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TEST CODE 04234011

FORM SEA/2009 MARCH 2009

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

SECONDARY ENTRANCE ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICS

75minutes

PRIMARY
SCHOOL: _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __
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CENTRE NUMBER: _ _ _ _ __ _

I READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test is divided into THREE sections.

2. Make sure that you understand the directions before you start to work on any section.

3. Write ALL your answers in this test booklet. Show ALL your working in the working column.

4. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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Directions for the Mathematics Test

You are NOT allowed to use calculators.

This test has THREE sections with a total of 46 test items.

SECTION I has 20 items (Nos. 1 to 20) .

SECTION II has 20 items (Nos. 21 to 40).

SECTION III has 6 items (Nos. 41 to 46).

You have 75 minutes for this test.

Answer ALL questions.

Read EACH question CAREFULLY before answering it.

Show ALL working in the column provided.

Marks will be given for correct steps taken.

Work carefully but do NOT spend too much time on any one question.

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SECTION I

Answer ALL questions. Each question is worth 1 mark.

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1. Which digit in the numeral 71 463
represents TENS?

Answer 1.

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2. Write the numeral for the number one

million two hundred and three
thousand and four.

Answer 2.

3. Calculate:

568 x 15

Answer 3.

4. Calculate:

2.4 0.8

Answer 4.

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5. Carla scored 60 marks out of 75 on a
Mathematics test.

Express Carla's score as a percentage.

Answer 5.

6. Circle the LARGEST decimal fraction in . .. ., ... .. -· - ...

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the set below.

0.43 , 0.6' 0.079

6.

7. Each number in t he pattern below is

formed by removing 1 digit from the
number above it.

57 896

5 786

576

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Fill in the box to complete the pattern.
7.

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8. What FRACTION of the entire shape
below is shaded?

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9. How many centimetres LONGER is

John's pencil than Jeff's pencil?

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John's pencil
cI > Jeff's pencil

Answer _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ cm 9.

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10. The length of the cuboid below is 10 cm.
The area of the shaded face is 25 cm 2 •

Calculate the volume of the cu boid.

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Answer _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ cm 3 10.

11. The costs of a football and a cricket ball

are shown below.

Football

Cricket ball

$199.00 $72.50

How much MORE does the football cost

than the cricket ball?

Answer $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ 11.

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12. Kyle started a test at 9:45 a.m. and
finished at 11:30 a.m. How long did he
take to complete the test?

Answer _ _ _ hrs _ _ _ _ mins 12.

13. The large cube below is built with small

1 cm 3 blocks.

What is the volume of the cube?

Answer _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ cm 3 13.

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14. A piece of paper in the shape of a circle
has a diameter of 28 cm. The paper is
folded equally 2 times to form the shape
below.
a

·D
What is the length of the side a?

Answer _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ cm 14.

15. The scale below is balanced. EACH

orange weighs exactly 120 g.

What is the weight of the pineapple?

Answer _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ g 15.

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16. The diagram below shows a circle with
centre 0.

Identify the line of symmetry shown in

the circle.

Answer - - - - - - - -- - - - 16.

17. A solid with a square base is shown

below.

3cm

How many edges measure 3 cm?

Answer ~--~--------~ 17.

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18. What is the size of the LARGER angle
formed between the hands on the
clockface shown below?

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Answer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ degrees 18.

19. The pictograph below shows the number

of houses on three streets in a village.

Streets Number of Houses

First

Second

Third
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A=5 houses
Calculate the TOTAL number of houses
on the three streets.

Answer -~~~l>~------~ 19.

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20. The pie chart below represents the types
of books that Jim reads in a month.

Fiction
90°
Comics
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If Jim reads 12 comic books, how many

books does he read ALTOGETHER?

20.

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SECTION II

Answer ALL questions. Each question is worth either 2 or 3 marks.

Show ALL working in the Working Column.

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21. Mr Chin's supermarket has 15 rows of
canned peas. Each row has 25 cans.

Calculate the TOTAL number of cans of

peas in the supermarket.

Answer _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ cans - - - - . ·-··. . . .. . . . . . '21: ..

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(2 marks)

22. Four fractions are given below.

1 1 5 5
3' 4' 6' 12

Which THREE of these fractions when

added result in a whole number?

