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CXC MULTIPLE CHOICE SPECIMEN EXAM

1. How many kilograms are there in 1 tonne?
(A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 1000 (D) 10000

2. The number 3.14063, correct to three decimal
places is
(A) 3.140 (B) 3.141
(C) 3.146 (D) 3.150

3. Express in standard form, .00368 =
(A) 3.68 10
-3
(B) 3.68 10
-2

(C) 3.68 10
2
(D) 3.68 10
3


4. 0.625 written as a common fraction is
(A)
5
3
(B)
8
5
(C)
16
11
(D)
8
7

5. 2(a
2
b)
3
=
(A) 2
3 5
b a (B) 2
3 6
b a
(C) 6 b a
2
(D) 8
3 6
b a

6. A quadrilateral whose diagonals are
perpendicular to each other but unequal is a
(A) rhombus (B) trapezium
(C) rectangle (D) square

7. If P = {2, 3, 5, 7}, Q = {2, 3, 6} and S = {2, 4,
5}, then = S Q P
(A) { }
(B) {2 }
(C) {2, 3 }
(D) {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

8. Which of the following relations is a function?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)


9. What property is applied when
(
25
24
)
25
1
9
2
+ +
is written as ? )
25
24
25
1
(
9
2
+ +
(A) commutative (B) associative
(C) distributive (D) Identity

10. To which of the following sets of numbers
does 25 belong?
I. Prime number
II. Negative number
III. Positive integer
(A) I only (B) III only
(C) I and II only (D) I and III only



11. The area of the trapezium above is
(A) 24 cm
2
(B) 28 cm
2

(C) 30 cm
2
(D) 36 cm
2


12. The heights in centimeters of ten students are
150 152 155 153 170 160 156 165 158 155.
the range of the heights is
(A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 155 (D) 170

13. (-3)
2
+ (-2)
3
=
(A) -17 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2

14. A boat was traveling on a bearing of 270. In
what direction was it traveling
(A) West (B) East (C) North (D)South


15. In the figure above, B C = 90, AB = 37
and BC = 10 cm. the height of AC in
centimeters, is
(A) 10 sin 37
(B) 10 cos 37
(C) 10 tan 63
(D) 10 cos 63

16. Which of the following sets represent the
relation ? 3 :
2
+ x x f
(A) {(0,3) (1,4) (2,7) (3,12)}
(B) {(0,3) (1,5) (2,7) (3,9)}
(C) {(0,3) (1,4) (2,5) (3,9)}
(D) {(0,3) (1,1) (2,4) (3,9)}

17. If (P 3) is the largest of four consecutive odd
numbers, then the smallest is
(A) P 11 (B) P 9
(C) P + 3 (D) P + 5

18. 16
ten
may be written in base two as
(A) 1 000 (B) 10 000
(C) 100 000 (D) 1 000 000

19. A circular wheel has a radius of 14 cm. how
far will it roll in ten revolutions?

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(A) 140 cm (B) 280 cm
(C) 440 cm (D) 880 cm

20. Classes in a school start at 08:50 hrs. and end
at 15:00 hrs. There is a 20 minute morning
break and midday break for 1hr. how much
time is spent in class
(A) 2 h 30 min
(B) 4 h 50 min
(C) 5 h 30 min
(D) 6 h 10 min

21. The original price of an article was $240.00.
The price is increased by 12
2
1
%. The new
price of the article is
(A) $210.00
(B) $228.50
(C) $252.50
(D) $270.00

22. The prices of all goods in a store were marked
up by 20%. During a sale a 20% discount on
marked price was given. How did the final
prices compare with the prices before the
markup?
(A) They were the same.
(B) The final price was more than the
original price.
(C) The final price was less than the
original price.
(D) Enough information has not been
given to decide.

23. If the number x is such that 60 < x < 80, then
x lies between
(A) 7 and 8
(B) 7 and 9
(C) 8 and 9
(D) 8 and 10

Items 24 25 refer to the information below.
A die is tossed ten times and the scores
recorded as shown in the table.

SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6
FREQUENCY 1 4 1 0 3 1
24. The median score is
(A) 2.5
(B) 3
(C) 3.5
(D) 4

25. The mean score is
(A) 2
(B) 2.5
(C) 3.3
(D) 4


26. The histogram above shows the number of
rose stems with a given number of leaves. The
total number of rose stems is
(A) 36
(B) 40
(C) 100
(D) 110

27. A car presently valued at $12000 depreciated
at a rate of 10% per annum. What will be its
value one year later?
(A) $10 800
(B) $11 800
(C) $11 880
(D) $11 990

28. An article which cost $1424 may be purchased
by depositing $560 and making monthly
payments of $48. In how many months will
complete payment be made?
(A) 18
(B) 24
(C) 30
(D) 36


29. The transformation which will map triangle
PQR onto PQR as shown in the diagram
above is
(A) an enlargement of scale factor 1
(B) a reflection in the line y = x
(C) a rotation of 180 through the origin
(D) a glide reflection






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30. O is the centre of the circle ABC and OB =
30. What is the size of AC?
(A) 30
(B) 60
(C) 90
(D) 120
31. if E =
2
2
1
mv , then
(A) v =
2
m
E
(B)
2
2
1
mE v =

