Year 10 Baseline Test Mathematics Foundation
(Calculator)
Marking Scheme
1. 3 marks total
a. 15t 1 mark
15t + 20 or 2 marks
b. £95 1 mark
2. 4 marks total
a. 3(2a + 5) 1 mark
b. 10b – 15 1 mark
c. 10a or 3b 1 mark
10a – 3b or 2 marks
3. 2 marks total
a. 1, 4, 100 1 mark
b. Any example of a prime number + 2 = odd number 1 mark
Alex is wrong. Judgement with no workings
scores 0 marks.
4. 4 marks total
a. 25% of 60 or
3
of 60 seen or implied. 1 mark
4
11.25 or 2 marks
b. 100 + 18 or 118 or 1.18 or 18% = 43.2 1 mark
283.2 or 2 marks
5. 1 mark total
Triangle C 1 mark
6. 4 marks total
a. π × 62 or 113.0973355292326 1 mark
113.1cm2 or 2 marks
b. 10 ÷ 2π or 1.591549430918953 1 mark
1.59cm or 2 marks
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Year 10 Baseline Test Mathematics Foundation (Calculator) Mark Scheme
7. 3 marks total
a. 180 + 195 + 154 + 160 + 213 + 163 + 177 + 183 + 1 mark
196 + 201
or 2 marks
182cm
b. 213 − 154 = 59cm 1 mark
8. 2 marks total
1
× (3.5 + 7.5) × 5.5 1 mark for substituting at least
2
2 numbers correctly.
30.25cm2 or 2 marks
9. 6 marks total
a. 18 people 1 mark
b. 50° seen or implied 1 mark
10 people 2 marks
c. 3 marks for all angles drawn
4. 1. 0 < t ≤ 15 180° correctly ± 1°.
3. 2. 15 < t ≤ 30 60° 2 marks for 3 angles drawn
1.
3. 30 < t ≤ 45 90° correctly ± 1°.
2. 4. 45 < t ≤ 90 30° 1 mark for correct angles seen.
10. 6 marks total
a. 4
or
2 1 mark
18 9
b. Any two: 1 mark for each comparison.
• The rival team is more likely to win.
• The rival team is more likely to lose.
• The original team is more likely to draw.
• The mode for the original team is to draw, but
this is the least likely for their rival team.
Do not accept: Either team is more/less consistent.
c. 6 × 3 + 8 or 26 1 mark
8 × 3 + 2 or 26 or 2 marks
The teams drew. or 3 marks
Judgement without workings
scores 0 marks.
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11. 3 marks total
a. 17 1 mark
b. 9.5 – 3 1 mark
5
1.3 or 2 marks
12. 2 marks total
100 minutes = 1 hours
2 1 mark
3
2
42 × 1 = 70 miles or 2 marks
3
Or
42mph = 0.7 miles per minute 1 mark
0.7 × 100 = 70 miles or 2 marks
13. 3 marks total
5x + 3 = 7x – 3 1 mark
3 = 2x – 3 1 mark for attempting to
balance the equation by
6 = 2x
moving an x or a constant
x=3 term.
1 mark for correct answer only.
14. 6 marks total
a. Reflection 1 mark
in the line y = x 1 mark
b. 9 squares 2 marks
or 1 mark for any clearly
calculated section.
c. 9 2 marks
A1
8
or 1 mark for correct
7 translation in either the x or
6 C1 y-direction.
A
5
B1 4
C
3
2
B
1
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
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Year 10 Baseline Test Mathematics Foundation (Calculator) Mark Scheme
15. 4 marks total
a. 180 – 163 = 17° 1 mark
180 – (90 + 17) = 73° 1 mark
b. 5y + 5y + 6y + 2y = 18y 1 mark
360
= 20° or 2 marks
18
16. 4 marks total
a. 6 + 7 + 8 = 21 1 mark
525 000 ÷ 21 × 6 = £150 000 or 2 marks
b. £556 500 2 marks
1 mark for 1.06 seen or for
finding 6% of 525 000
17. 3 marks total
LCM of 15 and 40 is 120 1 mark for finding or listing
multiples.
12.10 1 mark
pm 1 mark
Total 60 marks
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