Franklin Comprehensive School

No 3, Ibasa Road, Ajegunle Magboro, Ogun State.

Tel: 09084122222, 09084177777 e-mail: [email protected]
FIRST
TERM EXAMINATION (2024/2025 SESSION)
NAME: __________________________________ CLASS: SSS TWO (2)
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS ( PAPER II) TIME ALLOWED: 1hour 10 mins
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
1. Find the distance between chords AB and CD in the diagram below. A. 17cm B.
15.8cm C. 17.4cm D. 20cm

2. If 9(2-x) = 3, find x. A. 1 B. 3/2 C. 2 D. 5/2

3. Find the value of x in the diagram below. A. 225° B. 150° C. 50° D. 37.5°

7 2
1 x2
8 5 1 1
4. Simplify: A . 9 B . 4 C .2 D .
3 3 2 2
6 ÷
4 4
5. In 1995, the enrolments of two schools X and Y were 1,050 and 1,190
respectively. Find the ration of the enrolments of X and Y. A. 50:11 B. 15:17 C.
13:55 D. 12:11
6. Convert 35ten to a number in base 2. A. 1011 B. 10011 C. 100011 D. 11001
7. The nth term of a sequence is Tn = 5 + ( n – 1)2. Evaluate T4 – T6. A. 30 B. 16 C. -
16 D. -30
8. Mr. Manu travelled from Accra to Pamfokrom on a distance of 720 km in 8 hours.
What will be his speed in m/s? A. 25m/s B. 150m/s C. 250m/s D. 500m/s
9. If N2,500.00 amounted to N3,500.00 in 4 years in simple interest , find the rate at
which the simple was charged? A. 5% B. 7 ½ % C. 8% D.10%
10. Calculate the length marked by letter x in each diagram below, A. 12.7cm B.
14cm C. 14.4cm D. 16cm

2
54 k −6
11. Simplify: A. 6(1 – 3k2) B. 6(3k2 – 1) C. 6(3k-1) D. 6(1 – 3k)
3 k +1
12. Make p the subject of the relation: q =
3p s 2 q−rs 2 qr −s
+ A. B .2 qr −3 s−3 C .
r 2 6 6
2 qr−rs
D.
6
13. If x + y = 2y – x + 1 = 5, find the value of x.
14. The sum of 12 and one third of n is 1 more than twice n. Express the statement in
the form of an equation. A. 12n – 6 = 0 B. 3n – 12 = 0 C. 2n – 35 = 0 D. 5n – 33 =
0
3 3
15. In the diagram below, find the value of x. A. 4 cm B . 5 cmC . 8 cm D . 7 cm
8 9

