New Curriculum Third Term Mathematics examination for JSS 1

Class: JSS 1
Term: Third Term
Subject: General Mathematics
Time: 2 hours
Total Marks: 70

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

1. If x + 7 = 10, find x. (a) 10    (b) 4    (c) 7    (d) 3
2. If 3y = 12, find y. (a) 12    (b) 7    (c) 4    (d) 3
3. Simplify 4x + 3x when x = 2. (a) 7    (b) 14    (c) 11    (d) 10
4. Find the perimeter of a rectangle 4 cm long and 6 cm wide. Give your answer in cm. (a) 24    (b) 20    (c) 10    (d) 14
5. Calculate the area of a rectangle of length 4 cm and width 5 cm, in cm². (a) 20    (b) 18    (c) 9    (d) 25
6. Find the volume of a cuboid of dimensions 2 cm × 3 cm × 4 cm, in cm³. (a) 26    (b) 52    (c) 30    (d) 24
7. An angle measuring 90° is a ________. (a) acute angle    (b) obtuse angle    (c) right angle    (d) straight angle
8. If x + 4 = 9, find x. (a) 9    (b) 6    (c) 5    (d) 4
9. If 2y = 12, find y. (a) 12    (b) 6    (c) 8    (d) 2
10. Simplify 6x + 5x when x = 3. (a) 33    (b) 11    (c) 23    (d) 21
11. Find the perimeter of a rectangle 5 cm long and 7 cm wide. Give your answer in cm. (a) 35    (b) 12    (c) 17    (d) 24
12. Calculate the area of a rectangle of length 6 cm and width 8 cm, in cm². (a) 28    (b) 14    (c) 53    (d) 48
13. Find the volume of a cuboid of dimensions 3 cm × 4 cm × 5 cm, in cm³. (a) 47    (b) 94    (c) 60    (d) 66
14. The instrument used to measure an angle is a ________. (a) ruler    (b) protractor    (c) compass    (d) set square
15. If x + 6 = 14, find x. (a) 8    (b) 14    (c) 9    (d) 6
16. If 5y = 35, find y. (a) 7    (b) 35    (c) 12    (d) 5
17. Simplify 2x + 7x when x = 4. (a) 9    (b) 15    (c) 30    (d) 36
18. Find the perimeter of a rectangle 8 cm long and 3 cm wide. Give your answer in cm. (a) 24    (b) 11    (c) 22    (d) 19
19. Calculate the area of a rectangle of length 3 cm and width 9 cm, in cm². (a) 24    (b) 27    (c) 12    (d) 32
20. Find the volume of a cuboid of dimensions 2 cm × 5 cm × 6 cm, in cm³. (a) 52    (b) 60    (c) 104    (d) 66
21. A line dividing an angle into two equal parts is an angle ________. (a) bisector    (b) chord    (c) radius    (d) diagonal
22. If x + 9 = 21, find x. (a) 21    (b) 13    (c) 9    (d) 12
23. If 4y = 36, find y. (a) 36    (b) 13    (c) 9    (d) 4
24. Simplify 3x + 8x when x = 5. (a) 11    (b) 23    (c) 55    (d) 43
25. Find the perimeter of a rectangle 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. Give your answer in cm. (a) 36    (b) 26    (c) 13    (d) 22
26. Calculate the area of a rectangle of length 7 cm and width 5 cm, in cm². (a) 35    (b) 24    (c) 12    (d) 40
27. Find the volume of a cuboid of dimensions 4 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm, in cm³. (a) 40    (b) 80    (c) 54    (d) 48
28. Two lines meeting at a right angle are ________. (a) parallel    (b) curved    (c) concentric    (d) perpendicular
29. If x + 4 = 19, find x. (a) 19    (b) 16    (c) 15    (d) 4
30. If 6y = 48, find y. (a) 48    (b) 8    (c) 14    (d) 6
31. Simplify 5x + 4x when x = 6. (a) 54    (b) 9    (c) 34    (d) 29
32. Find the perimeter of a rectangle 6 cm long and 8 cm wide. Give your answer in cm. (a) 28    (b) 48    (c) 14    (d) 20
33. Calculate the area of a rectangle of length 10 cm and width 4 cm, in cm². (a) 28    (b) 14    (c) 45    (d) 40
34. Find the volume of a cuboid of dimensions 3 cm × 3 cm × 7 cm, in cm³. (a) 51    (b) 102    (c) 63    (d) 69
35. The middle observation in an ordered data set is the ________. (a) mean    (b) median    (c) mode    (d) range
36. Find the median of 4, 6, 8 and 10. (a) 6    (b) 7    (c) 8    (d) 9
37. Which of these is a method of collecting data? (a) Questionnaire    (b) Guessing without checking    (c) Inventing figures    (d) Changing recorded responses
38. A cylinder has ________ circular flat faces. (a) 1    (b) 3    (c) 4    (d) 2
39. Which figure is a plane shape? (a) cube    (b) cone    (c) triangle    (d) cylinder
40. In 5a + 2, the constant term is ________. (a) 5    (b) a    (c) 2    (d) 7

