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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
(ZIMSEC)
GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2000,
MATHEMATICS 089496
Date: Thursday, 19 October 2000. Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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Read all the instructions carefully. .
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.
Use only an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.
When you are told to start, choose one correct answer from the suggested
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Figure 1
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The number le nm a abacus in Figure 1 is
A. 73 434.
B. 634740.
Cc. 643 704. Yio
D. 634 704. ‘
Which of the following is @ prime number?
a)
B21.
c. 37.
D. 48.
& as a mixed number is
A. 62.
B. 103.
ce 113.
D123,
1268 rounded off to the nearest hundred is
“A. 1000.
B. 1200.
Cc. 1270.
D. 1300. oo
0,2 as a percentage is
A. 0,2%.
B. 2%. WI
Cc. 20%.
D. 200%.&
3
Arrange the following four decimal fractions in ascending order: 0,4;
and 0,3.
A. 0,07; 0,3; 0,4; 0,62.
B. 0,3; 0,07; 0,4; 0,62.
C. 0,3; 0,4; 0,62; 0,07.
07; 0,62
D. 0,4; 0,62; 0,07; 0,3.
283 cents expressed in dollars is
A. $2,83.
B. $28,30.
c. $28,083.
D. — $283,00.
2 minutes past twelve midnight in 24hour notation is
A. 2358.
B. 0212.
c. 0002.
D. 1202.
Wilson bought a radio for $4 000 and later sold it for $5 000. What profit
percent did he make?
A. 20%.
B. 25%.
Cc. 75%.
D. 80%.
0,02 + 0,4 is equal to
A. 0,05.
B. 0,5. ww} os
c. 5.
D. 8.
STATION ARRIVAL DEPARTURE
Harare - 1300
Norton 1400 1420
Kutarna 1540 1548
Chegutu 1605 3
The time table shows the departure and arrival times of a train. How long does
the train take to travel from Norton to Kutama?
A. Thr 20 mins.
B. 1 hr 28 mins.
C. 1 hr 40 mins.
D. 1 hr 48 mins.
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13.
14,
15.
4
if the mass of one book is 68g, the mass of 70 books in kilograms is
A. 4,26.
B. 4,76. :
Cc. 42,6. lore?
D. 47,6.
Mr Maidza drovera distance of 480km at an average speed of 90km/hr. What
time did Mr Maidza take to cover the distance?
A. 5hrs3 mins,
B. 5 hrs 20 mins.
C. 5 hrs 30 mins.
D. 5S hrs 33 mins.
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Bem
Figure 2
‘The area of the shape in Figure 2 is ya) re
A 16cem?.
B. 240m?.
C, 32cm?
D. 48cm’,
Sihle is facing West. If she turns clockwise through 3 right angles, she is now
facing
A. North.
B. South. . 5
c. East. payee
D. West.
20% of $3,50 is
A. $0,70. a
B. $1,40. "
Cc. 81,75,
D. — §2,80.17.
18
19,
20.
5
If the perimeter of a square is 36cm, then its area is
A. 9om?. ,
B. 18cm’. )
Cc. 720m. ~
D. 81cm?
The difference Between 901 and 843 is
A. 58.
B, 68.
Cc. 142. )
D. 158.
3 is the same as
9oORP
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a
&
a
9
7
1
1035 - 750 + 93is
A. 192.
B. 292. :
Cc. 378.
D. 478.
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Figure 3
In Figure 3, P and Q are centres of two circles which are equal. If AP is 7¢m
long then the length of line AB is
A. 14cm. UT} e ‘
B. 21cm.
c. 28cm.
D. 25cm.
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23.
24.
25.
26.
6
At Shingayi School each pupil drinks La litre of milk daily. Each day the school
orders 400 litres of milk for the pupils. The number of pupils in the school is
A. 200.
B. 400.
Cc. 600.
D. 800.
A farmer has 90 animals. 30% are cattle and the rest are goats. The number
of goats are
A 27.
B. 30.
Cc. 63.
D. 70.
The volume of a cube with sides 4cm long is
A. 16cm*.
B. 24cm’,
Cc. 44cm*.
D. 64cm’.
8cm
Figure 4
The area of the triangle in Figure 4 is
A 12cm?.
B. 16cm?.
c. 24cm’.
D. 32cm’,
If a bus takes 30 minutes to cover a distance of 25km, then its speed in km/hr
is
A. 12h,
B. 25.
Cc. 50.
D. 55.27.
28.
30.
31.
32.
33.
7
Ina class of 48 children, 3 play tennis and the rest play volleyball. The number
of children who play volleyball is
A 16.
B. 18.
Cc. 24.
D. 30.
The average mass of Peter, David and Jacob is 54kg. David's mass is 49kg and
Jacobs mass is 52kg. What is Peter’s mass?
A. 47kg.
B. 5ikg.
Cc. 54kg.
D. 6Ikg.
2 hours 45 mins + 3 hours 50 mins is equal to
A. 5 hrs 35 mins.
B. 6 hrs 25 mins.
C. 6 hrs 35 mins.
D. 6 hrs 95 mins.
24 + 3x7 is equal to
AL 45.
B93.
c 171,
D. 189.
of a number is 24. What is the number?
6.
8.
18,
32.
Dopp
By how much is the product of 6 and 4 greater than their sum?
A.
B. 10.
Cc. 14.
D. 24.
How much does Mr Moyo pay for a bed marked $350,00 if he is given a
discount of 8%?
A. $28,00.
B. $322,00.
c. $332,00.
D. $378,00.
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35.
36.
37.
38.
40.
8
Mary, Jane and Ben shared $84,00 in the ratio 1:2:3 respectively. What is the
difference between Ben's share and Mary's share?
A. $14,00.
B. $24,00.
c $28,00.
D. — $36,00. :
A 12.
B. 77.
GQ 91
D. 588.
A retailer bought a pair of shoes for $150,00. He later sold it for $205,00.
How much profit did he get?
A. $45.
B. $55.
Cc. $155,
D. $355.
8? + 2% is equal to
A 15,
B22, I
CG 72
D. 105.
The lowest common multiple (L.C.M.) of 6 and 8 is
A. 2.
B14,
cc 16.
D. 24.
2 of 69 is equal to
A. 23.
B. 46. to
c. 66. &
D. 72.41.
43.
ap
45.
24-16+4is
A 2.
B. 6.
c. 10.
DB. 20.
4,8 +0,6is
A. 0,08.
B 0,8.
Cc 8.
D. 80.
The following numbers are arranged in sequenc
3; 6; 12; 24; ___. The
missing number in this sequence is
A. 26,
B. 36.
Cc. 45,
BD. 48,
2 expressed in its lowest terms is
AL.
Bo,
G.. $
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6cm
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item
Figure 5
What is the difference between the areas of the two shapes in Figure 5?
Bem,
B. 22cm’,
c. 30cm’,
Db. 52cm?
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47.
48.
10
A motorcyclist travelling at GOkm/hr takes 5 hours to complete a journey. How
long will a car travelling at 100km/hr take to travel the same journey?
A.
pon
12 hours.
3 hours.
12 hours.
20 hours.
Figure 6
Figure 6 is a pie chart which shows how Tendai spent her day at school. The
fraction of the day Tendai spent on sports was
A.
B.
c
D.
2
The difference between the product of 9 and 11 and the sum of 12 and 13 is
A.
B.
c.
D.
45.
57.
74,
124.49.
50.
1.
Use the diagram in Figure 7 to answer questions 49 and 50.
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8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40
ATTENDANCE
Figure 7
Figure 7 shows the weekly attendance of a certain class.
The total attendance of the class for the week was
A. 120.
B. 156.
c. 160,
D. 210.
The average daily attendance of the class for the week was
- 24,
A .
B. 28.
Cc. 32.
dD. 39." ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
(ZIMSEC)
GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2001. 085289
MATHEMATICS
Thursday 25 October 2001. Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES :
1. Read all the instructions carefully.
2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.
3. Use only an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.
4. When you are told to start, choose one correct answer from the suggested
answers and shade it very dark as shown in the examples at the top of the
answer sheet.
°
5. __ If you wish to change your answer, erase it completely with a pencil rubber and
then shade the new choice.
6. __ If more than one box is shaded for any one answer, that answer will be regarded
as wrong.
7. If you do not understand the instructions, ask the invigilator to explain them to
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8. Answer all the questions on the separate answer sheet provided.
9. Rough paper will be provided.
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[Turn over1. 5 276 to the nearest hundred is
A. 5 000.
B. 5 280.
c. 5 300.
D. 5376.
2. 7, 625 to thenearest hundredth is
A. ” 7,60.
B: 7,62.
Cc. 7,63.
D. “7,70.
3. What number is represented by the following diagram?
A 9,526.
B. 6 259,
c. 9 526.
D. 6,259.
4. 2.007 - 1 998 is equal to
A. 19.
B. 15.
Cc. 91.
D. 9.
What fraction of 60 minutes is 40 minutes?
pos
tiv ur ale oe11.
12,
3
The number that is exactly divisible by 6 and 9 is
A. 12.
B14.
Cc. 36.
D. 45.
The product of 303 and 7 is
2101.
2121.
2031.
2301.
shape with three equal sides is
an isosceles triangle.
an equilateral triangle.
a scalene triangle.
aright angled triangle.
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A school has 250 pupils. One day 12% of the pupils were absent. How many
pupils were present?
Al 280.
B. 88.
c. 30.
D. * 220.
What is the sum of 1kg and 5g?
A. 15009.
B.. 105g.
C. 71,0059.
D. = 105g.
If 64 + 0,08 = 800 then 64+ 0,8 =
A. 0,8.
B. 8.
c. 0,08.
D. 80.
What is the value of three $10 notes, two §5 notes and five 5 cent coins?
A. $30,25.
B. $35,25. “4
C. $38,285. [Turn over
D. $40,25.4
The diagram below shows the positions of the school and John’s home.
North
John's home
School
In what direction is the school from John’s home?
A. North-East.
B. South-West.
C. South-East.
D. North-West.
(13 - 3) x 3 when simplified is
A. 36.
B. 33.
c. 30.
DB 4.
2. in its lowest terms is
poRP>
The diagrams below represent cakes.
