2023-2024

S6 Mock Exam
MATH CP
Paper 2

SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE

2023-2024 MOCK EXAMINATION

SECONDARY 6
MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
Paper 2

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) The full mark of this paper is 45.

(2) There are TWO sections, A and B, in this Paper. Section A and Section B consist of 30 and 15 multiple-
choice questions respectively.

(3) Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of the
examination, you should first insert the information required in the spaces provided. No extra time will
be given for inserting information after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.

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

(5) All questions carry equal marks.

(6) 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.

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

(8) No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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Section A

x  6y y
1. If   1 , where x  0, then x =
3x x

3
A. .
2y
2
B. .
3y
3y
C. .
2
2y
D. .
3

x k
2. If k is a constant, then  
xk k x

A. 1.
xk
B. .
xk
xk
C. .
kx
xk
D. .
x k
2

3. 12512 n 253n1 

1
A. .
5
B. 1.
C. 5.
D. 5n .

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4. 4a 2  b2  2a  b 

A. (2a  b)(2a  b  1) .
B. (2a  b)(2a  b  1) .
C. (2a  b)(2a  b  1) .
D. (2a  b)(2a  b  1) .

5. If ( x  1) 2  a( x  1)  x 2  b , then b 

A. 2.
B.  1.
C. 2.
D. 3.

3 x
6. The solution of x 1  6 or  4 is
2

A. x  5 .
B. x  5 .
C. x  5 .
D. x  5 .

7. If 0.04550 < x < 0.04555, which of the following is true?

A. x = 0.0 (correct to 1 significant figure)

B. x = 0.045 (correct to 2 significant figures)
C. x = 0.046 (correct to 3 significant figures)
D. x = 0.0455 (correct to 3 significant figures)

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8. Let an be the nth term of a sequence. If a4  27 , a6  39 and an2  an1  an for any positive
integer n, then a2 

A. 66 .
B. 39 .
C. 15.
D. 42.

9. Let f ( x)  2ax2  3ax  8, where a is a non-zero constant. Solve f ( x)  f ( x  1) .

A. x  1
1
B. x
4
C. x 1
D. x4

10. Let f ( x)  ax2  bx  1 , where a and b are constants. If x  b is a factor of f ( x) , then the

remainder when f ( x) is divided by x  b is

A. 2b 2 .
B. b 2 .
C. b2 .
D. 2b 2 .

11. Let c be a constant. If f( x)  x2  9 , then f(c)  f(c) 

A. 18.
B. 2c 2 .
C. 2c 2  18 .
D. 2c 2  18 .

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12. Which of the following statements about the graph of y   x  1 x  5  9 is/are true?

I. The graph opens upwards.

II. The y-intercept of the graph is 9 .
III. The x-intercepts of the graph are 5 and 1.

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

13. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 3 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th pattern is
formed by adding (2n + 4) dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the 10th pattern.

A. 107
B. 124
C. 129
D. 153

14. In the figure, the circles ABEC and BDE intersect at

the points B and E. DE is a diameter of the circle BDE. A
ABD and CED are straight lines. EAC + ABC = B
D

A. 60.
E
B. 90.
C
C. 105.
D. 120.

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

A. x yz

B. xyz 2

y
C.
xz
xy
D.
z

16. It is given that p varies directly as the cube of q and inversely as r. If q is increased by 20%
and r is decreased by 10%, then p

A. is increased by 92%.
B. is increased by 192%.
C. is decreased by 25%.
D. is decreased by 48%.

17. A sphere is inscribed in a right cylinder. Which of the following is/are true?

Total surfacearea of the sphere 4

I.  .
Curved surfacearea of the cylinder 9
Total surface area of the sphere 4
II.  .
Total surface area of the cylinder 9
Volume of the sphere 2
III.  .
Volume of the cylinder 3

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

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18. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and DEFG is a

square. It is given that CG : GF : FB  1 : 4 : 2 . AC
cuts EF and DG at the points M and N respectively. If
the area of the quadrilateral DEMN is 200 cm 2 , then
the area of the ABF is

A. 70 cm2 .
B. 75 cm2 .
C. 80 cm2 .
D. 85 cm2 .

19. It is given that ABCD is a rhombus. AC intersects BD at M. Let ABM   . Which of the
following must be true?

I. BAM  
II. ADC  2
CM
III. sin  
BC

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

20. The figure shows the regular hexagon PQRSWX and P X

the regular pentagon STUVW. RV and SW intersect at

W
Y. Which of the following is true? Q
V
Y

A. WVR  36 R S
U
B. WVR  VRS  12
T
C. WV // RS
D. WVY ~ SRY

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21. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. H and K are A B

two points on CD such that AH and BK are the angle
bisectors of BAD and ABC respectively. If
AB  15 and KH  9 , then AD 

A. 9. D K H C
B. 10.
C. 12.
D. 15.

 A B
22. If ABC is a triangle, then tan  
 2 

tan C
A.  .
2
1
B.  .
C
tan
2
tan C
C. .
2
1
D. .
C
tan
2

23. The polar coordinates of the point P are (2 , 30) . If P is rotated clockwise about the origin
through 90 , then the rectangular coordinates of its image are

A. (1, 3 ) .
B. (1, 3 ) .
C. ( 3,1) .
D. ( 3,1) .

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24. Find the constant k such that the straight lines kx  2 y  3  0 and kx  8 y  27  0 are
perpendicular to each other.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 3 or  3
D. 4 or  4

25. The equation of the circle C is 16x2  16 y 2 128x  160 y 113  0 . Which of the following are

true?

