19-20 Math Section A1 Answer Key
19-20 Math Section A1 Answer Key
Paul’s College
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INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read carefully the instructions on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet. Write down the
subject, your name, class and class number in the spaces provided and mark the
3. Answer ALL questions. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the
Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must
mark the answers clearly; otherwise you lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.
4. You should marked only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer,
1. 3x 9 y
A. 3x 2 y .
B. 3x 3 y .
C. 27 x y .
D. 27 xy .
1 1
2.
k 2 2k
2k
A. .
k 4
2
2k
B. .
4 k2
4
C. .
k 4
2
4
D. .
4 k2
3. If the radius of a circle is measured as 6 cm correct to the nearest cm, then the least possible
area of the circle is
A. 11 .
B. 13 .
121
C. .
4
169
D. .
4
4. 0.0499271
A. 0.05 (correct to 2 significant figures) .
B. 0.05 (correct to 3 decimal places) .
C. 0.04992 (correct to 4 significant figures) .
D. 0.04993 (correct to 5 decimal places) .
5. ac b2 ab bc
A. (a c)(b c) .
B. (a c)(b c) .
C. (a b)(b c) .
D. (a b)(b c) .
7. If m 3n 4 2m n 6, then n
A. 4.
B. 2 .
C. 5.2 .
D. 17.2 .
8. (3x 2)( x 2 2 x 3)
A. 3x3 4 x2 13x 6 .
B. 3x3 8x2 13x 6 .
C. 3x3 4 x2 13x 6 .
D. 3x3 8x2 13x 6 .
10. The following table shows the weights (in kg) of S3A students.
Weight (kg) 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79
Number of students 1 3 19 7 8 2
Which of the following is/are correct?
I. The class mark of the class interval ‘30 kg – 39 kg’ is 34.5 kg.
II. The class width of the class interval ‘60 kg – 69 kg’ is 9 kg.
III. The class boundaries of the first class interval are 20 kg and 29 kg.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
12. Given that the height and the volume of a cylinder are 8 cm and 1152 cm3 respectively,
find the curved surface area of the cylinder.
A. 96 cm2
B. 144 cm2
C. 192 cm2 .
D. 480 cm2
13. A man walks from place A to place B at a speed of 3 km/h and cycles immediately back to
place A along the same road at a speed of 9 km/h . The average speed for the whole trip is
A. 4.5 km/h.
B. 4.8 km/h.
C. 5 km/h.
D. 6 km/h.
14. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular n-sided polygon is 3960º, which of the
following is true ?
A. The value of n is 20.
B. Each exterior angle of the polygon is 15º.
C. The number of diagonals of the polygon is 24.
D. Each interior angle of the polygon is 156º.
1 1
15. If x 1 3 , then x 2 2
x x
A. 2.
B. 22 3 .
C. 4.
D. 42 3 .
17. In the figure, D is a point lying on AC such that BD is perpendicular to AC. If BC , then
AD =
A. sin tan .
B. cos tan .
C. sin tan .
D. cos tan .
End of Section A1