MATHEMATICS THIRD TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES 

INSTRUCTION – Carefully and choose the correct answer from the options A – C. 

1. How many centimetres make one litre?

[a] 10 cl

[b] 100 cl

[c] 1000 cl

2. the formular for calculating the perimeter of a rectangle is _____.

[a] 2(L+B)

[b] 3(L+B)

[c] 2(L+L)

3. What is the sum of 5 km 300 m and 7 km 700 m?

[a] 13 km

[b] 2 km 400 m

[c] 13 km 400 m

4. How many days are there in leap year?

[a] 12 days

[b] 365 days

[c] 366 days

5. 120 minutes = _____

[a] 2 hours

[b] 4 hours

[c] 9 hours

6. A _____ is a set of pages that show the days, week and months of the year.

[a] frame

[b] map

[c] calendar

7. The formula for calculating area is of a rectangle is _____.

[a] ½ base x height

[b] ¼ length x breadth

[c] ¾ base x height

8. A day is made up of _____ hours.

[a] 12

[b] 24

[c] 15

9. 9.45 l + 3.54 l = _____

[a] 12.99

[b] 45.22

[c] 11.12

10. Subtract 125 cl from 408 cl. 

[a] 283 cl

[b] 533 cl

[c] 58.3 cl

11. A square has _____ sides equal.

[a] two

[b] three

[c] four

12. 1343 x 3 =

[a] 4029

[b] 1346

[c] 1340

13. Plane shapes has _____ shapes.

[a] two dimensional

[b]three dimensional

[c] one dimensional

14. 11.11 x 3

[a] 33.33

[b] 3.333

[c] 333.3

15. Half of a circle is called _____.

[a] circular

[b] semi-circle

[c] whole-circle

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all questions in this section. 

QUESTION 1

Find the area and perimeters of the following:

QUESTION 2

A. Write the unit of measurement of,

I. Time

II. Weight

III. Capacity

B. Draw the following time,

I. 11:45

II. 2:30

III. 6:10

IV. 8:15

QUESTION 3

Complete the table below correctly:

A. 30000 g

B. 6000 g

C. 7500 g

D. 8.400 kg 5 kg

QUESTION 4

A. How many line of symmetry has the following?

I – Rectangle

II – Kite

III – Square

B. Change the following to centiliters:

I – 3 l 19 cl

II – 10 l 10 cl

III – 5 l 15 cl

QUESTION 5

Calculate the following:

A. 14.250 km + 6.125 km + 1.155 km

B. 8 km 50 cm – 2 km 76cm

C. 40 kg 350g ÷ 5

D. 528 g ÷ 4

E. 6.71 x 5