Date: 12/12/2022

Class: Past Paper Prep 2

Syllabus Topic: Paper 1 Practice

Title: Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

1. (−3)2 + (−2)2 is equal to

(A) −13
(B) −10
(C) 13
(D)25

2. What percentage of 40 is 8?
(A) 5%
(B) 20%
(C) 32%
(D)150%

3. If 235 × 48.7 = 11 444.5, then

23.5 × 0.487 =
(A) 11.4445
(B) 114.445
(C) 1 144.45
(D)11 444.4

4. Using the distributive property,

49 × 17 + 49 × 3 =
(A) 49 × 20
(B) 49 + 20
(C) 52 × 66
(D)52 + 66
5. A test was marked out of 80. A boy scored 60% of the marks on the test. How
many marks did he score?
(A) 20
(B) 48
(C) 60
(D)75

6. Dan sold 40 concert tickets in 5 days. Each day he sold 3 tickets MORE than the
previous day. The number of tickets he sold on the third day is
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D)11

7. Which of the following sets is defined by {𝑥 ∈ 𝑍: − 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4}?

(A) {1, 2, 3, 4}
(B) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
(C) {−1, 0, 1, 2, 3}
(D){−2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}

8. If 𝑄 = {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐}, how many subsets can be obtained from the set Q?
(A) 2 + 3
(B) 2 × 3
(C) 32
(D)23

9. The set of positive integers is an example of

(A) A finite set
(B) An empty set
(C) An infinite set
(D)An improper set
10. If 𝑛(𝑈) = 25, 𝑛(𝐴) = 14, 𝑛(𝐵) = 15 and 𝑛(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 6, then 𝑛(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) is
(A) 2
(B) 19
(C) 23
(D)29

11. Item 11 refers to the following Venn diagram:

𝑼

𝑷 𝑸

The shaded region represents

(A) 𝑃′
(B) (𝑃 ∪ 𝑄)′
(C) 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄 ′
(D)𝑄 ∩ 𝑃′
12. The 30 students in Teacher May’s class have either a dog or a cat or none of the
two. Sixteen students have a dog (D), 12 students have a cat (C) and the
remainder have neither a cat nor a dog. Which of the Venn diagrams below
correctly represents this information?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
13. At a bank, EC$2.60 is equivalent to US$1.00. For every US$1.00 exchanged,
EC$0.10 is deducted as an exchange fee. How much EC dollars will Leon receive if
he exchanges US$100.00?
(A) $90.90
(B) $236.34
(C) $250.00
(D)$260.00

14. If $7000 is borrowed at the rate of 5% per annum for 3 years, the simple interest
is
(A) $105
(B) $210
(C) $370
(D)$1050

15. A dress which costs $180.00 is being sold at a discount of 10%. The amount of
the discount is
(A) $1.80
(B) $10.00
(C) $18.00
(D)$170.00

16. An article bought for $125 was sold for $175. The profit as a percentage of the
cost price was
(A) 28.6
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D)71.4
17. The value of a plot of land is $18,000. Land tax is charged at the rate of $0.70 per
$100 value. What is the TOTAL amount of tax paid for the land?
(A) $100.70
(B) $110.00
(C) $126.00
(D)$180.70

18. If the simple interest on $900 for 3 years was $108, what was the rate of
interest?
(A) 4%
(B) 8%
(C) 12%
(D)25%

19. At the end of any year a car is worth 5% less than what it was worth at the
beginning of the year. If a car is worth $9,500 in December 2016, then its value in
January 2016 was
(A) $9 995
(B) $10 000
(C) $10 025
(D)$12 000

20. A man’s regular pay is $3 per hour up to 40 hours. Overtime is twice the payment
for regular time. If he was paid $216, how many hours of overtime did he work?
(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 28
(D)48
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21. 5𝑥 + 3𝑥 is equal to
3
(A) 8𝑥 2
3
(B) 8𝑥
13
(C) 15𝑥 2
13
(D)15𝑥

22. Seven times the product of two numbers, 𝑎 and 𝑏, may be written as
(A) 7𝑎𝑏
(B) 49𝑎𝑏
(C) 7𝑎 + 𝑏
(D)7(𝑎 + 𝑏)

𝑥 2 +3𝑦
23. What is the value of , if 𝑥 = 4 and 𝑦 = 2?
𝑥𝑦
3
(A) 1 4
1
(B) 2 2
3
(C) 2 8
3
(D)2 4

