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MARYGOLD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION.

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS. DURATIOBN:1 HOUR

CLASS: JSS 3 CLASS ARM: ____________________
NAME: ______________________________________ DATE: __________________________

PAPER 1
ALGEBRA/ARITHMETIC

SECTION A
[30Marks]
INSTRUCTION: SHADE ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER FROM OPTIONS LETTERED A-D. DO NOT SHADE MORE THAN ONE OPTION.

1. The sum of three 1 B. 6.92 B. (e – d) (f – g)

consecutive numbers is 63. A. C. 6.93 C. (e + d) (f – g)
Find the numbers. 5 D. 6.912 D. (e + d) (f + g)
A. 20, 21 and 22 2 E. 6.913 E. f(e + d)
B. 22, 23 and 24 B.
5
C. 23, 24 and 25 16. Calculate the simple 23. Expand -3x (-4p + 7n)
D. 24, 25 and 26 1 interest on ₦650.00 for 2 A. 12xp + 21xn
C.
E. 25, 26 and 27 2 years at 6% per annum. B. 12xp – 21xn
D. 1 A. ₦13.00 C. 12xp – 10xn
2. Okon was 62 years old 18 5 B. ₦39.00 D. 21xn – 12xp
years ago. What will be his E. C. ₦65.00 E. -12xp – 21xn
age in 6years time? 2 D. ₦78.00
A. 62 years E. ₦782.00 24. If 45 is added to a
B. 70 years 9. Express 144 as a product certain number and the
C. 80 years of its prime factors. 17. Find the reciprocal of 0.65 result is divided by 9,
D. 86 years A. 23×32 to three significant figures. the quotient is 8. What is
E. 86 years B. 24×32 A. 0.54 the number?
C. 25×32 B. 1.53 A. 12
3. Change 231four to denary. D. 24×33 C. 1.54 B. 19
A. 41ten E. 23×34 D. 1.500 C. 25
B. 42ten E. 1.538 D. 27
C. 43ten 10. Find the L.C.M of 96 and E. 29
D. 44ten 144. 18. Subtract 111two from
E. 45ten A. 96 1110two . 25. Niyi thinks of a number
B. 102 A. 11two and subtracts 2 from it.
4. Subtract 111two from C. 108 B. 100two He divides 32 by the
11110two. D. 256 C. 101two result. If his answer is 4,
A. 11011two E. 288 D. 110two what number does he
B. 10111two E. 111two think of ?
C. 11111two 11. What is the HCF of 105, A. 2
D. 111110two 135 and 180? 19. Find the smallest number B. 4
E. 11001two A. 13 by which 60 must be C. 6
B. 15 multiplied to be a perfect D. 8
5. If Olu spent ₦49.00 on C. 17 square. E. 10
textbook and Victor spent D. 19 A. 2
₦84.00 on Maltina drink, E. 21 B. 3 26. If a certain number x is
find the ratio of the amount C. 5 doubled, the result is less
spent by Olu and Victor. 12. What is the difference D. 10 than or equal to 12. Find
A. 7:12 between the LCM and the E. 15 the range of values of
B. 4:7 HCF of 24, 36 and 40? the number.
C. 12:7 A. 200 20. Simplify (0.12× A. x ≥ 6
D. 13:9 B. 260 0.04)÷0.0024, giving your B. x > 6
E. 15:12 C. 300 answer in standard form. C. x ≤ 12
D. 356 A. 2×10-3
6. Simplify (21/4 - 12/3)×15/7 E. 386 B. 2×10-2 D. x ≤ 6
A. 1 C. 2×10-1 E. x < 12
B. 5/7 13. Convert 1111two to denary. D. 2×100
C. 2/3 A. 15 E. 2×101 27. Find the LCM of 9ab,
D. 1/3 B. 14 18b2 and 3ab.
E. ¼ C. 13 21. Find the interest on A. 3b
D. 12 ₦40,000.00 for 2 years at B. 18b
7. Express 0.00706 in E. 11 20% per annum compound C. 18ab
standard form. interest. D. 18a2b
A. 7.06 × 103 14. Convert 36seven to base five A. ₦8,000.00 E. 18ab2
B. 7.06 × 102 A. 2five B. ₦9,600.00
C. 70.6 × 10 -3 B. 12five C. ₦17,600.00 28. Factorise a2 – b2.
D. 7.06 × 10 -2 C. 20five D. ₦20,600 A. (a + b) (a + b)
