Mathematics Questions and Answers - Class 6 End of Term 2 Exams Set 1

MATHEMATICS
STD 6
END TERM 2

1. Write 6047503 in words
   1. Six hundred and four million seven thousand five hundred and three
   2. Six million four hundred and seventy five thousand and three
   3. Six million forty seven thousand five thousand and three
   4. Sixty million forty seven thousands five hundred and three
2. What is the place value of digit 7 in the number 7896534 
   1. ten thousands 
   2. thousands
   3. millions
   4. hundred thousands
3. What is the total value of digit 6 in 47.3256 
   1. 0.0006
   2. 6
   3. 0.006
   4. 0.6
4. What is of 30
   1. 150
   2. 5
   3. 305/6
   4.  25
5. What is the next number in the series below 100, 81, 64,
   1. 4
   2. 49
   3. 56
   4. 36
6. Work out
   3 ⁴/₅ X 1 ⁶/₃
   1. 2 4/5
   2. 20 2/15
   3. 20 4/5
   4. 15 4/15
7. Solve the equation
   6x + 3 = 15
   1. 2 
   2. 3.
   3. 4
   4. 18
8. What is the measure of angle y in the diagram below
   
   
   1. 10
   2. 80
   3. 160
   4. 20
9. Kerubo had 30kg of sugar. She put the into packets weighing / kg each. How packets did she fill
   1. 40
   2. 22,
   3. 23
   4. 90
10. Round off 5.3827 to one decimal place
    1. 5.30
    2. 5.38
    3. 5.4
    4. 6.4
11. Work out
    8.75 ÷ 0.25=
    1. 0.035
    2. 0.035
    3. 35
    4. 3.5
12. Find the area of the triangle below
    
    
    1. 20cm²
    2. 30cm²
    3. 40cm²
    4. 48cm²
13. What is the least number that can be divided by 12,18 and 24 without a reminder
    1. 66
    2. 72
    3. 78
    4. 6
14. In Gucho primary 70% of the pupils are girls. If 270 pupils are boys, how many pupils are there is that school
    1. 18
    2. 81
    3. 900
    4. 630
15. The volume of a cuboid is 576cm³. What is its height if the length is 12cm and the width is 8cm
    1. 60cm
    2. 1.6cm
    3. 16cm
    4. 6cm
16. What is the mass of three packets containing 24 ¹/₃kg, 10 ¹/₂kg and 15 ¹/₄ kg of rice
    1. 50 ¹/₂
    2. 49 ¹/₁₂
    3. 34 ⁵/₆
    4. 1 ¹/₁₂kg 
17. Work out the square of 25
    1. 225
    2. 625
    3. 50
    4. 5
18. The area of a square room is 900m².What is its perimeter?
    1. 930
    2. 60m
    3. 120m
    4. 30m
19. Simplify
    5(3x - 2y) + 3(2x + 4y)
    1. 10x - 22y
    2. 21x-2y
    3. 10x + 22y
    4. 21x + 2y
20. Use the symbols =, <or > to complete the statement below
    600___500 + 102_ √4
    1. none
    2. > 
    3. <
    4. =
21. Express 2000cm² in m²
    1. 0.02m²
    2. 200m²
    3. 2m²
    4. 0.2m²
22. Karonjo's peace of land is in the shape of a square whose side measures 2 ¹/₄m what is its perimeter
    1. 4m
    2. 81m 
    3. 9m
    4. ⁸¹/₁₆cm
23. Express 0.84 as percentage
    1. 84
    2. 8.4
    3. 84%
    4. ⁸⁴/₁₀₀
24. 60% of a number is 360 what is 90% of the same number
    1. 540
    2. 1000
    3. 180
    4. 216
25. Add 869 + 7 +94684 and give your answer to the nearest thousands 
    1. 96000
    2. 95000
    3. 96560
    4. 95560
26. The diagram below represents an equilateral triangle what is the measure of angle W
    