\ ,
What is the number of cakes as a mixed number?
A. 3h.
B 3h.
Gin mgt
Df.17.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
5
9 208 cents expressed in dollars is
A. 0,920.
B. 9,205.
c. 92,05.
Dd. 920,5.
24% expressed as a fraction in its lowest terms is
A
BB. '
a 4
Do.
0,50 - 0,45 is equal to
A. 0,40.
B. 0,05.
Cc. 0,55.
D. 0,95.
96 x 3 is equal to
A. 93.
B. 99.
Cc. 278.
D. 288.
4,8 + 0,6 is equal to
A. 0,08.
B. 0,8.
c. 8.
D. 80.
Dividing the product of 6 and 30 by 5 gives
A. 180.
B. 150.
Cc. 36,
D. 30.
725 — 36 is equal to
A. 761.
B. 689.
c. 699.
D. 711. [Tum over24,
26.
27.
28.
29.
109 + 492 - 1 is equal to
A. 602.
B. 601.
c. . 600.
D. 500.
109 + 9 is equal to
A. 9 remainder 4.
B. 10 remainder 3,
c. 11 remainder 2.
D. 12 remainder 1,
23,16 + 4,2+0,012 is equal to
A. 2,747.
B. -23,582.
Cc. 27,362,
D. 65,262.
In a school of 1 005 children, $ were girls. The number of boys was
A. 201.
B. 402.
Cc. 603.
D. 804.
If 2 of a number is 24, then tof that number is
A. 8.
B. 12.
c. 16.
BD. 18.
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30. What is tfie erea of the shape below?
Som.
8c
38cm
gem
A. 27cm’.
B, — 40cm*.
G. 52cm’.
D. 67cm.
31. Janet got the following marks in each of the four subjects:
Mathematics
English
Ndebele
ge [em |e “|
General Paper
Hor highest mark was
32. 52+5,2is
A. 1.
B. 10.°
Cc. 100.
Db. 1 000. [Turn over33.
34.
35.
36.
5cm
‘Sem
Scm Sem
The area of the shaded part as a fraction of the whole square is
Ak.
Bd.
ce 4.
Dod.
By how much is the sum of 10 and 20 greater than the difference between
them?
A 60.
B. 50.
Cc. 40.
D. 20.
In 1989 there was an average of 4 road accidents a day in Plumtree during the
months of January, February, March and April. How many accidents occurred
during the four months?
A. 484,
B. 480.
. 472.
a. 120.
Four pupils bought 30 bananas each for their class of 20 pupils. How many
bananas does each pupil get if all are shared equally among the pupils in the
class?
AL 10.
B. 6.
cc. 5.
D. 4.37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
'6cm
« 3cem 4cm 3cm
The area of the shape above is
A. 60cm’.
B. 42cm’.
Cc. 33cm.
D 16cm.
Bekithemba is to arrive home at 03 40: She arrives 2} hours early. The
time will be
A. 01.25.
B. 05 55.
c. 01 55.
D. 0425.
Mr Ndolwane earns $7,25 per day working as a general labourer. How much
will he earn in a five day working week?
A. $36,25.
B. $36,15.
c. $35,15.
D. — $33,25.
A car travels at 20km/hr, The distance travelled in 90 minutes is
A. 90km.
B. 180km.
C. 135km. '
D. — 150km.
3h 42}- 4b =
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14. {Turn over42.
43.
45.
46.
10
Betty bought groceries for $37,50. She gave the storekeeper two $20,00
notes. How much change did she receive from the storekeeper?
A. $2,50.
B. $3,50.
C. $12,50.
D. — $17,50.
If petrol costs $40,83 per litre, then the cost of 10 litres is
A $4,08.
B. $408,30.
Cc. $4083.
D. —$40830.
A football pitch measures 90m.by 45m. If John ran round the edge of the
pitch 3 times, the total distance he ran was
A. 270m.
B. 370m.
Cc. 405m.
D. 810m.
A grain silo has a:rectangular floor which measures 30m by 20m. The height
of the silo if it holds 3. 000m: of grain is
A. 10m.
B. 5m.
Cc 20m.
D. 30m.
The pie chart shows how Sipho spent her day at school.
Leaming
Sports
The fraction of the day Sipho spent on sports and learning was
9
a
ate oe ate ae
947.
48.
49.
an
Mr Ndou wants to fence his rectangular piece of land measuring 100m by
50m with a § strand fence. *The length of wire he needs is
A. 1500m.
B. 750m.
Cc. 600m.
D. 300m.
271 Masvingo
164 183 Gweru
439 293 275 | Harare
563 297 480 262
Mutare
From the table above, the distance from Bulawayo to Harare is
A.
B.
€:
D.
563.
439.
271.
164,
A water tank has a capacity of 24m*. If itis 3 full of water, then the
additional volume of water needed to fill the tank is
A
6m?.
8m?.
18m*.
32m.
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50. The graph below shows Rudo’s test results in five tests.
100
80
Test1 Test2 Test3 Test4 Test5
in which test did Rudo get 70%?
A. . Test 5.
B. Test 4.
Cc. Test 3.
D. Test 2.GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2002.
MATHEMATICS
Thursday 24 October 2002 Time 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1
2,
4.
Read all the instructions carefully. a
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.
Use only an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet,
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It more than one box is shaded for any one answer, that answer will be
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if you do not understand the instructions, ask the invigilator to explain
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Rough paper will be provided.
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hundredths.
tenths.
tens.
hundreds.
25 minutes as a fraction of one hour is
jane
pomp
wh se
2 as a decimal fraction is
A. 0;
B. 0,4.
Cc. 0,45.
D. 0,7.
64,34 + 3 Is equal to
A. 64,37.
B. 64,64.
Cc. 67,34.
D. 68,61.
07 20 is the same es
A. 7.20 p.m.
B. 7.20 a.m.
C. 20 minutes to 7.
D. 20 minutes to 8.
0,008 litres in millilitres is
A. 0,8.
B 8.
c. 80.
D. 800.10,
1.
A tengtn.
B. width.
C. height.
D. base.
The number shown'on the abacus above is
A. = 240.
B24.
Cc. 0,24,
D.. 0,024.
909 rounded off to the riearest ten is
A. 900.
B. 909.
Cc. 910,
D. 1.000.
Express 1005 cents in dollars.
A. $100,085,
B. 10,50.
Cc. — $10,05.
D. $1,05.
Which of the following is a prime number?
A. 27.
B17.
Cc. 10.
D8.
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B. 12,0.
Cc. 12,1.
D, 12,2.
What is the value of three $10 notes, three $5 notes, one $2 coin and five
20 cent coins?
A. $47,20.
B. — $48,00.
Cc. — $49,00,
D. — $51,20.
A motorist covered a distance of 30 km travelling at an average speed of
72 kmihr. The time taken was
A. 15 minutes.
» 25 minutes.
B.
C. 2 hours 12 minutes.
D. 2 hours 24 mifutes.
150m /
Tee /
acm < lec
The area of the shaded part in the diagram above'is
A. 38 cm?,
B42 cm’,
Cc. 52 cm?
D. 90cm’.\o
18.
19.
poOmD
If 25kg is increased by 10%, it becomes
A
B.
c.
D.
‘A box which measures 9 cm long, 4 cm wide and 2 cm deep has.a volume
of
A.
B.
c.
D.
$50.
$60.
$75.
$90. =
15,0 kg.
27,5 kg.
35,0 kg.
40,0 kg.
15 om’,
22 cm’.
38 cm*.
72 cm*,
The perimeter
SOPP
32cm.
40 cm.
48 cm.
64cm.
of a regular hexagon of side 8 cm is21.
In the diagram above, the direction of Y from X is
A. North West.
B, South East.
C. South West.
D. North East.
The clock above is 25 minutes behind. What is the correct time?
A. 7.30:
B. 7.55.
Cc. 8.20.
D. 8.25,
When a tank is 25% full, it contains 40 litros of water. The capacity of
the tank is ’
A. 10 litres.
B, 65 litres.
C. 150 litres.
D. 160 litres.24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
Pe OU.
B. 2300.
Cc. 3000.
D. 3600.
Multiplying 4 by itself three times gives
A. 12.
B48.
Cc. 64.
D. 68.
If 6,8 x 0,2 is 1,36, then 6,8 x 0,02 is
A. 0,0136.
B. 0,136.
Cc. 1,36.
D. 1,40.
James bought a television set at an auction for $3 000. He-later sold it
making a profit of 20%. How much did he sell the television set for?
A. $600.
B. $2 400.
Cc. $3020.
D. $3 600.
71-32 =
A od
B34.
ce. 3h
Apiece of string 34 metres long was cut into 5 equal pieces. How long was
each piece?
A. 700m.
B. 70cm.
Cc. 7om.
D. 0,7.cm.
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31.
1800 ha.
180 ha
18 ha.
1,8 ha.
Popp
The shape above is a
A. kite.
B. parallelogram.
C. pentagon.
D. triangle,
5
8cem
Find the area of the triangle above.
A. 80cm’.
B. 40cm?,
Cc. 20cm?.
D. 13cm?,33.
34,
35.
A. O hours 48 minutes.
B, 11 hours 12 minutes.
C. 12 hours 48 minutes.
D. 18 hours 42 minutes.
A fully loaded lorry has a mass of 5,5t. The empty lorry weighs 2000kg.
Find the net mass.
A. — 2005,5t.
B. 11,0t.
Cc. 7,5t.
D. 3,5t.
Day of the week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday] Friday
Number of people) 28 34 31 29 33
The table above shows the dally migration of Beitbridge people to South
Africa during the week. What was the average daily migration of people?
A. 34.
B32.
c. 31.
D. 29.
One way of writing 2,136 is
A. 2000 + 100 + 30 + 6.
B. 2100 + 30 + 6.
2tbehe
“io
w te + ior
2+b +t 6jo
37.
38.
What fraction of the shape above is shaded?
A. 0,124,
B. 0,125.
Cc. 0,130.
D. 0,800.
Mr Tigere deposited $600 in a bank which offers 20% interest per annum.
How much interest did he earn in one year?
A. $120.
B. $480.
Cc. $620.
