equal to ?
diagram which shows a function, 𝑓 8
(A) sin 𝑥
(B) tan 𝑦
(C) sin 𝑦
(D) tan 𝑥

52. Which of the following BEST describes the an isosceles triangle.
function?
(A) 𝑦 =𝑥+3
(B) 𝑥+𝑦 =3
(C) 𝑥 =𝑦+3
(D) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1
55. In the triangle, the value of 𝑥 is

53. If the sum of the internal angles of a
polygon is 4 right angles, then the polygon (A) 30°
is a (B) 60°
(C) 120°
(A) Triangle (D) 150°
(B) Hexagon
(C) Pentagon
(D) Quadrilateral

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
Item 56 refers to the following diagram Item 58 refers to the following diagram
which shows the transformation that maps which shows an enlargement
∆OPQ onto ∆OP′Q′
56. The type of transformation that has taken

place is
(A) Rotation of 90° about the origin

(B) Rotation of −90° about the origin
(C) Reflection in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥
(D) Reflection in the origin 58. OAA’, OBB’ and OCC’ are straight lines
enlargement with center O, What is the scale
Item 57 refers to diagram below factor for the enlargement?
1
(A)
2
1
(B) −
2
(C) 2
(D) −2
57. In the diagram , the translation by which AB

is mapped onto A’B’ is represented by
1
(A)
1
2
(B)
1
3
(C)
2
5
(D)
3

JULY 2020 (p.m.)
Item 59 refers to the following pair of Item 60 refers to the following diagram
similar triangles
59. The length of MO, in centimeters is 60. The diagram above, not drawn to scale
shows that the angle of depression of a point
(A) 2.5 X from Z is 30° . If X is 10 meters from Y,
(B) 3.0 the height of YZ in meters is?
(C) 3.5
(D) 7.0 (A) 10 tan 30°
(B) 10 sin 30°
(C) 10 cos 30°
(D) 10 cos 60°
END OF TEST

ANSWER TO CONSOLIDATED DRILL.
1. D 45. C 89. D
2. B 46. B 90. D
3. D 47. D 91. D
4. A 48. C (48b). C 92. B
5. A 49. C 93. D
6. D 50. C 94. B
7. D 51. B 95. D
8. A 52. B 96. D
9. A 53. C 97. A
10. A 54. B 98. B
11. D 55. A 99. A
12. C 56. C 100. A
13. A 57. C 101. A
14. A 58. C 102. D
15. C (115 b). C 59. D 103. B
16. D 60. D 104. D
17. B 61. B 105. A
18. D 62. B 106. C
19. C 63. D 107. A
20. B 64. C 108. C
21. A 65. B 109. C
22. B 66. B 110. C (110b). C
23. A 67. C 111. C (111b). C (111c). A
24. A 68. B 112. D
25. B 69. D 113. D
26. B 70. D 114. C
27. B 71. C 115. B (115b). B
28. C 72. D 116. B
29. B 73. A 117. C
30. A 74. B 118. A
31. C 75. D 119. A (119b). A
32. C 76. B 120. B
33. C 77. D 121. D
34. A 78. C 122. D
35. D (35b). D 79. B 123. B
36. D 80. B (80b). C 124. B
37. C 81. B 125. A
38. C 82. A 126. A
39. C 83. B 127. C
40. A 84. C 128. D
41. A 85. B 129. A
42. C 86. B 130. B
43. A 87. A 131. C
44. C 88. C 132. B

133. D 177. B 221. C
134. D 178. D 222. B
135. B 179. C (179b). C 223. A
136. C 180. D 224. D
137. C 181. D 225. D
138. D 182. D 226. B
139. A (139b). B(139c).A 183. D 227. D
140. B (140b). C 184. D 228. C
141. D 185. D 229. A
142. C 186. A 230. A
143. B 187. B 231. B
144. B 188. C 232. B
145. B 189. D 233. B
146. B 190. B 234. B
147. B 191. B 235. A
148. C 192. A 236. B
149. C 193. C 237. A
150. B 194. B 238. A
151. D 195. D 239. B
152. C 196. B 240. A
153. A 197. D 241. C
154. B 198. D 242. D
155. B 199. D 243. A
156. A 200. A 244. C
157. C 201. C 245. C
158. D 202. C 246. B
159. C 203. D 247. D
160. A 204. A 248. A
161. A 205. D 249. A
162. D (162 b). C 206. C 250. C
163. A 207. C 251. C
164. A 208. D 252. B
165. A 209. D (209 b). B 253. C
166. A 210. A (210b). D 254. B
167. C 211. B 255. A
168. D 212. C 256. D
169. D (169 b). B 213. C 257. A
170. A 214. B 258. C
171. A 215. D 259. C
172. D 216. D 260. D
173. C 217. A 261. D
174. A 218. C 262. C
175. A 219. C 263. C
176. D 220. D 264. D

