PDF Year 9 Mathematics Examination Semester 1 2016

[Pages:15]YEAR 9 MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION SEMESTER 1 2016

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET

STUDENT NAME: TEACHER: DATE:

TIME ALLOWED FOR THIS PAPER

Reading time before commencing work: 10 minutes Working time for this paper: 105 minutes

MATERIAL TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPERVISOR ? This Question/Answer Booklet

MATERIAL TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CANDIDATE ? Pen/pencil for answering questions. ? Erasing stationery. ? Up to two scientific calculators. ? Written notes on one unfolded A4 sized paper;

can be double-sided.

TOTAL QUESTIONS: 47 TOTAL MARKS: 108

Section 1: Multiple choice 28 questions, 28 marks Attempt questions 1 - 28 Section 2: Written answer 19 questions, 80 marks Attempt questions 1 - 19

AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION Attach any extra sheets used to this Question/Answer booklet.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES No other items may be taken into the examination room. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in the examination room. If you have any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor BEFORE reading any further.

Do not turn the page until you are asked to do so.

Kinross College Year 9 Mathematics Exam, Semester 1 2016

1

Section 1: Multiple choice (Total 28 marks, one mark per question)

1. 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, ?

Which number comes next in this sequence?

a) 251 b) 260 c) 300 d) 350

2. An airline bought 6 new planes for a total cost of $721.5 million. Each plane cost the same amount. How much did each plane cost?

a) $120.25 million b) $360.75 million c) $715.5 million d) $4329 million

3. The map shows the different directions four cars are travelling.

Which car is travelling south-east? a) Car A b) Car B c) Car C d) Car D

Kinross College Year 9 Mathematics Exam, Semester 1 2016

2

4. Martina asked students in her class where they were born. She used the data to draw this graph.

Where were about a quarter of the students born?

a) Australasia b) Asia

c) Europe d) Africa

5. Toni wants to bake 7 cakes. Each cake needs 4 eggs. She has no eggs so she goes to the shop. The shop sells eggs in cartons of 6.

How many cartons of eggs does Toni need?

a) 2 b) 4

c) 5 d) 7

6. This shape is made with 6 equilateral triangles.

What is the perimeter of the shape?

a) 6 cm b) 8 cm

c) 10 cm d) 18 cm

Kinross College Year 9 Mathematics Exam, Semester 1 2016

3

7. Which arrow is pointing to the approximate position of 800 on a number line?

a)

b)

c)

d)

8. Sarah is painting a wall using three colours.

1

1

She paints of the wall blue, of the wall green and the rest yellow.

3

4

What fraction of the wall does she paint yellow?

10

5

5

7

12

12

7

12

a)

b)

c)

d)

9. Mike sells cars. His weekly salary, dollars, is calculated using this rule:

= 500 + 0.02

where is the total value in dollars of the cars he sells that week. Last week, the total value of cars Mike sold was $120 000.

What was Mike's salary last week?

a) $740

b) $1205

c) $2900

d) $6000

e) $24 000

10.

2

Which shape has shaded?

5

a)

b)

c)

d

Kinross College Year 9 Mathematics Exam, Semester 1 2016

4

11. Which statement is not correct? a) 2 = 2 + 2

b) 2 = 2 - 2

c) 2 = 2 - 2 d) 2 = 2 - 2

12. What is the simple interest earned after six years when $450 is invested into an account that pays 3% per annum?

a) $81.00

c) $87.32

b) $531.00

d) $537.32

13. Which expression does not equal 3?

a) ? ? b) 3 ? c) 4 - d) + +

14.

8?

The expression 2 simplifies to:

a) 7

1 b) 7

1 c) 6

1 d) 4

15. Expanded, ( - 2)2 is equivalent to: a) P2 ? 4 c) 4 -P2

b) P2 - 4 + 4

d)

+ 2

P

P

4

+

4

Kinross College Year 9 Mathematics Exam, Semester 1 2016

5

16. ( - 4)( + 5) expands to:

a) 2 + - 20 b) 2 + - 9 c) 2 - 9 - 20 d) 2 + 9 + 20

17. Expanded, -( - ) is equal to:

a) 6 + 3

c) 2 + 3

b) -6 + 3

d) 6 - 1

18.

11-1

Use your calculator to evaluate

correct to 2 decimal places.

3

a) 1.33

c) 1.34

b) 2.73

d) 2.74

19. A bag is marked at $120. A retailer offers a 15% discount. What is the discounted price?

a) $18 b) $105

c) $102 d) $112

20. Fully factorising 557 - 105 gives:

a) 55(6 - 2) b) 5(12 - 2)

c) 55(7 - 2) d) 5(56 - 10)

Kinross College Year 9 Mathematics Exam, Semester 1 2016

6

21. Evaluated, (2)5 ? (2)3 ? (6)2 equals:

a) 1017 b) 256

c) 3217 d) 3218

22. The number 15-2 is equivalent to:

a) 30-1 1

b) 30

c) -152 1

d) 225

23. What is the solution to the equation 3 + 1 = 4 - ?

3 a) = 4

3 b) = 2

5 c) = 4

5 d) = 2

24.

If 4 = 48 what is the value of 3 ?

a) 4

b) 11

c) 9 d) 12

25.

5-2

The expression 4-2 evaluates to:

5 a)

2

16 b)

25

8 c)

5

64 d)

25

Kinross College Year 9 Mathematics Exam, Semester 1 2016

7

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download