MATHEMATICS MOCK EXAM

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MATHEMATICS MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS

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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

CLASS: J. S. S. 3

TIME: 3hrs

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 1. Frequency means the ………. A. difference between the highest and
lowest numbers B. most occurring item C. number in the middle
of the set D. number of times an item occurs

2. ……… is an example of a cuboid A. sugar B. match box C.

Maggi D. funnel

3. The next term of the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, 25… is A. 26 B.

36 C. 46 D. 56

4. Which of the following statistical terms is correct? A. mode =

mean B. median = average
C. mean = median D. average = mean

5. Convert 101112 to the number in base ten A. 23 B. 22

C. 21 D. 20

6. —- is a circular graph A. pie chart B. bar chart C.

histogram D. curve

7. A cube has …. Edges A. eight B. six C. ten D.

twelve

8. Given a set of numbers: 30, 29, 35,40,41,52 and 60. What is the range?
A. 30 B. 31 C. 41 D. 51

9. Find the arithmetic mean of the set of numbers 1,3,5,7 and 9 A. 9

B. 7 C. 5 D. 3

10. If the average age of 6 boys is 14 years, find their total age A. 54
years B. 64 years C. 74 years D. 84 years

11. The difference between square of 9 and its square root divide by 2 is … A.
81 B. 78 C. 64 D. 39

12. Simplify 700 – (+400) – (-80) A. 380 B. 370 C. 360 D.

350

The table below gives the distribution of the ages (in years) of 30 students in a
school club. Use the information to answer question 13 – 16

Age (years) 10 11 12 13 14 15

Frequency 4 12 7 4 2 1
13. Find the mode of the distribution A. 11 years B. 12 years C.
13 years D. 14 years

14. Find the median A. 11 years B. 12 years C. 11.5

years D. 12.5 years

15. Calculate the mean of the distribution A. 5 years B. 6 years C.

11.7 years D. 11 years

16. What is the probability that a student in the club is 11 years A. 0 B.

2
/15 C. 8/15 D. 2/5

17. The mean of 5 numbers: 8,11,6,3 and x is 7, find x A. 11 B.

8 C. 7 D. 6

18. Convert 26 to a number in binary A. 11100two B. 11010two C.

11110two D. 10011two

19. ——- is the difference between the highest value and the lowest value A.
range B.mode C. median D. arithmetic mean

20. Expand: (y-6)2 A. y2 + 12y + 36 B. y2 – 12y – 36 C. y2 + 12y –

36 D. y2 – 12y + 36

21. Write 2/7 in words A. two over seven B. two and seven C. two –
sevenths D. two – seven

22. What is the smallest number to be subtracted from 175 to make it

divisible by 13

A. 25 B. 13 C. 10 D. 6

23. Simplify: 3/4(x + 4) = 2/3(1/4 – x) A. -8 B. -6 C.

-4 D. -2

24. Find the coefficient of pq in the expansion of (4p + 3q)(2p – q) A.

4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

25. Find the product of 1/7 and the sum of 3/5 and 1/2 A. 217/20 B.
27/70 C. 3/10 D. 2/7

26. Solve: 0 = 32/3P – 22 A. 11 B. 6 C. 3 D.

2

27. Solve for ‘a’ in the equation: a _ 3 =1

a–2 1+a A. 8 B. 4 C. -1 D. -8
 28. 132four + 123four is …….. A. 221four B. 231four C.
321four D. 311four

29. Seven – tenths of an hour is …… A. 42 mins B. 45 mins C.

48 mins D. 50 mins

30. How many meters are there in d kilometers? A. 1000d

meters B. (d + 1000) meters

C. d meters D. (d – 1000) meters

31. If 0.68 is expressed as a fraction in its lowest term, its denominator is

…..A. 40 B. 29 C. 25 D. 17

32. Subtract 10012 from 11102 and convert your answer to base 10 A.
3 B. 5 C. 7 D. 8

33. The mean of these numbers: 8, 11,16,3 and x is 9. The value of x is …… A.

11 B. 8 C. 6 D. 7

34. Remove bracket and simplify: p (p + q) – q(p + q) A. p2 + 2q2 B. p2 +

q2 C. p2 – 2q2 D. p2 + q2

35. A fair die has a …… shape A. triangular B. spherical C.

cubical D. conical

36. Calculate the mean of the following numbers: 1980,1981, 1982, 1983,
1984

A. 1980 B. 1982 C. 1983 D. 1984

37. Multiply (3 + b) by ( 4 + 2b) A. 2b2 + 10b + 7 B. 2b2 + 7b + 10 C. 2b2 +

10b + 12 D. 2b2 + 12b + 10

38. Share #3,000 in the ratio 2 : 3 among Tayo and Hamed A. Tayo
(1,000); Hamed (1,000)

B. Tayo (500); Hamed (1500) C. Tayo (1,200); Hamed (1,800) D. Tayo

(1,200); Hamed (1,200)
 39.
reduced to its lowest term is …… A. 9/11 B. 13/15 C.
15
/18 D. 26/30

40. Solve for x in 3(x + 2) = 2(x + 2) A. 4 B. 2 C.

-2 D. -4

41. Find the LCM of 6a2, 8a and 4ab A. 24ab B. 24ab2 C.

2 2 2
24a b D. 24a b

42. Make h the subject of the formula in V2 = 2gh A. h = V2/ 2gh B. h =

V22g C. h = 2g/V2 D. h = g/2

43. Make d the subject of formula: V = 3

d A. V/3d B. V/

d C. V/3

D. V/3

44. A boy scored 35% in English, 60% in social studies, 58% in mathematics
and 73% in basic science.

Calculate his mean score A. 56.5% B. 46.5% C.