D. $720.
A square garden has a perimeter of 160 m. Its area is
A. 80m,
B. 180 m’.
Cc. _ 320m’.
D. © 1600 m?,
A school has 760 children. If 36% are infants, then the number of juniors is
‘A. 250.
B. ‘270.
Cc. 480.
D. 500.41.
42.
5 days.
5 idays.
6 days.
10 2 days.
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50:
40:
Soccer
Tennis
30
swimming
20:
[Rugby
Number of Children
10
The graph above shows the number of children who play different games.
How many children play the four games altogether?
A. 35.
B. 40.
Cc. 95.
D. 150.
The average age of 4 children is 17 years. The ages of the first three
are 21, 18 and 15. What is the age of the fourth child?
A. 13 years.
B. 14 years.
C. 19 years.
D. 54 years.
The cost of 8 sweets is $4,80. If John buys 10 such sweets, the change he
gets from $10,00is *
A. $0,60.
B, — $0,80.
Cc. $4,00,
D. 84,60.
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46.
48.
A. 0,400 kilograms.
B. 1,600 kilograms.
C. 2,500 kilograms.
D. 3,500 kilograms.
If the product of 24 and 16 is divided by their difference, the result is
A 8.
B. 40.
Cc. 48.
D. 384,
Jane bought 20 packets of brown sugar at $9 each, 5 of them were
destroyed by rats. She sold the remainder at $13 each. The profit she
made was
A. $10.
B. $15.
Cc. $35.
D. $80.
What is the highest common factor (H.C.F.) of 12 and 97
A. 36.
B24.
cc. 18.
D3.
A retailer bought goods from a wholesaler for $187,50 and sold them for
§200. How much was his profit?
A. > $12,50.
B $13,50,
©. §22,50.
D. = $23,50.50mm
40mm
30mm
20mm
Mon Tues Wedn Thurs Frid
* RAINFALL IN MILLIMETRES
The graph above shows the rainfall for five days of the week. Use it to answer
questions 49 and 50.
49. The difference between the highest and lowest rainfall is
A. 40mm. ‘
B. 30mm.
Cc. 25mm.
D. = 5mm. .
50. What was the total rainfall for the five days?
A. 110mm.
B, 115mm.
Cc. 120mm,
D. 150 mm.Po
251230 GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2003. /
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
‘Thursday 30 Getober 2003 Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1.
%
9
Read all the instructions carefilly.
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.
Use only an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.
‘When you are told to start, choose one correct answer from the suggested answers and shade it
very dark as shown in the examples at the top of the answer sheet.
Ifyou wish to change your answer, erase it completely with a pencil rubber and then shade the
new choice.
If more thian one box is shaded for any one answer, that answer will be regarded as wrong.
Ifyou do not understand the instructions, ask the invigilator to explain them to you before
you start.
Answer all the questions on the separate answer sheet provided.
Rough paper will be provided.
This question paper comprises 12 printed pages.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, 2003.
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POR>
250 350.
205 350,
205 035.
25 350,
H T U
w for hr eit
The abacus above shows
A
B.
c.
D.
30,642,
3.642,
306,42,
30 642,
Which of these numbers isa prime number?
A
B.
c
D.
2
6
9
15
3 cents in dollars is
poSP
$300.
$3,00.
$0,30.
$0,03.8.
10.
A, tonne
B. gram
C. millimetre
D. _ millilitre
15 minutes after noon is the same as
A. 0015,
B. 1215.
Cc. 1500.
D. 23.45.
Five sweets cost $2,50, six sweets and a chewing gum cost $4,51
chewing gum?
A $3,00
B. $2,00
Cc. $1,50
D. —-$0,50
‘What is the smaller amount when $20 is shared in the ratio 1:4?
A. $16.
B. $5.
Cc. $4.
DSL.
0,24 + 0,8 is
10. What is the cost of the
A 4,00.
B. 0,40.
Cc 0,30.
D. 0,03.
Lucy's span is 0,16m, She measured the length of the kitchen unit and got 8 spans. Calculate
the length of the kitchen unit.
A. 0,02m
B. 1,28m_
Cc 7,84m
D. 8,16m
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15.
Se ae ee ae ee ae
A 1009.
B. 1008.
Cc. 90.
D9.
If 72 is increased by 24 it becomes
A 1728,
B96.
C48.
D3.
0,375 x 100 =
A. 3750.
B. 375.
Cc 37,5.
D. 3,75.
2h- tis
SOR
ae Se
‘What is the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12?
A 96
Bo 48
Cc 24
D4
‘What is the ‘perimeter of a square with side 5,5em?
A. 11,0em
B. ~ 22,0em
C.— 25,0cm
D. — 28,75em18.
19.
20.
al.
In the triangle above, the value of x is
78.
66°,
56°.
46°.
tin full of jam weighs 935g. The empty tin weighs 40g. What is the mass of the jam?
975g
895g
885g,
875g
yOep = SORE
24 litres is the same as
A. 225ml.
B, —_2025ml.
Cc. 2250ml.
D. — 20.250ml.
Express 12.05 p.m. in the 24 hour notation.
A. 1205
B. 0542
Cc. 0205
D. 00.05
Rounding off 23,539 to the nearest hundredth gives
A. 23,50.
B. 23,53.
Cc. 23,54.
D.
24,00
. {Turn over23,
25.
26.
27.
A. 0,08. :
B. 0,15.
C. 3,05.
D. 3,50.
The value of 3° +1 is
A 9.
BOL
C27.
D. 28.
If paraffin costs $10,50 a litre, then the cost of 3,5 litres is
A. — $367,50.
B. $36,75.
Cc. $30,25.
D. — $13,10.
A rectangle has an area of 91 cm”. If it has a length of 13 cm then its width is
A. 6,5em.
B. 7c.
Cc. 8cm.
D. 8,5 cm.
24 as an improper fraction is
A 2
BO.
af
D.
‘What is 0,65 as a common fraction?
A 2
BOB.
a 4
S29,
30.
31.
‘What shape has the net above?
SORP
Simplify 4 x 13 +
pyramid
cone
cube
cylinder
An electric train travelling from Dabuka to Harare covers 60km in half an hour. What is its
A 4
Bog
a 8
DR 3
30% of $4,20 is
A. $1,26.
B. $1,40.
C. 82,94.
D. $5.46.
average speed in kn/hr?
A 30
B90
Cc. 120
D. 180
[Turn over33.
34.
35.
‘What is the area of the triangle above?
A. 45,0cm?
B. —35,0cm?
C. 22,5cm?
DD. 17,Sem?
Ina Grade 4 class there are 55 pupils. If 4 of them are girls, how many of them are boys?
A. 35
B. 30
Cc 25
D. 20
4 is the same as
A.
Bg.
cc #.
DO.
0,4 expressed as a percentage is
A 80%.
B. 60%.
Cc. 40%. ‘
D 4%. .37.
38.
39,
A 16
B18
c 19
D. 20
Noel is facing North. He tums in a clockwise direction through three right angles. Now he is
facing
A. North.
B. East.
Cc. West,
D. South.
‘Mary spent 4 of her money on sweets, 1 on fruits and the remaining 25c on a pen. How much
did she have at first?
A 150
B. 20c
C350
D. — 60c
4
9.om
3om
Kem 9.em
Tom
9cem
How many of the small cubes can fit into the big cube?
A
B.
Cc
D.
3
9
27
81
(Turn over41.
42.
44.
45.
é
A, 1500,
B. 1435.
Cc. 1430.
D. 13 35.
Four boys shared $16,28 equally. Each boy got
A. $4,70.
B. $4,07.
Cc. 80,74.
D. 80,47.
Travelling at an average speed of 80knv/hr, a car took 3 hours 30 minutes to complete a journey.
How long was the journey?
A. 300km
B. 280km
Cc. 260km
D. — 240km
A toy was marked $93,50. A customer was given a discount of 10%, How much did he pay for
the toy?
A. — $103,50
B. — $102,85
Cc. $84,15
D. — $9,35
Bemard and Gibson shared 40 oranges in the ratio 3:5 respectively. Bernard had
A. 3S oranges.
B. 25 oranges.
C, 15 oranges.
D. 10 oranges.
There are 80 singers in a church choir. Of these, 25% are men, How many women are in the
choir?
A 75
B. 60
Cc 40
D. 2047.
pomp
1,48m.
1,45m.
1,37m.
1,23m.
STATION TIME
HARARE Dep 1000
Ar 1145
MARONDERA Dep 1200
Ar 1445
RUSAPE Dep 1515
Ar 1715
MUTARE
‘The table above shows the times of a bus from Harare to Mutare.
How long does the journey from Marondera to Rusape take?
POPP
5S hours 15 minutes
4 hours 45 minutes
3 hours 15 minutes
2 hours 45 minutes
[Turn overJames Janet Moses Miriam
131 sec 118 sec 121 sec 125 sec
‘The table above shows results of a reading competition. Who was the fastest reader?
A. Moses
B. Miriam
Cc. Janet
D. James
Petrol Sales
600
500 YW,
B 400 Wh
e
‘The graph above shows petrol sales in a week, Use it to answer questions 49 and 50,
How many litres of petrol were sold on the busiest day?
A. 100 litres
B. 300 litres
C. 400 litres
D. 500 litres
On which day is the garage closed?
A. Sunday
B. Wednesday
C. Saturday
D. TuesdayGRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2003,
MATHEMATICS
PAPER2
‘Wednesday 5 November 2003 ‘Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES °
1. Answer all questions in Section A.
2. Answer any three questions from Section B.
3. ‘Section A carries 25 marks.
4. Section B carries 15 marks.
5. To obtain full marks for any question, all working must be shown.
6 Donot measure from given diagrams.
7, Blectronic calculators and slide rules must not be used in the examination.
8 Underline answers and rule off after each answer.
‘This question paper consists of 4 printed pages.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2003.
[Turn over3.
Answer all questions in this section.
Find the difference between 112 and 89.
A tank has a length of 8 metres, a width of 6 metres and a depth of 3 metres.
Calculate the volume of water in the tank when it is half ful.
Find the value of
@ 0,001 + 0,999:
Gi) 0,2-0,18,
Mary invested $7 200 at 6% interest per annum for 5 years.
(@) Calculate the interest she eared.
