HOLY CHILD SCHOOL – CAPE COAST

MOCK EXAMINATION – (JUNE, 2021)

CORE MATHEMATICS 1, OBJECTIVE TEST, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
TIME; 1 ½ HOURS
1. If y varies inversely as x+1 and x = 3 when y=5, find the relationship between x
and y
1 5 1 20
a. y= (𝑥 + 1) 𝑏. 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 1) 𝑐. 𝑦 = 𝑑. 𝑦 =
2 4 𝑥+1 𝑥+1

7 −1 2
2. If p = ( ) and q = ( ) , 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 (𝑝 − 3𝑞)
5 3 2

5 5 4 10
a. ( ) b. ( ) 𝑐. ( ) d. ( )
−2 2 9 −4
3. If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 = (20km, 1500) and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵𝐶 (10km, 2400), find 𝐴𝐶
a. (42.2𝑘𝑚, 1770 ) 𝑏. (24.4𝑘𝑚, 0870 ) 𝑐. (22.4𝑘𝑚, 1770 ) 𝑑. (22.4𝑘𝑚, 0870 )
4. Under a half turn about the origin, the image of the point (−1,3) 𝑖𝑠
a. (3, −1) 𝑏. (−1,3) 𝑐. (1, −3) 𝑑. (−3,1)
𝑥
5. What type of transformation does the mapping below represent (𝑦) ⟶
𝑥−3
( )?
𝑦+4
a. Rotation through 900 about the origin
b. Enlargement with a scale factor
c. Reflection
d. Translation by a vector
6. Express 0.283̇ as a fraction
51 17 283 28
a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
2 60 100 9

7. A rectangle is 8m long and its perimeter is 30m. find the breadth of the rectangle
a. 7m b. 23m c. 24m d. 14m
8. A girl found the approximate value of 0.02548 correct to two decimal places
instead of two significant figures. Find the percentage error in her calculation
a. 25% b. 48% c. 20% d. 16%
𝑥 2 −5𝑥−6
9. Simplify:
𝑥 2 −9

𝑥−2 𝑥−2 𝑥+2 𝑥+2

a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
𝑥+3 𝑥−3 𝑥+3 𝑥−3

10. Find the truth set of the equation (2𝑎 − 3): (3𝑎 + 2) = 1: 2
 a. {𝑎: 𝑎 = −8} 𝑏. {𝑎: 𝑎 = 4} 𝑐. {𝑎: 𝑎 =
−4} 𝑑. {𝑎: 𝑎 = 8}

11. When a number is subtracted from six the result is two times five less than the
number. Find the number
−4 16 4 −16
a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
3 3 3 3
12. A parallelogram is xcm long and 10cm wide. Fine the range of values of x if the
area of the figure is not less than 120cm2
a. x ≤ 12𝑐𝑚 𝑏. 𝑥 ≥ 12𝑐𝑚 𝑐. 𝑥 ≥ 10𝑐𝑚 𝑑. 𝑥 ≥
20𝑐𝑚

13. Find the value of y if log (10 + 3𝑦) = 2

110 20
a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 30 𝑑. 25
3 3

14. In the right-angled triangle ABC, CosA is equal to B

A C
a. Sin A b. cos C c. tan A d. sni C
√5
15. Express √2 + 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 a√5 + b√2, where a and b ∈ 𝑅.
10
1 1 1 1 1 1
a. √5 + 2 √2 𝑏. √5 + 10 √2 𝑐. √5 + √2
5 10 3 6

1 1
d. √5 + 2 √2
4

2
16. Evaluate √2 (√8 − )
√8
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
1 1
17. Find the eight term of an Arithmetic progression of the sequence 7, 6 , 5 ,
4 2
7 −3 −7 3
a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
4 4 4 4

