Mathematics Test – Cambridge Lower
Secondary (Stage 8)
Total Marks: 100
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Instructions: Answer all questions. Show all your workings clearly.
Unit 1: Integers
1.1 Factors, multiples and primes:
(a) List all the prime numbers between 10 and 30. (3 marks)
(b) Find the LCM and HCF of 18 and 24. (4 marks)
1.2 Multiplying and dividing integers:
Evaluate the following:
(a) -5 × 6
(b) 36 ÷ (-4)
(c) (-3) × (-7) (3 marks)
1.3 Square roots and cube roots:
(a) Find the square root of 121.
(b) Find the cube root of 27. (2 marks)
1.4 Indices:
Simplify the following expressions:
(a) 2³ × 2²
(b) 5⁶ ÷ 5³
(c) (3²)³ (6 marks)
Unit 2: Expressions, Formulae and Equations
2.1 Constructing expressions:
Write an expression for: 'The product of a number x and 5, added to 7'. (2 marks)
2.2 Using expressions and formulae:
Use the formula A = l × w to find the area of a rectangle with length 12 cm and width 7 cm.
(2 marks)
2.3 Expanding brackets:
Expand:
(a) 3(x + 4)
(b) 2a(3a - 5) (4 marks)
2.4 Factorising:
Factorise the following:
(a) x² + 5x
(b) 3y² - 6y (4 marks)
2.5 Constructing and solving equations:
Solve:
(a) 2x + 3 = 11
(b) 3(x - 2) = 15 (4 marks)
2.6 Inequalities:
Solve and represent on a number line:
(a) x + 4 < 10 (3 marks)
Unit 3: Place Value and Rounding
3.1 Multiplying and dividing by 0.1 and 0.01:
Calculate:
(a) 45 ÷ 0.1
(b) 32 × 0.01 (2 marks)
3.2 Rounding:
Round the following numbers:
(a) 67.839 to the nearest tenth
(b) 2457 to the nearest hundred (2 marks)
Total Marks: 41