(b) Find the total amount she received.
Peter had $160. He spent + of't on buns and 4 of the remainder on sweets.
(a) How much did he spend on sweets?
(b) How much change did he receive? >
(2)
BI
Q]
QI
QI
Q]
2)
2)Ss
Number of vehicles
° Lorries Buses Cars Bicycles
Type of vehicles
(a) Calculate the difference between the most and the least common type
of vehicles which passed through the shopping centre. Ql
(b) Find the total number of lorries and cars which passed through the
shopping centre. 2)
‘A train covers 78 km in | hour 5 minutes.
(a) Calculate the average speed of the train in kilometres per hour. 2)
(b) If the train travels at the same speed, how far will it tavel in 45 minutes? [2] —
{Turn overAnswer any three questions from this section.
8. John read 25% of his book on Wednesday, 35% on Thursday and the remaining
120 pages on Friday.
(@) How many pages did John read altogether en Wednesday and Thursday? [2]
(®) Calculate the number of pages in the book. B]
9. Mrs Moyé bought box of soap powder measuring 16 em by 10 om by 4 cm.
(@) ‘Calculate the volumeof the box. , 2
(©) How many such'boxes can fit in a carton measuring 32 cm by 20cm
by 16 cm? 3)
10. Anathletics track measures 400,2 m.
(@) Express 400,2 m if millimetres. 2)
(®) If an athlete runs around the track 2! times, calculate the distance
covered to the nearest whole number? B]
11. Farai bought a radio marked $8 600 under hire purchase terms. She paid a
deposit of 20% and was charged 5% interest on the balance.
(@) Calculate the deposit she paid. 2)
(&) Find the interest charged. B)
12, A wall measures 12 metres by 10 metres. A litre of paint is needed to paint 6 m’.
() Calculate the mumber of litres that are needed to paint the wall. 8]
(b) —Ifallitre of paint costs $450, how much is needed to paint the wall? [2](ZIMSEC)
GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2004.
44355 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
Thursday 21 OCTOBER 2004 Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1, Read all the instructions carefillly.
2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator,
s Use ony an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.
4, When you are told to start, choose one correct answer from the suggested answers and
shade it very dark as shown in the examples at the top of the answer sheet.
5. If you wish to change your answer, erase it completely with a pencil rubber and then shade
the new choice.
6. If more than one box is shaded for any one answer, that answer will be regarded as wrong.
7. Ifyou do not understand the instructions ask the invigilator to explain them to you before
you start,
8. Answer all the questions on the separate answer sheet provided.
9. Rough paper will be provided.
‘This question paper comprises 11 printed pages and 1 blank pages.
Copyright: Zimbabwe Schoo! Examinations Council, N2004,
OZIMSEC N2004 {Turn overA. — 19090.
B. 90019.
Cc 90 090.
D. 90 900.
8-10+7is
A. be
BOS.
con
D. 25.
2 expressed as a decimal fraction is
A 0,125.
B. 0375.
C. 0380.
D. 0,625.
A minute past 12 midnight ln 24 hour notation is
A. 0001.
B. 0010.
ca 1201.
D. 2401.
‘What fraction of 35 is 287
Af
Bot
G 4
DB of
‘A regular shape with seven sides is called a
A. heptagon.
B. — decagon.
C. hexagon,
D. —_nonagon.
The total value of nine Se coins, two $10 notes and three $50 notes is
A. $150,65.
B. — $170,45.
Cc. — $215,00.
D. — $219,50,i.
Popp
=
The Lowest Common Multiple of 12; 16 and 20 is
A 320.
B. 480,
Cc. 240,
D. 120.
9,587 correct to 2 decimal places is
A 9,58,
B. 9,59.
Cc. 9,60.
D. 10,00.
‘The length in cm of a rectangle whose area is 70 cm? and width 5 cm is
A. 350.
Bo O75.
Cc 65,
D. 14.
Mr Dube had 80 animals on his farm, 20% of them were goats, 50% sheep and the rest
were donkeys. How many donkeys had he?
A 16
B. 24
Cc 40
D 56
[Turn over14.
15.
16.
The diagram above shows a clock. What time will it be after 1 hour 45 minutes?
A. 1720
B. 1945
Cc. 2045
D. = 2050
The marked price of a book was $700, Dominic bought it at a discount of 8%, ‘The amount
he paid was
A. —$756,00.
B. — $654,00.
C. —$644,00.
D. —-$56,00.
‘What is the number of decades in a century?
A 100
B. 12
Cc 10
D 7
Julia can walk 100 m in a minute. Her speed in kilometres per hour is
A. 6000.
B. 600.
Cc. 60.
D. 6.
‘The value of 4 in 1,34 kg is
A 4g.
Bo 40g.
Cc. 4kg.19,
20.
21.
22.
Be 700.
C70.
D7.
n+ 33=19. The value of n in this statement is
A. 627.
B. 527.
Cc. 330.
D. 297.
The gross mass of a truck is 7,04 tonnes. Its mass is 4,4 tonnes. The mass of the load is
A. 11,44 tonnes.
B. 3,64 tonnes.
C. 6,6 tonnes,
D. 2,64 tonnes.
‘What is the area of the shape above?
A. 34cm
Be 44cm?
C. 66cm?
D. — 264cm?
What is the interest on $600 invested for 24 years at 6% per annum?
A. $60
B. $90
Cc. $650
D. $690
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25.
26.
semx4cemx2cm. Ihe number of small boxes contained 1s
A 32,
B40.
Cc (64.
D. 320.
The pie chart below shows the vehicles that passed through a business centre in an hour,
ww
If 384 vehicles passed through the business centre, the number of vans which
passed through was
A 32.
B64.
Cc 96.
D. 192.
A bottle of cough mixture holds 750 ml. If Peter takes 5 ml of the mixture 3 times a day,
how long does it last him?
A. 50 days
B. 60 days
C. 150 days
D. —250days
If making a phone call costs $64 for 4 minutes, how much would be paid for a
48 minute call?
A. $768
B. $628
Cc. $256
D. = $19228,
29,
30.
31.
32.
A. 15cm’.
B. 25cm’,
Cc. 125 em’,
D. 150m’.
‘What is the value of the angle marked y in the diagram above?
AL 312°
B. 222°
Cc. 180°
D. 132°
Which among these is not a square number?
Aye ik
Bo 2
Gc 4
D9
0,3 of a pole 18,2 m long was buried below the ground. How tall was the pole above the
ground?
A 546m
B. 12,74m
c, 179m
D. | 185m
2;3 and 5 are prime factors of
A 10.
B12,
Cc 15,
D. 30.
The scale on a map is 1 : $0000. The actual distance between places which are 1,5 cm apart
in kilometres is,
A. 0,75.
B75.
Cc 75.
D. 750.
[Turn over34
38.
36.
31.
38.
wl
poRP
t
24.
7 caps were filled from a jug holding 3 litres of water. What faction ofa litre was poured
into each cup?
A ot
Bo?
cc 3
D3
In which number does 5 have the value of 50 000?
A. 125 963
B. 152 693
Cc. 213596
D. = 512936
Janet was facing West. She turned anticlockwise through 3 right angles. She is now facing
A. — East.
B. South.
C. West.
D. North.
‘Travelling at an average speed of 90 km/h, a bus took 4 hours 30 minutes to complete a
journey. The distance it covered was
A. 45km.
B. 360 km.
Cc. 405 km.
D. = 810km.
The difference between two numbers is 14, If their sum is 30, then the numbers are
A. 2and7.
B. 22 and 8.
C. 20 and 10.
D. 18 and 20. oO40,
41.
44,
ee Se ae ne Fe aT eee:
new balance is
A. $375.
B. $625.
Cc. $825.
D. $850.
The product of 1,3 and 0,02 is
A 0,026.
B. 0,26.
c 26.
D. 26,0.
Tn 1999 Thabo was twice as old as Nomusa. In 2001 Nomusa was 5 years old, how old was
Thabo in 2001?
A 4
B 6
CG 8
D. 10
How many lines of symmetry does a regular hexagon have?
A 2
Bo 3
Ga 4
D 6
The formula 2(L + W) is used to find a rectangle’s
A. mass.
B. area.
C. perimeter.
D. — volume.
9,6 + 0,8=
A. 0,02.
B12.
Cc 12.
Dd. 120.
Two hours have been allocated to a 50 question test paper. The average time for
each question is
A. 25sec.
B. I min4 see.
C. 2min 40 sec.
D. — 2min24 sec.
(Turn over46. =Inaclass there are 29 bye
AW 3:8
B. 3:5.
CG ¥
D. 8:
47, 20+3x4is
A 32
B. 64.
Cc. 83.
D. 92.
‘Use the distance table below to answer questions 48 and 49.
Beitbridge
322 | Bulawayo
607 299 Kadoma
427 |_154 135 | Gwera
582 440 141 270 | Harare
586 568 403 | 480 [ 262_| Mutae
48. What is the distance between Harare and Beitbridge?
A. 568km
B. 582 km
Cc. 586km
dD. 607 km.
49. The difference between the distances, Bulawayo to Gweru and Kadoma to ‘Mutare
in kilometres is
A. * 403.
B. 359,
Cc. 249.
D. 154,TEE BEDE SEM SLOWS MATKS Obtained by Lucy in her end of year examinations.
50)
g 40)
%
= 30
5
a
= 29
1
Maths English Shona General
‘Paper
Subjects
The average mark as a percentage was
A 85.
B80.
Cc. 84.
D425,GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2004.
44465 MATHEMATICS PAPER 2
Wednesday 27 OCTOBER 2004 Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer all questions in Section A.
Answer three questions in Section B.
4. Section A carries 25 marks.
1. Section B carries 15 marks.
3. To obtain full marks for any question, alll working must be shown.
3. Do mot measure from given diagrams.
1. Electronic calculators and slide rules must not be used in the examination.
‘Underline answers and rule off after each answer.
This question paper consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.
‘Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2004.Answer all questions in this section,
Find the value of 27 divided by 0,9. 2
‘The diagram below shows a triangle.
&
Le)
Find the value of x. B)
Ina class of 40 pupils, 3 of them are in the school choir.
£ of the choir are boys.
