COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AT 13+

MATHEMATICS
LEVEL 3 MARK SCHEME

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Summer 2019

The majority of answers are worth two marks.

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 LEVEL 3: NON-CALCULATOR

Q. Answer Mark Additional Guidance

1. (i) (a) 383 1 A: 1

(b) 3213 1 A: 1

(ii) (a) 33 2 M: 1 for 33 rem 3 or 33 31

A: 1 for answer

(b) £38.50 2 M: 1 for multiplication

A: 1 for answer

2. (i) 24 2 M: 1 for (49 2 16) or 2 9

A: 1 for answer

(ii) 15 2 M: 1 for 9 or 6

A: 1 for answer

3. (i) 3.8 1 A: 1

(ii) 39 064 2 M: 1 for 9766 3 4

A: 1 for answer

(iii) 9842 2 M: 1 for 9766 1 76

A: 1 for answer

(iv) 2.57 3 102 2 A: 1 for 257 in st. form.

A: 1 for answer

4. (i) (a) 67.5 cm 2 M: 1 for 0.675 m

or 83 3 180 cm

A: 1 for answer

(b) £70.40 2 M: 1 for 66 or 4.4 or 64

or 6.4
A: 1 for answer

(ii) (a) 24% 1 A: 1

(b) 6 2 A: 1 for 0.026 smallest

0.026    25
  0.245   25%

A: 1 for answer

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5. (i) 22 3 32 3 5 3 M: 1 for two of 2, 3, 5

A: 1 for
232333335

A: 1 for answer

(ii) 900 1 A: 1

6. the .......
500 gram loaf is better value 3 A: 1 for 100 g costs 19 p

A: 1 for 100 g costs 20 p

A: 1 for conclusion
1 4 21
7. (a) (i) 4 24 l 2 M: 1 for 3 1 24 1 24
or equivalent

A: 1 for answer
2 1 3
(ii) 3 l 2 M: 1 for 1 1 6
2 6
or equivalent

A: 1 for answer

(b) (i) 2 25 km 2 M: 1 for 12

5

A: 1 for answer
5
(ii) 7 21 2 M: 1 for 3 3 2

A: 1 answer

8. (a) (i) 221 2 M: 1 for 3 2 24

or 6 3 23 21

A: 1 for answer

(ii) 22 2 M: 1 for 2 8

A: 1 for answer
1
(iii) 28 2 M: 1 for 14 4 2
or 12 1 16

A: 1 for answer

(b) u 5 ±6 2 M: 1 for u 2 5 100 2 64

A: 1 for answer accept 6

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9. (i) (a) w58 2 M: 1 for 3w 5 44 2 20

w 6
or 5
4 3
A: 1 for answer

(b) x 5 3 21 2 M: 1 for
12 2 5 5 6x 2 4x

A: 1 for answer

(ii) (a)(i) y  4 2 M: 1 for 5y  20

A: 1 for answer

(ii) y > 22 21 2 M: 1 for 2y < 52

or 25 < 2y

A: 1 for answer

(b) 2
A: 1 for 22 2   
1
—

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

A: 1 for   4
10. (i) a 5 50° 1 A: 1

b 5 80° 2 M: 1 for (180° 2 2a)

A: 1 for answer  

c 5 65° 2 M: 1 for (180° 2 50°) 4 2

A: 1 for answer      

d 5 20° 2 M: 1 for
65° + 95° 1 d 5 180°
A: 1 for answer       

(ii) no    because b 5 80° and (c 1 d ) 5 85° 2 A: 1 for ‘no’ if reason

or b 1 95° ?180° given

A: 1 for coherent reason

11. (i) (a) 2 A: 1 for 3

x 22 2 6
.....
A: 1 for 6
y 1 3
..... 5

(b) 1 1 A: 1
y5 x 1 2 drawn
2

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y
10

y  10  (x  2)2
8

6
1 2
y x
2

2 1 0 1 2 3 4 4.4 55 6 x

1.2
2

4

x2
6

(ii) (a)
x 22 21 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

y 26
..... 1
..... 6 9 10 9
..... 6 1 26
.....

