ETHIOPIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTEFICATE EXAMINATIONS (ESSLCE)

ENTRANCE TRICKS FIRST ROUND MATHEMATICS MODEL EXAMINATION

MIYAZYA 2017 (APRIL 2025)

ENTRANCE TRICKS FIRST ROUND UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE (UEE) MODEL EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS, MIYAZYA 2017/ APRIL 2025

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Time Allowed: 03:00 HOURS
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION. THE CODE FOR THIS EXAMINATION
IS 02 AND THE CODE FOR THIS PARTICULAR BOOKLET IS 02.

IN THIS EXAMINATION, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 60 QUESTIONS .EACH SECTION CONTAINS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS CONSISTING IF FOUR POSSIBLE ANSWERS. CAREFULLY SELECT
THE BEST ANSWER. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THE EXAM FOR 03:00 HOURS.BEFORE
TIME IS CALLED; YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSES.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION ON THE NEXT
SHEET BEFORE YOU START TO WORK ON THE EXAMINATION.

DO NOT FORGET SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE THE GIVEN TIME IS FINISHED
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ENTRANCE TRICKS FIRST ROUND MATHEMATICS MODEL EXAMINATION
MIYAZYA 2017 (APRIL 2025)
BOOKLET CODE: 02 SUBJECT CODE: 02
Number of Items: 60 Time Allowed: 3 hours

Directions: choose the best answer from the given alternatives.

1. Which of the following is a rational number?

a) √3
b) π
c) 0.333...
d) e
2. Which of the following statements is always true for any set A?
a) A ⊆ {}
b) {} ⊆ A
c) A ∈ {}
d) {} ∈ A
3. If A = {1, 2} and B = {3, 4}, what is A x B (the Cartesian product of A and B)?
a) {1, 2, 3, 4}
b) {(1, 3), (2, 4)}
c) {(3, 1), (4, 2)}
d) {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4)}
4. Which one of the following is the instantaneous rate of change of the function (�) = 12�^2 +
8� at � = −3?
A. 80
B. −80
C. 64
D. −64
5. Which of the following conditions must be true for a function to have an inverse?
a) It must be onto.
b) It must be one-to-one.
c) It must be both one-to-one and onto.
d) It must be either one-to-one or onto.
6. The intermediate value theorem states if P(a) is positive and P(b) is negative on the closed
interval [a,b] then __________.
a) there exists some c on [a,b] such that P( c) > 0
b) there exists some c on [a,b] such that P( c) < 0
c) there exists some c on [a,b] such that P( c) = 0
d) there does not exists some c on [a,b] such that P( c) = 0
7. The graphs of y = e^x and y = ln(x) are symmetric with respect to:

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a) the x-axis
b) the y-axis
c) the origin
d) the line y = x
8. A horizontal asymptote occurs in a rational function when:
a) The degree of the numerator is greater than the degree of the denominator
b) The degree of the numerator is less than the degree of the denominator
c) The function crosses the x-axis
d) The function is a polynomial
9. The domain of the tangent function is:
a) All real numbers
b) All real numbers except odd multiples of π/2
c) All real numbers except multiples of π
d) [-1, 1]
10. Which of the following statements is always true about similar figures?
a) They have the same area
b) They have the same perimeter
c) They have the same shape
d) They have the same size
11. The interior angles of a regular polygon are __________ than 90 degrees.
a) Always greater
b) Always less
c) Sometimes greater, sometimes less
d) Never
12. If two secant segments are drawn to a circle from an exterior point, then the product of the
length of one secant segment and its external segment is _____ the product of the length of the
other secant segment and its external segment.
a) Equal to
b) Greater than
c) Less than
d) Proportional to

13. What is the fractional form of the purely recurring decimal number ?

A. B. C. D.
14. If a point (x, y) divides the line segment joining (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) in the ratio m:n, then
the coordinates of the point are given by the section formula:
a) ((mx1 + nx2)/(m+n), (my1 + ny2)/(m+n))
b) ((mx2 + nx1)/(m+n), (my2 + ny1)/(m+n))
c) ((mx1 - nx2)/(m+n), (my1 - ny2)/(m+n))
d) ((mx2 - nx1)/(m+n), (my2 - ny1)/(m+n))
15. Two lines are coincident if they have:
a) Same slope and different y-intercepts

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b) Same slope and same y-intercept

c) Different slopes and same y-intercept
d) Different slopes and different y-intercepts

16. A certain production company invested the initial capital of Birr 10,000. The variable cost of
each item is Birr 5. If the company produces x items, then what is the relation between total
cost y and the number of items produced?
A. x = 5y + 10, 000
B. x = 5y − 10, 000
C. y = 5x + 10, 000
D. y = 5x − 10, 000
17. A farmer has Birr 17000 to buy sheep and goats. Suppose the unit price of sheep is Birr 3000
and the unit price of goats is Birr 2000. Then which of the following is not a possible purchase?
A. The farmer can buy 3 sheep and 4 goats
B. He can buy 4 sheep and 3 goats
C. If he bought 2 sheep, the maximum number of goats he can buy is 5
D. The maximum number of goats he can buy is 8

18.

