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MrJacksonMaths GCSE Foundation A

This document provides instructions and information for a GCSE Mathematics exam. It begins by listing the materials required and instructions for candidates. Candidates must answer all questions in the spaces provided without using a calculator. There are 80 questions in the paper worth a total of 100 marks. Advice is given to show working, work steadily through the paper, and return to questions left out at the end. Formulae for area and volume are provided.
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MrJacksonMaths GCSE Foundation A

This document provides instructions and information for a GCSE Mathematics exam. It begins by listing the materials required and instructions for candidates. Candidates must answer all questions in the spaces provided without using a calculator. There are 80 questions in the paper worth a total of 100 marks. Advice is given to show working, work steadily through the paper, and return to questions left out at the end. Formulae for area and volume are provided.
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Name

For Edexcel
GCSE Mathematics
Paper 1A (Non-Calculator)
Foundation Tier
Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Materials required
Ruler, protractor, compasses,
pen, pencil, eraser.
Tracin paper ma! "e used.
Instructions and Information for Candidates
#rite !our name in the "o$ at the top o% the pae.
Ans&er all the 'uestions in the spaces pro(ided in this 'uestion paper.
The mar)s %or each 'uestion and %or each part o% a 'uestion are sho&n in "rac)ets.
The total num"er o% mar)s %or this paper is 100. There are *+ 'uestions in this paper.
Calculators must not be used.
Advice to Candidates
,ho& all staes in an! calculation.
#or) steadil! throuh the paper. -o not spend too lon on one 'uestion.
.% !ou cannot ans&er a 'uestion, lea(e it and attempt the ne$t one.
Return at the end to those !ou ha(e le%t out.
Written by Shaun Armstrong
Only to be copied for use in the purchaser's school or college
EF1A 09 age 1 ! "hurchill #aths $imited
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h
a
GCSE Mathematics
/ormulae: /oundation Tier
Area of a trapezium 0
1
*
(a 1 b)h
olume of a prism 0 area o% cross section lenth
EF1A 09 age % ! "hurchill #aths $imited
section
cross
lenth
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!"
300 400 500 600 700
10 30 *0 50 40
0 * 1 3 5
Ans#er A$$ T%E&T' EIG(T questions.
%rite )our ans#ers in the spaces provided.
'ou must #rite do#n all the sta*es in )our #or+in*.
'ou must &,T use a calculator.
". (a)
#rite do&n the num"er sho&n "! the arro&.
88888888
-".
(")
#rite do&n the num"er sho&n "! the arro&.
88888888
-".
(c)
-ra& an arro& on the diaram to sho& the num"er 370.
-".
-Total / mar+s.
EF1A 09 age & ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!0
3+
b
a
0. -iaram &,T
accuratel! dra&n
(a) (i) #or) out the si9e o% anle a.

88888888
(ii) :i(e a reason %or !our ans&er.
8888888888888888888888888888888
8888888888888888888888888888888
-0.
(") (i) #or) out the si9e o% anle b.

