2023-2024 G12

MOCK EXAM DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL

MATH CP
GRADE 12 MOCK EXAMINATION 2023-2024

PAPER 2
MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
PAPER 2

January 2024

Time allowed : 1 hour 15 minutes

Name: __________________________ ( _____ ) Class: _______Group: ________

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of
the start of the examination, you should write your name, class number, class and
group in the spaces provided. No extra time will be given for writing anything
after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there.
Look for the words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all
the answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased
with a clean rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose
marks if the answers cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one
answer, you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1. 2r 2 + rs - 3s 2 - 4r + 4s =

A. (r - s)(2r + 3s + 4) .
B. (r - s)(2r + 3s - 4) .
C. (r - s)(2r - 3s + 4) .
D. (r - s)(2r - 3s - 4) .

(9n -1 )(273-n )
2. =
812 n -3

A. 3-7 n +5 .
B. 3-7 n+12 .
C. 3-9 n -5 .
D. 3-9 n+19 .

2m - n 2n
3. If = n - , then n =
3m m

2m
A. .
5 - 3m
2m
B. .
3m - 5
2m
C. .
3m - 1
2m
D. .
1 - 3m

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4. If a and b are constants such that (2 x - 1)( x + b ) º 2( x + 2)2 - x + a , then b =

A. −12.
B. 0.5.
C. 4.
D. 16.

5. Let f ( x) = - x 2 - x + 1. If a is a non-zero constant, then f (-a ) - f (a ) =

A. 2a 2 + 2a .
B. 2a 2 + 2 .
C. 2a .
D. 2.

2 3
6. + =
2 - a -2 - a

1
A. .
a-2
1
B. .
2-a
5a - 2
C. .
4 - a2
5a - 2
D. .
a2 - 4

7. Let k be a constant. Solve the equation (2 x - k )(3k - x) = (k - 2 x)(k + 3x) .

A. x=k
B. x = -2k
k
C. x = -2k or x=
2
k
D. x = 3k or x=-
3

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8. If a = 1.00 (correct to 3 significant figures), find the range of values of a .

A. 0.9995 £ a < 1.005

B. 0.9995 < a £ 1.005
C. 0.995 £ a < 0.999
D. 0.995 < a £ 0.999

4
9. The solution of - ( x - 5) ³ 8 or 2 x - 1 £ -5 is
3

A. x £ -2 .
B. x £ -1 .
C. x ³ -1 .
D. x £ -2 or x ³ -1 .

10. Let g ( x) = x 4 + ax + b , where a and b are constants. When g ( x) is divided by

2 x - 1 , the remainder is 5. Find the remainder when g ( x) is divided by 2 x + 1 .

A. 5
1
B. 5- a
2
C. 5-a
D. 5 - 2a

11. Let r and s be constants such that r < 0 < s . Which of the following statements
about the graph of y = (rx + s)2 - r are true?

I. The graph opens upwards.

II. The y-intercept of the graph is positive.
III. The graph has two x-intercepts.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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12. A sum of $50000 is deposited at an interest rate of 4% per annum for 6 years,
compounded monthly. Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.

A. $12000
B. $13266
C. $13412
D. $13537

3m + 2n 3 m - 3n
13. If m and n are non-zero numbers such that = , then =
6m - n 5 2m - 5n

2
A. .
3
36
B. .
59
4
C. .
9
4
D. .
11

14. If y varies directly as the square of x and inversely as the square root of z ,
which of the following must be constant?

A. xy 2 z 2
B. x4 y 2 z
y2 z2
C.
x
2
y z
D.
x4

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15. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 2 dots. For any positive integer n , the
(n + 1) th pattern is formed by adding (3n + 1) dots to the n th pattern. Find the
number of dots in the 8th pattern.

A. 91
B. 93
C. 116
D. 118

16. The radius of a solid hemisphere is the same as the base radius of a right circular
cone. If the curved surface area of the hemisphere is the same as the curved
surface area of the cone, find the ratio of the volume of the hemisphere to the
volume of the cone.

