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MATHEMATICS Paper No 05
March 1st week
2024
45 Minutes
You must answer on the question paper

INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.

 Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.

 Write your name and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.

 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.

 Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

 You should show all your working in the booklet.

 You are not allowed to use a calculator.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 40.

 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1) Write 2.3 hours in minutes.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . minutes [1]

2) Write a number in each box to make the statement correct.

2
÷ is 5 [1]

3) Write the name of a regular polygon with rotational symmetry of order 3.

............................................................ [1]

4) Ahmed translates a shape on a square grid.

Tick (√) all the statements that are always true.

The new shape is the same size as the original shape.

The new shape is a rotation of the original shape.

The new shape is the same shape as the original shape.

The new shape covers part of the original shape.

[1]
5) Draw a circle with a radius of 3 cm and the center at O.
Use a ruler and compasses.

[1]

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6) Complete the table of equivalent values.

Fraction Decimal Percentage

1
1
5
30%

0.54
[2]

7) Point A is plotted on the coordinate grid.

a) Write the coordinates of point A. (. . . . . . . , . . . . . . .) [1]

3
b) Plot the point with coordinates (2 , −4) [1]

8)
a) Write a common multiple of 12 and 18.

............ [1]
b) Write a common factor of 12 and 18

............ [1]

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9) Oliver predicts that girls have longer names than boys. He designs four questions to
investigate his prediction.
Tick (√) the question that is the least helpful for his investigation.

What is your name?

How many letters are in your name?

Is your name long or short?

How do you spell your name?

[1]

10) Calculate.

2 1
+
3 4
............... [1]

11) Tick (√) all the shapes that could have an obtuse angle.

scalene triangle

rectangle

parallelogram

pentagon
[1]
12) Complete the statement using the correct word.

In the number 7.419 the 9 represents 9

[1]

13) Here is part of a sequence.

23, 17, 11, …
The sequence continues in the same way.
Draw a ring around all the numbers that are in the sequence.

7 −2 −7 –35 –49
[1]

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14) Draw a line to match each number to the correct description.

136 tenths

1064 hundredths Greater than 13.56

125 tenths and 42 hundredths Less than 13.56

1 ten and 75 tenths

1 ten, 40 tenths and 36 hundredths

[2]

15) A clock needs one battery to work. The battery lasts 6 weeks.
a) Calculate the number of batteries that are needed for the clock to work for1
year.
............... [1]

b) A box contains 30 batteries. These are used in the clock.

Write the number of whole weeks that the clock will work.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weeks [1]

16) Here is a Carroll diagram that describes some properties of shapes.

Has parallel sides Does not have parallel sides

Diagonals are the

same length

Diagonals are not

the same length
Draw a ring around the quadrilateral that belongs in the shaded part of thediagram.

rhombus trapezium parallelogram kite square [1]

17) Here are the first three terms of a sequence. Each term is made from the sum of a pair
of square numbers.

The sequence continues in the same way. Write the 6th number in the sequence.
............... [1]

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18) Here are some numbers.

1 5 8 16 25 64
Write each of these numbers in the correct place on the Venn diagram.

[2]

19) Here is a drawing of a large cube on isometric paper. The large cube is made of 27
smaller cubes.

The three shaded cubes are removed. Draw the new shape.

[1]

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20) Eva collects data about the mass, in kilograms, of 30 different school bags. She wants
to use the best representation to show her data.
Explain why Eva should not use a bar chart.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [1]

21) Here are some numbers.

4.4 4.31 3.45 4.53 5.2
Rajiv arranges the numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.
Write the 3rd number in his list.

[1]

22) Jamila asks a group of children what food they eat for breakfast. The Venn diagram
shows the number of children and what they eat for breakfast.

Show this information on the dot plot.

[2]

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23) Samira grows some sunflowers. She buys four types of sunflower seed and labels
them A, B, C and D. She uses this table to record the number of each type of seed that
grows.

Type A Type B Type C Type D

Number of seeds planted 20 50 40 10

Number of seeds that grow 15 35 25 5

Next year she wants to buy the type of seed that is most likely to grow.
Write the type of seed that is most likely to grow.

............... [1]

24) Write a number in the box to complete the statement.

3 3
÷2=
2

[1]
25) Here is a drawing of a rectangle and a square.

The lengths and widths of both shapes are measured in centimeters. All the
measurements are even numbers. The length and width of the rectangle are different
even numbers.
The two shapes are used to make this compound shape.

The area of the compound shape is

32 cm2. Find a possible length and
possible width of the rectangle.

Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cm
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cm [2]

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26) Hassan has 2.4 meters of string. He cuts a piece off the string and gives this to Mike.
Mike cuts his piece of string into two equal pieces. Each of these two pieces is 30
centimeters long.
Complete the sentence.
Hassan gives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . % of his string to Mike.

[2]

27) Naomi and Angelique each think of a number with exactly 1 decimal place. Both
numbers round to the same whole number.
Write the largest possible difference between the two numbers.

............... [1]

28) Ten identical right-angled triangles are arranged to make a new shape.

Find the value of the angle marked a. Show your working.

...............˚ [2]

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29) The mean height of a group of five children is 120 centimeters. The modal height of
the same group of children is 125 centimeters.

Three new children join the group.

The mean height of the eight children is 125 centimeters. The modal height of the
eight children is 120 centimeters.

Here are two pairs of statements about the three new children who joined the group.
Tick (√) the correct statement in each pair.

Exactly one of the three new children must be 120 centimeters tall
Exactly two of the three new children must be 120 centimeters tall

The three new children have a total height of 300 centimeters

The three new children have a total height of 400 centimeters

[2]

End of the paper

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