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EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER

DEPT. OF ACADEMICS

Details

Campus Whitefield Date 08-01-2025

Name of student Class IGCSE Gr 10

Name of examination Pre Board 2 Student Roll

No.

Subject Mathematics

Subject Code /
0580 /22
Component code

Session 2024-2025

Duration 2 hours

Maximum marks 100

General Instructions
● Write in dark blue ball pen
● Use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Do not use staples, paperclips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid..
● You should show all your working in the booklet. Any rough working should be done on the
blank pages provided in the booklet.
● You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
● The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
● The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for reading time and writing time.
● Please check that this question paper contains 30 questions.
● All questions are compulsory.

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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Q 1) A field, ABC, is in the shape of a triangle. AC = 500m and BC = 650m. Using a ruler
and compasses only, complete the scale drawing of the field ABC. Leave in your
construction arcs. Use a scale of 1 cm to represent 100m. The side AB has been
drawn for you
[3]

A _________________________________________ B

Q 2) Write 280 as the product of prime factors

[2]

Q 3) 2 3 [2]
Simplify to the simplest fraction form : 3 5
− 2 5

Q 4) 1 2
Given : 𝑠 = 2
𝑎𝑡
(a) Work out the value of s when a = 3 and t = 4.

s = ................................................ [1]
(b) Rearrange the formula to find t in terms of s and a.

t = ................................................ [2]

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Q 5) Given the number sequence : 22, 17, 12, 7, 2, …

(a) Find the next term of the sequence. ................................................. [1]

(b) Find the nth term of the sequence.

[2]
Ans: …………………….

(c) Find the 10th term of the sequence

[1]
Ans: ……………………….

Q 6)

.
Triangle ABC is mathematically similar to triangle PQR.

(a) Calculate QR.

QR = ............................ cm [2]

(b) The area of triangle PQR is 12 sq cm, find the area of triangle ABC. Leave the
answer in the mixed number form

Ans: ………………………. [2]

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Q 7) The interior angles of a pentagon are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 5 : 7 : 9. Find the size of the
largest angle.

[3]
Ans: …………………………..

Q 8) Work out : 2 × 10
100
− 2 × 10
98
giving your answer in standard form.

[2]
Ans :......................................

Q 9) A cuboid measures 5 m by 4 m by 3 m.
a) Calculate the length of a diagonal of the cuboid in its simplest surd form.

Ans: ……………………….. [3]

b) Find its volume in litres.

Ans: ………………………… [1]

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Q 10) w is proportional to the square root of y. y is inversely proportional to x.

When x = 4, y = 16 and w = 8. Find w in terms of x.

Ans: ………………………………. [3]

Q 11) The diagram shows a triangle OAB and a parallelogram OALK. The position vector of
A is a and the position vector of B is b. K is a point on AB so that AK : KB = 1: 2.
Find the position vector of L, in terms of a and b. Give your answer in its simplest
form.

[4]
Ans : ……………………..…

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Q 12) A train passes through a station at a speed of 108 km / h. The length of the station is
120 m. The train takes 7 seconds to completely pass through the station. Work out the
length of the train.

[3]
Ans : …………………………………

Q 13) In the below figure, AB = AC, CH = CB and HK parallel to BC. If angle CAX = 136 ,
𝑜

then find the measure of angle CHK

[3]
Ans: ……………………………..

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Q 14) In the diagram, A, B, C and D are points on a circle. TU is a tangent at D. AD is

parallel to BC. Using the given information on the diagram, find the measures of
angle x and angle y. [ diagram not to scale]

Ans : angle x = ……… angle y = ………….. [4]

Q 15)

In the above grid, describe the single transformation of triangle P to triangle T.

………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………. [3]

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Q 16) Given the equation 𝑦 = 𝑥

2
+ 8𝑥 − 20
2
a) Convert the equation to the form 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 𝑎) + 𝑏 and find the
values of a and b.

[2]
Ans : a = …………… and b = ………….

2
b) Find the turning point of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 8𝑥 − 20

[2]
Ans: Turning point = (..............., ……….. )

c) Find the coordinates of the two points at which the graph of the
equation intersects the y axis.

Ans : (................., ………….) [2]

and (................, …………) [1]

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Q 17) Find the radius of a hemisphere of volume 80 𝑐𝑚 .

3

Ans:.............. [3]

Q 18) Expand and simplify: (𝑥 − 2𝑦)(2𝑥 − 𝑦)

Ans: ………………………….. [2]

Q 19) The graph of y = 4x + 1 intersects the graph of y = 5𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 19 at points A

2

and B. Determine the coordinates of A and B

Ans: A ( ………, …………) [3]

B ( …………, ……….) [2]

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Q 20) Factorise : 14𝑥𝑦 − 7𝑦

2

Ans : ……………….……….. [2]

Q 21) A train leaves Zurich at 11:40 pm and arrives in Vienna at 07: 32 the next day.
Work out the time the train takes.

[2]
Ans: ……….h,............min

Q 22) Simplify : 4 6 × 3 24

Ans: …………….. [2]

Q 23) 4 −2
Find the value of : (81)

Ans: …………………… [2]

Q 24) At the end of the day, a shopkeeper has 12 tins of cat food left. This is
3
of
13

the number he had at the beginning of the day. Calculate the number of tins he
had at the beginning of the day.

Ans: ……………….. [2]

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Q 25) A spinner has five sides. Each side is painted red, blue, green, yellow or
orange. The table shows some of the probabilities of the spinner landing on
each colour.

(a) Complete the table. [2]

(b) Dan spins the spinner once. Find the probability that the spinner lands on
red or blue. Leave the answer in the simplest fraction form

Ans : .................................. [2]

Q 26) Rearrange and make m as the subject in the equation :

2(𝑚−𝑘)
𝑅 = 𝑚

Ans: m =

[4]

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Q 27 ) 2
2𝑥 +5𝑥 −12
Simplify : 2
4𝑥 − 9

[4]
Ans: ………………………..

Q 28) 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 − 7 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥

−3

a) Find 𝑓(𝑥 + 2)

[2]
Ans: ……………………..
−1
b) Find 𝑓 (𝑥)

[2]
Ans: ……………………
c) Find 𝑥 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(22)

Ans: ……………………… [2]

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Q 29) ξ = { a, b, e, g, l, m, o, r, t, y } P = { a, b, e, g, l, r } Q = { e, g, m, o, r, t, y }

a) Complete the Venn diagram [2]

/
b) Shade the the 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 [1]

Q 30) A soccer team plays two matches. The probability tree diagram is as shown.

Find the probability that the team wins at least one of the two matches.

Ans: ……………… [3]

Q 31) Shown is a sector of a circle of radius 9 cm

2
Length of arc AB = 6π 𝑐𝑚, area of sector AOB = k π 𝑐𝑚
Find the value of k

Ans : k = ………………….
[3]
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