Mock Exam 2021 – 2022

Math CP
Paper II Name:_____________
S.6 Mathematics Compulsory Part
Class: ________( )

Mock Examination
Paper II

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

Total mark: 45 marks

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Question Paper and insert the information required in the
spaces provided.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the words
‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the
Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must mark the
answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will
receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

4  3n + 9n
1. If n is a positive integer, then =
3n+ 2

A. 5 .
13
B. .
9
4+n
C. .
2
4 + 3n
D. .
9

2
2. −1 =
x +1

1
A. .
x +1
x −1
B. .
x +1
1− x
C. .
x +1
3− x
D. .
x +1

3. If a(b + c) − d (b − c) = 0 , then c =

a (b − d )
A. .
d +b
b( d − a )
B. .
a+d
b( d + a )
C. .
a−d
d ( a − b)
D. .
b+a
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4. If ( x + 2)( x + A) − 4  x2 + B , then A =

A. −8 .
B. −4 .
C. −2 .
D. 0 .

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5. If f ( x) = x + where x  0 , then f ( x) − f ( ) =
x x

A. 0 .
B. 2x .
2
C. − .
x
1
D. 2( x − ) .
x

6. It is given that when a polynomial P(x) is divided by x + 1 , the remainder is 3, and P(x) is divisible
by x − 2 . Find the remainder when P(x) is divided by x2 − x − 2 .

A. x−2
B. x+2
C. −x − 2
D. −x + 2

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7. The number of boys and number of girls in a tutorial centre were in the ratio of 3 : 2 last year. If the
number of boys increased by 14% this year while that of girls decreased by 18%, find the percentage
change in the total number of students in the tutorial centre.

A. −5.2%
B. −1.2%
C. +1.2%
D. + 6%

8. Find the largest integer which satisfies the inequality (x + 3)(8 – x)  18 .

A. 6
B. 3
C. −1
D. −3

9. The figure shows the floor plan of a basketball court and a covered playground with a scale of
1 : 280.

3 cm

Basketball
10 cm
court Covered
playground

5.5 cm 7.5 cm

Find the sum of actual areas of the basketball court and the covered playground.

A. 8.428 m2
B. 107.5 m2
C. 301 m2
D. 842.8 m2

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10. Which of the following statements about the graph of y = −( x − 3) 2 + 7 is true?

A. The graph opens upwards.

B. The coordinates of the vertex of the graph are (3, 7).
C. The x-intercepts of the graph are 3 and 7.
D. The y-intercepts of the graph are 7.

11. It is given that c varies directly as a2 and inversely as b. If a decreases by 60% and b increases by
60%, then c

A. decreases by 90% .
B. decreases by 30% .
C. remains unchanged .
D. increases by 90% .

12. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 4 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1) th pattern is
formed by adding 3 dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the 8th pattern.

A. 22
B. 25
C. 28
D. 31

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13. The costs of tea of brand X and tea of brand Y are $20/kg and $12/kg respectively. If a kg of tea of
brand X and b kg of tea of brand Y are mixed so that the cost of the mixture is $18/kg, find a : b.

A. 1:3
B. 3:1
C. 3:5
D. 5:3

14. By measurement, the base radius and height of a cylinder are 6.00 cm and 3.65 cm respectively, correct
to 3 significant figures. If the actual curved surface area of the cylinder is s cm2 , find the range of
values of s.

A. 42.84  s  44.77
B. 42.84  s  44.77
C. 43.703 55  s  43.896 55
D. 43.703 55  s  43.896 55

15. In the figure, ABDF and ACEG are straight lines. It is given that BC // DE // FG and CE = EG . If
the area of ABC is 16 cm2 and the area of quadrilateral BDEC is 20 cm2, then the area of quadrilateral
DFGE is

A. 24 cm2.
B. 28 cm2.
C. 36 cm2.
D. 44 cm2.

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16. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. BC is produced to G such that CDG = 19. E is a point lying on
AD such that AE = CG. F is the point of intersection of BD and EG. If BFG = 108, then BEG =

E D
A
A. 53.
B. 69. F

C. 73.
B G
D. 89. C

17. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. M is the mid-point of BC and AC intersects MD at N.

Area of NCD : Area of ABMN =

A. 1:2
B. 1:3
C. 2:3
D. 2:5

18. If an interior angle of a regular polygon is 9 times an exterior angle of the polygon, which of the
following is/are true?
I. Each interior angle of the polygon is 160°.
II. The number of folds of rotational symmetry of the polygon is 20.
III. The number of diagonals of the polygon is 10.

A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only

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19. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCD. If BCD = 87 and OAB = 56, then AOD =

D
A. 106.
B. 118. A

C. 161. O

D. 174.
B

20. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. If BC = BD, AD // BC and ACB = 26, then ACD =

D
A. 26. A

B. 32. C
C. 51.
B
D. 64.

21. In the figure, CD =

r sin 
A. .
sin  sin 

r sin b
B. .
cosa sin g

r sin a sin b
C. .
sin g

r cos a sin b
D. .
sin g

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22. The rectangular coordinates of the point P are ( 2 3 , –2). If P is rotated clockwise about the origin

through 90, then the polar coordinates of its image are

A. (2, 210).
B. (2, 240).
C. (4, 210).
D. (4, 240).

23. In the figure, DEF is an obtuse-angled triangle, DE = DF and M is the mid-point of EF. Which of
the following must be true?
I. The centroid of DEF lies on DM.
II. The incentre of DEF lies on DM.
III. The circumcentre of DEF lies on DM.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

24. If the straight line L1 passes through (−4, − 5) and is perpendicular to the straight line
L2 : x + 2 y − 4 = 0 , find the equation of L1 .

