MOCK TEST 1

Time: 90 minutes
Maximum score: 60 marks
(ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS MUST NOT BE USED IN THIS PAPER.)

1. Thirty students were asked on how many days they ate pasta last week.
The results are given in the table.

(a) Find the mode.

Answer .......................................... [1]

(b) Find the median.

Answer .......................................... [1]

2. A group of five numbers has a mean of 3.8 and a median of 3.

The numbers 3 and 6 are added to the group.

(a) Find the mean of the seven numbers.

Answer ........................................ [2]

(b) Find the median of the seven numbers.

Answer ........................................ [1]

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3. The masses, in kilograms, of 20 parcels sent by a dispatch centre are given in the table.

(a) Complete the grouped frequency distribution for these masses.

Mass (𝑚 kilograms) Frequency

3<𝑚≤5

5<𝑚≤7

7<𝑚≤9

[1]

(b) The results are to be shown in a pie chart.

Calculate the angle of the sector representing the group with the smallest frequency.

Answer ..........................................° [1]

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4. The table shows the masses of different fruits sold at a market stall on one day.

(a) Complete the pie chart to illustrate the data.

[2]

(b) The stallholder buys apples for 60 cents per kilogram.

She sells them all for 72 cents per kilogram.
Calculate her percentage profit.

Answer ....................................% [2]

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5. The students in a school each choose a piece of fruit to eat with their lunch.
They can choose from either an apple, a banana or an orange.

(a) On Monday, Klaudia records the fruit chosen by 30 of her classmates.

Their choices are given below.

(i) Complete the frequency table for the data.

[1]
(ii) On the grid below, draw a bar chart to show the data.

[2]

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(b) On Tuesday, Ahmed records the fruit chosen by a random sample of 30 students in the
lunch queue. His results are shown in the table below.

(i) Use Ahmed’s results to estimate the probability that a student selected at random
chooses an orange.

Answers .................................................... [1]

(ii) There is a total of 180 students in the school. Use Ahmed’s results to estimate the
number of students in the school who chose an apple on Tuesday.

Answers .................................................... [1]

6. The graph below shows the crude birth rate, live births per thousand population,
estimated at mid year in a Country G from the year 2017 to 2020.

Explain how the graph above may be misleading.

Answer ........................................................................................................................................

…..................................................................................................................................................

…............................................................................................................................................ [1]

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7. A survey was conducted to find out the preferred brand of mobile phone that secondary
school students like.

State one aspect of the graph that may be misleading and explain how this may lead to a
misinterpretation of the graph.

Answer ........................................................................................................................................

…..................................................................................................................................................

…............................................................................................................................................ [2]

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8. The heights of 20 students were measured.
The results are shown in the stem-and-leaf diagram below.

(a) Find the median height.

Answer …………………… cm [1]

(b) Which is a more appropriate measure of central tendency, median or mean, to represent
this distribution? Explain the reason clearly.

Answer ………………… is more appropriate because ………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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9. The graph below shows the box-and-whisker plots of the marks of a Mathematics quiz for
Class 4A and Class 4B students.

(a) Find the interquartile range for Class 4A.

Answer ……….………… marks [1]

(b) Find the range for Class 4B.

Answer ……….………… marks [1]

(c) Here are two statements comparing the marks of the two classes.
For each statement, state whether you agree or disagree.
Give a reason for each answer, stating clearly which statistic you used to make your decision.

(i) On average, the marks of Class 4A are lower than those in 4B.

Answer ………………… because ……………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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 (ii) A greater proportion of students in Class 4A than 4B scored more than 75 marks.

Answer ………………… because ……………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

10.

Three cards, A, B and C are marked with the numbers 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
One card is chosen, at random.
A second card is then chosen, at random, from the remaining two cards.
The sum of the numbers on the two chosen cards is calculated.

(a) What is the probability that the sum is 3?

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) Complete the table to show all the possible outcomes.

You may not need all the columns.

[1]

(c) What is the probability that the sum is 7?

Answer ..................................... [1]

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11. Paul takes examinations in Maths and Physics.
The probability that he passes Maths is 0.7 .
The probability that he passes Physics is 0.6 .
The results in each subject are independent of each other.
Calculate the probability that he passes Maths and does not pass Physics.

Answer …..................................... [2]

12. A bag contains red and blue pegs.

There are 40 pegs in the bag.
The probability of choosing a red peg from the bag is 0.4 .

(a) Work out the number of red pegs in the bag.

Answer ........................................... [1]

(b) More red pegs are added to the bag.

Work out the number of red pegs that must be added to the bag so that the probability of
choosing a blue peg is 0.2.

Answer ........................................... [2]

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13. A bag contains 𝑛 balls. 3 of the balls are white.
Two balls are taken from the bag, at random, without replacement.

(a) Complete the tree diagram.

[2]
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(b) The probability that both balls are white is .
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Show that 𝑛! − 𝑛 − 90 = 0.

Answer

[2]

(c) Find the value of n.

Answer ........................................... [2]

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14.

The three cards above can be rearranged to make three-digit numbers, for example 916.

Arrange the three cards to make

(a) the three-digit number that is closest to 650,

Answer ............................................[1]

(b) the three-digit number that is a multiple of 7,

Answer ............................................[1]
(c) a three-digit number that is a square number.

Answer ............................................[1]

15. In the grids below, the number in each square is the sum of the two numbers immediately
below it. This grid has been completed for you.

Complete the two grids below (on the following page).

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(a)

[1]

(b)

[2]

16. Write these numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.

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√17, 4, 4.5, √63

Answer ........................ , ........................ , ........................ , ........................ [2]

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17.

The diagram shows a triangular prism of length 12cm.

The cross section is a right-angled triangle with sides 6cm, 8 cm and 10cm.
On the grid, draw a net of this prism.
Use a scale of 1 box length to represent 2cm.
One face has been drawn for you.

[2]

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18. Solve the equation
(2𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 4) = 22

Answer 𝑥 = ................ or 𝑥 = ................ [4]

19. A cuboid has a square base.

The length of the base of the cuboid is 𝑦 𝑐𝑚.
The height of the cuboid is twice the length of its base.
The total surface area of the cuboid is 360 𝑐𝑚! .
Find the height of the cuboid.

Answer ............................................... 𝑐𝑚 [3]

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20.
(a) On the Venn diagram, shade the region represented by 𝐵′ ∩ 𝐴.

[1]

(b) Here is some information about 100 people who visit a café.
• 32 drink coffee (C)
• 40 drink tea (T)
• 50 eat a pastry (P)
• 18 drink coffee and eat a pastry
• 21 drink tea and eat a pastry

(i) Complete the Venn diagram to show this information for the 100 people

[2]
(ii) Find 𝑛(𝑇 ∪ 𝑃 ∪ 𝐶)′

Answer .................................................... [1]

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