MATHEMATICS – ORDINARY LEVEL

PRE-MOCK – PAPER 1

1. Evaluate 0.009 – 0.012 leaving your answer in A) { 4 , 3 ,5 , 11 } ∧{3 , 4 } B) { 2 , 3 ,5 , 11 }∧{2 }

standard form. C) { 2 , 5 ,11 }∧{2 } D) { 2 , 4 , 3 , 5 ,11 }∧{4 }
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A) 75 ×10−2 B) 7.5 ×10−3 8. Simplify: 36
−1

−1 2
×64 × 70
2 2
C) 7.5 ×10 D) 75 ×10
3 4 28
2. Express 0.0508 to 1 significant figure. A) B) C) 48 D)
4 3 3
A) 0.1 B) 0.05 C) 0.051 D) 0.11 9. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are
3. Express 2.00973 to 4 decimal places. x=−7 and x=2.
A) 2.009 B) 2.010 C) 2.0097 D) A) x 2+ 5 x−14=0 B) x 2−5 x−14=0
2.00973
C) x 2−5 x+ 14=0 D) x 2+ 5 x +14=0
4. Na’ah and Acha invested a total of 500,000
10. Express V in terms of U and Y given that
FCFA on a farm project. The farm yield was sold
logU −logV =2 logY
for 1,500,000 FCFA at the end of the farming
U Y
2

season. If the profit was shared in the ratio 2:3, A) ( )

Y2
B) U Y 2 C)
U
D) U 2 Y
what is the difference in the amount of profit
11. Solve the following equation:
received by Na’ah and Acha?
2 x2 −5 x −3=0
A) 200,000 FCFA B) 600,000 FCFA
−1 1
C) 1,000,000 FCFA D) 400,000 FCFA A) ∨−3 B) ∨−3
2 2
5. A rectangular picture 6 cm by 8 cm is enclosed 1 −1
by a frame ½ cm wide. Calculate the area of the C) ∨3 D) ∨3
2 2
frame. 12. Given that 2 x− y=6 and 2 x+ 4 y=1 Find the
A) 16 cm2 B) 13 cm2 C) 15 cm2 D) 17 cm2 value of ( 4 x+ 3 y )
6. A) 5 B) 7 C) 3 D) 9
2 x −1
13. Find the inverse of the function f : x →
x−2
x−2 2 x +1 2 x−1
A) B) C) D)
2 x−1 x +2 x−2
2 x−1
x+2
14. If f : x → x +4 and g : x → 3 x . Then f −1 g−1 (12)
P=Physics, C=Chemistry, B=Biology. The is:
diagram shows the number of students in a 2 14 10
A) B) 2 C) D)
college who studied Physics, Chemistry and 3 3 3
Biology. How many of these students studied at 15. Find the coordinates of the mid-point of the
least two of the three subjects? line joining the points (2, 1) and (2, 5)
A) 85 B) 165 C) 135 D) 160 A) (4, 6) B) (0, 2) C) (2, 3) D) (2, 6)
7. If 16. What is the value of x?
P= { all prime factors of 44 }∧Q={all prime factors of 60 }
The elements of P ∪ Q∧P ∩Q are respectively:

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17. A woman is standing on the corridor of a 10 A) 49° B) 98° C) 18° D)
story building and looking down at a tall tree 116°
infront of the building. She sees the top of 25. Given that x +1 and x +2 are the factors of
°
the tree at an angle of depression of 30 . If ax 2 +bx +c=0 . Find the values of a , b ,∧c
the tree is 200 m tall and the woman’s eyes A) a=1 ,b=2 , c=3 B) a=1 ,b=3 , c=2
are 300 m above the ground, calculate the C) a=2 , b=3 , c=1 D) a=3 , b=2, c=1
angle of depression of the foot of the tree as 26. The minimum value of the expression
seen by the woman. x 2+ 3 x +2 is:
A) 60° B) 45° C) 75° D) 30° 1 −1 −1 1
A) B) C) D)
2 2 4 4
18. Which matrix is equal to the matrix (31 42) 27. The mean of the numbers

A) (32 41) B) ( 34 21) 1.3 , 1.1, 0.8 , 1.5 , 0.7 , 0.6 ,1.3∧0.7 is:
A) 8.0 B) 1.0 C) 1.3 D) 0.7
3 4 4 3 28. The median of the numbers 27 , 4 ,3 , 18 , 6 , 14
C) (
1 2)
D) (
1 2) is:
19. Factorize the expression x ( b−d ) + y ( d−b)
A) (b−d )( y−x ) B) (b−d )( x− y ) A) ( 212 ) B) 10 C) 12 D) 16

