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1. If x  y , which of the following inequalities is correct?

A. x2 y2

B. x2 y2

C. 2 x  2 y
x y
D. 
2 2
□

2. The sum of heights of Angela and Barbie is less than 210 cm. The height of Angela is triple that of
Barbie. The height of Barbie is x cm. Which of the following inequalities can be used to find the
range of values of x?

A. x  3x  210
B. x  3x  210
x
C. x  210
3
x
D. x   210
3
□

3. The figures below show the 2-D representations of a solid from various views:

Top view Front view Side view

Which of the following could be the solid?

A.

Front view

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B.

Front view

C.

Front view

D.

Front view □

4.

Which of the following 3-D figures can be made by the given net?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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5. In ABD, BAC  CAD. AC is

A

B C D

A. an altitude of ABD.
B. an angle bisector of ABD.
C. a median of ABD.
D. a perpendicular bisector of ABD. □

6. In ADF, AC  CD, FB  AD and EC  AD . Which of the following is a perpendicular bisector

of ADF?
A
B

D E F

A. AB
B. AC
C. BF
D. CE □

7. Fill in the boxes with  or < to express the relations between the numbers.

(a) 20 □ 30

1 1
(b)
20
□ 30
(1 mark)

8. According to the diagram, write down an inequality in x. (1 mark)

0 7

9. Solve the inequality x  7  4. (1 mark)

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10. Figure I shows a cube ABCDEFGH. In Figure II, BCEF is a plane of reflection of the cube. Apart
from BCEF, write down ONE OF THE OTHER planes of reflection containing vertex F.
(1 mark)

11. The figure shows a cube ABCDEFGH. M, N, O and P are the mid-points of AB, CD, EH and FG
respectively. Write down the axis of rotational symmetry passing through M. (1 mark)

12. The figure shows a right triangular prism. Write down the angle between AE and plane ABCD.
(1 mark)

1. The figure shows a solid made up of a cube and a pyramid with a square base.

(a) How many planes of reflection are there in this solid?

(b) How many axes of rotational symmetry are there in this solid? How many folds of rotational
symmetry for each axis?
(2 marks)

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2. The figure shows cuboid ABCDEFGH.

(a) Write down the projection of CF on plane ADEF.

(b) Write down the angle between CF and plane ABGF.
(2 marks)

3. The following figures show the orthographic views of solids. Draw each solid on isometric grid.
[ Isometric grid is provided in the Appendix (page 15). ]

(a) (b)

Front view Side view Front view Side view

Top view
Top view

(2 marks)

4. The figure shows a net of a closed solid and the length of each side are equal.
A G
H

B F
C E

(a) Draw the solid.

(b) Which points will coincide with B?
(c) Which line will coincide with GF?
(4 marks)

5. Solve each of the following inequalities and represent the solutions graphically.
(a) 2(7  x)  3(2 x  5)  3
x  8 1  2x
(b) 1  
4 6
(4 marks)

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6. In the figure, ADC and BEC are straight lines. ED is the perpendicular bisector of AC. Given that
ABC ~ DEC , prove that AE is a median of ABC. (2 marks)
A

B E C

7. In the figure, ADB and CED are straight lines. BE is a median of BCD and ABC ~ BDE .
C

A D B

(a) Prove that BCD is an isosceles triangle.

(b) Prove that CD is a median of ABC.
(4 marks)

8. The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is greater than 37. Find the smallest value of the larger
number. (3 marks)

9. Jason deposited the same principal for 2 years in two different banks as follows.
Bank A: Simple interest at the interest rate of 6% p.a.
Bank B: Interest rate of 5% p.a., compounded yearly
If the interest obtained from Bank A is at least $150 more than that from Bank B, at least how
much did he deposit in each bank? (Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred dollar.)
(4 marks)

10. In the figure, AC and BD intersect at E. AB is an altitude of ABC. AC and DB are the angle
bisectors of DCB and ABC respectively. Find BDC. (4 marks)
D
A
E

28°

B C

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11. In the figure, AD and BC intersect at E, and AC  2CD. AE is a median of ABC and BC is the
angle bisector of ACD.
A

C
B E

(a) Prove that ABC ~ DEC .

(b) Prove that AB  AE .
(c) Find the ratio of the area of AEC to that of DEC.
(6 marks)

12. Draw the orthographic views of each of the following solids. (Assume that each side of the square
on graph paper is 1 cm.)
[ Graph paper is provided in the Appendix (page 15). ]

(a) Top view (b)

1 cm

4 cm
2 cm 2 cm

3 cm

5 cm 5 cm

Side view Front view

(2 marks)

13. The figure shows a right prism and its base is a trapezium. I and J are the projections of B and E on
the plane CDGH respectively.

