DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum Management LEVELS

Educational Assessment Unit 7–8

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2016

FORM 2 MATHEMATICS TIME: 1h 30min

Main Paper

Total Non Global

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Main Calc
Mark

Mark

DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE

Name: _________________________________ Class: ________________

CALCULATORS ARE ALLOWED BUT ALL NECESSARY WORKING MUST BE SHOWN.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

1. (a) Complete the following table.

3 decimal places 2 decimal places

0.09724

(b) Write these numbers in order, largest first:

5.231, 5.4, 0.9999, 5.04

Ans: __________, __________, __________, __________.

(3 marks)

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2. (a) Factorise completely 12𝑚 − 36

Ans: _______________

(b) Solve:
(i) 7𝑎 − 3 = 3 + 6𝑎

Ans: a = ____________

(ii) 6(𝑐 − 4) = 18

Ans: c = ____________

(8 marks)

3. The rectangle ABCD has an area of 24 cm2. A E B

Find the area of triangle EDC. A

D C

Ans: _______________cm2

(2 marks)

4. Find the value of:

8.6 + 7.4
(a) √
4

Ans: _______________

(b) 490 ÷ 0.7 − (7)3

Ans: _______________

(4 marks)

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 Name: ______________________________ Class: ___________ LEVELS
7–8

5. (a) Write 264 as a product of prime factors.

Ans: _________________________

(b) List all the factors of 12.

Ans: _________________________

(4 marks)

6. The first 5 terms of a sequence are 𝑥, 74, 65, 56 and 47.

(a) What is the value of 𝑥?

Ans: _______________

(b) Write down the rule of this sequence in words.

Ans: _________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

7. Calculate the size of angles a, b and c, giving reasons for your answers.

°
a = __________

Reason:
_____________________________________________
c
°
b b = __________

Reason:
85° a 44° _____________________________________________

°
c = __________

Reason:
_____________________________________________

(6 marks)

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8. (a) Match the statements with the inequality.

(i) Medicine must be stored at a

temperature less than 25°C. 24 25 26

(ii) Applicants for the post of pilot

must be over 25 years. 24 25 26

(iii) Items in this shop cost €25 or

less. 24 25 26

(iv) The minimum pay of a factory

worker is €25 per day. 24 25 26

(b) The inequality below represents the range of temperatures from midnight to noon on
Monday.

–13°C ≤ Temperature < 12°C

(i) What was the minimum temperature?

Ans: _______________°C

(ii) On Tuesday, the minimum temperature recorded was 9°C more than that recorded
on Monday. Calculate the minimum temperature on Tuesday.

Ans: _______________°C

(6 marks)

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9. The diagram below shows a prism with a uniform cross section ABCD, where AB = 11 cm,
BC = 7 cm and CD = 15 cm.

(a) Calculate the area of the cross section ABCD.

A B

D C

Ans: _______________cm2

(b) The volume of the prism is 17108 cm3. Calculate the length of the prism.

Ans: _______________cm

(6 marks)

10. Last month, Andrew bought a box of clips for €5. The same box of clips now costs 𝑥 euro
more.

(a) Write down an expression for the new cost of:

(i) 1 box of clips

Ans: _______________

(ii) 6 boxes of clips

Ans: _______________

(b) Andrew buys 6 boxes of clips and pays with a €50 note. Write down a simplified
expression for the change.

Ans: _______________

(5 marks)

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11. (a) Use ruler and compasses only to construct rectangle PQRS where PQ = 10 cm and
PS = 7 cm. S R

P Q

(b) On your construction bisect angle QPS.

(7 marks)

12. Stefania is playing a game using a fair eight-sided dice. It is numbered 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 9

and 9.

Stefania throws the dice. Find the probability that

(a) the number is 9

Ans: _______________

(b) the number is 3

Ans: _______________

(c) the number is less than 5

Ans: _______________

(3 marks)

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13. (a) Complete the table below for 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 1.

x –2 –1 0 1 2

y –3 1

(b) Hence, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 1 below.

y

(c) From your graph find:

(i) the value of x where the line cuts the x-axis

Ans: x = ____________

(ii) the value of y where the line cuts the y-axis

Ans: y = ____________

(iii) the gradient of the line

Ans: _______________

(10 marks)

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14.
y

3
P
2
T
1

-4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 x
-1

-2

-3

-4

Use the above grid to:

(a) Rotate triangle T 90° clockwise about point P. Label it A.

(b) Reflect triangle T in the line 𝑦 = −1. Label it B.

−4
(c) Translate triangle T by the vector ( ). Label it C.
2

(d) Enlarge triangle T by a scale factor of 2, using the origin as the centre of enlargement.
Label it D.

(8 marks)

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