Measurement Past Papers (Set 1)

May 2002
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i) Taking π= , show that the area of ABCDEF
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is 459 cm2. __________________________________________________
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ii) Water is poured into the container until the
water level is 4cm from the top. If the __________________________________________________
container is 40cm long and has a uniform __________________________________________________
cross-section. Calculate to the nearest lite,
the volume of water in the container (7 mks) __________________________________________________

May 2003
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a) Calculate:
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i) the area of the triangle GHI
ii) the volume of the triangular prism __________________________________________________
iii) the length of GI
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iv) the total surface area of the prism
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b) Th prism is melted down to make a cube.
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Calculate the length if an edge of the cube.
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May 2003 (Basic)
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Using π=3.14 calculate __________________________________________________
i) the perimeter of the figure ABCD
ii) the area of the figure ABCD (7mks) __________________________________________________

May 2004
A piece of wire is bent to form a circle and it __________________________________________________
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encloses an area of 154cm2. Using π= 7 __________________________________________________
Calculate: __________________________________________________
a) the radius of the circle
b) the circumference of the circle __________________________________________________
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ii) the same piece of wire is bent to form a
square. Calculate the area enclosed by the __________________________________________________
square. (6 mrks) __________________________________________________
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May 2004 (modified)
The diagram below shows a map of Baytime __________________________________________________
drawn on a grid of 1 cm squares. The scale of __________________________________________________
the map is 1:100 000
i) Find to the nearest __________________________________________________
km the shortest __________________________________________________
distant between
Rose Hall and __________________________________________________
Spring Hall? (3 mks) __________________________________________________
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May 2005 __________________________________________________

The figures shown below, not drawn to scale,
represent the cross sections of two circular __________________________________________________
pizzas. Both pizzas are equally thick and __________________________________________________
contain the same toppings.
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Is a medium pizza twice as large as a small
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pizza? Use calculations to support your
answer. (5 marks) __________________________________________________

Jan 2006
The diagram above shows the positions of __________________________________________________
three cities, A, B and C, on the north coast of __________________________________________________
Africa. The scale of the map is 1 : 20 000 000.
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(i) Measure and state, in centimetres, the __________________________________________________
length of the line segment, BC. (2 marks)
(ii) Hence, calculate in kilometres, the actual
shortest distance from City B to City C.(2 mk)
Jan 2006
The curved surface area of a cylinder= 2 π rh, __________________________________________________
where r is the radius and the height, and the __________________________________________________
surface area of a sphere is 4πr2.
The diagram above, not drawn __________________________________________________
to scale, shows a solid glass __________________________________________________
paperweight which consists of
a hemisphere mounted on a __________________________________________________
cylinder. __________________________________________________
(a) Calculate, using n = 3.14,
(i) the curved surface area of the cylinder __________________________________________________
(ii) the surface area of the hemisphere __________________________________________________
(iii) the TOTAL surface area of the solid
paperweight. (6 marks)
Jan 2008
John left Port A at 0730 hours and travels to __________________________________________________
Port B in the same time zone. __________________________________________________
(i) He arrives at Port B at 1420 hours. How long
did the journey take? __________________________________________________
(ii) John travelled 410 kilometres. Calculate __________________________________________________
his average speed in km h-1.
(3 marks) __________________________________________________
Jan 2007
The cross-section WXYZ is a square with area __________________________________________________
144 cm2 __________________________________________________
.Calculate
(i) the volume, in cm3, of __________________________________________________
the prism ( 2 marks) __________________________________________________
(ii) the total surface area,
in cm2 , of the prism. ( 4 __________________________________________________
marks) __________________________________________________

May 2007
The diagram below shows a map of a golf course drawn on a grid of 1 cm squares.
The scale of the map is 1:4000.
Using the map of the golf course, find
(i) the distance, to the nearest m, from
South Gate to East Gate
(ii) the distance, to the nearest m, from
North Gate to South Gate
(iii) the area on the ground represented by
1 cm2 on the map
(iv) the actual area of the golf course, giving
the answer in square metres.
( 6 marks)

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May 2007
The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows __________________________________________________
a prism of volume 960 cm3. The cross-section __________________________________________________
ABCD is a square.
Calculate __________________________________________________
(i) the length of the __________________________________________________
edge AB, in cm
(ii) the total surface __________________________________________________
area of the prism, in __________________________________________________
cm2. (5 marks)
Jan 2008
The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows __________________________________________________
a circle with centre and a square OPQR. The __________________________________________________
radius of the circle is 3.5 cm.
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Calculate the area of: __________________________________________________
(i) the circle
(ii) the square OPQR __________________________________________________
(iii) the shaded region. __________________________________________________
(7 marks)
May 2008
Bird City and Flower Circle are two parks __________________________________________________
which are 20 km apart. These parks are __________________________________________________
drawn on a map using a scale of 1 :500 000.
Calculate, in cm, the distance on the map __________________________________________________
between the two parks . ( 3 marks)
May 2008
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The diagram below, not drawn to scale,
represents the plan of a floor. __________________________________________________
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The broken
line RS, __________________________________________________
divides the
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floor into
two __________________________________________________
rectangles,
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A and B
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(a) (i) Calculate the length of RS. (1 mark)
(ii) Hence state the value of x. (1 mark) __________________________________________________
(b) Calculate the perimeter of the entire floor. __________________________________________________
(3 marks)
(c) Calculate the area of the entire floor. __________________________________________________
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(d) Section A of the floor is to be covered with
flooring boards measuring 1 m by 20 cm. __________________________________________________
How many flooring boards are needed for __________________________________________________
covering Section A? (4 marks)
Jan 2009
A company makes cereal boxes in the shape __________________________________________________
of a right prism. EACH large box has __________________________________________________
dimensions 25 cm by 8 cm by 36 cm.
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(a) Calculate the volume in __________________________________________________
cubic centimetres, of ONE
large cereal box. ( 2 marks) __________________________________________________
(b) calculate the total __________________________________________________
surface area of one large
cereal box. ( 4 marks) __________________________________________________
(c) The cereal from ONE large box can exactly __________________________________________________
fill six small boxes, each of equal volume.
(i) Calculate the volume of ONE small cereal __________________________________________________
box, ( 2 marks) __________________________________________________
(ii) If the height of a small box is 2O cm, list
TWO different pairs of values which __________________________________________________
the company can use for the length and width __________________________________________________
of a smaller box. ( 2 marks)
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Jan 2010
The diagram below shows a map of a playing __________________________________________________
field drawn on a grid of 1 cm squares. The __________________________________________________
scale of the map is 1: 1250.
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(i)Measure and state, in centimetres, the __________________________________________________

distance from S to F on the map. (1 mark) __________________________________________________
(ii)Calculate the distance, in metres, from, S
to F on the ACTUAL playing field. (2 marks)