Answer _ _ __ 22.
(2 marks)

23. A class is building 6 model houses with - - - . .. . .. ... .. ..... .

lollipop sticks. Each house requires 879
lollipop sticks. Lollipop sticks are sold
in packs of 100. How many packs of
sticks are needed to build these houses?

Answer - - - - - - - -- - - - 23.
(2 marks)

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24. A class has 40 students. If 16 students
are boys, what PERCENTAGE of the
class is girls?

Answer 24.
(2 marks)

25. The diagram below shows two routes

that Moe can walk to get from school to - - •• - - ~ ·~ - r.. ....... - •- •- •• - - _.,, - -·
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2
2 3 km {)Home
_ Route~

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35 km

How much LONGER is Route B than

Route A?

Answer km 25.
(3 marks)

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26. Mary has $40.00. One half ( ~) of Mary's
money is equal to ; of Susie's money.

(a) How much money does Susie have?

Answer $
(2 marks)
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(b) How much is ]__ of Mary's money?
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Answer $ 26.
(1 mark)
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27. In a town of 3 000 people, 40% a r e .

childr en.

70% of the children are boys , how m a ny

girls are there in the town?

Answer 27.
(3 marks)

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28. A library has 1 200 books. Of these,
4
are magazines and ; are story books.
The remainder are text books.

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(a) How many magazines are there in
the library?

Answer • '• • • ' ' ' • o ' • ' " • ,_ ' I • • "'•
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(1 mark)

(b) How many text books are there in

the library?

Answer 28.
(2 marks)

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29. At a party 20 children each drank

250 millilitres (ml) of lemonade. How
many LITRES of lemonade did they
drink ALTOGETHER?

Answer litres 29.

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30. SALE: Buy 1 pair of shoes and get 50%
off the second pair.

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I $200 :1----1

Jenny bought 2 pairs of the shoes shown

above at the sale. How much did she pay
in all for BOTH pairs?

Answer $ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ 30.
(2 marks)

31. A book has 60 pages. Michael reads 3

pages in 2 minutes. How long will it take
him to finish the book?

Answer _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ 31.
(2 marks)

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28. A library has 1 200 books. Of these, !

are magazines and ; are story books.
The remainder are text books.

(a) How many magazines are there in

the library?

Answer _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __
(1 mark)

(b) How many text books are there in

the library?

Answer - -- - - -- - - - 28.
(2 marks)

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29. At a party 20 children each drank

250 millilitres (ml) of lemonade. How
many LITRES of le monade did they
drink ALTOGETHER?

Answer _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ litres 29.

(2 marks)

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30. SALE: Buy 1 pair of shoes and get 50%
off the second pair.

Jenny bought 2 pairs of the shoes shown

above at the sale. How much did she pay
in all for BOTH pairs?

Answer $ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ 30.
(2 marks)

31. A book has 60 pa ges. Michael reads 3

pages in 2 minutes. How long will it take
him to finish the book?

Answer _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ 31.
(2 marks)

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32. The diagram below shows the cost of
three stuffed toys.

$45.00 $40.00 $30.00

POOH BEAR TIGGER PIGLET
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Grandma has $200. She buys stuffed

toys for her grandchildren.

(a) How much does Grandma pay for

2 Tiggers and 1 Pooh Bear?

Answer $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(1 mark)

(b) How m a ny Piglets can she

purchase with the REMAINING
money?

Answer - - - -- - - - - 32.
(2 marks)

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33. A square and a rectangle are shown
below. The perimeter of the square is
twice the perimeter of the rectangle.

8cm
Square
I Rectangle 14cm

(a) Calculate the perimeter of the

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square.

Answer cm
(2 marks)

(b) Calculate the length of ONE side

of the square.

Answer cm 33.
(1 mark)

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34. The total mass of mangoes and oranges
in a bag is 2 kg. Each orange has a mass
of 50 g and each mango has a mass of
200 g. The bag contains 6 mangoes.

(a) Calculate the TOTAL mass of the

mangoes.

Answer g
(1 mark)

(b) Calculate the number of oranges

in the bag.

Answer 34.
(2 marks)

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35. In Mr Jerry's yard there is a pool with a
lawn around it. The yard is 9 metres long
and 8 metres wide as shown below.