C) ( b+ d )( x− y ) D) (b−d )( x+ y) 29. A box contains 3 blue and 5 grey shirts that

20. Make q the subject in the formula are identical. If two shirts are picked at
qr 2 random, one after the other and without
p=
√ t
−t p
2 3 2 2 3
replacement, what is the probability of
picking two shirts of different colours?
p t−t p p t +t p
A) q= B)
r r 13 15 17 15
A) B) C) D)
p2t + p t 3 pt +t 3 p 28 28 32 32
C) D)
r r 30. Arrange the following fractions in ascending
2−18 y 2 order: 0.01 , 0.02 ,0.03 , 0.11
21. Simplify:
1+3 y A) (0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.11)
2 2
A) 2(1−3 y ) B) 2(1+3 y ) B) (0.03, 0.02, 0.01, 0.11)
C) 2(1+3 y ) D) 2(1−3 y ) C) (0.11, 0.03, 0.02, 0.01)
22. Given that x=−3 and y=2. Find the value of: D) (0.02, 0.01, 0.11, 0.03)
31.
3 y 2−2 x 3
x
A) 22 B) 14 C) -22 D) -14
23. What is the domain of the function
2 x −1
f :x→ If the area of the rectangle above is 18 cm2.
x−2
A) ℝ B) ℝ, x ≠ 2 C) ℝ, x ≠−2 D) Z−(2) Find the value of m
24. Find the value of α A) 25 cm B) 16 cm C) 2 cm D) 3 cm

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32. The number 1002.51 expressed in standard 1
43. If p= and q=−4. Find the value of
form is: 2
A) 1.0 ×10−3 B) 1.0 ×103 3 p2 q+ p q2
C) 10.03 ×10−2 C) 100251× 102 A) 11 B) 4 C) -5 D) -1
1 1 1 1 2 3 5
33. The fractions: , , , , , arranged in 44. If cosx= what is the value of tanx for
4 3 8 5 3 7 13
descending order of magnitude is: 0 ° < x <90 ° ?
1 1 1 1 3 2 5 13 12
A) B) C) D) 13
A) ( , , , , ,
8 5 4 3 7 3 ) B) 12 5 5
45. The product of two numbers is 12 and their
2 3 1 1 1 1
( , , , , ,
3 7 3 4 5 8 ) sum is 7. What are the numbers?
A) 2 & 6 B) -3 & 4 C) -3 & -4 D) 3 & 4
C) ( 13 , 23 , 14 , 15 , 37 , 18 ) D) 46. ¿=?
1
A) 27 B) C) 3 D) 9
27
( 37 , 18 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 23 ) 47.
2 x +3 2 x +1
= , x=?
−1 2 4
34. (25) 2 =
−5 −5 5 5
1 A) B) C) D)
A) √2 25 B)
C)
√25 D) 1 4 2 4 2
√25 1 5 48. ¿
35. Questions 35 – 40 depends on the equation: A) x 2+ 2 x +1 B) x 2+ 1
2 x2 +12 x+10=0 . Answer True or False. C) x 2+ 2 D) 2 x+2
The equation has a greatest value: 49. A={ 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 ,10 } B= {1 , 4 , 9 }
A) True B) False C={ 1 ,3 ,5 , 7 , 9 }∧D={1 , 2, 3 , … 19 ,20 }i.)
36. Its line of symmetry is x=−3 A ∩ B=?
A) True B) False A) {4, 9} B) {4}
37. ( x +5 )∧(x+ 2) are the factors of the equation: C) {2, 4} D) {2}
A) True B) False ii.) A ' =?
38. The solutions of the equation are A) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
x=−1∧x=−5 19, 20}
A) True B) False B) {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20}
39. Such equations have a maximum turning C) {11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20}
point. A) True B) False D) {Ø}
40. Its graph looks like: ∪
A) True B) False
6 x− y y
41. Given that =2. Find the value of
x +2 y x
5 4 8 5
A) B) C) D)
4 5 5 8
42. Given that x=−3 and y=2. Find the value of
3 y 2−2 x 3
x
A) 22 B) 14 C) -22 D) -14

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