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Common Entrance Examination Questions Primary 5 Second Term

Part A: Objective Questions

(Answer all questions. Select the correct option from a, b, c, or d.)

  1. If 4x – 14 = 42, what is the value of x?
    a. 14
    b. 18
    c. 7
    d. 20
  2. Calculate the mean of 10, 10, 20, 10, 10.
    a. 10
    b. 12
    c. 20
    d. 15
  3. The place value of 4 in the number 4,020 is ____.
    a. 40
    b. 4
    c. 400
    d. 4,000
  4. A triangle has a base of 7 cm and height of 12 cm. Calculate its area.
    a. 84 cm²
    b. 18 cm²
    c. 42 cm²
    d. 20 cm²
  5. Convert 7/8 to decimals.
    a. 0.875
    b. 0.825
    c. 0.375
    d. 0.925
  6. Find the range of the set of numbers 2, 6, 3, 8.
    a. 4
    b. 6
    c. 1
    d. 5
  7. Write in figures: CM.
    a. 1,100
    b. 1,050
    c. 900
    d. 950
  8. When a number is multiplied by 4, and 6 is added, the result is 50. What is the number?
    a. 21
    b. 11
    c. 44
    d. 54
  9. The average speed of a journey of 1,440 km was 80 km/h. How long did the journey take?
    a. 18 hrs
    b. 12 hrs
    c. 3 hrs
    d. 24 hrs
  10. Find the HCF of 9, 18, and 27.
    a. 3
    b. 6
    c. 9
    d. 27
  11. A man bought a bag of rice for ₦1,000 and sold it for ₦400. What was his percentage loss?
    a. 60%
    b. 40%
    c. 38%
    d. 80%
  12. A line that divides a circle into two equal parts is called ____.
    a. Parameter
    b. Diameter
    c. Chord
    d. Radius
  13. Two-thirds of a number is 20. What is the number?
    a. 60
    b. 30
    c. 40
    d. 10
  14. Write 3/20 as a percentage.
    a. 40%
    b. 15%
    c. 35%
    d. 520%
  15. Multiply 8 by 2/4.
    a. 16
    b. 14
    c. 4
    d. 18

 

Part B: Theory Questions

(Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. Show all necessary workings where applicable.)

  1. Solve for x: 5x – 15 = 45.
  2. A bag contains 20 marbles. If 8 of them are red, what is the probability of picking a red marble?
  3. A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 8 cm. Calculate its perimeter.
  4. The ages of four children are 8, 10, 12, and 14. Find the average age of the children.
  5. Simplify: 3/4 + 2/5.
  6. Convert 2.75 into a fraction.
  7. A school has 1,200 students, and three-quarters of them are boys. How many boys are in the school?
  8. A triangle has sides measuring 5 cm, 12 cm, and 13 cm. Determine whether it is a right-angled triangle.
  9. Write 0.08 as a percentage.
  10. A man shares ₦18,000 among his three children in the ratio 2:3:5. How much does the second child receive?
  11. Simplify: 8 squared minus 4 squared.
  12. Solve for y: y divided by 3 plus 5 equals 11.
  13. A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 7 m and a height of 10 m. Calculate its volume. Use 22 over 7 for pi.
  14. Write 36 as a product of its prime factors.
  15. A car travels 240 km in 4 hours. What is its average speed?
  16. A shopkeeper bought 50 oranges at ₦10 each and sold them for ₦15 each. Calculate his profit.
  17. Expand and simplify: 3 times (x + 4) + 2 times (x – 1).
  18. If a box contains 30 sweets and 6 are taken, what fraction of sweets is left?
  19. A farmer planted maize on two-fifths of his land. If the land is 25 hectares, how many hectares did he use for maize?
  20. If 2 times (x + 3) equals 16, find the value of x.

Part C: True or False Questions

(Write “True” or “False” for each question.)

  1. The square root of 81 is 9.
  2. A triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm is a right triangle.
  3. The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°.
  4. A rectangle has four equal sides.
  5. A circle has one line of symmetry.
  6. The product of any number and 0 is always 1.
  7. The mean of 5, 10, and 15 is 10.
  8. A prime number has only two factors, 1 and itself.
  9. The area of a square is length × breadth.
  10. A pentagon has six sides.
  11. The probability of getting a head when flipping a coin is 1/2.
  12. Multiplication is commutative.
  13. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding it.
  14. In geometry, the diameter of a circle is twice its radius.
  15. A cube has six faces.

Part D: Fill-in-the-Gaps Questions

(Fill in the blank spaces with the correct answers.)

  1. The perimeter of a square is calculated as ____ times the side length.
  2. A ____ is a three-dimensional shape with a circular base and one vertex.
  3. The HCF of 12 and 18 is ____.
  4. A ____ angle is exactly 90 degrees.
  5. The volume of a cube is given by ____.
  6. The smallest prime number is ____.
  7. The formula for the area of a triangle is ____ × height ÷ 2.
  8. There are ____ days in a leap year.
  9. A fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator is called an ____.
  10. The decimal form of 1/4 is ____.
  11. The mode of 4, 4, 5, 6, and 4 is ____.
  12. A triangle with three unequal sides is called a ____ triangle.
  13. The square of 7 is ____.
  14. The sum of angles in a quadrilateral is ____.
  15. The Roman numeral for 50 is ____
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