9m
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Lawn

(a) Calculate the area of the entire

yard.

Answer _ _ __ _ _ _ _ m 2
(1 mark)

(b) The area of the pool is ~ of the

area of the yard . Calculate the
area of the lawn.

Answer _ __ _ _ _ _ _ m 2 35.
(2 marks)

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36. The grid below is made up of 1 cm
squares. Draw an isosceles triangle with
a HEIGHT of 4 cm on the grid.

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(2 marks)

37. Study the pattern below.

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1 2 3 4 5 6

(a) Which movement transforms

EACH shape to the next?

Answer
(1 mark)

(b) Complete the shape that should

appear in Position 6 .
(1 mark)
37.

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38. The flag below was moved from Position
A to Position B in the direction of the
arrow.

A
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B~
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(a) What FRACTION of a complete

turn was made?

Answer
(1 mark)

(b) Through how many degrees was - .

the flag turned?

Answer
(1 mark)

(c) The flag is moved 180° from

Position B, draw its NEW position
on the diagram above.
(1 mark)
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39. The diagram below shows a paper toy in
the shape of a cube. The base is a square.

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(a) How many faces does the paper toy

have?

Answer
(1 mark)

(b) Draw the net of the paper toy.

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(2 marks)
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40. The table below shows Pat's scores on
four of her class tests.

Subject Scores

Social Studies 77

Art 74

Science 81

Maths 78

English
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Her average score on all five tests is 80.
How much did she score in English?

Answer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 40.
(2 marks)

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Answer ALL questions. Each question is worth 5 marks.

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41. (a) Street lights along a straight road
are 20 m apart . What is the
distance between the first street
light and the tenth street light?

Answer _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __
(2 marks)

(b) A gardener decides to plant palm

trees 10 m apart around a
rectangular park. The park is
100 m long and 60 m wide . The
diagram below shows where h e
digs the first and last holes for the
first and last palm trees.

First
hole
100m

60m

lOOm
Last
hole

How many palm trees does he

plant ALTOGETHER?

Answer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 41.
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42. The diagram below shows the number
of points awarded for striking the colours
on a dartboard .

~..::-~~\--Blue (10 points)

_ ~ \ Green (20 points)
1
~---+---+--Red (30 points)

(a) Tommy threw darts and struck

green twice and red once. What
was his TOTAL score?

Answer _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __
(2 marks)

(b) Harry scored 100 points by

striking each colour at least once.
Complete the score sheet below to
show how he scored the 100 points.

Number
Colour of times Score

Blue

Green

Red 2 60

Total 100 points

42.
(3 marks)

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43. Ken and Rob each use six equilateral
triangles to make the two shapes below.
The triangles have sides which are 7 cm
long.
7cm
00 Ken
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Rob
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(a) What is the perimeter of Ken's

shape?

Answer
(2 marks)

(b) How much longer is the perimeter

of Rob's shape than Ken 's shape?

Answer cm 43 .
(3 marks)

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44. Mr John bought the television set shown
below.

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25% OFF

~Original price
0 0 0 v $2000

(a) Calculate the discount in dollars.

Answer $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
(1 mark)

(b) What was the selling price of the

television set AFTER the discount
was given?

Answer $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(1 mark)

(c) After the discount was given, Mr

John paid VAT at 15%. How much
VAT was paid?

Answer $
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(2 marks)

(d) What was the FINAL price of the

television set?

Answer $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 44.
(1 mark)

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45. The di agram below shows a triangular
prism.

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(a) How many faces of the prism are:

(i) triangular?

Answer
(1 mark)

(ii) rectangular?

Answer
(1 mark)

{b) How many edges have a length of

45 cm?

Answer _ _ __ __ _ __
(1 mark)

(c) The volume of the prism is 90 cm3 .

It is cut into identical prisms each
of volume 10 cm 3 .

What is the length of EACH of the

smaller prisms?

Answer _ _ _ __ _ _ _ cm3 45.

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46. The bar graph below shows the ages of
four cousins.
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(a) What is the mean age of the four

children, in years?

Answer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ years
(2 marks)

(b) Both Lauren and Roshan were

born in May In May 2006 Lauren
was six years old. In what year
was Roshan born?

46.
(3 marks)

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