2019-2020 S.

6 Mock Examinations Mathematics (Compulsory Part) Paper 2

Secondary 6 Mock Examinations (2019-2020)

Mathematics (Compulsory Part)
Paper 2

Feb 2019
Time Allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes Total marks: 45

Name:_______________________( ) Class:___________ Set:_________

Instructions:

1. All questions carry equal marks.

2. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on
the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must
mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.
3. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you
will receive NO MARKS for that question.
4. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.
5. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B. Choose the best answer for
each question.

Section A

1. a 2 b 2 2a 2b

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

8333
2. 3
2x 2

A. 4501 x 6 . B. 4336 x 6 . C. 4111 x 6 . D. 4336 x 5 .

2c 3ab
3. 4a ,a=
5

2c 2c 2c 10c
A. . B. . C. . D. .
3b 20 3b 20 15b 20 15b 4

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4. 2

A. 2.50 (correct to 3 significant figures).

B. 2.5066 (correct to 4 significant figures).

C. 2.50662 (correct to 5 decimal places).

D. 2.507 (correct to 3 decimal places).

4 x x 1 1
5. The solution of 2 2 x or is
3 2 3 6

1 2 2 1 1 2
A. x . B. x . C. x . D. x or x .
3 5 5 3 3 5

6. Let k be a constant. If f ( x k ) x2 k 2 , f ( x)

A. x2 2kx . B. ( x k ) 2 . C. x2 2kx 2k 2 . D. ( x k )( x k ).

7. Let n be a positive integer. Find the value of k if x2n kx 2k is divisible by x 1.

1
A. 1 B. 3 C. 1 D.
3

x2
8. If m and n are constants such that 2mx x 1 nx x 4 7 x , find the values of m and n.
2

1 3 1 5
A. m and n B. m and n
2 2 2 2
3 5
C. m 1 and n D. m 1 and n
2 2

9. In the figure, the graph of a quadratic function cuts the x-axis at

two points A 1, 0 and B 3, 0 . The y-intercept of the graph is 6.
C p, q lies on the graph and 1 p 3 . Find the maximum
possible area of ABC .

A. 32 B. 16

C. 12 D. 8

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10. A sum of $7000 is deposited at an interest rate of 9% per annum for 1 year, compounded
quarterly. Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.

A. $630 B. $652 C. $656 D. $657

11. Let u and v be non-zero constants. If 2u 4v : 5u 2v 2:3, u : v =

A. 1 : 4. B. 4 : 1. C. 11 : 14. D. 14 : 11.

12. If z varies directly as x and inversely as the square root of y, which of the following must be
true?

x
I. z .
y
yz 2
II. is a constant.
x2
III. z decreases by 50% when y increases to 4 times of its original and x remains
unchanged.

A. II only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II and III only

13. In the figure, the first pattern consists of 2 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th pattern
is formed by adding 2n 2
dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the 8th pattern.

A. 506 B. 508 C. 1018 D. 1020

14. The radii of a sphere and the base of a right circular cone are both equal to r. If the surface area
of the sphere equals the curved surface area of the cone, find the volume of the cone in terms of
r.

15 3 4 3 17 3
A. r B. r C. r D. 5 r 3
3 3 3

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15. In the figure, AB // DC, AD = BD = CD and ADB 28 . A B

Find BCD .

A. 36 B. 48
28o
C. 52 D. 76

D C

16. In the figure, PQRS is a quadrilateral. PR intersects SQ at T.

P S
TP = TS and TQ = TR. QSR 32 and QTR 44 .
Which of the following is/are true? 32o
T
I. PS // QR
44o
II. SRQ = 78o

III. PQ = SR
Q R

A. I only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

17. In the figure, BC

A. AB sin a AD cos b .

B. AD sin b AB cos a .

C. AB sin b AD cos a .

D. AD sin a AB cos b .

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18. In the figure, AB = EF = 1 cm, BC = CD = DE 2 cm and B A
2
2 194
FG x cm . If AG cm , x =
5
D
A. 2. B. 1.5. C

C. 1. D. 0.8.
G

E F

19. In the figure, ABCDE is a pentagon with E D

A B C 90 , AB = BC = 12 cm, DE 4 2 cm
and AE = CD. Find the area of the pentagon ABCDE.
A C
A. 136 cm2 B. 144 cm2

C. 168 cm2 D. 180 cm2

20. In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium with AD / / BC and

BC : AD 2:1 . E is a point lying on CD such that
CE : ED 3:1 . If the area of ABE is 10 cm2, find the
area of the trapezium ABCD.

A. 20 cm2

B. 22.5 cm2

C. 24 cm2

D. 25.5 cm2

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4 x
21. Simplify 2
.
x x 12 x 3
2 2
x 1 x 1 x 2 x 2
A. B. C. D.
x 3 x 4 x 3 x 4 x 3 x 4 x 3 x 4

22. In the figure, ABCD is a square with side 10 cm. EF ,

FBG , GH and HDE are four arcs centred at A, D, C
and B respectively such that FAD, EAB, HCB and GCD
are straight lines. Find the area of the shaded region
bounded by GC, CH and GH correct to the nearest cm2.

A. 2 cm2 B. 6 cm2

C. 13 cm2 D. 54 cm2

23. In the figure, the equations of the parallel

straight lines L1 and L2 are ax 2 y b 0
and px y q 0 respectively. Which of the
following is/are true?