(a) Find the number of pupils in the school choir. 2)
(b) Calculate the number of girls in the school choir. 2)
woe \-
Se
2m
Tobacco
The pie chart above shows the four main crops produced by a region in Zimbabwe.
(a) What fraction of the crop production is maize and rapoko? 21
(b) Express the tobacco production as a percentage. 2¢
a ee ee eT Se eae
(a) width,
(b) area. 4
‘Six men can complete a piece of job in 30 days.
(a) Working at the same rate how long would it take 20 men to complete
the work?
(b) Express 30 days in hours.
The total surface area of a cube is 96 cm’. Calculate the length of each edge.
2]
(2)
2]
2]
4]%
eee yee eR
Answer three questions in this section.
A man painted a rectangular wall measuring 6 m by 4 m. He painted 4 of it white
and the rest black.
(@) What area was painted black?
(b) __Ifit cost $15 to paint 1 m*, how much did it cost to paint the wall?
The table below shows the timetable for a bus which travels between Gweru
and Mvuma.
GWERU DEPARTS 8.00 AM.
LALAPANZI | ARRIVES 8.50 AM
DEPARTS 8.55 AM
MVUMA ARRIVES 9.40 AM
DEPARTS, 9.50 AM
CHIRIMANZU | ARRIVES 10.25 AM.
DEPARTS 10.40 AM
GUTU ARRIVES 11.20 AM
(a) Where will the bus be after 2 hours 25 minutes of its departure
from Gweru?
(b) Calculate the total stoppage time from Gwern.
A small drum held 60 litres of water. Buckets with capacities of 20,5 litres,
18 litres and 20 litres were filled from the drum.
(a) Calculate the amount of water which was left in the drum.
~) If 60 litres of water is shared in the ratio 3 : 4: 5, find the least share.
BI
2]
2]
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BI
2)12,
SHE BGCCE {MATES TROTS I AWERWE,
(a) On arrival at Kadoma the car had 0,5 litres left in its tank. How much
petrol was used?
(>) If the distance between Gweru and Kadoma is 140 km, calculate
the volume of petrol used per kilometre,
Mr Dube bought a single bed on hire purchase. It was marked $55 000. He
paid 20% deposit and the balance in 11 monthly instalments.
(a) Find the deposit he paid.
(>) Calculate his monthly instalment.
G1
Ql
Q)
(3)(2
ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS CoUNCIL
GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION, 2005.
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
NOVEMBER 2005 SESSION 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
L Answer all questions in Section A.
2. Answer three questions in Section B.
3. Section A carries 25 marks.
4. Section B carries 15 marks.
5. To obtain full marks for any question, all working must be shown.
6. Do not measure from given diagrams.
7. Electronic calculators and slide rules must not be used in the examination.
8. Underline answers and rule off after each answer.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N200S
OzIMSEC NaS [Turn over‘Answer all questions in this section
1. (a) _ Find the sum of 4,325 and 3,6. PI
(b) Express z as a percentage. Pl
2. Calculate the value of x in the triangle below.
E>
i. (OX BI
3, _A farmer put a4 strand wire fence round his farm with sides measuring 1,734 km,
0,538 km, 1,207 km and 0,916 km.
(a) Calculate the perimeter of the farm. pl
(6) Whats the total length of the wire used to fence the farm? 2
4. Godfrey started work at 8.35 a.m. and finished at 1.05 p.m. on the same day.
(a) Find the time he spent at work. 2
(b) If he was paid $10 000 for every 30 minutes he worked, what was his
total payment on this day? Q)
5, Mrs Phiri bought some day old chicks and 5% of them died on arrival at home.
fi If 152 chicks were left,
NN
os find
(a) the number of chicks she had bought, 2
(b) the number of chicks which died. O)6. The diagram below shows a cuboid.
Scm
4cm
6cm
Find the total surface area of the cuboid. G3)
t ‘Mr Neube contributed 500 sweets and Mrs Neube contributed 5 times as
much. The total number of sweets contributed were shared amongst Rudo,
‘Thabo and Tapelo in the ratio 1: 2:3 respectively.
(a) Find the total number of sweets contributed. (2)
(b) How many sweets did Thabo get? 2
[Turn over10.
Lu.
Answer three questions in this section.
The table below shows an incomplete invoice.
INVOICE,
ITEM 8 c
Blouse 27.000] 00
Shoes 19.000 00
Sub Total
Sales Tax
Total
(a) Given that the customer was charged 15% sales tax, calculate the value of the sales
tax charged. 2}
(b) _ Ifthe customer tendered sixty $1 000 notes, calculate the change
received By
Mrs Juru used + of her flour to bake some buns.
(a) If she used 250 grams of her flour, how much flour did she originally
have? 2
(b) _Ifeach bun weighed 10 grams, find the number of buns that can be
baked with the flour that remained, GB]
A lorry with a tare of 1,325 tonnes is carrying 500 bricks. Each brick has a mass
of 2,836 kg.
Calculate
(a) the total mass of the bricks, 2
(b) the gross mass of the laden lorry in tonnes. GB]
Mrs Bopoto bought a 150 ml bottle full of cough syrup for her baby. The baby
took 5 ml of the syrup 3 times per day for a week
(a) How many millilitres of the syrup did the baby take in a week? 2)
(b) Express as a fraction in its lowest terms the amount of the syrup that
remained in the bottle after one week GB]2.
A newly resettled farmer drew a plan of his rectangular garden using a scale
of 1: 500.
(a) Ifhis plan measured 12 cm by 8 cm, calculate in metres, the actual length
of the garden. (2)
(b) The farmer planted carrots on one fifth of the garden, find this area in m’, [3]MATH
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The number represented by the abacus above is,
A 1034
Bo 1034.4 ey
Cc 134.
D 1034.
765 432 to the nearest ten thousand is
A 770000.
B 766 000.
© 765000.
D 760 000.
82 can be written as
9
ny
BOD
9
2»
c F.
87 2
D =
9
Lolet ';
37,49 rounded off to the nearest whole number is
A 37,00.
B 37.40.
© 3750.
D 38,00
The missing number in the pattern 4; 9; 16; |_]; 36is
A 2.
Bo 2
Cc 25.
D2007.
7,00. Sllo7] o8
70.
700.
vam
Ben's span is 17 em. He measured the width of a room and found that it was 24 spans.
‘What was the actual width?
A 40,8 cm.
Bo 408m
c 4080 cm
D 408 m
es expressed as a mixed mumber in its lowest terms is
A 3h,
5
al
B 32.
15
cad,
5
(ars over,
Which of the above shapes is a cone?CC 2x2x2xInIx2
D6 x6x6x6x6x6.14.
16.
11.
A 0,6.
Bo O6. 1 ot
Cc OO. “| C
D600.
What is the difference between 211 and 199?
A 12
BO I2
c 30
D410
0,002 +2 +0,5 =
A 0,009. .
B 0,504 2")
Cc 0,702.
D = 2,502.
By how much is the sum of 0,02 and 3 greater than their product?
A 0,06
Bo (2,96
Cc 3,02
D 3,06
‘The diagram below shows a map of some schools.
Ruvuzhe
Tamuka jambanani|
Khuzwayo
‘The direction of Ruvuzhe from Bambanani is
A South East.
B North West. «
C South West. [Turn over
D North.19.
20.
2.
22.
15
30
Ble
ale
le
¥*
ela
0,3 x 0,3 0,3 =
A
B
¢
D
0.027.
0,270. af
2700. {or
27,000.
If the dividend is 101,50 and the divisor is 0.5, then the quotient is
A
B
G
D
2,30.
20,3.
203.
2030.
‘The perimeter, in cm. of a regular hexagon of side 9.5 om is
vamp
47,5.
34,
57.
76.24,
26.
27.
A 02.
B 2
Cc 20.
D 200.
helicopter takes 2 minutes to cover a distance of 25 km. Its speed, in km/h, is
A
A 12,5.
B 50,0.
Cc 150,0.
D 150,00.
On a bus 40% of the passengers were children. There were 54 adults. How many people
were on the bus altogether?
A 36
B81
c 90
D = 135
ea) leatpe
. Ls
BOTS
2
3
se
2B
19
D 62
28
In 1996, the price of a match box in different shops was $3,60, $3,30, $2,80 and $2,90.
‘What was the average price?
$3,15
$11,60
$12,60
$50,40
voup
[Turn over28.
29.
30.
Chipo started Grade One in 1980. When che sie CO
Grade Three and Six?
A 1986 =
B 1987
Cc 1988
D 1989
10 tractors take 8 days to plough a field. How long will ittake 16 tractors to do the same
job?
1
344
A 34 days
B 5 days
4
Cc 122 days
3
D —20days
A 10cm B
Dt E ae c
<< 8 cm ——_—_
The area of quadrilateral ABCD above is
A 180cm?.
B 144cnr.
Cc 132m.
D— 112em*.aL.
33.
34.
36.
ik Leet CaN ee an Se eee ER es ae
he pay altogether in a year?
A 867,50
B — $810,00
Cc $1567,50
D 2 310,00
A 2-metre string was cut in the ratio 2: 3: 5. The shortest piece was
A 04m.
Bo 06m.
Cc 10m.
D 5.0m.
The sum of 2’ and 3° is
A IR
B16.
Cc 17
D 18.
A police officer was on duty from 10.45 p.m. to 7.30 a.m. the following day, For how long
was he on duty?
A hours 15 minutes
B —Thours 45 minutes
C | Shours 45 minutes
D 18 hours 45 minutes
‘A fuel tank ofa car has 60 litres. The car uses 1 litre every 15 km, How much fuel is left in”
the tank if it covers 135 km?
paw
‘The radius of a circle is half the length of the
A are.
B circle.
C circumference.
D diameter.
[Turn over38,
39.
Le)
‘The size of the angle marked x in the triangle above is
2B
20
c
D 2.
10
3 hours 11 minutes 5 seconds expressed in seconds is
A 665.
B 10800.
Cc 11460.
D 11465.41.
42.
43.
45.
Se Scenes ee: ea ee ne ake aes nT ee Ce Lowe
A $16,00.
B $24,00.
Cc $32,00.
D —_ $72,00.
2,4 +0,
0,03, :
0,3.
