Year 10 Baseline Test Mathematics Higher (Non-
Calculator)
Marking Scheme
1. 3 marks total
a. 4 6 × 1 6 = 7 3 6 1 mark
b. 1 3 × 3 6 = 4 6 8 2 marks
Or 1 mark for 36.
2. 3 marks total
a. 32 1 mark
b. 134 2 marks
or 1 mark for ÷ 9.
3. 3 marks total
even prime
ε 1 mark for 35 placed correctly.
1 mark for even numbers
4 3
placed correctly.
12 5
2 1 mark for primes placed
14 13
correctly.
36 37
35
4. 2 marks total
a. 3.6 × 106 1 mark
b. 6.3 × 10-3 1 mark
5. 6 marks total
a. 1200 or 36 000 1 mark
37 200 or 2 marks
3.72 × 104 or 3 marks
b 24 × 10-2 1 mark
24 × 10-2 or 2 × 10-7
or 2 marks
12 × 105 or 1 200 000
or 3 marks
1.2 × 106
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Year 10 Baseline Test Mathematics Higher (Non-Calculator) Mark Scheme
6. 3 marks total
Cheapest is buying two 10-packs and two 6-packs. 3 marks
or 2 marks for correct attempt
at method to purchase 31
cans.
or 1 mark for 10 000 ÷ 330 or
31 cans seen or implied.
7. 2 marks total
0.8 × 100 1 mark
0.5
or 2 marks
160
8. 2 marks total
-2x = -5 or 5 = 2x 1 mark
x = 2.5 or 2 marks
9. 3 marks total
a. 12a2 + 84a 1 mark
b. b2 + 3b – 2b – 6 1 mark
b2 + b – 6 or 2 marks
10. 6 marks total
a. 2 marks
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y = -3x + 1 7 4 1 -2 -5 or 1 mark for 3 correct
y-values.
b. y 2 marks
7
Or 1 mark for correct gradient
or intercept.
Or full marks for straight line
drawn correctly from their
x coordinates.
-3 0 3
-7
c. gradient = 1.5 or equivalent 1 mark
y-intercept: (0, 2) 1 mark
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Year 10 Baseline Test Mathematics Higher (Non-Calculator) Mark Scheme
11. 3 marks total
a. 3.4n + 12.5 1 mark
b. 3.4 × 15 + 12.5 1 mark
£63.50 or 2 marks
12. 2 marks total
x − 8 = 3p2 1 mark
x–8
p= or 2 marks
3
13. 5 marks total
a. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22 2 marks
1 mark for 3 correct terms.
b. n2 or 9 1 mark
n2 + 9 or 2 marks
c. 63, 101 1 mark
14. 2 marks total
15 1 mark
13.5 ÷ 0.25 or 13.5 ÷ 60
or 2 marks
54km/h
15. 4 marks total
a. 7 2 marks
6
Or 1 mark for translated shape
5 4 squares up or down and 0
4 squares left or right.
D C
3
2 a
1 A B
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
b. 7 2 marks
6
or 1 mark for reflection in any
5 line with gradient 1.
4 b
D C
3
1 A B
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Year 10 Baseline Test Mathematics Higher (Non-Calculator) Mark Scheme
16. 6 marks total
a. 5 1 mark
8
b. 5 2 marks for correct tree
8 blue
diagram.
5 blue
8 3
Or 1 mark for correct first
red
8 branch only.
5
8 blue
3
8 red
3 red
8
c. P(blue and blue) =
5 5
× or
25 1 mark
8 8 64
3 3 9 1 mark
P(red and red) = × or
8 8 64
34 17
or 3 marks
P(same colour) = or
64 32
17. 2 marks total
23 2 marks
99
Or 1 mark for attempt to
multiply by a power of 10.
18. 3 marks total
a. 7140m2 1 mark
b. 103m 2 marks
Or 1 mark for attempting to
divide by 67, with a hundreds
digit of 1.
Total 60 marks
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