Mock Exam #1
Mock Exam #1
Mock Exam #1
1. Aygerim, Almaz, Yerkezhan, Kaisar and Madina are going for a drive in a jeep that has five seats,
including one driver’s seat and four passenger seats. If only Almaz can drive, the number of
A. 12
B. 18
C. 24
D. 120
E. 15
3𝑥−12𝑦
2. If 40% of x is equal to 160% of y, then =
5
A. 3
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
E. 0
8 3
3. If 𝑎𝑏 = 3 , 𝑏𝑐 = 12 and 𝑎𝑐 = 2, then a value of √𝑎𝑏𝑐 would be
A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5
E. 4
4. If 4𝑥+2 = 64 then 8𝑥 =
A. 8
B. 4
C. 16
D. 1
E. 32
𝑎 𝑏
5. The operation ∆ is defined by the equation 𝑎 ∆ 𝑏 = 𝑏 − 𝑎. The value of 𝑘 if 3 ∆ 𝑘 = 𝑘 ∆ 2 is
A. ±2.0
B. ±2.4
C. ±3.0
D. ±5.5
E. ±6.0
6. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘𝑥, where 𝑘 ≠ 0, and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑘, then which of the following must be true?
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
E. I, II and III
10×(64 −16)
7. √ =
32
A. √5
B. 15
C. 20
D. 24
E. √10
A. 12√3
B. 24√3
C. 3√3
D. 48√3
E. 72√3
9. At which of the following 𝑥-values does the parabola defined by 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 1)2 − 4 cross the
𝑥-axis?
A. -2
B. 3
C. -2
D. -3
E. 1
10. The volume and the surface area of a cube are equal. The length of an edge of this cube will
be
A. 1
B. 9
C. 6
D. 2
E. 4
11. On Aigerim’s 18th birthday in 2012, she was 159 cm in height, having grown 6% since her
A. 155 cm
B. 140 cm
C. 145 cm
D. 150 cm
E. 160 cm
12. An icosagon is any polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles. The sum of all the interior
A. 3340°
B. 3240°
C. 3640°
D. 3440°
E. 3540°
13. A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere of radius 𝑟 so that the base of the cone coincides with the
base of the hemisphere. The ratio of the volume of the cone to the volume of the hemisphere
is given by
1
A.
2
1
B.
4
2𝑟
C.
3
𝑟
D.
2
𝑟
E.
3
14. In the figure below 𝐴𝑆𝐵 is a quarter of a circle. 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 is a rectangle with sides 𝑃𝑄 = 8 and
A. 5𝜋
B. 25
C. 28
D. 10𝜋
E. 14
15. A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to 𝑥 and 𝑥 +
A. 8
B. 10
C. 6
D. 2
E. 4
16. The length of the segment in the 𝑥 − 𝑦 plane with endpoints at (−2, −2) and (2, 3) is
A. √31
B. 9
C. √41
D. 3
E. 7
A. 4𝜋
B. 5𝜋
C. 2.5𝜋
D. 10𝜋
E. 3𝜋
18. In the diagram below, which of the following could be a value of x?
A. 40
B. 10
C. 50
D. 20
E. 15
19. The number of degrees that the hour hand of a clock moves through between noon and 2.30
A. 180
B. 65
C. 75
D. 60
E. 720
20. If 𝑚 and 𝑛 are the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 8 = 0, then the value of
√𝑚2 + 𝑛2 is given by
A. 9
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
E. 6
A. 𝑥2 + 3
B. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 6
C. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4
D. 𝑥2 + 5
E. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 2
22. The non-zero value of 𝑘 for which the polynomial given by 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 𝑘 is divisible by
𝑥 + 𝑘 is
A. −1
B. 3
C. 2
D. −4
E. −2
𝟐
23. If 𝑥 = −8, then 𝑥 𝟑 + 2𝑥 0 =
A. −2
B. 4
C. −4
D. 6
E. −6
𝑥𝑦
24. Under which conditions the expression 𝑥−𝑦 is negative?
A. 0<𝑦<𝑥
B. 𝑥<𝑦<0
C. 𝑥<0<𝑦
D. 𝑦<𝑥<0
E. None
A. 4
B. 3
1
C.
2
3
D.
4
E. 2
26. Simplify:
−1
2x𝑦 −2 𝑦 4 𝑥𝑦
( ) [ ]
4xy 2𝑥 3 y
𝑎+4
= 5𝑏
𝑥
𝑦 2 − 17𝑦 + 70 < 0
29. The average of the roots of a quadratic equation is equal to 3 and the difference of the roots
A. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6 = 0
B. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 = 0
C. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8 = 0
D. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 8 = 0
E. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 6 = 0
30. If 24 of the 40 students in a club are girls, then the ratio of boys to girls in the club is
A. 2:5
B. 3:5
C. 2:3
D. 3:2
E. 5:2