QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2021/2022

MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART

PAPER 2

Max. Mark: 45
Secondary 5 Name: _________________
Date: 6 January 2022 Class: ( )

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (1¼ hours)

Instructions:

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 are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the
Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must mark the
answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.

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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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A
1. ( 2a 3 )  3  a 8 

1
A. .
6a
1
B. .
8a
1
C. .
8a 35
1
D. .
8a 216

2. m2  4n2  9  4mn 
A. (m  2n  3)(m  2n  3).
B. (m  2n  3)(m  2n  3).
C. (m  2n  3) 2 .
D. (m  2n  3) 2 .

y 
3. If  , then  =
x 2
y
A. .
2( x  2)
2y
B. .
2 x
2y
C. .
x2
y
D. .
2(2  x)

4. 2022 =
A. 45.0 (correct to 2 significant figures).
B. 44.967 (correct to 3 decimal places).
C. 44.96 (correct to 4 significant figures).
D. 44.9667 (correct to 5 decimal places).

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5. Let a be a constant. Solve the equation ( x  a  b)( x  a  1)  ( x  a  b).

A. x  a  b or x  a
B. x  a  b or x  a  1
C. x  a  b or x  a  2
D. x  a  b or x  a  2

6. Let a, b and c be non-zero numbers. If 2a  3b and 3a  4c , then (a  b) : (b  c) 

A. 5 : 7.
B. 6 : 7.
C. 15 : 17.
D. 20 : 17.

7. If p and q are constants such that ( x  p)2  q( x  2)  x( x  1)  p( p  1) , then q =

1
A. .
3
2
B. .
3
3
C. .
2
D. 3.

8. The figure shows the graph of y  (ax  1)2  a , where a is a constant. Which of the following must be
true?

A. a  1
B. 1  a  0
C. 0  a 1
D. a 1

2x
9. Solve 5  3x  1 and 1  3.
3

A. x < 2
B. x>6
C. 2 < x < 6
D. No real solution

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10. A sum of $7 800 is deposited at an interest rate of 3% per annum for 2 years, compounded monthly.
Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.

A. $475
B. $476
C. $481
D. $482

11. It is given that z varies inversely as x and directly as y2. If x is decreased by 36% and y is increased
by 20%, then z is

A. decreased by 16%.
B. decreased by 44%.
C. increased by 50%.
D. increased by 80%.

12. It is given that y is the sum of two parts, one part is a constant and the other part varies directly as x2.
When x = 2, y = 29 and when x = 3, y = 69. If x = 7, then y =
A. 395.
B. 59.
C. 389.
D. 53.

13. Let k be a constant. Find the range of values of k such that the quadratic equation x2  10x  k  9 has
two distinct real roots.

A. k  16
B. k  16
C. k  25
D. k  25

14. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 4 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th pattern is formed
by adding (n + 2) dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the 7th pattern.

A. 29
B. 37
C. 46
D. 56

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15. The scale of a map is 1: 250. If the area of a playground on the map is 20 cm2, what is the actual area of
the playground?
A. 5000 cm2
B. 125 m2
C. 625 m2
D. 5000 m2

16. It is given that x – k is a factor of f ( x)  x3  kx 2  2 x  4 , where k is a constant. When f (x) is divided by

x + k, the remainder is
A. –24.
B. –8.
C. –2.
D. 0.

cos(180   ) 1
17.  
sin(180   ) tan(90   )

A. tan 2  .
B. tan  .
C. 1.
D. –1.

18. The figure shows a trapezium ABCD with AD // BC. If AB  k , ABC   and BCD  β , then CD 
sin 
A. .
k sin  A D

sin 
B. .
k sin 

k sin  
C. .
sin  B C

k sin 
D. .
sin 

19. In the figure, D and E are two points on BC and AC respectively. AD and BE intersect at the point F such
that AFE = ACB, AE : AF : CE = 3 : 4 : 5 and BF : FE = 8 : 7. If the area of quadrilateral CDFE is
21 cm2, then the area of △ ABC is

A. 33.6 cm2.
B. 40 cm2.
C. 42 cm2.
D. 120 cm2.

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23. The polar coordinates of the point P are (2 , 210). If P is reflected with respect to the y-axis, then the
rectangular coordinates of its image are

