Year 7 Mathematics

Term 4 Examination 2016

Section 1 Calculator Section

Date: Thursday, November 3rd

Time Allowed: 10 minutes

Marks: 15 marks

Outcomes to be tested:
A student:
MA4-4NA compares, orders and calculates with integers, applying a range of
strategies to aid computation
MA4-5NA operates with fractions and decimals

General Instructions:

Write using black pen

Calculators may be used
Answer in the space provided
Marks are as indicated.

Name: _________________________ Teacher: _____________________

Section 1: Calculator Section
Each question is worth 1 mark
Answers only are to be put in the Answer column.

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

1. 2.38 1.47

2
2. 7
3

3 4
3. 6
7 15

412
4. Change to a mixed numeral:
17

5. Find 10 3.75

5 x 157
6. Is x = 3.14 a solution to the equation = ?
2 20
Answer YES or NO

7. Find the missing digit in:

8. Change 0.456 to a simplified fraction.

9. 20 [10 + (5 3) ]
10. (10 17) 2

11. Find the lowest common multiple of 9 and 24.

12. Find 3b 2 + 4b , if b = 12

13. How many fifths in 40?

14. Ben is waiting at the airport for his flight. He decides to buy
some magazines to read. In the bookstore he finds five
magazines which are priced at $2.10, $2.50, $3.65, $4.25,
and $5.40. Give a possible combination of magazines Ben could
buy for exactly $10?

15. A match stick weighs 0.00015 grams. Find the weight of 1 000
boxes of match sticks if each box contains 100 matches and the
empty match box weighs 0.0075 g.
 Year 7 Mathematics
Term 4 Examination 2016

Section 2 Non-Calculator Section

Date: Thursday, November 3rd

Time Allowed: 5 minutes reading time + 80 minutes

Topics tested: Computation with integers, decimals and fractions

Algebraic techniques
Number patterns and linear relationships
Equations

Marks:
Total: 90 marks

General Instructions:
Write using black pen
Calculators may not be used
All necessary working should be shown in every question
Answer in the space provided
Marks are as indicated

Name: _______________________ Teacher: _____________________

Syllabus outcomes tested:
A student:

Computation with Integers, Decimals and Fractions

MA4-4NA compares, orders and calculates with integers, applying a range of strategies to
aid computation
MA4-5NA operates with fractions and decimals

Algebraic Techniques
MA4-8NA generalises number properties to operate with algebraic expressions

Number Patterns and Linear Relationships

MA4-11NA creates and displays number patterns and graphs linear relationships

Equations
MA4-10NA uses algebraic techniques to solve simple linear equations

Working Mathematically
MA4-1WM communicates and connects mathematical ideas using appropriate
terminology, diagrams and symbols
MA4-2WM applies appropriate mathematical techniques to solve problems
MA4-3WM recognises and explains mathematical relationships using reasoning
Question 1 (17 Marks) Name:____________________________

a) Solve for x:
i) x + 4 =9 ii) 2 x = 10 2

x
iii) =6 iv) x 7 =2 2
5

b) Simplify:
i) 47 ii) 20 30 2

2
iii) 26.5 1000 iv) 4 2
5

2 3 3 6
v) + vi) 3
3 3 7 11
c) Write in recurring decimal notation: 0.272727... 1

d) Round 42.567 correct to 2 decimal places. 1

e) Which decimal is exactly halfway between 3.12 and 3.13? 1

f) Evaluate
i) 15 2.85 ii) 1.2 0.3 2

7
g) Change to a decimal. 1
20
Question 2 (14 Marks) Name:____________________________

a) Which expression is equivalent to a + a ? (Circle the correct answer.) 1

(A) 2a (B) a 2 (C) aa (D) 2a 2

b) What is the correct name for 3m 5 ? (Circle the correct answer.) 1

(A) term (B) expression (C) equation (D) rule

c) Circle the like terms in this group: 1

a 3ab 5a 4b a2

d) What is the value of 4a + b , if a = 2 and b = 3 ? (Circle the correct answer.) 1

