New Curriculum First Term Mathematics examination for Primary 4

Class: Primary 4
Term: First Term
Subject: Mathematics
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark.

1. What number comes immediately after 999,999? (a) 1,000,001    (b) 1,000,000    (c) 999,998    (d) 999,990
2. Complete the sequence: 35, 42, 49, ________. (a) 56    (b) 63    (c) 55    (d) 54
3. How many seconds are there in 4 minutes? (a) 180    (b) 240    (c) 120    (d) 360
4. Convert 150 minutes to hours and minutes. (a) 1 hour 50 minutes    (b) 3 hours 10 minutes    (c) 2 hours 15 minutes    (d) 2 hours 30 minutes
5. What is the place value of 7 in 472,915? (a) 700    (b) 7,000    (c) 70,000    (d) 700,000
6. Which Roman numeral represents 90? (a) IC    (b) XC    (c) CX    (d) LXXXX
7. What is the least common multiple of 6 and 8? (a) 12    (b) 14    (c) 48    (d) 24
8. What is the highest common factor of 18 and 24? (a) 12    (b) 6    (c) 8    (d) 3
9. Which of these is a prime number? (a) 29    (b) 33    (c) 39    (d) 27
10. Which of these is a proper fraction? (a) 8/5    (b) 7/7    (c) 3/7    (d) 9/4
11. Change 11/4 to a mixed number. (a) 1 3/4    (b) 2 3/4    (c) 2 1/4    (d) 3 1/4
12. Which fraction is equivalent to 3/5? (a) 3/10    (b) 5/8    (c) 6/10    (d) 9/20
13. What is 3/4 expressed as a decimal? (a) 0.25    (b) 0.43    (c) 0.34    (d) 0.75
14. Find 4/9 + 2/9. (a) 2/3    (b) 6/18    (c) 2/9    (d) 8/9
15. What is 7/8 − 3/8? (a) 1/4    (b) 1/2    (c) 2/8    (d) 3/4
16. Add 3 1/2 and 2 1/4. (a) 5 1/2    (b) 5 1/4    (c) 6 1/4    (d) 5 3/4
17. What is 245,680 + 34,195? (a) 270,875    (b) 279,875    (c) 279,775    (d) 280,875
18. Subtract 48,759 from 90,000. (a) 49,241    (b) 41,341    (c) 41,241    (d) 42,241
19. Find 3.475 + 1.206. (a) 4.581    (b) 5.681    (c) 4.671    (d) 4.681
20. What is 8.500 − 2.785? (a) 5.615    (b) 5.715    (c) 6.715    (d) 5.725
21. Which number is 100 more than 685,420? (a) 685,520    (b) 686,420    (c) 685,430    (d) 684,520
22. Complete the pattern: 12, 24, 36, 48, ________. (a) 62    (b) 60    (c) 72    (d) 54
23. What is 3 hours 15 minutes in minutes? (a) 180 minutes    (b) 165 minutes    (c) 205 minutes    (d) 195 minutes
24. How many minutes are there in 2 hours 40 minutes? (a) 160    (b) 140    (c) 120    (d) 240
25. What is the value of 6 in 6,381,250? (a) 60,000    (b) 600,000    (c) 6,000    (d) 6,000,000
26. Write 74 in Roman numerals. (a) LXXVI    (b) LXIV    (c) LXXIV    (d) LXXXIV
27. What is the LCM of 4 and 9? (a) 36    (b) 72    (c) 13    (d) 18
28. Find the HCF of 30 and 45. (a) 5    (b) 10    (c) 15    (d) 30
29. Which number is composite? (a) 17    (b) 19    (c) 13    (d) 21
30. Which is an improper fraction? (a) 9/7    (b) 3/8    (c) 5/9    (d) 2/3
31. Change 17/5 to a mixed fraction. (a) 4 2/5    (b) 3 1/5    (c) 3 2/5    (d) 2 3/5
32. Which fraction is equivalent to 4/6? (a) 3/4    (b) 4/8    (c) 1/2    (d) 2/3
33. Express 1/4 as a decimal. (a) 0.25    (b) 0.4    (c) 0.5    (d) 0.75
34. Find 5/12 + 4/12. (a) 1/12    (b) 5/6    (c) 9/24    (d) 3/4
35. Subtract 2/10 from 7/10. (a) 3/10    (b) 1/2    (c) 9/10    (d) 2/5
36. What is 2 1/4 + 1 1/2? (a) 2 3/4    (b) 3 1/4    (c) 3 3/4    (d) 4 1/4
37. Add 346,785 and 52,409. (a) 399,194    (b) 398,194    (c) 399,184    (d) 400,194
38. Subtract 27,458 from 80,000. (a) 52,452    (b) 51,542    (c) 52,542    (d) 53,542
39. Calculate 6.205 + 2.438. (a) 8.643    (b) 8.633    (c) 8.543    (d) 9.643
40. Find 10.000 − 3.675. (a) 7.325    (b) 6.425    (c) 6.325    (d) 6.225

