SECONDARY 3 (GRADE 9) MOCK TEST PAPER SET 1

NAME: Index Number:

SCHOOL:

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the Proctor has given permission to
start
2. TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes.
3. There are 25 questions with 100 total points:
Section A: Questions 1 to 15 score 3 points each, no points are deducted for an
unanswered or wrong answer.
Section B: Questions 16 to 20 score 5 points each, no points are deducted for an
unanswered or wrong answer.
Section C: Questions 21 to 25 score 6 points each, no points are deducted for an unanswered
or wrong answer.
4. Shade your answers neatly using a 2B lead pencil in the Answer Entry Sheet.
5. PROCTORING: No one may help any student in any way during the contest.
6. No electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual information are allowed
during the course of the exam. Strictly No Calculators are allowed.
7. All students must fill and shade their Name, School and Index Number in the
Answer Entry Sheet and Contest booklet.
8. MINIMUM TIME: Students must stay in the exam hall for at least 1 hour.
9. A student must show detailed working and transfer answers to the Answer Entry
Sheet.
10. No exam papers and written notes can be taken out by any contestant.

Solutions
ROUGH WORKING
Section A: 15 Multiple Choice Questions
3 points each

Question 1
Rationalise the denominator of the following fraction.
1
√6 − √3 + √2 + 1
√6+√3−√2+1
A. 2
√6−√3+√2+1
B.
2
C. √6 − √3 + √2 + 1
D. √6 + √3 − √2 + 1
E. √6 − √3 − √2 + 1

Question 2
If adding 1 to the numerator and adding 5 to the denominator of a fraction is the
same as subtracting 5 from the numerator and subtracting 1 from the denominator
of the same fraction, then find the fraction if its decimal expansion is 1.5.
6
A. 5
12
B. 8
4
C. 2
12
D. 6
10
E. 8
Question 3
Two vectors in the 3-D Euclidian space are given

4𝑖̂ + 9 𝑗̂ − 13𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 7𝑖̂ + 6𝑘̂ + 5𝑗̂

Question 4
Find 𝑀𝑁 − 𝑀 − 𝑁 in the rational equation below.
52𝑥 + 73 𝑀 𝑁
2
= +
14𝑥 + 83𝑥 + 33 7𝑥 + 3 2𝑥 + 11
A. 19
B. 13
C. 16
D. -22
E. 7
Question 5
In the adjoining figure, 𝐴𝐵 is the diameter of the D
circle and 𝐶, 𝐷 lie on the same side of the diameter.
C
If ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 75° and ∠𝐷𝐴𝐶 = 33°, then find the
measurement of ∠𝐷𝐶𝐴, in degrees. 33°
75°
A. 33 A B
B. 24
C. 72
D. 42
E. 27

Question 6
In the adjoining figure Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶, point 𝐷 is on 𝐴𝐵 A
such that 𝐵𝐷 = 3𝐴𝐷, 𝐸 is a point on 𝐴𝐶 such that
𝐷𝐸||𝐵𝐶, 𝐹 is a point on the line 𝐷𝐸 such that D E F
𝐴𝐵||𝐶𝐹 Find the length of 𝐸𝐹 if 𝐵𝐶 = 16.
A. 12
32
B. 3
B C
C. 4
D. 8
E. Not uniquely determined
Question 7
A tangential quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a convex quadrilateral whose sides are tangent to
a circle. Given that 𝐴𝐷 = 16, 𝐵𝐶 = 8 and the radius of the circle is 4, find the area of
the quadrilateral.
A. 48
B. 24
C. 144
D. 96
E. 192

Question 8
A D
In the diagram, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a square, 𝐴𝐻𝐷 and
𝐵𝐶𝐺 are equilateral triangles. Points 𝐼 and 𝐽 are
intersection points of the sides of the triangles G
as shown. Given the length of a side of the
square is 6, find the area of the rhombus 𝐼𝐺𝐽𝐻. I J
A. 24√3 − 36
B. 6
C. 48 − 24√3 H
D. 12
E. 3√3
B C
Question 9
What is the greatest number of regions can 7 lines divide a circle into?
A. 14
B. 28
C. 29
D. 15
E. 35

