HGSS HIGH SCHOOL

FORM TWO MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2023

MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

TIME: 2 HOUR 30 MINUTES

1. What is the value of 7 in the number 345.74.

A. 7 hundred B. 7 tens C. 7 tenths D. 7 hundredths
2. Find the value of 15+ 4 ×3
A. 33 B. 27 C. 25 D. 12
3. The highest common factors of 10 a2 b∧8 a2 b2
A. 80 a 2 b B. 2 a2 b C. 4 a2 b2 D. 18 ab
4. What inequality is represented by the graph below

A. x ←6 B . x <2C . x >−6 D . x ≥ 2
5. Solve the simultaneous equation x + y=3∧x− y=−5
A. 1 and 4 B. -1 and -4 C. -1 and 4 D 1 and -4
6. Write the next term in the sequence, 1; 4; 9; 16; 25; …
A. 36 B. 100 C. 49 D. 225
7. Find the L.C.M of 6; 8 and 12
A. 48 B. 36. C. 40 D. 24
8. Express 1764 as a product of its prime factor in index form
A. 2 ×3 ×7 B .2 2 ×3 2 ×7 2 C .22 ×3 ×7 ×7 D .2 ×2 ×3 ×3 × 7 ×7
9. Factorize x 2−4
A. ( x−2 ) ( x−2 ) B . ( x+ 2 )( x +2 ) C . ( x−2 ) ( x+2 ) D .( x−2)
x−2 2 x +3
10. Simplify −
3 2
 −X−12 X−12 X +1 12−X
A. B. C. D.
6 6 6 6
11. Find the median of 3; 3; 7; 8; 14
A. 7 B. 3 C. 7 and 8 D. 14
12. Evaluate 45÷ 900 000
A. 0.00005 B. 0.0005 C. 50000 D. 5.0000
13. Given that v=u+at .make a the subject of the formula
V −U u u−v v−t
A. B . −v C . D.
t t v u
14. Find the lettered angle

A. 90° B . 120 ° C .180 ° D .30 °

2x
15. Solve the equation 6− =1
3
A. 2 B. 7.5 C. 8 D. 800
16. Two angles are 3 x∧2 x−60. Find the sum in terms of x
A. 5 x−60 B . x−60 C .−60−5 x D .60−5 x
17. Factorize32 x−8 x 2
A. 8 x ( 4−x ) B . x ( 32−8 x ) C . 24 x 2 D . 248−x
18. The area of a circle with diameter 14cm is
A. 144 c m2 B .77 c m2 C .140 c m 2 D . 154 c m2
19. A road is 9km long. On a map it appears as a line 6cm long, the scale of the map is 1 to
A. 150 00 B. 150 C. 1 500 D 15 000 000
64
20. Find the square root of
625
A.
√ 64
625
8
B. C .
25 √ 8
D
√ 64
25 √ 625
21. In statistics the number which appears more often is
A. Mode B. mean C. median D. middle
22. What is the value of 0.005943 to 3 sf
A. 0.00 B. 0.01 C. 0.00594 D. 0.006
2
23. The value of 2+3 × 4−2× 3
A. -8 B. -4 C. 2 D. 6
24. How much simple interest does $600 make in three years at 7% per annum?
A. $7 B. $18 C. $126 D. $42
25. Which one of the following statements is not true?
A. 2 is a natural number
 B. 2 is a negative number
C. 2 is an even number
D. 2 is a prime number
a 4
26. Express + as a single fraction
3 b
3 a+4 b a +4 a ab+12 ab+12
A. B. C. D.
3b 3+b 3b 3+ b
2
27. Solve x =4 completely . x=¿
A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. +2 or -2
2 2
28. Solve by factorization 96 −4
A. 8464 B .10000 C . 9200 D . 92 E . 92000
29. An equilateral triangle of side 16cm has the same perimeter as a square. The area of the square
is
A. 48 c m2 B . 64 c m2 C . 96 c m 2 D .144 c m2 E .256 c m2
30. A thread is wounded 200 times round a reel of diameter 5cm. use the value 3 for π to find an
approximate value for the length of the thread in meters
A. 15 B. 30 C. 37.5 D. 60 E. 75
31. If 3 x− y=14∧7 x− y=46 ,then x=¿
A. 6 B. 8 C. 15 D. 22 E. 28
32. An athlete ran a 400-meter race in 72 seconds. Express her speed in kilometers per hour
A. 0.1km/h B. 0.5km/h C. 2km/h D. 20km/h 200km/h
33. 250 g of coffee costs $14.95 at shop X. 100g of coffee costs $5.95. the difference in costs per kg
is:
A. 0c B. 3c C. 30c D. $4.50 E. $9
34. In an exam 35 out of 125 students failed. What percentage passed.
A. 28% B. 35% C. 65% D. 72% E. 90%
35. Given that 45 × n=m, find the smallest value of n such that mis a perfect square .
A. 5 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4 E. 3
36. If M= {multiples of 11} and E={2, 4, 6, …, 20}, M ∩ E=¿
A. ∅ B. {11} C. {22} D. {11, 22}

Use the following set of numbers to answer questions 37, 38 and 39.

8, 9, 5, 6, 2, 4, 8, 0

37. The mode of the above numbers is:

1 1 1
A. 4 B . 5 C .5 D .7 E . 8
2 4 2
38. The median of the above numbers is:
1 1 1
A. 4 B .5 C . 5 D .7 E . 8
2 4 2
39. The mean of the above numbers is:
1 1 1
A. 4 B .5 C . 5 D. 7 E . 8
2 4 2
40. If 3 x− y=14∧7 x− y=46 ,then x=¿
 A. 6 B. 8 C. 15 D. 22 E. 28
41. Four lines meet at a point. The sum of three of the angles at the point is 267. The size of the
other angle is:
A. 87 ° B . 89 ° C . 90° D . 91° E . 93
42. Factorize x 2−7 x−30
A. ( x +1 ) ( x−30 ) B . ( x+2 )( x−15 ) C . ( x +3 ) ( x−10 ) D. ( x +5 ) ( x−6 )
43. The number which is 3 greater than n is:
A. n+3 B. 3n C. n-3 D. 3-n
44. express 486 kg in tonnes
A. 48.6 t B. 4.86 t C. 0.486 t D. 0.0486 t E. 0.00486 t
2 x−1
45. Solve +2 x=19. x=¿
3
2 1
A. 1 B . 2 C .5 D .8 E .24
3 2
46. There are 180 girls in a mixed school if the ratio of boys and girls is 4: 3 the total number of
students in the school is:
A. 225 B. 315 C. 360 D. 405 E. 420
47. Round off all the numbers in¿ to the nearest whole number. Hence find the approximate value
of the expression.
A. 5 B. 8 C. 10 D. 16 E. 25
uv
48. If f = find f whenu=20∧u=−30
u+v
A. −60 B. −12 C. −1 D. 12 E. 60
49. 8−9− (−5 )=¿
A. −6 B. −4 C. 4 D. 6 E. 12
50. What is the capacity of a tank that has a volume of 4.5m 3
A. 4500kl B. 4.500l C. 4500ml D. 4500l E. 45kl