Mathematics – JSS 1- First Term Examination

First Term Examination

Class: JSS 1                 

Subject : Mathematics

Section A: Objectives

Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. Express 17/ 20 as a percentage. (a) 20% (b) 17% (c) 87% (d) 35%

2. Express 7 minutes 30 seconds as a fraction of 1 hour. (a) 8 hours (b) 7/3 hours (c) 1/8 hours (d) 7/30 hours

3. Give the first 3 common multiples of 3 and 11. (a) 11, 33, 66 (b) 33, 66, 99 (c) 3, 33,99 (d) 14, 28, 42.

4. Find the L.C.M. of 8, 9, 12. (a) 60 (b) 72 (c) 81 (d) 120

5. What number does CCXC represents? (a) 1678 (b) 390 (c) 290 (d) 1290

6. Simplify: 3/8 of 2 2/9 x 1 3/5 (a) 3 1/3 (b) 1/3 (c) 1 1/3 (d) 1 4/3

7. What is the three-quarter of 3 3/7? (a) 4 2/7 (b) 2 3/7 (c) 1 4/7 (d) 3

8. Reduce 98/112 to its lowest fraction. (a) 49/56 (b) 24/28 (c) 9/13 (d) 7/8

9. Find P, if 10 = 5 + P (a) 5 (b) 15 (c) – 5 (d) – 15

10. Express 5300 ml in litres (a) 0.053 L (b) 0.53 L (c) 5.3 L (d) 53

11. The number of minutes in 1 1/2 hours is (a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 90 (d) 75

12. Express 4/25 as a percentage. (a) 4% (b) 6 1/4% (c) 8% (d) 16%

13. When x=5, find the value of 18 – x. (a) 18 (b) – 18 (c) 13 (d) – 13

14. If 18 = a – 9, find a (a) 9 (b) 27 (c) – 27 (d) – 9

15. The angle between the hands of a clock at 2 O’ clock is (a) 60° (b) 90° (c) 20° (d) 45°

16. Find 3/4 of 800. (a) 60 (b) 600 (c) 6 (d) 300

17. Find the H. C. F of 24 and 60. (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6

18. Simplify: 2x – 12x + 13x + 6x + 6 + 6y. (a) 9x + 6 + 6y (b) 9x + 12y (c) – 9x + 6 + 6y (d) – 9x + 6 + 6y

19. What is the value of the digit 5 in the number  624.95? (a) 5 hundreds (b) 5 units (c) 5 tenths (d) 5 hundredths

20. Express 486 kg in tonnes gives _________. (a) 48.6 T (b) 4.86 T (c) 0.486 T (d) 0.0486 T

21. If y – 1 = 27, then y = _______. (a) 26 (b) – 26 (c) 28 (d) – 28

22. How many edges has a cube? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12

23. What are the prime factors of 60? (a) 3, 5 (b) 2, 3, 4, 5 (c) 2, 3, 5 (d) 1, 2, 3, 5

24. Which of the following is not a solid? (a) Cube (b) Cone (c) Cylinder (d) Trapezium

25. Subtract 18 from the product of 20 and 3. (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 42 (d) 78

26. The number which is 3 greater than n is ________ (a) n + 3 (b) 3n (c) n – 3 (d) 3 – n

27. In an exam, 35 out of 125 students failed. What percentage passes? (a) 28% (b) 35% (c) 65% (d) 72%

28. Four pages of a 16 paged newspaper are missing. The percentage missing is (a) 1/4% (b) 4% (c) 16% (d) 25%

29. Which of the following is not a pair of equivalent fractions? (a) 12/20, 3/5 (b) 20/30, 2/3 (c) 3/5, 8/10 (d) 1/2, 12/24

30. The highest common factor of 36, 72 and 90 is (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 90

Section B: THEORY

1. Find the H. C. F of 18, 24 and 30. Use the H. C. F to divide the L. C. M of 18, 24 and 30.

2. What is the place value of each digits in the given number 634059.27?
a. 9 = _____________      e. 3 = _____________

b. 5 = _____________      f. 6 = ______________

c. 7 = ______________      g. 2 = ______________

d. 4 = ______________      h. 0 = _____________

3a. Simplify: 2m – 8m – 3m + 6m + 9m – 3m

3b. Express 176/ 300 as percentage

4a. Express 13 weeks as a fraction of one year.

4b. Simplify: 5 1/4 + 1 1/6 – 3 2/3

5a. What fraction of 1 1/2 hours is 1800 seconds?

5b. Simplify: 3 1/3 -:- 2 2/ 9 x 33/ 40