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Module 01

Mathematics

34 questions

Q1. Number Patterns

What is the next number in this pattern?

6, 9, 15, 18, ?

A. 21
B. 23
C. 24
D. 25
E. 26

Q2. Counting with Exclusion

How many whole numbers between 1 and 200 inclusive are multiples of 7, but are not multiples of 4?

A. 17
B. 20
C. 21
D. 22
E. 25

Q3. Number Sentence

When 170 stickers are shared equally between 15 children, each child gets 11 stickers and there are 5 left over.

Which number sentence shows this?

A. 15 + 11 + 5 = 170
B. 15 × 11 + 5 = 170
C. 15 × 5 − 11 = 170
D. 11 × 5 + 15 = 170
E. 15 + 11 × 5 = 170

Q4. Faulty Scale (Zero Offset)

There is something wrong with these scales. The pointer does not start at 0 kg when empty. Apart from this the scales work normally. 2 identical bags of sand are placed on the scales. The pointer makes less than a full turn.

What is the mass of one bag of sand?

A. 16 kg
B. 17 kg
C. 18 kg
D. 19 kg
E. 34 kg

Q5. Paired Weights

Three different boxes are weighed in pairs. Different pairs have combined weights of 33 kg, 34 kg and 51 kg as shown.

When the three boxes are weighed together, what is their combined weight?

A. 59 kg
B. 67 kg
C. 84 kg
D. 85 kg
E. 118 kg

Q6. Rounding

Ethan and Zara both round the number 8,070,865.

Ethan rounds the number to the nearest million. Zara rounds the number to the nearest hundred thousand.

What is the difference between their answers?

A. 200,000
B. 8,000,000
C. 16,100,000
D. 8,100,000
E. 100,000

Q7. Bar Chart Analysis

The bar chart shows the books read by Ava.

Here are three statements about the chart:

  1. Jun had more books than Mar.

  1. Jan had the lowest books.

  1. Apr had more than twice as much books as May.

Which of these statements are correct?

0 10 20 30 40 5 Jan 12 Feb 2 Mar 9 Apr 7 May 12 Jun Number of Books Month
A. statement 1 only
B. statements 1 and 3 only
C. none of the statements
D. statement 2 only
E. statements 1 and 2 only

Q8. Staircase Area

Here is a shape made of black and white parts. What is the total area that is black?

A. 47 cm²
B. 51 cm²
C. 52 cm²
D. 53 cm²
E. 54 cm²

Q9. 3D Shape Properties

What is the sum of the number of faces, the number of edges and the number of vertices of a prism with a pentagonal base?

A. 22
B. 26
C. 30
D. 32
E. 38

Q10. Place Value

Oscar subtracts the smallest three-digit whole number from the largest four-digit whole number.

What is the answer?

A. 9,889
B. 9,898
C. 9,899
D. 9,900
E. 9,909

Q11. Fraction Sharing

Isla bought 6 pies to share.

  • Isla ate the rest

  • Grace ate 1 pie

  • Oscar ate 3 pies

  • Max ate 1 3/5 pies

  • Finn ate 1/5 pies

How much more pie did Oscar eat than Max?

A. 14/17
B. 1 1/5
C. 1 2/5
D. 1 3/5
E. 2 4/5

Q12. Multi-Statement

Consider the fractions: 5/6, 7/8, 3/4, 4/5.

Here are three statements:

  1. 5/6 + 7/8 = 41/24.

  1. 5/6 is greater than 3/4.

  1. 7/8 + 3/4 = 12/8.

Which of these statements are correct?

A. statements 1 and 2 only
B. none of the statements
C. statements 1, 2 and 3
D. statement 1 only
E. statement 2 only

Q13. Symbol Algebra

Each symbol represents a different number.

☆, ○, △ each represent a different value.

If:

4 × ☆ = 20

○ = ☆ + 10

△ = ○ − 6

What is △?

A. 5
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 15

Q14. Jug Ratio (Visual Reading)

Chen is making a mixed fruit drink for a party. He puts some strawberry juice into the jug, as shown.

