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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
Department of Curriculum Management
Educational Assessment Unit
National Sports School Entrance Examination 2016
FORM 2
MATHEMATICS
Non Calculator Paper
Name___________________________________
TIME: 20 minutes
Index Number___________
Directions
On the following pages are multiple-choice questions.
For all questions:
 Read each question carefully and underline the correct answer.
Only one of the answers provided is correct.
 Calculators, protractors and other mathematical instruments are not allowed.
 Answer all the 20 questions.
 Each question carries 1 mark
1)
Choose the decimal that is equal to
(A) 0.17
(B) 0.068
17
.
25
(C) 0.68
(D) 0.017
(E) 17.25
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2)
A number that comes between 3.202 and 3.22 is
(A) 3.112
(B) 3.023
(C) 3.223
(D) 3.319
(E) 3.219
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3)
The value of −13 + 9 is:
(A) −4
(B) 4
(C) 22
(D) 117
(E) 0
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4)
Given that the area of a parallelogram is 24 cm2 and its height is 6 cm, then the base is:
(A) 18 cm
(B) 2 cm
(C) 30 cm
(D) 8 cm
(E) 4 cm
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5)
Expand: 2(3x + 5)
(A) 6x + 10
(B) 6x + 5
(C) 5x + 7
(D) 6x + 7
(E) 5x + 10
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6)
Factorise completely:
4x + 12y
(A) 2(2x + 6y)
(B) 4(x +12y)
(C) 3(x + 9y)
(D) 2(x + 6y)
(E) 4(x + 3y)
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7)
The value of:
(A) 35
5 + 2 × (6 – 1)
(B) 16
(C) 15
(D) 41
(E) 12
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8)
The marked angle is approximately equal to:
(A) 135
(B) 45
(C) 315
(D) 265
(E) 225
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9)
Evaluate:
(A)
3
5
4
×
(B)
15
4
9
7
14
(C)
1
(D)
2
7
(E)
45
12
40
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10)
As a product of prime factors, 540 is equal to:
2
3
3
(A) 2 ×3 ×5
2
(B) 2 ×3 ×5
2
(C) 2 ×3×5
2
2
3
(D) 2 ×3×5
(E) 2×3×5
2
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11)
AB and CD are straight lines. The angle marked a is equal to:
C
32
A
a
x
x
B
D
(A) 32
(B) 64
(C) 116
(D) 82
(E) 90
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12)
The full capacity of a car fuel tank is 60 litres. How much fuel is shown on the fuel gauge?
F
E
(A) 23 l
(B) 28 l
(C) 20 l
(D) 17 l
(E) 60 l
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13)
Which of the following shapes does not tessellate?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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14)
The seating capacity of a football stadium is 20 000. At a match, 20% of the seats remain empty. If
10% of the spectators are female, how many of the spectators are female?
(A) 14 400
(B) 18 000
(C) 14 000
(D) 90
(E) 1 600
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15)
Which is the best estimate of the perimeter of this triangle?
2.5 m
(A) 8 m
(B)13 m
(C) 30 m
(D) 17 m
(E) 20 m
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16)
Look at this sequence: −4 , −3.2 , −2.4 , −1.6, _____, _____, …
The 6th term of the sequence is:
(A) −0.8
(B) 0
(C) 0.8
(D) 4
(E) 1.6
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17)
Which of the following is not a property of a rectangle?
(A) Order of rotational symmetry is 4
(B) 2 lines of reflective symmetry
(C) Opposite sides are parallel
(D) All angles are right angles
(E) Adjacent sides are not equal
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18)
15 is the mean of the five numbers 6 , 12 , 8 , 29 and x.
x is equal to:
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 20
(E) 25
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19)
A number from 1 to 42 is selected at random. The probability that this number is a multiple of 5 is:
(A)
1
2
(B)
5
42
(C)
1
5
(D)
37
42
(E)
4
21
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20)
The image of
(A)
after a 90 clockwise rotation about × is:
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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