Ministry of Education, Human Resource Planning,
Vocational Training and National Excellence
Commonwealth of Dominica
MATHEMATICS
90 MINUTES
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE TEST.
1. THIS PAPER CONTAINS SIXTY (60) QUESTIONS.
2. YOU HAVE NINETY (90) MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS PAPER.
3. FOR EACH QUESTION, SHADE THE LETTER ON THE ANSWER SHEEET
THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE ANSWER YOU HAVE CHOSEN.
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NUMBER
1.
The number seventy thousand two hundred and four written in figures,
is;
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
The value of the digit 5 in the number 4 590 664 is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
5 hundred thousand
5 thousand
50 thousand
5 million
Which number is the LARGEST in the options below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
7 204
70 204
70 240
700 204
110 079
100 791
110 790
101 790
The number 83 025 written in expanded form is
A.
B.
C.
D.
80 + 3 + 0 + 20 + 5
8 000 + 300 + 20 + 5
80 000 + 3 000 + 200 + 5
80 000 + 3 000 + 20 + 5
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5.
What is the sum of 325 + 179 rounded to the nearest 100?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
700
600
500
400
When an odd number is added to an even number the result is ALWAYS
a/an
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.
odd number
even number
prime number
square number
When one of the numbers below is subtracted from 900, the answer is
greater than 300. Which number is it?
A.
B.
C.
D.
823
712
667
579
8. The sum of 560 000 + 5 435 + 14 089 is
A.
B.
C.
D.
579 414
579 524
1 017 589
1 244 390
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9.
Which number must be added to 359 to get 490?
A.
B.
C.
D.
31
131
149
849
10. The sum of three numbers; 201, 187 and a missing number is 500. What
is the missing number?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11.
888
388
288
112
4 x 36 can also be written as
A.
B.
C.
D.
(4 x 30) + (4 x 6)
(4 x 3) + (4 x 6)
4x3+6
43 x 6
12. A box holds 12 pencils. How many pencils are there in 8 similar boxes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8 + 12
12 – 8
8 x 12
12 ÷ 8
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13.
What is 6 000 – 2 369?
A.
B.
C.
D.
14.
What is the product of 807 and 24?
A.
B.
C.
D.
15.
4 369
3 742
3 631
3 531
80 724
38 268
19 368
4 842
Ariel wrote the statement below on a piece of paper.
÷8=5
If Ariel’s statement is true, which one of the following statements is
also true?
A.
=5x8
B.
=5–8
C.
=5÷8
D.
=5+8
16.
Julian sold a total of 319 cups of lemonade in June and July. If he
Sold 138 cups in June, which number statement below represents the
number of cups of lemonade Julian sold in July?
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A.
138 + 319
B.
319 – 138
C.
319 + 138
D.
138 – 319
17. A store sells pens in packs. Each pack contains the same number of pens.
The table below shows the relationship between the total number of
packs sold and the total number of pens sold.
Number of Packs sold
Number of Pens sold
2
6
8
8
24
32
How many pens are there in each pack?
A.
B.
C.
D.
18.
8
6
4
2
Three bells A, B and C ring every 3, 4 and 6 minutes respectively. If they
all rang at 9 am together, at what time will they all
ring at the same time again?
A.
10: 13 am
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B.
C.
D.
10:12 am
9:13 am
9:12 am
19. What is the difference between 9 172 and 89?
A.
B.
C.
D.
9 117
9 261
9 083
9 123
20. Sara Lee bakes cookies and cupcakes for her fundraiser. For every 2
cupcakes she bakes, she also bakes 3 cookies.
If she bakes 16 cupcakes how many cookies does she bake?
A.
B.
C.
D.
24
19
6
3
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21. The product of 250 and 40 is
A.
B.
C.
D.
22.
2900
1 000
10 000
100 000
9
=
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.1
21
201
2001
23.
587600 ÷ 100 =
A.
B.
C.
D.
587.6
5 876
58 760
58 760 000
FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS
24. In the diagram below, the shaded portion is represented by the fraction
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A.
B.
C.
D.
25.
Which of the followings set of fractions is written correctly in ascending
order?
2
7
A.
,
B.
1
2
,
C.
2
9
,
D.
1
2
,
26.
2
8
,
2
7
,
2
8
,
2
9
2
9
2
7
,
1
2
,
2
8
,
,
1
2
2
8
,
2
9
2
7
Janis, Marlon and their mother were eating a cake. Janis ate
the cake.
Marlon ate
1
4
1
2
of
of the cake. What fraction of the cake did their
mother get?
A.
3
4
B.
1
2
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C.
7
10
D.
1
4
27. Which decimal below represents 2 tenths?
A.
0.02
B.
0.2
C.
200.0
D.
