PRIMARY 4

Set 4

Part 1: 1st to 10th Multiple-choice questions

(a) 3.5 feet

Answer: D
Solution:
Converting everything to inches..
3.5 ft = 42 in
44 in = 44 in
3 ft + 10 in = 46 in
2.5 ft + 17 in = 47 in

2. The figure below is formed by two squares with side lengths 6 cm and 8 cm respectively.
Find the area of the shaded region in cm 2

8 cm
6 cm
 (a) 26
(b) 28
(c) 32
(d) 36

Answer: A
Solution:
100 – 32 – 42 = 26

3. Quin can paint a house in 15 days, while Ram can paint a

(a) 9 days
(b) 8 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 6 days

Answer: D
Solution:
1 1 5 1
+ = 30 =
15 10 6
Thus, both can finish in 6 days.

4. Auntie Susan had a fever and needs to drink medicine 3 times in a day. If she drinks at 7:30
AM, what time should she drink her medicine next?

(a) 3:30 PM
(b) 4:30 PM
(c) 5:30 PM
(d) 6:30 PM

Answer: A
Solution:
24 hrs ÷ 3 = 8 hours. Hence the medicine should be taken every 8 hours in a day.
8 hours after 7:30AM is 3:30 PM
5. What is the L.C.M. of 32, 26, and 18?

(a) 3552
(b) 3636
(c) 3744
(d) 3883

Answer: C
Solution:
32 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
26 = 2 x 13
18 = 2 x 3 x 3
Thus LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 13 x 3 x 3 =3744

6. The surface area of a cube is 1014 cm2. What is its volume in cm3?

(a) 2197
(b) 2221
(c) 2345
(d) 2657

Answer: A
Solution:
6s2 = 1014, thus s = 13. And 133 = 2197

7. 3 × 8 – (5 ? 5) × 2 = 4. To make the statement true, the question mark between 5 and 5

(a) ÷
(b) +
(c) ×
(d) –
Answer: B
Solution:
3 × 8 – (5 + 5) × 2 = 4
8. What is the next term of the given pattern?
2, 5, 10, 17, 26, …

(a) 37
(b) 35
(c) 33
(d) 31

Answer: A
Solution:
The pattern is (n × n) + 1
(1 × 1) + 1 = 2
(2 × 2) + 1 = 5
(3 × 3) + 1 = 10
(4 × 4) + 1 = 17
(5 × 5) + 1 = 26
Thus (6 × 6) + 1 = 37

9. The diagram below shows the number of miles traveled by Bjorn and Alberto. Bjorn
finished running in 4 hours. In how many hours did Alberto cover the same distance that
Bjorn finished?

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

Answer: B
Solution:
As shown in the diagram, Alberto covered 45 miles in 3 hours
 10. Brian was taking a test. His scores in his first three tests were 88, 89, and 87. If Andy wants
to have an average score of 90, how much should he get on his 4 th test?

(a) 98
(b) 96
(c) 94
(d) 92

Answer: B
Solution:
(88 + 89 + 87 + N) ÷ 4 = 90. Thus N = 96

Part 2: 11th to 25th Open-ended questions

11. Find the value of 5894 + 8647 - 113 + 618 - 1647 + 4106 – 2000
Answer: 15505
Solution:
Rearranging,
= 5894 + 4106 + 8647 – 1647 + 618 – 113 – 2000
= (5894 + 4106) + (8647 – 1647) + (618 – 113) – 2000
= 10000 + 7000 + 505 – 2000
= 15505

12. Refer to the figure below. How many rectangles are there?

Answer: 60
Solution:
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4) × (1 + 2 + 3) = 60
13. What is the unit digit of (1997)1991?

Answer: 3
Solution:
The 7n has a pattern (7, 9, 3, 1) and 1991 ÷ 4 = 497 R3. Thus, unit digit is 3.