36.5% D. 26.5%

45. Expand: (p + 6)(p – 3) A. p2 – 3p – 18 B. p2 + 3p – 18 C. p2 +

3p + 18 D. p2 – 6p – 18

46. Solve MMXXVII – MCMXCII A. LV B. XLV C.

XXXV D. XXV

47. The average attendance at school for 5 days was 264. The attendances
on 4 for those days were…….

A. 264 B. 274 C. 284 D. 294

48. The angles of a quadrilateral are in ratio 6:7:8:9. The largest angle will be
………
A. 300 B. 720 C. 840 D. 1080

49. Find the missing number, if the addition below is in base nine: 240

xxx

8 0 1

1 5 2 3nine A. 462 B. 472 C.

373 D. 272

50. Evaluate : 0.22 x 9

0.32 A. 4 B. 6 C. 12 D. 3

51. Which of the following is not a factor of 72? A. 72 B. 36 C. 24 D.

18 E. 15

52. Find the value of x in the figure below

1. 50o B. 55o C. 45o D. 75o E. 40o

2. The diagonals of a rhombus are 16cm and 12cm long. Calculate the
length of its side. A. 6cm

B.8cm C. 10cm D. 12cm E. 14cm

 What percentage of 4m is 20cm? A. 2.5 B. 5 C. 20 D. 30 E. 50

If 63/4 is expressed as an improper fraction, its numerator will be

3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 24 E. 27

Two angles are said to be complementary if their sum is A. 600 B.

900 C. 1800 D. 2700 E. 3600

A tricycle travels 180km in 4 hours. What is its speed in km/h? A. 45 B.

84 C. 178 D. 720 E. 1800

The area of a triangle is 54cm2. If the height of the triangle is 6cm, find its
base. A. 9cm B. 12cm

C. 21cm D. 18cm E. 27cm

Convert 1010two to base 10 A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10 E. 12

What is the missing number if the following addition is in base two? x

xxxx

111

100101

1. 11111 B. 11110 C. 10110 D. 10101 E. 10011

2. The area of a rhombus is 24cm2. If one of its diagonals is 6cm, find the
length of the other diagonal. A. 2cm

B. 4cm C. 8cm D. 10cm E. 18cm

A wrist watch costs #8,000. At what price will Kunle sell it to make a
profit of 20%? A. #7,600

B.#8,400 C. #9,600 D. #12,600

Express 5613ten in base 8 A. 17255 B. 15527 C. 12755 D.

10752 E. 10101

64. In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the right angle is known as A.
equilateral B. hypotenuse
 C. obtuse D. parallel E. scalene

65. Express 1101two in denary. A. 50 B. 27 C. 20 D. 13

66. If the area of the plane shape below is 36cm2, find its height.

12cm
A. 3cm B. 4cm C. 5cm D. 6cm E. 9cm

67. A pencil costs #10 while a dozen costs #100. How much Mrs. Musa would
saves if she buys ninety-six pencils at dozen prices? A. #150 B. #160 C.
#180 D. #200 E. #250

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68. Find the area of a circle of diameter 14cm. (

) A. 44cm2 B. 154cm2 C. 308cm2 D. 616cm2

69. If the first common multiple of two numbers is 6, find the fourth common
multiple. A. 6 B. 18 C. 24
D. 30 E. 36

70. Find the perimeter of a regular hexagon with side 5cm. A. 20cm B.
26cm C. 30cm D. 36cm

71. A dealer was paid 5% commission on all the recharge cards he sold. If
he sold #50,000 worth of cards, how much commission did he get? A.
#1,000 B. #1,500 C. #2,500 D. #5,0000

72. In the figure below, angle SAB is alternate to angle ….

A. 180o B. 35o C. 75o D. 105o E. 42o

73. Express 0.000724 in standard form. A. 7.24 x 10-2 B. 7.24 x 10-3 C.
7.24 x 10-4 D. 7.24 x 10-5

Which of the following is not true? A. rectangles are parallelograms B.

Rhombuses are parallelogram
C. Rhombuses are squares D. Squares are rectangles E.
Squares are rhombuses

The price of a television set is reduced from #20,000 to #16,000. Find the
percentage discount. A. 5 B. 10
C. 20 D. 30 D. 50

76. How many vertices does a cube have? A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12 E. 16

77. Evaluate

A. 1

B. 1

C.

