UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 This paper consists of 60 Multiple Choice items from the Core Syllabus according to the following allocation: Section No. of items Computation 6 Number Theory Consumer Arithmetic 8 Sets Measurement 8 Statistics 6 Algebra 9 Relations, Functions and Graphs 6 Geometry and Trigonometry 9 60 Each item is allocated ONE mark. The time allowed for this paper is hour 0 minutes. No calculator is allowed for this paper. CIMT and e-learning Jamaica
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 Each item is allocated ONE mark The time allowed for this paper is hour 0 minutes. No calculator is allowed for this paper For each of these items, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that is TRUE.. The number 59 written to significant figures is 5 6 500 600 5. 0. 009 0 9. 0 0 5 9. 0 5 9. 0 6 in scientific notation is. The decimal equivalent of 8 is. 5 0.5 0. 0.75 0.8 = 0 5 9 0 0 9 0. In a school of 90 pupils, are girls and 5 7 of the girls play netball. How many girls play netball? 5 0 60 6 6. $x is divided among three boys, Romon, Deven and Adam, in the ratio : : 7, respectively. If Adam gets $8, what is the value of x? $8 $96 $ $9 7. Which of the following sets has a finite number of members? {factors of 0} {multiples of 0} {odd numbers greater than 0} {prime numbers greater than 00} 8. Which of the following is a prime number? 5 5 55 57 CIMT and e-learning Jamaica
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 9. If x = 5 =, then x = 7 6 5 7 8 5 6 5 8 5 0. Three lights flash at intervals of, 6 and seconds respectively. They are started together. How soon after will they next flash together again? 8 secs secs 8 secs 68 secs. After a 5% discount, an article is sold for $75. The price before the discount was $ 5 $ 50 $ 500 $ 55. A store charges 5% VAT on all sales. What is the total cost of a TV set marked at $00? $55 $00 $0 $5. A shopkeeper buys CD players for a wholesale price of $800. At what price per CD player must she sell to make a profit of 0% on her cost? $ 67.50 $ 8.50 $ 90.00 $00.00. The interest rate on investments in a bank increased from 5 per cent per annum to 6 per cent per annum. The difference in annual interest on a deposit of $000 is $ 0 $ 50 $ 60 $0 5. The marked price of a bicycle was $60. A man bought the bicycle on hire-purchase by making a down payment of $00, and twelve monthly payments of $6 each. How much could he have saved if he had bought the bicycle for the marked price? $6 $ $8 $6 6. How much simple interest is due on a loan of $0 for two years if the annual rate of interest is per cent? $ 8.80 $0.00 $.0 $9.0 7. The water authority charges $0.00 per month for the meter rent, $.00 for the first 000 litres and $0.0 for each additional 00 litres. What is the total bill for 00 litres used in one month? $.80 $5.00 $8.80 $0.00 CIMT and e-learning Jamaica
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 8. If US$.00 is equivalent to J$0.00, how much in US$ would one get for J$9600? $ 0.00 $ 80.00 $ 96.00 $0.00 9. If U = {,,,... 0 } and S = {,, 6, 8, 0 }, then S ' = 0. { } { 57,,, } { 579,,,, } { 56789,,,,,,,, } P In the Venn diagram above, the shaded portion represents P Q P Q' P' Q P' Q' Q U. X Z In the figure above, the shaded portion represents Y ( X Z ) Y ( X Y ) Z ( X Y ) Z ( Y Z ) X. How many grams are in.5 kilograms? 5 g 50 g 500 g 5 000 g. A rectangular tank is 50 cm long, 50 cm wide and 0 cm deep. The volume of liquid it will hold is.5 litres 5 litres 50 litres 500 litres U. P Q 5. D 5 cm C cm R The shaded area in the Venn diagram above represents P Q R ( ) ( P Q) R ( ) P Q R P Q R A B 8 cm The area of the trapezium ABCD above is 6 cm 7.5 cm 8 cm 9.5 cm CIMT and e-learning Jamaica
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 6. Which of the following words BEST describes a triangle with all its sides equal? Scalene Isosceles Equilateral None of these 7. A square has the same area as a rectangle with sides of length centimetres and 5 centimetres. What is the length of the square? 9 cm 0 cm 6 cm 0 cm 9. A circular hole with diameter cm is cut out of a circular piece of card with a diameter of 6 cm. The area of the remaining card, in cm, is π 60π π 0π 0. The width of a block of wood with rectangular cross-section is x cm. Its height is its width and its length is times its height. What is its volume in cm? 9 x 8. B 9 x 5 A x In the circle above, the circumference is 0 cm. The length of the arc AB, in centimetres, is 0 8 0 0 8 0. 9 x G M x x E F The pie chart above shows how a student used 0 hours per week for studying English (E), Mathematics (M), French (F) and Geography (G), The amount of hours spent studying French is approximately CIMT and e-learning Jamaica