A. 2: 3
B. 4: 3
C. 2 : 15
D. 4 : 15

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17. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. P is a point on AB such that
AP : PB = 2 : 3 . PC intersects BD at R . Q is a point on BC such that
RQ //DC . If the area of quadrilateral APRD is 148.8, find the area of DRQC .

A. 9
B. 27
C. 36
D. 45

18. In the figure, DABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC . D is a point on BC

such that ADCE is a rhombus. If ÐBAE = 158° , then ÐADB =

A. 44° .
B. 52° .
C. 60° .
D. 68° .

19. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus and ADEF is a square. If ÐBAD = 30° , find
the ratio of the area of ABCD to the area of DCDE .

A. 1: 3
B. 3 :1
C. 2: 3
D. 3:2

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20. In the figure, D and E are points on AC and BC respectively such that
100
ÐABC = ÐADB and ÐBDC = ÐBED . If CD = 50 and DE = , then AD =
3

A. 30.
B. 40.
C. 50.
D. 60.

21. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E and F are points on AB and BD

respectively such that EFCB is a kite with EF = EB . EC intersects BF at G .
Which of the following are true?

I. DBCE ~ DGDC
II. ÐFEC = ÐADB
III. DABD ~ DFCE

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

22. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AD produced and BC produced meet at the
point E . BD is the diameter of the circle and AC intersects BD at the point F .
If ÐCDE = 68° and ÐDCF = 36° , then ÐBFC =

A. 94° .
B. 96° .
C. 98° .
D. 102° .

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23. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. It is given that ÐABC = a and
AE
AC ^ AD . E is a point on AB such that CE ^ AB . Find .
BC

sin a
A.
tan a
tan a
B.
cos a
C. cos a tan a
D. sin a tan a

24. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are x + ry = s and
x + my = n respectively. Which of the following is/are true?

I. r<m
II. (n - r ) 2 < r 2
m n
III. >
r s

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

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25. The coordinates of the point P are (4, -5) . P is reflected with respect to the x-
axis to the point Q . Q is then rotated anticlockwise about the origin through 90°
to the point R . Find the y-coordinate of R .

A. −5
B. −4
C. 4
D. 5

26. The equation of the straight line L is 4 x - y = 8 . Let P be a moving point in the
rectangular coordinate plane such that P is equidistant from the x-intercept and
the y-intercept of L. Find the equation of the locus of P .

A. x + 4 y = -15
B. x - 4 y = 15
C. 4 x + y = 15
D. 4 x - y = -15

27. The equation of the circle C is x 2 + y 2 + 2mx + 2my + m2 = 0 , where m is a

non-zero constant. Which of the following must be true?

æm mö
I. The point ç , - ÷ lies outside C .
è2 2ø
II. The circumference of C is 2mp .
III. The centre of C lies on the straight line y = x .

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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28. Two numbers are randomly drawn at the same time from six cards numbered 2,
3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 respectively. Find the probability that the product of the two
numbers drawn is an odd number.

1
A.
10
1
B.
5
2
C.
5
3
D.
5

29. There are 24 apples and 16 oranges in a bucket. The mean weight of the apples is
185g and the mean weight of all fruits is 167g. Find the mean weight of the
oranges.

A. 140g
B. 155g
C. 167g
D. 232.5g

30. Consider the following positive integers:

4 5 7 7 7 10 m n
If the range of the above integers is 10, which of the following must be true?

I. The greatest possible mean of the above numbers is 8.5.

II. The median of the above numbers is 7.
III. The least possible interquartile range of the above numbers is 4.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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Section B

31. 7 ´ 212 + 7 ´ 210 + 7 =

A. 10001100000001112 .
B. 10000110000001112 .
C. 11111100000001112 .
D. 10011000000011102 .

ìïlog3 y = 3x - 1
32. If í , then log9 y =
ïî(log3 y) = 3x + 11
2

2 5
A. - or .
3 3
3
B. - or 2.
2
C. −3 or 4.
D. −6 or 4.