A. x − 2y + 3 = 0
B. x + 2y + 3 = 0
C. 2x − y + 3 = 0
D. 2x + y + 3 = 0

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25. In the figure, the two straight lines L1 : ax + by + 1 = 0 and L2 : px + qy + 1 = 0 intersect at a point on
the negative x-axis. Which of the following must be true?
I. b0
II. q0
III. a = p

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

26. If P is a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that the distance between P and the
point (–7, 2) is equal to 8, then the locus of P is a

A. circle.
B. square.
C. parabola.
D. triangle.

27. The centre and radius of C1 are (1, 7) and 6 respectively. The centre and radius of C2 are (7, –1) and
4 respectively. Which of the following may represent the relative positions of C1 and C2?

A. B.
C1
C1
C2
C2

C. D.
C1
C1

C2 C2

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28. A box contains 8 cards numbered 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively. Two cards are drawn randomly
from the box without replacement. Find the probability that the product of the cards drawn is an even
number.

5
A.
14
25
B.
64
25
C.
28
55
D.
64

29. The mean height of 40 students in a class is 150 cm. There are 24 girls and 16 boys in the class. If
the mean height of the boys is 153 cm, then the mean height of the girls is

A. 146 cm.
B. 148 cm.
C. 150 cm.
D. 156 cm.

30. In the figure, BX and BY are the box-and-whisker diagrams for the distributions X and Y respectively.
Let 1, q1 and r1 be the mean, the inter-quartile range and the range of X respectively while 2, q2 and
r2 be the mean, the inter-quartile range and the range of Y respectively. Which of the following must
be true?
I. 1 > 2
BX
II. q1 > q2
III. r1 > r2 BY

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
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Section B
31. 10100100010012 =

A. 212 + 210 + 137 .

B. 212 + 210 + 273 .
C. 213 + 211 + 137 .
D. 213 + 211 + 273 .

32. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of three expressions are ab2 and 4a 4b5c6 respectively. If the first
expression and the second expression are 2a2b4c and 4a 4b2c6 respectively, then the third
expression is

A. ab2 .
B. ab5 .
C. 2ab2c .
D. 2ab5c .

bx
33. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log4 y . If y = , then b =
a

1
A. 3
.
16
1
B. .
8

C. 3
16 .

D. 8.

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log8 y = x + 1
34. If  , then log 2 y =
3(log8 y ) 2
= 2 x + 3

1
A. or 8 .
2
4
B. − or 0 .
3
1
C. − or 1 .
3
D. −1 or 3 .

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35. Let k be a real number. If 2k + is a purely imaginary number, then k =
3 + 2i

A. −6.5.
B. −3.
C. 0.
D. 3.

36. Consider the following system of inequalities:

3  x  9

2 x − 3 y − 3  0
x + 2 y + 1  0


Let R be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. If (x, y) is a
point lying in R, then the greatest value of −3x + y + 31 is

A. 9.
B. .
C. 23.
D. 29.

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37. The sum of the first term and the 2nd term of a geometric sequence is 132 while the sum of the 2nd
term and the 3rd term of the sequence is 660. The sum of the 3rd term and the 4th term of the sequence
is

A. 2750.
B. 3300.
C. 13 750.
D. 16 500.

38. Let a, b and c be positive integers. If ac = b2 , which of the following must be an arithmetic
sequence/arithmetic sequences?
I. log(3a), log(3b), log(3c)
II. log3a , log3b , log3c
III. loga3 , logb3 , logc3

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

39. It is given that the straight line L: x + 2y + c = 0 and the circle S: x2 + (y – 1)2 = 5 have no intersections.
Find the range of values of c.

A. c  −7 or c  3
B. −7  c  3
C. c  −3 or c  7
D. −3  c  7

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40. The figure shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH . If the angle between the triangle ACE and the plane
ABCD is  , then tan  =

A. 2 .
3
B. .
2
5
C. .
2
12
D. .
5

41. In the figure, O is the centre of circle ABC. PAQ is the tangent to the circle at A. BOCQ is a straight
line and BA = AQ .
I. OC = CQ
II. AC = CQ
III. BAQ = ACQ

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

42. A queue is formed by 6 adults and 3 children. If every child is between two adults, how many different
queues can be formed?

A. 43 200
B. 86 400
C. 151 200
D. 332 640

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43. There are 8 men and 6 women in a room. Three people are chosen at random from the room. Find
the probability that at most one woman is chosen.

2
A.
13
3
B.
13
8
C.
13
11
D.
13

44. The frequency curves show the distributions of two sets of data A and B. The two distributions are
both symmetrical. Which of the following is/are true?
I. Standard deviation of A > standard deviation of B
II. Range of A < range of B
III. Mean of A > mean of B
Frequency

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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45. It is given that T (n) is the nth term of a geometric sequence with first term a and common ratio r,
where a  0 and 0  r  1 . Let x1 , y1 and z1 be the mean, the range and the variance of the
group of numbers {T (1), T (2), T (3),..., T (49)} respectively while x2 , y2 and z2 be the mean,
the range and the variance of the group of numbers {T (51), T (52), T (53),..., T (99)} respectively.
Which of the following must be true?

I. x1  x2

II. y1  y2

III. r100 z1 = z2

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

End of Paper

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