SECTION B: THEORY / PRACTICAL (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer Question 1 and any other TWO questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. Whole numbers and time
(a) Write 508,304 in words. (2 marks)
(b) Convert 3 hours 25 minutes to minutes and 420 seconds to minutes. (4 marks)
(c) Arrange 175,420; 157,240; 175,024; and 150,742 in ascending order, showing your method. (4 marks)

2. LCM and HCF
(a) What is a prime number? Give two examples. (2 marks)
(b) Find the LCM of 12 and 18 and show your working. (4 marks)
(c) Find the HCF of 24 and 36, showing the factors used. (4 marks)

3. Fractions
(a) State the difference between proper and improper fractions. (2 marks)
(b) Change 13/5 into a mixed number and 2 3/4 into an improper fraction. (4 marks)
(c) Calculate 3/4 + 1/8 and 2 1/2 − 1 1/4, showing working. (4 marks)

4. Decimals and operations
(a) Write 1/4 as a decimal and state its value. (2 marks)
(b) Work out 35,480 + 18,725 and 70,003 − 18,496. (4 marks)
(c) Find 5.625 + 2.309 and 9.800 − 4.275, showing working. (4 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (b) 1,000,000
Question 2 – ✅ (a) 56
Question 3 – ✅ (b) 240
Question 4 – ✅ (d) 2 hours 30 minutes
Question 5 – ✅ (c) 70,000
Question 6 – ✅ (b) XC
Question 7 – ✅ (d) 24
Question 8 – ✅ (b) 6
Question 9 – ✅ (a) 29
Question 10 – ✅ (c) 3/7
Question 11 – ✅ (b) 2 3/4
Question 12 – ✅ (c) 6/10
Question 13 – ✅ (d) 0.75
Question 14 – ✅ (a) 2/3
Question 15 – ✅ (b) 1/2
Question 16 – ✅ (d) 5 3/4
Question 17 – ✅ (b) 279,875
Question 18 – ✅ (c) 41,241
Question 19 – ✅ (d) 4.681
Question 20 – ✅ (b) 5.715
Question 21 – ✅ (a) 685,520
Question 22 – ✅ (b) 60
Question 23 – ✅ (d) 195 minutes
Question 24 – ✅ (a) 160
Question 25 – ✅ (d) 6,000,000
Question 26 – ✅ (c) LXXIV
Question 27 – ✅ (a) 36
Question 28 – ✅ (c) 15
Question 29 – ✅ (d) 21
Question 30 – ✅ (a) 9/7
Question 31 – ✅ (c) 3 2/5
Question 32 – ✅ (d) 2/3
Question 33 – ✅ (a) 0.25
Question 34 – ✅ (d) 3/4
Question 35 – ✅ (b) 1/2
Question 36 – ✅ (c) 3 3/4
Question 37 – ✅ (a) 399,194
Question 38 – ✅ (c) 52,542
Question 39 – ✅ (a) 8.643
Question 40 – ✅ (c) 6.325

Theory Marking Scheme
Question 1:
(a) Five hundred and eight thousand, three hundred and four. (2 marks)
(b) 3 h 25 min = 205 min; 420 s = 7 min. (4 marks)
(c) 150,742; 157,240; 175,024; 175,420. (4 marks)

Question 2:
(a) A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two positive factors; e.g. 2, 3. (2 marks)
(b) LCM(12,18) = 36. (4 marks)
(c) HCF(24,36) = 12. (4 marks)

Question 3:
(a) Proper numerator smaller than denominator; improper numerator at least denominator. (2 marks)
(b) 13/5 = 2 3/5; 2 3/4 = 11/4. (4 marks)
(c) 3/4 + 1/8 = 7/8; 2 1/2 − 1 1/4 = 1 1/4. (4 marks)

Question 4:
(a) 1/4 = 0.25. (2 marks)
(b) 35,480 + 18,725 = 54,205; 70,003 − 18,496 = 51,507. (4 marks)
(c) 5.625 + 2.309 = 7.934; 9.800 − 4.275 = 5.525. (4 marks)

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