24. If 5(2𝑥 − 1) = 35, then 𝑥 = _______.

(A) −4
1
(B) 4

(C) 3
(D)4
25. John has 𝑥 marbles and Max has twice as many marbles as John. Max gives John 5
of his marbles. How many marbles does John now have?
(A) 𝑥 − 5
(B) 𝑥 + 5
(C) 2𝑥 − 5
(D)2𝑥 + 5

26. If 𝑎 = 3 and 𝑎𝑏 = 6, then 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 = ________.

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D)13

1 2 5 4
27. If 𝐴 = ( 6 1 3 7), then the order of A is __________.
−2 3 2 9
(A) 2 × 3
(B) 3 × 2
(C) 3 × 4
(D)4 × 3

28. The determinant of the identity matrix is __________.

(A) One
(B) Zero
(C) Undefined
(D)Negative one
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29. If the vectors 𝑝 and 𝑞 are ( ) and ( ) respectively, then 𝑝 − 2𝑞 is ________.
2 4
1
(A) ( )
10
1
(B) ( )
−6
5
(C) ( )
10
5
(D)( )
−6

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , expressed in terms of a and b is

30. 𝑅𝑀
(A) 2𝑏 − 𝑎
(B) 𝑎 + 2𝑏
(C) 2(𝑏 − 𝑎)
(D)2(𝑎 + 𝑏)

1
31. Given that 1 millimetre = 1000 metres, 2500 millimetres, in metres, is

(A) 0,25
(B) 2.5
(C) 25
(D)250

32. How many kilograms are there in one tonne?

(A) 10
(B) 100
(C) 1 000
(D)10 000
33. The area of the trapezium, PQRS, is
(A) 45𝑐𝑚2
(B) 65𝑐𝑚2
(C) 90𝑐𝑚2
(D)130𝑐𝑚2

34. At a party, a number of guests were served 15 litres of champagne. Each guest
had 2 glasses of champagne and each glass held 150 millilitres. Assuming no
spillage, how many guests were at the party?
(A) 10
(B) 75
(C) 50
(D)100

35. The perimeter of a square is 56cm, What is its area, in 𝑐𝑚2 ?

(A) 28
(B) 78
(C) 169
(D)196

22
36. The circumference of a circle is 154 cm. Given that 𝜋 = , the diameter of the
7

circle, in cm is,
(A) 7
(B) 24.5
(C) 49
(D)54
 Item 37 refers to the following diagram which consists of a triangle resting on a
square of side 7 cm.

37. If the total area of the diagram is 63𝑐𝑚2 , what is the value of ℎ, the height of the
triangle?
(A) 2 cm
(B) 4 cm
(C) 5 cm
(D)9 cm

38. On leaving Trinidad, the time on a pilot’s watch was 23:00 h. When he arrived at
his destination in the same time zone on the next day, his watch showed 03:00 h.
How many hours did the flight take?
(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D)26

39. Ms. Clarke arranged the 15 test scores of her students in order of size and
selected the 8th score for reporting purposes. Which of the following statistical
measures did Ms. Clarke obtain?
(A) Mean
(B) Mode
(C) Range
(D)Median
 Items 40-41 refer to the following diagram which chows the cumulative
frequency curve based on the marks of 200 students who took a driving test.

40. The median mark scored by the 200 students is

(A) 30.0
(B) 37.5
(C) 40.0
(D)100.0

41. The highest mark scored in the test was

(A) 50
(B) 60
(C) 180
(D)200
42. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green marbles. One marble is picked up
randomly. What is the probability that it is neither blue nor green?
8
(A) 21
3
(B) 7
9
(C) 22
2
(D)3

Item 43 refers to the following pie chart which shows the popular games played
by 720 students.

(a) 35
(b) 120
(c) 252
(d) 300

43. How many students played cricket?

(A) 35
(B) 120
(C) 252
(D)300
 Item 44 refers to the following two-way table, which shows the mode of
transportation to school on a particular day, for a group of 200 students.