    
    1. 90
    2. 120
    3. 30
    4. 60
27. What is the value of
    km       m       cm
      6      280      35
    x                     8
    _____________
    1. 50km 242m 280cm
    2. 48km 242m 80cm 
    3. 50km 242m 80cm
    4. 50km 224m 80cm
28. Which one of the following geometric instruments can be used to measure an angle
    1. protractor
    2. ruler
    3. set square
    4. pair of compass
29. Korir bought the following items from a shop
    2kg of sugar @sh 100
    2 loaves of bread @sh 50
    1kg of salt @sh 30
    5kg of rice @sh 100 per kg
    What balance did he get. If he paid with sh 1000 note
    1. Sh 720
    2. Sh 170 
    3. Sh 830
    4. Sh 1830
30. In class six there are 30 pupils. Each pupil was given a 2dl packet of milk. How many litres of milk was this
    1. 120L
    2. 60L
    3. 6L
    4. 30L 
31. Mumo earns Kshs 1200 per a day. If he saves 20% of this, how much money does he spend
    1. Sh 960 
    2. Sh 1440
    3. Sh 240
    4. Sh 1200
32. Mwangi left Mombasa at 2340hrs. It took him 1hr 20 minutes to arrive at Sultan Hamud. At what time did he arrive at Sultan Hamud?
    1. 1.00p.m
    2. 2420hrs
    3. 2500hrs
    4. 0100hr
33. Name the point of intersection in the figure below
    
    1. F and E
    2. A and C
    3. H and E
    4. F and C
34. The area of the rectangle below is 180cm? Find its perimeter
    
    1. 27cm
    2. 12cm
    3. 165cm
    4. 54cm
35. What is the complimentary angle of 72°
    1. 180°
    2. 18°
    3. 108°
    4. 90°
36. A wheel has a radius of 21 cm makes 100 revolutions. What distance did it cover in metres
    1. 132m
    2. 1320m
    3. 13.2m
    4. 13200m
37. Ombuga travelled from Nairobi to Busina distance of 480km in 6 hours. What was his average speed in km/h
    1. 80km/h .
    2. 486km/h
    3. 2880km/h
    4. 474km/h 
38. What is the sum of the vertices, faces and edges of a open cuboid
    1. 26
    2. 25
    3. 20
    4. 21 
39. What is the area of the unshaded part in the figure below
    
    1. 90cm²
    2. 6m²
    3. 84cm²
    4. 96cm²
40. Otara bought a cow at sh 77500 and solit to Ombui at sh 85,000 what profit did he make
    1. Sh 8500
    2. Sh 7500
    3. Sh 85000
    4. Sh 162500
41. Okongo bought a goat for sh 1200 and sold it at sh 1400. Calculate his percentage profit
    1. 11%
    2. 13 ¹/₂%
    3. 14 ²/₇%
    4. 16 ²/₃%
42. Arrange the following in ascending order
    ³/₈ , ¹/₆, ³/₄, ²/₃
    1. ³/₄ ,³/₈ ,²/₃ ,¹/₆ 
    2.  ¹/₆,³/₄ ,²/₃ ,³/₈ 
    3.  ³/₄,²/₃ , ³/₈ ,¹/₆
    4.  ³/₄,²/₃ , ³/₈ ,¹/₆
43. Solve the equation for y
    1/3 y=27
    1. 9
    2. 27 
    3. 81
    4. 3
44. Complete the magic square below and find the value of x and y respectively 
    

    1	10		3
    8	x	5	6
    	4	6	y
    8	5		4

    
               x, y
    1. 7, 3
    2. 3,6
    3. 6,1
    4. 1,7
45. What is
    7 5/13 ÷  3 9/13=
    1. .9
    2. .5
    3. ¹/₂
    4. 2
46. A book weighs 250g, Musa loaded 173 parcels each containing 40 such books into his lorry. Find the mass in kilograms of the books loaded at the lorry
    1. 1730kg
    2. 9.2kg
    3. 1730000kg
    4. 173kg
47. How many litres are there in 24 litres
    1. 12L
    2. 96L
    3. 48L
    4. 6L
48. Work out
    Litres    decilitres
       5           6
    + 1           7          
    ______________
    1. 7L 3dl
    2. 6L 3dl
    3. 6L 13dl
    4. 7L 3dl
49. Work out
    0.036 + 0.002
    1. 81
    2. 18
    3. 36
    4. 2
50. The bar graph below shows the amount of rainfall recorded at a weather station in the first six months of a certain year.
    
    What was the difference between rainfall in may and February?
    1. 40mm
    2. 120mm 
    3. 65mm
    4. 50mm

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