Pearl of Africa International School

Primary Section
Mid- Term 2 Exam, 2025.
45 minutes
Mathematical paper 1
Stage 3 For Teacher’s Use
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question 5
paper.
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You should show all your working on the question paper. 7
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at the end of each question or part question.
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1 Here is a chart showing types of fruit.

Type of fruit Tally Frequency

Complete the frequency column of the chart. [1]

2 Write the correct word to complete the sentence.

The value of 5 in the number 543 is 5 . [1]

3 Write eight hundred and nineteen as a number.

[1]
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4 Oliver buys 3 identical rolls of wallpaper.

represents the length of a roll of wallpaper.

+ + = 12 metres

Write the correct number to complete the sentence.

represents metres [1]

5 Mike has a water bottle with a capacity of 2000 ml.

Write the capacity of his water bottle in litres.

litres [1]

6 Round 162 to the nearest hundred.

[1]

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7 Here is a tile.
The tile shows four different types of 2D shapes.

Mia counts the number of vertices on each of the 2D shapes.

She records the information in a table.

Complete her table.

Some of it has been done for you.

Name of 2D shape Number of vertices

circle 0
triangle

[2]

8 Here is a rectangle.

7 centimetres

3 centimetres 3 centimetres

7 centimetres

Not drawn to scale

Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.

centimetres [1]
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9 Gabriella calculates the total mass of five bags of sugar is 10 kg.

2 kg 2 kg 2 kg 2 kg 2 kg

Here is her working.

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10

Lily says, ‘You can calculate the total more quickly using multiplication’.

Write down a multiplication calculation Gabriella could use.

[1]

10 Draw a ring around all the shapes that have 1 shaded.

4

[1]

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11 Work out.

745 − 338

[1]

12 Here is part of a sequence.

The sequence continues in the same way.

Write down the next two terms in the sequence.

545 535 525 515

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13 Jamila buys a box of eggs for $1.20

She uses the exact amount of money to buy the eggs.

Tick () the box to show the money she uses.

a 100 dollar note and a 20 dollar note

a 1 dollar note and two 10 dollar notes

a 1 dollar note and two 10 cents coins

a 1 cent coin and a 20 dollar note

[1]
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14 Angelique has 42 sweets.

She eats 5 sweets each day, starting on Monday.
She counts the number of sweets that are left each day.

Tick () the days she has an odd number of sweets left.
The first one has been done for you.

Day Odd number of

sweets left
Monday 
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
[1]

15 Draw a ring around all the numbers that are multiples of 2

112 121 398 500 889 945

[1]

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16 What 3-digit numbers are represented below?

a

b 100s 10s 1s

[2]

17 Order the heights of these towers from shortest to tallest.

Name of tower Location Height in metres

Lakhta Centre St Petersburg 462

Willis Tower Chicago 442

Burj Khalifa Dubai 828

Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur 452

Shanghai Tower Shanghai 632

Lotte World Tower Seoul 555

[2]
shortest tallest
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18 Here is a list of units of time.

seconds minutes hours days weeks years

Choose the most appropriate unit to make each sentence correct.

It takes about 8 to fly from London to New York.

It takes about 2 to brush your teeth.

It takes about 2 for hair to grow half a metre.

[2]

19 Here are some mathematical symbols.

< > =

Write a symbol in each box to make each statement correct.

110 101

135 351

[1]

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19 For each shape, write whether it is a prism or a

pyramid.

a b c

d e f

[2]

20 For each shape, shade the fraction shown below it.

a b c

one-third

two-fifths three-tenths
How many squares are not coloured for each shape?

[2]
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21 Fill in the empty digital clocks.

11 12 1
10 2
a 9 3
8 4
7 6 5

11 12 1
10 2
b 9 3
8 4
7 6 5

11 12 1
10 2
c 9 3
8 4
7 6 5

22 Here is part of a morning train timetable.

Departure Destination Arrival

8.00 Warsaw 9.30
8.30 Katowice 11.15
9.00 Warsaw 10.30
9.30 Warsaw 11.00

Pierre arrives at the station at 8.15 in the morning.

He catches the next train to Warsaw.

Write down the time he arrives in Warsaw.

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23 Find the areas and perimeters of these shapes.

Shape Area Perimeter

a

e What is the area and perimeter of the next shape in the series?
Draw it.

f What do you notice about the numbers that you have

written for the area and the perimeter?
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24 Draw equivalent fractions to match the ones on the left.

Use fifths and tenths.
a
1
2

b
1 whole

c
2
5

d
8
10

25 Write the
fractions.
a b c d e

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26 Rajiv has more than 5 counters.

He shares the counters into equal groups.
Here is a division calculation that represents Rajiv sharing the counters.

÷ =5

Write a number in each box to make the calculation correct. [1]