MATHEMATICS THIRD TERM EXAMINATION JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS – JSS 1 (BASIC 7) EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. Simplify 2a + 3A – 4a + 5a.

(a) 12a

(b) 14a

(c) 7a

(d) 6a

 

2. The place value of 3 in 43641 is _______.

(a) thousands

(b) hundreds

(c) tens

(d) unit

 

3. Ayo saves ₦50 daily, how much will he save for 10 days?

(a) ₦250

(b) ₦500

(c) ₦5,000

(d) ₦2,500

 

4. 13ten is equal to PTWO.

(a) 10010

(b) 1101

(c) 11010

(d) 1111

 

5. MMDCCIX is _______.

(a) 2709

(b) 2711

(c) 2309

(d) 2311

 

6. Express 0.0928 in 2 significant figures.

(a) 0.093

(b) 0.09

(c) 0.092

(d) 0.10

 

7. Simplify 3m + 4n – 5p – 2n – 3m.

(a) 2n – 5p

(b) 6m + 2n – 5p

(c) 6m + 6n – 5p

(d) 1 – 2n + 5p

 

8. Solve for x in x + 2 = 12

(a) x = 8

(b) x = 10

(c) x = 12

(d) x = 6

 

9. _______ is a polygon with 3 sides and angles.

(a) Square

(b) Trapezium

(c) Triangle

(d) Rectangle

 

10. All are quadrilaterals except _______.

(a) square

(b) rhombus

(c) kite

(d) scalene

 

11. E means _______ in EFV.

(a) edges

(b) event

(c) effort

(d) ephraim

 

12. Solve for a in 15 + 2a = 23.

(a) a = 8

(b) a = 4

(c) a = 16

(d) a = 2

 

13. _______ is the use of pictures to represent data given.

(a) Pictogram

(b) Pie chart

(c) Bar chart

(d) Histogram

 

14. Angle a and b are __________ angles.

(a) complementary

(b) supplementary

(c) parallel

(d) alternate

 

15. _______ is the perimeter for square.

(a) l + b

(b) l + b + l +b

(c) l + l + l + l

(d) l x b

 

16. All are types of triangle except _______.

(a) isosceles

(b) right – angled

(c) scalene

(d) acute

 

17. The figure shown is a _______.

(a) cube

(b) cuboid

(c) cylinder

(d) cone

 

 

18. _______ is an example of 3-dimensional shape.

(a) Triangle

(b) Sphere

(c) Circle

(d) Rhombus

 

19. Change 7¼ to mixed fraction.

(a) 29/3

(b) 28/3

(c) 12/3

(d) 11/3

 

20. Add up 3/5 and 4/3 together.

(a) 28/15

(b) 7/8

(c) 114/15

(d) 2

 

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Answer all questions.

QUESTION 1 – Draw any 3 three dimensional shapes and label.

 

QUESTION 2 – Solve x in the equation:

A. 12+x= 13

B. 3x + 2a =13

 

QUESTION 4

A. What is polygon?

B. List any four types of triangle.

 

QUESTION 5

Translate to word problem:

A. 2 + a = 30

B. 3a + 15 = 30