3,
vamp
30,
‘What is the Highest Common Factor of 9, 12 and 182
paw>
3
6
9
12
‘When 75 kg is decreased by 10% the result is
A 75kg.
Bo 65kg.
Cc 67Skg.
D — 82,5ke
Mr Band’s rectangular garden measures 12 metres by 8 metres. He fences it putting a pole
after every metre. How many poles did he use to fence his garden right round?
A 32
B36
Cc 38
D 40
Susan was given a plain paper, 27 em long and 15 cm wide, to cut out equal triangles each
with base 4,8 cm and height 3 cm, The number of triangles she cut was
A 28.
B45,
Cc 56.
D387.
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48
49,
A 1000ml.
B 100ml.
Cc 10ml
D
Imi.
Bo ut
20
c it
5
The table below shows the times, in seconds, taken by four athletes in a 400 m race. Use it
to answer questions 48 and 49.
SUSAN
JANE
TAN
CECIL,
50,3,
49,6
53,7
48,9
Who came first in the race?
A Cecil
Blan
c Jane
D Susan
‘The difference between Jane's and Cecil's times is
A 0,7 seconds.
B ‘1,3 seconds,
C 1,7 seconds.
D 7,0 seconds500
300
Amount in $
100
M TW TE Ss
Days of the week
The store-keeper’s expenses for the week were $2 000. What was the profit expressed as a
percentage?
162
a
20
2
ay
400
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1 901 341 written in words is
A. ninety one thousand three hundred and forty one.
B. _ nine hundred and one thousand three and forty one.
C. ninety one thousand three hundred and fourteen.
D. __ nine hundred and one thousand three hundred and forty one.
2. The value of 6 in 4 635 is
1e value of 6 in © 5 qfotf acre
A 6.
B. 60.
c. 600.
D. 6000.
3. The fraction with the biggest val
a 2.
10
BE.
a 3
bp
‘The number shown on the picture is,
A. 2017.
B. 2071.
Cc. 2107.
D. 2170.4% asa decimal fraction is
A. 0,044
B04.
Cc. 0,25.
D. 0,04.
‘The time 00 01 is the same as
one minute past midnight
one minute to midnight
one minute past noon,
POR
4 670,32 +10=
46 703,2.
4 670,32.
467,032.
46,732.
SORE
1
AL vs
‘9
Il
B. tee.
20
23
20°
10
vp 22
20
4 litres plus 8 millilitres equals
A 12m.
B. 32m.
Cc. 4008 ml.
D. 4800 ml.
‘one minute to twelve noon.
{Turn over10.
i.
12.
Home
The direction of the well from home is
4. North West.
B. South West.
C. South East.
D. North East.
37% of 2 mis
A. 37cm.
B. 47cm.
Cc. Bem.
D. 74cm.
Expressed in dollars 7 cents is
A. $0,07.
B. —$0,70
Cc. $7,00.
D. — $70,00.
Well13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
P
Q
s R
Shape PQRS is 2
A. triangle.
B. quadrilateral.
C. pentagon.
D. hexagon.
200 litres of water are pumped into a tank in every five minutes. What is the volume of water
pumped in an hour?
A. 1951
B. 2057
Cc. 10007
D. 24007
$30 increased by 50% is
A $80.
B. $60.
c. $45,
D. $15.
Numbers 2; 7; 11; 13 and 19 are
A. even.
B. odd
C. prime,
D. factors.
7,83 +0,9 =
A. 0,87.
B. 8,07.
Cc a7.
D. 87,0.
[Turn over18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
From 6 take away 3,450 the answer is
A. 2,450.
B. 2,540.
Cc. 2,550.
D. 72,650.
Reducing 64 by 4 and adding 30 gives
A 48
Be (90.
Cc. 98.
D. (286.
12 om
13 cm
‘The area of the unshaded part in the diagram shown is
Sem
A. 30cm’.
B. 36cm’.
Cc. 60cm’.
D. 65 cm’.
; of 24 added to 2 of 100 gives
sop
12.
60.
n.
124.
40 x 36+3-20=
POPP
32.
240.
460.
480.23.
24,
28.
26.
21.
28,
Rounded off to the nearest hundredth 293,629 becomes
A. 293,70.
B. 293.63.
Cc. 293,62.
D. 30,00,
(7+4)x3 =
A
B19.
Cc 25.
D 33
Paul, John, James and Maria have masses of 59 kg; 61 kg; 48 kg and 42 kg respectively. Their
average mass is
AL 52,5kg.
B SSkg.
C. 210g.
D. -220kg.
Susan had $3,60. She spent 90c. The fraction of her money left was
A 4
a
3
BOS,
5
c &
4
vp. &
5
The sum of 251 and 649 when divided by 45 gives
A. 20.
B. 398.
Cc. 900,
D. 945
(56 + 16) + (6x 2)=
A 6
B12.
Cc. 24.
D. 72.
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30.
31,
32.
33.
The sum of 3° and 2%is
AS.
B27.
C32.
D 59.
A cubic centimetre of steel has a mass of 9 g. How many cubic centimetres of steel have a
mass of 1,08 kg?
A. 120.
B. 11,1
Cc. 9,72
D. 0,12
(12 +15) + 3 = (12+x)+ (1543) the value of x is
A 1
B. 3,
Cc 8.
D1
5.
‘What is the cost of a loaf of bread when 4 loaves cost $29 200?
A $730.
B. $1578,
Cc $7300.
D. $7400.
Mr Bote’s plot has an area of 14 ares. Mr Jumbe’s has 1 050 m?, Mr Bote’s plot is bigger by
A. 1064m.
B. 1036 m.
C. 24S ares.
D. 3,Sares.34,
35.
36.
The graph illustrates speeds of vehicles. Which of the vehicles A, B, C, or D is the second
fastest?
LLL
WLLL LLL
CILLA
>
o
vehicles
°
TTT TT
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Speed in km/h
A lorry was loaded with 24 m’ of sand. : of the sand was spilt along the way. The amount of
sand left in the lorry was
A 3m’,
B. 6m’.
Cc 2m.
D. 2m.
‘The Mtetwa family drank rs litres of milk everyday during the month of November. How
many litres is this altogether?
A. 46
B. 45
Cc 4B
D. 42
[Turn over37.
39,
40.
4 om
8 om
4 cm
The area of the above shape is
64 cm?
44 cm
20 cm’.
19 cm’,
yoRP
48 200 square metres in hectares is
A. 4820,
The area of a triangle whose base is 8 cm and height 6 em 5 mm is
A. S2om’,
Be 48m’,
2
C 26cm’,
Ln?
De 14e
pom
The value of 3 in 4,237 km is
AL 300 m.
B. 30m.
com.
3
n =m
3 omAL
42.
43.
44,
45.
When a lorry is empty its mass is 0.250 tonnes. It carries a load of 0,567 toni
mass is
Its gross
In a sale, a jacket was reduced by 20% to $12 000. The price before the sale was
A. $1500,
B. $9600.
Cc. $14.400.
D. $15 000.
dem 12cm
em
‘The volume of this cuboid above is
216 cm’.
108 cm’.
24cm’.
23 em’,
SORP
‘The difference between 12 multiplied by 4 and 12 divided by 4 is
A 32,
B45.
Cc. 48.
D. 51.
Mr Chanetsa had $5 235 in his account. He made a withdrawal of $250 on Monday and he
deposited $1 300 on Tuesday. His new balance is
A. $6285.
B. $5285.
Cc. $4985.
D. $3985.
[Turn over46.
47.
48.
49.
2
Jan uses the scale 1; 500 to draw the plan ofa house. If the length on the plan is 6,5 em, the
the actual length of the house is
A. 65,00m
B. 56,50 m
Cc. 32,50m
D. 325m
‘The quotient is 12,5, The divisor is 4. What is the dividend?
A, 3,125
B. 8.5
Cc. 16,5
D. 50,0
John was 15 years a decade ago. How old would he be after two decades?
A. 43 years
B. 25 years
C. 20 years
D. ‘10 years
The pie chart below represents 800 domestic animals on a farm. Use it to answer questions «
and 50.
The number of cattle on the farm is
A. 100.
B. 300.
Cc. 400.
D. 500.
The total number of goats and pigs is
A. 300.
B, 400.
Cc. 500.
D. 700.==
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MATHEMATICS 002/2
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1. Answer alll questions in Section A.
2. Answer three questions in Section B.
3. Section A carries 25 marks.
4. Section B carries 15 marks.
5. To obtain full marks for any question. all working must be shown.
%: Do not measure from given diagrams.
7. Electronic calculators and slide rules must not be used in the examination,
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Section A (25 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Find the value of
(a) 11-644, oO)
(b) — 1- 0,999. tt
2, Simplify
(a) 105-72 649, (2)
Sal
b) 5243
(b) 6779 BI
3. The area of a rectangle is 45 cm*, If the width is 3 em find
(a) the length, 2)
(b) the perimeter. 2
4
Find the value of angle x in the diagram above. BI
5. Awatch loses 2 minutes every hour. Ifit is set correct at 0000hours, calculate
the time it will show at the end of the day. B)x
8
Number of patients
Ss
800 0900 1000 1100 1200
Time
The bar graph shows the number of patients who consulted a doctor at Gura
Hospital.
(a) At what time did most patients consult the doctor? ty
(b) Calculate the total number of patients who consulted the doctor. Q]
The marked price of a pair of socks was $780. Aubrey was given 15% discount
for paying cash, Calculate the amount he paid. BI
(a) Inaclock, the hour hand moves from noon to 9 p.m. How many degrees
does the hour hand move? (1)
(b) How much less than a complete revolution is this? 2)
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Section B (15 marks).
Answer any three questions in this section.
9. A man was 52 years old in 2002.
(a) Inwhat year was he born? (2)
(b) If his wife is 10 years younger than him, when was she born? (3)
10. Mr Sibanda borrowed $3 600 from a bank that charged him 25% interest per
annum. He paid back over a period of 24 months.
(a) Find the interest charged in 24 months. (3)
(>) Caloulate the total amount he paid back. 2)
i.
6m
10m
Tm
Mr Chida painted part of a building shown in the diagram
(a) Calculate the area of the wall he painted. B)
(6) How many litres of paint were required. if 2 litres of paint were needed
forevery 7m? 2]12. Jabulani travelled 120 km at an average speed of 90 km/h.
