SING YIN SECONDARY SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2014-2015

F.1 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2

Time allowed: 1 hour

1. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are
there. Look for the words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

2. All questions carry equal marks.

3. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You should mark all your answers on

the Answer Sheet.

4. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more
than one answer, you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

5. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

1. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of 24 and 60 are x and y respectively. Find x and y.

A. x  12, y  120 B. x  24, y  120

C. x  12, y  240 D. x  24, y  240

2. 1 km2 =

A. 1000 m2 B. 10000 m2.

C. 1000000 m2. D. 100000000 m2.

3. Which of the following is the best estimation of (3141.6  6)  30.47 ?

A. 500 B. 600 C. 700 D. 800

4. How many factors does 32 have?

A. 1 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

1 1
5.  4 
2 3

5 5 1 5
A.  . B.  . C. . D. .
12 24 24 12

6.  22  3(4) 

A. 16 . B. 8 . C. 8. D. 16 .

7. When 1 is divided by the sum of 1 and 3, the result is

1 1
A. . B. . C. 2. D. 4.
4 2

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 1
8. 
1
1
3

3 2 2 3
A.  . B.  . C. . D. .
2 3 3 2

9. (3 y  1)  2(4  3 y) 

A. 9  9y . B. 3y  9 . C. 3 y  9 . D. 9y  9 .

10. How many prime numbers are there from 30 to 50?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

11. Boris buys a stamp for $80 and sells it at $100. What is the profit
percentage?

A. 15% B. 20% C. 25% D. 40%

12. Which of the following is NOT a factor of 330?

A. 3 B. 5 C. 11 D. 13

13. “If 10 is subtracted from four times of a number x, the difference is equal
to two-thirds of the number”. Which of the following equations can
express the above sentence?
2 2
A. 4( x  10)  x B. 10  4 x  x
3 3
2 2
C. 4 x  10  x D. 4(10  x)  x
3 3

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14. It is given that D  b 2  4c . Find the value of D when b  2 and
c  3 .
A. 16 B. 8 C. 8 D. 16

15. It is given that the figure on the right is drawn to scale, how many
obtuse-angled triangle(s) are there?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

16. The weight of Elaine is decreased to 40 kg from 50 kg. If her weight is

decreased by x%, find x.

A. 10 B. 20 C. 20% D. 25%

5 11
17. Arrange the following numbers in descending order: 1.67, , .
3 6

5 11 5 11
A. , 1.67, B. 1.67, ,
3 6 3 6
11 5 11 5
C. , 1.67, D. 1.67, ,
6 3 6 3

18. A hexagon has n diagonals. Find n.

A. 6 B. 8 C. 9 D. 20

x x6
19. Solve 2   .
3 27

A. x  6 B. x  4.8
C. x6 D. x  7.5

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20. It is given that two straight lines meet at one point only, which of the
following MUST be FALSE?
I. They are parallel.
II. They are perpendicular.

A. I only B. II only
C. I and II D. None of the above

21. In the figure, find ADB . B

A
A. 80 (x  5)
B. 85
C. 86 D (177  x)
D. 97 (2 x  18)

C
22. Estimate the value of the expression 5.27  4.74  3.17 by rounding off
each number correct to the nearest integer.

A. 17 B. 20 C. 26 D. 30

23. Round off 0.03947 to 3 decimal places.

A. 0.039 B. 0.0395 C. 0.04 D. 0.040

24. Which type of triangle is ABC ? A

A. Acute-angled triangle 2x
B. Equilateral triangle
C. Obtuse-angled triangle
x 3x
D. Right-angled triangle
B C

25. Which of the following must be true?

I. All rhombuses are equilateral.
II. All squares are regular.
III. All parallelograms are equiangular.

A. I only B. I and II only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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26. It is given that x is an even number and y is an odd number. Which of the
following must be true?
I. 2 x  y is odd.
II. y 2 is odd.
III. 2( x  1) is even.

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

27. A shopkeeper bought 2 watches. He set the marked price of a watch at

$800. He sold 1 watch at the marked price and the other at a discount of
20%. If the overall profit percentage he made was 80%, find the amount
that he spent on buying a watch.

A. $144 B. $400 C. $444 D. $640

28. It is given that x and y are multiples of 4 and 7 respectively. Which of the
following must be true?
I. The H.C.F. of x and y is even.
II. The L.C.M. of x and y is even.

A. I only B. II only
C. I and II D. None of the above

29. Which of the followings can be a uniform cross

section of the solid shown on the right?

I. II. III.

A. I only B. I and II only

C. II and III only D. All of the above

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30. The solid shown on the right is a

A. cuboid.
B. hexahedron.
C. tetrahedron.
D. octahedron.

31. Which of the following about the triangle with sides 6 cm, 6 cm and 5 cm
is/are true?
I. It is an isosceles triangle.
II. It is an acute-angled triangle.

A. I only B. II only
C. I and II D. None of the above

32. Calvin bought a chair at a discount of 35% of the marked price. If he

paid $182, find the discount.

A. $63.7 B. $98 C. $280 D. $338

33. From 1 to 200, how many integers are multiples of 7?

A. 28 B. 29 C. 30 D. 33

34. If the cost price of 4 pens is equal to the selling price of 5 pens, find the
profit or loss percentage.

A. 20% profit B. 25% profit

C. 20% loss D. 25% loss

35. The length of a rectangle is increased by 50% while the width is

decreased by 50%. Find the percentage change in the area of the
rectangle.

1
A. 25% B. 0 C. 25% D.  33 %
3

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 F1 Math 1E Paper 2 1415 Answers

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A C B D D A A D D B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C D C D D B C C A A
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B B A D B D B B A C
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C B A C C

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