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

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

1. ________ is the amount of surface covered by a flat shape. (a) Length (b) Area (c) Perimeter (d) Volume
2. Which of the following is a unit for measuring area? (a) Metre (b) Litre (c) Square kilometre (d) Kilogram
3. The formula for finding the area of a rectangle is Length × ________. (a) Height (b) Breadth (c) Side (d) Depth
4. All of these are units of capacity except ________. (a) Litre (b) Millilitre (c) Centilitre (d) Square metre
5. An example of an acute angle is ________. (a) 90 degrees (b) 120 degrees (c) 45 degrees (d) 180 degrees
6. Which of these is NOT a property of a square? (a) All sides are equal (b) All angles are right angles (c) Opposite sides are parallel (d) Opposite sides are of different lengths
7. The main reason for drawing lines of symmetry on a shape is to show where it can be folded into ________. (a) Unequal parts (b) Symmetrical halves (c) Many triangles (d) Different colours
8. The correct step in calculating the area of a square with side 5cm is ________. (a) 5 + 5 (b) 5 × 2 (c) 5 × 5 (d) 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
9. Which of these is not a three-dimensional shape? (a) Cube (b) Cuboid (c) Cylinder (d) Rectangle
10. A classroom floor is usually measured in ________. (a) cm² (b) m² (c) km² (d) ml
11. If a jug contains 2.5 litres of water, and another contains 1.5 litres, their total capacity is ________. (a) 3.0 litres (b) 3.5 litres (c) 4.0 litres (d) 4.5 litres
12. A shape that has only one line of symmetry is a ________. (a) Square (b) Rectangle (c) Isosceles triangle (d) Circle
13. The direction to your right when facing North is ________. (a) South (b) East (c) West (d) North-East
14. A die used in games is an example of a ________. (a) Cuboid (b) Cylinder (c) Cube (d) Sphere
15. Pictograms use ________ to represent data. (a) Bars (b) Numbers (c) Pictures (d) Lines
16. A horizontal line is a line that runs from ________. (a) Top to bottom (b) Left to right (c) Corner to corner (d) Upwards
17. If 3 litres of juice are shared equally among 5 children, each child gets ________. (a) 0.5 litres (b) 0.6 litres (c) 1.5 litres (d) 6 litres
18. A bar graph uses ________ to show data. (a) Images (b) Rectangular bars (c) Circles (d) Triangles
19. How many faces does a cube have? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
20. A football field’s area is best measured in ________. (a) Square metres (b) Centilitres (c) Millilitres (d) Square centimetres

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

Question 1
(a) Define area and state two units used to measure it. (2 marks)
(b) A rectangular farmland is 25 metres long and 10 metres wide. Calculate its area. (3 marks)
(c) Name two plane shapes that have lines of symmetry. (3 marks)
(d) What is an obtuse angle? (2 marks)

Question 2
(a) Explain the meaning of capacity. (2 marks)
(b) A water tank has a capacity of 50 litres. If 12.5 litres are used, how much water is left? (3 marks)
(c) Draw a horizontal line and a vertical line. (3 marks)
(d) State two properties of a cuboid. (2 marks)

Question 3
(a) Draw and label the four cardinal points. (2 marks)
(b) A square garden has a side length of 8 metres. Find its area. (3 marks)
(c) If a bottle contains 750 ml of liquid, how many millilitres will 4 such bottles contain? (3 marks)
(d) What is the mode in a bar graph? (2 marks)

Question 4
(a) What is a pictogram? (2 marks)
(b) Identify two uses of a cylinder in your environment. (3 marks)
(c) Collect the following data on favourite colours of 10 students: Red, Blue, Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Green, Blue, Red. Create a simple frequency table for this data. (3 marks)
(d) State two properties of a rectangle. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Area
Question 2 – ✅ (c) Square kilometre
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Breadth
Question 4 – ✅ (d) Square metre
Question 5 – ✅ (c) 45 degrees
Question 6 – ✅ (d) Opposite sides are of different lengths
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Symmetrical halves
Question 8 – ✅ (c) 5 × 5
Question 9 – ✅ (d) Rectangle
Question 10 – ✅ (b) m²
Question 11 – ✅ (c) 4.0 litres
Question 12 – ✅ (c) Isosceles triangle
Question 13 – ✅ (b) East
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Cube
Question 15 – ✅ (c) Pictures
Question 16 – ✅ (b) Left to right
Question 17 – ✅ (b) 0.6 litres
Question 18 – ✅ (b) Rectangular bars
Question 19 – ✅ (b) 6
Question 20 – ✅ (a) Square metres