Question 10

If ℎ(𝑥) = 2 + √𝑥 and 𝑓(ℎ(𝑥)) = 7 + 5√𝑥 + 𝑥 then find 𝑓(3)

A. 13
B. 10 + 5√3
C. 8
D. 10
E. 12
Question 11
In a sequence of numbers, each subsequent term is the sum of cubes of digits of
the previous term. If one such sequence starts with the number 457, find the 2021st
term in it.
A. 352
B. 160
C. 217
D. 153
E. 371

Question 12
The first 5 terms of a sequence are:
5, 9, 16, 28, 47
Find the sum of the 8th and 7th terms
A. 189
B. 210
C. 280
D. 241
E. 166
Question 13
How many unique necklaces can be made such that they contain 7 equally spaced
beads of 7 different colours?
A. 5040
B. 720
C. 2520
D. 360
E. 840

Question 14
Find the value of:
𝑗
∞ ∞ 3
1
∑ (∑ )
9𝑖
𝑗=2 𝑖=1

A. 1
3 1
B. √7
1 3 1
C. × √7
2
1
D. 2
1
E. 7
Question 15
Given 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is a quadratic polynomial
1 1
𝑓(1) = 1, 𝑓(2) = , 𝑓(3) =
2 3
Find 𝑓(4)
1
A. 4
B. 4
7
C. 24
1
D. 2
E. Insufficient information
Section B: 5 Open-Ended Questions
5 points each
Question 16
For positive real numbers 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧, it is given that
𝑥 3𝑦 2𝑧 3
+ + = .
3𝑦 + 2𝑧 𝑥 + 2𝑧 𝑥 + 3𝑦 2
Find the value of
(7𝑥 + 12𝑦)2
.
𝑧2

Question 17
How many times the digit ‘0’ appears in the list of numbers from 1000 to 2021
including both numbers?
Question 18
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 86 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 4 then find:

𝑔[𝑓 −1 (𝑔(14))]

Question 19
What is the shortest distance an ant needs to travel from its current position (7,10)
to the anthill (19,25) if the ant must touch the x-axis where sugar is spread all along
with it?
Question 20
A number in base 3 has all its digits as 1, but its last digit is 0 in base 2. Which is the
largest 4-digit number, in base 10, that has this property?
Section C: 5 Open-Ended Questions
6 Points Each

Question 21
If the following is given:
𝑥4 + 𝑥3 + 𝑥2 + 𝑥 + 1 = 0
Then find the value of 𝑥 2021 − 𝑥

Question 22
Find the sum of three positive integers 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, if the following is given:
gcd(𝑝, 𝑞) = 45, gcd(𝑞, 𝑟) = 21, gcd(𝑝, 𝑟) = 3
𝑙𝑐𝑚(𝑝, 𝑞) = 4725, 𝑙𝑐𝑚(𝑞, 𝑟) = 11025, 𝑙𝑐𝑚(𝑝, 𝑟) = 6615
Question 23
Find the ordered set of 4-tuples, of positive integers, [𝑤, 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧] such that:
𝑤 + 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 21

Question 24
Find the value of a positive integer 𝑥.

𝑥 = √5 + √13 + √5 + √13 + ⋯
Question 25
Seven unique awards need to be handed to 7 exceptional students. If the probability
𝑎
that the chief guest hands all awards to the incorrect recipient is 𝑏 in simplest form,
then find the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏. (It is given that the probability to do so with 5 and 6
11 53
awards is and , respectively.)
30 144
ANSWER KEY

QUESTION 1 A QUESTION 14 D

QUESTION 2 B QUESTION 15 D

QUESTION 3 E QUESTION 16 0484

QUESTION 4 A QUESTION 17 0335

QUESTION 5 D QUESTION 18 0248

QUESTION 6 A QUESTION 19 0037

QUESTION 7 D QUESTION 20 03280

QUESTION 8 A QUESTION 21 0000

QUESTION 9 C QUESTION 22 1857

QUESTION 10 A QUESTION 23 1140

QUESTION 11 A QUESTION 24 0003

QUESTION 12 C QUESTION 25 0383

QUESTION 13 D