St. Anselm’s College Entrance Exam Maths Sample Questions This document shows a range of sample questions to help you prepare for the Entrance Exam The Maths Entrance Exam will be 60 minutes Calculators are NOT allowedShape statements Look at the shaded shape drawn on the square grid. For each statement below, tick (7) True or False. True False mm The shape is a quadrilateral. The shape is a square. The shape has one line of symmetry. The shape has no right angles. KSa/08/Ma/Tier 3-6/P1People who have been married for many years have special anniversaries. Number of years they Special have been married anniversary 25 years Silver 50 years Golden 60 years Diamond (@) Betty and Stan were married in 1952. In what year was their golden anniversary? \ (&) Lyn and Chris had their silver anniversary in 1985. In what year were they married? NO (c) Jean and Peter had their diamond anniversary in 1997. In what year was their golden anniversary? NO(b) Awoman has four notes. The notes total one thousand euros. What notes does she have? Write the value of each one. euros euros euros eurosCalculations Work out the following. 1706 + 185 576 - 83 65x 9 154 +7 KSa/08/Ma/Tier 3-5/1Number line Here is a number line. 5 -4 -3 -2 It can help you work out the answers to the calculations below. The first one is done for you -34+15 72 Nand — Naas = \ 3-55 aman L)Eight times, Adcing Write the missing numbers in the boxes. 8 x = 800 = \ 0.8 x = 8 — 12. Look at the calculation below. Write the correct digits in the boxes. ‘ | ‘ | 8 | * | | | § | | | ’ | ° | KSQ/OB/MaTioe 3-6/P1Look at the dial. The pointer starts at 0 and turns clockwise around the centre. (2) Which number does it point to after turning clockwise through 90°? NO (b) The pointer turns clockwise from 3 to 6 Through how many degrees does it turn? KSQ/OB/Ma/Tier3-5/P1‘Making ten, Decimals Write two numbers that add to 10 One of the numbers must be positive. The other number must be negative. 18. Work out the following. 12x 6 12:6 KSQ/08/MaMTer S-5/P1Duckweed is a plant that grows in water. Pupils added different amounts of salt to three identical containers of water. In each container they put some duckweed plants. Then they recorded the number of leaves on the plants every day. Results: 4 60 A: No salt B: Small amount of salt C: Large amount of salt ~#-—-#—-=- KS9/08/Ma/Tier $-5/P1(@) How many leaves were in each container on day 1? XN (b)_ Incontainer A, how many more leaves were there on day 19 than on day 1? XN (c) Duckweed plants with no leaves are dead. On which day did the pupils record that the plants in container B were dead? \ Day (d)_ How did the amount of salt affect the change in the number of leaves? \ KSQ/OB/Ma/Tier 3-5/P1In the diagram, three circles in a straight line must add up to 100 Write in the missing numbers. \ 35 45 —35 times table (a) Write the correct numbers in the gaps below. Use the table to help you work out this calculation. \ 1 KSg/08/Ma/Tier 3-5/P1In a restaurant, the colour of each dish shows how much the food in it costs. The table shows the different colours and costs. Colour of dish Cost Green £1.50 Blue £2.00 Red £2.50 Orange £3.00 Pink £3.50 (@) Meera pays for two blue dishes and two pink dishes. Altogether, how much did they cost? (b) Victor pays for one green, one red and one pink dish. He pays with a £10 note. How much change should he get? \()_ Rachel pays for two dishes that cost exactly £4.50 altogether. What colours could her dishes be? There are two possible answers. Write them both. colours: —_____ and i or colours: —____ and