Exams Questions Grade 5 Mathematics Third Term

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

TIME: 1 HOUR

CLASS: GRADE FIVE

NAME OF PUPIL____________________________________ DATE __________

1. The square of 9 is ___ (a)3 (b) 81 (c) 18
2. 6 x 2² x 6² is ___ in index form (a) 6² x 2² (b) 6³ x 2² (c) 2 x 6³
3. The fifth power of 2.5 is expressed as_____ (a)5² (b) 2.55 (c)52.5
4. a x a x a x b x b is expressed as (a) a²x b² (b) a²b² (c)a³b²
5. (3x +2y)- (x- 3y) is _______ (a)2x – 6y (b) 2x – 5y (c) 2x-5y
6. According to BODMAS (4b + 3) + (5 – 2b) the first step is to ________ (a) subtract (b) add (c) remove the bracket
7. The common factor of 3a²b and 6ab² is ___ (a) 2ab (b)3ab (c)3ab²
8. What is the LCM of 9b and 12b? (a) 12b (b) 36b (c) 18b
9. The cube root of 343 is ______ (a)7 (b)13 (c) 17
10. √25p²q² is _____ (a) 5p²q² (b)5pq (c) 5pq²
11. Simplify p/2 + 2p/3 (a)3p/5 (b) 7p/6 (c) 2p/6
12. __________ is used as an exchange for goods and services. (a) taxes (b) money (c) rates
13. The percentage of income tax is known as ______ (a)tax (b)rate (c) money
14. Find the number of #1 shares that will yield a dividend of #25 at 5%. (a)#200 shares (b)#500 shares (c) #300 shares
15. (⅔)³ is _______ (a) 4/9 (b)8/9 (c) 8/27
16. A cyclist travelled 4km in 20minutes. At what speed was he travelling? (a)4km/h (b)4/3 km/h (c)12km/h
17. 6m²n/8m (a) 2mn/4m (b) 3m²/4 (c) 3m²/4m
18. If p 7,q 5,r 3, find the value of p²+ q²- r².(a)55 (b)65 (c)74
19. 1½ ÷ 4/7 ÷ 1⅘ (a) 1 8/35 (b) 1 11/24 (c)1 1/24
20. 1 5/21 + 1 4/7 – ⅔ (a)2 5/21 (b)1 9/21 (c) 2 5/14

THEORY

1. Simplify the following

(a)³√512

(b) ³√0.027

(c) ³√3⅜

(d)³√27/64 – ³√8/27

(e)0.5³

2. simplify (a) (4b+ 3)+(5- 2b)

(b) (3x + 2y) – (x – 3y)

3. An aeroplane flies a distance of 400km in ¾h. At what speed does it travel?

b. Identify the labelled parts a, b, c.

c

a

b