Examination on General Mathematics
Class: Primary 4
Term: First Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. ________ is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 375,201. (a) Thousands (b) Ten Thousands (c) Hundred Thousands (d) Millions
2. The Roman numeral for 40 is ________. (a) XL (b) LX (c) XC (d) CD
3. Which of the following numbers is greater than 850? (a) 849 (b) 799 (c) 851 (d) 800
4. All of these are multiples of 5 except ________. (a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 35
5. Convert the mixed number 3 1/4 to an improper fraction. (a) 7/4 (b) 13/4 (c) 12/4 (d) 4/13
6. Which of these is NOT a proper fraction? (a) 2/5 (b) 3/7 (c) 5/5 (d) 1/4
7. The lowest common multiple (LCM) of 4 and 6 is ________. (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 6
8. When 456 is divided by 3, the answer is ________. (a) 150 (b) 152 (c) 153 (d) 160
9. Which of the following represents three hundred thousand, five hundred and ten? (a) 300510 (b) 305100 (c) 350010 (d) 300051
10. The highest common factor (HCF) of 12 and 18 is ________. (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12
11. An example of a decimal fraction is ________. (a) 1/2 (b) 0.5 (c) 2 1/3 (d) 5%
12. Order the fractions 1/5, 3/5, 2/5 from lowest to highest. (a) 1/5, 2/5, 3/5 (b) 3/5, 2/5, 1/5 (c) 2/5, 1/5, 3/5 (d) 1/5, 3/5, 2/5
13. What is the sum of 12,345 and 6,789? (a) 19,134 (b) 18,134 (c) 19,034 (d) 18,034
14. The product of 25 and 15 is ________. (a) 350 (b) 375 (c) 400 (d) 425
15. Which of these is not a factor of 20? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
16. The correct step to find the square root of 36 using the factor method is to ________. (a) divide 36 by 2 and 3 (b) list all factors of 36 and find pairs (c) multiply 6 by 6 (d) divide 36 by itself
17. What is 0.75 + 0.25? (a) 1.00 (b) 0.90 (c) 0.80 (d) 1.10
18. When you divide 500 by 20, the result is ________. (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 50 (d) 100
19. Which of the following numbers when squared gives 81? (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
20. The main method to find the HCF of two large numbers is using the ________ method. (a) listing multiples (b) prime factors (c) addition (d) subtraction

SECTION B: THEORY (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer any THREE questions.

Question 1
(a) Write the number 78,905 in words. (2 marks)
(b) Count in bundles of 1,000 up to 10,000. (3 marks)
(c) What is the place value of the digit 4 in the number 456,789? (3 marks)
(d) Add 2,345 and 1,876. (2 marks)

Question 2
(a) Differentiate between a proper fraction and an improper fraction, giving one example for each. (2 marks)
(b) Convert 5 2/3 to an improper fraction. (3 marks)
(c) Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 24 and 36 using the prime factor method. (3 marks)
(d) Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12. (2 marks)

Question 3
(a) Write the Hindu-Arabic number for the Roman numeral CCXL. (2 marks)
(b) Arrange the following numbers in ascending order: 987, 789, 897, 978. (3 marks)
(c) Multiply 345 by 23. (3 marks)
(d) Share 48 oranges equally among 4 friends. How many oranges does each friend get? (2 marks)

Question 4
(a) Add 15.25 and 7.8. (2 marks)
(b) Subtract 3.45 from 10. (3 marks)
(c) Divide 720 by 30. (3 marks)
(d) Find the square root of 144. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Ten Thousands
Question 2 – ✅ (a) XL
Question 3 – ✅ (c) 851
Question 4 – ✅ (c) 28
Question 5 – ✅ (b) 13/4
Question 6 – ✅ (c) 5/5
Question 7 – ✅ (a) 12
Question 8 – ✅ (b) 152
Question 9 – ✅ (a) 300510
Question 10 – ✅ (b) 6
Question 11 – ✅ (b) 0.5
Question 12 – ✅ (a) 1/5, 2/5, 3/5
Question 13 – ✅ (a) 19,134
Question 14 – ✅ (b) 375
Question 15 – ✅ (d) 6
Question 16 – ✅ (b) list all factors of 36 and find pairs
Question 17 – ✅ (a) 1.00
Question 18 – ✅ (b) 25
Question 19 – ✅ (c) 9
Question 20 – ✅ (b) prime factors