2 A: 1 for 26

A: 1 for symmetry
(b) y 5 10 2 (x 2 2)2 2 A: 1 for plot

A: 1 for curve
   (iii) x52 1 A: 1
   (iv) x 5 21.2 1 A: 1 allow 21.3 to 21.1
   (v) x 5 4.4 1 A: 1 allow 4.3 to 4.5

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12. (i) \



$
 (

                [

% &



\ [

[ 

'



B drawn 2 A: 1 for y 5 x
A: 1 for reflection
  (ii) C drawn 2 A: 1 for 90° rotation

A: 1 for accuracy

  (iii) reflection in x 5 4 1 A: 1

  (iv) D drawn 1 A: 1

  (v) E drawn 2 M: 1 for enlargement 3 3

A: 1 for accuracy

  (vi) 9 1 A: 1

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13. (i) 1 A: 1

pattern 4

   (ii)   
pattern 1 pattern 2 pattern 3 pattern 4 pattern n

shaded squares 4 8 12 16
..... 4n
.....

unshaded squares 1 5 13
..... 25 2n 2 2 2n 1 1 A: 1

total number of squares 5 13 25

..... 41 2n 2 1 2n 1 1
......................

A: 1
2 A: 1 for numbers

A: 1 for algebraic
formulae

  (iii) pattern 12 1 A: 1

  (iv) 85 1 A: 1

  (v) 2(n2 1 n) is always even 1 A: 1 for coherent reason

so 2n2 1 2n 1 1 is always odd

  (vi) (a) the total number of squares in pattern n 1 A: 1 for coherent

equals the number of unshaded squares in statement
pattern (n 1 1)

  (b) 265 2 M: 1 for pattern 10

A: 1 for 242 1 22 1 1
or 221 1 44

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14. (i) 35 3 6 5 210 1 A: 1

  (ii)




LLL  D
FKDUJH
LQ

LLL  E



      
QXPEHURIKRXUV

conversion graph through (0, 0), (1, 35) and 1 A: 1

(6, 210)

  (iii) (a) £122.50 2 A: 2

allow £121 – £124

  (b) 5 h 17 min 2 A: 1 for £185 on graph

A: 1 for answer
allow 5 h 12 min – 5 h 22 min

Total 100

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 LEVEL 3: CALCULATOR

Q. Answer Mark Additional Guidance

1. (i) (a) 400 3 0.9 2 A: 1 for two correct

6
A: 2 for three correct
(b) 60 1 A: 1
(c) 57.71 1 A: 1
(ii) 1.20 3 102 3 A: 1 for 119.948
A: 1 for 1.20
A: 1 for 102
2. (i) £495 2 M: 1 for 3 1.375
or 1 135
A: 1 for answer
(ii) (a) £692.55 2 A: 1 for 729
A: 1 for answer
(b) 28.25% 2 M: 1 for 152.55 3100
540

or 692.55 2 1
540

A: 1 for answer
(iii) £375 2 M: 1 for 450 4 1.2
A: 1 for answer
3. (i) 55 2 M: 1 for 1 share  5
A: 1 for answer
(ii) 15 2 M: 1 for 1 share  3
A: 1 for answer
(iii) 4:6:3 2 M: 1 for 16 : 24 : 12
A: 1 for answer
4. (i) (a) 25, 57 1 A: 1
(b) 105 2 A: 1 for 73 … 81 … 89 …
97 … 105
A: 1 for answer
(ii) (a) 10, .....
12 , .....
18 2 A: 1 for each
(b) 90 2 M: 1 for each number 5 9
A: 1 for answer

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5. (i) 8a2 2 4a or equivalent 2 A: 1 for 8a2