88888888
(ii) :i(e a reason %or !our ans&er.
8888888888888888888888888888888
8888888888888888888888888888888
-/.
-Total 1 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age ' ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!/
!2
/. The radius o% the ;oon is 1737 )m.
(a) #rite the num"er 1737 in &ords.
888888888888888888888888888888888
888888888888888888888888888888888
-".
The a(erae distance o% the ;oon %rom the <arth is three hundred and eiht!-%our
thousand, three hundred and ninet!-nine )ilometres.
(") #rite the num"er three hundred and ei*ht)3four thousand4 three hundred and
ninet)3nine in %iures.
8888888888
-".
-Total 0 mar+s.
2. (a) (i) #rite the num"er 6+34 correct to the nearest hundred.
8888888888
(ii) #rite the num"er 30.16 correct to 1 decimal place.
8888888888
-0.
(") #rite each roup o% num"ers in order o% si9e.
,tart &ith the smallest num"er.
(i) 7 =* =+ 3
888888888888888888
(ii) 0.+4 0.0> 0.4+ 0.135
888888888888888888
-0.
-Total 2 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age ( ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!1
1. The incomplete pictoram sho&s the num"er o% letters recei(ed "! ;r. 3ro&n on each
da! in one &ee).
?e!: represents * letters
(a) #rite do&n the num"er o% letters ;r. 3ro&n recei(ed on
(i) ;onda!,
88888888
(ii) #ednesda!.
88888888
-0.
;r. 3ro&n recei(ed + letters on /rida!.
(") ,ho& this on the pictoram.
-".
;r. 3ro&n recei(ed a total o% 3* letters in the &ee).
(c) #or) out ho& man! letters he recei(ed on ,aturda!.
88888888
-0.
-Total 1 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age ) ! "hurchill #aths $imited
;onda!
Tuesda!
Thursda!
#ednesda!
/rida!
,aturda!
2ea(e
3lan)
!5
!6
5. -iaram &,T
accuratel! dra&n
#or) out the (olume o% this prism made %rom centimetre cu"es.
88888888 cm
3
-Total 0 mar+s.
6. #or) out
(a) 4 1 * = >
8888888888
-".
(") 3 6 1 5
8888888888
-".
(c) *0 = + *
8888888888
-0.
-Total 2 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age * ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!7
!8
7. A "a contains 3 red counters, 4 "lue counters and * !ello& counters.
A counter is pic)ed at random %rom the "a.
#or) out the pro"a"ilit! that the counter pic)ed is
(a) red,
8888888888
-".
(") not red,
8888888888
-".
(c) reen.
8888888888
-".
-Total / mar+s.
8. Tari'@s "ic!cle has three ears.
The num"ers o% teeth on the ears are in the ratio 4 : 6 : 7
.n total there are 36 teeth on the ears.
#or) out ho& man! teeth are on the middle ear.
88888888
-Total / mar+s.
EF1A 09 age + ! "hurchill #aths $imited
!"9
!""
2ea(e
3lan)
"9. =1 x A 3
x is an inteer.
#rite do&n all the possi"le (alues o% x.
888888888888
-Total 0 mar+s.
"". The ta"le sho&s the temperature recorded at (arious times in one da!.
Time + am 10 am 1* noon * pm 5 pm 6 pm
Temperature =3 C 1 C 5 C 4 C 3 C =1 C
(a) Bo& much did the temperature increase "! "et&een + am and 10 amC
8888888888 C
-".
(") Bo& much did the temperature decrease "! "et&een * pm and 6 pmC
8888888888 C
-".
The temperature decreased "! 3 C "et&een 6 pm and + pm.
(c) #or) out the temperature at + pm.
8888888888 C
-".
-Total / mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 9 ! "hurchill #aths $imited
!
T
:
;
S
<
2ea(e
3lan)
"0.
,i$ riht-anled trianles are sho&n on the rid.
(a) #hich t&o trianles are conruentC
88888 and 88888
-".
(") (i) #hich trianle is an enlarement o% trianle :=
8888888
(ii) #rite do&n the scale %actor o% the enlarement.
8888888
-0.
EF1A 09 age 10 ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!"0
(c) Dn the rid, rotate the shaded trianle >0 cloc)&ise a"out the point mar)ed &ith
a cross.
-0.
-Total 1 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 11 ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!"/
"/. The ta"le i(es in%ormation a"out the num"er o% "edrooms in 7*0 houses.
&umber of
>edrooms
Frequenc)
1 100
* 3*0
3 *50
5 60
-ra& an accurate pie chart to sho& this in%ormation.
-Total 2 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 1% ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!"2
"2. Bere are some %ractions.
1
*
1
5
7
+
3
5
1
4
*
3
#rite do&n the %raction %rom this list that is
(a) the larest,
8888888888
-".
(") e'ual to 74E,
8888888888
-".
(c) closest in (alue to
3
4
,
8888888888
-".
(d) closest in (alue to 0.*3
8888888888
-".
-Total 2 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 1& ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
