EXAMINATION NUMBER: _____________________________

DAPP 400 PRIMARY SCHOOLS MOCK EXAMINATIONS

2018 PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
(100 MARKS)

NAME OF CANDIDATE: ____________________________________________________________________.

(SURNAME FIRST)
NAME OF SCHOOL: ________________________________________________________________________.

TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS DATE: ________________________________.

INSTRUCTIONS: Question Tick questions Do not write in

1. This paper contains 4 printed pages. Please check Number 21-30 if answered these columns

2. This paper has two sections A and B. Section A consists 1-20

of 20 multiple choice questions carrying one mark each.
Encircle a letter of your choice representing the right 21
answer to each question. Section B has 10 structured 22
questions. Write your answer to this section on the paper
provided. The maximum number of marks for each answer 23
is indicated against the question. 24
3. Answer all questions.
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IMPORTANT:
4. Make sure you have written your name and examination 26
number on the question paper in the spaces provided.
5. Hand in your question paper to the invigilator when time 27
is called to stop writing.
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SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section. Encircle the letter representing the correct answer.
1. Simply 1,890 + 175 ÷ 125 Figure 1 below is a cuboid. Find the volume of
the figure.
A.2065 B.1897
C.82.6 D.82.7
7 cm
2. Write 459 in Roman numerals.
A. CDLVII C. CCCCLIXD
B. DLIX D. 82.7

10 cm
3. In lower classes bell rings after 30 minutes and
upper classes bell rings after 35 minutes. If they 12. How many decades are there in 3 human
ring together at 7:00 am, when will the bell ring generation?
together again? A. 10 C. 9
A.10:30 am C. 10:00 am B. 30 D. 90
B. 9:00 am D.11:30 am
Figure 2 below shows a triangle ABC. Use it to 13. Find the value added tax (VAT) Mr Phiri paid
answer question 5. on goods worth K65200 at the rate of 17 ½ %?
A. K10420 C. K12400
A B. K11410 D. K11400
Figure 3 is a bar graph showing body temperature
of four learners in a particular area. Use it to
7 cm 7 cm answer questions 15 and 16.

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B C 43
8 cm 42
4. What name is given to the type of triangle ABC 41

TEMPERATURE
in figure above. 40
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A. Scalene C. Equilateral
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B. Isosceles D. Right angle 37
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5. Express 14.190567 to two decimal places 35
A. 14 B. 14.19 C. 14.19000 D. 14.19 34
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6. The average mass of three bags of groundnuts Jane Jim Sera Ackim Tina
is 124 kg. If two of them have masses of 130 kg
and 180 kg respectively. Find the mass of the third 14. Which learner had the least body temperature?
bag? A. Ackim C. Jim
A. 372 kg C. 144.7 kg B. Jane D. Tina
15. What is the difference between the highest and
B. 310 kg D. 62 kg
lowest temperature
7. Express 4/5 as percentage. A. 16ºC C. 16˚C
A. 90% C. 80% B. 82˚C D. 18˚C
B. 40% D. 20% 16. Jane travels x km to school. If she travels 7km
8. Simplify the following ratio to its lowest terms. and had 9km to go, how long is the distance to
1 ¼ : 1 2/3 School?
A. 2km C. 16km
A. 3: 4 C. 15:20 B. 14km D. 18km
B. 4:3 D. 12:15
17. Copy and complete the equivalent fraction
9. Simplify ¾ - ½ × 1/8 2
/3 = 8/
A. 1/16 C. 12/16 A. 12 B. 16 C. 24 D. 18
B. 11/16 D. 1/32
18. The side of a square is 7 cm. What is the
10. What is the rule of generating the following perimeter of the square?
numbers 41, 36, 31, 26 A. 47 cm C. 14 cm
A. add 5 B. add 6 C. subtract 5 D. subtract 6 B. 28 cm D. 21 cm
11. A Bus covered a distance of 450 km in 2 ½
hours. Find the speed of the bus. 20. Simplify 97.3-107.29+43.621
A. 180km/hr C. 90km/hr A. 140.921 B. 160.969 C. 33.630 D. 33.631
B. 90 km/hr D. 1325km/hr
 SECTION B: (60 MARKS)
21. a. Write 15505 in words.

(2 marks)

b. A Farmer feeds 14 cows for 42 days on a field of pasture. How long can he feed the cows if he puts 7
more cows on the field?

(4 marks)
22. A wall measures 20m by 5m. It has a window whose area is 5.7 square meters. Find
a. Area of the wall

(2 marks)

b. The cost of painting the wall if the rate is K25.00 per square meter.

(3 marks)
Figure 4 below is a diagram comprised of rectangle ABCD and two semi-circle BEC and AFD.

A 20 m B

2m 2m

F E 18m

2m 2m

D C
23. Find the area of the whole figure.

(5 marks)
24. Find the total amount to be paid back on a loan of K540 000.00 for 3 years at 18% simple interest.
 (4 Marks)
25. a. Mary is 9 years old and John is X years old. If the sum of their ages is 23, how old is John?

(3 marks)
b. There were 370 oranges shared among three people Peter, Tawonga and Chisomo in the ratio ½: 3/8
and 2/3 respectively. How many oranges did Tawonga and Peter receive?

(5 Marks)
Table 1 below shows charges for sending money by money order. Use it to answer question 26A.

Value of money order Commission Registration

K1 to K250 K40 K200

K251 to K500 K55 K200

K501 to K1000 K100 K200

K1001 to K1500 K150 K200

K1501 to K2000 K200 K200

K2001 to K2500 K240 K200

K2501 to K3000 K290 K200

26 a. Find the commission paid on K2644

(2 Marks)
b. What would be the total cost for sending K2920 by money order as a registered item?

(2 marks)
27. a. Find the HCF of 1672 and 2584 using continued division method.
 (4 marks)

b. Add 1 ½ to the product of 3 ¾ and 2/5

(4 marks)
28. a. The selling price of a shoe is K33 000 and a profit of 10% was made. What was the cost price of the
shoe?

(4 Marks)
Figure 5 below is a triangle ABC with AB=40m, BC=50, angle ABC=80˚,
A

40m

o
80
B
50m C

b. Construct a triangle ABC using a scale of 1 cm representing 10m.

(4 marks)

c. Measure side AC on your drawing.

 (1 marks)
29. Chikondi started business on June 1, here are the transactions, prepare a bank account and come up with
balance at the end of the month.
June 1 banked K12000
June 2 paid transport by cheque K5000
June 7 paid water bills by cheque K3000
June 15 sold goods by cheque K7000

(6 marks)

Figure 5 shows the height of a tree measured for 5 months.

30. Use the information to draw a line graph using an appropriate scale.
(5 Marks)

Months Jan Feb March April May

Height in cm 50 60 65 68 70

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60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Jan Feb March April May June July

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