QUEEN’S COLLEGE

Half-yearly Examination, 2011 - 2012

Mathematics Paper II

Secondary ___2___ Date: 12th January, 2012

Time: 10:30 - 11:30 (1 hour)

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. When told to open this book, you should check that all questions are there. Look for the
words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

2. All questions carry equal marks.

3. Answer all questions. You should use an HB pencil to mark all your answers on the
Answer Sheet.

4. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one
answer, you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

5. Total Score of this paper II is 80 marks.

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DO NOT TURN OVER THIS QUESTION BOOK

UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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1. Correct 0.003 129 m2 to the nearest cm2.
A. 3 cm2
B. 31 cm2
C. 32 cm2
D. 313 cm2

2. The total weight of six apples is 1.985 kg. Find the average weight of an apple correct to the
nearest g.
A. 1985 g
B. 1900 g
C. 330 g
D. 331 g

3. The lifetime of a battery is 8.5 hours, correct to the nearest 0.5 hour. Which of the following
cannot be the actual lifetime of the battery?
A. 8.2 hours
B. 8.27 hours
C. 8.51 hours
D. 8.69 hours

4. A wooden rod is measured to be 50.0 cm, correct to the nearest 0.1 cm. Find the percentage
error of the measurement.
A. 0.02 %
B. 0.05 %
C. 0.1 %
D. 0.2 %

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5. The lifetime of a light bulb is measured to be 1800 hours with a relative error of . The
100
possible range of the actual lifetime of the light bulb is
A. 1782 hours – 1818 hours.
B. 1750 hours – 1850 hours.
C. 1700 hours – 1900 hours.
D. 1620 hours – 1980 hours.

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6. The length of a side of a square tile is 20.0 cm, correct to the nearest 0.1cm. Find the
accumulated error of the area of the square tile.
A. 1.997 5 cm2
B. 19.75 cm2
C. 2.002 5 cm2
D. 20.25 cm2

7. What is the degree of the polynomial 3x4y  5x2  6x  2?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

8. (16x  5y)  (21y  3x)  (4x  10y) 

A. 23x  6y.
B. 33x  8y.
C. 41x  12y.
D. 15x  26y.

9. Find the constant term of (5p  2)(2p  4)  10.

A. 18
B. 10
C. 8
D. 2

10. After expanding (2p) (3pq  3p  3q), what is the coefficient of pq?
A.  6.
B.  6.
C. 12.
D. +12.

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11. Expand (6 x  3 y ) 2 .
3
A. 12x2 – 36xy + 6y2
B. 12x2 – 12xy + 3y2
C. 36x2 – 36xy + 6y2
D. 12x2 – 12xy – 3y2

12. (a  2b)2  a2 
A. 4b(a  b).
B. 4b(b  a).
C. 2b(a  2b).
D. 2b(2b  a).

13. Which of the following is NOT an identity?

A. 8x + 6 = 2(4x + 3)
B. (3x + 2)2 = 9x2 + 6x + 4
C. (x + 1)2 – (x – 1)2 = 4x
D. (6x – 11) + 29 = 6(x + 3)

14. If 3(x – 4)2  Ax2 + Bx + C, find the values of A, B and C.

A. A = 1, B = 12, C = 48
B. A = 1, B = 24, C = 48
C. A = 3, B = 12, C = 16
D. A = 3, B = 24, C = 48

15. Which of the following is NOT identical to 3(2 – y) + 5y?

A. 2(y + 3)
B. 6 + 2y
C. 4(y – 1) – 2(y – 5)
D. 4y + 2(5 – y)

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16. Factorize 16x5y + 12x2y3 – 36x2y.
A. 4xy(4x4 + 3xy2 – 9x)
B. 4x2y(4x3 + 3y2 – 9)
C. – 4xy(4x4 – 3xy2 + 9x)
D. – 4x2y(4x3 – 3y2 + 9)

17. Factorize x3 – 5x2 + 5x – 25.

A. (x2 + 5)(x + 5)
B. (x2 – 5)(x + 5)
C. (x2 + 5)(x – 5)
D. (x2 – 5)(x – 5)

18. Which of the following have a factor h  k?

I. h2k  hk
II. h(h  k)  k(k  h)
III. h2  k2  h  k
IV. h2  2k  hk  2h
A. I and III only
B. I and IV only
C. II and III only
D. II and IV only

9 x 2 3xy
19.  
4y 8y2
A. 6x.
6x
B. .
y
27 x 3
C. .
32 y 2
D. x.

