HORMISDALLEN SCHOOLS

EXAMINATIONS BOARD
PRE- PLE EXAMS, 2024(SPECIAL SET 6)
PRIMARY SEVEN
MATHEMATICS
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes

Index No.

Candidate’s Name: __________________________________________

Candidate’s Signature: _______________________________________
School Name: ______________________________________________

Read the following instructions carefully:

1. The paper has two sections: A and B FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

2. Section A has 20 short questions (40 marks)

3. Section B has 12 questions (60 marks)

FOR EXAMINER’S USE
4. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both Sections A
ONLY
and B must be written in the spaces provided.

5. All answers must be written using a blue or black ball Qn. No MARK SIGN

1 – 10
point pen or ink. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
11 – 20
6. Unnecessary alteration of work may lead to loss of marks.
21 – 30
7. Any handwriting that cannot be easily read may lead to
31 – 32
loss of marks. TOTAL

8. Do not fill anything in the boxes indicated for Examiner’s

use only.

Turn over
 SECTION A: (40 MARKS )

1. Multiply: 221 x 4

2. Write 50,050 in words.

3. Shade P – Q in the diagram below.

P
Q

4. Divide: 1616 by 16

5. Complete the factor tree below.

3 3

3 1
6. What is value of the underlined digit in 463.78?

7. 4 litres of milk cost sh. 4000. What is the cost of 10 ½ litres?

8. Use the diagram below to find the bearing of town B from town A.
N N

1000
 B
A

9. Simplify: 5 - 3
8 8

10. Given that represents 5 ½ pineapples. How many pineapples are

represented by ?

11. Show 25 minutes to 3 O’clock on the clockface below.

12. Subtract 2x – 5 from 3x + 4.

13. Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses only, draw a line PQ 6cm
long and bisect it.

14. How many circular plates of diameter 4cm can be cut out of the metallic
sheet shown below?

12cm

25cm
15. In a school of 800 pupils, the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3. What is the
number of girls in the school?

16. Work out: 2 x 7 = _____ finite 5.

17. Find the value of p in the triangle below.

10cm
6cm p

8cm

x
18. Given that x = 4 and y = 8. Find the value of (x  y)
y

2
19. The probability of picking a girl to sweep the class is . If there are 150
5
pupils, find the number of boys.

20. Write the mathematical statement shown on the number line below.

-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 SECTION B: (60 MARKS)
21a) Using the numeral 76.58, find the product of the place values of 7 and 5.
(2 marks)

(b) Write the number whose scientific notation is 9.85 x 103. (2 marks)

(c) Subtract 11two from 101two (1 mark)

22. In a class, 8 pupils like English (E) only, 2p pupils like SST (S) only, (p + 7)
pupils like both subjects and (p-3) pupils do not like any of the two
subjects.
(a) Use the above information to complete the venn diagram below.
n(ε) = Z (1 mark each)
E S

____ p+7 ____

p–3
(b) If 21 pupils do not like English, find the value of p. (2 marks)

(c) Find the value of Z. (2 marks)

1 2
23(a) Solve for x: (3x  2)  (2 x  3) (3 marks)
2 3
(b) Solve and find the solution set for the inequality below. (3 marks)
6–p<3

24a) Work out: 0.35 + 2.65

0.03 (2 marks)

4 1 1
(b) Work out :  x (2 marks)
5 2 3

25a) How many cylindrical tins P of diameter 7cm and height 10cm can be
packed into cuboid Q. (2 marks)

P 10cm 20cm
Q
22cm
7cm 35cm

(b) Find volume of the triangular prism below.

3cm
4cm
20cm (2 marks)

26. Construct a regular pentagon of side 5cm. (5 marks)

27.Kato bought the following items from a supermarket as shown on the table.
a) Complete the table below. (1 mark each)
Item Quantity Unit cost Total cost

Rice 2 ½ kg Sh. 3000 per kg Sh. ……………………

Soap 2 bars Sh. ………….. per bar Sh. 7000

Milk ………… litres Sh. 900 per half litre Sh. 2700

Total Sh. ……………………

b) If he paid sh. 13760 after a discount, calculate his percentage discount.
(2 marks)
28 A shopkeeper sold a belt to John for sh. 6300 making a loss of 10%. John
sold the same belt to Sam making a profit of 20%.
(a) Calculate the amount of money the shopkeeper paid for the belt. (2 marks)

(b) How much did Sam pay for the belt? (2 marks)

29. In the figure below PQ is parallel to RS. Angle RDA = 400 and
angle DCB = 650. Study and use it to answer questions that follow.
P C B Q Find the size of (a) angle x
0
65 y (2 marks)

R 400 D S

A
(b) angle y
(2 marks)
30. A bus travels between towns A and B which are 240km apart. He travels
from A to B at 40km/hr and returns to A at 60km/hr.
Calculate;
(a) The time taken for the whole journey. (3 marks)

(b) The average speed for the whole journey. (2 marks)

31. The diagonals of rhombus PQRS are; PR = 10cm
QS = 24cm
P Q (a) What is the area of the rhombus?
(2 marks)

S R

(b) Find the length of QR. (2 marks)

32. Study the frequency table below and answer questions that follow.
Marks Frequency Total
54 3 162
64 2 ____
_____ 3 210
85 _____ 340

(a) Complete the table. (1 mark each)

(b) Find the median mark. (2 marks)

(c) Find the mean. (2 marks)

Good Luck