SAINT BENEDICT CATHOLIC BILINGUAL COLLEGE MVOLYE

General Certificate of Education Pre-Mock Examination

0570 MATHEMATICS 1
JANUARY 2021 ORDINARY LEVEL
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1. The number 0.000345 in standard form is:
A. B. C. D.
2. The number 500,737 given to three significant figures is:
A. 500,000 B. 501 C. 501,000 D. 500,700
3. Given that ,then the value of that satisfies the equation is :
A. B. C. 3 D. 6
4. The value of ( is :
A. B. C. 3 D.9
5. √ √ expressed in surd form is:
A. 3 B. √ √ D. √
6. The value of x for which log4(3x — 2) = 2 is:
A. 6 B. C. 2 D. 3
7. The inverse of the function is :
A.
B.
8. The functions f and g are defined as and then the function, gf
defined in a similar manner is:
A.
9. The function f is defined as .Then (
A. 2 C.

10. Given that | | then

A. B. 2 C. 8 D.
11. Given that ( ) and ( )the value of is :

A.( ) B. ( ) C. ( ) D. ( )
12. Two matrices P and Q are such that where is the identity matrix then:
A. P is the transpose of Q C. P is the inverse of Q
B. P is equal to Q D. P is the adjoint of Q
13. The position vector of the points P and Q are respectively ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ The modulus of ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
A. √ B. 5 C. 3 D. √
14. Given that P is the point (0 , 4) and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ then the coordinate of Q are ;
A. (4 , 0) B. (3 , 2 ) C. ( 3 , 6 ) D. ( 2 , 3)
15. In the figure Q is the midpoint of ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ express in terms of p and
q the vector ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ .
 p P

O Q

q R

A. B. C. D.
16. From the top of a tower 60m high sees a car at an angle of depression of .Then,
the horizontal distance of the car from the foot of the tower is:
A. 45m B. 60m C. 90m D. 120m
17. N

In the figure, the bearing of P from Q is .The bearing of Q from P is:

A. B. C. D.
18. Two angles and are such that , then and are:
A. Supplementary B. Vertically opposite C. Corresponding D. Complementary
19. Given that in and is obtuse, then co equals:
A. B. C. D.
20.

In the circle above, the size of the angle PSR is:

A. B. C. D.
21.

The angle marked x in the figure is:

A. B. C. D.
22.

In the figure above, PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral and

angle The angle i
A. B. C. D.
23. Given a network with 5 nodes and 4 regions, the number of arcs is:
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5
24. How many vertices are in the network below?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
25. The expression is equal to:
A. B. C. D.
26. Factorizing gives:
( ( B. ( ( C. ( ( D. ( (
27. The value of where and is
A. 0.4 B. 1 C. 1.7 D. 1.1
28. Simplifying the expression results to:
A. B. C. D.
29. The x – coordinate of the point where the two graphs and meet
such that x is a natural number is :
 A. B. C. 1 D. 2
30. The number line in the figure below can be represented in algebraic form by:

0 1 2 3 4
A. B. C. D.
31. Given that ( is a factor of then the value of k is:
A. B. C. D. 2
32. Given that ( then ( is:
A. 0 B. 12 C. 18 D.
33. Given the truth table in the figure, X represented symbolically is:

P Q Y
T T T
T F T
F T T
F F F
A. pvq B. p ^q C. p ⇒ q D. p ⇔ q
34. Given the statements: p: He is short, q: He is fat. Then ~p^q is:
A. He is tall and fat C. He is tall and thin
B. He is short and fat D. He is short and thin
35. Given the statement, P: All principals are attending a meeting. Q: John is principal.
Then p^q means:
A. John is attending a meeting C. The meeting is attended by John
B. John is in a meeting D. John is a principal attending a meeting
36. The width of the base of a cuboid is 2cm. Given that the length is three times the
width and that the volume of this cuboid is 144cm3 then its height, in cm, should be:
A. 9 B. 6 C. 18 D. 12
37. In the figure the vertical height of the cone is:

A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 6
38. The ratio of the volume of two similar cubes is ,the ratio of their lengths is:
A. B. C. D.
39. A trader sold a dress for 40 000FCFA at a loss of 20%. The price of the dress, in
FCFA, was
A. 50 000 B. 8 000 C. 32 000 D. 60 000
40. Bernard pays for electricity at a rate of 55FCFA per unit. Given that he uses 2 units of
electrictiy per day, his bill, in FCFA, in a month of november is:
 A. 2 600 B. 3 300 C. 1 100 D. 3 000
41. On a cold evening, the temperature outside is – 4 and inside the temperature is
12 . The temperature inside the house is higher than that outside by:
A. – 8 B. 8 C. 16 D. – 16
42. Jackie deposited 250 000FCFA in an account that earns 6% simple interest yearly.
The amount of money in FCFA in the account after 2 years is:
A. 265 000 B. 280 000 C. 375 000 D. 500 000
43. A map showing two towns which are 6km apart has scale of 1: 20 000.The actual
distance, in km, between the towns is:
A. 30 B. 60 000 C. 120 000 D. 6 000
44. At a certain period an exchange rate 1us dollar=510FCFA and 1Euro =1.75 Dollars. A car
in Europe was bought for 2,000Euro. The cost of the car in FCFA is:
A. 1 785 000 B. 1 020 000 C. 178 000 D. 102 000
45. Lum, Sirri, and Bih shared 60 000FCFA in the ratio 7:3:2. The amount received by Bih, in
FCFA is:
A. 35 000 B. 15 000 C. 10 000 D. 20 000
46. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is one hour behind Cameroon time. When the time is
14:30 hours, Cameroon time,then GMT is :
A. 2:30pm B. 1:30pm C. 13:30pm D. 3:30pm
47. Given the events E and F such that P(E ( ( , then the events E and F are:
A. Muatually exclusive B. Independent C. Complementary D. Exhausive
48. Given the set { }, the probability of selecting a prime
number from S is:
A. B. C. D.
49. The pie chart below shows the monthly expenditure of 240,000 francs of a
family.The expenditure fir food in a month is

