Progression Test 3

Term 3 2022/23
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MATHEMATICS PAPER 2
Year 6

Name: _____________________________

Date: ______________________________

Time: 45 minutes

Additional Materials: Pen, Ruler, Pencil, Protractor, Calculator.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST.

Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.

Show all your working on the question paper.

The number of marks is given at the end of each question.

The total number of marks for this paper is 40.

Marks (For examiner only)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ∑

0 8 6 6 6 4 6 4 40

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1. Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 25 and 40

……………………... 2 marks

2. Simplify.

3a + b – 2b + a

……………………….

3. a) Write 4.146 correct to 1 decimal place. 1 mark

………………………….

b) Write 12.104 correct to 2 decimal places.

1 mark

...…………………………

4. a) Expand.
1 mark
4(7 – 2x)

…………………………. 1 mark

b) Solve.

3x – 7 = 44

x = ……………………… 2 marks

5. Write a number in each box to complete the statements.

2
 1 mark

6. Write the inequality represented on the number line.

…….………………………
1 mark
7. Hassan and Lily share $250 in the ratio 3 : 7

a) Write down the fraction that Hassan receives.

…………………………

b) Hassan gives $15 of his share to his mother. 1 mark

What fraction of Hassan’s share does she receive?

Give your answer in its simplest form.

…………………………..
3 marks
8. Find the highest common factor of 36 and 63

3
 …………………………… 2 marks

b
9. Find the value of a + when a = 11.7 and b = 15.5
5

..……………………………
1 mark
10. Lily has some chocolate with a mass of 220 g.

She eats 30g of the chocolate.

Find the percentage of the chocolate she has not eaten.

Calculate

……...........................% 2 marks

11. 4 kg of onions costs $3.40

Find the cost of 3 kg of these onions.

1 mark
$……………………………

12. Write 15.17941 correct to two decimal places.

4
 ……………………………
1 mark
13. Here is a rectangle.

a) Find an expression for the perimeter of the rectangle, in terms of b.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

1 mark
…...………………………..cm

b) Find the value of b when the perimeter is 42 cm.

2 marks
b = …………………………..

14. Carlos says, ‘5.2 hours is the same as 5 hours 20 minutes.’

Describe his error and give the correct time for 5.2 hours in hours and

minutes.

His error is ………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………..
2 marks
The correct time is ……………………. hours………………………….minutes.

15. Write a number in each box to make each statement correct.

5
 1 mark

16. Write down the inequality represented on the number line.

1 mark

………………………………

17. Find the lowest common multiple of 24 and 18

1 mark
………………………………

18. Pierre rolls a fair six-sided dice numbered 1 to 6

Tick to show if each pair of events is mutually exclusive or not mutually

exclusive.

1 mark

19. Calculate.

–123 – (– 72)

6
 1 mark
…………………………….

20. Jamila says, ‘64 is both a square number and a cube number.’ Show that

she is correct.

………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 mark

……………………………………………………………………………………….

21. Find the value of 3a – b when a = 6.4 and b = 4.3

1 mark
……………………………….

22. Anastasia changes $450 into euros (€).

The exchange rate is $100 = €112

Calculate how many euros she receives.

2 marks
€ ……………………………..

23. Write 317.96 correct to one decimal place.

1 mark
……………………………..

24. a) Simplify.

5x + 7 – 8x

7
 ………………………………………. 1 mark

b) Write the missing values to complete this statement.

2 marks

25. Represent x > –2 on the number line.

1 mark
END OF TEST