I. a 0
II. b 2q
III. b 6p

A. I only B. I and II only

C. I and III only D. II and III only

24. The straight line L is perpendicular to the straight line 2 x y 4 0 . If the y-intercept of L is 4,
the equation of L is

A. 3x 6 y 4 0 . B. x 2 y 4 0 . C. 3x 6 y 4 0 . D. x 2 y 8 0 .

25. The polar coordinates of the points P, Q and R are (4 , 75o), (q , 165o) and (8 , 255o)
respectively. If the area of PQR is 18, q =

A. 1.5. B. 3. C. 4. D. 4.5.

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26. The equations of the circles C1 and C2 are x2 y 2 4x 12 y 40 0 and x2 y 2 4x 8 y 0

respectively. Let G1 and G2 be the centres of C1 and C2 respectively. Denote the origin by O.
Which of the following are true?

I. OG2 G1G2

II. C1 and C2 touch each other internally.

III. The area of C1 is 4 times that of C2.

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

27. It is given that A and B are two distinct points lying on the circle x2 y 2 4x 2 y 1 0 . The
mid-point of AB is (2 , 0). Let P be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that
AP2 BP2 AB2 . The equation of the locus of P is

A. x2 y2 4x 1 0 .

B. ( x 2) 2 y2 4.

C. x = 2.

D. y x2 2x 4 .

28. The table below recorded the admission scores of candidates applying for a programme in a
university.

Admission
22 23 24 25 26
Scores
Number of
23 22 n 82 65
Candidates

If the expected admission score of the programme is 24.6, n =

A. 44. B. 46. C. 48. D. 50.

29. Daniel has 8 pens and only 1 of them is a black ball pen. He selects the pens one by one at
random without replacement. Find the probability that he selects the black ball pen in more
than 2 trials.

1 3 1 5
A. B. C. D.
4 4 8 8

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30. Consider the following numbers:

25 32 32 50 58 63 78 i j k

The mean and the mode of the above data are 51 and 58 respectively. Find the median.

A. 50. B. 54 C. 56 D. 57

Section B

6i 6 7i 7 8i 8 9i 9 10i10
31. The real part of is
1 i

A. 5. B. 3. C. 3. D. 5.

32. 85 811

A. 2000080016. B. 20000200016. C. 20000800016. D. 10000010000016.

33. The graphs of y f ( x) and y g ( x ) are shown below. Express g ( x) in terms of f(x).

O O

A. g ( x) 2 f ( x) 2 B. g ( x) 2 f ( x) 3

1 1
C. g ( x) f ( x) 3 D. g ( x) f ( x) 2
2 2

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34. In the figure, ABCD is a semicircle. It is given

that AC 24 cm and CD 10 cm. Find the area
of the segment ABC correct to the nearest cm2.

A. 79 cm2 B. 139 cm2

C. 145 cm2 D. 199 cm2

35. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between
log9 x and log3 y. Which of the following must be true?

A. x y 3 B. x y 27

1 1
C. x y D. xy
27 27

1 4
36. Let an be the nth term of a geometric sequence. It is given that a4 and a8 . If the
12 243
1
sum to infinity of the sequence is smaller than , which of the following is/are true?
2

9
I. The first term of the sequence is .
32
1
II. a1 a2 a3 a4 a9 a10
10
27
III. a2 a4 a6 a8
80
A. I only B. II only C. I and III only D. II and III only

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37. Consider the following system of inequalities:

2x y 0
4x y 0
4x y 24

Let R be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. If (x , y)
is a point lying in R, the greatest value of y 3 x 10 is

A. 6. B. 10. C. 13. D. 18.

38. In the figure, ABC is an equilateral triangle with P and Q A

lying on BC. If BP PQ QC , find PAQ correct to the
nearest degree.

A. 22o B. 21o

C. 20o D. 19o
B P Q C

39. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a rectangular block. M is A D

the midpoint of GH. AD = 24 cm, EH = 12 cm and
B C
DE = 10 cm. Find the angle between the planes AME
and EFGH.

A. 31o B. 45o F
E
o o
C. 50 D. 69
G M H

40. In the figure, BFC is the tangent to the circle at C. AB

and AF cut the circle at D and E respectively. A
ADE 112 , ABC 46 and DE EC . Which of D
the following is/are true? 112o

I. DAE ~ FAB .
B 46o
II. AC is the diameter of the circle. E

III. B, D, E and F are concyclic. F

C
A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II and III only

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41. A circle is inscribed in ABC. The coordinates of A, B and C are (0 , 10), (0 , 14) and
(18 , 14) respectively. Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle.

A. (6 , 8) B. (8 , 4) C. (6 , 6) D. (4 , 8)

42. There are 12 cats and 18 dogs in a pet shop. 6 pets are selected from the pet shop. In how many
different ways can the pets be selected if the number of dogs is not less than that of cats?

A. 502 860 B. 484 296 C. 457 419 D. 323 340

43. When Alice throws a dart, the probability that she hits the target is 0.8. If Alice throws the dart
5 times, find the probability that she hits the target at most 4 times.

A. 0.10784 B. 0.32768 C. 0.67232 D. 0.89216

44. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the scores of some students in an
English test. The standard deviation is 62 marks and the mean is higher than 119 marks but

following may be her standard score?

A. 0.9 B. 1.3 C. 1.4 D. 1.5

45. The variance of the 4 numbers x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 is 7.5 and the variance of the 5 numbers
y1 , y2 , y3 , y4 , y5 is 4.2. It is given that the mean of the two sets of numbers are the same.
Find the standard deviation of the 9 numbers x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , y1 , y2 , y3 , y4 , y5 correct to 3
significant figures.

A. 2.67 B. 2.38 C. 5.38 D. 5.67

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