E. 7.06 × 10 -3 D. 102five E. ₦49,600 B. (a + b) (a – b)
E. 201five C. (a – b) (a – b)
8. Find the square root of 61/4 15. Correct 6.9169 to 3 22. Factorise ef + df - dg – D. (b + a) (a – b)
. significant figures. eg E. (b – a) (a – b)
A. 6.91 A. (e – f) (f + g)
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29. Solve for x if 6x + 8 = C. 6b C. 14p2q2
21 + 5x. D. 6ab2 44. Simplify D. 14p2q
A. 3 E. 6a2 2 3
12 a z b x 9 a b
2 E. 14p
B. 6 38. Find the LCM of 8a and .
3 4
C. 8 6a. 4a x3b 53. Evaluate 6 x 2 – 2 – 40 ÷ 4
D. 10 A. 12a A. 9ab A. 3
E. 13 B. 12a2 B. 12a B. 2
C. 24a C. 9b C. 1
30. Find the coefficient of x D. 24a2 D. 12a2 D. 0
in the expansion of (x E. 24 E. 12a2b E. 5
+2) ( x +7). 45. Simplify (0.12×
A. 1 39. Factories 24pq – 16p2. 0.04)÷0.0024, giving 54. Simplify 48x2y ÷ 12xy.
B. 2 A. 8p (3q – 2p) youranswer in standard A. 4
C. 7 B. -2p (3q – 8p) form. B. 3
D. 9 C. 3q (8p – 2p) A. 2×10-3 C. 3x
E. 14 D. 4p (3q – 4p) B. B . 2×10-2 D. 4x
E. 8p(3q - 4p) C. 2×10-1 E. 5x
31. In an examination, a girl D. 2×100
gets 336marks out of 480. 5 4 . E. 2×104 7
What percentage is this? 40. Simplify – 55. Find the value of x if
A. 60% 4 c 3d 46. Find the interest on 9
B. 65% 5 d−16 c ₦40,000.00 for 2 years at x
C. 70% A. = .
12 cd 20% per annum compound 36
D. 75% interest. A. 24
E. 80% A. ₦8,000.00
16 c+ 5 d B. ₦9,600.00
B. 28
B. C. 26
32. Expand (2x + y)2. 6 cd C. ₦17,600.00 D. 18
A. 4x2 + 4xy – y2 D. ₦20,600 E. 36
B. 2x2+ 4xy+y 1 E. ₦49,600
C. 4x2+4xy+y2 C.
D. 2x2+4xy+y 4 c−3 d 47. Calculate the simple 3 2
56. Simplify + .
E. 2x2 +4xy -y interest on ₦650.00 for 2 4 3
1 years at 6% per annum. 5
33. What is the multiplicative D. A. ₦13.00 A. 1
cd 12
1 E. 15d + c
B. ₦39.00
inverseof 2? C. ₦65.00 5
x D. ₦78.00 B. 2
A. 2x x+3 E. ₦782.00
12
B. x-2 41. Simplify + C. 15
C. x2
5 D. 9
48. Remove the bracket and
D. x 4 x−2 . simplify(6x –y) – (4x – E. 8
E. -2x 5 5y).
x+1 A. 2y + 4x 5 3
57. Simplify + .
34. √
Simplify ❑ 169- 62+ 36. A.
5
B. 2y – 4x 6 8
A. 25 C. 2x – 4y
D. 2x + 4y 5
B. 15 A. 1
C. 18 3x E. -2x - 4y 24
B.
D. 13 5 9
E. 12 49. Find the sum of the whole B.
number n and the next 14
35. What is the value of x 5 x +1 whole number above it. 1
C. C. 2
which satisfythe equation 5 A. 3n + 1
8
3 B. 3n -1
=3 ? C. 2n - 1 3
2 x−2 D. x+1 D. 1
3 x−1 D. 2n + 1 5
A. 1 /8 E. E. 4n - 1 E. 11/8
B. 13/4 5
C. 11/8 50. Solve the equation 16 – x
D. 11/2 = 13
5 2
4m 58. Simplify - .
E. 1
/2 42. Solve the equation - A. 0 6 9
5 B. 1 14
36. When 11 is subtracted 2m C. 2 A.
from a certainnumber and =4. D. 3 18
the result tripled, it gives
3 E. 4 11
66. What is theoriginal A. m=3 B.
number? B. m = 30
51. Simplify 2a + 3a – 4a + 5a.
18
A. 22 C. m = 15
A. 12a 11
D. m = 40 C.
B. 33
E. m = 10
B. 14a 9
C. 44 C. 7a
D. 11 D. 6a
9
43. Simplify 3a2b x 4ab D.
E. 55 E. 8a 18
A. 7ab3
B. 12a2b2 14
37. Find the HCF of 12ab2 and 52. Simplify the expression E.
30a2b C. 12a3b
14pq x p. 9
A. 6ab D. 12a3b2
A. 14pq
B. 6a E. 12a2b3
B. 14pq2
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59. If a = 2b - c, find the value 1 A
of b when a = 11 and c = 1 A. A- (a+b) D.
23. 60. If A = (a+b)h, 2 2(a+ b)
A. 4 2 1 a+b
B. 7 express h in terms of A, a B. (a+b) A E.
and b. h = ___.
2 2A
C. 8
D. 14 2a
C.
E. 16 a+b

