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MAURITIUS INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

YEAR 1 SEMESTER I EXAMINATION/RE-EXAMINATION – JUNE 2023

TEACHER’S DIPLOMA (PRIMARY) GENERAL

PROGRAMME
PURPOSE & KREOL MORISIEN (FULL – TIME)

INTAKES JULY 2022 – OCTOBER 2024

FEBRUARY 2023 – MAY 2025
TDP 1103: MATHEMATICS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
MODULE CODE & TITLE
TEACHERS

DAY & DATE MONDAY 12 JUNE 2023

TIME 09:30 – 11:30

DURATION 2 HRS

NO. OF QUESTIONS SET 23

NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE
22
ATTEMPTED

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
a) This examination paper consists of 23 questions.
b) Section A is compulsory. Answer all 20 questions in Section A by writing the correct
answer (A, B, C or D) in the answer sheet. Each MCQ question carries 1 mark.
c) Section B consists of 3 questions. Answer any 2 questions from Section B in your
answer booklet. Each question carries 15 marks.
d) No calculator is allowed.
e) Additional Materials: (i) Answer Sheets for Multiple Choice Questions, (ii) Graph
Paper and (iii) A4 plain sheet of paper.

Answer questions 1 – 20 from Section A on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet and
questions 21 - 23 from Section B in the examination booklet.

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SECTION A – Answer all 20 questions

1. Evaluate 0.2 + 0.4 × 3.

A. 1
B. 1.8
C. 1.6
D. 1.4

2. How many significant figures does the number 0.00109 have?

A. 5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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3. The rational number − lies between the integers
5

A. – 2 and – 3
B. – 3 and – 4
C. – 4 and – 5
D. – 5 and – 6

4. Which of the following is an irrational number?

A. 160
B. 161/6
C. 161/4
D. 161/2

5. Find the smallest integer n such that 20n is a multiple of 75.

A. 5
B. 1500
C. 300
D. 15

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6. Which of 33%, 0.3, 3 and 1000 is the largest?

A. 33%
B. 0.3
1
C. 3
333
D.
1000

11.52 0.1152
7. Given that = 0.45, evaluate .
25.6 256

A. 0.00045
B. 0.0045
C. 0.045
D. 0.45
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8. The number midway between 0.7 and is
6

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A. 30
6
B. 8

C. 0.6
D. 0.65

9. If the 3rd of August 2016 was a Wednesday, what day was 18th of September 2016?

A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Saturday

10. When Rs 200 is increased by 250%, the new amount is

A. Rs 300
B. Rs 700
C. Rs 500
D. Rs 50000

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11. What is the interest paid when Rs 10000 is invested for 30 months in a bank account
paying 2% simple interest per annum?

A. Rs 60000
B. Rs 6000
C. Rs 500
D. Rs 5000

12. A bottle is half full of water. If 7 litres of water is added, the bottle will become three-
quarter full. What is the capacity of the bottle?

A. 14 litres
B. 21 litres
C. 28 litres
D. 35 litres

13. A rectangular carpet is 150 cm by 120 cm. It is to be cut into identical squares as large
as possible without wasting any carpet. What is the length of one side of such squares?

A. 10 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 50 cm
D. 60 cm

14. Convert 40 m/s into km/h.

A. 144 km/h
B. 11.1 km/h
C. 72 km/h
D. 288 km/h

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15. In 2010, the population of a city was 40000. This was 10000 less than the population in
2000. Find the percentage decrease in the population.

A. 10 %
B. 25 %
C. 20 %
D. 16.6 %

16. Find the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of the sequence 4, 7, 10, 13,…

.
A. 1+3n
B. 4+3n
C. 1+4n
D. 4+n

17. The equation 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 2 cuts the 𝑥-axis at the point

A. (0, −2)
B. (−2, 0)
3
C. (0, )
2
3
D. (2 , 0)

18. How many lines of symmetry does a parallelogram have?

A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0

19. One exterior angle of a regular polygon is 20°. The number of sides of the polygon is

A. 8
B. 9
C. 14
D. 18

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20. What is the sum of all interior angles of a pentagon?

A. 360°
B. 180°
C. 480°
D. 540°

SECTION B – Answer any 2 questions

21. (a) Given that

204.5 = 2 × 10𝑎 + 4 × 10𝑏 + 5 × 10𝑐 ,

write down the values of integers 𝑎 and 𝑐.

