YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS

PRACTICE EXAM
YearS

SHS2

Mathematics
TURKE
Time Allowed: 30 Minutes

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Question 1
Which of these answers equals x7?

14
X
A. 2
X

B.

( __7')2 __3
c. ~
6
X

D. All of them.

Question 2

10

................................................................................ 5 .................................................................................. ...

-10 -5 5 10

-5

-10

The equation of this graph is:

A. x=5
B. y=5
C. x+y= 5
D. xy= 5
 Question 3
Antonia has several pairs of shoes. She has a white pair, two blue pairs, three red
pairs, two green pairs and four black pairs.
What is the probability that she will choose to wear a pair of her darkest coloured
shoes today?

A. -1
3
2
B. -
3
!
1
c. 4

D. 3
4

Question 4
What is the equivalent of 4375 10 in base 6?

A. 32 312
B. 31 223
c. 32 131
D. 31232

Question 5
Three thousand thousandths were added to 1 402·694.
The resulting number is:

A. 1 405·694
B. 1 402·697
c. 4 402·694
D. 3 001 402·694
Question 6
(,., __3\4
Simplify~
9x

8
A. 34x
9

B. 8
3x
c. 9x
3

D. 9x
8

Question 7
12 -;- -_4 X 3- 2 =

A. -11
B. +11
c. 18
D. -14
 Question 8

-10 -5 (0, 0) 5 10

-5

-10

Find the value of x and the equation of this graph.

A. 2; y=x2
B. -2; y=x2 +~
C. 2; y=x2 +4x+2
D. -2; y =x2

Question 9
The mean score ofthe eight subjects Sarita studied in Year 8 is 65. She also
studied Chinese-Mandarin at Language school on Saturday mornings and achieved
a score of 83.
Find her new mean score.

i : A. 74
B. 65

c. 75 3
8

D. 67
Question 10
The radius of a circular field is 56 metres. The runners are meant to run a 400m
race for the Olympics.
After they run around the circle once, how many more metres do they need to run?

IUsen= ¥
A. 48 metres
B. 0 metres
C. 40 metres
D. 77 metres

Question 11
What is the area of this circle?

r
3

A. 9n
B. 25n
C. 49n
D. 16n
Question 12
Which is the second largest number?

J62 4$6 3$
A. 4$6
B. 7$
c. 3$
D. J62

Question 13
Solve the following inequation:

3x + 4 > 6
5

A. x> 50
3

B. X >_!Q
3

c. x>26
3

D. x>6
5

Question 14
A person is taxed at a rate of 15% of his gross wage.
If the after tax wage is $1 020 per week, what is the gross wage per week?

A. $1 173
B. $867
c. $1 200
D. $1 473
Question 15
The following information is on a chocolate bar wrapper:

SERVING SIZE 60g

Energy llOOkJ
Protein 3g
Fat 11g
Carbohydrate
-Sugars 35g
-Total 39g
Calcium 88mg
Vitamin£ 2mg
Sodium 100mg
Potassium 150mg

How much of the carbohydrate in a bar is not sugar?

A. 4g
B. 39g
c. 35g
D. Og

Question 16
A 24hr clock is showing the time as 16:23.
What time would a 12hr clock show 32 minutes before this time?

A. 11 past 3
B. 9 minutes to 4
C. 11 past 4
D. 9 minutes to 3
Question 17
Is this shape

A. a sphere?
B. a circle?
C. a cone?
D. an ellipse?

Question 18
Express in simplest form:

J7s + s.fi
A. 3$ + s.fi
B. s.Jj + 1$
c. s$ + sJi
D. 15$5
Question 19
Expand and simplify:

(x - 11 )(x - 6)

A. x2 -17x+66
B. x 2 - 5x + 66
C. x 2 + 17x - 66
D. x 2 -5x-66

Question 20
At an outdoor education camp, students were able to choose to participate in at
least one or more of these activities: trampolining (T), swimming (S) and kayaking
(K). There were eighty students on the camp, and 54 did trampolining, 55 did
swimming and 48 kayaking. There were sixteen students who did all three
activities and 33 who did at least trampolining and swimming, 31 who did at least
trampolining and kayaking, nine did swimming only and four kayaking only.
How many students chose not to do kayaking?

