Selective High School Test

Q1: X is a circle with radius 8cm Y is circle with radius 6cm.Daniel want the two circle touch
tangentially(touch at one point). He knows there are two possibilities here for their distance between
their centers. What are two distance
a)
b)
c)
d)

2cm and 8 cm
3cm and 5 cm
6cm and 8 cm
2cm and 14 cm

Q2: In the public school 750 students were enrolled in 2012. Each class had equal number of students.
The school principal expects to collect $100 from each student. Which two classes had collected the
same donation in 2013?
2013 Donation Collection
Class
I
ii
iii
iv
V
Vi

a)
b)
c)
d)

1st quarter
9000
8500
8500
9000
7000
5000

2nd quarter
2000
2200
2000
1000
3000
4000

3rd quarter
1000
1600
1400
200
500
0

4th quarter
0
100
400
300
0
800

I and iii
Iv and v
Iv and vi
Ii and iii

Q3: Justine can do a piece of work in 4 hours. Paul and tom can do it altogether in 3 hours while Justine
and tom together can do it in 2 hours. How much time Paul alone will take to do this work?
a)
b)
c)
d)

4
10
12
8

Q4: if signs + and X are interchanged; and 3 and 5 are also interchanged. Which of the following
mathematical statement is true?
a) 30+30X50=400
b) 30X30+50=950
c) 50+50X30=950

d) 30+50X50=950
Q5: Ji min interviewed student to find out the best way to make school environment friendly, over first
four days of week, on average he took 17 students interview. The average interview per week (five
working days) is 19. How many interview he take on last day?
a)
b)
c)
d)

27
37
17
23

Q6: In the public school 750 students were enrolled in 2012. Each class had equal number of students.
The school principal expects to collect $100 from each student. Which class has collected minimum
donation in 2013?
2013 Donation Collection
Class
I
ii
iii
iv
V
Vi

a)
b)
c)
d)

1st quarter
9000
8500
8500
9000
7000
5000

2nd quarter
2000
2200
2000
1000
3000
4000

3rd quarter
1000
1600
1400
200
500
0

4th quarter
0
100
400
300
0
800

I
v
vi
Ii

Q7: If the number are in series arranged in ascending order on the basis of sum of the three digit of each
group then which group would be the second last:
120, 240, 960, 1920, 3841
a)
b)
c)
d)

960
240
1920
3841

Q8: Fredica bought an iphone 5s(64GB) during Boxing Days Sale and saved $226 on recommended retail
price. Dick Smith was selling all apple products at 20% discount. What is recommended retail price and
how much Fredica paid?
a) 904,1130

b) 1030,1256
c) 1130,904
d) 1230,1456
Q9: What is the probability of getting two head when three coins are tossed?
a)
b)
c)
d)

7/8
3/8
5/8

Q10: Ravi invested an amount of$14000 in Westpac term deposit at a simple interest rate of 3.35% per
annum for 2 years. What is total amount of interest earned in first year?
a)
b)
c)
d)

938
268
469
1000

Q11: In the public school 750 students were enrolled in 2012. Each class had equal number of students.
The school principal expects to collect $100 from each student. What percentage of student did not pay
the donation in 2013?
2013 Donation Collection
Class
I
ii
iii
iv
V
Vi

a)
b)
c)
d)

1st quarter
9000
8500
8500
9000
7000
5000

15%
40%
5%
10%

Q12: Find out the odd term in this series:

4, 8, 22, 56,164
a) 4
b) 22
c) 164

2nd quarter
2000
2200
2000
1000
3000
4000

3rd quarter
1000
1600
1400
200
500
0

4th quarter
0
100
400
300
0
800

d) 56
Q13: The height of the rectangle is quarter of its base. What is height of rectangle if its area is 256 sq. m.
a)
b)
c)
d)

40cm
32cm
4cm
8cm

Q14: Flour, sugar and egg are mixed by its weight on ratio of 7:10:9 respectively to produce a cake. In
order to make 5.2 kg of cake, what weight of flour is required?
a)
b)
c)
d)

364g
1400g
2000g
1800g

Q15: The difference of sum of even number and sum of odd number is from 1 to 20.
a)
b)
c)
d)

20
40
10
54

Q16: Nichole packed 5 charismas gift separately in small box that are 4 cm long, 5cm wide, 3cm high. To
send these gifts to New York she has to pack them in cartoon that is 12 cm long, 5cm wide,6 cm high.
How many more small boxes she can pack in to that cartoon?
a)
b)
c)
d)

1
6
2
5

Q17: The traffic light at three different road crossing change after every 5 min, 6min, 7 min respectively.
If they all change simultaneously at 8:20 AM then at what time they change simultaneously?
a)
b)
c)
d)

11:25 AM
10:50 AM
11:50 PM
11:50 AM

Q18: The difference between two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the positions
of its digit is 81.what is the difference between the two digits of that number?
a) 9
b) 6

c) 8
d) 7
Q19: Raj walked diagonally across a rectangle with length 40 m and breadth is 30 m.approximately, what
was the percentage saved by not walking along the edge?
a)
b)
c)
d)