18. Find the sum of the first 200 terms of an arithmetic progression whose first term is
7 and the 200th term is 393.
a. 40,000 b. 2,951 c. 80,000 d. 20, 000
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19. Find the angle whose tangent is
100
a. 180 b. 270 c. 130 d. 410 P→P1,
 20. Find the back bearing of 1700
a. 2000 b. 3500 c. 1000 d. 2500
21. The diameter of a circle is 24cm. Find its circumference.
a. 48𝜋𝑐𝑚 𝑏. 12𝜋𝑐𝑚 𝑐. 36𝜋𝑐𝑚 𝑑. 24𝜋𝑐𝑚

22. In a class of 50 boys and 15girls the probability that a student chosen at random
from the class will be a girl is
3 3 13 10
a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
10 15 3 3

23. Express 2-3log10 2 as the logarithm of a single number

1 2 25 10
a. Log10 𝑏. 𝑙𝑜g10 c. log10 𝑑. Log10
8 25 2 8

24. A book publisher allows a discount of 25% on prices of book supplied. If 50

books, each priced GH₵ 30.00 were supplied to a bookshop, how much did the
bookshop pay the publisher?
a. GH₵1500.00 b. GH₵ 2000.00 c. GH₵1200.00 d. GH₵1125.00

25. Solve for x in the equation 32𝑥 − 30(3𝑥 ) + 81 = 0

a. x = 3 and 27 b. x = - 3 and – 27 c. x = - 1 and – 3 d. x = 1
and 3
−2
8 3
26. Simplify ( )
27
4 9 2 3
a. b. 𝑐. 𝑑.
9 4 3 2

27. The ages of three men are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the difference between the ages
of the oldest and the youngest is 18years, find the sum of the ages of the three
men.
a. 90years b. 120years c. 216years d. 108years

The table below is an addition table in arithmetic modulo 5. Use it to answer

questions 28 & 29

⨁ 0 1 2 3 4
0 0 1 2 3 4
1 1 2 3 4 0
2 2 3 4 0 1
3 3 4 0 1 2
4 4 0 1 3 3
28. Evaluate (2⊕ 4) ⊕ (3 ⊕ 4)
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1

29. Find the truth set of 3⊕ a = 2

a. {𝑎: 𝑎 = 1} 𝑏. {𝑎: 𝑎 = 2} 𝑐. {𝑎: 𝑎 = 3} 𝑑. {𝑎: 𝑎 =
4}

30. Y is partly constant and partly varies inversely as S2. If y=40 S=1 and if y = 13,
S=2. Find the value of y when S=3
a. =4 b. 36 c. 44 d. 8

31. An airport runaway measuring 6000m is drawn to a scale of 1cm to represent

500m. Find its length on the drawing.
a. 30cm b. 12cm c. 24cm d. 10cm

A function h is given by h:x→

𝑥
. 𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 32 𝑎𝑛𝑑 33
3𝑥−2

2
32. Find the value of x for which h(x) =
5
a. 0 b. 4 c. 6 d. 10

33. For what value of x is the function undefined?

1 2 −2
a. 0 b. 𝑐. 𝑑.
2 3 3

34. If U= {𝑥: 3𝑥 − 3 ≤ 30, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁}

P={2,3,5,6,11} 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄 = {𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 numbers less than 12} Find P∩ 𝑄
a. {1,7,9} 𝑏. = {1,3,4,9} 𝑐. {2,6} 𝑑. {3,4,8,10, 11}

35. The exterior angle of a regular polygon is one –fourth of its interior angle. Find
the number of sides of the polygon
a. 8 b. 12 c. 10 d. 14

36. Use logarithm to evaluate:

4
√0.09876
a. 0.5607 b. 56.07 c. 5. 607 d. 560.7

The table below shows the distribution of weekly wages of 20 labourers. Use it to
answer questions 37 to 39.
Wages (GH̉) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
No of labourers 1 4 6 4 2 2 1
37. Calculate the mean of the distribution
a. 4.55 b. 15.75 c. 12.60 d. 7. 65