SECTION B: THEORY [30 MINUTES]

[40 MARKS]
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.

1. Calculate:
(a). 111two x (1111two + 1010two). [21/2 marks]
(b). 111two x (1111two – 1010two). [21/2 marks]
(c) The formula C=600 t+ 5000 gives the cost, C naira, of making a dress that takes t hours to make.
(I). Find the cost of a dress to cost 3 hours to make. [21/2 marks]
(II) If a dress costs ₦8 300, how long did it takes to make?. [21/2 marks]

2 (a). The sum of two numbers is 38. When 8 is added to twice one of the numbers, he result is 5 times the other number. Find the
two numbers. [2 marks]
(b). 5
/12 of a number is subtracted from ¾ of the number. Their positive difference is 7 less than 5
/6 of the number. Find the
number. [2 marks]
(c). Factorise (2u – 7v)2 + 7v – 2u [1 mark]
(d). Make v the subject of the formula in S = ½ (u + v) t. [2 marks]
(e). Find the HCF of 9xy and 24pq. [2 mark]
(f) Expand (2x + y)(2x + y). [1 mark]

GEOMETRY/STATISTICS
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.

1. (a) Find the area of a sector of a circle of radius 7cm, the angle at the centre of the circle being 108 0
(3 marks)
(b) A village is roughly in the shape of a rectangle 600m by 270m. What is the approximate area of the town in hectares?
(3 marks)
(C) Using a pair of compass and ruler, construct angle 300 and 450 (4 marks)

2. (a) A gas at a temperature ofθC has an absolute temperature of TK, where T=θ+273 .
(i) Find the absolute temperature of a gas at temperature of 68℃ . (21/2 marks)
(ii) If the absolute temperature of a gas is 380K, find its temperature in℃ . (21/2 marks) (b) Square tiles, 30cm× 30cm, are used to cover
a floor.
(I).How many tiles are needed are needed for a floor 4.4m long and 3.8m wide? (21/2 marks)
(II). Find the total cost of the tiles if each tile costs ₦700. (21/2 marks)

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MARYGOLD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION.