20%
30%
70%
60%

Q20: A clock is started at noon. By 10 minute past 6, the hour hand has turned through:
a)
b)
c)
d)

1750
1350
1850
1700

Q21: Find the odd one out of this series:

121, 144, 169, 196, 225, 256, 279
a)
b)
c)
d)

256
279
196
121

Q22: In a quiz, the class teacher awards 2 marks for correct answer and deduct 1 mark for an incorrect
answer. Class was divided into two groups Red and Blue. There were 20 questions and all had to be
answered. Red group answered 15 questions correctly and blue group answered 14 question correctly.
What is the difference in their marks?
a)
b)
c)
d)

3
1
2
4

Q23: in a mineral water bottle Plant 6 identical machine can produce 900 bottles per minute. At this rate
how many bottle could 10 such machine produce in 5 minute?
a)
b)
c)
d)

5000
10000
1000
7500

Q24: Transport Sydney train Tangara is running at a speed of 60km/hr and crosses an electric pole in 12
sec. what is the length of the train?
a)
b)
c)
d)

5m
400m
5000m
200m

Q25: Harry can row at 5kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 km/hr and it takes 1 hour to row
to a place and come back, How far is the place?
a)
b)
c)
d)

2km
6km
2.4km
3km

Q26: Anna and Emma Present ages are in ratio of 5:4 respectively. Three years after the ratio of their
age will be 11:9 respectively. What is Annas present age?
a)
b)
c)
d)

48years
32 years
24 years
30 years

Q27: In this series which number does, digit 5 has the same value
0.05
a)
b)
c)
d)

, 1.5

, 5.125 , 55.25

1.5 and 5.125

5.125 and 55.25
0.05 and 55.25
0.05 and 1.5

Q28: Two pipes x and y can fill fish tank in10 and 15 minute respectively, if both the pipes used together
,Then how long will it take to fill the fish tank?
a)
b)
c)
d)

30 min
6 min
10 min
8 min

Q29: A container is filled with liquid two parts of which are mango syrup and 4 parts are milk. How much
of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with mango syrup so that the mixture may be half and
half milk?
a) 1/6

b) 1/5
c)
d) 1/8
Q30: Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain of Australia. It is 2228 m high and located in NSW. The
temperature at the foot of mountain is 24o C and at the top of the mountain it is 16o C cooler. What is
the temperature at the top of the mountain?
a)
b)
c)
d)

4 degree centigrade
8 degree centigrade
40 degree centigrade
Cant determine

Q31: Find the area of the shape

a)
b)
c)
d)

40
48
84
64

Q32: One side of right angled triangle is twice the others and the hypotenuse is 10 cm. what is the area
of triangle?
a)
b)
c)
d)

20 sq. cm
8 sq. cm
4 sq. cm
16 sq. cm

Q33: In a Coles promotion, Ming Rong received a 8 cent per liter discount voucher after spending
$110.00. On the way he bought 39.9 liter of petrol at 142.9 cents per liter from shell petrol station. He
used Coles petrol concession voucher. Find the approximate amount he paid.
a)
b)
c)
d)

110
57
164
54

Q34: In the public school 750 students were enrolled in 2012. Each class had equal number of students.
The school principal expects to collect $100 from each student. Which class has maximum donation for
2013 third and fourth quarter?
2013 Donation Collection
Class
I
ii
iii
iv
V
Vi

a)
b)
c)
d)

1st quarter
9000
8500
8500
9000
7000
5000

2nd quarter
2000
2200
2000
1000
3000
4000

3rd quarter
1000
1600
1400
200
500
0

4th quarter
0
100
400
300
0
800

I
Ii
vi
iii

Q35: 3/7th swarm of ants are near the rubbish bin and 1/4th is trying to climb up the wall. If remaining 18
ants are carrying the food then find the total number of ants?
a)
b)
c)
d)

56
14
112
28

Q36: Find the quotient when the product of 15 and 27 is divided by 9

a)
b)
c)
d)

45
135
5
50

Q37: A bike bigger toothed wheel with 30 m diameter is attached to a smaller toothed wheel of
diameter 10 cm with a chain. How many revolutions will the smaller wheel make when the larger one
makes 18 revolutions?
a)
b)
c)
d)

27
54
36
25

Q38: Boeing 747 passenger aero plane fly at a speed of 260 m/sec and it flies from Sydney to Auckland
in 4 hours. To reach Auckland in 3 hours, at what speed it must fly?
a)
b)
c)
d)

500 m/sec
347 m/sec
225 m/sec
447 m/sec

Q39: Nicolas needed a1.5 m of table cloth to cover his study table. His mother Marry suggested to use
frill to make the table cloth attractive. Nicolas needed 305 cm of frills. What is total material Nicolas
required for covering his table?
a)
b)
c)
d)

455 m
455 cm
0.405 m
40.5 m

Q40: It was Sunday on June 30, 2002. What is the day of the week on June 30, 2015?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Monday
Wednesday
Sunday
Tuesday
End of the test