44. A male student is picked at random from the group. What is the probability that
he does NOT walk to school on that day?
2
(A) 5
13
(B) 18
20
(C) 27
7
(D)10

45. The point where a linear function crosses the horizontal axis is _________.
(A) The 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡
(B) The 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡
(C) Always positive
(D)Always negative

46. The equation of the line which passes through the point (0, 5) and has a gradient
of 4 is __________.
(A) 𝑦 = 4𝑥
(B) 𝑦 = 5𝑥
(C) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5
(D)𝑦 = 5𝑥 + 4
47. Which of the following graphs represents a linear function?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
 Item 48 refers to the following graph of a quadratic function

48. The coordinates of the turning point of the function 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 are

(A) (4, 4)
(B) (0, 4)
(C) (4, 2)
(D)(2, 4)

49. A line L is parallel to the line

3𝑥 − 7𝑦 − 9 = 0
What is the gradient of the line L ?
7
(A) − 3
9
(B) − 7
3
(C) 7
7
(D)
3

7𝑥−3
50. If 𝑔(𝑥) = , then 𝑔(−6) = ___________.
5

(A) −9
39
(B) − 5
39
(C) 5

(D)9
 Item 51 refers to the following arrow diagram which shows a function, f.

51. Which of the following BEST describes the function?

(A) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 3
(B) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3
(C) 𝑥 = 𝑦 + 3
(D)𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1

52. The range of 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 3 for the domain {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2} is

(A) {8, 1, 0, 1, 8}
(B) {6, 3, 0, 3, 6}
(C) {−6, −3, 0, 3, 6}
(D){−8, −1, 0, 1, 8}

Item 53 refers to the following diagram of a transformation

53. What transformation maps PQR onto P’Q’R’?

(A) Rotation
(B) Reflection
(C) Translation
(D)Enlargement
54. In which of the following polygons does the sum of the measures of the interior
angles equal the sum of the measures of the exterior angles?
(A) Triangle
(B) Hexagon
(C) Pentagon
(D)Quadrilateral

55. What is the image of the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 when it is rotated anticlockwise about O
through an angle of 90°?
(A) 𝑦 = 0
(B) 𝑥 = 0
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑥
(D)𝑦 = −𝑥

Item 56 refers to the following diagram of a translation.

56. In the diagram, the translation by which AB is mapped onto A’B’ is represented
by
1
(A) ( )
1
2
(B) ( )
1
3
(C) ( )
2
5
(D)( )
3
57. In the triangle, angle BAC = 30° and AB = 40𝑚. The length BC, in metres, is
(A) 40 sin 30°
(B) 40 tan 30°
(C) 40 sin 60°
(D)40 tan 60°

Item 58 refers to the following diagram of an enlargement

58. OAA’, OBB’ and OCC’ are straight lines. ⊿ABC is mapped onto ⊿A’B’C’ by an
enlargement with centre O. What is the scale factor of the enlargement?
1
(A) 2
1
(B) − 2

(C) 2
(D)−2

59. A plane is flying in a direction of 045° and changes course in a clockwise

direction to 135°. The angle through which the plane turns is _________.
(A) 45°
(B) 90°
(C) 135°
(D)270°
60. In a triangle, PQR, angle P = 𝑥° and angle 𝑄 = 2𝑥°. What is the size of angle R?
(A) 60°
(B) 45°
180
(C) ( 3𝑥 )

(D)(180° − 3𝑥°)
Additional Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of 40 is 8?

(A) 5

(B) 20

(C) 32

(D)150

2. The exact value of 6 ÷ (0.0003) is

(A) 200

(B) 2 000

(C) 20 000

(D)200 000

3. If 6 × 10−𝑛 = 0.06, 𝑛 > 0, then 𝑛 is

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D)4
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4. Paula bought 1 8 m of fabric to make a shirt, while Rita bought 1 4 m to make her

shirt. How much MORE fabric did Paula buy than Rita?
1
(A) 8 m

1
(B) 2 m

1
(C) 1 8 m

5
(D)3 8 m

5. The value of 29.94 × 0.5 is approximately

(A) 0.15

(B) 1.5

(C) 15

(D)150

6. There are 40 students in a class. Girls make up 60% of the class. 25% of the girls

wear glasses. How many girls in the class wear glasses?