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS. DURATIOBN:1 HOUR

CLASS: JSS 3 CLASS ARM: ____________________
NAME: ______________________________________ DATE: __________________________

PAPER 2
GEOMETRY/STATISTICS

SECTION A
[30Marks]
INSTRUCTION: SHADE ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER FROM OPTIONS LETTERED A-D. DO NOT SHADE MORE THAN ONE OPTION.

1. Find the area of the shaded part in the D. 28cm2

figure below. A. 112cm2
6cm
8cm 3. Find the area of the shape below: B. 100cm2
9cm 6cm C. 20cm2
D. 22cm2

6. What is the sum of the angle on a

straight line
A. 15cm2 A. 180˚
B. 54cm2 B. 360˚
C. 12cm2 C. 90˚
D. 45cm2 D. 270˚
A. 22cm2
B. 88cm2 4. Find the area of the shape below. 7. Find the area of the circle below.
C. 18.9cm2 12cm 4cm 4cm
D. 96 cm2

2. Find the area of the shaded portion in

the figure below.
7cm
11cm 4cm 5cm
A. 4ℼcm2
A. 48cm 2
B. 8ℼcm2
B. 24cm2 C. 16ℼcm2
C. 26cm2 D. 24ℼcm2
D. 16cm2
5. Find the area of the shape below. 8. Rectangles ABCD and PQRS are
14cm8cm similar. CD = 3cm and RS = 5cm. If
A. 55cm2 AD = 12cm, calculate the length of PS.
B. 66cm2 A. 18cm
C. 27cm2 B. 20cm
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C. 15cm D. 21cm C. 46.2cm2
D. 25cm D. 50.6cm2
19. The area of a wooden door is
9. Find the radius of a triangle of 270cm2.Find the cost of the door if the 29. The area of a sector of a circle of radius
area154cm2 . wood cost ₦150per cm2. 15cm is 110cm2. Calculate the angle
[Take π = 22/7] A. ₦44500 subtended at the centre of the circle by
A. 22cm B. ₦40500 the arc.
B. 7cm C. ₦41500 A. 55˚
C. 8cm D. ₦40000 B. 56˚
D. 54cm C. 57˚
20. If the area of a trapezium is 24cm2 and D. 46˚
10. Find the area of a trapezium of parallel its parallel sides are 3cm and 5cm
sides 9cm, 6cm and height 10cm respectively, find the distance between 30. If the radius of a circle is 7cm, calculate
A. 270cm2 the parallel sides. its circumference.
B. 75cm2 A. 7cm A. 22cm
C. 64cm2 B. 6cm B. 44cm
D. 540cm2 C. 8cm C. 154cm
D. 12cm D. 25cm
11. Find the radius of the circle with area 21. The diameter of a circle is 18cm find the
1386cm2.[ℼ=22/7] area of the circle. [ℼ=3.1] 31. 1 hectare is equivalent to ___.
A. 21cm A. 251.1cm2 A. 100000m2
B. 22cm B. 27.9cm2 B. 1000m2
C. 32cm C. 68.2cm2 C. 10000m2
D. 12cm D. 56cm2 D. 100m2

