Jockey Club Ti-I College

First Term Examination (2023 - 2024)

FORM TWO MATHEMATICS
Question Paper for Section A

Date: 10th January 2024 Student Number

Class
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. (75 minutes)
Class Number

Instructions:
(1) This paper consists of 3 sections and an optional bonus question.

In Section A, there are 15 multiple choice questions.

In Section B, there are 11 conventional questions.

In Section C, there are 5 conventional questions.

(2) Answer ALL questions and put ALL your answers for

(i) Section A in the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet,

(ii) Section B in the Question-Answer Book for Section B.

(iii) Section C and the bonus question in the Question-Answer Book for Section C and Bonus.

(3) Section A carries 30 marks; Section B carries 35 marks; Section C carries 35 marks and the bonus

question carries 5 marks. The total mark is topped at 100.

(4) Return this Question Paper for Section A, the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet, the Question-

Answer Books for Sections B and Section C and Bonus at the end of the examination.

(5) Calculators are allowed.

(6) Use either a BLUE or BLACK ball pen to answer questions. You are advised to use a PENCIL

to draw diagrams and mark the answers on the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet. Otherwise, you

may be subject to a mark penalty.

(7) The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

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Section A: Multiple-Choice (30 marks)
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

1. In a 50 m freestyle swimming competition, Peggy made a record of 30.27 s, correct to 4

significant figures. Find the maximum absolute error of the measurement.
A. 0.005 s
B. 0.01 s
C. 0.05 s
D. 0.1 s

2. The lifetime of a battery is measured as 8.5 h, correct to the nearest 0.5 h. Which of the
following CANNOT be the actual lifetime of the battery?
A. 8.69 h
B. 8.51 h
C. 8.27 h
D. 8.2 h

3. The weight of a computer monitor is measured as 2.5 kg, correct to the nearest 0.1 kg. The
percentage error of the measurement is
A. 0.2%.
B. 0.4%.
C. 2%.
D. 4%.

4. Determine whether each of the following is factorization or expansion.

(i) 𝑚2 − 16 = (𝑚 + 4)(𝑚 − 4)
(ii) (𝑚 − 5)2 = 𝑚2 − 10𝑚 + 25

(i) (ii)
A. Factorization Expansion
B. Expansion Factorization
C. Factorization Factorization
D. Expansion Expansion

5. Which of the following have a factor x  3?

I. 18  6x
II. 4 xy  12 y
III. xy  7 x  3 y  21
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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6. 4 xy  2 yz  xz  2 x 2 

A. ( x  2 z)( y  2 x) .
B. ( x  2 y)( z  2 x) .
C. ( x  2 z)( y  2 x) .
D. ( x  2 y)( z  2x) .

4 p  2q  6r
7. 
3 pr  2 p 2  pq
2
A.  .
p
4
B.  .
p
2
C. .
p
4
D. .
p

20 h2  2hk
8. k 
4h  8k h2
A. 5hk .
5k
B. .
h
5
C. .
hk
5
D. .
h3k

a 2b
9. If  , then y =
y 2 y

a
A. .
ab
a
B. .
a b
2a
C. .
a  2b
2a
D. .
a  2b

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10. In the figure, some sides of the polygon are produced and GK // CI. Find x.

A. 63
B. 67
C. 73
D. 77

11. In the figure, YPQ is a straight line. Find a.

A. 48
B. 50
C. 52
D. 54

12. In the figure, BCD is a straight line. Which of the following must be true?

A. ACB = 50
B. AB = BC
C. x = 30
D. AB = AC

13. In the figure, AEC is a straight line and △ABC  △DEC. Find AE.

A. 1 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 4 cm

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14. Which of the following pairs of triangles must be congruent?

A.
3 4 3

B. 110
110
40 30 30 40

C.
6 50 5 50

5 6

D.

60 50 50 60

5 5

15. Given that △XYZ  △PQR, which of the following may not be true?
A. XZ  PR
B. XY + YZ  PQ + PR
YZ QR
C. 
XZ PR
D. Area of △XYZ  area of △PQR

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 Jockey Club Ti-I College
First Term Examination (2023 - 2024)
FORM TWO MATHEMATICS
Question-Answer Book for Section B

Date: 10th January 2024 Student Number

Class
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. (75 minutes)
Class Number

Instructions:

(1) In Section B, there are 11 conventional questions.

