UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES

DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
EMA 4203: The Teaching Mathematics at the Primary Level ll
REVIEW FOR MID-TERM EXAMINATION
1 Mathematics vocabulary is essential for advancement in the subject. Which ONE of the
following is NOT a true statement regarding fluency in mathematics?
A Fluency in mathematics provides access to the whole world of mathematics.
B Fluency in mathematics is beyond the reach of the majority of students at all
levels of the school system.
C Fluency in mathematics allows students to communicate by clarifying and
justifying ideas and procedures.
D Fluency in mathematics provides opportunities to engage in discussion, exploring,
negotiating and sharing knowledge.
2 Regular polygons have lines of bilateral symmetry. How many lines of bilateral
symmetry are there in a regular octagon?
A 5 B 9 C 14 D 20
3 Data can be represented graphically. Which ONE of the following is NOT a statistical
graphs?
A Bar Graph B Histogram C Tree Diagram D Line Graph
4 A variety of methods are used for dividing a three-digit number by a one-digit number.
Which ONE of the following is an appropriate method for a Grade 3 Class?
A Repeated subtraction B Repeated addition
C Factor reduction D Lattice method
5 What is the formula for finding the Principal (P) in a Simple Interest problem where the
Interest (I), Rate (R) and Time (T) are given?
PRT 100 I 100 T 100 R
A P= B P= C P= D P=
100 RT IR IT
6 What is the face value of the digit 4 in the numeral 3421?
A 2 B 3 C 4 D 10
7 What is the additive identity on the set of rational numbers?
 A -1 B 0 C 1 D ½
8 What is a mathematics problem for primary school children?
A A mathematical problem is amenable to being represented, analyzed, and possibly solved,
using the methods of mathematics.

B A mathematical problem is amenable to being solved using the methods of mathematics.

C A mathematical problem is amenable to being analyzed and solved using the methods of
mathematics.

D A mathematical problem is amenable to being represented and analyzed using the methods
of mathematics.

9 Why is mathematics jargon essential to student achievement in mathematics?

A
B
C
D
10 What is size of an exterior angle of a regular pentagon?
A 30° B 60° C 72° D 90°
11 What is the formula for generating the set of squared numbers?
A B C D

x
6

12 Two legs of a right-angled triangle are 16 cm and 12 cm. What is the length of the
hypotenuse?
A √14 B √28 C √100 D √196
13 The exterior angle of a regular polygon is 36°. How many sides does the polygon have?
A 5 B 6 C 8 D 10
14 A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of obtaining pairs of even numbers?
 2 2 2 9
A B C D
6 12 36 36
15 A student scored 60% in a test. If the maximum mark possible was 40, how many marks
did the student score on the test?
A 24 B 32 C 36 D 40
16 In a class of 120 students, 90 are girls. What is the probability that a student chosen at
random is NOT a girl?
1 1 1 1
A B C D
4 2 9 120
17 A circle of radius 28 cm has an area equal to that of a square. What is the length, in cm,
of the square when expressed in scientific notation to 3 significant figures?
A 99.3 B 70.2 C 49.6 D 13.3
18 What is the volume, in cm3, of a cube of edge 10.5 cm?
A 110.25 B 661.50 C 1157.63 D 1200.00
19 If it takes a speed-boat 4½ hours to travel a distance of 450 km, what is the average
speed, in km/h?
A 80 B 90 C 100 D 120
20

18 cm

16 cm
16 cm

14 cm

What is the area, in cm2, of the shape above?

A 64 B 68 C 224 D 288
21 What is the simple interest on a sum of $40 000 for 3 months at a rate of 6% per
annum?
A $600 B $800 C $1800 D $7200
22 A shopkeeper bought an item for $6000 and put a 10% mark up on the price tag. He
organise a clearance sale by offering a 10% discount on the marked price. What was his
percentage profit on the item when sold?
A 0% B 1% C 1.5% D 10%

23 When 0.123123123… is converted to a common fraction the result is

1 12 123 123
A B C D
9 99 999 1000
−7
24 What is the additive inverse of ?
9
−9 9 −9 7
A B C D
7 7 7 9
25 An example of the distributive law of multiplication over addition on the set of rational
numbers is illustrated by ONE of the following
3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
A ( − ¿=¿ x ¿−( x ) B ( − ¿=¿ −¿ ¿ x ( − )
4 5 3 5 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 3

3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 2
C ( − ¿=¿ x ¿ ÷( x ) D ( − ¿=¿ x ¿−( x )
4 5 3 5 4 3 4 5 3 5 3 3
26 Consider the sequence 31, 41, 61, 71, … What number in the sequence comes next?
A 81 B 91 C 101 D 111
27 To solve a mathematics problem, Polya developed a model. Which ONE of the
sequences represents his model?
A Understanding problem; planning; performing the plan; confirmation of the answer
B Reading and thinking; analyze and planning; getting the answer
C Understanding problem; solving the problem; stating the answer
D Reading and thinking; organizing strategy; stating the answer
28 Describe the feelings of a student who has developed good comprehension skills in
solving mathematics problems
29 All of the following are good reasons for expanding students’ mathematics vocabulary
EXCEPT
A Vocabulary is strongly correlated to reading comprehension.
 B Vocabulary is a predictor of students’ comprehension and content area learning.

C Vocabulary is a predictor of students’ comprehension and content area learning.

D Lack of vocabulary knowledge can marginally affect learning content .
30

n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Triangular
1 3 6 10 15 21 x
Numbers

From the Table above, what is the value of x?