[2 marks]

(b) In an isosceles triangle, one angle is 80°. Find the possible values of its other
two angles.
[2 marks]

(c) Find the smallest integer which leaves a remainder of 13 when divided by 15
and when divided by 24.
[2 marks]

(d) The eighth and tenth terms of a Fibonacci sequence are 21 and 55 respectively.
Find its fifth term.
[2 marks]

(e) The ratio of Vihaan’s age to his father’s age is 1:10 today. In 3 years, this ratio
will be 2:11. Find Vihaan’s age today.

[2 marks]

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(f) If 60 workers can paint 45 identical buses in 6 days, how many such buses can
be painted by 24 workers in 10 days?
[2 marks]

(g) A salesman’s monthly wage is made up of a basic salary of Rs 6000 and a

commission calculated as 2.5% of his sales in that month.

(i) His sales for April was Rs 65000. Find his wage in April.
(ii) His salary in May was Rs 7125. Find his sales in May.
[1 + 2 = 3 marks]

22. (a) (i) Given that 𝑥 = −2 and 𝑦 = 3, find the value of 5𝑥 + 2𝑦.
(ii) Factorise completely 4𝑥 2 − 9.
(iii) Expand the brackets and simplify (9𝑥 − 7)(5𝑥 + 11).
(iv) Make 𝑛 the subject of the formula 𝑚 = 8(5 − 𝑛).
(v) Find the value of 𝑎 given 32𝑎 = 8.
(vi) Given that 𝑥 = 4 is a solution to the equation 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, find the
value of 𝑐.
[1 x 6 = 6 marks]

(b) (i) A tank, which is a cuboid of length 2 m and width 1 m, contains some water.
11Find the rise in the depth of water if 50 litres of water are added to the tank.

[2 marks]

(ii) A square-based pyramid has a base with side length 15 cm. The
perpendicular height of the pyramid is 10 cm. Calculate the volume of the
pyramid.
[2 marks]

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(c) (i) A sphere has a surface area of 81𝜋 cm2 . Work out the volume of the sphere,
11leaving your answer in terms of 𝜋.
[2 marks]

(ii) A solid cone has a height of 15 cm. The volume of the cone is 320 𝜋 cm3.
Work out the total surface area the cone, leaving your answer in terms of 𝜋.

[3 marks]
23. (a) Find the mean, mode and median of the 10 numbers given below.

2 1 0 2 3 4 1 2 3 2

[3 marks]

(b) (i) The vertices 𝐴(−5, 5), 𝐵(1, −3) and 𝐶(4, −3) of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 are shown in
the diagram below.

Find the area of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.

[2 marks]

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(ii) Triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is drawn as shown (not to scale).

Given that 𝐴𝐵 = 7 cm, 𝐴𝐶 = 9 cm and 𝐵𝐶 = 4 cm, use rule and compasses only to
construct accurately the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 on a plain sheet of paper.

Measure angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.

[3 marks]

(c) The table shows the information about the marks (𝑚) scored by 120 students in
an examination.

Mark, m Frequency

0 < m < 20 7

20 < m < 40 12

40 < m < 60 45

60 < m < 80 36

80 < m < 100 20

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(i) Copy and complete the cumulative frequency table below for the given
11111information.

Mark, m Frequency

m<0 0

m < 20 7

m < 40

m < 60

m < 80

m < 100 120

[1 mark]

Answer this part of the question on a sheet of graph paper.

(ii) Draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve to illustrate this information

[2 marks]

Use to graph to:

(iii) find an estimate of the median mark of the students.

[1 mark]

(iv) to find an estimate of the number of students who scored less than 50 marks.

[1 mark]

(v) to find an estimate the number of students who scored more than 75 marks.

[1 mark]

(vi) A student is chosen at random, Find the probability that the student scores
1111between 50 and 75 marks.

[1 mark]

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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Index Number:…………………………

Answer Sheet for Multiple Choice Questions 1 - 20.

Circle the correct answer.

1. A B C D

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

4. A B C D

5. A B C D

6. A B C D

7. A B C D

8. A B C D

9. A B C D

10. A B C D

11. A B C D

12. A B C D

13. A B C D

14. A B C D

15. A B C D

16. A B C D

17. A B C D

18. A B C D

19. A B C D

20. A B C D

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Index Number:…………………………

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