He then adds 7 times as much lemonade.

How many millilitres of fruit drink does Chen make?

02004006008001000mL
A. 2975 mL
B. 3400 mL
C. 3825 mL
D. 4375 mL
E. 5000 mL

Q15. Symmetry of Digits

The digits below are shown in calculator-style (seven-segment display), like on a digital clock.

What type of line symmetry does the digit 5 have?

A. Diagonal only
B. Vertical only
C. Neither vertical nor horizontal
D. Both vertical and horizontal
E. Horizontal only

Q16. Rotation

The shape above is rotated clockwise into the position shown below. Through what angle has it been rotated?

A. 60°
B. 120°
C. 180°
D. 240°
E. 300°

Q17. Digit Value Comparison

In our number system, the value represented by a digit depends on its position. For example, in the number 456, the digit 5 represents 50.

In the number 900,600, how many times larger is the value represented by the digit 9 than the value represented by the digit 6?

A. 150 times
B. 1,000 times
C. 1,500 times
D. 3,000 times
E. 15,000 times

Q18. Fraction Wall

Noah divides a white canvas into equal sections.

He fills some sections orange, as shown.

Noah then fills 2/5 of the whole canvas yellow.

Finally, he fills the rest of the canvas mint.

How many sections does he paint mint?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 8
E. 10

Q19. Cube Nets

The diagram shows a net that can be folded into a cube. Each square is labelled with a number.

When this net is folded into a cube, which number will be on the face opposite to 6?

423561
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

Q20. Money Distribution

Emma had $20.

Emma gave some to Liam.

Liam then gave half of what he had left to Oliver.

Oliver gave two thirds of what he was given to Jason.

Jason received $5.

How much did Emma give to Liam?

A. $2.50
B. $5
C. $7.50
D. $15
E. $15.50

Q21. Scale Reading (mass/tare weight)

Priya needs 1800 g of sugar. Priya places a bowl of sugar on a kitchen scale. The bowl weighs 450 g when empty.

The scale below shows the total weight.

How much more sugar does Priya need?

A. 100 g
B. 450 g
C. 550 g
D. 650 g
E. 1250 g

Q22. Probability & Ratio

Mia has red, yellow, blue and green buttons in a jar. There are twice as many yellow buttons as red buttons.

If Mia takes one button out without looking:

the probability of red is 0.15

the probability of blue is 0.25

What is the probability that Mia takes out a green button?

A. 0.15
B. 0.25
C. 0.3
D. 0.45
E. 0.7

Q23. Rectangle Algebra

James makes shapes using identical rectangular cards, each with the letter N on it.

James arranges 2 cards to make Shape X and 3 cards to make Shape Y, as shown below.

The perimeter of Shape X is 88 cm and the perimeter of Shape Y is 122 cm.

What is the length of each card?

A. 15 cm
B. 16 cm
C. 17 cm
D. 18 cm
E. 19 cm

Q24. Magic Square

In a 'magic square', each row, column and diagonal add up to the same total. Some numbers are missing.

What is the missing number at ?

A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 17
E. 18

Q25. Spinner Probability

Jamie has a spinner split into 5 equal sections (6, 4, 2, 3, 7).

Jamie spins and lands on 3. Mia will spin once.

Which statements are correct?

X. The probability that Jamie and Mia's scores add up to more than 7 is 3/5

Y. The probability that Mia's number is greater than Jamie's is 2/5

Z. The probability of Mia getting an odd number is 3/5

A. none of them
B. X and Y only
C. X and Z only
D. Y and Z only
E. X, Y and Z

Q26. Time Calculations

Maya's digital watch reads 2200.

What is the time half an hour later, in 12-hour format, in 12-hour format?

A. 9:30 pm
B. 11:30 pm
C. 10:30 pm
D. 10:30 am
E. 10:45 pm

Q27. Protractor & Angles

Mia starts drawing an accurate copy of this five-sided shape.