12. A cuboid is 4cm long, 7cm wide and 22. What is the diameter of a circle whose 32. Convert 100000m2 to hectares.
10cm high. A similar cuboid is 25cm area is 3850m2?[ℼ=22/7] A. 0.1hactares
high. Calculate its length and width. A. 35m B. 10hectares
A. 10cm long, 171/2 wide B. 50m C. 100hecatres
B. 5cm long, 61/2 wide C. 70m D. 90hectares
C. 14cm long, 18cm wide D. 65m
D. 8cm long, 6cm wide 33. A sector of a circle with angle of 90˚ is
23. What is the area of a flat washer 4.4cm called ____.
13. If the radius of a circle is given as 1mm, in outside diameter, the hole being of A. segment
calculate its area to 1 decimal place. diameter 2.2cm? B. polygon
A. 3.1mm2 A. 3.00ℼcm2 C. quadrant
B. 3.3mm2 B. 3.63ℼcm2 D. quadratic
C. 3.5mm2 C. 3.66ℼcm2
D. 3.6mm2 D. 4.63ℼcm2 34. The region of a circle contained by a
chord and the arc on the chord is called
14. A car is 4.30m long and 1.72m wide. If 24. Find the area between two circles with ____.
a toy model of the car is 2.6 cm long, the same centre and of radii 5cm and A. quadrant
calculate the width of the model. 9cm respectively. B. circumference
A. 1.03cm A. 56ℼcm2 C. tangent
B. 1.04cm B. 45ℼcm2 D. segment
C. 1.05cm C. 14ℼcm2
D. 1.06cm D. 35ℼcm2 35. When a circle is divided by a chord, the
two parts formed are _____.
15. ______ is a triangle that has one of the 25. If the sides of a square are given as A. major and minor arcs
angles as 900. 6mm, calculate its area. B. major and minor segments
A. Right-angled triangle A. 18mm2 C. major and minor sectors
B. Left-angled triangle B. 12mm2 D. major and minor circumference
C. Right-circled triangle C. 36mm2
D. Left-circled triangle D. 30mm2
36. A square has the same perimeter as a 5
16. A water tank is in the shape of a cuboid 26. Calculate the length of a shadow that is cm by 7 cm rectangle. Which of the
2m high, 3m wide and 4m long. A cast on a level ground by a radio mast following is the area of the square?
similar tank is 1.2m high. Calculate the 90m high when the elevation of the sun A. 9 cm2
width and length of the smaller tank. is 400. B. 25 cm2
A. 1.8m wide, 2.4m long A. 110m C. 35 cm2
B. 1.6m wide, 2.2m long B. 220m D. 36 cm2
C. 1.4m wide, 2.0m long C. 55m E. 24 cm2
D. 1.7m wide, 2.5m long D. 75m
37. Calculate the capacity in litres of a tin
17. Bisection of angle 90 degrees is equal 27. The area of a trapezium is determined 20 cm by 20 cm by 10 cm.
to _____. using ____. A. 4L
A. 40 degrees A. ½ × sum of parallel sides × height B. 40L
B. 45 degrees B. ½ × sum of equal sides × height C. 400L
C. 55 degrees C. ½ × division of equal sides × height D. 4 000L
D. 35 degrees D. base × lenght E. 40 000L

18. Find the height of a parallelogram of 28. Find the area of a sector of a circle of 38. How many litres of water does a 5 m ×
base 14cm and area 168cm2. radius 7cm the angle at the centre of the 4 m × 3 m tank hold?
A. 12cm circle being 108˚. A. 6L
B. 14cm A. 45.66cm2 B. 60L
C. 20cm B. 44.66cm2 C. 600L
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D. 6 000L E. 1440 cm2
E. 60 000L 45. The perimeter of a right angle triangle
is 36 cm. if the length of two sides add
39. A room is 3 m high and has a volume up to 21 cm, calculate the third side.
of 60 m3. Calculate the area of the floor A. 12cm
of the room. B. 13cm
A. 20m2 C. 15cm
B. 10m2 D. 16cm
C. 20m3 E. 10cm 51. Angles a and b are ____ angles.
D. 10m3 46. The length of a rectangle is twice its A. alternate
E. 60m2 breadth. If the perimeter of the B. corresponding
rectangle is 36 cm, what is the breadth C. vertically opposite
40. During a storm, rain falls to a depth of of the rectangle? D. complementary
1.5cm. What volume of water will A. 6cm E. supplementary
collect in a rectangular tank 30 cm by B. 7cm
10 cm? C. 8cm 52. Angles a ˚ and y ˚ are ____ angles.
A. 450 cm3 D. 9cm A. supplementary
B. 300 cm3 E. 10cm B. complementary
C. 250 cm3 C. alternate
D. 200 cm3 47. What is the value of x in the figure D. corresponding
E. 900 cm3 below? E. vertically opposite
x0 1240x0
41. A concrete block is made by pouring 1 53. Find angle b if a = 60˚.
000 cm3 of concrete into a 10 cm by 25 A. 120˚
cm rectangular tray. How thick is the B. 180˚
tray? C. 80˚
A. 4 cm3 A. 280 D. 60˚
B. 40 cm3 B. 310 E. 300
C. 400 cm3 C. 330
D. 4 000 cm3 D. 560 Use the following information to answer
E. 40 000 cm3 E. 620 questions 54 & 55. Find the value of the
350 b0 a0 marked angles in the diagram below.
42. Calculate the volume of the prism 48. The value of a and b in the figure below
shown below. is _________. x 80˚ y
3 cm 5 cm 10 cm