(C)
m
E
v
2
=
(D)
m
E
v
2
=

32.
= +
s
r
q
p
3
4
5
6

(A)
qs
pr
8
10
(B)
qs
pr
8
24

(C)
qs
qr ps
15
4 6 +
(D)
qs
qr ps
15
20 18 +


33. If 60 y < 20, then a possible value of y is
(A) 10 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50

34. The smallest of three consecutive positive
integers is x. the sum of these three integers is
57. Which of the following equations
expresses this information?
(A) 3x = 57
(B) x + 3 = 57
(C) x + 2x + 3x = 57
(D) x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 57

35. If vector
|
.
|

\
|
b
a
maps the point P (3, 2) onto
) 5 , 1 ( then
|
.
|

\
|
b
a
is
(A)
|
|
.
|

\
|
3
4
(B)
|
|
.
|

\
|
7
4

(C)
|
|
.
|

\
|
3
2
(D)
|
|
.
|

\
|
3
4


36. In the diagram above O is the centre of the
circle and AC = BC. Angle AOB = 140. Angle
OBC is
(A) 20
(B) 35
(C) 55
(D) 70

37. During a sale, a discount of 15% was given off
the marked price of a chair. If the marked price
was $115.00 then the sale price was
(A) $97.75
(B) $100.00
(C) $130.00
(D) $132.25

38. Form 11
B
has a cricket team and a football
team. There are 6 boys on both teams and 4
who are on neither team. There are 11 boys in
each team. How many boys are there in Form
11
B
?
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 26
(D) 32

39. A and B are two sets and A is a subset of B. If
n(A) = 6 and n(B) = 15, then n(A B) is
(A) 6
(B) 9
(C) 15
(D) 21

Items 40 42 refer to the graph below.

40. The coordinates of the point B are
(A) (3,0)
(B) (3,1)
(C) (0,3)
(D) (1,3)


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41. The Gradient of AB is
(A)
2
3
(B)
3
2

(C)
3
2
(D)
2
3


42. The equation of the line CB is
(A) y = 0
(B) x = 0
(C) x = 3
(D) y = 3x

43. The pie chart above, not drawn to scale,
represents the masses of ingredients in a cake.
The total mass is 288 g. what is the combined
mass in grams of fat and sugar?
(A) 93 (B) 132 (C) 165 (D) 195

44. The product of four times r and three times s
is
(A) 7rs
(B) 12rs
(C) 4r + 3s
(D) 7(r + s)

45. The area of the circle above, not drawn to
scale, is 27cm
2
. What is the area of the shaded
sector?
(A) 11.25 cm
2

(B) 13.50 cm
2

(C) 14.00 cm
2

(D) 22.50 cm
2


46. The sides of a parallelogram are 12 cm and 5
cm. If one of its diagonals is 13 cm, then its
area is.
(A) 30 cm
2

(B) 60 cm
2

(C) 65 cm
(D) 78 cm
2


47. The diagram above shows a cylinder of radius
3 cm and height 8 cm. The volume, in cm
3
, is
(A) 12
(B) 48
(C) 72
(D) 192

48. = ) 5 3 ( 2 ) 2 ( 5 x y y x
(A) 11y
(B) 2x 6y
(C) 5x 7y
(D) 20x 11y

49. What is the simple interest on $150 for 8
months at 2
2
1
% per annum?
(A) $2.50
(B) $30.00
(C) $50.00
(D) $3000.00


50. The Venn diagram above gives information on
students who are studying Home Economics,
Mathematics, and Art. Which of the following
deductions can be made?
I. Some students who study Art study
Home Economics.
II. No student who studies Art studies
Mathematics.
III. Some Home Economics students study
Mathematics.
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

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51. The radius of the circle in the figure above is 7
cm. The difference, in cm, between the
perimeter of the circle and the perimeter of the
hexagon is
(A) 2
(B) 7
(C) 14
(D) 20

52. Mr. Smiths weekly salary was increased from
$210 to $280. His assistants salary was
increased in the same proportion. If his
assistants salary is now $200.00, then his
assistants salary before the increase was
(A) $130
(B) $140
(C) $150
(D) $270

53. What is the amount received when $500 is
invested for 2 years at 6% per annum
compound interest?
(A) $60.00
(B) $61.80
(C) $560.00
(D) $561.80

Items 54 55 refer to the pie chart below
which shows the choices of 180 boys for their
favorite game.

54. How many boys preferred football?
(A) 50
(B) 60
(C) 100
(D) 120

55. If a boy is chosen at random, the probability
that he likes table tennis is
(A)
2
1
(B)
4
1
(C)
5
1
(D)
6
1


56. The rate percent at which $1200 is invested to
gain $72 in simple interest in 3 years is
(A)
2
1
%
(B) 2%
(C)
2
1
9 %
(D) 18%

57. A transformation maps the point P(0, 1) onto
P(3, -1). This transformation is a
(A) rotation of 180 about (2, 0)
(B) reflection into the point (2, 0)
(C) glide reflection into the line y = 0
(D) translation of the line
|
|
.
|

\
|
1
3

58. Mrs. John buys a washing machine for $3300,
which includes a sales tax of 10%. Without
sales tax, the price is
(A) $3630
(B) $3270
(C) $3000
(D) $2970

59. If Johns present age is 3x years and Jane is
twice his age, what will be the sum of their
ages in 5 years time?
(A) 3x + 10
(B) 9x + 10
(C) 9x + 15
(D) 18x + 5

60. In the diagram above PT is parallel to QS and
QR = RS. The ratio
PQR
TQS
of area
of area
is
(A) 1:1
(B) 2:1
(C) 3:1
(D) 4:1