38. What is the mode of the distribution

a. 6 b. 16 c. 10 d. 12

39. Find the median

a. 10 b. 11 c . 12 d. 13

40. Use the quadratic function y = x2 +x-2 to solve the equation x2 – x – 5 = 0

a. y = 3 b. y = 2 x + 3 c. y = x – 2 d. y = 2 x – 3
0.0042𝑥 0.008
41. Evaluate leaving your answer in standard form
0.07
a. 48 b. 4. 8 x 10-8 c. 4. 8 x 10-4 d. 48 x104
𝑀𝐾
42. If p= Kq and r = , 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠
𝓆
M in terms of r, p, e and 𝓆
𝑒𝓆𝑟 𝑒𝓆2 𝑟 𝑒𝑝2 𝑟 𝑒𝑝𝑟
a. M= 𝑏. 𝑀 = 𝑐. d. M=
𝑝 𝑝 𝓆 𝓆
43. Find the values of x and y in the equations 32x +51y =10 and 23x +42y =7
a. x=9 and y=-4 b. x=4 and y = 9 c. x= - 9 and 4 d. x=2 and y =6
44. Form an equation whose roots are 3+√3 and 3-√3
a. x2 – 6x+6 = 0 b. 6x2+6x+2=0 c. 3x2- 6x+6=0 d. x2+6x-6=0
45. What are the factors of the quadratic equations:
25x2 +10x-3=0.
3 1 2 3
a. 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝑏. 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 𝑐. 5𝑥 + 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5𝑥 + 1 d. 5x-3
5 5 5 25
and 5x+1
𝑚+1 𝑚−1 4
46. Simplify − +
𝑚−1 𝑚+1 𝑚2 −1

𝑚+4 𝑚+1 4 2𝑚−1

a. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
𝑚−1 𝑚−1 𝑚−1 𝑚+1

(𝑥 2 −4)(𝑥+1)
47. Differentiate with respect to x the function y =
𝑥+4
a. 3x -4
2 b. 8x+1 c. 2x-3 d. x -3x-4
2

1 1
48. Given that P(A) = , 𝑃(𝐵) = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝(𝐴 ∩
2 3
1
𝐵)= . 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵).
16

37 5 43 5
a. 𝑏. 𝑐. d.
48 6 48 8
49. A graph of the quadratic function y=6+2x-9x2 will give a
a. Minimum value for y
b. Minimum value for x
c. Maximum value for x
d. Maximum value for y
50. In the diagram below, PQX is a tangent to the circle QRS. Calculate < 𝑆𝑄𝑋
X
S

R
P

a. 770 b. 1030 c. 550 d. 42

 HOLY CHILD SCHOOL – CAPE COAST
MOCK EXAMINATION – (JUNE, 2021)
CORE MATHEMATICS 2, - time: 2 ½ HOURS

Part 1 (40mks)
Answer All the Question in This Part All Questions Carry Equal Marks

1.a. Find the gradient of the equation 3x-2y+4=0

b. a, b and c are related such that a varies directly as b and inversely as c2. If a
is 108 when b=3 and c=4, find c when a = 4000 and b=10
2
2.a. In a class, the probability that a student passes a test is . What is the
5
probability that if 2
students are chosen at random from the class, one would pass and the other
would fail?

b. Use logarithon to evaluate:

86.19 𝑥(0.0462)2
√0.846

𝑚 𝑛 𝑚 𝑛
3. a. Find the point of intersection of the lines − = 9 𝑎𝑛𝑑 + = −5.
2 7 7 2
1
b. Find the solution set of 7x+4< (4𝑥 + 3)
2

4. a. The area of a triangle with sides a, b and c may be calculated from the
formula:
𝑎+𝑏+𝐶
A=√𝑆(𝑆 − 𝑎)(𝑆 − 𝑏)(𝑆 − 𝑐) where S=
2

Calculate the area of the triangle which has the sides 7,8 and 11
6
b. Evaluate √7 (3√7 + )
√7