(a) How long did the journey take? Q]
(b) If he wanted to complete the journey in 1 hour 12 minutes, what would
be his speed? GI)
13.
Recreation
‘The pie chart shows how Mr Tito spends his time during the day from 6.00 a.m.
to 6.00 p.m. Calculate
(a) __ the decimal fraction of the day he spends resting, By
2
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S. Ifyou wish to change your answer, erase it completely with a pencil rubber
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@ZIMSEC N2007. [Turn overThe abacus represents
AL 13,62.
B. 1362.
Cc. 2631
D. 10362.
‘Three million two hundred and six thousand and wenty three in figures is
A. 320623
B. 3.020 623.
C. 3206 023
D. 30.020 623.
1789 is less than 2 036 by
A 1357.
B. 1287.
Cc. 347.
D. 247,
75 952 to nearest ten thousand is
A. 75900,
B. 75.950,
Cc. 76.000.
D. — 80.000.
7 3
expressed asa mixed number is
A oath
a10.
$70,04 in cents is
A. 704,
B. 7004.
Cc. 7040.
D. 7400.
The unit used to measure volume is
A. cm,
B. cm’.
Cc. om’.
Dm.
‘The change trom $1 000 after buying 2 buns at $87 each and an apple for $650 is
A. $176.00.
B. — $264,00.
C. — $724,00.
D. $824.00.
The total surface area of a rectangular prism measuring 10 cm by 8 em by 5 em is
A. 400cm?.
B. 340.cm?.
C. 170cm?
D. 250m?
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12,
13.
14.
15.
4
A bag of wheat has a mass of 255 kg, The mass of 15 such bags is
1
A. 382= ky
3 ke
B 372k
. ake
c. 2554 .
q 3 ke
vp. 17k
. 3 ke
0. .
Sto its lowest terms is
120
A 2°
is
B. ¥
_
DF
Mrs Shelly's car has 38.5 / of petrol in its fuel tank, At the service station, 21,5 / are poured
into the tank to fill it up. The capacity of the tank is
A 691.
B. 601.
Cc 591,
D171.
63,1 + 10=
A 631.0.
B. 6301
C. 63,10.
D. 631
Peter's pace is 0,65 m. He walks 4 000 paces from home to school. Peter's home from school
is
A. 6500m.
B. 4000 m. >
Cc. 3950m.
D. 2.600 m.16.
17.
18,
19,
Joko Muda
Tubu Zumu
‘The map shows the positions of four villages. What is the direction of Joko from Zumu?
A. South East
B. North West
a North East
D ‘South West
0,25 of 40 minus 0,75 of 12 equals
AL
B. >
Cc. 10.
D119.
l
The number of 20 ml doses in a 1 litre bottle of cough syrup is
A 20.
B24.
Cc 60.
DBD 75.
(10? x3)+(10' x3)=
A 60.
B90, ©
C210.
D. 330.
[Turn over20.
22,
23.
24.
25.
The product of 24 and 16 is,
A 384.
B. 168.
c 144.
D. 40.
aixatett
389272
AL 153
4
Bo 8e
9
x. 7
D4
3
From 7 420 take away 6 784 and add 21. The result is
655.
656.
657.
658.
Some
Musonda sent a postal order for $880.00, He paid $900.00 to the Post Office. The Commission
he paid was
A. $5.
B. $10.
Cc. $15.
pb. $20.
‘A wall is 15.5 m? inarea. Sue painted 0,7 of it, The area of the wall not painted is
AL 4,65 m’.
B. 9.3m"
C. 10,85 mr
D217 m
When 78 is divided by 13 and the result udded 10 49 the answer is
SOR26.
27.
28.
29,
7
A farmer had 200 bags of rapoko. He sold tor them and gav« $ ofthem to the poor. The
number of bags left were
A 40.
B. 30.
Cc. 90.
D. 110.
The difference between the sum of 9 and 8 and their difference is
AL .
B16.
CG 17.
DD 72.
The area of the shaded part is
A. 65cm>.
B. 75cm’.
Cc 135m,
D. 200 cm’.
The perpendicular height ofa triangle whose base is 11 cm and area is 44 em? is
A. 88cm.
B. 22cm.
Cc. 8em.
vp. stom
2
[Turn over30.
3h.
32.
?
5g tonnes in kilograms is
AL 5125.
B. 5375.
Cc. 5625.
D. 5875.
‘A school has 600 children. If 98% of them were present on the closing day. how many we
absent?
A 12
B13
Cc. 587
D. 588
3,5 hours in minutes is
A 185
B. 210.
Cc. 230.
Dd. 350.
Kate, Molly and Jura shared $12 000 in the ratio 1: 2: 3 respectively. Molly received
A. $2000.
B. $4 000.
Cc. $6000.
D. $8.00.
How many lines of symmetry does a square have?
Sopp35.
36.
37.
38.
The table below shows Tapiwa’s marks in four subjects.
Subject Marks Obtained
Mathematics i
20
16
English s
me 25
an = |
50
49,
Musi ey
use i00
In which subject did she get the least marks?
AL Art
B. English
C. Mathematics
D. Music
* 3
How many right angles are there in + of revolution?
A
B.
c.
Rone
D.
If 186 mm of rain fell in January, then the average daily rainfall was
AO Smm,
B 6mm.
a 7mm.
D. 8mm.
Turn over39.
40.
a.
10
The value of 50% of (5,75 + 0,25) is
A. 3,125.
B. 3.
Cc. 2,125.
D2.
‘A wholesaler sold shirts for $725 each. A retailer bought 10 of these shirts and sold them for
$905 each. How much profit did he make altogether?
A. $180
B. $1800
Cc $7 250
D. $9050
‘The angle marked z in the diagram is
A 50°.
B. 70°.
Cc 110,
D. 240°.42.
WW
2em cube 6m cube
The diagram shows 2 cubes. The number of small cubes which can fit into the large cube is
[Turn over12
Study the time table and answer questions 43 and 44.
44,
45.
Programme Time
News 8.00 am,
Weather Forecast 8.07 am.
Talk Show 8.10 am.
Music by request 8.30 am.
Schools Broadcast 10.00 am.
Health Matters 11.40am.
The shortest programme was
A.
B.
c
D.
News.
Weather Forecast.
Music by request.
Schools broadcast.
The longest programme was
A.
B.
c
D.
A farmer planted 256 maize seeds in a row, If he planted 36 rows, then the total number of
News.
Talk Show.
Schools Broadcast.
Health Matters.
maize seeds he planted was
SORE
8216.
9116.
9216.
9226.47,
48.
13
2em
3em
6cm
The volume of the box in em’ is
AL 6.
Bol.
Cc 18.
D. 36.
Mrs Shortly earns 74% interest per annum from her $30 000 in her account. Her interest per
annum is
A. — $14500.
B. $12,000.
Cc. $4500.
D. = $ 2250.
The perimeter of an isosceles triangle with sides 6,3 em and a base 7,5 cm is
A. 12,6cm.
B. 13,8cm.
Cc. 19,1cm,
D. 20,1. cm.
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The graph below shows places painted by Mr Mpala and the number of days spent at each place. Use
it to answer questions 49 and 50.
10
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
NUMBER OF DAYS
20
10
0
POST
OFFICE
CLINIC
SCHOOL
POLICE,
STATION
49, How many more days did Mr Mpala spend painting the school than the post office?
A 40
B. 60
Cc. 100
D. 160
50, The total number of days he spent painting the clinic and the police station was
120,
140,
150,
160,
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GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS 002/2
PAPER 2
OCTOBER 2007 SESSION. Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1, Answer all questions in Section A.
2. Answer three questions in Section B.
3. Section A carries 25 marks.
4. Section B carries 15 marks.
5. To obtain full marks for any question, all working must be shown.
6. Donot measure from given diagrams.
2. Electronic calculators and slide rules must not be used in the examination.
8. ‘Underline answers and rule off after each answer.
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3
Section A (25 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
Find the sum of 46 and 54, 2
Find the value of
@ 7-325, ret]
() 22*21-3, . Q]
Express
@ = 6 millimetres in centimetres, fi]
(40,75 hectares in ares. 0)
‘Write down the following dates in Standard International (SI) notation.
@ 27" March 1970 Oo
(ii) Zimbabwe's independence day this year 2]
5 Gom
9em
@ What name is given to the above triangle? _w
Gi) Find its perimeter. aw
On a bus, there are 60 passengers. If 2 of them ae men $ se children and
the rest are women, find the number of women on the bus. 4]
Molly rode a bicycle to a growth point located ak km away from her home. Ske
cycled at an average speed of 15 km/h. Ifshe iefbome at 12.42 pa, calculate the
time she arrived at the growth point. (4)3
8. John had $25 000 in his bank account, He withdrew $17 000 in June and
deposited $12 000 in August.
() Find his balance by the end of June, 2
Gi) Ifhe was given 5% interest on his balance, find his new balance at the
beginning of September. G3)
Section B (15 marks).
Answer any three questions in this section.
9. Mrs Mvenge filled a tank of water with a capacity of 187,5 / using 750 ml bottles,
@ How many 750 ml bottles of water did she pour in? 2
(ii) If ittook 30 seconds to empty one bottle, find the time taken to fill the tank
in hours and minutes, By
10. 9 men take 16 days to build a house.
(Working at the same rate, how many days will 12 men take? G)
(ii) Express 16 days in hours, 2]
11, Use the distance table and road map below to answer the following questions.
Victoria falls
Beitbridge| 104 kad
322 [Bulawayo
196 IGwanda
656 | 334 Hwange ulawayo
760 | 438 | S64 104 | Victoria Falls}: 126 km,
Beitbridge
“3
@® ~ Calculate the distance between Gwanda and Hwenge. 2)
(i) Timothy drove from Beitbridge to Victoria Falls. At Hwange the
reading on his car's odometer was 123 361 km, What was his car's
odometer reading at Beitbridge? BI
(Tura over12, A woman sold 3 dozen eggs ona Sunday. The following day she sold three
times as much. If one dozen has 12 eggs, find
(@ the total number of eggs sold on the two days. B)
(ii) the average sales for the two days. 2]
13, The diagram below represents Mrs Garapo’s plot. The plot is divided into a residential
stand and field.