D.

E.

78. What is the square root of

? A.

B.

C.

D.

E.
79. What is the square of the HCF of 60 and 108? A. 12 B. 30 C. 36 D.
120 E. 144

80. A basket contains 40 mangoes, out of which 22 are good. Find the
percentage of the mangoes that are bad.
A. 18 B. 22 C. 24 D. 45 E. 60

81.What percentage of 4m is 20cm? A. 2.5 B. 5 C. 20 D. 30 E. 50

82.If 63/4 is expressed as an improper fraction, its numerator will be A. 3

B. 4 C. 6 D. 24 E. 27

83.A wrist watch costs #8,000. At what price will Kunle sell it to make a profit
of 20%? A. #7,600 B. #8,400 C. #9,600 D. #12,600

Which of the following is not a factor of 72? A. 72 B. 36 C. 24 D.

18 E. 15

What percentage of 4m is 20cm? A. 2.5 B. 5 C. 20 D. 30 E. 50

85.If 63/4 is expressed as an improper fraction, its numerator will be A. 3

B. 4 C. 6 D. 24 E. 27
 A wrist watch costs #8,000. At what price will Kunle sell it to make a
profit of 20%? A. #7,600 B. #8,400 C. #9,600 D. #12,600

A pencil cost #10 while a dozen costs #100. How much Mrs. Musa would
saves if she buys ninety-six pencils at dozen prices? A. #150 B.
#160 C. #180 D. #200 E. #250

Find the area of a circle of diameter 14cm. (

) A. 44cm2 B. 154cm2 C. 308cm2 D. 616cm2

If the first common multiple of two numbers is 6, find the fourth common
multiple. A. 6 B. 18 C. 24 D. 30 E. 36

A dealer was paid 5% commission on all the recharge cards he sold. If he

sold #50,000 worth of cards, how much commission did he get? A.
#1,000 B. #1,500 C. #2,500 D. #5,0000

Find the value of the angle marked x

A. 60o B. 45o C. 175o D. 18o E. 15o

Express 0.000724 in standard form. A. 7.24 x 10-2 B. 7.24 x 10-3 C. 7.24
x 10-4 D. 7.24 x 10-5

Which of the following is not true? A. rectangles are parallelograms B.

Rhombuses are parallelogram
C. Rhombuses are squares D. Squares are rectangles E.
Squares are rhombuses

The price of a television set is reduced from #20,000 to #16,000. Find the
percentage discount. A. 5 B. 10
C. 20 D. 30 D. 50

How many vertices does a cube have? A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D.

12 E. 16

Evaluate

A. 1

B. 1

C.

D.

E.

What is the square root of

? A.

B.

C.

D.

E.
 What is the square of the HCF of 60 and 108? A. 12 B. 30 C. 36
D. 120 E. 144

A basket contains 40 mangoes, out of which 22 are good. Find the

percentage of the mangoes that are bad.
A. 18 B. 22 C. 24 D. 45 E. 60

Simplify

and leave your answer in ordinary form. A. 3000 B. 1000 C. 2000 D.

30000 E. 4000

MATHEMATICS MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS JSS3 – EDUDELIGHT.COM

THEORY: Instructions: Answer five questions. No 1 and 2 are compulsory

1. Solve the simultaneous equation

5x-2y = 11 …(1)

4x-3y = 6 …(2)

Using: (a)Substitution method (b)Elimination method (c)Graphical

method

2.

Age (years) 12 13 14 15 16

No. of students 4 6 4 4 2

Calculate the mean age

Find the median

Obtain the mode

3. (a) Find the area of the plane shape below

 10cm

13cm

15cm

(b) find the sum of the length and the breadth of a rectangle whose
length is twice the breadth and area equal
to 72cm2

(c) A cylindrical tank of storing oil has a capacity of 1078m3. If its height
and its radius are equal, calculate the depth of oil in the tank when full. (Take

= 22/7)

4. (a) calculate the angle of elevation of a man 6m away from the base of a
tree 8m tall.

(b) The table below is the colour of cars used in a particular school.
 How many cars are in the school?

Draw a bar chart to represent the data.

Identify the popular colour

The statistical name for the popular colour is called.

Find the probability of selecting the popular colour.

The volume of a given mass M varies directly as its temperature and

inversely as its pressure. If the volume is 30cm3 when its temperature is
10k and pressure 40mmHg, calculate:

The constant of proportionality

The formula connecting them

The pressure when the volume is 50cm3and temperature 2k.

5b) Find the value of y in the figure

6a) D is partly constant and partly varies with V. When V = 40, D =150 and
when V = 54, D = 192.

(i) Find the formula connecting D and V.

(ii) Find D when V = 73.

b) I added 18 to 3 times a number, the result is equal to 5 times the number.

What is the number ?

c) Solve the equation:

X – 4 – 2 = -X

5 2

(7 ) Show that triangles ABC and XYZ are similar and hence find sides AB
& XZ
MATHEMATICS MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS JSS3 – EDUDELIGHT.COM

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