A.110,000 B.100,000 C.130,000 D.7000

50. The median of the set of numbers 5,3,4,10,8,4,7,12, is:
A.6 B.4 C.9 D.12
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 Section A

1. A man left a sum of money to be shared among his three children, Alima, Mojoko and
Che sue that, Alima gets 1/4 of the sum, Mojoko gets 4/9 of the remainder and Che
gets the rest:
a) Determine the fraction Mojoko gets from the amount
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Given that Mojoko gets 32.000FCFA. Find
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c) The amount of money Alima received
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2. Given the function f where where m and n are constants. Given also
that f(0)=1 and f(4)=21. Find the values of
a) m and n
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3. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 4 red balls, 6 white balls and 5 blue
balls. Determine the probability that it is
a. A white ball
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b. Not a red ball
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c. A red or white ball
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4. In the figure below PR is parallel to CB and RM is parallel to QC .Given that CQP is
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R Q P

B M C

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5. The figure below shows two similar triangle POR and KLM. Given that the area of
triangle POR is . Find the area of triangle KLM in is:

P 6cm Q K 8cm L

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6. Given the straigth lines: A: , B: and C:
Determine which of the lines(if any)
a) Are perpendicular
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b) Are parallel
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c) Pass(es) through the origin

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7. Two statements are such that
p: Gerald is studying English Language
q: Gerald will live in Britain
a. Translate p ⇒q in ordinary English.
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Write the notation and translate in ordinary English the
b. The converse of p ⇒q
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The inverse of p ⇒q
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The contrapositive p ⇒ q
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8. The sum, of the first n terms of a sequence of real numbers is given by
( . Find
a) The first term
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b) The sum of the first 10 terms
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c) The 9th term
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9. Given that ( is a factor of ( and that ( leaves a
remainder of when divided
 a. Determine the value of p and q
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b. Hence factorise ( completely.
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10. Solve, for the equation
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11. The network connecting towns P, Q, and R as shown in the figure can be expressed
as a route matrix M, where the entries show the number of routes leading to the
town.

To
Q P

M=from ( )

R
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12. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point M, 20m away from the base
of the tower on a level ground is Find
a. The height of the tower one decimal place
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b. The angle of depression of the point M from the tower.
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point E is such that AE:EB=1:2.Given that AB =3a and AD =2b , express in terms of
a and b, the vectors
a) EG
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b) EC
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 SECTION B

1. i) The function f and g are defined on the et of real number a follow

and
a) Find f(4)
b) Express the inverse of f(x) in a similar manner
c) Show that (
d) Hence or otherwise find the values of x for which
ii) Given that the perimeter of a rectangle is 62cm. Find the area of this rectangle if
its diagonal is 25cm.
2. i) Workers in a certain company recorded the number of children they had as
follows:
1 0 1 2 3
0 3 1 2 7
1 2 4 3 2
2 1 6 3 0
1 2 5 2 6
a. Draw a frequency table to represent this distribution
b. Find the median
c. Determine the mean
ii)
Number of 12 26 18 y
pens
Colour Red Blue Black Green
Angle of sector 720 X 1080 Z
a. Calculate the values of x,y and z
b. Determine the total number of pens
c. Find the probability that a pen taken out random is either red or black
3. i) An aircraft flies from city P to city Q on a bearing of and then flies from Q to
city R on a bearing of Given that PQ=200km and QR=150km.
a. Make a sketch diagram of the course of the plane, indicating the cities, the
bearings and distances
b. Calculate to the nearest km, the distance PR.
ii) To answer this question, use only a ruler, pencil and a pair of compasses
a. Construct and equilateral triangle ABC such that AB=BC=AC=8cm
b. Inscribe a circle such that the side AB,BC and AC are tangents of the circle.
4. The triangle ABC with vertices A(1, 0),B(2, 1) and C(4, 0) is mapped onto the
triangle A’B’C’ by the tran formation ( )
a. Find the coordinate of the image A’ B’ and C’
b. Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on both axes, plot the triangle ABC and
it image A’B’C’ on a graph paper
c. Describe the transformation T geometrically.
d. Determine the inverse of the transformation matrix. Hence or otherwise,
describe completely the transformation represented by this inverse matrix