LoLook at the digit cards numbered from 1 to 9 Loledie didi |LeliJle]] Use the digit cards to complete the calculations below. o You can use each card more than once. ‘ U . ‘UO ‘LL J- (JOU OOO(@)_ Kate has one 10p coin, one 50p coin and some 20p coins. Altogether she has £1.20 How many 20p coins does she have? and 20p and 10p coins. The first way is done for you. First way: \ Second way: Third way: Fourth way: (6) Show the different ways of making £1.60 using two 50p coins, Number of Number of Number of 50p coins 20p coins 410p coins 2 3 0 2 2 2 — KSa/09/Ma/Tier 3-5/1Fill in the boxes to complete each number chain. Use any of the following: x10 +10 » -10 \ 50 | > 45 450 —+| -| 450 —| | KS9/09/Ma/Tier 3-5/P1‘Number ines Write in the missing numbers. +10 +7 KS8/09/MaTier 3-5/P1hombus grid Look at the shaded shapes. \ Isometric grid (a) The area of shape A is 3em? What is the area of shape B? Nine om’ (0) On the grid, draw a triangle that has an area of 6em? ise L)Write the missing digits in each calculation below. The first one is done for you. [i [e]xs ‘O-. \[]«e- Missing digits KSg/09/Ma/Tier 3-5/P1Number chains (2) Anumber chain starts 1—.*2—+5—... To find the next number you use the rule x3 then -1 Write the next two numbers in the number chain. Np +2 +5 — (b) Here is a different number chain. 3 —> 9 —+ 27—> 81-——.... What could the rule be to find the next number? \ KS9/09/MarTier 3-5/P1 C(@) Join all the pairs of numbers that add together to equal 1 The first one is done for you. (&) Now join all the pairs of numbers that multiply to equal 4 The first one is done for you. KSa/09Ma/Ter S-5/P1Zak has some water in a jug. litres He pours this water into the jug below. Draw the correct level of the water on the jug. millilitres -— 1000 [— 800 KS9/09/Ma/Tir 3-8/P1Lisa has some boxes that are all cubes of the same size. She uses four of the boxes to make a pile with a height of 72em. She puts one more box on top of the pile. 72cm Work out the height of the pile of five boxes. —______ om KS9/09narTier 3-5/1 L]- @) Work out 5% of 360 (b) Work out 15% of 360 You can use part (a) to help you. Ksa/oonarTiers-5/P1Number grids In these number grids, two numbers are added to give the number below. Example: 13 12 13412 =25 25 Write numbers in the number grids below to make them correct. \ 22 12 KS3/097MaMTier 3-5/P1 LJUse +, -, % or + to make each calculation correct. Examples: 5.x. 3 = 3 M.S \ 5 2 = 10 3 vin 2 B= Bw 8 sai 2 1= 9 3 ‘nin 6 6 = 7 7 “inate KS9/02/MalTier 4-6/P1Angles Two pupils drew angles on square grids. Angle A (a) Which word below describes angle A? Tick (v) the correct box. \ acute obtuse right-angled reflex (b) Is angle A bigger than angle Tick (Vv) Yes or No. "ina \ Yes No Explain your answer. \ "nak KS3/02/MalTier 4-6/P1Throwing dice Some pupils throw two fair six-sided dice. Each dice is numbered 1 to 6 One dice is blue. The other dice is red. Anna's dice show blue 5, red 3 Her total score is 8 The cross on the grid shows her throw. red sNwRaD 123 45 6 blue (a Carl's total score is 6 What numbers could Carl's dice show? Put crosses on the grid to show all the different pairs of numbers Carl's dice could show. \ red = Noaaga 12345 6 blue KS3/03/MalTier 4-6/1(b) The pupils play a game. Winning rule: Win a point if the number on the blue dice is the same as the number on the red dice. Put crosses on the grid to show all the different winning throws. \ red a Nowana | 123465 6 Sade blue (c) The pupils play a different game. The grid shows all the different winning throws. ee red sa Nnowana 12345 6 blue