14. A right angled triangle has lengths 8 cm and 15 cm for its shorter sides. What is its
perimeter in centimeters, cm?

Answer: 40
Solution:
Using Pythagorean theorem: 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 𝑐 2 , where a = 8 cm and b = 15 cm.
Thus we get c = 17 cm. And 8 + 15 + 17 = 40 cm.

15. If yesterday was Tuesday, what day will be 99 days from now?

Answer: Thursday
Solution:
If yesterday was Tuesday, today is Wednesday.
99 ÷ 7 = 14 R 1. Thus, 99 days from now will be Thursday

16. Peter is 13 years old. John is 2 years older than Peter. Peter is 3 years older than Matthew.
What is the sum of their ages?
 Answer: 38
Solution:
John = 13 + 12 = 15
Matthew = 13 -1 = 10
Thus 15 + 10 + 13 = 38

17. Determine the height of the figure below with an area of 49 cm 2.

3 cm

11 cm

Answer: 7
Solution:
Area of trapezoid is (b1 + b2) × h/2
Since (3 + 11) × N / 2 = 49 cm, thus N = 7

18. A 3-digit number when divided by 4, 5, and 6 get a remainder of 7. Find the maximum value
of this 3-digit number.

Answer: 967
Solution:
LCM of 4, 5 , and 6 is 60. The largest 3-digit number that is divisible by 60 is 960.
Thus 960 +7 = 967
19. There are two bags of candies, Bag A and bag B having 64 and 35 candies respectively. How
many candies are needed to move from A to B such that B’s candies will be more than that
of A’s?

Answer: 15
Solution:
The total number of candies is 64 + 35 = 99. Then 99÷2 = 49 and 50. Thus bag B should
have 50 candies. So 50 – 35 = 15 candies

20. Find the value of 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 if x = 4.

Answer: 84
Solution:
Substituting x by 4, you get 43+42+4 = 64 + 16 + 4 = 84.

21. A cup full of water is poured into a pitcher and fills 1/4 of the pitcher. If a pitcher full of
water is poured into a jug, it fills 2/5 of the jug. How many cups full of water are needed to
fill the jug?
 Answer: 10
Solution:
1 pitcher = 4 cups of water
1 jug = 2.5 pitchers
1 jug = 4 × 2.5 = 10 cups of water

22. There are 3 boys and 3 girls that queue in a line. How many ways are there to form the line?

Answer: 720
Solution:
Since there are no conditions stated, then there are 6! arrangements.
6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720

23. A train is travelling at a constant speed. The train left the station at 8:15 AM and arrived at
its destination at 10:45 AM on the same day. It traveled a total distance of 625 kilometers.
What is its speed in km/hr?

Answer: 250
Solution:
8:15 to 10:45 = 2 hrs and 30 minutes = 2.5 hrs
Thus 625km ÷ 2.5 hrs = 250 km/ hr
24. Donna asked her classmates their favorite colors. There were 11 who answered Red, 10
answered Blue, 7 answered Green, 8 answered Orange, and 6 answered other colors. How
many answered Green in terms of fraction?

Answer: 1/6
Solution:
11 + 10 + 7 + 8 + 6 = 42.
Thus 7/42 = 1/6

25. There are a total of 70 packages with weights 10kg and 20 kg each. The total weight of the
packages is 1050kg. If a courier can carry only at most 1000 kg, how many packages can it
carry?

Answer: 67
Solution:
Let X be number of 10kg package(s), and Y be number of 20kg package(s).
X + Y = 70; and 10X + 20Y = 1050.
By substitution or elimination, Y = 35 and X = 35.
To minimize the 50kg package(s) left, it should be 2 20kg and 1 10kg package(s).
Thus 33 20kg + 34 10 kg = 1000 kg total. A total (maximum) of 67 packages

ANSWER KEY PRIMARY 4

Part 1
Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No.
Answer D A D A C A B A B B

Part 2
Item 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
No.
Answer 15505 60 3 40 Thursday 38 7 967 15 84

Item 21 22 23 24 25
No.
Answer 10 720 250 1/6 67