First Term Examination Mathematics Primary 5 (Basic 5) Exam Questions
MATHEMATICS
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS – PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5)
VOLUME 1 – MATHS EXAM QUESTIONS (NEW)
SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE
INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – C in the section.
1. Three thousand and three in figures.
[a] 3.003
[b] 30 003
[c] 3 000 003
2. Eighty six million, four hundred and sixty nine.
[a] 46 000 404
[b] 46 569
[c] 406 569
3. Add 126 and 37.
[a] CLX
[b] CLXIII
[c] CXLII
4. Add Roman figure CC + LXX.
[a] 270
[b] 207
[c] 720
5. Subtract 7 564 576 from 9 665 438.
[a] 2 100 860
[b] 2 100 862
[c] 2 100 700
6. Which is the biggest amongst these fractions.
[a] 5/6
[b] 4/6
[c] 3/4
7. What is 3/ 5 in decimal?
[a] 3.5
[b] 0.6
[c] 6.3
Change the following fractions to percentage.
8. 1/4
[a] 38%
[b] 25%
[c] 40%
9. 8/10
[a] 800%
[b] 80%
[c] 8%
10. 3/5 + 2/6 =
[a] 14/15
[b] 6/15
[c] 7/10
11. Find the product 346 and 246.
[a] 84 870
[b] 85 116
[c] 28 463
12. 7 / 9 can be written in ratio form as ______.
[a] 7 + 9
[b] 7 x 9
[c] 7 : 9
13. What is the sum of the squares of 4, 8 and 10?
[a] 180
[b] 480
[c] 1 048
14. The age of Tade and Tunde are 15 years and 9 years respectively. Express the age as ratio in simplest form.
[a] 9 : 15
[b] 15 : 9
[c] 5 : 3
15. Add these fraction, 1 1/10 + 3 1/10
[a] 4 1/20
[b] 4 1/5
[c] 4 1/5
SECTION B – THEORY
INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section.
QUESTION 1
A. Write the following in roman Numerals.
I. 520
II. 1150
B.. Evaluate the square of these numbers.
I. 9 – 7 =
II. 5 + 3 =
QUESTION 2
A. Write the following in words.
I. 10,000,235
II. 927,899
B. Multiply these
a. 32 . 18 x 5 b. 47 . 56 x 31
QUESTION 3
A. Simplify these,
I. 2 / 3 of 42
II. 2 / 5 of 32
B. 60% of students in a college were admitted to do science. The college admitted 120 students. How many students did Science?
QUESTION 4
A. Change these improper fraction to mixed fraction.
I. 15/6
II. 27/7
III. 92/9
B. Find the sums of these fractions.
I. 3/5 + 1/2
II. 11/12 + 5/6
QUESTION 5
A. Find the L. C. M of
I. 15 and 20
II. 9, 12 and 20
B. Find the H. C. F of
I. 30 and 42
II. 21 and 18
VOLUME 2 – MATHS EXAM QUESTIONS (FORMER)
SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE
INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – C in this section.
1. The product of a number multiplied by itself is called ______.
[a] square root
[b] prime factor
[c] square
2. What is square of 25?
[a] 625
[b] 50
[c] 1
3. What is the sum of the squares of 4, 8, and 10? ______.
[a] 1048
[b] 480
[c] 180
4. What is 120 divided by 10?
[a] 1200
[b] 12
[c] 2
5. Find the remainder when 24500 is divided by 3?
[a] 1
[b] 2
[c] 3
6. When a certain number is divided by 200 the result is 2 with remainder of100. What is the number?
[a] 100
[b] 200
[c] 400
7. Which of these numbers is not a prime numbers?
[a] 7
[b] 2
[c] 4
8. Change fraction to decimals 57/1000.
[a] 57.0
[b] 570.1
[c] 0.57
9. Simplify 20% to it lowest form.
[a] 20/100
[b] 2/10
[c] 1/5
10. Change 1% to decimal.
[a] 0.01
[b] 0.0001
[c] 1.01
11. A million has ______ digits.
[a] 5
[b] 6
[c] 7
12. Find the L.C.M of 10 and 15.
[a] 30
[b] 45
[c] 150
13. Circle the even numbers in the set of numbers – 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 14, 30, 31.
[a] 1 10 14 30
[b] 3 4 10 30
[c] 4 10 14 30
14. The ages of Tade and Tunde are 15 years and 9 years respectively express the ages as ratio in simplest form.
[a] 5:3
[b] 5:9
[c] 9:15
15. Share 250 mangoes in the ratio 2:3, What is the larger share?
[a] 150
[b] 250
[c] 750
SECTION B – THEORY
INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the following questions in this section.
QUESTION 1. Find the values of:
A. 5 % of 120 cm
B. 45% of 2000cm
C. 60% of students in a college were admitted to do science. The college admitted 120 students. How many students did science?
QUESTION 2
A. The sales of a shop in a week were #6,612, #5,330, #4, 033, #708 and #6,035. What was the total sales for the week.
B. Find the cost of 25 books, lf each lost #7.75.
C. Find the product of 276 and 32.
QUESTION 3. The parents of Olu Ayo and lge gave them #30,000 to share in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6.
A. How much does each get?
B. Who get the biggest share?
C. Who got the smallest share?
QUESTION 4. Find the value of each of the following:
A. 5 – 4
B. 8 + 15
C. 9 x 36
QUESTION 5. Divide:
A. 682 by 50
B. 799 by 10
C. 6378 by 20