(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 20 (D) 45

e) In the picture below m represents the number of marbles in a cup.

i) Write down an expression in terms of m for the number of marbles in the diagram. 1

ii) Find a different, equivalent expression that would also describe the number of 1
marbles in the diagram.
f) There are p chocolates in a box. Michael buys 6 boxes and Dave buys 4 boxes.

i) How many chocolates do they buy all together? 1

ii) How much does one box of chocolates cost if together they pay $125? 1

g) On the number plane below clearly mark and label the point B(2,3) . 1

i) The point D lies in which quadrant? __________________________________ 1

ii) Write down the coordinates of a point that lies on the x-axis. _______________ 1

iii) What name is given to the point with coordinates (0, 0) ? _________________ 1

h) Fiona buys apples for $3.40, oranges for $2.15 and pears for $3.55. 2
Find her change if she pays with a $20 note.
Question 3 (20 Marks) Name:___________________________

a) Simplify:
i) 3a + 5a ii) 5d 2c 2

iii) 32b 8b iv) 8v 2 3v 15v 2 + 6v 3

b) Expand:
i) 4(a + 3) ii) 2(4 + 3b) 3

c) Solve for x:
3x x
i) = 6 ii) + 1 =4 4
5 3

= 4x + 2
iii) 10 2
d) i) Write down a one step equation with the solution of x = 4 . 1

ii) Write down a two step equation with the solution of x = 4 1

e) Evaluate:
1 4
i) 2 ii) 2 3 9 4
2 5
Question 4 (12 Marks) Name:________________________

a) Consider the rule =

y 2x 1

i) Complete the table of values. 2

x 0 1 2

ii) By first plotting the points from the table, graph the line =
y 2 x 1 on the 2
number plane below.
y

b) The points A(2, 0) , B(1, y ) and C (0, 4) all lie in a straight line. Find the 1
y-coordinate of the point B.
c) The pattern of forks below has been built using matchsticks.

i) Complete the table below: 1

Number of 1 fork 2 forks 3 forks 4 forks 5 forks

forks
Number of
matchsticks 4 7 10
used

ii) Complete the rule that links the number of matchsticks to the number of forks 1
produced:

The number of matchsticks needed is equal to ___________________________

_______________________________________________________________

iii) How many matchsticks are needed to make 10 forks? ___________________ 1

d) The points on the line shown on the number plane below follow a certain rule
which links the variables x and y.

i) Complete the table of values from the graph. 2

x 1 1 2

y 0 6

ii) Find the algebraic rule that connects x and y. 1

iii) Does the point (5,5) lie on this line? 1

Question 5 (16 Marks) Name:___________________________

a) Solve for x:
i) 14 + 2 x =
3 ii) 12 x =
15 4

b) Evaluate:
2 3
i) 6.8 0.2 ii) 3 2 4
3 4

c) Using LHS/RHS check whether x = 3 is the solution to 13 2 x =

5 2
d) Simplify:
4m 6n
i) 4 + 2 p p ii) 4
12mp

3 2
e) Shade of of the rectangle: 1
4 3

f) What is the value of 20 2b 2 , if b = 3 ? 1

(A) 16 (B) 2 (C) 38 (D) 56
Question 6 (11 Marks) Name:____________________________

a) i) y 3 x + 2 , find the value of y if x = 8

Given the rule = 1

y 3 x + 2 , he gets y = 38 as his answer. 2

ii) When Peter substitutes a number for x into =
What number did Peter substitute?

3
b) A carpenter takes of an hour to make a chair. How long will 2 carpenters take to 2
4
make six chairs?
c) Ten full drums of oil were stored in a warehouse. Three fifths of the oil in one drum 3
was lost. If the value of that oil that was lost was $90, what is the value of the
remaining oil?

3
d) It takes of a bottle of milk to fill a large glass.
8
i) How many of these glasses can be filled completely with 40 bottles of milk? 2

ii) What fraction of milk remains in the last bottle, if any? 1