—$$— 150m: ——__—__>
80m
XK >
20m =
() Find the perimeter of the residential stand. : 2
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GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION
MATHEMATI
PAPER 1
Ss 002/1
OCTOBER 2008 SESSION Time: 2 hours
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1. Read all the instructions carefully
2. Do not open this booklet untit you are told to do so by the invigilator
Use only an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet
4. When you are told to start, choose one correct answer from the suggested
answers and shade it very dark as shown in the examples at the top of the
answer sheet
S. If you wish to change your answer, erase it completely with « pencil rubber
and then shade the new choice.
6 If more than one box is shaded for any one answer, that answer will be
regarded as wrong.
7. Ifyou do not understand the instructions, ask the i
to you before you start.
ilator to explain them
8. Answer all the questions on the separate answer sheet provided.
9. Rough paper will be provided
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CAIMSEC OC LOWER 20082° eifee sx
Three hundred and fifr: thousand in figures is
AL 350 000.
B. 305 000.
g& 300 500.
D. 300 005,
pala [ vo(t
Rounded off to the nearebt hundred 245 becomes
A. 200.
B. 240.
Cc 250.
D. 300.
2/2019
The value of 7 in 347,38 is
the 7 000.
B. 700.
ee 70,
Db. 7.
‘The shaded part expressed as a decimal fraction of the whole shape is
A Ld
Be (04.
Cc 0,33
D. 0.2.5.
1
8
0,7 can be written as
a 2
40
B
a 52.
10
D.
Half past midnight is
A. 1230,
BL 2430.
Cc. 0030.
De 0130.
0,31 + 4-+0,84
A 1,15
R119
C415
D. 5,15
‘The diagram represen cakes.
What is the number of cakes expressed as a mixed number?
A.
Be
8
C35
2
v.22
3
‘Turn over10.
a.
12.
3 Il
Ig and 15 added together yive
What is the value of 3 five cent coins, 2 five dollar coins, | ten dollar note, 3 fifty dollar
notes and | five hundred dollar note?
A. $650,
B. $650,
C. $670,15
D. — $685,00
‘Anna was facing East, She turned one complete revolution and a half right angle in a
clockwise direction. Then she is facing
A. South East
B, North West.
C. North East
D. East
; : $2.13
Arranged in ascending order the fractions 7:33 5 7 become
ele13.
14.
15.
2.035 - 850+ 43 =
1.992
1228
1142
893
Sore
Increasing 107 by 64 gives
A 747,
Bo oIT1.
GC 68.
dD. 43.
64x4=
A #
Bo
a 8
pn
‘Turn over16
17,
18.
ay.
300 cm
3000 cm
‘The area of this rectangle in m? is
A.
B.
c
D.
90.
66.
45,
33,
How many lines of symmetry does the shape have?
A 0
Bod
GQ 2
D3
16484+3x9=
A 155
B45
Cc 38
DvD, 29
Dividing the product of 8 and 40 by 16 gives
A
B
ic.
D.
80.
64,
42.
20.20.
2.
22.
23.
24,
25.
‘The perimeter of a square garden with sides 12 em is
A 1d¢om,
Be 72cm.
Cc 48om,
D. 24cm,
60
SF a8 4 mixed number inthe lowest terms is
How long does a lorry take to travel 75 km at 100 km/hr?
AJ 2h5S min,
B.
1h 20 min.
c. 45 min,
D, 25 min,
1f17,52 + n= 4,8 therefore nis
AL 265.
B. 36,5,
GQ 36.
D. 3,65.
‘The change from buying a pair of trousers worth $315 is $85. The money tendered is
A. $400.
B. + $230.
Cc $130,
D. $120.
9 340c and $15,00 give the sum of
A. $108,40.
B. $ 93,55.
C$ 93,25.
D. $77.40. Turn over26.
27.
28.
29,
31.
6 265 divided by 7 added 10 267 gives
A 885)
B. 895)
C1062,
dD. 1162,
James, Sam, Mary and Anna had 20; 10; 50 and 4 sweets respectively. They shared the
sweets equally among themselves. The number of sweets each got was
A 20.
B20.
C8
Dv. 84,
3 i
3 kg mealie-meal was put into 4 equal bags. Each bag had
A. 8002.
B. 900g.
C1000 g
D.— 1900g.
A customer bought goods worth $120 000. He was charged 15% Value Added Tax. ‘The
amount he paid was
AL $ 18000
B. $102 000,
C. $138 000,
D. $148 000.
How many em’ are in 3,875 !?
A. 38,75 cm?
B. 387,S em’
C. 3875em*
D. 38 750em*
In its simplest form 7 is
" 3432. The diameter of a circle is
A. radius +2.
Be radius x2.
C. circumference x 2
D. circumference + 2.
33. Mr Dhono travelled 280 km in 4 hours. His average speed was
A. 60 km/h.
B70 kin/h.
C. 284 km/y
D. 1120 kmh.
34. The number which is a factor of 162 is,
A 26
B14
C9.
D7.
38.
15cm
ny q
Tem
em
o oO 10cm
The total area of the two shapes is
A 2S cm?
B. 110cm’.
Cc. 135¢m? &
D. —-160.em?,
36. Adress in a shop was marked $80 000. Three months later the price was increased to
$100 000. What was the percentage increase?
A, 80%
B. 25%
Cc. 20%
D. 25%
Turn over37.
38.
39,
40.
10
A regular hexagon with sides 13 em long has a perimeter of
A. 19m,
B 65cm,
Cc. Bem,
D. Ylem,
Jura
721 | Jongwe
94 | 560 | Jiti
428 | 600 | 900 | Jana
125 | 983 | 300 | 186 | Jena
Use the distance table above to answer questions 38 and 39.
he longest distance is between
A. Jongwe and Jena.
B._Jitiand Jana
C. Juruand Jit.
D. Jana and Jena.
A motorist travelled from Jiti to Jena at an average speed of 100 km/h, The time taken to
travel the journey is,
AO 3h
B. Gh.
CG 9h,
D. 12h,
If the quotient is 800 and the divisor is 0,08 then the dividend is
A. 10.000.
B. 640,
g 100,
D. 64.4.
2.
43.
44,
45.
ge
&
PORP ale
James opened a savings account with $100 000 in Jun
withdrew $60 000 in September. His balance is
A
B.
G:
v.
pose
8484848485
é
8+6
8x6
8°
ofa day - ; of aday in hours is
9.
10,
12,
13.
$90 000.
$110 000.
$150 000.
$210 000.
W
by 2 and subtracting 1 gives
In July he deposited $50 000 and
‘Tura over46.
47.
12
Job's pace is 40 em, He walked round his bedroom in 26 paces The perimeter of his
bedroom is
A. 1040-m.
B 840 m.
c 10,4 m,
Db. 84m.
On an 80 km journey Sihle travelled 50 km by bus and the rest of the journey by bicycle. At
what average speed did she travel by bicycle if she took 3 hours to complete the rest of the
journey?
A 20% kmih
B 22km/h
C162 kmin
3
DD. 10kmh
In 2003 Fadzai was four years old, Her mother was eight times the age of Fadzai. So,
Fadzai's mother was born in
A. 1932,
B 1971
Cc. 1991
D. 1999.49.
50.
100.
80
60+
40:
Number of eggs
20
Avpuoyw
Aepsony,
Aepsing,
Apu
Y Aepsoupo,
$
The graph above shows the number of eggs laid by hens in five days. Use it to answer
questions 49 and 50,
‘The hens produced the least number of eggs on
Monday,
Friday
Wednesday.
Tuesday.
SORP
‘The average number of eggs for the five days is
A, 300.
B. 290.
Cc. 60
D. 58002631 ‘ncaa
ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS 002/2
PAPER2
OCTOBER 2008 SESSION Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1
2
Answer all questions in Section A.
Answer three questions in Section B.
Section A carries 25 marks.
4, Section B carries 15 marks.
5. To obtain full marks for any question, all working must be shown.
6. Do not measure from given diagrams.
7. Electronic calculators and slide rules must mot be used in the examination.
8 Underline answers and rule off after each answer.
This question paper consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2008.
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/Section A (25 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
Find the product of 59 and 0,06.
Express
to make them true.
s 3
4 4
o) 2 2
9
0,45 =
oe YL 20
Find the value of
(2) 2% in decimal form,
(b) 6 +4x 10.
2)
0
a)
a)
a)
Oy
a
2]‘The graph shows Tatenda’s journey by bicycle from Nharira Business Centre to Chivhu
town. She had a puncture along the way and mended it.
60
&
3
g 30) -
A 20
10 7
0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400
Time
(a) Write down the time in hours she took to mend the puncture. -
(b) Calculate her average speed for the whole joumey to the nearest kilometre
per hour: BI
Mr Nyathi, Mrs Zimba and Miss Tsoka started a business. They invested $800,
$600 and $1 000 respectively.
(a) Express their contributions as a ratio in its simplest form. @
(b) They made a profit of $6 000 and shared it according to the ratio of their
contributions. Calculate Mrs Zimba’s profit. B)
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The diagram below shows Joe’s village map.
(a)
(b)
©
Home
Zz
School
Church 4 kam Post office
Write down the direction of the school from Joc’s home. 0)
Joe is atthe shops facing the school, He turns in a clockwise direction
to face the Post Office.
Find the number of right angles he turns, i)
tha g Particular day Joe travels directly to sehool but passes through
the shops on his way back home.
How much longer does he travel on his way back? GB)Number of visitors
5
Section B (15 marks)
Answer any three questions in this section.
A rectangular swimming pool has a capacity of 80m’. It is 8 m long and
2m deep.
(a) Find the width of the pool. B]
(b) Calculate the surface area of the water in the pool. 1
xy
3
100
> > > >
tf G Gossett
2 & 3 a “
e
‘The graph shows the number of visitors to the National Heroes’ Acre in @
particular week,
(a) Which day had the largest number of visitors? i)
(v) How many more people visited the Heroes’ Acre on Friday than on
Wednesday? 2)
(©) Find the total number of people who visited the heroes’ Acre during
this particular week. 2
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