THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

I\,IINISTRY OF EDLTCATION

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION 2OIO
(Level 1)
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

TIME: 90 MINUTES

Student's Name

School's Name

School's ID

Student's Number [-l--[l

INSTRI.IC]TIONS

Read the follolving carefully:

1. This paper consists of fofiv (a0) \,{ultiple Choice items.

2. You are reqttirc.cl to ansu'er all cluestions on the answer shc-,--t provided.

3. Fill in the follou'ing infbrrnation on the ansu,er sht--et using a 2IIB pencil onlv (if
it has not lreen cornpleted ah'eady):

- School's Namr. and II)

- Sludent's Naure

- Stuclent's Number

- Date of Birlh

4' Rcc'ord Yotu iuts\\,!-rs bv shading in the sc'lectcd letter u,hich con.csponcls to the

clucstron.

5. If vou ulust chattge \rollr arls\\jer. erase your first ansrver c-ornpletely. and thep
shade your ne\,\i ilrlswer.

6, On the iills\lier sheet. DO NOT:

- \\'rite anr.thing on the top and sicles

- Staple

- Purc,h holcs

- Bencl the comers

- Tear
- \,lake irn\, stray nrar.ks

7 . I1't'ott hav.- f-rnishc-d befbre tirne is called" go back and chcck vour ruork.

8. NO CALCIITL^,\TORS ar.- to trc used.

I The product 53 x 2.9 is closest to: 5. Evaluate 9-(-5)-2+3x5
(A) s0 (A) 17
(B) 1s0 (B) 2s
(c) 2oo (c) 27
(D) 2000 (D) 3l

2 The next number in the sequence 6.

1.3,7,13,... is:

(A) ls
(B) 20 -5-4 -3-2 -10 1234 s

(c) 2r The integer values indicated on the

(D) 2e Number Line above may best be
represented by the set:
1
J. How much Simple Interest is due on a (A) { -2,21
loan of $2000.00 if it is to be repaid in
(B) {-2,3}
one year and the annual rate ofinterest is
6 3/a per cent? (c) {-2, -1, o, 1,2}
(A) $s4 oo (D) {-2, -1, o, 1,2,3}
(B) $l3s.0o
(c) s27o.oo The Jackson family uses an average
volume of 400litres of water per day.
(D) $s4o oo
Water charges are paid at the rate of
$12.00 for every 1000 litres of water
A cylindrical wooden pole of height 4 used. How much does the family pay for
metres has a cross-sectional area of 700 water used during the month of May
cm2. Calculate the volume of wood in which has 31 dayst
cm3, in the pole.
(A) $14 60
(A) 280
(B) $124 00
(B) 2 800
(c) $148 80
(c) 28 o0o
(D) $17s.20
(D) 280 000

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Questions 8 and 9 are based on the I L A case of bottled drinking water contains
diagram below. The diagram represents a 24 bottles. If the casc of bottles is dividcd
race track with one rectangular shape and in the ratio I .7 , Ihe smal ler share is :
two semi-circular shape as shou'n.
(A) 3

I*a*u irnr:k (B) 8

(c) e

(D) 15

12. If p* q means f -q,then 5*(-2):

(A) 3
8. The perimeter of the race tracli, in
metres, is: (B) e
(A) 22 (c) 23

(B) 44 (D) 27

(c) e4
+ l00lz
13. Thesum: 10112 expressedas
(D) rr2 a base two numeral is

9. Thin reflector strips are to be placed (A) 1001002

2 metres apart along the perimeter of the
(B) 1001102
race track described above. How many
reflector strips would be needed? (c) 10loo2

(A) 25 (D) I lool2

(B) 47
14. How many lines of syrnmetry are there
(c) 48 in a regular hexagon'?
(D) 56
(A) I
10. When expressed in grams, 30o/o of 2
(B) 2 Regular

kilograms is: (c) 4 Hexagon

(A) 0.6 (D) 6

(B) 6
(c) 60

(D) 600

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ln the figure above, EG and AD are
"3
parallel lines What is the value ofx, in
n
degrees?
I
(A) s0
{} + l{} I li l-L l-}
(B) 60
Which ordered pair below does NOT satisfy (c) 70
the relation shown in the graph above? (D) l l0

(A) (0,0)

(B) (0, 1)
18. If 3(2x - 4) : -36. the value of x is.

(c) (8,6)
(A) -8
(B) -4
(D) (13, e)
(c) 4

(D) 8

16. Kevin bought 120 orchid plants at

$20.00 each and sold them all at the rate 19. The length, L cm, of a rectangle is 4 cm
of 3 for S 100 00 What was the
more than twice its width, W cm
percentage profit gained?
Which mathematical statement below
correctly represents this informationt
(A) tt %
(B) 66 % (A) L >2W+4
(B) L:2W+4
(c) t33
/3
(c) [,+4>2W
(D) 166%
(D) 2L+4+W

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20. A surveyor is preparing a map of a town Qrrestions 23 and 24 nre trased on the
Ifhe of2 cm to represent 1
uses a scale figure below.
km, what would be the length in cm, of
the line on the map which represents a
street 1500mlong?

