Mastering Mathematics: Comprehensive Basic 5 First Term Exam Questions

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1st TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS: Basic 5
SUBJECT: Mathematics

SECTION A: Objective Questions

1. Change 1/8 to a decimal.
   a. 0.8
   b. 0.18
   c. 0.125
   d. 0.145
2. Find the L.C.M of 12, 14, and 15.
   a. 180
   b. 420
3. Simplify 18/20.
   a. 90
   b. 20
   c. 15
   d. 80
4. Increase 120 by 4%.
   a. 4.8
   b. 124.8
   c. 314.2
   d. 12.48
5. Decrease 160 minutes by 10%.
   a. 14 minutes
   b. 16 minutes
   c. 144 minutes
   d. 140 minutes
6. There are 50 pupils in a certain school; the number of girls is 35. What is the number of boys?
   a. 15
   b. 35
   c. 85
   d. 45
7. The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2. If there are 35 pupils in the class, how many are boys?
   a. 15
   b. 21
   c. 24
8. Find the L.C.M of 12, 14, and 24.
   a. 24
   b. 12
   c. 48
9. The full meaning of L.C.M is Least Common Measure.
   a. True
   b. False
10. 1,010,020 is written as:
    a. One million and thousand and twenty
    b. One million, ten thousand and twenty
    c. One million, one thousand and twenty
11. What is 20% of 300?
    a. 60
    b. 6
    c. 600
    d. 30
12. Find the difference between 567 and 324.
    a. 233
    b. 243
    c. 253
    d. 223
13. Multiply 25 by 4.
    a. 50
    b. 75
    c. 100
    d. 125
14. A book costs 750 Naira, and a pen costs 150 Naira. How much will 4 books and 2 pens cost?
    a. 3,150 Naira
    b. 3,000 Naira
    c. 3,300 Naira
    d. 2,700 Naira
15. Subtract 346 from 765.
    a. 429
    b. 421
    c. 419
    d. 439
16. If 5 notebooks cost 2,000 Naira, how much does 1 notebook cost?
    a. 400 Naira
    b. 500 Naira
    c. 300 Naira
    d. 250 Naira
17. What is the place value of 7 in 7,831?
    a. 7,000
    b. 700
    c. 70
    d. 7
18. Add 456 and 789.
    a. 1,245
    b. 1,335
    c. 1,245
    d. 1,255
19. Find the product of 12 and 15.
    a. 150
    b. 160
    c. 180
    d. 170
20. Divide 144 by 12.
    a. 11
    b. 12
    c. 13
    d. 14
21. Simplify 45/9.
    a. 4
    b. 5
    c. 6
    d. 7
22. What is the sum of the first five prime numbers?
    a. 28
    b. 18
    c. 26
    d. 24
23. Which of these numbers is a multiple of 6?
    a. 16
    b. 24
    c. 35
    d. 55
24. Round off 678 to the nearest hundred.
    a. 600
    b. 670
    c. 680
    d. 700
25. A father is 45 years old, and his son is 15 years old. What is the ratio of the father’s age to the son’s age?
    a. 2:1
    b. 3:1
    c. 4:1
    d. 5:1
26. Subtract 15 from 100.
    a. 75
    b. 85
    c. 90
    d. 95
27. If 6 pencils cost 360 Naira, how much does each pencil cost?
    a. 50 Naira
    b. 60 Naira
    c. 70 Naira
    d. 80 Naira
28. What is 50% of 80?
    a. 30
    b. 40
    c. 50
    d. 60
29. Find the sum of 234, 345, and 123.
    a. 602
    b. 702
    c. 802
    d. 902
30. Simplify 2/5 + 3/10.
    a. 4/5
    b. 5/10
    c. 1
    d. 7/10

SECTION B: Theory Questions

1. a. The cost of a bag is 5,600 Naira. What is the cost of five similar bags?

   b. What is the fifth multiple of 7?

2. a. Find the product of 6 and the LCM of 10 and 12.

   b. Arrange these fractions in ascending order: 1/2, 3/4, 9/24, 5/8.

3. a. The populations of cities A and B are 20,000 and 50,000, respectively. Express the population of city A as a ratio of the population of city B.

   b. Gbenga earns 200 Naira a month. What is his annual earning?