IGCSE Cambridge (CIE) Maths 41 mins 23 questions

Non-Calculator Questions

Set Notation & Venn

Easy (6 questions) /7

Medium (7 questions) /19 Scan here to return to the course

Very Hard (3 questions) /3

Total Marks /41

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Easy Questions
1

Use set notation to describe the shaded region.

(1 mark)

On the Venn diagram, shade the region A ∩ B .

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 (1 mark)

3 Shade the region A' ∪ B in the Venn diagram below.

(1 mark)

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4 On the Venn diagram, shade the region (A ∩ B ) ' .

(1 mark)

5 In the Venn diagram, shade X '∩Y.

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 (1 mark)

6 ℰ = {20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29}

A = {odd numbers}

B = {multiples of 3}

List the members of the set

i) A ∩ B

[1]

ii) A ∪ B

[1]

(2 marks)

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Medium Questions
1 In a class of 40 students:

28 wear glasses (G )

13 have driving lessons (D )

4 do not wear glasses and do not have driving lessons.

i) Complete the Venn diagram.

[2]

ii) Use set notation to describe the region that contains a total of 32 students.

[1]

(3 marks)

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2 ℰ = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} A = {0, 2, 4, 5, 6} B = {1, 2, 5}

Complete each of the following statements.

A ∩ B = {. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}

n( B ) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

{0, 4, 6} = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ∩ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

{2, 4} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A

(4 marks)

3 M = {x : x is an integer and 2 ≤ x < 6}

i) Find n( M ) .

[1]

ii) Write down a set N where N ⊆ M and N ≠ ∅ .

{.................................................. } [1]

(2 marks)

4 40 children were asked if they have a computer or a phone or both. The Venn diagram

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shows the results.

Complete the Venn diagram.

(2 marks)

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5 (a) C = {x : x is an integer and 5 < x < 12} D = {5, 10}

Select the correct statement from the list below.

D=∅ C ∩ D = {10} 6 ∈D D⊆C

(1 mark)

(b) Find n( C ∪ D ) .

(1 mark)

Use set notation to complete the statements for the Venn diagram above.

i) c .................... X

[1]

ii) .................................. = { a , m, e}

[1]

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 iii) Y ∩ Z = ..................................

[1]

(3 marks)

7 The Venn diagram shows a universal set, ℰ and sets A , B and C .

12, 5, 9, 10, 6, 3, 4 and 8 represent the numbers of elements.

Find

i) n (A ∪ B)

[1]

ii) n (A ʹ ∩ B ʹ)

[1]

iii) n ([A ∩ B ] ∪ C)

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 [1]

(3 marks)

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Hard Questions
1

Shade the region P ∪ (Q ∩ R ) ' .

(1 mark)

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2 Shade the region (D ∩ E )' ∩ F in the Venn diagram below.

(1 mark)

3 In each Venn diagram, shade the required region.

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 (2 marks)

4 In this Venn diagram, shade the region (A ∪ B') ∩ C .

(1 mark)

5 The Venn diagram shows information about the number of elements in sets A , B and ℰ

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.

n(A ∪ B ) = 23

Find the value of x .

x = ................................................

(3 marks)

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6

n(ℰ) = 20, n = ( P )10, n(Q ) = 13 and n( P ∪ Q )' = 5 .

Work out n( P ∩ Q ) .

You may use the Venn diagram to help you.

n( P ∩ Q ) = ................................................

(2 marks)

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7 (a)

List the elements of (X ∪ Y ∪ Z ) ' .

(1 mark)

(b) Find n(X ' ∩ Z ) .

(1 mark)

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Very Hard Questions
1 In this Venn diagram, shade the region M ' ∪ N ∪ P .

(1 mark)

2 This Venn diagram shows information about the number of students who play basketball

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 ( B ) , football ( F ) and hockey (H ) .

Find n( ( B ∪ F ) ∩ H ') .

(1 mark)

3 The Venn diagram below shows information about the number of gardeners who grow

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melons ( M ), potatoes (P ) and carrots (C ).

Find n(( M ∩ P ) ∪ C') .

(1 mark)

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