A: 1 for 2 4a

(ii) 108b5 2 M: 1 for 27b 3

A: 1 for answer

3 3
(iii) 2 2c or equivalent 2 A: 1 for 2 2c
2 2
A: 1 for 2 2c

(iv) 3d 2 2 3 M: 1 for 6d 2 8
or 2 (3d 2 6)
A: 1 for 3d
A: 1 for 2 2

6. (i) 8x (3x 2 2) 2 M: 1 for partial

factorisation
A: 1 for answer

(ii) (a) (24x2 2 16x ) cm2 or equivalent 1 A: 1

(b) 2x (3x 2 2) or equivalent 1 A: 1

7. (i) DC 5 4.8 cm 2 M: 1 for 62 2 3.62

or 3, 4, 5 

A: 1 for answer

(ii) AB 5 7.5 cm 2 M: 1 for 62 1 4.52

or 3, 4, 5 

A: 1 for answer

(iii) 13.5 cm2 1 A: 1

1
(iv) h 5 3.6 2 M: 1 for 2 3 h 3 7.5

A: 1 for answer

(v) ABCD is a trapezium with AB   DC 1 A: 1

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8. (i) 5 1 A: 1

(ii) 4 21 or equivalent 2 M: 1 for 9th/10th

A: 1 for answer

(iii) 4 31 or equivalent 3 M: 1 for Σfx 4 18

A: 1 for 78

A: 1 for answer

(iv) 66 2 M: 1 for 288 or 222

A: 1 for answer
^
9. (i) (a) RST 5 144° 1 A: 1
^
(b) ROU 5 108° 1 A: 1
^
(c) ORU 5 36° 2 M: 1 for ^
(180° 2 ROU ) 4 2

A: 1 for answer
^
(d) RYT 5 108° 2 M: 1 for 72° 1 36°

A: 1 for answer
^ ^
(ii) ORS 1 ROU 5 72° 1 108° 5 180° 2 A: 1 for 72° and 108°
supplementary angles or 180° 2 72°

A: 1 for conclusion

10. (i) (a) 4 1 A: 1 

21

(b) 2 1 14
3 A: 1 a
 ccept 21

(c) 6 1 18
7 A: 1 a
 ccept 21

(ii) 1 2 M: 1 for (6 1 3) out of 18

2

A: 1 for answer

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11. (i) 2 A: 1 for 45°

P N
A: 1 for 7 cm
3.9 cm
45°

T
8 cm

7 cm
29°
45°
B

T marked

  (ii) north-line drawn at T 1 A: 1

  (iii) P marked 2 A: 1 for 8 cm

A: 1 for direction

  (iv) 016° 1 A: 1 allow 13°–19°

  (v) 22 sec 2 M: 1 for 10.9 3 10 4 5

A: 1 for answer
allow 21 – 23
19
12. (i) 28.5 km/h 2 M: 1 for 40 3 60
or 19 1 9.5
A: 1 for answer

  (ii) 195 km 2 M: 1 for 90 3 2 61

or 180 1 15
A: 1 for answer
20
  (iii) 25 min 2 M: 1 for 48 3 60
A: 1 for answer

  (iv) 72 km/h 2 M: 1 for 234 km in 3 41 h

A: 1 for answer

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13. (i) (a) 78.5 cm2 2 M: 1 for π 3 52

A: 1 for answer
1
  (b) h 5 15.7 2 M: 1 for 2 3 10 3 h 5 ‘25π’

A: 1 for answer

  (ii) r 5 5.25 3 M: 1 for 2πr or 33

33
A: 1 for r 5 2π

A: 1 for answer

14. (i) 6m 1 5c 5 2000 1 A: 1

  (ii) m 5 c 1 40 1 A: 1

 m 2 c 5 40 or equivalent

  (iii) m 5 200 3 M: 1 for balancing

equations
c 5 160
A: 1 for m 5 200

A: 1 for c 5 160

  (iv) 40 2 M: 1 for 12000 2 4000

A: 1 for answer

Total 100

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