ST.

STEPHEN’S COLLEGE

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (2018-2019)

Subject/Paper : Mathematics Paper 2 Exam Seat No. : ____________

Form : Five Group : ____________

Time allowed : 60 minutes Teacher : ____________

Instructions to Students:

1. Total mark for this paper is 36.

2. This paper consists of 36 questions in 7 pages.

3. Answer ALL questions. All the answers should be marked on the Multiple Choice
Answer Sheet provided.

4. Note that you may only mark ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will
score NO MARKS.

5. The figures in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

6. Each question carries one mark. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

7. Only permitted calculators may be used.

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1. If , then
A. . B. 0.
C. 1. D. 0 or 8.

2. If , then
A. . B. 2.

C. or . D. 2 or .

3. Solve the compound inequalities

{32x+1≥0
x >4
.
1 1
x >− − ≤x≤2
A. 3 B. 3
C. x≥2 D. x >2

4. If a and b are non-zero numbers with a < b, which of the following must be true?
I. b – a > 0
II. − b < − a
a
<1
III. b

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

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

5. The figure shows the graph of the function y=f (x ) where −1 ≤ x ≤1. Which of the
following equations has a solution of 0.5, correct to 1 d.p?

A. f ( x )=−0.8 B. f ( x )=−0.1
C. f ( x )=0.1 D. f ( x )=0.8

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6. Which of the following functions has a maximum value of 2?

2
A. f ( x )=−( x−2) −2 B. f ( x )=−2 x ( x−2)
1
f ( x )= sin 4 x
D. f ( x )=√ 2 cos x
2
C. 2

7. In the figure, the period of y=3 sin ( x o +3 0 o )is

A. 90. B. 180.
C. 360. D. 720.

8. 6 boys and 2 girls are sitting on a bench. If the girls must sit next to each other, find the
number of possible arrangements.
A. 1008 B. 5040
C. 10080 D. 40320

9. In a bookshelf, there are 14 different Chinese books and 15 different English books. If 3
books of the same subject are selected from the bookshelf, how many different groups of
books can be formed?
A. 819 B. 3654
C. 4914 D. 165620

10. A number is randomly drawn from the integers 80 to 89 inclusive. Let A be the event of
drawing a multiple of 4 and B be the event of drawing a square number. Which of the
following is not a possible outcome of ?
A. 81 B. 82
C. 86 D. 87

11. Which of the following could be the probability of an event?

A. B.
C. D.

12. The probabilities for John to pass the tests in Mathematics and Liberal Studies are and

respectively. Find the probability that he passes at least one test.

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A. B.

C. D.

13. Given that the simultaneous equations have only one real solution, find the
value(s) of the constant k.
A. B. 4
C. or D. 4 or

14. Solve the equation .

A. B.

C. 4 D. 4 or

15. How many real roots does the equation have?

A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5

16. For , how many roots does the equation have?

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

17. If p and q are real numbers such that pq < 0, which of the following must be true?
I. p+q <0
3 3
II. p + q <0
p
<0
III. q

A. I only B. I and II only

C. II and III only D. III only

18. Solve –(x – 3)2 – 7(x – 3) + 30  0.

A. x  –6 or x  7 B. –6  x  7
C. x  –7 or x  6 D. –7  x  6

19. Which of the following functions has/have the same domain as the function
y=log ⁡( x−8) ?
I. y= √ x−8
1
y=
II. x−8
1
y= √ x−8+
III. x−8

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

20. Which of the following is a sketch of the function y=−10 x ?

A. B.

O 1
O

C. D.

21. Mrs. Chan wants to invite 8 friends out of 20 friends to her birthday party. If Mary and
Elaine will not attend the party separately, in how many ways does Mrs. Chan have to
choose her friends for the party?
A. 18564 B. 37128
C. 62322 D. 125970

22. 4 red balls and 4 white balls are arranged in a row. All the balls are of different sizes. If
the red balls and the white balls are arranged alternately, how many possible arrangements
are there?
A. 576 B. 1152
C. 2304 D. 2880

23. A box contains 6 balls which are marked with the numbers , , , 2, 4 and 6
respectively. Two balls are drawn randomly from the box. Find the probability that the
sum of the numbers drawn is zero.

A. B.

C. D.

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24. Alan, Betty and 10 other students participate in a solo singing contest. If each participant
performs once only and the order of performance is randomly arranged, find the
probability that Alan performs just before Betty.

A. B.

C. D.

25. If , find .

A. 1 B. 1 or
C. 1 or D. 2 or

26. If , then y =
A. or 4. B. or 3.

C. or 1000. D. or 100.

27. If the quadratic graph of y = m2x2 + (3m – 5)x + 1 has no x-intercepts, where m  0, the
range of the values of m is
A. m < 1 or m > 5. B. m  1 or m  5.
C. 1 < m < 5. D. all real numbers.

28. How many integers satisfy both x2 – 5x – 24 < 0 and x2 – 15x + 26 < 0?
A. 5 B. 7
C. 15 D. 17

29. The figure shows the graph of y=kcos (x+θ) where k and
 are constants. Find the values of k and .

A. k =−3 and θ=−6 0o

B. k =−3 and θ=6 0o
C. k =3 and θ=−6 0o
D. k =3 and θ=6 0o

30. Let f ( x )=2x . If f ( x ) is transformed into g ( x )=2 x+1−3, describe the transformations
involved in obtaining the graph of y=g ( x ) from the graph of y=f ( x ).
A. The graph of y=f ( x )is first translated 1 unit upwards and then translated 3 units to
the right.
B. The graph of y=f ( x )is first translated 1 unit upwards and then translated 3 units to
the left.
C. The graph of y=f ( x )is first translated 1 unit to the right and then translated 3 units
downwards.
D. The graph of y=f ( x )is first translated 1 unit to the left and then translated 3 units
downwards.

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31. 4 different reference books are distributed between Anna and Betty. If each of them
should receive at least 1 reference book, find the number of ways of distributing books.
A. 14 B. 16
C. 28 D. 68

32. There are 6 cards numbered 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 8 respectively. A 4-digit number is formed
by using these cards, how many of them is a multiple of 5?
A. 60 B. 108
C. 120 D. 144

33. Peter, John and 6 other students are arranged to sit in 2 rows of 4 in order to take a group
photo. How many possible arrangements are there if Peter and John are not in the same
row?
A. 11520 B. 23040
C. 40320 D. 80640

34. There are 12 boys and 18 girls in a room. Three students are randomly chosen from the
room. Given that at least 1 girl is chosen, find the probability that 3 girls are chosen.

A. B.

C. D.

35. Two students from each of the 5 schools attend a meeting. Three students are randomly
selected from these 10 students to form a committee. Find the probability that the 3
students selected come from 2 different schools.

A. B.

C. D.

36. Three bags contain blue and pink balls. The first bag contains 6 blue balls and 9 pink balls,
the second bag contains 12 blue balls and 3 pink balls, the third bag contains 8 blue balls
and 7 pink balls. One bag is chosen at random and a ball is randomly drawn from it.
Given that the ball drawn is blue, find the probability that the ball came from the second
bag.

A. B.

C. D.

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Suggested Answers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B C D A D B C C A A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B D D A B D D D B C
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C B C C A C C A B D
31 32 33 34 35 36
A B B A D B

No. of ‘A’ = 8
No. of ‘B’ = 10
No. of ‘C’ = 9
No. of ‘D’ = 9

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