A. 33
B. 34
c. 35
D. 32
Question 21
(x + 6)(3x-7) = 0
The solutions to this equation are:

A. -
x--6 7
or-
3

B. x= 6 or -2-1
3

C. 3
x=-6 or-
7

D. x=6 or -
3
-
7

Question 22
Find the value of x.

A. 40°
B. 70°
c. 35°
D. 110°
Question 23
ABCD is a rectangle.

y
A (-2, 1) .4~ B
1

-2
I I I ..
3 ... X
-1 0 1 2

'- -1

D -2 c (3,-2)

In simplest surd form find the direct distance from A to C.

A. J28
B. 8

c. J34
D. J14

r x::12
Question 24

( X~-2 X (

XB
A. ylO

x16
B. ylO

c. x16ylo

D. xay1o
 Question 25
Calculate ~ x (10·4- 6·8)

A. 6·9
B. 5·1
c. 8·8
D. 5·4

Question 26
ABCD is a rectangle.

y
A (-3, 1) B
~"'
1

4
.
~
X
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

D -1
c (4, -1 )

The coordinates ofB and Dare respectively:

A. (-3, -1) and (4, 1)

B. (-1, -3) and (1, 4)
C. (4, 1) and (-3, -1)
D. (1, 4) and (-1, -3)

I •
!
Question 27
Factorise 16a2 - b2

A. (4a + b)
2

B. 2
(4a- b)
c. ( 4a - b)( 4a + b)
D. (a- 4b)(a + 4b)
Question 28
The SMALLEST of these numbers is

34
'
43
'
(3 X 4i, 77

A. 34

B. 43

c. (3 X 4)2
D. 77

Question 29
2~- 12 + i =
5 8 4

A. 5-l
40

B. 1_!__!_
40

9
c. 40

D. 1~
8
 Question3o

Find the equation of the line shoWn in the graph.

(-2, 5)

-5

5
-5
10

-10

A.
y === l (2x + 29)
5
B.
Y===2x+l
c.
Y===2x+6
D. y === 2x + 5j_
5

Questi'on3t

2¥ )( 1~ X 3J is equaJ to
A. 1
9
B. 2l
9
c. 9
D. 914
Question 32

24mm

25mm

Find the perimeter of this whole shape.

A. 71mm
B. 78mm
C. 65mm
D. 60mm

Question 33
What is the value of z if the shaded area is ~ of the area of the circle?

A. 6°
B. 60°
c. 300°
D. 12°
Question 34

A. x+3
B. 4
C. x+7
D. 0

Question 35
Express in simplest surd form

3J12 + 2jij
A. 12$
B. .j432

c. 30..}3

D. s$9
Question 36

10

-10 -5 5 10

-5

-10

What is they-intercept of this graph?

A. 4_!_
4
1
B. 4
c. undefmed
D. does not exist

Question 37
In the Platinum City Brass Band there are 36 members playing valved instruments.
If the ratio of valved to slide instruments is 9 : 4, how many members of the band
are there?

A. 52
B. 16
c. 13
D. 49
Question 38
Solve for x in this equation:

- 3(x + 4) _ 5(1- 3x) =

3x _ 4
7 3

A. - - 13
x- -
5

B. x- - -155
-
177
- -13
c. x- -
33

D. X= _ __Q_
177

Question 39
What is the gradient of this graph?
y

10

A. -7
5

B. -7
5
5
c. --
7

D. 5
7
Question 40
Pauline received an annual salary of $95 000 in her job as a project manager.
Determine the amount of tax she pays over the year using the table below.

The £o11owmgrat es £or 2011 - 12 appJy

1 from 1 Juy
1 2011 .
Taxable income Tax on this income
0-$6 000 Nil
$6 001 - $37 000 15c for each $1 over $6 000
$37 001 - $80 000 $4 650 plus 30c for each $1 over $3 7 000
$80 001 - $180 000 $17 550 plus 37c for each $1 over $80 000
$180 001 and over $54 550 plus 45c for each $1 over $180 000

A. $23 100
B. $5 550
c. $10 200
D. $32 550

Question 41
Use the graph to find the x-axis coordinates.

