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ST. PAUL’S COLLEGE

Class: 1C
SECONDARY 1 MATHEMATICS
Name: ______________________(_____)
QUIZ 3 – on Chapter 3, 4, 5

Time allowed: 70 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions in section A and B; questions in section C are optional.
2. All working must be clearly shown.
3. Marks will be deducted for poor and untidy presentation.
4. No calculator is allowed.

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (14 marks)

Answer all questions. Circle the correct answer.

1. Referring to the figure, which of the following is true?

A. AOC is an acute angle.
B. AOD is a straight angle.
C. BOC is an obtuse angle.
D. BOD is a right angle.

2. Which of the following statements about a regular pentagon is / are true?

I. A regular pentagon is a convex polygon.
II. A regular pentagon has 2 diagonals.
III. All sides of a regular pentagon are of equal length.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

3. In the figure, find the marked angle on the clock.

A. 115°
B. 120°
C. 125°
D. 135°

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4. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 5 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n  1) th
pattern is formed by adding (3n  4) dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the
5th pattern.

A. 35
B. 51
C. 70
D. 92

5. Simplify 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 × 𝑧
𝑥𝑦
A. 𝑧
𝑥𝑧
B. 𝑦
𝑥
C. 𝑦𝑧
D. 𝑥𝑦𝑧

6. Which of the following algebraic expression is different from others?

𝑝𝑞
A. − 𝑟
−𝑝
B. 𝑞
𝑟
𝑞
C. (−𝑝)
𝑟
𝑞𝑝
D. −𝑟
E. They are all the same

7. 2 ounce (安士, a unit of mass) of gold is worth 3600 dollars, while 3 ounce of platinum is
worth 5000 dollars. When comparing which metal is more expensive, a student computed the
term 5000 ÷ 3. Which of the following correctly explains what the term stands for?
A. How much gold we can get for each dollar paid
B. How much platinum we can get for each dollar paid
C. The price of one ounce of gold
D. The price of one ounce of platinum

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SECTION B: CONVENTIONAL QUESTIONS (56 marks)
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. All workings should be clearly shown.

1. Jane is currently 𝑎 years old. He has a sibling, Ron, that is 3 times her age at the moment.
(a) How old is Ron right now?
(b) How old would Jane and Ron be after 4 years?
(c) If the age of Ron would become the double of the age of Jane after 4 years, find the
value of 𝑎.
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2. Two bottles of sparkling water costs $18, while 3 bottles of coke costs $24.
(a) Which drink is a best-buy? Explain your answer.
(b) It turns out that each bottle of sparkling water contains 200 mL, while each bottle of
coke contains 250 mL. Will you the answer in (a) change? Explain.
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3. The general term an of a sequence is 7n – 61.
(a) Find the 7th term of the sequence.
(b) Is the result of a7 + a8 + a9 + a10 positive? Explain your answer.
(c) If ar – 6a8 = 53, find the value of r.
(d) Is 729 a term of the sequence? Explain your answer
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4. Consider the formula,

𝑣 2 − 𝑢2
𝑠 =
2𝑎
Find the value of 𝑠, if 𝑣 = −8, 𝑢 = −20 and 𝑎 = 16.8.
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5. Consider the formula,
𝑏ℎ
𝐴=
2
By stating the meaning of 𝐴, 𝑏 and ℎ in the formula, guess what this formula is used for.
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6. Simplify the following expressions.

(a) (m  m  5  m  n)  (m  n  m  6  n)
(b) (6k + 9k)  5 + k
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7. Solve the following equations:
(a) 3.8  0.7 x  0.4
(b) 3( y  1)  ( y  5)  14
2 p  24 p  9
p 
(c) 5 10
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8. Consider the following solids.

(a) Which of them is / are polyhedra?

(b) Which of them has / have uniform cross sections?
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(a) ____________________ (b) ______________________

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9. Draw the shape of the cross section obtained by cutting through each of the following
solids along the plane as shown.

(a) (b)
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10. Consider the following figures.

(a) Which of them are concave polygons?

(b) Which of them are equilateral polygons?
(c) Which of them are regular polygons?
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(a) ________________ (b) _________________ (c) ________________

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11. The figure shows ABC. D is a point on AC. BAC = 28 and
ABC = 88.
(a) Find x.
(b) Is BD perpendicular to AC? Explain your answer.
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12. In the figure, COF is a straight angle and DOF is a right angle.
AOF = 102, BOC = 46 and DOE = 44.
(a) (i) Find EOF.
(ii) Find AOB.
(b) Is BOE a straight angle? Explain your answer.
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