IGCSE Mathematics

Third Long Test

Directions: Do not write on this questionnaire. Use the answer sheet provided.
Choose the letter of the correct answer. If your computed value is not in the choices, choose the closest one.
11. How many 5ml spoonful can be obtained from
1. It measures how long or tall something is. a bottle that contains 0.3 litres of medicine?
A) length B) mass C) capacity A) 60 B) 600 C) 6000 D) 60 000
area
12. Convert: 103 𝑚𝑚3 = ______𝑐𝑚3
2. It measures the inside volume of a container. A) 0.103 B) 10.3 C) 1030 D) 103 000
A) mass B) capacity C) area D) volume

3. It is the amount of space taken up by a 13. Round to 1 significant figure: 263.57

threedimensional object. A) 260.60 B) 264 C) 260 D) 300
A) mass B) capacity C) area D) volume
14. When the local time in Athens is
4. It is the amount of space taken up by a flat 09:00, the local time in Berlin is 08:00. A
shape. plane leaves Athens at 13:15. It arrives in
A) mass B) capacity C) area D) volume Berlin at 15:05 local time. Find the flight
time from Athens to Berlin.
5. It measures the amount of material in an A) 1h 50min B) 2h 50min C) 50 min D) 1h
object. A) mass B) capacity C) 10min
area D) volume
For numbers 15-17, the timetable for evening
6. Kilogram is an example of _________ trains between Mitchell’s Plain and Cape Town is
system. A) length B) imperial C) metric D) shown below:
mass Mitchell’s 18:29 19:02 19:32 20:02 21:04
Plain
7. Miles is an example of _________ system.
Nyaga 18:40 19:13 19:43 20:13 21:15
A) length B) imperial C) metric D) mass
Pinelands 19:01 19:31 20:01 20:31 21:33
8. Convert: 43.3 𝑐𝑚 = _______𝑚. Cape 19:17 19:47 20:17 20:47 21:49
Town
A) 0.433 B) 4.33 C) 433 D) 4330

15. Shaheeda wants to catch a train at Mitchell’s

9. Convert: 164.2 𝑐𝑚2 = ______𝑚𝑚2 A) 0.1642
Plain and get to Pineland by 8:45 p.m. What is
B) 1.642 C) 16.42 D) 16420
the time of the latest train she should catch?
A) 18:29 B) 19:32 C) 20:02 D) 21:04
10. Arrange in ascending order of size:

3.22 m, 3 m, 32.4 cm 16. Calculate the time the 19:02 train from
Mitchell’s Plain takes to travel to Cape Town.
A) 3.22 m, 3 m, 32.4 cm C) 32.4 cm, 3.22 m,
A) 15 min B) 30 min C) 45 min D) 19
3 m min

B) 3.22 m, 32.4 cm, 3 m D) 32.4 cm, 3 m,

3.22 m
17. Thabo arrives at Nyaga station at 6:50 p.m.
How long will he have to wait for the next train to 22. Given: 𝑎 = 𝑏 × 𝑐
Cape Town? and that 𝑏 is 12.3m correct to 1dp and 𝑐 is 3.14m
A) 10 min B) 23 min C) 2 min D) 53 min correct to 2dp, find 𝑎 to a suitable degree of
accuracy.
18. A building is 72 m measured to the nearest A) 38.4 B) 38.8 C) 38 D) 40
metre. What is the upper bound of the building’s
height?
A) 71.05 m B) 71.50 m C) 72.50 m D) 72.55
m

19. Harley’s house has a value of £160 000

correct to 2 significant figures. What is the
greatest possible value of the house? For numbers 25-26, refer to the table below:
A) £165 000 C) £160 500 For numbers 23-24. Shown is a conversion graph
B) £160 050 D) £160 000.50 for converting between miles driven and the price
of a hire car.
Answer: A) £165 000

20. Jess rounds a number, 𝑥, to one decimal

place. The result is 9.8. What is the error interval
for 𝑥?
A) 8.50 ≤ 𝑥 < 9.50 C) 8.75 ≤ 𝑥 <
9.85
B) 9.75 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.85 D) 9.75 ≤ 𝑥 <
9.85
23. Convert £100 into miles.
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21. A cube is 10m correct to 1 significant figure. A) 90 miles B) 125 miles C) neither D) same
What is the minimum possible side length?
A) 1.710 m B) 2.118 m C) 2.154 m D) 24. Convert 300 miles to £’s.
2.466 m A) £150 B) £170 C) neither D) same

25. What is the exchange rate for yen to pound?

A) 1 yen = 0.01 pound B) 1 yen = 121.36 pound C) 1 yen = 1.59 pound D) 1 yen =
1.00 pound
26. How many Indian rupees will you get for 600 euros?
A) 2490 rupees B) 41460 rupees C) 7540 rupees D) 9139 rupees