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

1. Simple equations
(a) Solve 3x + 4 = 19. (5 marks)
(b) Simplify 5y + 3y − 2y. (5 marks)

2. Plane shapes
(a) Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle 8 cm by 5 cm. (5 marks)
(b) Calculate its area. (5 marks)

3. Solids and construction
(a) Calculate the volume of a cuboid 4 cm × 3 cm × 6 cm. (4 marks)
(b) State two properties of a cube. (4 marks)
(c) Name the instrument used to bisect a line segment by construction. (2 marks)

4. Angles and data
(a) State the type of angle measuring 120°. (2 marks)
(b) Define median. (3 marks)
(c) Find the median of 3, 5, 9, 11 and 12. (5 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (d) 3
Question 2 – ✅ (c) 4
Question 3 – ✅ (b) 14
Question 4 – ✅ (b) 20
Question 5 – ✅ (a) 20
Question 6 – ✅ (d) 24
Question 7 – ✅ (c) right angle
Question 8 – ✅ (c) 5
Question 9 – ✅ (b) 6
Question 10 – ✅ (a) 33
Question 11 – ✅ (d) 24
Question 12 – ✅ (d) 48
Question 13 – ✅ (c) 60
Question 14 – ✅ (b) protractor
Question 15 – ✅ (a) 8
Question 16 – ✅ (a) 7
Question 17 – ✅ (d) 36
Question 18 – ✅ (c) 22
Question 19 – ✅ (b) 27
Question 20 – ✅ (b) 60
Question 21 – ✅ (a) bisector
Question 22 – ✅ (d) 12
Question 23 – ✅ (c) 9
Question 24 – ✅ (c) 55
Question 25 – ✅ (b) 26
Question 26 – ✅ (a) 35
Question 27 – ✅ (d) 48
Question 28 – ✅ (d) perpendicular
Question 29 – ✅ (c) 15
Question 30 – ✅ (b) 8
Question 31 – ✅ (a) 54
Question 32 – ✅ (a) 28
Question 33 – ✅ (d) 40
Question 34 – ✅ (c) 63
Question 35 – ✅ (b) median
Question 36 – ✅ (b) 7
Question 37 – ✅ (a) Questionnaire
Question 38 – ✅ (d) 2
Question 39 – ✅ (c) triangle
Question 40 – ✅ (c) 2

Theory Marking Scheme
Question 1: (a) x = 5. (5); (b) 6y. (5).
Question 2: (a) 26 cm. (5); (b) 40 cm². (5).
Question 3: (a) 72 cm³. (4); (b) Any two: six equal square faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices. (4); (c) Compass. (2).
Question 4: (a) Obtuse angle. (2); (b) Middle value of ordered observations. (3); (c) 9. (5).
Award method marks for correct steps; accept equivalent simplified answers.