PRETEST – Basic Mathematics1

2020 is the year that the world is experiencing a pandemic. What number is this in Roman numerals?

What are the endpoints of a Number line ?

Every point on a number line represents a real number.

Every real number has a unique point on a number line.

Which of the following fractions is closest to Zero on a real number line?

On the left side of the number line, a larger number is further away from zero than a smaller number.

Drag and drop each type of number into the appropriate box that describes it.

Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.

6, 10, 13, 17, 20, ……

Which of the following is NOT true about odd numbers?

A number with only 2 factors is called  ____

How many even numbers are there between 1 and 50 ? (Both numbers included).

When you add up two counting numbers, the result is always another counting number.

In writing out numbers in figures, the digits are separated into groups of three by a ____

Drag each word form and drop into the appropriate box that has the equivalent value.

What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 47,386 ?

Drag and drop each digit in the number below into the appropriate box according to its place value.

30,596

In the set of positive integers, a number with the most digits is the greatest.

To decide which of the following is the smaller number, start by comparing the digits with the least place value. (E.g. 159 and 200 ).

Which two numbers between 0 and 9 are missing in the box above?

The following amounts were deposited in a savings account each month;

January = $5   February = $11   March = $17    April = $23.

If the deposits are regularly made without skipping a month, how much will be deposited in December?

In which of the following numbers is zero not significant?

A.   734.01

B.   73041

C.   703.41

D.  0.7341

Round the number 74 to the nearest 10.

Round 281.15 to a tenth.

The result of an addition is called ___

-3 + -4 = ?

Aunt Rachel has 732 oranges on her market stall, and Mrs. Judy has 234 less than Aunt Rachel has. How many oranges do the two women have all together?

To solve this problem,

The result of a subtraction is called ___

You cannot subtract a larger number from a smaller one. 

What is the inverse process of addition?

0 – 5 = ?

What is the result of a multiplication problem?

Which of the following does not apply to multiplication of multiple digit numbers? ( E.g. 125 x 38 ).

In mathematics, a number next to a letter means multiplication. (For example, 2a ).

Which of the following does not mean “2 multiplied by y”? Check the correct letter in the box below.

A   2y

B   (2)(y)

C   2.y

D   2^y

Drag and drop the numbers below into the appropriate box according to their roles in the equation.

25 ÷  2  = 12 remainder 1

The inverse of 8 is ____

You can turn one part of a number into a whole by finding the reciprocal. That is, the reciprocal of 1/4 is 4. What is the reciprocal of 2/5?

What mathematical property is illustrated by the following expression?  7 x 6 = 6 x 7.

Is the following mathematical statement true?

(2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4).

A fraction is another way to represent a decimal.

When the numerator of a fraction is almost equal to the denominator, the value of the fraction is close to 1.

A professional photographer received 18 invitations to cover several occasions. There were 11 phone orders. What fraction of the orders came by phone?

Each square above is divided into 4 equal parts. Two of the squares are completely shaded, and 1/4 of the last square is shaded. Choose the fraction below that represents the shaded portion.

The denominator of a fraction tells you how many parts there are in a given whole number.

Complete the statement. In an improper fraction, ____

Complete the following statement. In a proper fraction, ___

Solve for the missing term.

2/3 = x/15

Which one of the answers below is the smallest number ?

Drag and drop the following decimals into the table below in order of size. Start with the least at the top.

When you divide the numerator of a fraction by the denominator and the division ends without a remainder, then the result is a terminating decimal.

A decimal that cycles through the same number pattern forever is called a _____ ( Please read through all the answer choices).

The greatest factor of any number is the number itself.

If a is divisible by b, then ____

If a factor of b, then ___

What is the Highest Common Factor (H.C.F) of  24 and 30 ?

A Christmas light has White, Green and Red light bulbs. The white bulbs flash at intervals of 15 seconds, the Green bulbs flash at intervals of 20 seconds, and the Red bulbs flash at intervals of 30 seconds. What mathematical idea helps one to calculate the times at which all three shades of light will flash at the same time?

Kate, Mama, and Nora are three sisters. They take turns in visiting their parents. Kate visits them every 2 weeks, Mama visits them every 3 weeks, and Nora visits them every 4 weeks.

If they all met at their parents one day, how long will it take them to meet the NEXT time at their parents?

Simplify the expression,   

4x – 3y + 2x + y – x + 2y.

7 + 6 is not a mathematical expression.

2 + 3 = 5 is an example of an equation.

The first step in solving a mathematics equation is to bring like terms together.

Solve the equation:  2x – 5 + 3x = 8 + 2

The number of girls signed up for a sports program is 12 fewer than twice the number of boys (x). If 60 children are signed up for the program, which of the following equations could be used to find the number of boys?

You can add together objects that are not of the same kind.

What is the measure of the side of a square if the area is 25 square inches? Enter your answer without units.

If 32 = 2ⁿ, what is the value of n?

3⁴ means ____

Raising a number to the second power is the same as squaring the number.

1/4  is greater  2/6 .

17  __  19.

Which of the following signs should be inserted to complete the mathematical statement relating the inequality of the two numbers above? 

If a is less than b, and b is less than c, what can you conclude about a and c?

Let P = { 1, 7 }, Q = { 4, 5, 6 }, & R = { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 }.  P ∩ Q =  ___

Drag and drop each angle value into the appropriate box below that describes it.

Which of the following does not describe a point in Geometry?

Assume that the line graph below shows the temperature of a Buea Town in 2019. What happened between the months of August and November?

The graph below shows the number of  coloured pencils in a pack.

How many coloured pencils are green?