19. Which of the following vectors is a unit vector?

A. √ 2 /2 i − √ 2 /2 j
B. √ 2i + √ 2j
C. i + j
D. 2i − 1 /2 j

20. Which of the following is always TRUE?

A. The mean of a scores is equal to the median of the same scores
B. The median of a scores is equal to the mode of the same scores
C. The 6th decile of a scores is equal to the 60th percentile of the same scores
D. The 1st quartile of a score is equal to the 75th percentile of the same scores

21. In how many ways 5 teachers and 5 students make a discussion on problem solving around
a circular table, if no two students are to seat together?

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A. 14,400 ways
B. 2,880 ways
C. 120 ways
D. 576 ways
22. A fair die is tossed once. the probability that either an even number or 3 will be appear is
A. 3/4
B. 4/5
C.1/ 6
D. 2/ 3

23.

24. What is the distance between the point (−2, −3) and the line L: 12� − 5� − 30 = 0?
A. 46 /13 units
B. 3 units
C. 39 units
D. 2 units
25. If A is a 3�3 matrix with ��� (�) = 6, then what is the ��� (2�^T) )?
A. 1/2
B. 12
C. 36
D. 48

26.

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28. What is the area of the region bounded by (�) = �^2 + 3 and x-axis on the closed interval [−1,
3]?
A. 4⁄3 Square units
B. 22⁄3 Square units
C. 26⁄3Square units
D. 64⁄3 Square units

29.

30. How many three-digit numbers can be formed from 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 if each digit is used at
most once?
A. 60
B. 120
C. 125
D. 250
31. A group of 8 students mean average score is 67 in a test, a second group of 17 student has a
mean average score of 81 in the same test. What is the mean average score of all 25 students?
A. 82.22
B. 81.23
C. 76.52
D. 77.32
32. What is interquartile range (IQR) in statistics ?
A. The difference between the mean and median
B. The difference between the 3rd quartile and 1st quartile
C. The difference between the maximum value and minimum value
D. The half of the difference between the 3 rd quartile and 1 st quartile
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34. Items produced by a certain company are subject to kinds of defects �1 and �2. Out of the
total production, if 5% have defect�1, 10% have defect �2 and 2% have both defects, then
what is the probability that an item to have defect �2, given that it has defect �1.
A. 0.4
B. 0.2
C. 0.1
D. 0.5

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45. A ladder 10cm long leans against a wall and makes an angle of 600 with the ground. How far
from the wall is the foot of the ladder?
A. 10cm B. 5cm C. 2cm D. 4cm

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46.

47. If the frustum is formed from a regular pyramid, then which one of the following statement
is TRUE about its lateral faces?
A. They are isosceles trapezium
B. Their altitude are NOT equal
C. They are rhombus
D. There area are not equal

48. What is the sum of the first 50 terms of the arithmetic sequence 3,10,17,24,… ?
A. 8750
B.8490
C.7850
D. 8725

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55. Among 2000 students in a school 20 students failed in physics, 15 students failed in
mathematics and 5 students failed in both physics and mathematics how many students
passed both in physics and in mathematics?
A.1482 C. 1560
B.1970 D. 1672

56.

57. The demand equation for a certain product is given by P=12 - x birr, where x represents the
amount of product. What is the maximum (total) revenue?
A.72 birr B. 144 birr C. 36 birr D. 108 birr

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58.

59. A pair of shoes has a markup of Birr 75, which is 15% of the selling price. Then the value of
the selling price is?
A. 2000
B. 1500
C. 500
D. 10000

60. What is the sum of all multiples of 4 that are between 30 and 301?
A. 12,882
B. 11,288
C. 6,288
D. 6,882

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ANSWER KEY

1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. B

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9. B
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. B
19. A
20. C
21. B
22. D
23. C
24. B
25. D
26. A
27. D
28. D
29. D
30. A
31. C
32. B
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. D
38. A
39. D
40. D
41. C
42. A
43. B
44. C
45. B
46. B
47. A
48. D
49. C
50. C
51. C
52. B

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53. B
54. B
55. B
56. B
57. A
58. C
59. C
60. B

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