GCSE Mathematics

Practice Tests: Set 7B

Paper 2F (Calculator)
Time: 45 minutes
You should have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres,
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
 Use black ink or ball-point pen.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
 Answer all questions.
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
 Calculators may be used.
 Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
 You must show all your working out.

Information
 The total mark for this paper is 40
 The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
 Keep an eye on the time.
 Try to answer every question.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 Answer ALL questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

1. Change 5.5 metres into centimetres.

....................................................... metres
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
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2. Write down an even cube number.

.......................................................°C
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
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3. There are blue counters and green counters in a bag.

The ratio of blue to green counters is 1:6.
Write down the fraction of blue counters in the bag.

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(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
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4. Here are the first four terms in a number sequence.

5        8        11        14

Kasey thinks that the number 34 is in this sequence.
Is Kasey correct? 
You must show how you get your answer.

(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

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5. A bowl contains

1 apple
1 banana
1 orange
and 1 peach

Jess takes 2 pieces of fruit from the bowl.

Write down all the possible combinations of fruit that Jess can take.

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(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)
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6.

Tom says,
“ABC cannot be a straight line.”

Explain why Tom is correct.

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(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)
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7. Here is a rectangle.

The 12-sided shape below is made from 4 of these rectangles.

Work out the perimeter of the shape.

........................................................... cm

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

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8. Sameena has a round pencil case and a square pencil case.

There are 4 blue pens and 3 red pens in the round pencil case.
There are 3 blue pens and 5 red pens in the square pencil case.

Sameena takes at random one pen out of each pencil case.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)
(b) Work out the probability that the pens Sameena takes are both red.

.......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)
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9.

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle P onto triangle Q.

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(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)
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10. Solve the simultaneous equations
4x + y = 10
x – 5y = 13

x = .......................................................

y = .......................................................
(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)
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11. The diagram shows a shape ABCDEF.

All the corners of the shape are right angles.

The perimeter of the shape is 28 m.

Work out the area of ABCE shown shaded on the diagram.

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(Total for Question 11 is 5 marks)
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12. There are 240 students in Year 7 at a school.

The pie chart shows the proportion of boys and the proportion of girls in Year 7.

There are 8 more girls in Year 8 than in Year 7.

There are 32 fewer boys in Year 8 than in Year 7.

Andy draws a pie chart to show the proportion of boys and the proportion of girls in Year 8

Work out the angle of the sector in Andy’s pie chart that represents girls.

.......................................................°
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)
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13. Mortar mix is made by mixing cement, sand and quicklime in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3

(a) Work out the volume of sand needed to make 2.1 m3 of mortar mix.

............................ m3
(2)

Julie has 0.75 m3 of quicklime.

She has plenty of sand and cement.

(b) Work out the greatest volume of mortar mix she could make.

............................ m3
(2)
(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)
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14. Samir invests £350 in a savings account.
He gets 2% per annum compound interest.

How much money will Samir have in the account at the end of 3 years?

£.......................................................
(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)
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15. Solve 3(2z – 5) = 4z + 11

z = .........................................
(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER: 40 MARKS

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