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 3 2

x y
20. 
4x 9 y

y x
1
A. .
2x  3y
1
B. .
2x  3 y
1
C. .
2x  3y
1
D. .
2x  3 y

1 1
21.  
n 3 3n
6
A. .
9  n2
6
B. .
n 92

2n
C. .
9  n2
2n
D. .
n 92

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22. Given that   f , find the value of v when u = 5 and f = 1.
2u 3v
3
A. 
10
3
B.
10
10
C. 
27
10
D.
27

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23. Make K the subject of the formula C2 = A2 + B2 – 2KAB.
A2  B 2
A. K
2ABC 2
A2  B 2  C 2
B. K
2 AB
A2  B 2  C 2
C. K
2 AB
2 AB
D. K
A  B2  C 2
2

x3
24. Make x the subject of the formula B  .
2x  1
B3
A. x
1  2B
B3
B. x
1  2B
1  2B
C. x
B3
1  2B
D. x
B3

25. Find the solution which satisfies both equations of straight lines L1 and L2.

A. x  4, y  3
B. x  4, y  7
C. x  6, y  7
D. x  7, y  4

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26. Which of the following sets of simultaneous equations does the ordered pair (20, 4) satisfy?
 y  4
A.  .
x  3 y  8
 y  4
B.  .
3 x  y  8
 x  20
C.  .
x  3 y  8
 x  20
D.  .
3 x  y  8

2 x  y  3  0
27. Solve the simultaneous equations  .
 y  4 x  23  0
A. x  10, y  23
10 29
B. x , y
3 3
10 21
C. x , y
3 3
D. x  10, y  2

28. If y  3x  10  2x  y  0, then x  y 
A. 4.
B. 2.
C. 0.
D. 2.

29. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find x.

5y  6x  8
A D

2x 2y  x

B 2x  y C

A. 4
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

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30. If the sum of two numbers is 9, and twice the larger number equals the smaller one, then the
two numbers are
A. 3 and 6.
B. 3 and 12.
C. 3 and 6.
D. 6 and 12.

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31. If :  : , find x : y.
x 5 y 4
A. 3:4
B. 4:5
C. 5:6
D. 6:7

32. Simplify 27 : 135 : 36.

A. 9 : 45 : 5
B. 1:5:3
C. 3:9:2
D. 3 : 15 : 4

33. The ratio of Amy’s pocket money to Billy’s pocket money is 3 : 5. If Amy has $50 less than
Billy, how much pocket money do they have altogether?
A. $200
B. $250
C. $300
D. $400

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34. In the figure, △ABC and △DEF are similar figures. Find the length of BC.

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9

35. The scale of the floor plan of a flat is 1 : 200. If the actual area of the flat is 64 m2, find the
area of the floor plan.
A. 4 cm2
B. 8 cm2
C. 16 cm2
D. 32 cm2

36. Which of the following is/are suitable to be presented by histograms?

I. Heights of students
II. Brands of television sets
III. Salaries of employees
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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37. In the following histogram, the class boundaries of the class with class mark 47 kg are
Weights of a group of students

20
Frequency

15

10

0
37 42 47 52
Weight (kg)

A. 44.5 kg - 49.5 kg.

B. 45 kg - 50 kg.
C. 46 kg - 51 kg.
D. 42 kg - 52 kg.

38. The following histogram shows the weekly pocket money of a group of teenagers.

Find the number of teenagers whose weekly pocket money are less than $100.5.
A. 70
B. 68
C. 66
D. 64

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39. The following graph shows the numbers of lunchboxes sold by two restaurants A and B last
month.

Which of the following is true?

A. Restaurant A sold more lunchboxes than restaurant B.
B. Restaurant B sold more lunchboxes than restaurant A.
C. Restaurants A and B sold the same number of lunchboxes.
D. We cannot determine which restaurant sold more lunchboxes.

40. The following table shows the heights of a group of children.

Height (cm) 121 – 130 131 – 140 141 – 150 151 – 160
Frequency 7 10 13 4
The lower class limit and the upper class limit of the class interval 131 cm – 140 cm are
A. 131 cm and 140 cm respectively.
B. 130 cm and 141 cm respectively.
C. 130.5 cm and 140.5 cm respectively.
D. 131.5 cm and 139.5 cm respectively.

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 QUEEN’S COLLEGE
Half-yearly Examination, 2011 - 2012
Mathematics Paper II

Secondary ___2___ Date: 12th January, 2012

Time: 10:30 - 11:30 (1 hour)

1. B 11. B 21. D 31. C

2. D 12. B 22. C 32. D

3. A 13. B 23. C 33. A

4. C 14. D 24. B 34. D

5. A 15. D 25. B 35. C

6. C 16. B 26. A 36. C

7. D 17. C 27. B 37. A

8. A 18. D 28. D 38. C

9. A 19. A 29. B 39. B

10. B 20. D 30. C 40. A

Options A B C D

Freqeuncy 9 11 10 10

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