Class: Primary 1
Term: Third Term
Subject: Mathematics
Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (70 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

Money is used mainly to ________. (a) Buy goods and services (b) Measure the length of wood (c) Tell the time
Which Nigerian currency symbol is correct? (a) £ (b) $ (c) ₦
Which amount is smaller? (a) 20k (b) 5k (c) 10k
How many 5k coins make 10k? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
What is 5k + 5k? (a) 15k (b) 20k (c) 10k
What is 10k + 10k? (a) 20k (b) 25k (c) 15k
Add: 20k + 5k = ________. (a) 20k (b) 25k (c) 15k
If you pay 10k for something costing 6k, your change is ________. (a) 3k (b) 5k (c) 4k
A quarter of 20k is ________. (a) 4k (b) 5k (c) 10k
Half of 10k is ________. (a) 4k (b) 2k (c) 5k
Length tells us ________. (a) How hot it is (b) How long something is (c) How heavy it is
Which instrument measures length? (a) Ruler (b) Scale (c) Clock
Which of these is a non-standard unit for length? (a) Centimetre (b) Metre (c) Handspan
A standard unit for measuring length is ________. (a) Centimetre (b) Footstep (c) Handspan
Which object is usually longest? (a) Eraser (b) Classroom broom (c) Pencil sharpener
To measure a desk using handspans, we count the ________. (a) Number of books on it (b) Colours on its surface (c) Handspans along its length
Time tells us ________. (a) When something happens (b) How heavy it is (c) What shape it has
Which instrument tells time? (a) Ruler (b) Weighing scale (c) Clock
The day after Monday is ________. (a) Friday (b) Tuesday (c) Sunday
Weight tells us how ________ something is. (a) Bright (b) Long (c) Heavy
Which is generally heavier? (a) A pencil (b) A bag of rice (c) A leaf
A weighing scale is used to measure ________. (a) Length (b) Time (c) Weight
Which object has the shape of a cube? (a) Dice (b) Tin can (c) Ball
Which object is shaped like a sphere? (a) Tin can (b) Football (c) Matchbox
An object commonly shaped like a cylinder is a ________. (a) Tin can (b) Dice (c) Football
A rectangular carton is shaped like a ________. (a) Sphere (b) Cylinder (c) Cuboid
Which shape has four equal sides? (a) Square (b) Rectangle (c) Circle
Which of these has no straight sides? (a) Square (b) Circle (c) Rectangle
The flat face of a coin is usually a ________. (a) Circle (b) Triangle (c) Square
To find the number of boys in a class, we need to ________. (a) Measure their pencils (b) Count the boys (c) Weigh their bags
A list of pupils’ ages is an example of ________. (a) A time unit (b) A weighing tool (c) Collected data
A tally mark helps us to ________. (a) Measure length (b) Record a count (c) Tell the time
Three tally marks show ________. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
A class chart has 4 apples and 2 oranges. Which fruit is more? (a) Oranges (b) Apples (c) Both are equal
A class chart shows 3 red balls and 5 blue balls. How many balls are there altogether? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 7

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (a) Buy goods and services
Question 2 – ✅ (c) ₦
Question 3 – ✅ (b) 5k
Question 4 – ✅ (a) 2
Question 5 – ✅ (c) 10k
Question 6 – ✅ (a) 20k
Question 7 – ✅ (b) 25k
Question 8 – ✅ (c) 4k
Question 9 – ✅ (b) 5k
Question 10 – ✅ (c) 5k
Question 11 – ✅ (b) How long something is
Question 12 – ✅ (a) Ruler
Question 13 – ✅ (c) Handspan
Question 14 – ✅ (a) Centimetre
Question 15 – ✅ (b) Classroom broom
Question 16 – ✅ (c) Handspans along its length
Question 17 – ✅ (a) When something happens
Question 18 – ✅ (c) Clock
Question 19 – ✅ (b) Tuesday
Question 20 – ✅ (c) Heavy
Question 21 – ✅ (b) A bag of rice
Question 22 – ✅ (c) Weight
Question 23 – ✅ (a) Dice
Question 24 – ✅ (b) Football
Question 25 – ✅ (a) Tin can
Question 26 – ✅ (c) Cuboid
Question 27 – ✅ (a) Square
Question 28 – ✅ (b) Circle
Question 29 – ✅ (a) Circle
Question 30 – ✅ (b) Count the boys
Question 31 – ✅ (c) Collected data
Question 32 – ✅ (b) Record a count
Question 33 – ✅ (a) 3
Question 34 – ✅ (b) Apples
Question 35 – ✅ (a) 8

New Curriculum Third Term Mathematics examination for Primary 1

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