Examination on General Mathematics
Class: Primary 6
Term: Third Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

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

1. ________ is the amount of space an object occupies. (a) Capacity (b) Volume (c) Area (d) Density
2. Which of these is not a 3-dimensional shape? (a) Cone (b) Cylinder (c) Rectangle (d) Sphere
3. The instrument used to measure angles is called a ________. (a) Ruler (b) Protractor (c) Compass (d) Metre rule
4. Which of the following is NOT a unit of capacity? (a) Millilitre (b) Litre (c) Kilogram (d) Centilitre
5. The formula for the volume of a cuboid is ________. (a) πr²h (b) 4/3πr³ (c) l × b × h (d) d/t
6. The main reason for using a scale drawing is to represent ________. (a) Only small objects (b) Only large objects (c) Objects accurately (d) Distances inaccurately
7. All of these are types of angles except ________. (a) Acute (b) Obtuse (c) Right (d) Curved
8. Which of the following polygons has five sides? (a) Quadrilateral (b) Triangle (c) Pentagon (d) Hexagon
9. ________ is the rate at which an object moves over a distance. (a) Time (b) Distance (c) Speed (d) Acceleration
10. The middle value in a set of data arranged in order is called the ________. (a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) Average
11. Which of these properties does not belong to a square? (a) All sides are equal (b) All angles are 90 degrees (c) Diagonals bisect each other (d) Only two sides are equal
12. The correct step to convert 5000 millilitres to litres is to ________. (a) Multiply by 1000 (b) Divide by 1000 (c) Add 1000 (d) Subtract 1000
13. An angle that measures exactly 90 degrees is called a ________. (a) Acute angle (b) Obtuse angle (c) Right angle (d) Straight angle
14. Which of the following is an example of a 3-dimensional figure? (a) Triangle (b) Circle (c) Cone (d) Rectangle
15. All of these are measures of central tendency except ________. (a) Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Range
16. Which of these is NOT a property of a right-angled triangle? (a) It has one angle of 90 degrees (b) The sum of its angles is 180 degrees (c) All sides are equal (d) It can be isosceles
17. The main reason for collecting and organizing data is to ________. (a) Hide information (b) Make it difficult to understand (c) Make it easy to understand (d) Confuse people
18. ________ refers to the number of people living in a particular area. (a) Census (b) Population (c) Survey (d) Data
19. A drawing that uses pictures to represent data is called a ________. (a) Bar graph (b) Line graph (c) Pictogram (d) Tally chart
20. The unit for measuring height and distance in large scales is often the ________. (a) Centimetre (b) Millimetre (c) Kilometre (d) Metre

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

1. (a) Define Capacity. (2 marks)
(b) Calculate the volume of a cuboid with length 10 cm, width 5 cm, and height 2 cm. (3 marks)
(c) List three properties of an isosceles triangle. (3 marks)
(d) Convert 3.5 litres to millilitres. (2 marks)

2. (a) What is the formula for calculating speed? (2 marks)
(b) Identify and describe two types of angles. (3 marks)
(c) If a car travels 180 km in 3 hours, calculate its average speed. (3 marks)
(d) State one usefulness of a pictogram. (2 marks)

3. (a) Define ‘Mean’ in data presentation. (2 marks)
(b) List three properties of a circle. (3 marks)
(c) Find the mode of the following set of numbers: 5, 7, 8, 5, 9, 5, 10. (3 marks)
(d) Name two 3-dimensional figures. (2 marks)

4. (a) What is the standard unit for measuring height? (2 marks)
(b) Explain what scale drawing means. (3 marks)
(c) A map has a scale of 1:1000. If the distance between two points on the map is 5 cm, what is the actual distance in metres? (3 marks)
(d) Write the formula for the volume of a cylinder. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Volume
Question 2 – ✅ (c) Rectangle
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Protractor
Question 4 – ✅ (c) Kilogram
Question 5 – ✅ (c) l × b × h
Question 6 – ✅ (c) Objects accurately
Question 7 – ✅ (d) Curved
Question 8 – ✅ (c) Pentagon
Question 9 – ✅ (c) Speed
Question 10 – ✅ (c) Median
Question 11 – ✅ (d) Only two sides are equal
Question 12 – ✅ (b) Divide by 1000
Question 13 – ✅ (c) Right angle
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Cone
Question 15 – ✅ (d) Range
Question 16 – ✅ (c) All sides are equal
Question 17 – ✅ (c) Make it easy to understand
Question 18 – ✅ (b) Population
Question 19 – ✅ (c) Pictogram
Question 20 – ✅ (c) Kilometre