First Term Examination Mathematics Primary 6 (Basic 6) Exam Questions
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS – PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6)
MATHEMATICS
VOLUME 1 – MATHS EXAM QUESTIONS
SECTION A
INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options.
1. One million has _____ digits.
[a] 6
[b] 8
[c] 7
2. How many digits are there in one billion?
[a] 10
[b] 9
[c] 3
3. Express 2 583 512 in figures.
[a] Twenty five thousand eight hundred and two
[b] Two million nine hundred and two
[c] Two million, five hundred and three thousand five and twelve
4. The value of 6 in 2 7 4 . 1 6 8 is the same as _____.
[a] 6/1000
[b] 6/100
[c] 6/10
5. Simplify 8 1/2 + 4 3/7 + 1/7.
[a] 12 5/4
[b] 13 1/14
[c] 12 1/7
6. Multiply 243 by 432.
[a] 104 976
[b] 243 332
[c] 100 496
7. Share 360 mangoes equally among 12 children.
[a] 60
[b] 14
[c] 0.123
8. If a student got 70% out of a total of 120 marks. How many did he get?
[a] 190 marks
[b] 12 marks
[c] 84 marks
9. 28 593 + 483 + 4 833 = N, What is the value of N?
[a] 43 909
[b] 53 909
[c] 33 909
10. A farmer has fifty thousand cows, three hundred and twenty pigs. How many animal altogether does it have?
[a] 183 323
[b] 50 320
[c] 14 834
11. Deduct 258 777 from 310 000.
[a] 51 223
[b] 56 8721
[c] 25 411
12. Simplify (124 – 36)/4
[a] 86
[b] 67
[b] 68
13. Find the LCM of 24, 40 and 60.
[a] 140
[b] 120
[c] 124
14. Arrange this fractions in descending order 1/2, 1/8, 1/4, 1/3.
2 8 4 3
[a] 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8
[b] 1/4, 1/8, 1/3, 1/2
[c] 1/3, 1/2, 1/8, 1/4
15. Round off this figure 4. 223 to the nearest 100.
[a] 40 000
[b] 4 000
[c] 40
SECTION B
INSTRUCTION – Answer any four questions.
QUESTION 1
A. Write in words.
i. 285 000 000 000
ii. 28 533 555
B. Write in figure.
i. Twenty million, two hundred thousand and twenty.
ii. Thirty billion and three.
QUESTION 2 – Simplify the following:
i. 1 1/4 + 2 2/3
ii. 4 3/4 – 2 3/6
iii. 2 1/2 x 12
iv. 5/7 = a/28
QUESTION 3
A. Multiply 42.4 X 1.2l.
B. Find the square root of 81.
C. 23 x (56/7) =
D. Simplify 273 x ( 2/3 of 12).
QUESTION 4
A. Find the LCM of the following:
i. 26, 34
ii. 6, 15 and 50
B. Find the HCF of the following:
i. 40, 24 and 60
ii. 13, 39
QUESTION 5
A. A man bought 9kg of fish #1800 per kilogram. How much did he spend?
B. Twelve waiters earn # 9420 in tips. How much should each waiter receive ?
C. If you subtract 2389 from a certain number, the remainder is 4887, What is that number.
D. In a city there are 147892 men, 846 264 women and 673 498 children. How many people are there in the city.
VOLUME 2 – MATHS EXAM QUESTIONS
SECTION A
INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Write 10,000,000 in words.
[ a ] one million
[ b ] ten million
[ c ] hundred million
2. What is the value of 5 in 4 24.536?
[ a ] 5/10
[ b ] 5/100
[ c ] 5/1000
3. What is the value of 7 in 284567.1?
[ a ] 7
[ b ] 70
[ c ] 700
4. Find the L. C. M of 30 and 72.
[ a ] 30
[ b ] 50
[ c ] 360
5. Find the H. C. F. of 84 and 16
[ a ] 6
[ b ] 4
[ c ] 7
6. What is the biggest number which divide 40, 60 and 70 without leaving remainder?
[ a ] 25
[ b ] 10
[ c ] 15
7. The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 2:5. The longer side is 20cm. Find the shorter side.
[ a ] 9cm
[ b ] 10cm
[ c ] 8cm
8. Write in figure, Eight billion, seven hundred and sixty five million, four hundred and thirty two thousand, five hundred and forty three.
[ a ] 8, 765, 432, 543
[ b ] 8, 765, 4300, 50043
[ c ] 8, 800765, 43200, 543
9. Two men share the cost of a business in the ratio 5:3. The smaller share is ₦600.00. Find the cost of the bigger share?
[ a ] ₦1, 000
[ b ] ₦2, 000
[ c ] ₦1, 200
10. Convert to binary number 1101 base 2 to 10.
[ a ] 5
[ b ] 6
[ c ] 8
11. The number of workers in a company was 300. The workers are now increased with 15% . How many workers are now in the company?
[ a ] 500 workers
[ b ] 225 workers
[ c ] 345 workers
12. Evaluate 12 x 10 =
[ a ] 102
[ b ] 120
[ c ] 210
13. Hassan has five large farms. He got these weights of maize from each farm 4567 kg, 5315 kg, 5621 kg , 5746 kg and 071 kg respectively. What is the total weight of Maize he gets from the farm altogether?
[ a ] 22430 kg
[ b ] 21320 kg
[ c ] 32120 kg
14. A bottle contains 1307 cl of milk, Michael drinks 355 cl while watching a television programme. How many cl remains?
[ a ] 1662 cl
[ b ] 560 cl
[ c ] 952 cl
15. A trailer can carry 625 bags of cocoa. How many bags will 265 trailers carry?
[a ] 360, 000 bags
[ b ] 160, 000 bags
[ c ] 160, 000, 000 bags
SECTION B
INSTRUCTION – Answer any four questions.
QUESTION 1
A. Write in words.
i. 76 000 936
ii. 11 205 700 200
iii. 41 000 000
B. State the place value of 1, 3, and 7 in,
i. 67, 003, 412
ii. 43, 271, 860
iii. 7, 015, 309
QUESTION 2
A. Convert from base10 to base two:
i. 2510
ii 3210
iii. 1710
B. Convert from base two to base 10.
i. 101 base 2
ii. 1011 base 2
iii. 112 base 2
QUESTION 3
A. Find the H. C. F of the following:
i. 21 and 84
ii. 720 and 540
B. Find the L.C.M of the following:
i. 18, 30 and 36
ii. 72 and 144
QUESTION 4
A. Write the following in expanded form:
i. 134.328
ii. 0.498
B. Express the following ratio in their lowest term:
i. 15 : 5
ii. 6 : 9 : 18
iii. 25 : 75
C. A car travelling at 40 km / h completes a journey in 2 hours. How long will it take it to complete the same journey if the is reduced to 30 km /h?
QUESTION 5
A. A college has a population 2000 students, 860 of the students are girls. What is the percentage of the boys in the school?
B. Simplify:
i. ₦400 by 8%
ii. 30km by 20%
iii. 1/3 + 1/2 + 1/4
iv. 1 1/8 + 2 1/8 + 3 2/5
v. 16 1/3 – 13 1/3
C. Out of 3/5 take away 3/7.
QUESTION 6
A. Simplify the following:
i. 12.153 + 13.406 + 17.112 + 20.101
ii. 878.111 – 234.156
B. Find:
i. 925 x 423
ii. 612 x 234
iii. 18.27 divided by 7
iv. 494 divided by 13