ST.

STEPHEN’S COLLEGE

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (2022-2023)

Subject/Paper : Mathematics Paper 2 Name : _______________

Form : One Class : _______________

Time allowed : 45 minutes Class no. : _______________

Instructions to Students:

1. Total mark for this paper is 27.

2. This paper consists of 27 questions in 7 pages.

3. Answer ALL questions. All the answers should be marked on the Multiple Choice Answer
Sheet provided.

4. Note that you may only mark ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will
score NO MARKS.

5. The figures in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

6. Each question carries one mark. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

7. Calculators are NOT allowed for use.

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1. When 45 is divided by 4, the remainder is

A. 0. B. 1.
C. 2. D. 3.

2. Find the value of 2  (52  42 ) .

A. 4 B. 14
C. 18 D. 34

3. Which of the following numbers is a prime number?

A. 31 B. 33
C. 35 D. 39

4. Arrange 2, –1 and –5 in ascending order.

A. –5 < –1 < 2 B. –5 < 2 < –1

C. –1 < 2 < –5 D. 2 < –1< –5

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5. How many integers are there between 5 and its opposite number?
2

A. 5 B. 9
C. 10 D. 11

6. A box of marbles is distributed to 6 children. If each child gets y marbles and there are 5
marbles left, find the original number of marbles in the box in terms of y.

A. 6 y  5 B. 6 y  5
C. 6(y – 5) D. 6(y + 5)

7. The difference between two numbers x and 5x is 36, where x is a positive number. Find x.

A. 6 B. 9
C. 12 D. 18

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8. The table below shows the daily emission of air pollutants from a factory in a month.

Which of the following are true?

I. There are 30 days in that month.
II. The factory emits air pollutants between 130 units and 139 units on most of the days.
III. The daily emission of air pollutants is less than 140 units in 20 days of the month.

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

9. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the scores of a group of students in a test.

Scores of a group of students in a test

Stem (10) Leaf (1)

4 x 1 2
5 3 4 5 6 7
6 y 9

Which of the following can be the values of x and y?

I. x = 0, y = 8
II. x = 1, y = 7
III. x = 2, y = 9

A. I only B. I and II only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

10. Which of the following numbers is not equal to the others?

23
A. 2.3 B.
10
1 3
C. 2 D. 2
3 10

49 2
11. Arrange , 2.425 and 2 in descending order.
20 5

49 2 2 49
A. >2.425  2 B. 2  2.425 
20 5 5 20
49 2 2 49
C. 2.425  >2 D. 2.425  2 
20 5 5 20

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12. Jacob bought 15 pens and 9 pencils. If each pen costs $7.6 and each pencil costs $3.5, find
the total amount of money that he paid.

A. $31.5 B. $114
C. $145.5 D. $291

13. Find the smallest number which is divisible by 4 and larger than 143 387.

A. 143 388 B. 143 389

C. 143 390 D. 143 391

14. A and B are marked on the following number line. Which of the following numbers is the
closest to the result of A minus B?

A B
 
2 1 0 +1 +2 +3

A. 3.5 B. 4
C. 3.75 D. 3.25

15. Which of the following are correct?

I. 15 is a triangular number.
II. 49 is a square number.
III. 36 is both a square number and a triangular number.

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

16. It is given that the nth term in a sequence is n2 – 2n. What is the sum of the first three terms
in the sequence?

A. –1 B. 0
C. 2 D. 3

17. The solution of 3(2 x  1)  4( x  2)  1  0 is

A. 6 . B. 5 .
C. 5. D. 6.

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18. The frequency distribution table shows the number of children in each flat of a certain
building. Find the total number of children in this building.

A. 6 B. 20
C. 36 D. Cannot be determined

19. Which of the following are correct?

I. 0 is a whole number.
II. 0 is an integer.
III. 0 is an even number.

A. I and II only B. II and III only

C. I and III only D. I, II and III

 3 
20. 1.275   2   1.5 
 2 

A. 0.35 B. 0.37
C. 0.035 D. 0.037

21. The product of two 2-digit numbers is 2028. The H.C.F. of these two numbers is 13. Find
the sum of these two numbers.

A. 126 B. 91
C. 52 D. 37

22. Evaluate (+50) – (–49) – (+48) – (–47) – …… – (+2) – (–1).

A. 100 B. 75
C. 50 D. 25

ab  bc  ca
23. It is given that R  . When a = 15, b = –2 and c = 10, R =
abc

2 1
A.  . B.  .
3 4
1 2
C. . D. .
4 3

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24. Given that the general term Tn of a sequence is (1)n  4n , which of the following are
correct?

I. The sequence is –4, 8, –12, 16, ….

II. The 12th term is 48.
III. The product of 2 consecutive terms in the sequence must be negative.

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

25. $470 is divided between Peter, Mary and Kate. It is known that Peter has $80 less than Mary,
and Kate has $30 more than twice the amount Peter gets. How much does Kate get?

A. $90 B. $120
C. $170 D. $210

26. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the time taken by a group of students to complete
a 400 m race.

Time taken by a group of students to complete a 400m race

Stem (10 s) Leaf (1 s)

5 7.9 8.6 9.3
6 0.5 1.2 1.8 2.2 2.9 3.4 5.6 6.9 9.1
7 2.4 3.5 5

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It is known that the top of students in the group will be invited to join an athletic team.
5
How long did it take for the slowest student who is invited to join the team?

A. 61.8 s B. 62.2 s
C. 63.4 s D. 65.6 s

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27. The following bar chart shows the distribution of means of transport to school of a group of
F.1 students. However, part of the diagram is blurred. It is known that 25% of the F.1
students go to school by bus, find the number of students who go to school by bus.

A. 8 B. 10
C. 12 D. Cannot be determined

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Answers
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. C 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. A
21. B 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. D
26. A 27. B
No. of A’s = 6
No. of B’s = 7
No. of C’s = 7
No. of D’s = 7

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