Cambridge Lower Secondary Sample Test

For use with curriculum published in

September 2020

Mathematics Paper 1
Stage 8
1 hour

Name

Additional materials: Geometrical instruments

Tracing paper (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 You should show all your working on the question paper.
 You are not allowed to use a calculator.
INFORMATION

The total mark for this paper is 50.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 Work out.

–9 x –12

9 x 12 = 108
108 [1]

2 The probability of spinning a blue colour on a spinner is 0.4

Find the probability of not spinning a blue colour.

1-0.4 = 0.6 0.6 [1]

3 The diagram shows a straight line crossing a pair of parallel lines.

NOT TO
SCALE
y

Angle x and angle y are acute angles.

(a) Write down one possible pair of values for angle x and angle y.

x  60 

y 30  [1]

(b) Draw a ring around the best description of angle x and angle y.

corresponding vertically opposite alternate parallel

[1]

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4 Chen starts with a number.

He squares his number.
His answer is 144

Write down the two possible values of the number Chen starts with.

12 and -12 [1]

5 The diagram shows two pentagons, P and Q.

y
10
9
8
7
6
Q
5
4
3
2 P
1
x
– 4 – 3 – 2 – 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A single transformation maps P onto Q.

(a) Write down the type of transformation.

Enlargement [1]

(b) Write down the scale factor.

3 [1]

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6 Carlos, Angelique and Safia are three friends who have some sweets.
Carlos has n sweets.
Angelique has half as many sweets as Carlos.
Safia has 4 more sweets than Angelique.
Write an expression, in terms of n, for

(a) the number of sweets Angelique has,

n/2 n/2 [1]

(b) the number of sweets Safia has,

n/2 + 4
n/2 + 4 [1]

(c) the total number of sweets for all three friends.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

n + n/2 + n/2 + 4

2n + 4
2n + 4
[2]

7 (a) Here is Eva’s calculation.

5 + 3 x 2^2 = 32

Explain why Eva is not correct.

5+ 3 x 4 = 5 + 12 = 17. Eva did the addition before the multiplication. According to

BIDMAS, she should do the squaring, then the multiplying before the addition [1]

(b) Work out.

94-3^2×5

94-3^2×5 = √94 - 9 x 5
√94- 9x5 = √94 - 45
√49 = 7
7 [2]

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8 Factorise.

(a) 12x – 40

4(3x - 10)
4(3x - 10)
[1]

(b) 17y^2 + 34y

y(17y + 34)
17y(y+2)
[2]
17y(y+2)

9 Complete this statement.

72.9 / 0.01 = 729 / 0.1 [1]

10 (a) A(3, 9) and B(4, –1) are two points.

Find the midpoint of AB.

(3+4) / 2 = 3.5

(9-1) / 2 = 4
( 3.5 ,4 ) [1]

(b) D is the midpoint of CE.

Complete the coordinates for C and E.

3x2=6

6 --5 = = 6+5 = 11

10 x 2 = 20

20 - 8 = 12

C= ( –5 , 12 ) D = (3, 10) E = ( 11 , 8) [2]

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11Write down the value of 13^0

1
1 [1]

12 Write this ratio in its simplest form.

2.4 m : 45 cm

240:45 = 48:9 = 16:3

16 3
: [2]

13 The diagram shows the positions of two towns, A and B .

North

North
NOT TO
SCALE
110°
B
70°
A

Find the bearing of

(a) B from A,
70º
70  [1]

(b) A from B .

360-110 = 250 250  [1]

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14 (a) Tick ( ) to show whether each of the statements about the line x = 5 is true or false.

True False
The line x = 5 is parallel to the x-axis.

The line x = 5 passes through the point (–2, 5). x

The line = 5 is perpendicular to the line y = –3

[1]

(b) Write down the equations of two different lines that are parallel to the line y =4

y =3 y =3

y=2 y=2 [1]

(c) For the line y = 5 – 3x write down the gradient and the intercept with the y -axis.

Gradient = -3 gradient  -3

Y-Intercept = 5 y-intercept  5 [1]

(b) Calculate
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

3 x 11/6
33/6
11/2
5 1/2
[2]
5 1/2

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16 Yuri records the number of goals scored in one season by each of the players in two
football teams.
Here are the results for the 11 players in Team A.

24 17 42 31 45 28 36 10 23 17 19

(a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram for this information.

1 0779

2 348

3 16

4 25

Key : 1 | 0 means 10

[3]

(b) Yuri’s results for the players in Team B are summarised in the table.

Goals scored
Team A Team B
24 32
Median
42
Range 35

Complete the table for Team A.

[2]

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(c) Write down two comparisons between Team A and Team B.

Give your comparisons in context.

Team B has a higher Median than Team A by 8, as 32-24 = 8

1

2 Team B has a higher Range than Team A by 7, as 35-42 = 8

[2]

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17 Six students start to solve 50 – 2x = 28 in different ways.

For each student’s work, tick () to show if the statements are true or false.

50 – 2x = 28 50 – 2x = 28

so 2x = 28 – 50 so 50 = 28 + 2x

True False True False

50 – 2x = 28 50 – 2x = 28

so 2x = 28 + 50 so 25 – x = 14

True False True False

50 – 2x = 28 50 – 2x = 28

so 50 – 28 = 2x so –2x = 28 – 50

True False True False

[2]

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18 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle.

NOT TO
SCALE
(6x – 15)° (2x + 29)°

Work out the value of x .

6x - 15 = 2x + 29
6x - 2x = 29+15
4x = 44
x = 11

x  11 [3]

19 Here are three equations.

Work out the values of m, n and p.

80 x 72 = 5760
m
5760/ 5 = 1152
80 /5 = 16
1152/9 = 128
16 = 2^4
2^7
m=4
p=7
n

3^2 = 9 m 4

n 3
72 / 9 = 8
p 7 [3]
8 = 2^3

n=3

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1.161

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