21.0
28. Which group of decimals is arranged in ascending order?
A.
0.4 1.2
5.0
0.25
B.
1.2 5.0
0.4
0.25
C.
5.0 1. 2, 0.4
0.25
D.
0.25 0.4 1.2,
5.0
29. On the number line shown below, the decimal 0.2 would be best located
at
A.
B.
C.
D.
W
X
Y
Z
GEOMETRY
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30. A quadrilateral must be a trapezium if it has
A.
B.
C.
D.
31.
The shape shown below is a/an
A.
B.
C.
D.
32.
two pairs of parallel sides
one pair of parallel sides
a diagonal as an axis of symmetry
one pair of adjacent sides equal
decagon
octagon
hexagon
nonagon
Which of the following letters DOES NOT have a line of symmetry?
(D)
33.
The building shown below is made up of a
A.
cuboid and triangular prism
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B.
C.
D.
34.
cuboid and triangular pyramid
rectangular based pyramid and triangular prism
rectangular based pyramid and triangular based pyramid
Which of the following is the net of a cube?
(D)
35.
The solid shown below is a
A.
B.
C.
D.
Triangular based prism
Triangular based pyramid
quadrilateral based pyramid
quadrilateral based prism
MEASUREMENT
36.
How many millimeters (mm) are there in 2 500 cm?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
37.
25 000
25
250
2 500
The missing length ‘ X’ in the shape below is,
A.
26 cm
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B.
C.
D.
14 cm
12 cm
10 cm
38. Anthony wants to fill his flower bed (shaded region) with new plants.
Each plant needs one square unit of space. How many flowers can he
plant?
A.
B.
C.
D.
28
13
8
5
39. Mr. Joseph has a garden, which is 400 m long and 800 m wide. What is the
area of his garden?
A.
B.
C.
D.
40.
1 200 m2
2 400 m2
320 000 m2
240 000 m2
The area of the shape shown below is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
41.
30 cm2
42 cm2
27cm2
36 cm2
How many 250 ml glasses can be filled from a 2-litre coke bottle?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
42.
285 g converted to Kg is
A.
B.
C.
D.
43.
2850 Kg
28.5 kg
2.85 Kg
0.285 Kg
What is the weight of the item shown below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
44.
25
8
4
2
100.4 g
10.4 Kg
140 g
0.104 Kg
The time shown on the clock is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
17 minutes to 5
25 minutes past 8
11 minutes past 5
9 minutes to 5
45. Ms. Anderson bought the following plane ticket shown below
Her boarding time is at 17:30, what other way can the time be given?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7:30 am
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
5:30 am
46. Jason leaves Roseau at 9:57 am and reaches Marigot at 10: 55 am. How
long was the trip?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1 hr 3 minutes
1 hr 8 minutes
98 minutes
58 minutes
47. Barney had the following number of dollar bills as shown below. How
much money does he have in all?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
$450.00
$185.00
$485.00
$610.00
48. Karen bought a pair of shoes for $215 and sold it to make a $30 profit.
How much did she sell the shoes for?
A.
B.
C.
D.
$230.00
$235.00
$245.00
$185.00
49. Marcus has $26.00. He went into KFC and saw the following snack
packages. Which two packages can he buy?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Big Crunch and Zinger
Golden BBQ and Zinger
Golden BBQ and Big Crunch
5 Dipping wings combo and Big Crunch
STATISTICS AND DATA HANDLING
50.
Using a checklist or recording information on a tally chart are activities
used in
A.
B.
C.
D.
collecting data
analyzing data
interpreting data
making judgements
Use the diagram below to answer Questions 51 to 54.
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51.
The diagram above is an example of a
A.
B.
C.
D.
bar graph
pie chart
pictograph
frequency table
52. Which one is the least populated continent per square mile?
A.
B.
C.
D.
53.
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
What is Asia’s population density per square mile?
A.
B.
C.
D.
320 people
160 people
20 people
16 people
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54.
If the key in the diagram above represented 5 people instead of 20, how
many
would be needed to represent the population
density of North America?
A. 8
B. 4
C.
1
D. ½
Use the diagram below to answer Questions 55 and 56.
55.
How many students ride a bicycle to school?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4
3
2
1
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56.
How many students are in Grade 6?
A.
B.
C.
D.
57.
What number would most likely be in the fifth star?
A.
B.
C.
D.
58.
58
63
72
81
If 97 – n = 34, then n =
A.
B.
C.
D.
59.
26
25
24
23
131
121
63
53
What is the next number in the sequence; 2, 5, 11, 23, ____?
A.
B.
C.
D.
47
44
36
34
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60.
The coordinates of point P are
A.
B.
C.
D.
(4, 3)
(3, 4)
(2, 3)
(4, 5)
END OF EXAMINATION
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