A. ( 3 ,  1) .

B. (1,  3 ) .

C. (1,  3 ) .

D. ( 3 ,  1) .

24. If each interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is 162°, which of the following are true?

I. The value of n is 20.

II. The size of each exterior angle is 18°.
III. The number of diagonals of the polygon is 20.

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

25. In the figure, OA = OB and the bearing of B from O is S52W. A is due west of O. Find the bearing of B
from A.

A. S21E
B. S19E
C. N19W
D. N21W

26. Two fair dice are thrown. Find the probability that the sum of these two numbers is not greater than 4.

1
A.
12
1
B.
6
5
C.
18
7
D.
18

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27. It is given that the median and the mode of the seven numbers 7, 3, 2, 3, 7, x and y are 6 and 7
respectively. Find the mean of the five numbers 2, 3, 3, x and y.

A. 4.2
B. 4.8
C. 5
D. 6

28.

The above box-and-whisker diagrams show the distributions of the scores (in marks) of the students of
Class A and Class B in a test. Which of the following must be true?

I. Inter-quartile range of Class A = Inter-quartile range of Class B

II. The lowest mark that students in Class B get in the test is 20 marks.
III. The number of students in Class A is more than that in Class B.

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

29. The following table shows the distribution of the number of children of the families living in a building.

Number of children 0 1 2 3 4
Number of family 8 n 7 9 5

If the mean number of children of these families is 2, find the standard deviation of the distribution
correct to 2 decimal places.

A. 0.89
B. 0.94
C. 1.41
D. 2

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30. Refer to the figure. If cos   , find x.
3
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

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Section B
31. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of three expressions are xy 3 and 9x5 y8 z 3 respectively. If the first and the
second expressions are 3x 2 y 3 and x5 y 5 z 2 respectively, then the third expression is

A. 3x3 y 3 z 3 .
B. 3xy 8 z 3 .
C. 9x3 y 3 z 3 .
D. 9xy 8 z 3 .

32. The solutions of 2x(2x  3)  3x  7 are

7
A. 1  x  .
4
7
B.   x  1.
4
7
C. x or x  1 .
4
D. x  1 .

k
33. Let k be a real number. If the real part and the imaginary part of  4  i are equal, then k =
2i
A. 5.
B. 3.
C. 3.
D. 5.

34. 100001100002 =

A. 210  6  23 .
B. 210  6  24 .
C. 210  3 25 .
D. 211  3 25 .

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 2a  a 2  5
35. If a  b and  , then a2  b2 
2b  b  5
2

A. 2.
B. 4.
C. 25.
D. 6.

36. For 0< x  360, how many roots does the equation sin2 x = sin x cos x have?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

37. It is given that y  4 x 2 . Which of the following graphs represents the linear relation between
log 2 x and log 2 y ?

A. B.

C. D.

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41. ABCDE is a right pyramid with square base BCDE. If AB = BC, find the angle between the adjacent
planes ABC and ACD, correct to 3 significant figures if necessary.
A
A. 70.5°
B. 90°
D
C. 101° E
D. 109°
B C

42. In a test, Cecily gets 56 marks and her standard score is 2 while Daniel gets 86 marks and his standard
score is 3. Find the mean of the test scores.

A. 6 marks
B. 36 marks
C. 66 marks
D. 68 marks

43. Box A contains 3 red balls and 2 white balls while box B contains 6 red balls and 1 white ball. John draws
a ball randomly from box A and then puts it into box B. If John draws a ball randomly from box B
afterwards, find the probability that he draws a red ball.

9
A.
20
21
B.
40
33
C.
40
9
D.
10

44. Peter, John and 8 other students are arranged to stand in a row. Find the number of possible arrangements
such that Peter does not stand at the front and he stands together with John.

A. 40 320
B. 362 880
C. 685 440
D. 725 760

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45. Let m1, r1 and v1 be the mean, the range and the variance of a group of distinct numbers
{x1, x2, x3, … , x80} respectively. If m2, r2 and v2 are the mean, the range and the variance of a group of
numbers {x1 + 2, x2 + 2, x3 + 2, … , x80 + 2, m1 + 2} respectively, which of the following must be true?

I. r2 > r1
II. m2 > m1
III. v2 > v1

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

END OF PAPER

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