SHINING SMILES GROUP
MATHS PAPER 1
1. What is the value of underlined digit in 41375?
A. 1 B. 1 000 C. 100 D. 10 000
2. What is the number shown the abacus picture?
A. 42 015 B. 32 016 C. 41 025 D. 42 016
3. Round off 7.19 to the nearest whole number.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 7.2 D. 8.1
4. 70 000 + 1 000 +200 +9=
A. 71 209 B. 1 29 C. 712 009 D. 701 209
5. What is 0.8 as fraction in its lowest terms?
4 3 8 6
A. B. C. D.
5 5 10 10
Compare using >, < or =
6. 6033_____6 303
A. > B. < C= [Link] CAN’T
7. Find the sum of 57 213 ,428 and 8 617
A. 66 437 B.66 478 C.66 258 D.56 348
8. In a district there were 47 053 people. If 29 165 were children, how many adults
were in the district?
A. 17 888 B. 16 778 C. 17 787 D. 16 878
9. 72 = 6 X ___.
A. 8 B. 12 C. 10 D. 9
10. At school there are 39 classes. If each class has 45 pupils, how many pupils are
there?
A. 84 B. 1643 C. 1745 D. 1755
11. 9 Bicycles cost $4 752. What is cost of one bicycle?
A. $535 B. $528 C. $538 D. $518
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12. Express as a mixed number.
7
5 9 6 2
A. 6 B. 6 C. 9 D. 9
7 7 7 7
13. Write the fraction shaded as decimal
A. 0.1 B. 0.3 C. 0.4 D. 0.5
1 2
14. 2 +1 =
3 7
13 4 3 3
A. 3 B. 3 C. 3 D. 3
21 7 14 10
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15. 3 -¾ =
2
A. 3¼ B. 3 ½ C. 2 ¾ D. 2 ¼
16. What is the time shown on the clock face?
A. 1 o’ clock B. ¼ past 7 C. ½ past 6 B. ¼ past 6
17. If one parcel weighs 7½ kgs, what is the mass of 8 parcels?
A. 15 ½ B. 60 kg C. 56 kg D. 561/2
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18. of 595
7
A. 225 B. 235 C. 255 D. 315
19. Mr. Makaza used 0.3 of his money on clothes and 0.4 of it on food. How much
did he use altogether if he had $35.00?
A. $24.50 B. $10.50 C. $15.00 D. 35.00
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20. Write 4 as an improper fraction.
8
7 8 19 39
A. 4 B. 4 C. D.
8 7 7 8
21. 807 X 59 =
A. 4 933 B. 47 613 C. 46 623 D. 13 577
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22. What is the difference between 73 049 and 69 572
A. 13 477 B. 3 477 C. 5 578 D. 13 577
5 49
23. X
7 50
A. 7/10 B. 5/10 C. 245/350 D. 14/35
24. 437. 42 – 8.7
A. 4 36.55 B. 428.72 C. 438.72 D. 437.72
25. Round off 27 845 to the nearest thousand
A. 28 000 B. 27 000 C. 27 800 D. 2 800
26. How many minutes are there between 6:12am and 7:25am?
A. 83 B. 93 C. 73 D. 113
27. 5 1/3 X 1 1/8
1 2 3
A. 6 B. 5 C. 6 D. 6
24 3 8
1 1
28.6 ÷2
8 3
3 3 2 5
A. 3 B. C. 2 D. 2
7 7 8 8
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29. What is to the lowest terms?
35
3 4 2
A. B. 3 C. D.
5 5 3
30. Mr. Matsika was 15 minus late for a meeting. If the meeting started at exactly
10:05 at what time did he arrive?
A. quarter past 10 B. 20 min past 10 C. 10 past 10 D. 25 min past 10
31. Compare using >, < or =: ½ ___4/8
A. < B. < C. = D. none
32. 8 124 cm =_____m.
A. 8.124 m B. 81.24 m C. 812.4 m D. 0.8124 m
33. If a shopkeeper sold 30 253 bottles of cooking oil in November and 42 516 in
December, how many bottles did he sell altogether?
A. 62 649 B. 12 363 C. 72 778 D. 72 769
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34. Look at the map of a farm below. What is the distance right around the farm?
2,429 km
986 km 978 km
2.412 km
A. 6,825 km B. 6,805 km C. 6.915 m D. 6 814 m
35. 936 ÷8
A. 217 B. 127 C. 119 D. 117
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36. What is 3 as a decimal?
100
A. 3.07 B. 3.7 C. 3 007 D. 3 0007
37. If the line measuring 10cm is divided into segments of 2 ½ cm, how many
segments are there?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 3 D. 4
38. A bus started its journey at 7:15 am and arrived in Harare at 9:05 am. How long
did the journey take?
A. 1 hr 45 mins B. 2 hrs 15 mins C. 1 hr 50 min D. 2 hr 5 mins
39. The length of timber is 7 3/4 metres If 2 7/8 metres are removed. What length is
left?
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A. 4 B. 3 ¾ C. 3 5/8 D. 4 3/8
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40. Choose two numbers which have a product of 63 and a sum of 16.
A. 7 and 8 B. 9 and 8 C. 6 and 9 D. 7 and 9
41. A school had 3 348 exercise books. If each child received 4 exercise books, how
many children got the books?
A .922 B. 840 C. 837 D. 927
42. What is the product 98 and 30?
A. 2 940 B. 2 930 C. 2 840 D. 2 730
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43. What is of 42?
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A. 14 B. 21 C. 28 D. 84
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44. The distance from home to the clinic is 6 ¾ km. If the distance to town is 8
times longer, what is the distance from home to town?
A. 27 km B. 54 km C. 36 km D. 100 km
45. 723 ÷ 5 =____rem___
A. 144 rem 3 B. 153 rem 4 C. 134 rem 7 D. 129 rem 3
46. Round off 2 781 to nearest thousand.
A. 2 780 B. 2 700 C. 3000 D. 2 800
47. 2 880 fruit trees were planted in an orchard. 8/9 of these trees survived. How
many plants died?
A. 2 560 B. 460 C. 320 D. 4 80
48. The height of a door frame is 2 m. If James is 1.5 m tall. What is the difference
in height between the two?
A. 3.5 B. 0.5 cm C. 0.5 m D. 1.2 m
49. (7 x 8) - 18
A. 72 B. 38 C. 48 D. 56
50. 6 355 bags of fertilizer were stored in a shed 5 479 bags were destroyed by fire,
how many were saved?
A. 967 B. 876 C. 11 834 D. 866