1. a. A circle has a radius of 7.5cm. If a sector with an angle of 2400 is cut out from
the circle,
22
Find the length of the arc of the sector. (𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝜋 = )
7
1
b. The area of a square room is 20 𝑚2. What is the perimeter of the room?
4
 PART II (60MKS)
ANSWER FIVE (5) QUESTIONS ONLY FROM THIS PART
ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS

2. i, Using a scale of 2cm to 600 on the x-axis and 2cm to 1 unit on the y-axis, draw
the graph of y=2sin x + 3cos x for values of x from 0o to 3600 at interval of 600
ii. Use your graph to solve the equation 2sin x + 3cos x = - 1
3. a. Twice a number x plus four times another number y is equal to the square of
the second number minus the first number.
i. Find the relationship between the numbers between the numbers
ii. Find the value of x if y=7
b. If 22x = 42five, find x2-14
c. If log 9 = 0.9542, find the value of log 0.009
4. a. Find the truth set of the equation 22x+1 - 33 (2𝑥 ) + 16 = 0
b. A lady was awarded 30 days contract with a fixed amount of GH₵15000.00. In
addition to the fixed amount, she was to receive GH₵400.00 for every day she
came to work and lost GH₵500.00 every day she was absent.
How much did she earn if she:
i. Worked for 30days continuously
ii. Worked for 27 days
iii. Worked for only 17 days
5. a. Copy and complete the table of values below for the relation y=(𝑥 − 2)2 + 4
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 16 9 0 16
𝑥−2
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
y 13 5 5 20
b. Using a scale of 2cm to 1unit on the x-axis and 4cm to 5units on the y-axis,
draw the graph of the relation.
c. Draw on the same axis, the graph of y = 2x+4
d. Use your graph to find the truth set of;
i. (𝑥 − 2)2 + 4 = 2𝑥 + 4
ii. (𝑥 − 2)2 − 6 = 0
6. a. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct: (i) a trapezium PQRS in
which
𝑃𝑄 // 𝑆𝑅, /PQ/ = 6cm, /PS/ = 5cm, /SR/ = 10cm and /QS/ = 8cm
ii. The locus, L1, equidistant from S and R
iii. The locus, L2, of points 4cm from p.
b. Measure /QR/
 7 3 2
c. Given that a = ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = ( ) 𝐸𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 2𝑎 − b
8 −9 3

7. a. The diagram below shows a circle with centre 0. If < 0𝑃𝑅 = 280 ,
𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 of the
angles marked x and y.

𝑈 3𝑡 1
b. If + = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢 − 2𝑞 = 𝑦 + 𝑡, 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝓆 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡, 𝑣 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦
𝑉 2𝑣 𝑦

8. a. Using a scale of 2cm to 2units on each axis, draw on a sheet of graph paper
two perpendicular axes, OX and OY for the intervals -8≤ 𝑥 ≤ 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 10 ≤
𝑦 ≤ 10

b. Draw, label all vertices and indicate all coordinates clearly:

i. triangle PQR with vertices P(2, 2,), Q(6,2)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅(6,7);
ii. the image triangle P1Q1 R1 of
−4
∆ 𝑃𝑄𝑅 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ( ), where
2
P→P1,Q→ Q1 and R→ R1.

iii. the image triangle P2 Q2 R2 of

∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑦 = 1, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
P→P2, Q→Q2 and R→R2

IV. Triangle P3 Q3 R3 with vertices P3 (−2, −4); Q3 (2, −4) and R3 (2, −9)

c. Describe the single transformation that maps ∆𝑃1 Q1 R1 onto ∆ P3 Q3 R3

where P1→P3
Q1→Q3 and R1 → R3

9. The table below show the frequency distribution of marks scored by candidates in
an examination
Mark % 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49
Frequency 2 7 8 13 24

Mark % 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99

Frequency 30 6 5 3 2

a. Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the distribution

b. Use your graph to estimate
i. The median mark
ii. The lower quartile
iii. The upper quartile
iv. The quartile deviation
v. The pass mark if 60% of the candidates passed