16. The curved surface area of a cylindrical tin is 704cm2. If the radius of the base is
22
8cm, find the height ( Take π= ¿. A. 14cm B. 9cm C. 8cm D. 7cm
7
17. The length of the minor and major arcs of a circle are 54cm and 126cm
respectively. Calculate the angle of the major sector. A. 306° B . 252° C . 246 ° D.
234°
18. Find the 8th term of AP -3, -1, 1….. A. 13 B. 11 C. -8 D. -11
1 1
19. If cos 60°= which of the following angkes has a cosine of − A. 30° B. 120° C.
2 2
°
150 D. 300 °
20. If log 10 q=2.7078 , what is q ? A . 5102 B . 849.9 C .510.2 D . 84.99
21. What value of k makes the given expression a perfect square? M2 – 8m + k A. 2
B. 4 C. 8 D. 16
22. If cos(x + 40)° = 0.0872, what is the value of x ? A. 85° B . 75 °C . 65 ° D. 45 °
23. A kite flies on a string of length 50m inclined at an angle of 54° to the horizontal
ground. The height of the kite above the ground is? A. 50 tan 30° B. 50 sin 54° C.
50 tan 54° D. 50 sin 36°
24. Q is 32km away from P on a bearing of 042° and R is 25km from P on a bearing
of 132° . Calculate the bearing of R from Q. A. 122° B . 184 ° C , 226 °
25. If x + 0.4y = 3 and y = ½ x, find the value of (x+y). A. 1 ¼ B. 2 ½ C. 3 ¾ D. 5
26. Express 3− (x− y
y )
as a single fraction . A .
3 xy
y
B.
x−4 y
y
C.
4 y+x
y
D.
4 y−x
y
27. A cyclist on training, cycles for 4 hours at an average speed of 2 km/hr from a
point P on a bearing of 135° to another point Z, then to another point X, 12km on
a bearing of 060° . Calculate the distance /PX/ correct to two decimal places. A.
12.14km B. 15.45km C. 15.46km D. 16.05km
28. If P = rime factors of 210 }∧Q={ prime numbers less than 10 } , find the P∩Q A.
{1.2.3} B. {2,3,5} C. {1,3,5,7} D. {2,3,5,7}
29. Abobi spent ¼ of her money on food, 1/3 on clothing and saved N72,000.00, how much
did she spend on food? A. N43,200.00 B. N43,000.00 C. N42,200.00 D. N40,000.00
−1
27 3
30. Solve: ( ¿ ׿
125
31. The sum of the interior angles of regular polygon is 1800° . How many sides has the
polygon? A. 16 B. 12 C. 10 D. 8
32. If x and y are variables and k is a constant, which of the following describes an
inverse relationship between x and y? A. y = kx B. y =
k
C . y=k √ x D . y=x +k
x
33. What is the gradient of y = 2x2 – 5x – 3 at the point x = 4? A. 11.1 B. 10.5 C. 10.3
D. 9.9
34. A ship steams 4km due North from a point and then 3km on a bearing of 040° .
How far is the ship from the point? A. 14km B. 13km C. 25km D. 25.3km
35. The volume of a cuboid is 54cm3. If the length, width and height of the cuboid are
in the ratio 2:1:1 respectively, find the total surface area. A. 108cm2 B. 90 cm2 C.
80 cm2 D. 72 cm2
36. A side and a diagonal of a rhombus are 10cm and 12cm respectively. Find its
area. A. 20 cm2 B. 24 cm2 C. 48 cm2 D. 96 cm2
37. Factorise completely: 32x2y – 48x3y3. A. 16x2(2 – 3xy2) B. 8xy(4x – 6x2y2) C.
8x2y(4 – 6xy2) D. 16xy( 2x – 3x2y2)
38. Given that A and B are sets such that n(A) = 8, n(B) = 12 and n( A n B ) = 3, find
n(A U B). A. 15 B. 17 C. 20 D. 23
39. If √ 24+ √ 96−√ 600= y √ 6 , find the value of y . A . 4 B . 2C .−2 D .−4
40. Evaluate 23 X 54 ( mod 7). A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6
41. If 43x = 16x+ 1, find the value of x. A. -2 B. 2 C. 1 D. -1
42. A weaver bought a bundle of grass for $50.00 from which he made 8 mats. If each
mat was sold for $15.00, find the percentage profit. A. 240% B. 140% C. 120%
D. 40%
43. Find the 17th term of the Arithmetic Progression(A.P): -6, -1, 4, …. A. -91 B. -86
C. 74 D. 79
44. M varies directly as n and inversely as the square of p. If M = 3 when n = 2 and p
2
3n 2n 2n 3n
=1, find M in terms of n and p. A. M = 2 B . M = 2 C . M = D . M= 2
2p 3p 3p 2p
45. If a = 3 and b = -7, find the value of 5 b+¿ ¿
46. A ladder 6 m long leans against a vertical wall at an angle 53° to the horizontal.
How high up the wall does the ladder reach? A. 3.611m B. 4.521m C. 4.792m D.
3.962m
47. A cylinder, opened at one end, has a radius of 3.5cm and height 8cm. Calculate
22
the total surface area. ( Take π= ¿ A .126.5 cm2 B. 165.0 cm2 C. 212.0 cm2 D.
7
2
214.5 cm
48. The length of a rectangle is 10cm. If its perimeter is 28cm, find the area. A. 30
cm2 B. 40 cm2 C. 60 cm2 D. 80 cm2
49. A boy 1.4m tall, stood 10m away from a tree of height 12m. Calculate, correct to
the nearest degree, the angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the boy’s
eyes. A. 71° B . 47 ° C . 19° D . 8°
50. Given that sin ( 5 x−28 ) °=cos ( 3 x−50 ) ° , 0 ° ≤ x ≤ 90 ° , find the value of x. A. 39
B. 32 C. 21 D. 14
 Franklin Comprehensive School
No 3, Ibasa Road, Ajegunle Magboro, Ogun State.
Tel: 09084122222, 09084177777 e-mail: [email protected]
FIRST TERM
EXAMINATION (2023/2024 SESSION)
NAME: __________________________________ CLASS: SSS TWO (2)
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS(PAPER I) TIME ALLOWED: 2hours 30mins
SECTION A:
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
1. In the diagram, A is a house which due east of a mosque B. Feeder roads run from A to C
and from C to B. A foot path leads from C to the point D to AB. The distance between
these places are measured as follows; /AC/ = 58m, /AD/ = 71m, /AD/ = 96m and <ABC
= 28° , calculate: (a) The bearing of C from A, correct to the nearest degree (b) The
distance BD, correct to the nearest metre.