#eiht o% potatoes (w ))
0 0.4 1.4 1.0 *.0 *.4 3.0
0
10
30
*0
50
/re'uenc!
!"1
"1. A supermar)et records the &eiht (w )) o% loose potatoes "ouht "! 100 customers.
The results are sho&n in the ta"le.
#eiht o% potatoes (w )) /re'uenc!
0.4 A w 1.0 6
1.0 A w 1.4 *1
1.4 A w *.0 35
*.0 A w *.4 *3
*.4 A w 3.0 16
(a) #hat percentae o% these customers "ouht more than *.4 ) o% potatoesC
8888888 E
-".
The median &eiht o% potatoes "ouht lies in the inter(al 1.4 A w *.0
(") <$plain ho& !ou can tell this %rom the ta"le.
888888888888888888888888888888888
888888888888888888888888888888888
888888888888888888888888888888888
-".
(c) Dn the rid, dra& a %re'uenc! diaram to represent the data in the ta"le.
-0.
-Total 2 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 1' ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!"5
"5. Bere are some patterns made &ith dots.
Pattern num"er 1 Pattern num"er * Pattern num"er 3
(a) .n the space "elo&, dra& Pattern num"er 5.
-".
(") Bo& man! dots &ill there "e in
(i) Pattern num"er 4,
8888888888
(ii) Pattern num"er 10.
8888888888
-0.
(c) /ind an e$pression, in terms o% n, %or the num"er o% dots in Pattern num"er n.
8888888888
-/.
-Total 5 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 1( ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!"6
!"7
"6. Ric) is i(en these %our num"er cards.
(a) ,ho& ho& he can use three o% the cards to ma)e this a correct calculation.
-0.
(") ,ho& ho& he can use all %our cards to ma)e this a correct calculation.
-0.
-Total 2 mar+s.
"7. There are * roups in the %inal o% a school Battle of the Bands competition.
<ach student in classes 11 F, 11 ? and 11 2 can (ote to decide the &inner.
The t&o-&a! ta"le sho&s in%ormation a"out the num"er o% (otes each "and recei(ed.
Complete the t&o-&a! ta"le.
-Total 0 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 1) ! "hurchill #aths $imited
* > 7 4
3 0
1 6+ 0
11 F 11 2 11 ? Total
Total
Creeper
The /use
1*
*4
11
14
*>
37
+5
2ea(e
3lan)
!"8
6 cm
3 cm
!09
"8. -iaram &,T
accuratel! dra&n
The diaram sho&s a riht-anled trianle.
(a) #or) out the area o% the trianle.
8888888888 cm
*
-0.
The trianle is the cross-section o% a prism o% lenth + cm.
(") #or) out the (olume o% the prism.
8888888888 cm
3
-0.
-Total 2 mar+s.
09. (a) #rite do&n the (alue o%
>
88888888
-".
(") #rite 4
*
4
5
as a po&er o% 4
88888888
-".
-Total 0 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 1* ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!0"
=6
=5
O
=*
*
5
6
y
=* =1 1 * 3 x
0". (a) Dn the rid, dra& the raph o% y 0 *x = 3
-/.
(") Gse !our raph to sol(e the e'uation *x = 3 0 1.5
x 0 8888888888
-".
-Total 2 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 1+ ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!00
!0/
00. (a) #or) out 540 = 136
8888888888
-".
(") #or) out an estimate %or
10.* 7.+6
+.+> 4.>
8888888888
-0.
-Total / mar+s.
0/. (a) <$pand 3(x 1 5)
8888888888
-".
(") /actorise y
*
1 7y
8888888888
-".
(c) #or) out the (alue o% *p = 3q &hen p 0 1* and q 0 4.
8888888888
-0.
-Total 2 mar+s.
EF1A 09 age 19 ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!02
0
4
14
10
*0
Ae
(da!s)
0 *0 60 50 +0 100 1*0
Beiht
(cm)
02. The ta"le sho&s the ae in da!s and the heihts in centimetres o% eiht plants.
Ae (da!s) 36 114 6+ *3 101 64 3+ >1
Beiht (cm) 11.4 *0.* 16.7 7.6 1>.3 1*.+ 10.4 16.3
The %irst si$ pairs o% (alues ha(e "een plotted on the scatter raph "elo&.
(a) Plot the last t&o pairs o% (alues on the scatter raph.
-".
(") Gse !our raph to estimate the ae o% another plant o% the same t!pe &hen it
reached a heiht o% 14 cm.
88888888da!s
-0.
-Total / mar+s.
EF1A 09 age %0 ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!01
!05
x
C B
A
35
01. -iaram &,T
accuratel! dra&n
.n the diaram, AB 0 AC and anle ABC 0 35.
/ind the si9e o% the anle mar)ed x.

88888888
-Total / mar+s.
05. #or) out 5
1
4
= 1
*
3
88888888
-Total / mar+s.
EF1A 09 age %1 ! "hurchill #aths $imited
2ea(e
3lan)
!07
!06
A C
B
06.
ABC is a trianle.
,hade the reion inside the trianle &hich is nearer to point A than point C and less
than 4 cm %rom the point C.
-Total 2 mar+s.
07. ,ol(e
(i) *t = 1 0 1>
t 0 8888888888
-0.
(ii) 4p 1 > 0 p = 3
p 0 8888888888
-/.
-Total 1 mar+s.
T,TA$ F,; :A:E;? "99 MA;@S
E&A
EF1A 09 age %% ! "hurchill #aths $imited

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