(A) 30 12 cm
(B) 7.s
(c) ls o

(D) 30 0

2l A pair of sunglasses was advertised for /. -'t ln triangle XYZ. angle ZXY is a right
US$40.00. If a 15oA VAT tax was added angle. What is the length, in metres, of
how much VAT, in TT dollars, was the side XY?
paid?
: (A) s
[Exchange Rate US$ I .00 TT$6.25]
(B) 10
(A) rr$ 6 00 (c) 20

(B) rr$ 6 2s (D) 2s

(c) rr$ 37 so of sinz?x ir.

24. The value
(D) TT$ 37s oo
(A) 0
22 A computer can be bought on Hire (B) 12t13
Purchase with a down-payment of
$ 1600 and 12 monthly installments of
(c) 1

$ 500 If the cash price on the computer (D) 13l12

is $ 5600, how much more than the cash
price is the Hire Purchase price?
25 When factorized, x 2 - 36 expressed as
(A) S 60 oo a product offactors is:

(B) $ 760 oo (A) (-r + 6)(x 6)

(c) $ 1600 oo (B) (.r - 1)(,r + 36)

(D) $ 2ooo oo (C) (x + 1)(x -36)
(D) (.r - 6)(x + 6)'z

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flse the information in the following table 29. The hands of the clock in the diagram
to answer questions 26'and 27. below are reflected in the vertical mimor
line shown. '
The table belou'shows the number of text
rnessages received bv students in a class.
i r 1' I
Number of text 0 2 4 5 10 I4 t
I
messages received I

tr':
Number ofstudents 0 5
n 6 2 4 -i
26. The total nurnber of texl messages
i
received is: i lr4rrror line

(A) 6 The time shown in the image will be

(B) 35 (A) 2 o'clock
(c) 108 (B) 4 o'clock
(D) r44 (c) 6 o'clock
27. The modal number (i.e. the mode) of (D) 10 o'clock
texl messages received is:

(A) 2 30. A
N
(B)
(c)
4

5
4cm t\
L\ 10 cm

(D) 10
B
3cm C

E
7% cm

28. A water taxi travels at a steady speed of Triangle EFD is an enlargement of

96 km per hour between the cities of San triangle ABC. The scale factor of the
Femando and Port-of-Spain. If a one- enlargement is:
way journey from San Fernando to Port-
2
of-Spain takes 30 minutes, the distance (A)
5
travelled between the two cities, in km,
is: 2
(B) ;J
(A) 32
(c) :
(B) 48 3

(c) e6 (D) :
2
(D) 126

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Questions 31 and 32 are based on the Use the information in the arrow diagram
figure below. The grid is made up of presented below to answer questions 33
squares measuring 1 m by 1 m. and 34.
1m
++

\
\ \
l' 0

L
\
/ 2

/ \
,/ Set A Set B

33. The relation presented on the zurow

diagram may be defined by the rule:

31. The shaded shape on the grid above (A) x+ zx+l

represents a pattem on a wall. Using the
(B) x+ x*2
grid dirnensions given. estimate the area
in m2. of the pattern. (C) x+ 3x-1
(A) 23
(D) x* x2

(B) 25 34. The range of the relation is

(c) 27 (A) {0.r.2}

(D) 30 (B) { 1, 4. 8}

(c) { 0, 1.2, 3}
32. If the shaded pattern is to be completely (D) { 1, 3. s.7}
covered trsing square tiles of dimensions
20 cm by 20 cm. Approximately, how
8P-6
manv tiles would be needed? 35. Simolifr'
2

(A) 260 (A) 4p+3

(B) 62s (B) 4p +6
(c) 700
(C) 8p+3
(D) 7s0
(D) 8p+ 6

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36. The cost ofa ream ofphotocopying 38. Janet's report card:
paper u'as increased by 10o,o to $44.00.
I'he original price. rvhen rounded offto
REPORT CARD - Janet
the nearest dollar is:
SuSect Mark
(A) S34

(B) S36 Mathematics \L

(c) $40 Spa nish n
(D) $46 Technology Education 10

English Language L3
37. The figure belorv show's a trapeziunr
ABCD and its image A'B'C'D'after Science 26
tundergoing a single transfbnnation.
Visual Arts 11 l

1 ehysical Education
l
10
3

l
S*irtstrai"t 17-
I Moral Edlcation ioi
-7

-2
The reporl card alrove presents the marks
-3
that Janet scored in the various sutriects
-4 taken. \Vhat is the protrabilitv of her
scoring 10 in a sutrject?

'Ihe abor,e transformation is (A)

1

10
(A) A translation of 4 units dorvnrvards I
(B)
(B) A translation of 4 units upr.vards 9

(C) A translation of 6 units dou'nu'arcls T

(c)
(D) Atranslation of 6 units uprvards -)

I
(D)
')

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 Questions 39 and 40 :rre based on the 40. Allieate an entire plate of food. If she
figure below. had 60 grams of meat. rvhat mass, in
grams. of vegetables did she eat?

(A) 60

(B) t20
(c) 150
(D) 180

Vegetables

39. The Pie Charl shor.vs the lirods in a meal

u'hich comprises equal amounts (bv
mass) of carbohvdratcs ancl vegetables;
also- equal iunounts tlf tneat. dairY atrd
petrs. If clairv represents an angle of 40'"
then the u-rgle reptesetrted b1'vegetables
is

(.\) 120'

(B) 150.

(c) 180''

(D) 240'

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