A 7 B 22 C 28 D 35
31 Which ONE of the following is the net of a triangular based prism?

A B C D
32 Twenty students each score a mark of 15 out of a maximum of 30 marks in a test. What
is the standard deviation of the scores for the twenty students?
A 0 B 1 C 2 D ½
33 Twenty students each score a mark of 15 out of a maximum of 30 marks in a test. What
is the mean score?
A 15 B 20 C 22.5 D 30
34 The area of a triangle is 34 cm2. The triangle is enlarged by a scale factor of 2. What is
the area, in cm2, of the enlarged triangle?
A 17 B 36 C 68 D 136
35

n(n+ 2)(2 n+1)

How many triangles are there in the figure above? when n is
8
even

(n+1)(2 n2 +3 n−1)
when n is
8
odd
A 16 B 18 C 24 D 27
36 The volume of a sphere is 3200 cm3. If the sphere is reduced by a scale factor of ½, what
is the volume, in cm3, of the reduced sphere?
A 400 B 800 C 1600 D 2400
37 A rectangle has an area of 89 cm2. If the length of the rectangle is doubled and the width
halved, what is its area, in cm2?
A 44.5 B 89 C 133.5 D 178
11 12
38 Arrange , , 0.9166 ,∧91 % in descending order of magnitude.
12 13
11 12 11 12
A 91%, , , , 0.9166 B , , , 91 % , 0.9166
12 13 12 13
11 12 11
C 91%, 0.9166 , , D , ,
12 13 12
12
, 0.9166 , 91 %
13
39 Draw the graph to show the inequality -4 ≤ x ≤ 6.
A

-4-20246

-4-20246
B
C
-4-20246

-4-20246

40 Which ONE of the following is an example of a Pythagorean triplet?

A 12, 13,15 B 10, 24, 26 C 3, 4, 6 D 7, 8, 10
41 A car is travelling at a speed of 60 kmh -1. When this is converted to ms-1, the result is

A 16.7 B 1.67 C 0.167 D 0.0167

42 A water tank can be filled by pipe A in 6 minutes and pipe B in 8 minutes. Pipe C can empty the
same tank in 15 minutes. If all three pipes are turned on together, how many minutes will it take
the tank to be filled?

A 1 B 4 C 29 D 30

43 One man can do a job in 12 days, another in 15 days and a third in 18 days. If they all work
together at the same rate, approximately how many days will they take to complete the job?

A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6

44 A cylinder and a cone have the same dimensions. If the volume of the cylinder is 150 cm 3, what
is the volume, in cm3, of the cone?

A 50 B 75 C 150 D 450
 D 4 cm B 12 cm
A

3 cm 5 cm

45 The area, in cm2, of triangle ABC is

A 18 B 24 C 30 D 40

3 2 3
46 When 4 +5 −3 is simplified, the result is
5 3 4
31 1 3 1
A 6 B 6 C 6 D 6
60 30 20 15
47 The number, 567.567, when written in scientific notion is

A 5.67568 x 102B 56.7568 x 10 C 567.568 x 10-1 D 5675.68 x 10-2

48 The number, 567.567, when written to two significant figures is

A 567.57 B 57 C 570 D 570.00

49 Consider the following true statements:

(i) Teacher are dedicated.

(ii) Dedicated teachers motivate students to learn

(iii) Joe is a highly motivated student.

Which of the statements below is a valid deduction?

A Joe was taught by a dedicated teacher.

B Teachers who are not dedicated produce low achievers.

C Teachers who are not dedicated do not produce low achievers.

D Low achievers are taught by teachers who are not dedicated.

50 Consider the proposition: “If animals have wings, then they will fly.” What is the converse of the
proposition?

A Animals that do not have wings cannot fly.

B Animals that cannot fly do not have wings.

 C Animals without wings can fly.

D Animals that fly have wings.

51 Which ONE of the following graphical displays can be used to construct a frequency polygon?

A Pie Chart B Bar Graph C Histogram D Line Graph

52 Two dice are tossed together. How many outcomes are possible?

A 6 B 12 C 24 D 36

53 Which ONE of the following measures of central tendency does NOT require a calculation?

A Mean B Median C Mode D Percentile Rank

54 How many edges are there in a regular pentahedron?

A 5 B 6 C 8 D 12

55 Which ONE of the following is true for two congruent triangles?

A Three sides of one triangle is equal to three sides of the other each to each.

B Two angles of one equal to two angles of the other and a corresponding side equal.

C Two sides of one triangle equal to two sides of the other and the included angles equal.

D Three angles of one equal to three angles of the other each to each.

56 Concert 0.005 to a percentage.

A ½% B 5% C 50% D 500%

95 x 9 4 x √ 81
57 Simplify
910
A 9 B 92 C 93 D 94

58 A square of area 169 cm2 is transformed into an equilateral triangle. What is the perimeter, in
cm, of the triangle?

A 13 B 26 C 39 D 52

59 Two cars, A and B, are travelling along a straight road and in the same direction. Car B is 20 km
ahead of Car A. Car A is travelling at 60 km -1 while Car B at 50 km-1. They both start at 12:00
hours. At what time Car A will overtake Car B?

A 13:00 hours B 14:00 hours C 15:00 hours D 16:00 hours

60 Arianna bought a calculator for $12 000. She had to pay a sales tax of 10% on the price. How
much change would she receive from $14 000?

A $800 B $1200 C $2800 D $3200