1st Term Examination MATHEMATICS 16 Basic 5

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1st Term Examination

MATHEMATICS
Basic 5

Name: ______________________


SECTION A: OBJECTIVES

1. How many digits has a billion?

  • (A) 4
  • (B) 6
  • (C) 9
  • (D) 10

2. Express 40,684,674 in words:

  • (A) Four billion, six hundred and eighty-four thousand and four
  • (B) Forty million, six hundred and eighty-four thousand, six hundred and seventy-four
  • (C) Forty million and seventy-four
  • (D) Forty million, six hundred and eighty-four thousand, six hundred and forty-seven

3. Write in figures three billion and thirty:

  • (A) 3000030
  • (B) 300003
  • (C) 30000000030
  • (D) 3000000030

4. What is the place value of 7 in 27,284,536?

  • (A) Seventeen
  • (B) Seven million
  • (C) Seven thousand
  • (D) Seven hundred

5. 9 stands for _________ in the number 28.239:

  • (A) 9 thousandth
  • (B) 9 units
  • (C) 9 hundredth
  • (D) 9 millionth

6. Arrange these fractions in descending order of size: 3/8, 5/8, 1/8, 7/8:

  • (A) 3/8, 1/8, 5/8, 7/8
  • (B) 7/8, 1/8, 3/8, 5/8
  • (C) 7/5, 5/8, 3/8, 1/8
  • (D) 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, 7/8

7. A businesswoman sleeps 8 hours a day. What fraction of the day is she awake?

  • (A) 2/5
  • (B) 1/3
  • (C) 3/4
  • (D) 2/3

8. Arrange these in ascending order: 1.9, 0.21, 2.1, 0.05, and 0.0091:

  • (A) 0.05, 0.0091, 0.21, 1.9
  • (B) 0.0091, 0.05, 0.21, 1.9, 2.1
  • (C) 2.1, 1.9, 0.21, 0.05, 0.0091
  • (D) None of the above

9. Find the least common multiple of 3, 8, and 10:

  • (A) 130
  • (B) 140
  • (C) 120
  • (D) 150

10. Add up the H.C.F. of 9, 12, and 18 to its LCM:

  • (A) 150
  • (B) 33
  • (C) 36
  • (D) 39

11. Demography studies all these except ________:

  • (A) Births
  • (B) Deaths
  • (C) Incidence of disease
  • (D) None of the above

12. The population of Ikeja was 543,629 in 1970. More births were recorded in the town, and the population increased to 580,424 in 1972. How many children were born between 1970 and 1972?

  • (A) 12,009
  • (B) 36,792
  • (C) 38,722
  • (D) 1,124,050

13. Kunle, Seyi, and Mary can tidy up their classroom in 12 hours. How many hours will it take 4 other children, working at the same rate, to do the same?

  • (A) 3 hours
  • (B) 15 hours
  • (C) 9 hours
  • (D) 25 hours

14. Seven erasers cost N98. Find the cost of ten erasers:

  • (A) N100
  • (B) N110
  • (C) N125
  • (D) N140

15. Add 2.6 + 0.068 + 1.59:

  • (A) 0.253
  • (B) 3.1258
  • (C) 4.258
  • (D) 3.258

16. Simplify 3/4 + 4/5:

  • (A) 7/7
  • (B) 7/20
  • (C) 111/20
  • (D) 16

17. Multiply 3.2 by 1.6:

  • (A) 512
  • (B) 51.2
  • (C) 5.12
  • (D) 4.82

18. Increase N4000 by 5%:

  • (A) N3800
  • (B) N4200
  • (C) N5000
  • (D) N200

19. There were 90 children in a class. If 18 of them were absent, what percentage of the class was absent?

  • (A) 30%
  • (B) 45%
  • (C) 20%
  • (D) 19%

20. The value of 2 x 3 x 52 is:

  • (A) 900
  • (B) 150
  • (C) 312
  • (D) 450

SECTION B: THEORY

Answer any four questions.

  1. Simplify these. Write your answers in figures and words:
    • (a) 1,000,698,300
    • (b) 5,162,345,906
    • (c) + 960,589,340
    • (d) – 2,203,520,105


  2. Arrange these fractions in order of size, starting with the smallest:
    • (i) 1/3, 4/3, 9/30
    • (ii) 5/6, 1/4, 7/12
    • (iii) 9/10, 7/10, 5/10
  3. Arrange these in descending order:
    • (iv) 0.15, 0.051, 0.1, and 0.5
    • (v) 0.8, 1, 0.419, 0.91, and 0.14
  4. In a Sunday service of a church, there were:
    • 1,576 men
    • 1,805 women
    • 764 boys
    • 992 girls

    (a) What is the total population of the Sunday worshippers of the church?
    (b) What is the population of adults?
    (c) Find the population of males.
    (d) What is the population of children?
    (e) Find the population of females.

  5. Two families, Akpan and Emeka, with 8 and 7 members respectively, are to share a bag of rice which weighs 45kg in ratio of the number of people in their families.
    • (a) Which family gets more?
    • (b) Which family gets less?
    • (c) How many kilograms does Akpan’s family get?
    • (d) By how many kilograms is Akpan’s family share more than Emeka?
    • (e) What is Emeka’s family share in grams?
  6. Simplify the following:
    • (a) 152 – 42
    • (b) 27.18 – 14.03 + 10.78
    • (c) 11/4 – 1/4
    • (d) 500 – (16 x 19)