QUESTIONS 1 TO 10 ARE WORTH 3.

𝐵𝐷𝐸𝐹 is a square embedded in a right-

3 MARKS EACH angled triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.

1. Find the missing number.

Given that 𝐴𝐸 = 10 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐸𝐶 = 15 𝑐𝑚 ,
find, in 𝑐𝑚2 , the area of the shaded
region.

A
cm
F E
cm

B D C

(A) 65
(B) 70
(C) 75
(D) 80
(E) 120

(A) 20
(B) 18
(C) 24 4. Given that 𝑚 ⊝ 𝑛 = 𝑚2 − 𝑛 2.
(D) 52 Evaluate (2021 ⊝ 2020) ⊝ (2020 ⊝ 2019).
(E) 48
(A) 16016
(B) 16154
2. 3-digit numbers are formed by (C) 16158
selecting 3 numbers 0, 2, 3, 5 and 8, (D) 16160
each digit used exactly once each (E) 16162
time. What is the probability that the
number is even?
5. The profit from the sale of an item is
1 $180 if it is sold at a discounted price
(A)
4 of 10%. The loss is $240 if it is sold at
2 a discount of 20%. What is the cost
(B)
5 price of that item?
4
(C) (A) $3400
7
(B) $3600
2 (C) $3800
(D)
3 (D) $4000
5 (E) $4200
(E)
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6. In the figure shown, ∠𝐴 = 72°. 8. The diameter 𝐴𝐵 of the circle with
The bisector of ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 and the bisector centre 𝑂 is 14 . Find the area of the
of ∠𝐴𝐶𝐸 intersect at 𝐷. shaded region.

22
Take π = .
7

72°

Find ∠𝐷.

(A) 18°
(B) 24°
(A) 57.25
(C) 30°
(B) 57.50
(D) 32°
(C) 57.75
(E) 36°
(D) 58.00
(E) 58.25

7. A 2-digit number ̅̅̅

𝑎𝑏 , is descending if
𝑎 > 𝑏.
9. Study the number pattern.
How many such 2-digit numbers are
there? 1 = 1 = 1×1
1+3 = 4 = 2×2
(A) 42 1+3+5 = 9 = 3×3
1+3+5+7 = 16 = 4×4
(B) 45
…
(C) 48 …
(D) 54
(E) 60
Find the largest 𝑛 such that

1 + 3 + 5 + ⋯ + 𝑛 < 300

(A) 17
(B) 31
(C) 33
(D) 35
(E) None of the above

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10. It is known that 𝑚 is a whole number 13. How many triangles are there in the
smaller than 100. And the average of figure below?
𝑚,  99,  100,  101, … ,  104 is a whole
number. Find the sum of all possible
values of 𝑚.

(A) 735
(B) 748
(C) 750
(D) 754
(E) 759
(A) 20
QUESTIONS 11 TO 20 ARE WORTH (B) 21
4 MARKS EACH (C) 22
(D) 23
11. 7 identical bean bags are to be put (E) 24
into 4 baskets. There must be at
least one bean bag in each basket.
Given that each basket is labelled 14. Evaluate
from A to D, how many ways are
1 1 1 1
there to do so? (1 + ) × (1 − ) × (1 + ) × (1 − ) × …
2 3 4 5

(A) 19 1 1
× (1 + ) × (1 − )
(B) 20 2020 2021
(C) 21
(D) 22 (A) 2
(E) 23 (B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
12. Abel tells lies on Monday, Tuesday
(E) None of the above
and Wednesday and tells the truth
for the rest of the week. Bernice tells
lies on Thursday, Friday and 15. Find the smallest positive integer 𝑘
Saturday and tells the truth for the such that (269 + 𝑘) is divisible by 31.
rest of the week.
(A) 13
On which day of the week do they (B) 14
both say, “I lied yesterday”? (C) 15
(D) 16
(A) Monday (E) 17
(B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Thursday
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16. Find the unit digit of 19. It is observed that the numbers with
factors 3 or 7 are removed from the
13243 + 17381 + 42021. following array of odd numbers:

(A) 4 1, 5, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31, 37, 41, …
(B) 5
(C) 6 Find the 2021st number in the series.
(D) 7
(E) 8 (A) 7013
(B) 7029
(C) 7041
17. The perimeter of the parallelogram (D) 7052
𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is 75 cm, with 𝐴𝐸 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶, and 𝐴𝐸 (E) 7073
equals to 14 cm. 𝐴𝐹 ⊥ 𝐶𝐷 and
𝐴𝐹 = 16 𝑐𝑚. Find the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.
20. Town A and Town B are 3600 m
A D apart. At 8:00:00 AM, two dogs run
towards each other, from Town A and
cm
Town B, respectively. The dogs are
cm F running at a speed of 350 m/min and
450 m/min, respectively.
B C
E
After running for 1 minute, they turn
around again and run for 2 minutes,
(A) 280
and so on, each time running for 1
(B) 285
minute longer than previously, before
(C) 290
turning around.
(D) 300
(E) None of the above
At what time do the 2 dogs meet?

(A) 8:41:10 AM
18. A triangle is such that the length of
(B) 8:42:15 AM
all its sides are whole numbers and
(C) 8:43:00 AM
its perimeter is 27 cm. How many
(D) 8:44:30 AM
such triangles are possible?
(E) 8:45:00 AM

(A) 17
(B) 18
(C) 19
(D) 20
(E) 21

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 QUESTIONS 21 TO 25 ARE WORTH 24. In trapezium 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 , 𝐴𝐵 = 6 𝑐𝑚 and
6 MARKS EACH 𝐶𝐷 = 4 𝑐𝑚 . 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐶𝐷 and 𝐴𝐶 intersects
𝐵𝐷 at 𝑂.
21. The remainder is the same when
551, 745, 1133 and 1327 is divided
Given that the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is
by 𝑚. Find the largest possible value
25 cm2, find the area of ∆𝑂𝐵𝐶.
of 𝑚.

D cm C
22. Find the value of (𝑚 − 𝑛), given that
O
2
+
1 × (1 + 2)
3 B
+ A cm
(1 + 2) × (1 + 2 + 3)

4
(1 + 2 + 3) × (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 25. It is known that 𝑥 and 𝑦 are both
integral numbers.
+⋯+

100 Given that 100𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑦 , find the

(1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + 99)(1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + 100) smallest possible sum of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
𝑚
=
𝑛 End of Paper

23. Early one morning, Uncle Sam woke

up between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM.
He saw that the number 6 on the
clockface was right in the middle of
the hour- and minute-hand.

If Uncle Sam woke up at exactly

𝐵
5: 3𝐴 AM, find the value of 𝐴𝐵 − 𝐶.
𝐶

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