Practice Test Examples, Exams of Mathematics

Download Practice Test Examples and more Exams Mathematics in PDF only on Docsity! Mathematics Practice Test Page 1 MATHEMATICS PRACTICE TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS Here are some practice examples to show you what the questions on the real test are like. Practice Example 1 5 + 2 = A: 5 B: 6 C: 7 D: 8 E: None of these Practice Example 2 Which is the largest number? A: 403 B: 4600 C: 406 D: 4060 E: None of these Practice Example 3 4879 What value does the circled number in the number above represent? A: 4879 B: 700 C: 70 D: 7 E: None of these You will have 30 minutes to do as many questions as you can. NO CALCULATORS PERMITTED FOR THIS TEST. PLEASE DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO. Mathematics Practice Test Page 2 Question 1 54310 +−−−+− A: 2 B: – 12 C: – 4 D: 16 E: None of these Question 2 =÷−÷− 8696 A: 2 B: 12 C: – 12 D: – 2 E: None of these Question 3 Jo bought a used car for $6000 and paid 15% deposit. How much did he still have to pay? A: $900 B: $5000 C: $4500 D: $5100 E: None of these Question 4 =−÷+−−−× 816)128(25 A: 6 B: – 8 C: – 16 D: – 6 E: None of these Question 5 What is 8% of $600? A: $580 B: $480 C: $48 D: $58 E: None of these Question 6 Which is the longest distance? A: 3500cm B: 65.5m C: 75000mm D: 15.5m E: 0.1km Mathematics Practice Test Page 5 Use the following graph to answer questions 14 and 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Question 14 How many students studied for more than 8 hours in the week? A: 22 B: 29 C: 42 D: 50 E: None of these Question 15 How many students studied for 6 hours or less per week? A: 9 B: 18 C: 15 D: 12 E: None of these Question 16 Two six sided dice are thrown together. What is the probability that a total of 10 is thrown? A: 1/6 B: 1/12 C: 1/2 D: 5/6 E: None of these Question 17 The gradient of the line is A: 2 3 B: 3 2 C: 3 2 − D: 2 3 − E: None of these Hours of Study F re q u e n c y The graph shows the number of hours a year 8 group spent doing homework for one week. Mathematics Practice Test Page 6 Question 18 The y intercept of the graph could only be: A: ( )0,4 B: ( )3,0 − C: ( )0,4− D: ( )0,3− E: ( )3,0 Question 19 Which inequation shows the following statement? x is 6 or less and more than – 5 A: – 5 < x ≤ 6 B: – 5 > x ≤ 6 C: – 5 ≤ x ≤ 6 D: – 5 < x < 6 E: – 5 ≤ x < 6 Question 20 Expand and simplify – 6 (2x – 3) – 11 A: 2912 −− x B: x127 − C: 712 −x D: x127 + E: None of these x y Mathematics Practice Test Page 7 Question 21 Which option would make this solid? A: B: C: D: E: None of the nets would make the solid Question 22 The diagram shows a small rectangular field. If Linda runs from A to B to D to C to A, how far does she run? A: 120m B: 160m C: 140m D: 150m E: None of these 40m C B A D 30m Mathematics Practice Test Page 10 Question 32 Which equation could only be the equation of the graph? A: 23 += xy B: 23 −−= xy C: 23 −= xy D: 23 +−=y E: 2−−= xy Question 33 Which set of coordinates lie outside the shaded area? A: ( )0,0 B: ( )6,1 −− C: ( )50,1 − D: ( )1,1 E: ( )1,4 Question 34 The equation of this graph is: A: 4 5 6 +−= x y B: 4 6 5 += x y C: 45 += xy D: 4 6 5 +−= x y E: 4 6 5 − − = x y y x Mathematics Practice Test Page 11 x y Question 35 The coordinates of the point of intersection for the two graphs could only be: A: ( )2,1− B: ( )2,1 −− C: ( )2,1 D: ( )2,1 − E: ( )1,2 − Question 36 ( )3 3−− = A: - 9 B: 27 C: 9 D: -27 E: None of these Question 37 =× x y y x 5 8 4 10 32 A: yx24 B: x y2 C: xy xy 52 D: 24xy E: None of these Question 38 ( ) ( )°×° xyy 23 2 A: 18y2 B: 36xy3 C: 2y2 D: 6xy2 E: None of these Question 39 = − − 31 22 6 3 xy yx A: 5 3 2x y B: x y 2 C: x y 3 D: 5 3 x y E x y 32 Question 40 Which is not the same as 5/332 ? A: ( )35/132 B: ( ) 5/1332 C: ( )35 32 D: ( )53/132 E: 5 332 Mathematics Practice Test Page 12 Use the Venn diagram to answer questions 41, 42 and 43 The diagram shows a class of music students and instruments they learn. S = Saxophone F = Flute Question 41 What is the total number of students in the class? A: 33 B: 22 C: 17 D: 23 E: 28 Question 42 How many students learnt neither saxophone nor flute? A: 5 B: 6 C: 7 D: 10 E: None of these Question 43 How many students learnt just the saxophone or the flute? A: 12 B: 22 C: 17 D: 15 E: None of these Question 44 Which is the best cumulative frequency graph for the histogram? Question 45 Jack’s Dad invested some money and for every $12 he invested he got a total of $15 back. If Jack’s Dad invested $300, how much in total did he get back? A: $225 B: $525 C: $480 D: $375 E: None of these 5 F S 7 10 6 Score F re q u e n c y Mathematics Practice Test Page 15 Use the graph to answer questions 56, 57 & 58 The graph shows the price paid and weight for bags of sugar bought at different shops. Question 56 Which shop gave the worst value for money? A: Shop z B: Shop y C: Shop x D: Shop w E: Shop v Question 57 Which two shops charged the same price per kilogram? A: Shops z & x B: Shops z & v C: Shops y & z D: Shops v & w E: Shops x & y Question 58 At which shop would you get three times the amount of sugar for the same price as shop z? A: Shop v B: Shop x C: Shop w D: Shop y E: None of these Mathematics Practice Test Page 16 Question 59 A: 4 B: 5 C: 6 D: 3 E: None of these Question 60 Factorise bcacbab −−+ 2 A: ( )( )cacb −− B: ( )( )cbab ++ C: ( )( )bacb +− D: ( )( )bacb −+ E: ( )( )cacb +− WELL DONE. THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST. IF YOU STILL HAVE TIME LEFT, PLEASE CHECK OVER YOUR ANSWERS. 1+x 3+x 5+x =x