I. The coordinates of the centre of C are (4 ,  5) .

II. The circumference of C is 206 cm .
III. The origin lies inside C .

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

26. Let A be the point of intersection of the straight lines 2 x  3 y  0 and 4 x  3 y  1 . If P is a

moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that OA  PA , where O is the origin, then
the locus of P is

A. a circle.
B. a parabola.
C. a straight line.
D. a pair of straight lines.

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27. The coordinates of the points P and Q are (20 ,  15) and (16 ,  63) respectively. Let C be
the circle which passes through O , P and Q , where O is the origin. Which of the following
are true?

I. OQ is a diameter of C .
II. The circumference of C is 65 .
III. The centre of C lies on the straight line 6 x  2 y  15  0 .

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

28. Two numbers are randomly selected at the same time from the eight numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
respectively. Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers selected is not greater than 11.

1
A.
7
1
B.
14
3
C.
32
5
D.
32

29. The pie chart shows the distribution of the numbers of

S2
students in different forms in a school. The total S1
S3 65
number of students in S1 and S2 is 400. Find the total 85
number of students in the school.
S4
S6

A. 800 S5

B. 840
C. 900
D. 960

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30. The score of Karl in a test is 72 and his standard score is 0.6. If the standard deviation of the
scores in the test is 5, and the standard score of Ken in the test is  2.2 , find the score of Ken.

A. 58
B. 64
C. 69
D. 80

Section B

31. 101101001011012 

A. 5  210  5  27  5 .
B. 5  211  5  28  5 .
C. 5  210  5  27  45 .
D. 5  211  5  28  45 .

32. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of three expressions are x2 yz 3 and x3 y 4 z 5 . If the first expression

and the second expression are x2 y 2 z 3 and x2 y 4 z 3 respectively, then the third expression is

A. x3 yz 5 .

B. x3 y 3 z 3 .

C. x3 y 4 z 4 .

D. x3 y 4 z 5 .

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33. y

y = abx

x
O

The figure shows the graph of y = abx, where a and b are constants. Which of the following
graphs may represent the relation between x and log2 y?

A. log2 y B. log2 y

x
O

x
O

C. log2 y D. log2 y

x
O

x
O

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34. Let a, b and c be positive constants. If log a 2  log b 5  , then log ab 10 
c

A. c.
B. c2 .
1
C. .
c
1
D. .
c2

35. i  2i 2  3i 3  ...  2024i 2024 

A. 1012  1012i .
B. 2024  2024i .
C. 1012  1012i .
D. 2024  2024i .

36. Let a n be the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. If a1  3 and a20  10a2 , which of the

following are true?

I. The sum of the first 2n terms of the arithmetic sequence is 3n1  2n  .

II. a1 , a 4 , a16 is a geometric sequence.

III. a2  a4  a6  ...  a50  a1  a3  a5  ...  a49

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

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37. Consider the following system of inequalities:

 x40

 x  y 1  0
 2x  y  1  0


Let D be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. Find the
range of values of  such that the least value of  x  3 y is 3 , where ( x , y ) is a point lying
in D .

A.   3
B.   3
C.  6
D.  6

38. For 0  x  360 , how many roots does the equation 2 cos 2 x  9 sin x  6  0 have?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

39. Let f ( x)  2x2  12kx  22k 2 , where k is a real constant. Which of the following statements

about the graph of y  2f ( x) must be true?

I. The graph opens upwards.

II. The x-coordinate of the vertex of the graph is 3k 2 .
III. The y-coordinate of the vertex of the graph is 8k 2 .

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

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40. Find the range of values of k such that the circle x2  y2  kx  2ky  3  0 and the straight line

x  y  3  0 intersect.

2
A. 2  k 
3
2
B.  k2
3
2
C. k  2 or k 
3
2
D. k or k  2
3

41. In the figure, TA and TB are tangents to circle PQR at

A
P and Q respectively. If PTQ   , then PRQ  P

T R
A. 2 .
B.   90 .
 Q
C. 90  .
2 B

D. 180  .
2

42. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cube. X and Y are the E H

mid-points of AB and BC respectively. If XEY = ,

F
then sin  = G

7
A. . D C
8
8 Y
B. . A X B
9
15
C. .
8
17
D. .
9
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43. In a class of 26 students, 15 of them are girls. If 6 students are selected at random from the class
to form a debate team, find the probability that at least 4 girls are selected.

97
A.
230
113
B.
230
117
C.
230
133
D.
230
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44. If the mean and variance of the data a – 1, b, 1 and 3 are 0 and respectively, then b =
2

A. 2.
B.  1.
C. 1.
D. 2.

45. Let m1, r1 and v1 be the mean, the range and the variance of a group of distinct numbers
{x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6} respectively. Let m2, r2 and v2 be the mean, the range and the variance of
the group of numbers {2x1  3, 2x2  3, 2x3  3, 2x4  3, 2x5  3, 2x6  3, 2m1  3} respectively.
Which of the following must be true?

I. m2 = 2m1  3
II. r2 = 2r1  3
III. v2 < 4v1

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

END OF PAPER

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