(A) 6

(B) 8

(C) 10

(D)15
7. (3 × 7) + (3 × 5) is the same as

(A) 3 × 5 + 7

(B) 3 × 7 + 5

(C) 3 × (7 + 5)

(D)(3 + 7) × 5

8. What is the HIGHEST common factor of the set of numbers {30, 45, 90}?

(A) 3

(B) 5

(C) 15

(D)90

9. What is the LEAST number of plums that can be shared equally among either 6, 9

or 12 children?

(A) 27

(B) 36

(C) 54

(D)72

10. If 3𝑛 is an odd number, which of the following is an even number?

(A) 3𝑛 − 1

(B) 3𝑛 + 2

(C) 3𝑛 − 2

(D)3𝑛 + 2𝑛
11. If 𝐴 = {3, 6, 9}, then the number of subsets of 𝐴 is

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D)8

12. In which of the following Venn diagrams is the region 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ′ shaded?

13. If the universal set 𝑈 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and 𝐻 = {3, 4, 6}, then 𝐻 ′ =

(A) {3, 4, 6}

(B) {1, 3, 5}

(C) {2, 4, 6}

(D){1, 2, 5}

Item 14 refers to the following Venn diagram.

14. In the Venn diagram

𝑈 = {students who play games}

𝐻 = {students who play hockey}

𝑉 = {students who play volleyball}

The number of students in each set is indicated. How many students do NOT play

volleyball?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 5

(D)8
15. The simple interest on $600 for 4 years is 5 per cent per annum is

$600 × 5 × 4
(A) 100

$100 × 5 × 4
(B) 600

$600 × 5
(C) 100 × 4

$100 × 4
(D) 600 × 5

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16. 3 4 % of $500 is

(A) $1.62

(B) $15.52

(C) $16.00

(D)$16.25

17. Mrs. Jones has US$200 to change to TT$. The bank gives her TT$6.20 for US$1 and

charges TT$2.50 for the transaction. Mrs. Jones receives

(A) TT$1 237.50

(B) TT$1 238.50

(C) TT$1 240.00

(D)TT$1 242.50
18. A man’s basic wage for a 40-hour week is $160.00. He is paid $5.00 per hour for
1
overtime. If he works 6 2 hours overtime in a certain week, his wage for that week

is

(A) $165.00

(B) $166.50

(C) $171.50

(D)$192.50

19. A dinner at a restaurant was advertised at $60 plus 18% tax. The TOTAL bill for

this dinner was

(A) $60.00

(B) $70.80

(C) $78.00

(D)$81.60

20. A store offers a discount of 10% to customers who spend more than $20. If a

customer’s total bill is $80, what will he actually pay?

(A) $60

(B) $70

(C) $72

(D)$74
21. A salesman sells a car for $10 500. If he is paid a commission of 5% for the first

$10 000 and 8% of the remainder, then the TOTAL commission he receives is

(A) $525

(B) $540

(C) $545

(D)$565

22. Mr. Jones buys a car for $64 000. The car depreciates by 20% in the first year and

10% in each of the following years. The value of the car at the end of the second

year is

(A) $19 200

(B) $44 800

(C) $46 080

(D)$51 200

23. 15𝑝 + 55𝑞 − 2(3𝑝 + 4𝑞) =

(A) 9𝑝 + 47𝑞

(B) 9𝑝 + 63𝑞

(C) 21𝑝 + 63𝑞

(D)70𝑝 − 14𝑞

24. −(−2𝑞) − 3𝑞 =

(A) −6𝑞

(B) −5𝑞

(C) −𝑞

(D)5𝑞
25. 26 ÷ 22 =

(A) 23

(B) 24

(C) 28

(D)212

𝑝
26. If 5 = 20, then 𝑝 =

(A) 20 − 5

(B) 20 + 5

(C) 20 ÷ 5

(D)20 × 5

27. “When 7 is added to 3 times a certain number, 𝑛, the result is 22.”

The statement above may be represented by the equation

(A) 7𝑛 − 22 = 3

(B) 3𝑛 + 22 = 7

(C) 3𝑛 + 7 = 22

(D)7𝑛 + 3 = 22

28. Thirty-six men can paint a shopping mall in 25 days. How many days will it take

15 men to paint the mall, if they work at the same rate?