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 Items and refer to the information below The following scores were obtained by eleven footballers in a goal-shoot competition: 5 6 8 7 8 6 8. The modal score was 6 8 6. In a box, there are white, red and blue marbles. What is the probability that a marble taken at random is NOT red? 9 5 9. The median score was 6 8 7. If x = and y =, then 7 x 5y xy =. The mean of five numbers is. If one of the numbers is 0, what is the mean of the other four? 7 5 80 8. 5 ( ) = 9 5. The table shows the distribution of the ages of 5 students. Age 5 6 No. of students 6 5 9 What is the probability that a student chosen at random is AT LEAST years old? 5 7 5 5 8 5 9. If p * q = pq, then * 5 = 0 80 00 00 CIMT and e-learning Jamaica 5
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 0. x + x + 6 x + 6 = ( )( ) =. The expression x x 6x 7x + 6x 7x (D x 6 x + 6 x 6x 5x + 6x x + 5. The range of values of v when v v 9 is v. If x is an even number, which of the following is also even? x + x + x + 6. v v v x + Q P ( ) =. 5x x 8x + 6 x 6 x + 6 8x 6. ( x ) ( 7 x) = x 0 5x 6 R In the figure above, for which point is the x-coordinate negative and the y-coordinate positive? P Q R S S x 6 5x 0 CIMT and e-learning Jamaica 6
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 7. y 5 9. The equation of the line which passes through the point (, 0) and has a gradient of is y = x y = x The diagram above shows the graphs of y = x and x + y =. Which ordered pair (x, y) satisfies both equations? (, 0) (, ) (0, ) (0, ) - - - - 0 5 x - - - - x + y = y = x + y = x y = x + ( ) 50. If f : x x, then f is 0 0 6 5. Which of the relations represented below are functions? I. a b c 8. y II. a b c - - 0 - x III. a b c Which of the following relations is represented by the graph shown above? y x = 0 y x + = 0 x + y = 0 x + y + = 0 I and II only I and III only III only I, II and III CIMT and e-learning Jamaica 7
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 5. The sizes of the interior angles of a polygon are x, x, x, 0, 0 and 0. What is the value of x? 60 70 0 55. N A 5. The interior angles of a regular polygon are half the size of the exterior angles. How many sides does the polygon have? 5 6 5. D A B C In the diagram, B is due south of A; C is east of B, and AB = BC. What is the bearing of A from C? 05 5 5 5 C E 0 B 56. A C In the rectangle above, if AEB = 0, then DAC = 0 0 0 80 B 70 P In the figure above, AB CD and APC = 70. BAD = D 5 5 70 0 CIMT and e-learning Jamaica 8
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 57. This question refers to the triangle PQR in which angle QPR = 90, PR = 5 cm and PQ = 8 cm. 59. How many lines of symmetry does this shape have? P 5 cm 0 8 cm R Q 58. The length of QR, in cm, is 7 9 B 60. When rotated through 90 about the origin in an anti-clockwise direction, the image of the point (, ) is (, ) (, ) ( ), (, ) A 0 C The triangle ABC above shows the angle of elevation of the top, B, of a tower, BC, from A, to be 0. AB = 0 m. The length of AC is 0 tan 0 0sin 60 0 cos 0 0sin 0 CIMT and e-learning Jamaica 9
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 Answer Grid Question number Answer SIM Reference SIM Reference Unit Section C C B B 5 C 6 A 5 7 A 6 8 B 6 9 D 6 0 B 6 C 9 D 9 B 9 C 9 5 B 9 6 D 9 7 A 9 8 B 9 9 C 0 0 D 0 D 0 C 0 C B 5 D 6 C 7 B 8 C 9 B 0 D CIMT and e-learning Jamaica
UNIT 0 Sample CSEC Multiple Choice Items and Revision Questions UNIT 0.. CSEC Multiple Choice Items Sample Paper 0 Answer Grid Question number Answer SIM Reference SIM Reference Unit Section C 6 C 7 B 7 C 7 5 C 9 6 D 9 7 A 8 A 9 C 5 0 D 5 B C D A 5 D 6 6 B 7 7 B 7 8 D 8 9 A 8 50 C 0 5 A 0 5 C 5 A 5 5 B 55 D 56 B 57 A 58 C 59 B 60 D 6 CIMT and e-learning Jamaica