(2) Answer ALL questions and put ALL your answers for Section B in the spaces provided in the
QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK.
(3) Section B carries 35 marks.
(4) Calculators are allowed.
(5) Use either a BLUE or BLACK ball pen to answer the questions. You are advised to use a PENCIL
to draw diagrams. Otherwise, you may be subject to a mark penalty.
(6) The diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Section Marks
B /35

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1. Assume that the actual height of a table is 34.26 cm. Find the absolute error when the height is
correct to 3 significant figures. (2 marks)

2. The weight of a toy car is measured as 235 g correct to the nearest g.

(a) Find the range of the actual weight. (3 marks)
1
(b) Find the relative error of the measurement, express the answer in the form . (2 marks)
n

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3. Factorize the following expressions. (4 marks)
(a) 4x  y
2 2

(b) 25 p 2  60 pq  36q 2
(c) mx  2ny  2my  nx

4. If ( x  2)( x  2)  A  ( x  2) 2  Bx, find the constants A and B. (3 marks)

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 2s  2r r 2s2
5. Simplify  . (2 marks)
r 2 s  s 2 r rs  r 2

6d 2d  4
6. Simplify  . (2 marks)
2d  1 1  2d

7. Make r the subject of the formula pr  q(3  r ) . (3 marks)

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8. In the figure, ABC and BED are straight lines. Find x and y. (3 marks)

9. In the figure, AB // CD. Is △BCD an isosceles triangle? Explain your answer. (4 marks)

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10. In the figure, AD and BC intersect at E and △ABE  △DCE. If AD = 4 cm, find (4 marks)
(a) AE,
(b) C.

11. In the figure, AEDC is a straight line. BA BC and AE CD. (3 marks)
(a) Prove that ∠BAE ∠BCD.
(b) Prove that △ABE △CBD.

End of Section B-

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 Jockey Club Ti-I College
First Term Examination (2023 - 2024)
FORM TWO MATHEMATICS
Question-Answer Book for Section C and Bonus

Date: 10th January 2024 Student Number

Class
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. (75 minutes)
Class Number

Instructions:

(1) In Section C, there are 5 conventional questions.

(2) There is 1 optional bonus question, mark(s) awarded in this question will be added to the total
score. However, the total score is topped at 100.
(3) Answer ALL questions and put ALL your answers for Section C in the spaces provided in the
QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK.
(4) Section C carries 35 marks; the bonus question carries 5 marks.
(5) Calculators are allowed.
(6) Use either a BLUE or BLACK ball pen to answer the questions. You are advised to use a
PENCIL to draw diagrams. Otherwise, you may be subject to a mark penalty.
(7) The diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Section Marks

A /30

B /35

C /35

Bonus /5

Total /100

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1. (a) Judy measures the length of a cube as 10 cm. If the percentage error of the measured
length is 1%, what are the lower limit and the upper limit of the actual length? (3 marks)

(b) Judy uses the measurement in (a) to calculate the area of one face of the cube. What is the
percentage error of the area obtained? (4 marks)

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2. (a) Factorize
(i) 21m  12n ,
(ii) 49m2  56mn  16n2 . (2 marks)
(b) Hence, factorize 21m 12n  49m2  56mn 16n2 . (3 marks)
(c) Given that 7 m  4n  8 , find the value of 21m 12n  49m2  56mn 16n2 . (2 marks)

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 t
3. (a) Make t be the subject of the formula x  . (2 marks)
1 t
1
(b) Make t be the subject of the formula y  . (2 marks)
t 1
(c) Using the results of (a) and (b), or otherwise, express y in terms of x. (3 marks)

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4. In the figure, ABCD is a square, △ADE is an equilateral triangle and BD intersects CE at M.
Find the four interior angles ( BAE , AEM , ABM and EMB ) of quadrilateral ABME.
(7 marks)

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5. In the figure, BCD is a straight line. BA // CE and AB  EC  ED .
(a) Prove that △ABE  △CEB. (3 marks)
(b) Are BAE and CDE supplementary angles? Explain your answer. (4 marks)

A E

B C D

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Bonus
(a) Factorize ( x  4)( x  3)  x( x  8)  16 . (2 mark)
(b) Hence, factorize ( y  3)( y  2)  ( y  1)( y  7)  16 . (3 marks)

-End of Paper-

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