ST.

STEPHEN’S GIRLS’ COLLEGE

F.5 2nd Uniform Test 2023 – 2024
MATHEMATICS
Time allowed : 40 minutes
Date: 13 May 2024
Please read the following instructions very carefully.
1. Attempt ALL questions. All answers should be put
on the “Multiple Choice Answer Sheet”. Class
2. Note that you may only mark ONE answer for each Class No.
question. Two or more answers will score NO Name
MARKS.
3. All questions carry equal marks. No marks will be Division
deducted for wrong answers.

2a 2
1. If + a = , then x =
bx b
2a 2a
A. . B. .
2 − ab 2 + ab
a a
C. . D. .
4 − 2ab 4 + 2ab

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

A. x = 3k B. x = 4k
C. x = k or x = 7k D. x = 3k or x = 4k

3. 42 000  31 000 =
A. 6 5 000 . B. 123 000 .
C. 36 2 000 . D. 481 000 .

4. z 2 − (2 x − y)2 =
A. ( z − 2 x + y)2 . B. ( z − 2 x − y )( z + 2 x − y ).
C. ( z − 2 x + y )( z + 2 x − y ). D. ( z − 2 x − y )( z + 2 x + y ) .

5. If the equation 5 x 2 + 4 x + k = 0 has real roots and k is a constant, find the range of values
of k.
4 4
A. k B. k
5 5
4 4
C. k D. k
5 5

6. Let f ( x) = px 2 + 2 x + q , where p and q are constants. If f (x) is divisible by x + 1, find the

remainder when f (x) is divided by x − 1.
A. 4 – q B. 2–q
C. 4 D. 0

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7. Find the constant k such that the straight lines x − 3 y + k = 0 and kx + 6 y − 5 = 0 are
perpendicular to each other.
A. –5 B. –2
C. 2 D. 18

8. It is given that z varies directly as square root of x and inversely as square of y . If x is

decreased by 19% and y is increased by 25%, then z

A. is increased by 57.6% . B. is increased by 42.4% .

C. is decreased by 35.2% . D. is decreased by 42.4% .

9. It is given that z varies as the cube of x and the square root of y . When x = 6 and
y = 81 , z = 8 . When x = 18 and y = 64 , z =
1
A. . B. 72 .
243
C. 192 . D. 243 .

10. In a school, 32% of the students in a school are boys and x% of the boys wear glasses. It
is given that 40% of girls in the school wear glasses. In the school, the number of boys not
wearing glasses and the number of girls wearing glasses are equal. Find x .

A. 15 B. 25
C. 45 D. 85

11. The table below shows the score (in marks) and the corresponding standard scores of three
students in a test.

Score (marks) 28 x 82
Standard score −2.5 1 2
Find x .

A. 58 B. 70
C. 72 D. 75

12. The height of a solid right circular cylinder is three times of the height of a right circular
cone. The ratio of the volume of circular cylinder to the volume of the right circular cone is
9 : 4 . If the base radius of the circular cone is 20 cm , find the base radius of the circular
cylinder.

A. 5 cm B. 10 cm
C. 15 cm D. 30 cm

13. Solve the compound inequality 8 − 3x  2 or 3x + 1  13 .

A. x2 B. x4
C. 2 x4 D. No real solutions

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14. Teresa will go hiking this Sunday, and she has invited three of her friends, Susan, John and
Mary to go hiking with her. The probabilities that Susan, John and Mary go hiking with
1 3 1
Teresa are , and respectively. It is given that Susan, John and Mary make decision
5 8 4
independently. The probability that Teresa goes hiking this Sunday with at least 1 friend is

5 3
A. . B. .
8 8
157 71
C. . D. .
160 160

15. 4 boys and 5 girls are arranged in a row to take picture. If at least 2 boys are next to each
other, how many different arrangements can be formed?

A. 14 400 B. 43 200
C. 319 680 D. 348 480

16. In the figure, O is the centre of the sector OAB. C is a point lying on OB such that AC is the
perpendicular bisector of OB. If BC = 6 cm, then the area of the sector OAB is

A. 6 cm 2 . B. 12 cm 2 .
C. 18 cm 2 . D. 24 cm 2 .

17. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABC. OA is produced to D. If BAD = 120 and
reflex angle AOC = 230, then OCB = B

C
D
A. 43. B. 49. A
C. 55. D. 70. O

18. In the figure, A, B and C are points lying on the circle. PQ is the tangent to the circle at A.
If AB = 5 cm, find BC.
B

5sin 40 5sin 60

A. cm B. cm
sin 80 sin 80
C. 5sin 60 cm D. 5 cm C
80
40
P Q
A

19. In the figure, AE and BE are the tangents to the circle ABCD at A and B respectively. AD
produced and BC produced meet at F. It is given that AE = FB and AE // FB. If AEB = 64,
then BCD =

A. 108. B. 116.
C. 122. D. 128.

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20. For 0  x  360, how many roots does the equation 6sin 2 x = sin x + 2 have?
A. 5 B. 4
C. 3 D. 2

21. Let f ( x) = x 2 − 3x + 4 . If k is a constant, then f (1 + 2k ) − f (1 − 2k ) =

A. −4k . B. 4k .
C. 2 x 2 − 4k . D. −6 x − 4k .

22. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a rectangular prism where ABCD is a square. Let P be a point
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lying on AF such that cos BPC = . Find the angle between the plane BCP and the plane
25
ABCD correct to the nearest degree.

A. 50 B. 46
C. 35 D. 31

23. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log5 y . If y = ka x , then k =
log5 y

A. −10. B. 5.
1 1
C. . D. .
10 25 x
O

−2

24. The figure shows the graph of y = a x and the graph of y = b x on the same rectangular
coordinate system, where a, b and c are positive constants. Which of the following are true?
I. 1 a  b
II. ab = 1
III. a  c

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

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