265. B 309. B 353. C
266. C 310. B 354. A
267. B 311. A 355. D
268. B 312. D 356. A
269. C 313. A 357. C
270. D 314. C 358. B
271. A 315. C 359. A
272. C 316. A 360. B
273. B (273b). D 317. D 361. C
274. D (274b). D 318. C 362. C
275. D 319. B 363. A
276. D 320. C 364. C
277. B 321. B 365. A
278. C 322. B (322b). C 366. C
279. C 323. A 367. C
280. A 324. A 368. B
281. C 325. C 369. D
282. A 326. A 370. C
283. C 327. A 371. A
284. D 328. D 372. D
285. C 329. B 373. B
286. C 330. B 374. A
287. A 331. B 375. B
288. B 332. C 376. C
289. D 333. B 377. D
290. B 334. D 378. A
291. A 335. B 379. B
292. B 336. C 380. A
293. C (293 b). C 337. B 381. C
294. C 338. C (338b). D 382. D
295. A 339. A 383. A
296. B 340. B 384. C
297. C 341. A 385. C
298. C 342. A 386. C
299. C 343. C 387. B
300. A 344. B 388. B
301. B 345. C 389. A
302. D 346. C 390. B
303. A 347. B 391. D
304. A 348. D 392. C
305. D 349. B 393. B
306. D 350. C 394. D
307. D 351. C 395. C
308. B 352. B 396. B

397. B 441. B
398. A 442. A
399. A 443. C
400. A 444. A
401. A 445. A
402. C 446. C
403. C 447. A
404. A 448. C
405. D (405 b). C 449. C
406. B 450. B
407. D 451. B
408. A 452. C
409. A 453. A
410. B 454. C
411. C 455. D
412. C 456. A
413. A 457. B
414. C 458. C
415. D 459. C
416. C 460. B
417. C 461. C
418. C 462. C
419. A 463. A
420. B 464. D
421. D 465. A
422. D 466. C
423. B
424. A
425. B
426. C (426 b). A
427. D
428. C
429. D
430. D
431. D
432. A
433. B
434. D
435. B
436. D
437. A
438. D
439. C
440. C

ANSWER PRACTICE TEST 1 (JAN.2018)
1. B 21. B 41. A
2. C 22. C 42. B
3. B 23. A 43. B
4. A 24. C 44. C
5. C 25. B 45. B
6. A 26. D 46. C
7. C 27. C 47. D
8. C 28. C 48. C
9. D 29. D 49. A
10. A 30. A 50. C
11. D 31. C 51. D
12. B 32. A 52. A
13. D 33. B 53. B
14. D 34. A 54. D
15. A 35. D 55. C
16. D 36. D 56. A
17. A 37. A 57. C
18. D 38. B 58. D
19. B 39. D 59. A
20. C 40. B 60. D

ANSWER PRACTICE TEST 2 (MAY 2018)
1. B 21. D 41. B
2. B 22. D 42. C
3. A 23. A 43. B
4. C 24. D 44. C
5. A 25. D 45. D
6. D 26. B 46. C
7. C 27. A 47. A
8. A 28. B 48. D
9. D 29. A 49. C
10. C 30. C 50. D
11. D 31. D 51. B
12. B 32. B 52. A
13. C 33. D 53. C
14. D 34. A 54. A
15. C 35. C 55. C
16. B 36. C 56. D
17. A 37. A 57. B
18. B 38. B 58. C
19. D 39. C 59. C
20. C 40. B 60. A

ANSWER PRACTICE TEST 3.(JAN.2019)
1. D 21. D 41. B
2. B 22. B 42. A
3. A 23. D 43. B
4. C 24. A 44. C
5. C 25. D 45. C
6. D 26. B 46. D
7. A 27. B 47. A
8. B 28. A 48. D
9. C 29. D 49. C
10. B 30. B 50. C
11. A 31. C 51. A
12. A 32. C 52. A
13. C 33. B 53. D
14. A 34. A 54. B
15. B 35. B 55. D
16. D 36. D 56. D
17. B 37. C 57. D
18. D 38. A 58. B
19. A 39. A 59. C
20. A 40. C 60. C