(A) 50

(B) 56

(C) 60

(D)72
 𝑥 2 +3𝑦
29. If 𝑥 = 4 and 𝑦 = 2, then the value of is
𝑥𝑦

3
(A) 1 4

1
(B) 2 2

3
(C) 2 8

3
(D)2 4

Item 30 refers to the following diagram of a trapezium.

30. The trapezium with height, ℎ, has an area of 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑚2 . The equation that may be

used to find the value of 𝑥 is

ℎ
(A) 𝑥 2 = 2 (𝑥 − 2)

(B) 𝑥 2 = ℎ(𝑥 − 1)

ℎ
(C) 𝑥 2 = 2 (𝑥 − 6)

(D)𝑥 2 = ℎ(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 2)

31. Given that 3(𝑥 − 1) − 2(𝑥 − 1) = 7, the value of 𝑥 is

(A) 6

(B) 7

(C) 8

(D)9

Item 32 refers to the following diagram of a circle.

32. In the circle above, with centre 𝑂, the area is 20 𝑐𝑚2 . The area of the minor sector

𝐴𝑂𝐵, in 𝑐𝑚2, is
60
(A) 360 × 20

120
(B) 360 × 20

60
(C) 360 × 20 × 20

120
(D)360 × 20 × 20

33. 2 500 millimetres expressed in metres is

(A) 0.25

(B) 2.5

(C) 25

(D)250
 Item 34 refers to the following diagram which shows a cylinder with diameter

6 𝑐𝑚 and height 20 𝑐𝑚.

34. The volume, in 𝑐𝑚3 , of the cylinder is

(A) 180𝜋

(B) 240𝜋

(C) 360𝜋

(D)720𝜋

35. The distance around the edge of a circular pond is 88 𝑚. The radius, in metres, is

(A) 88𝜋

(B) 176𝜋
88
(C) 𝜋

44
(D) 𝜋
36. An aircraft leaves 𝐴 at 16:00 hours and arrives at 𝐵 at 19:30 hours, travelling at

an average speed of 550 kilometres per hour. 𝐴 and 𝐵 are in the same time zone.

The distance from 𝐴 to 𝐵, in kilometres, is

(A) 907.5

(B) 962.5

(C) 1815

(D)1925

Item 37 refers to the following diagram, not drawn to scale, which shows a cuboid.

37. The volume of the cuboid is 320 𝑐𝑚3 and the height is 5 𝑐𝑚. If the cuboid has a

square base, what is the length of one side of the base?

(A) 8 𝑐𝑚

(B) 16 𝑐𝑚

(C) 32 𝑐𝑚

(D)64 𝑐𝑚
38. A square has the same area as a rectangle with sides of length 9 𝑐𝑚 and 16 𝑐𝑚.

What is the length of the side of the square?

(A) 9 𝑐𝑚

(B) 12 𝑐𝑚

(C) 12.5 𝑐𝑚

(D)75 𝑐𝑚

39. The distance around a lake is 8 𝑘𝑚. On a map, this distance around the lake is

represented by a length of 2 𝑐𝑚. The scale on the map is

(A) 1 : 40

(B) 1 : 2 000

(C) 1 : 200 000

(D)1 : 400 000

40. The median of the numbers 1, 1, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8 is

(A) 7

(B) 6.5

(C) 6

(D)5.4
Solutions for Multiple Choice Questions:

1. C 21. D 41. B

2. B 22. A 42. A

3. A 23. D 43. C

4. A 24. D 44. C

5. B 25. B 45. B

6. A 26. C 46. C

7. D 27. C 47. A

8. D 28. A 48. D

9. C 29. D 49. C

10. C 30. A 50. A

11. A 31. B 51. A

12. D 32. C 52. D

13. C 33. B 53. B

14. D 34. C 54. D

15. C 35. D 55. D

16. B 36. C 56. B

17. C 37. B 57. A

18. A 38. A 58. C

19. B 39. D 59. B

20. B 40. B 60. D

Solutions for Additional Multiple Choice Questions:

1. B 21. B

2. C 22. C

3. B 23. A

4. A 24. C

5. C 25. B

6. A 26. D

7. C 27. C

8. C 28. C

9. B 29. D

10. A 30. A

11. D 31. C

12. B 32. A

13. D 33. B

14. D 34. A

15. A 35. D

16. D 36. D

17. A 37. A

18. D 38. B

19. B 39. D

20. C 40. B