A. (-5, 0)
B. (0, 6)
6
c. (5, 0)

D. 5
(6' 0)
Question 42
Find the solution set for x:

1- 3x < _ 5
8 -

A. < 41
x_T

B. > 41
x_T
c. X~ 13
D. X~ 13

Question 43
Rationalize:

A. 5../6
3
I

B. -
6J5
3
10
c. -
3

D.
5../6
-
9
Question 44
The half-plane shown in the diagram is represented by:

required region

A. y 2.'::x + 2
B. y>x+ 2
C. y :Sx + 2
D. y<x+ 2

Question 45
Fred pays company tax at a rate of 30%.
If his company's profit after tax is $840 million, what was his company's gross
income?

A. $1 120 million
B. $1 200 million
C. $1 092 million
D. $588 million
Question 46
If Conrad has a savings account of $1 0 000 and gets paid interest per month at the
rate of 6% p.a., how much does he earn each month?

A. $500
B. $600
c. $60
D. $50

Question 47
.Given the information in the Venn Diagram, find the set notation that reflects the
shaded region, where u means union and n means intersection and C' means the
complement of C (or not in C).

A. CnTnF
B. TuFnC
c. (T nF)n C'
D. (TuF)u C'
Question 48
In simplest surd form find the area of this shape.

n 3j14

A. 6.fi + 6J14
B. 63Ji
c. 9j98
D. gjil

Question 49
Factorise 12t + 16u.

A. 3(4t+5u)
B. 4(3t + 4u)
C. 6(2t +lOu)
D. 12 (t+ 4u)
Question 50

(_!_ )2 - (_!_ )3 =
2 2

1
A. 8
3
B. 8
1
c. 4
1
D.
2

Question 51
This tank contains 13 000 litres of water at the moment
How many more litres of water are required to fill it?
420cm

I Usen=¥ 500cm

A. 197 000 litres

B. 56 300 litres
C. 264 200 litres
D. 69 287 000 litres
Question 52
What is tan e?

A. 24
-
7

B. 24
25

c. -7
25

7
D. -
24
Question 53
Melita has the following information:
43 students in Year 8.
36 students are in the concert band,
31 students are in the athletics team,
twelve students are in the debating team,
six students are involved in all three.
Nine students are involved in music and debating, seven in athletics and debating,
and 26 students are in music and athletics.
Calculate the probably that a student will be involved in music and athletics, but
not debating.

26
A.
43

B. 20
43

31
c. -
43

D. 37
-
43

Question 54
Which of the following are the correct points of intersection for two graphs with
these equations?

y = x 2 + 3 andy = -4x

A. (-1,4)and(-3, 12)
B. (-2, 4) and (3, -12)
C. (1, -4) and (-3, 12)
D. (1,-4)and(3,-12)
Question 55
What is the value of x?

A.

B.

c. 4

D. 6

;'r
Question 56

3
Simplify ( X 4x'
A. 4xlo

B. 12x
7'
t--1-

c. 36x
9

D. 36x
20
Question 57
Consider the stem plot.
Key 1714 = 174

Stem Leaf
15 6 2 4
16 8 6 1 3 9
17 0 2 1 8 6 7 3 4
18 4 1 5 2 7 1

What is the range and describe the skewness of the distribution.

A. 35, negative
B. 27, positive
C. 31, negative
D. 31, positive

Question 58
3 + (-18- 2 X (3 + 4) + 1] =

A. 28
B. -28
c. -108
D. -31
 Question 59
A publishing company bought a photocopier for $146 410 in 2006. The Australian
Tax Office allows it to be depreciated by one-eleventh each year on its residual
balance.
What is the photocopier's residual balance after three years?

A. $36 410
B. $106 480
c. $110 000 i'
J~-~
.... .
D.. $100 000 -:,

Question 60
What does k equal in this equation of a parabola which passes through
c the point (2, 5)?

A. -5
B. 7
c. 3
D. 5

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