Maths Practice 1B
Maths Practice 1B
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1 2 Hours
A B
How many minutes and seconds will pass before watch A shows 10: 00: 00
A. 19 min 55sec B. 20 min 55 sec C. 21 min 55 sec D. 55 sec
11. Chido counted her money as $ 1,05 instead of $01,50. Chido’s counting was
wrong by --
A. 45c B. 35c C. 25c D. 55c
12. 47/15 expressed as a mixed number in its lowest terms is _____
A. 3 1/15 B. 3 2/15 C. 4 1/15 D. 4 8/15
13. 0,03 kg expressed in grammes is
A. 0,3g B. 3g C. 30g D. 300g
14. The gross mass of a tin of oil is 975 kg. If the empty tin has a mass of 385 kg,
what is the mass the oil?
A. 649,94 kg B. 590 kg C. 830 kg D. 0,710 kg
15. By how much is the sum of 0,02 and 3 greater than their product?
A. 0,06 B. 2,96 C. 3,02 D. 3,06
16. The diagram above shows a circle centre O, the straight line AB is
A. the diameter B. a chord C. the circumference D. an arc
A B
.O
17. 3 ½ + 2 1/8 + 1 ¾ = A. 5 5/8 B. 6 10/8 C. 7 5/8 D. 7 3/8
18. What is 3 ÷ ¼ A. ¾ B. 12 C. 3 ¼ D. 1 1/3
19. If the dividend is 101,50 and the divisor 0,5 then the quotient is ___
A. 2,30 B. 20,3 C. 203 D. 2030
20. The perimeter, in cm of a regular pentagon of sides 4,5 cm is ___
A. 9 B. 22,5 C. 225 D. 2,25
21. Find the volume of a box whose inside measurements are 15 cm X 8 cm X 11 cm.
A. 1 320 cm3 B. 1 230 cm3 C. 1 420 cm3 D. 88 cm3
22. A grade I class has 25 girls and 20 boys. What is the ratio of the girls to boys?
A. 1 : 2 B. 4 : 5 C. 5 : 4 D. 3 : 2
23. On a bus 40% of the passengers were children. There were 54 adults. How many
people were on the bus altogether?
A. 36 B. 81 C. 90 D. 135
24. The average mass of 4 children is 45,5 kg. What is their total mass?
A. 90 kg B. 182 kg C. 11,4 kg D.180 kg
25. Find the area of this shape?
3 cm 3 cm
4 cm
x 90°
Beitbridge
460 Birchnough
40. When you are in Beitbridge from which of these places are you furthest?
A. Chimanimani B. Bulawayo C. Chiredzi D. Birchnough
41. The chart shows how Mr. Shava spends his salary in a month. What fraction does
he save?
Bus fare
fees
Rent Food
savings
A. 1/3 B. ½ C. ¼ D. 2/3
42. 4 106
2 534
+1 056
A. 7 705 B. 7 696 C. 6 705 D. 7 777
43. 9 012
-7 840
___ A. 1 072 B. 1 172 C. 4 132 D. 3 211
44. 36 – N = 19 N is A. 17 B. 49 C. 18 D. 27
45. What is the value of three $ 10 notes, two $5 notes and five 5 cent coins?
A. $ 40,25 B. $30,25 C. $35,25 D. $37,25
46. What do we call a triangle with 3 equal sides and 3 equal angles?
A. scalene B. isosceles C. equilateral D. obtuse
47. The difference between two numbers is 9. The larger number is 23. What is the
smallest number?
A. 32 B. 14 C. 22 D. 26
48. A rectangular pool measuring 20m by 5m has a capacity of 120m3. its depth is
A. 1,2m B. 4,8m C. 6m D. 12m
49. Sarah is facing North. She turns in a clockwise direction 3 right angles. She is
now facing ______ A. East B. West C. South D.
North
50. What is the area of a square whose one side is 5cm?
A. 250 cm2 B. 25 cm2 C. 5 cm2 D. 10 cm2