33. It is given that y is a linear function of log 4 x . The intercepts on the vertical axis
and on the horizontal axis of the graph of the linear function are −1 and 2
respectively. If x = mn y , which of the following is/are true?

I. m = -n
II. log m n = 1
III. x = 24 y + 4

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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 k +i
34. Let z1 = 4i17 + 2ki12 - ki 22 and z2 = , where k is a real number. If the
1- i
imaginary parts of z1 and z2 are equal, find the real part of z1 × z2 .

A. 7
B. 24
C. 47
D. 63

35. If a, b, c, d is an arithmetic sequence, which of the following must be true?

I. c - 5d = 9a - 13b
II. a+d =b+c
III. ad = bc

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

36. Consider the following system of inequalities:

ì-1 £ y £ 5
ï
í2 x - 3 y + 7 ³ 0
ï6 x - 5 y - 11 £ 0
î
Let R be the region which represents the solution of the above system of
inequalities. Find the constant k such that the least value of x - 5 y + k is −15,
where ( x, y ) is a point lying in R .

A. 0
B. 6
C. 16.5
D. 37

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37. Let f ( x) = -2 x 2 + 4 x + 16 . If g ( x) = - f (-2 x + 4) , which of the following
statements about the graph of y = g ( x) is/are true?

I. The distance between the x-intercepts is 12.

II. The y-coordinate of the vertex is −18.
III. The y-intercept is 0.

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

38. In the figure, ABC is a circle and AB = BC . TA and TB are the tangents to the
circle at A and B respectively. TA produced to D such that AD = AC . Which
of the following must be true?

I. AB is the angle bisector of ÐTAC .

II. AB //CD
III. TBCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

39. In the figure, VABC is a triangular pyramid with VA = VB = VC = 180 cm . It is

given that ÐABC = 90° , AB = 198 cm and BC = 40 cm . Find the volume of
VABC correct to the nearest cm 3 .

A. 196671 cm3
B. 237600 cm3
C. 393342 cm3
D. 1180026 cm3

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 1
40. Let f ( x) = - x( x - 12) . The graph of y = f ( x) cuts the x-axis at A and C
4
respectively. B is a point on the graph of y = f ( x) such that the orthocentre of
DABC is at (a, a) , where a is a constant. Find a .

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

41. The straight line hx + ky = 9 and the circle x 2 + y 2 + 8x - 4 y = 0 intersect at the

points M and N, where h and k are non-zero constants. If the coordinates of the
æ 5 3ö
mid-point of MN are ç - , ÷ , find k.
è 2 2ø

A. 3
B. 1
C. −1
D. −3

42. There are 15 boys and 22 girls in a class. 5 students are selected to form a class
committee consisting of one chairperson and 4 committee members. If the
chairperson is a girl and the four committee members consist of both genders,
how many different committees can be formed?

A. 1104950
B. 1134210
C. 1164240
D. 1265880

43. A box contains six cards numbered 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9 respectively. Amy and Bob
take turns to draw one card randomly from the box with replacement until one of
them draws a card with an odd number. Amy draws a card first. Find the
probability that Bob draws a card with ‘9’.

A. 0.2
B. 0.3
C. 0.4
D. 0.6

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44. In a test, the standard scores of Connie and David are 3 and −0.5 respectively. If
Connie’s score is 14 higher than that of David, then the standard deviation of the
test scores is

A. 4.
B. 5.6.
C. 35.
D. 49.

45. It is given that d is a real number. Let G1 be a group of numbers {1, 3, 5, 7} and
G2 be another group of numbers { d , 3d , 5d , 7d }. Which of the following is/are
true?

I. The variance of G2 = d 2 ´ the variance of G1.

II. The mean of G2 ³ the mean of G1.
III. The range of G2 ³ the range of G1.

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

END OF PAPER

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