A. 700, 350
B. 1100, 350 54. x = _____.
C. 350, 1100 A. 120˚
A. 75 cm3 D. 1800, 700 B. 50˚
B. 50 cm3 E. 1800, 1100 C. 70˚
C. 25 cm3 D. 40˚
D. 150 cm3 49. The area of a triangle6iscm
125 cm2 and E. 300
E. 100 cm3 the base is 25 cm. The height is ____
cm. 55. y = _____.
Use the information below to answer A. 6 A. 30˚
question 43 and 44. B. 8 B. 100˚
7cm 8cm6cm 2cm
C. 4 C. 40˚
D. 10 D. 50˚
E. 12 E. 600
6 cm 25cm 22 cm 8 cm
56. How many hectares are there in 2km?
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
E. 500
43. What is the perimeter of the shape
above? 57. A town is roughly in the shape of a
A. 42 cm 50. The perimeter of the shape above is rectangle 600m by 270m. what is the
B. 34 cm ____. approximate area of the town in
C. 36 cm A. 108 cm hectares?
D. 38 cm B. 109 cm A. 16.2ha
E. 35 cm C. 110 cm B. 16.3ha
D. 88 cm C. 16.4ha
44. What is the product of the area and E. 144 cm D. 16.5ha
perimeter of the shape above? E. 16.6ha
A. 1596 cm2 Use the diagram below to answer questions
B. 1590 cm2 51 - 53. 58. The base angles of an isosceles
C. 1566 cm2 traingles are ____.
D. 1580 cm2 A. Equal
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B. Equal to 1800 A. 2r A. 2 πr 2
C. Equal to 900 B. 2rh B. πr 2h
D. Equal to the base angles of an C. 2 πr
equilateral triangle D. 2r + h
C. πr
E. Equal to 0 E. r
/2 D. 2 πr + r2
60. The formula for volume of a cylinder is E. 4 πr
59. Which of the following is equal to the ____.
diameter of a circle?

SECTION B: THEORY [30 MINUTES]

[20MARKS]
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.

2. (a) Construct trapezium PQRS in which PS is parallel to QR, angle Q=30˚, angle R=45˚,PQ=8.0cm and QR=13.5cm, Measure PS.
(4 marks)
(b) The walls of a bathroom are to be covered with wall tiles 15cm by 15cm .How many tiles are needed for a bathroom 2.7m long, 2.25m wide
3m high?
(Do not consider the space for doors and windows) (2 marks)
(c) (i) the angle of elevation of the top of a building is 45˚ from a point 50m away on level ground.
Calculate the height of the building (2 marks)
(ii) A cone is 0.08m high and vertical angle is 90˚, calculate the radius of its base in cm. (2 marks)

3. Copy and complete the table below. (3 marks)

x -3 0 +3
y = 2x - 3

i. Use your table of values and a suitable scale to draw the graph of y = 2x - 3. (5 marks)
ii. From your graph, find the value of x when y = -2. (1 mark)
iii. Use your graph to find the value of y when x = 2. (1 mark)
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