What is the size of angle S?

Images are not drawn to scale.

S01801020301504050601207080909010011012060130140150301601701800
A. 90°
B. 40°
C. 100°
D. 120°
E. 80°

Q28. Composite Shape

Sophie draws this shape. The outer rectangle is 8 cm wide and 12 cm tall. A notch is cut from the right side. The notch is 5 cm tall.

Some side lengths are not shown on the diagram. Work out the missing lengths first.

What is the perimeter of the shape?

8 cm 12 cm 3 cm 5 cm Not to scale
A. 24 cm
B. 40 cm
C. 44 cm
D. 46 cm
E. 48 cm

Q29. Visual Pattern

Oscar is making a pattern out of white and black tiles. The pattern isn't finished yet.

They want the finished pattern to have one vertical line of symmetry.

What is the smallest number of tiles they need to add onto the right of the pattern?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

Q30. Time Zone Calculations

Sophie leaves Los Angeles on Monday at 1900 local time on a 5-hour flight to New York. She spends 12 hours in New York. She then catches a 6-hour flight to London. Los Angeles is 8 hours behind London.

What time is it in London when Sophie arrives?

A. Tuesday at 0200
B. Tuesday at 1000
C. Tuesday at 1800
D. Wednesday at 0200
E. Thursday at 0200

Q31. Simultaneous Equations

In a game, I collect squares and diamonds.

I get points when I collect a square. The number of points for a square is always the same.

I get a different number of points when I collect a diamond. The number of points for a diamond is always the same.

If I collect 5 squares and 2 diamonds, I get 74 points.

If I collect 1 square and 2 diamonds, I get 26 points.

How many points do I get if I collect 1 square and 1 diamond?

A. 5
B. 7
C. 12
D. 19
E. 84

Q32. Number Properties

Casey and Quinn each think of a whole number greater than zero and less than 101.

Casey's number is an even number which is a multiple of 5.

Quinn's number is a multiple of 8.

What is the greatest possible sum of their numbers?

A. 18
B. 195
C. 196
D. 197
E. 198

Q33. Line Graph

Here is a graph showing the growth of a pea plant over 6 weeks. Which statements are true?

  1. The lowest height was 5cm.

  1. The height on Week 4 was 5cm.

  1. The height on Week 1 was 13cm.

051015202530Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Height (cm)
A. statements 1, 2 and 3
B. statements 1 and 2 only
C. statement 1 only
D. statement 2 only
E. none of the statements

Q34. Volume & Capacity

Chen has a beaker containing 200 mL of juice, and a flask containing 1 L of water.

He drinks 20 mL from the beaker.

Finally, he pours water from the flask until the beaker reaches the 250 mL mark.

How much water left in the flask?

beaker (200 mL) flask (1 L)
A. 180 mL
B. 750 mL
C. 910 mL
D. 930 mL
E. 950 mL
Module 02

Writing Prompts

2 prompts

narrative 30 min · 250-350 words

The Unique Superhero

narrative Prompt

“Create a story about a superhero who has an unusual power that no one has ever heard of before. Describe how they discovered their power and how they use it to help others.”

Audience: Your classmates and teacher
persuasive 30 min · 200-300 words

Calculator Debate

persuasive Prompt

“Write a persuasive piece arguing for OR against the following statement: "Students should be allowed to use calculators in all mathematics exams." Use clear reasons and examples to support your position.”

Audience: School principal and teachers
Reference

Answer Key

Q1 C
Q2 C
Q3 B
Q4 B
Q5 A
Q6 E
Q7 A
Q8 C
Q9 D
Q10 C
Q11 C
Q12 A
Q13 C
Q14 B
Q15 C
Q16 B
Q17 C
Q18 B
Q19 C
Q20 D
Q21 C
Q22 C
Q23 C
Q24 B
Q25 A
Q26 C
Q27 E
Q28 D
Q29 A
Q30 D
Q31 D
Q32 C
Q33 B
Q34 D
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