ANSWER PRACTICE TEST 4.(MAY 2019)
1. C 21. D 41. A
2. B 22. A 42. B
3. D 23. D 43. C
4. B 24. A 44. C
5. B 25. A 45. A
6. A 26. B 46. C
7. D 27. B 47. D
8. D 28. A 48. C
9. A 29. D 49. D
10. B 30. A 50. A
11. A 31. B 51. C
12. A 32. A 52. C
13. C 33. C 53. D
14. D 34. D 54. C
15. C 35. D 55. B
16. B 36. C 56. C
17. B 37. C 57. A
18. D 38. A 58. C
19. B 39. C 59. B
20. D 40. B 60. A

ANSWER PRACTICE TEST 5 (JAN. 2020)
1. B 21. A 41. A
2. D 22. D 42. C
3. C 23. C 43. B
4. C 24. C 44. C
5. D 25. D 45. C
6. A 26. D 46. D
7. A 27. C 47. D
8. D 28. C 48. A
9. A 29. B 49. D
10. A 30. A 50. B
11. D 31. D 51. D
12. B 32. C 52. C
13. B 33. B 53. B
14. A 34. D 54. A
15. C 35. B 55. C
16. B 36. D 56. B
17. A 37. A 57. D
18. A 38. B 58. D
19. B 39. C 59. B
20. C 40. B 60. A

ANSWER PRACTICE TEST 6 (JULY 2020)
1. C 21. B 41. D
2. A 22. D 42. C
3. A 23. A 43. D
4. C 24. D 44. B
5. A 25. A 45. D
6. A 26. D 46. D
7. B 27. A 47. D
8. A 28. B 48. C
9. A 29. C 49. A
10. C 30. B 50. D
11. D 31. B 51. C
12. C 32. D 52. A
13. C 33. D 53. D
14. B 34. C 54. A
15. C 35. C 55. C
16. B 36. D 56. A
17. C 37. B 57. B
18. C 38. A 58. C
19. D 39. C 59. C
20. B 40. B 60. A



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CSEC Mathematics Formula Sheet ………………………………………………..5

Practice test 3 January 2019 ……………………………………………….….….121

3 Prepared by Ruddy Moore 876-803-9984 | CSEC MATHEMATICS MCQ WORKBOOK

4 Prepared by Ruddy Moore 876-803-9984 | CSEC MATHEMATICS MCQ WORKBOOK

Circumference 𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟 where r is the radius of the circle

Area of circle 𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2 where 𝑟 is the radius of the circle

Perpendicular distance between the parallel sides

Roots of quadratic equations If 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0

𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠 𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒

Area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 𝑠 𝑠−𝑎 𝑠−𝑏 𝑠−𝑐

Cosine rule 𝑎2 = 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐 cos 𝐴

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0.45 may be written as

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13. May 2017 * May 2014 37.26 ÷ 1.8

(A) 11.4445 (A) 0.207

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21. Jan.2019 Written in scientific notation, 0.045 × 10−3 is

(A) 4.5 × 10−6

23. May 2012 *May 2010 * May 2009

The number 301 can be written as 28. May 2007

(D) 3 × 103 + 1 × 10 (A) 4.3

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30. July 2020* May 2017 * May 2016 (C) 6

(A) 2 tenths 3.3 × 2.5 + 5.7 × 2.5 =

33. May 2008 (B) 9.00

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The square root of 181 lies between

42. May 2018*May 2017*May 2015

39. Jan.2018 43. May 2016*May 2011*May 2010

If 3n is an odd number, which of the

40. July 2020* May 2019*May 2017

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172 − 152 = What percentage of 340 is 425?

(A) 1 (A) 80%

46. May 2019 * May 2014

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(A) 20 (A) $72

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If $560 is shared in the ratio 2:3:9, the 60. **Jan. 2014**

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62. May 2005 The HCF of 12, 15, and 60 is

If $350 is divided into two portions in the (A) 1

(A) 3 (A) 0.9 m

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70. May 2012*May 2006 If U = 1,3,5,6,8 and A = 3,6 then the

71. May 2016*May 2008 If the universal set U = 1,2,3,4,5,6 and

72. May 2019 * May 2014 * May 2012

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(A) 4 82. May 2019 * Jan. 2019 *May 2012

79. May 2019* Jan. 2019 * May 2017

23. May 2012 May 2010 May 2009

42. May 2018May 2017May 2015

39. Jan.2018 43. May 2016May 2011May 2010

If $560 is shared in the ratio 2:3:9, the 60. Jan. 2014

166. May 2017 170. May 2017May 2015May 2011