GRD 6 Maths Paper 1
GRD 6 Maths Paper 1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer all questions on a separate answer sheet.
2. If more than one letter is written for any one answer, that answer will be
regarded as wrong.
1. T U t h
7. 8 – 10 + 7 =
A 5
B 9
C 11
D 25
8. 7 000 + 90 + 0, 5
A 70 905
B 7 090, 5
C 70, 905
D 7, 0905
9. LXIV is ____________.
A 60
B 64
C 540
D 6400
A 3
B 6
C 9
D 12
50m
25m
20m
40m
A 140m
B 110m
C 90m
D 135m
12. 5
/8 as a decimal is _________.
A 0, 625
B 0, 125
C 0, 5
D 0, 85
14 How many days are there from 14 February 1984 to 26 April 1984/
A 40
B 41
C 69
D 72
16 The gross mass of a tin of Jam is 1 000g if the empty tin has a mass
of
0, 275kg. What is the mass of the jam?
A 1, 275kg
B 0, 275kg
C 0, 825kg
D 0, 725kg
20. (7 + 4) x 3 =
A 9
B 19
C 25
D 33
A 7 am 0700 hrs
B 12 noon 1200 hrs
C 12 mid night 2400hrs
D 5pm 1700 hrs
A 74
B 84
C 64
D 94
25. Rounding off 75, 485 to the nearest hundredths gives ___________.
A 75
B 75, 4
C 75, 48
D 75, 49
A 1
/3
B 2
/3
C 1
/4
D 3
/4
27.
A
B C D
28. Ben has 61sweets, Chipo 9 sweets and Fox 20 sweets. What is the
average of the sweets?
A 90
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B 70
C 30
D 29
29. 3
/7 is the same as ___________.
A 9
/21
B 6
/49
C 6
/14
D 8
/14
31. Amanda bought a hat for $71, 59. She paid with four $20 notes.
What was her change?
A $9, 41
B $8, 41
C $7, 41
D $6, 41
32. In 14 348 the first 4 is greater than the second 4 by how many
times?
A 10 000
B 1 000
C 100
D 10
9cm
2
A 72cm
2
B 36cm
2
C 34cm
2
D 64cm
36. Three men take 5 days to dig a trench. How many days do 5 men
take to dig the trench working at the same rate?
A 25
B 9
C 3
D 6
37. From a piece of material 2m long, one piece 75cm and another 55cm
are cut. The length that remains in cm is ________.
A 30cm
B 40cm
C 60cm
D 70cm
38. How many of the small cubes fit into the big cubes?
6cm 2cm
2cm
6cm
A 3
B 8
C 64
D 144
41. A class is composed of 80 pupils. Of these 25% are boys. How many
are girls.
A 20
B 40
C 60
D 30
42. For a parents meeting, 26 chairs were put in each row. How many
chairs were arranged if there were 34 rows?
A 784
B 884
C 1204
D 234
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43. The sum of 78 and 92 when divided by 5 is_________.
A 29
B 30
C 32
D 34
45. 2
/3 of a number is 30. What is the number?
A 20
B 45
C 30
D 60
46. In 1985 Noku was seven years old. How old was he in 2005.
A 22 years old
B 35 years old
C 37 years old
D 27 years old
47. 104 x 8 =
A 832
B 732
C 632
D 532
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48. The missing number in the pattern 2, 5, 11, ------- 32
A 20
B 18
C 17
D 19