Complete the sentence below to show the winning rule. \ Winning rule: Win a point if the number on the blue dice is ‘mark KS3/03/Ma/Tier 4-6/1Thinking of rules (a) | can think of three different rules to change 6 to 18 Complete these sentences to show what these rules could be. \ first rule: add "mak second rule: multiply by “ini third rule: multiply by 2 then ........... "mack {b) Now I think of a new rule. The new rule changes 10 to 5 and it changes 8 to 4 10 Write what the new rule could be. \ "mack KS3/02/Ma/Tier 4-6/P1 ]Angles Look at these angles. A NbN angle P angle Q angle R angle S angle T (a) One of the angles measures 120° Write its letter. gy (b) Complete the drawing below to show an angle of 157° Label the angle 157° y ars KS3/00/Ma/Tier 4-6/1Using Brackets (a) Write the answers. \ (44+2)x3 4+(2x 3) “mark (b) Work out the answer to (2+ 4) x (6+3+ 1) 1 mark (c) Put brackets in the calculation to make the answer 50 ‘mack (d) Now put brackets in the calculation to make the answer 34 \ 445+ 1x 5 1 mark KS3/01/Ma/Tier 4-6/P1Halfway {a) The number 6 is halfway between 4.5 and 7.5 6 | 4.5 75 Fill in the missing numbers below. The number 6 is halfway between 2.8 and 1 ina The number 6 is halfway between -12 and 1 ina (b) Work out the number that is halfway between 27x 38 and 33 x 38 Show your working. \ Dining KS3/02/Ma/Tier 4-8/P1Percentages A The table shows some percentages of amounts of money. £10 £30 £45 5% 50p £1.50 £2.25 10% £1 £3 £4.50 You can use the table to help you work out the missing numbers. 15% of £30 = £ £6.75 = 15% of £ £3.50 = % of £10 25p = 5% of £ a 5 mark 4 mark KS3/00/Ma/Tier 4-6/1Hakan asked 30 pupils which subject they liked best. Subject Number of boys | Number of girls Maths 4 7 English 2 4 Science 3 3 History 0 1 French 1 5 total 10 total 20 (a) Which subject did 20% of boys choose? \ (b) Which subject did 35% of girls choose? (c) Hakan said: ‘In my survey, Science was equally popular with boys and girls’. \ Explain why Hakan was wrong. \ (d) Which subject was equally popular with boys and girls? \ a Survey "ina "ina “ina KS3/02/Ma/Tier 4-6/P1(a) Two numbers multiply together to make ~15 They add together to make 2 What are the two numbers? S and (b) Two numbers multiply together to make -15, but add together to make -2 What are the two numbers? zy and (c) Two numbers multiply together to make 8, but add together to make -6 What are the two numbers? S and (d) The square of 5 is 25 The square of another number is also 25 What is that other number? Puzzle ‘mark 4 mark 4 mark 4 mark’ KS3/00/Ma/Tier 4-6/1You can often use algebra to show why a number puzzle works. Fill in the missing expressions. Example: Algebra: 5 Think of a number n | v y 9 Add 4 n+4 | ' 14 Now add the number you Xv were first thinking of ¥ Y ¥ X 7 Divide by 2 y y y \ 5 Subtract 2 y y v The answer is the number you were first thinking of 2 init KS3/02/MalTier 4-8/P1Perimeters Jenny and Alan each have a rectangle made out of paper. —_—_1—_> One side is 10cm. The other side is n cm. 10 (a) They write expressions for the perimeter of the rectangle. Jenny writes 2n +20 Alan writes 2(n + 10) Tick (V) the true statement below. yg Jenny is correct and Alan is wrong. Jenny is wrong and Alan is correct. Both Jenny and Alan are correct. OOOO Both Jenny and Alan are wrong. ine (b) Alan cuts his rectangle, then puts the two halves side by side. ——n—_> + n—> 9K} --------- 2-2 e+ D—a { Alan's new rectangle What is the perimeter of Alan's new rectangle? Write your expression as simply as possible. S Dmarks KS3/00/Ma/Tier 4-6/P 1