Examination on General Mathematics
Class: Primary 3
Term: Third Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

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

1. ________ is a unit used to measure the weight of very light objects. (a) Kilogram (b) Gram (c) Milligram
2. How many minutes are in 1 hour? (a) 30 minutes (b) 60 minutes (c) 120 minutes
3. A square has how many lines of symmetry? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. A triangle has ________ sides. (a) two (b) three (c) four
5. The number of days in a week is ________. (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7
6. Which of the following is used to represent data using pictures? (a) Bar chart (b) Pictogram (c) Line graph
7. If a bag of rice weighs 5 kg, and another weighs 3 kg, their total weight is ________. (a) 2 kg (b) 8 kg (c) 15 kg
8. A line that goes straight up and down is called a ________ line. (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) curved
9. Which of these is NOT a unit of time? (a) Second (b) Meter (c) Minute
10. All of these are ways to represent data except ________. (a) Pictogram (b) Table (c) Storybook
11. To convert grams to kilograms, you usually ________. (a) multiply by 1000 (b) divide by 1000 (c) add 1000
12. A shape that can be folded into two identical halves has ________. (a) no symmetry (b) symmetry (c) an angle
13. If a clock shows 3:30, it means it is half past ________. (a) two (b) three (c) four
14. The month that comes after June is ________. (a) May (b) July (c) August
15. Which of these shapes has all its sides equal? (a) Rectangle (b) Square (c) Triangle
16. The main reason for using a pictogram is to ________. (a) confuse people (b) represent data simply with pictures (c) write long stories
17. To find the mode in a list of numbers, you look for the number that ________. (a) appears only once (b) is the smallest (c) appears most often
18. An example of a heavy object is ________. (a) a feather (b) a car (c) a leaf
19. Which of these is not a type of line taught? (a) Vertical (b) Horizontal (c) Zigzag
20. A rectangle has ________ pairs of equal opposite sides. (a) one (b) two (c) three

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

1. (a) What unit of weight would you use to measure a school bag? (2 marks)
(b) Convert 2 minutes to seconds. (3 marks)
(c) Draw a square and show its lines of symmetry. (3 marks)
(d) Name two objects found in your classroom that are symmetrical. (2 marks)

2. (a) List the first three months of the year. (2 marks)
(b) Describe two properties of a rectangle. (3 marks)
(c) Draw a vertical line and a horizontal line. (3 marks)
(d) How many days are in the month of February in a common year? (2 marks)

3. (a) What is a pictogram? (2 marks)
(b) Given the following fruits collected by students: Apple, Orange, Banana, Apple, Orange, Apple. What is the mode of the fruits? (3 marks)
(c) A baker bought 10 kg of flour. He used 3 kg for bread. How much flour is left? (3 marks)
(d) If 1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g), convert 5000 g to kg. (2 marks)

4. (a) Read the time displayed on a clock if the hour hand is on 9 and the minute hand is on 6. (2 marks)
(b) How is a triangle different from a square in terms of its sides? (3 marks)
(c) Give two examples of light objects and two examples of heavy objects. (3 marks)
(d) Convert 120 seconds to minutes. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (c) Milligram
Question 2 – ✅ (b) 60 minutes
Question 3 – ✅ (c) 4
Question 4 – ✅ (b) three
Question 5 – ✅ (c) 7
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Pictogram
Question 7 – ✅ (b) 8 kg
Question 8 – ✅ (b) vertical
Question 9 – ✅ (b) Meter
Question 10 – ✅ (c) Storybook
Question 11 – ✅ (b) divide by 1000
Question 12 – ✅ (b) symmetry
Question 13 – ✅ (b) three
Question 14 – ✅ (b) July
Question 15 – ✅ (b) Square
Question 16 – ✅ (b) represent data simply with pictures
Question 17 – ✅ (c) appears most often
Question 18 – ✅ (b) a car
Question 19 – ✅ (c) Zigzag
Question 20 – ✅ (b) two