Section A: MCQ (20 Marks)

Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each. Questions 11 to 15 carry 2 marks each. For

Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets.

1. Which of the following numbers when rounded off to the nearest thousand is
23 000?

(1) 23 965 (2) 23 563

(3) 22 688 (4) 22 196 ( )

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2. Express in its simplest form.
24

1 2
(1) (2)
4 3

4 8
(3) (4) ( )
6 12

3. Which number is lesser than 2 005 689?

(1) 2 055 689 (2) 2 054 689

(3) 2 053 689 (4) 2 005 589 ( )

4. The sum of 5 369 and 258 rounded to the nearest 100 is ________

(1) 5 600 (2) 5 620

(3) 5 627 (4) 5 700 ( )

3 1
5. Find the product of and .
7 6

1 4
(1) (2)
14 13

3 1
(3) (4) (
7 42
)

6. There are ______________ hundreds in 1 285 000.

(1) 128 500 (2) 12 850

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 (3) 1 285 (4) 128 ( )

7. 53 hundreds + 9 tens = ____________ tens.

(1) 5390 (2) 5093

(3) 5039 (4) 539 ( )

8. In 3 802 435, the digit 8 is in the _______________ place.

(1) 800 000 (2) ten hundreds

(3) 80 000 (4) hundred thousands ( )

1 8
9. Which one of the following is bigger than but smaller than ?
3 15

1 2
(1) (2)
2 5

4 3
(3) (4) ( )
15 5

10. Stella baked some cookies and packed them in packets of 28 each. If there were 24
such packets, how many cookies did she bake?

(1) 672 (2) 682

(3) 692 (4) 694 ( )

11. What is the value of 98 – (3 + 96 ÷ 32) × 5?

(1) 460 (2) 86

(3) 68 (4) 45 ( )

12. Mrs. Robinson bought 26 crates of watermelon. Each crate consists of 40

(1) 1 005 (2) 1 040

(3) 1 050 (4) 1 075 ( )

13. If Abby spends $3.50 a day, her money will last her for 8 days. How many days will
her money last if she spends $1.50 less each day?

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 (1) 10 days (2) 12days

(3) 13 days (4) 14 days ( )

1 4
14. Lily ate of the pizza. She gave of the remainder to her brother. What fraction of
4 6
the pizza did her brother receive?

1 1
(1) (2)
4 2

4 5
(3) (4) ( )
5 6

15. Sally bought one colour printer and 12 ink cartridges for $624. If the price of the
printer is the same as the total price of 12 ink cartridges. What is the price of one ink
cartridges?

(1) $52 (2) $48

(3) $26 (4) $20 ( )

SECTION B
Write your answers in the spaces provided. For questions which require units,
give your answer in the units stated. The number of marks available is shown in
the brackets ( ) at the end of each questions or part question.

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

16. What is eight million, five hundred thousand and forty in numerals?

Ans : ________________

17. Arrange the cards below to form a number sentence with the answer 15.

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 Ans : ________________

18. Write the clock in 24 h time.

NIGHT
Ans : ________________

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19. Express 3 as a decimal.
4

Ans : ________________

20. Find the difference between 1 469 817 and 234 957.
The digit 3 is in the ________________ place.

Ans : ________________

21. Name one pair of parallel lines found in the diagram below

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 Ans : ________________

22. What fraction of 2ℓ is 80 mℓ?

Ans : ________________

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23. How many fifths are there in 3 ?
15

Ans : ____________ fifths

24. Complete the number pattern.

643 900 , 647 900, 651 900, ................. , 659 900

Ans : _______________

25. Estimate the value of 4 693 ÷ 75.

Ans : ________________

26. Find the value of (65 – 12) x 5 + 80 ÷ 40. Write each step clearly.

Step 1 : _________________________________

Step 2 : _________________________________

Step 3 : _________________________________

Step 4 : _________________________________

Ans : ________________

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27. Leila bought a table and 4 similar chairs for $577. The table costs $265. How much
does each chair cost?

Ans : $ ______________

28. Danny wants to buy a car which costs $145 800. He pays $45 800 for the down
payment. He pays the rest with installments.If he pay $5 000 monthly. How long will
he pay it all?

Ans : ___ year ___ months

29. Six years ago, Ruth was 5 times as old as her niece. Their total age now is 60 years
old. What is Ruth’s current age?

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 Ans : ________ years old.

30. I am a number between 150 and 160. I have a remainder of 1 when I am divided by
4. I have a reminder of 3 when I am divided by 5. What number am I?

Ans : ________________

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