(a) Write down the angle between planes ABEF and BEGH.
(b) Write down the angle between planes BCDE and ACDF.
(c) Write down the angle between planes BDG and CDGH.
(3 marks)

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14. (a) Solve each of the following inequalities and represent the solutions graphically.
3x  2 2 x  1
(i) 
4 2
2(9  x)
(ii)  1  2 x
3
(b) If x is an integer satisfying both inequalities in (a), find the greatest value of x.
(5 marks)

15. There are a total of forty $2 coins and $5 coins in a bag. If the total value of the coins in the bag is
at least $130, find the maximum number of $2 coins. (4 marks)

16. The sides of a right-angled triangle are 3x cm, 4x cm and 5x cm long, where x is a positive integer.
If the perimeter of the triangle is not less than 40 cm, find the smallest area of the triangle.
(4 marks)

17. In the figure, AEB and ADC are straight lines. CE and BD intersect at the orthocentre O of ABC.
Prove that DB is an angle bisector of ABC. (3 marks)
A

E D

O 29°
32°
B C

18. In the figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle, where AB  AC . D and E are points lying on AB and
AC respectively such that BE and CD intersect at the centroid O of ABC.
A

D E

B C

(a) Prove that BCE  CBD .

(b) Prove that OB  OC.
(4 marks)

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19. The figure shows a side view of a solid with uniform cross-section. It consists of a quadrant of
radius 5 cm and an isosceles right-angled triangle. The height of the solid is 12 cm.

(a) Draw a net of the solid.

(b) Find the volume and total surface area of the solid. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant
figures.)
(5 marks)

20. In the figure, BCD and EAC are straight lines, BC  CD and EA  AC .
E

B C D

(a) By considering ABC, prove that AB  AC  CD .

(b) By considering CDE and using the result of (a), prove that 3 AC  AB  ED.
(4 marks)

21. In the figure, BCE is a straight line. CA and DC are the angle bisectors of BAD and ACE
respectively. It is given that ABC  68 and ADC  71. Find DAC and DCE. (5 marks)
A
D

E
C
B

22. In the figure, BCD is a straight line and AC is the angle bisector of ECD. It is given that
CD  CE and BE // CA.
A

B C D

(a) Prove that ACD  ACE .

(b) Prove that BCE is an isosceles triangle, and hence prove that AC is a median of ABD.
(6 marks)

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1.

10 0

3

Which of the following is NOT a solution of the inequality represented by the graph?

A. 3.2
13
B. 
4
C. 5 cos 30
D.  □

2. The figure shows a right prism whose base is an equilateral triangle. How many axes of rotational
symmetry are there in the prism?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 □

3. The figure shows a net of a cube.

Which of the following is on the opposite face of ‘ ’?

A.

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B.

C.

D.
□

4. The following figure shows the top view of a solid made up of identical cubes. The number in each
box shows the number of cubes in that column.

1
1 3 2
Side view
2
1

Front view

Which of the following solids has the top view above?

A.

Side view Front view

B.

Side view Front view

C.

Side view Front view

D.

Side view Front view □

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5. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. Q is the mid-point of DE.

Which of the following is the angle between BQ and plane DEFA?

A. AQB
B. BQD
C. BQE
D. BQF □

6. C z
D
100°
y
25°
110°
30°
A x B

Which of the following must be correct?

A. z  x  y
B. z  y  x
C. x  y  z
D. x  z  y □

7. If x  7, find the greatest integral value of 31  8x .

A. 56
B. 55
C. 25
D. 24 □

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8. In the figure, AEB, AFC and BDC are straight lines. AD is the angle bisector of BAC.
A

E F

B D C

Which of the following must be correct?

I. AED  AFD
II. BED  CFD
III. AED ~ ADB

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

9. In the figure, O is the orthocentre of ABC. It is given that BAC  70 and ABC  60. Find
AOB.
A

B C

A. 90
B. 100
C. 120
D. 130 □

10. If a  b  0 and c  0 , which of the following must be true?

I. ac  bc
c c
II. 
a b
III. a 2  b 2

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

11. There are a total of 30 packs of corn chips and potato chips in a box. If the number of packs of
potato chips is at most 3 less than twice the number of packs of corn chips, at most how many
packs of corn chips are there in the box?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 18
D. 19 □

12. In the figure, ABC is an acute-angled triangle. D is a point lying on BC such that AD is the
perpendicular bisector of BC.
A

B D C

Which of the following must be correct?

I. The circumcentre of ABC is lying on AD.
II. The orthocentre of ABC is lying on AD.
III. The centroid of ABC is lying on AD.

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

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Isometric grid

Graph paper

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Basic Skills Check (page 1)

1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. (a)  (b) 
8. x  7
9. x  3

10. ACHF, CDFG [Any one]

11. MO
12. CAE

Conventional Questions (page 4)

1. (a) 4 (b) 1, 4-fold

2. (a) DF (b) CFB

4. (b) D, F (c) AB
1
5. (a) x  (b) x  14
4
8. 21
9. $8 600
10. 93
11. (c) 2 : 1

13. (a) ABH, FEG [Any one] (b) ACB, FDE [Any one] (c) BJI
21
14. (a) (i) x  0 (ii) x  
4
(b) 6
15. 23
16. 96 cm 2
19. (b) Volume  386 cm 3, total surface area  363 cm 2
21. DAC  50, DCE  59

Multiple Choice Questions (page 10)

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

6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A

11. A 12. D

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