Second Term Examination Mathematics Basic 5

 

CRN’s INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 

BASIC 5

SECTION A 

MATHEMATICS 

Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. In a class of 100 pupils, 50 are girls what percentage of the class are boys?

[a] 80 %

[b] 50 %

[c] 10%

 

2. Which of these ration is equal to 25 percent?

[a] 1 : 4

[b] 4 : 1

[c] 9 : 5

 

3. Increase 12 by 25%.

[a] 18

[b] 2

[c] 15

 

4. Decrease 15 by 20%

[a] 15

[b] 18

[c] 35

 

5. What is the formula for calculating simple interest?

[a] P X R

[b] P X R X T

[c] 100 X T 100 P x R X T

 

 

6. A cubiod measures 2cm by 5cm by 12cm. What its volume?

[a] 19cm

[b] 84 cm

[c] 120 cm

 

7. The perimeter of a circle is called __________________.

[a] circumference

[b] area

[c] radius

 

8. Calculate the area of these triangle.

[a] 12 cm

[b] 24cm

[c] 36cm

 

9. A bag of cement weights 50kg. What is the weight of 4 bags of cements.

[a] 54k

[b] 200 kg

[c] 504 kg

 

10. Convert 3856 g to ______________ kg.

[a] 3.856

[b] 385.6

[c] 0.3856

 

 

11. A man walked from his home to the market, at a distance of 12km. He spent 4 hours, Find his average speed.

[a] 1.24 km/h

[b] 3 km/h

[c] 8 km/h

 

12. ______________ means out of 100.

[a] Ratio

[b] Percentage

[c] Fraction

 

13. Express in the simplest form the ratio of 12 to 48.

[a] 4 : 12

[b] 1: 4

[c] 3 : 12

 

14. Change 75 % to a ratio in its lowest terms.

[a] 7 : 5

[b] 75 : 57

[c] 3 : 4

 

15. Which of these ratio is equal to 25 percent?

[a] 1 : 4

[b] 4 : 1

[c] 2 : 5

 

 

SECTION B

Attempt all questions

1. A trader bought a mattress for #235 and carried it in a taxi to his shop for #5.00. He then sold the mattress for #260.00. How much profit did he make?

b. Grace bought a clock for #150.00 and sold it for #160.00, Find the
percentage gain?

 

2. A man borrowed #600.00 at annual interest rate 8 %. What is the interest after 5 years?

b. A dealer received #200.00 commission on goods sold for # 1,200.00.

i. What was his commission in percentage?
ii. How much did the company receive?

 

3. Find the perimeter of the shape below:

b. The diameter of a circular wheel is 70 cm. Find the circumference of the wheel
(Take π = 22/7)

 

4a. What is the volume of cuboid which is 12 cm long, 9 cm wide and 7 cm high?

b. lf the volume of a basin in 2,300 cm, how many litres of water can it hold?

 

5. Find the missing numbers:

a. ______ – 37 = 93

b. ______ + 5 = 75

c. 142 – ______ = 47

d. ______ – 1234 = 5796