2. (a) Solve the equation: 2 √ 4 x +1+ x=38

(b) Solve for x if 8ex + 15e-x = 26
3. (a) Using logarithm table solve: The volume of a cone is given as 506.75cm3, the height
is 12.34 cm, find its radius to 3 s.f. ( Take ° π =0.4972 ¿
(b) In the diagram below, find the angles marked a, b, and c.
 4. (a) In the diagram below find (i) <BAC (ii) <BDC (iii) <BFE (iv) <EBC

(b) A rectangle field is L meter long and B meter wide. Its perimeter is 280 meters. If the
length is two and a half times its breadth, find the value of L and B.
5. (a) Tickets for a movie premiere cost $18.50 each, while the bulk purchase for 5 tickets is
$80.00. If 4 gentlemen decide to get a fifth person to join them so that they can share the
bulk purchase price equally, how much would each person save?
(b) In a market survey, 100 traders sell fruits. 40 sell apples, 46 oranges, 50 mangoes, 14
apples and oranges, 15 apples and mangoes and 10 sell the three fruits. Each of the 100
traders sells at least one of the three fruits. (i) Represent this information on a venn
diagram. (ii) Find the number that sell oranges and mangoes only.

SECTION B

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER FIVE(5) ONLY IN THIS SECTION.

6. (a) Using Logarithm table, evaluate: ¿ ¿
(b) A boy flies a kite with a string of length 50m. If the string makes an angle of 30° with
the ground, what is the height of the kite above the ground?
7. Copy and complete the following table of values for y = 2x2 – 9x – 1

x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

y -1 -8 -11 17

Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on the x – axis and 2cm to represent 5 units on
the y – axis, draw a graph of y = 2x2 – 9x – 1 for -1 ≤ x ≤ 6, (i) Use your graph to find the roots
2x2 – 9x = 4, correct to one decimal place. (ii) gradient of the curve y = 2x2 – 9x -1 at x =3

8. Construct a truth table for i. p ↔ ( q → p ) ii . ( p Λ q ) → r

(b) Evaluate: 5
−3 log5 2 2 log 23
×2
9. Copy and complete the following table for multiplication modulo 11. Use your table to :
i. Evaluate ( 9 ⊗ 5 ) ⊗ ( 10 ⊗ 10 ) ii . find the truth set of 10 ⊗ m=2
 ⊗ 1 5 9 10

1 1 5 9 10

5 5

9 9

1 10
0

10. Consider the following statements: X: all lazy students are careless. Y: most dull
students are lazy. (a) Illustrate the information on a venn diagram. (b) Using the Venn
diagram or otherwise, determine whether or not each of the following statements isn
valid. (i) Stella is careless ⇒Stella is lazy (ii) Osei is lazy⇒ Osei is careless (iii) Kwame
is lazy ⇒ Kwame is dull (iv) Kojo is dull ⇒Kojo is lazy (v) Adwoa is lazy ⇒ Adwoa is
careless (vi) Fiifi is careless and dull ⇒ Fiifi is lazy
11. A surveyor standing at a point X sights a pole Y due east of him and a tower Z of a
building on a bearing of 046° . After walking to a point, W, a distance of 180m in the
south east direction, he observes the bearing of Z and Y to 337° and 050° respectively,
(a) calculate, correct to the nearest metre (i) /XY/ (ii) /ZW/ (b) If N is on XY such that
XZ = ZN, find the bearing of Z from N.
12. The table shows the distribution of marks obtained by 200 candidates in a selection test
for appointment.

Marks 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100

No. of 9 25 43 49 29 22 10 8 5
Cand.

Construct a cumulative frequency table for the distribution and draw a frequency curve.
Use your curve to find the: (i) inter quartile range (ii) Minimum pass mark if 5% of the
candidates are to be considered for appointment (iii) 50th percentile
13. In the diagram, PQRS is a circle centre O. POR is a diameter and <PRQ = 40° . Calculate
<QSR