Mathematics - Primary 5 - Exams

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS

CLASS: GRADE 5 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

Name: ______________________________________________________

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Instruction: choose the appropriate option to answer each of the following questions

1. Convert 3500g to kg (a) 35kg (b) 3.5kg (c) 0.35 kg (d) 0.90kg

2. An article is sold for N70 and the loss is N10.75. find the cost price of the article (a) N10.75 (b) N40.70 (c) N51.45 (d) N 67.85

3. An article cost N24 and is sold for N What is the profit percent? (a) 25% (b) 30% (c) 10% (d) 35%

6. If the exchange rate for $1 to naira is 120, how much is $10? (a) N12 (b) N120 (c) N1200

7. 625 x 360 (a) 11.5 (b) 115 (c) 1150 (d) 1600

8. Find the simple interest on N100 at 4% per annum for 3 years (a) N15 (b) N12 (c) N10 (d) N 30

9. A trader is paid a commission at the rate of 5% on the goods he sells. If he sells goods worth N What is his commission? (a) N30 (b) N37.5 (c) N16 (d) N 75

10. What is the perimeter of the above shape? (a.) 10m (b.) 10cm (c.) 14cm

11. 30² =

a. 30 b. 60 c. 90 d. 900

12. Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 21cm

(a) 21cm (b) 30cm (c) 132cm (d) 192cm

13. Find the area of the triangle (a.) 18cm² (b.) 9cm² (c.) 5cm² (d.) 7.8cm²

14. What is the volume of a cuboid of length 12cm, breath 10cm and height 3cm? (a) 30cm² (b) 360cm³ (c) 400cm² (d) 850cm³

15. Convert 6 litres to ml (a) 4750ml (b) 600ml (c) 4500ml (d) 7800ml

16. Arrange in ascending order

½ kg, 550g, 0.450kg, 575g (a) 550g, 0.450kg, 575g, ½ kg (b) ½ kg, 0.450kg, 550g, 575g (c) 0.450kg, ½ kg, 550g, 575g (d) 550g, 575g, ½kg, 0.450kg

17. What is the value of √121 x √64?

a. 11 b. 8 c. 88 d. 3

18. Find the difference between 9.247kg and 6.498kg (a) 27.49kg (b) 2.749kg (c) 274.9kg (d) 0.2749kg

20. Find the simple interest on N112 at 6% per annum for 2 years (a) N12 (b) N30 (c) N15 (d) N 89

21. Find the volume of a cuboid whose length is 9cm, breadth is 8cm and height = 5cm

a. 40cm² b. 72cm³ c. 360cm² d. 360cm³

22. If the diameter of a circle is 14cm, find the circumference.

a. 88cm b. 44cm c. 154cm d. 176cm

23. The marked price of a wrist watch is N 2,500. A discount of 5% is allowed on it. What is the discount?

a. N250 b. N 150 c. N 125 c. N 196

24. For selling cement worth N42,000, a trader is allowed a commission at the rate of 4%. What is the commission on these sales?

a. N 1680 b. N 2913 c. N 2500 d. N 210

25. Calculate the amount at the end of the period if the Principal is N 9000, Rate per annum is 3% and Time is 6 years

a. N 300 b. N 1620 c. N 10620 d. N 10980

26. A boat engine originally bought for N 75,000 was sold at a loss of 10%. Find the selling price

a. N 750 b. N 67500 c. N 82500 d. N 7500

27. Express $26 in naira($1 = N 125)

a. N3250 b. N 3750 c. N 3500 d. N 4000

28. Simplify: 110₂ - 11₂

a. 10₂ b. 1000₂ c. 91₂ d. 11₂

29. Add up: 101₂ + 110₂ + 111₂

10011₂ b. 1101₂ c. 10010₂ d. 10001₂

30. Divide 72800 by 700

a. 7 b. 14 c. 104 d. 140

SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS

Instruction: Answer any three (3) questions of your choice

2a. Find the perimeter of a rectangle of length 5cm and breadth 3cm

2b. Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 10.3cm and breadth 4.2cm

Find the area of the right-angled triangles with the following sides

(a) 6cm, 9cm (b) 5cm, 14cm

(e) 9cm, 12cm

4a. Find the simple interest on N 5000 at 4% per annum for 3 years

b. Lola deposits N 30,000 in a savings bank account at an interest rate of 21% per annum for 3 years. What is the simple interest?

5. An exporter sells cocoa worth N30,000 to an overseas firm and allows at 6% commission.

i. How much is this commission?

ii. How much does the exporter receive?

6a. After a discount of 10% is allowed on an article marked at N200, how much is paid on the article?

b. Find the volume of each of the cuboids

i. Length = 9cm Breadth = 8cm Height = 5cm

ii. Length = 10cm Breadth = 8cm Height = 9cm