END OF PRIMARY BENCHMARK
MATHEMATICS
WRITTEN PAPER
SECOND SESSION
80 marks
1 hour 15 minutes
Mathematics – Written Paper – End of Primary Benchmark – Second Session 2013
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WRITTEN PAPER
1.
a)
Work out:
b)
237 + ______ = 306
1000
164 =
_________
c)
40 × 40 =
_________
d)
315
÷ 3 =
________
_________
2.
Fill in the boxes.
a)
The average of 12, 13, 16 and 23 is
b)
21 ÷
.
= 0·21
3
c)
d)
8
= 6
of
Half of 1908 is
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Mathematics – Written Paper – End of Primary Benchmark – Second Session 2013
3.
99
48,291
3,901
43·5
356
Use the numbers above to answer these questions.
Note:
a)
The numbers can be used more than once.
Which number can be rounded to 48,000?
__________
b)
Which number has 5 in the tenths position?
__________
c)
Choose two whole numbers which give an odd answer when added together.
__________
d)
Which three of the numbers above add up to 4,356?
__________
4.
__________
__________
__________
Mum bought a rectangular carpet measuring 2m by 4·5m.
The carpet cost €15 per square metre (m2).
What is the cost of the carpet?
€15 per m2
€ ___________
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5a)
Complete the table below.
cube
cylinder
cone
6
faces
2
edges
1
vertices
b)
Use a ruler to complete the drawing below to make a symmetrical shape.
line of symmetry
________________________________________________________________
6a)
Look at the number line below.
0
b)
i)
The arrow on the number line shows
ii)
Use an arrow
Write 0·6,
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1
0·5
3
4
.
to show 0·25 on the number line.
and 20% in order, from the smallest to largest number.
Mathematics – Written Paper – End of Primary Benchmark – Second Session 2013
7.
Some friends go to the cinema.
They buy 12 soft drinks, 8 bags of popcorn and some bottles of water.
a)
How much do they spend on popcorn?
€ __________
b)
How much do they spend on soft drinks?
€ __________
c)
They have €36·25 altogether.
What is the greatest number of bottles of water they can buy?
___ bottles of water
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8a)
Work out the missing angles.
Note: Do not use a protractor.
i)
ii)
B
A
A = _____
b)
60°
13°
°
B = _____
Underline the correct answer.
9a)
i)
An angle of 120º is ( an obtuse , an acute , a right ) angle.
ii)
The sum of the angles in any triangle is ( 90o , 180o , 360o ).
iii)
Turn 270º anticlockwise from SW and you will face ( NW, SE, SW ).
Complete these number pyramids.
i)
ii)
70
320
720
b)
°
400
10
132
7
8
Complete the sequence.
1
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4
9
25
64
Mathematics – Written Paper – End of Primary Benchmark – Second Session 2013
10.
A jug holds 1·5 litres of juice.
Lara fills 5 glasses of juice.
Each glass holds 210 ml.
a)
How many millilitres of juice are left in the jug?
ml
Lara pours the remaining juice in smaller glasses, each holding 120 ml.
b)
i)
How many small glasses does she fill?
________ glasses
ii) How much juice is left in the jug?
Give your answer in millilitres.
ml
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11.
There are 360 passengers on an aeroplane.

1
4
of them are British
 10% of them are French


a)
2
5
of them are German
the rest are Maltese
How many British passengers are there?
_____ passengers
b)
How many French passengers are there?
_____ passengers
c)
How many Maltese passengers are there?
_____ passengers
d)
What fraction of all the passengers is Maltese?
_________
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Mathematics – Written Paper – End of Primary Benchmark – Second Session 2013
12.
Mr Abela’s back garden has an area of 60m2.
Flower Bed
Here is the plan of the garden.
4·5m
At the centre there is a pool.
By the sides of the garden there are two
Pool
flower beds, each measuring 1·2m by 6m.
3m
The remaining area is tiled.
Flower Bed
a)
Work out the perimeter of the pool.
________ m
b)
Work out the total area of the two flower beds.
________ m2
c)
Work out the area covered with tiles.
________ m2
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13.
The bar charts and table below them show the items sold by two shops.
Shop A
Dresses
Trousers
Shoes
16
10
10
12
3
Shop B
Cardigans
15
10
a)
Complete the table by using the two bar charts.
b)
Complete the bar charts by using the table.
c)
Ben said that shop A sold more items than shop B.
Is he correct?
i)
15
Tick    the correct answer.
Yes
ii)
Necklaces
No
Give a reason for your answer.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
d)
What fraction of all the items sold in the two shops are necklaces?
Give your answer in its lowest terms.
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14.
Elaine bought a hamster.
The table below shows how many grams of food the hamster ate from
Monday to Friday.
Day of the week
Grams of food eaten
a)
Monday
Tuesday
24g
16g
Wednesday Thursday
22g
18g
Friday
15g
Work out, in grams, the total amount of food eaten.
________ g
b)
Work out in grams, the daily average amount of food the hamster ate from
Monday to Friday.
________ g
c)
The average amount of food eaten from Monday to Sunday was 21g.
Work out the total amount of food the hamster ate on Saturday and Sunday.
________ g
d)
The hamster eats an equal amount of food every week.
Elaine buys a bag of food weighing 250g.
Will it be enough to last for 2 weeks?
i)
Tick    the correct answer.
Yes
ii)
No
Give a reason for your answer.
_________________________________________________________
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15.
This is the poster of a CIRCUS SHOW.
COME TO OUR CIRCUS SHOW
START
TIMES
Monday to Saturday
Sunday
16:00
08:30
12:00
Adults
€5·00
Children
€3·50
TICKETS
21:30
16:00
21:30
3
a)
Each circus show is 1
4
hours long.
At what time does the second show finish on Monday?
bi)
____:____
Underline the correct answer.
From Monday to Sunday there is a total of ( 6 , 14 , 16 ) shows.
ii)
For how long does the circus perform on Saturday and Sunday altogether?
Give your answer in hours and minutes.
____ h ____min
c)
On Sunday, Mum, Dad and their 2 children visited the circus show.
What was the total cost of their circus tickets?
€ __________
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16.
Dad likes to bake cookies.
He always bakes between 30 and 40 cookies.
a)
On Monday, he groups the cookies into lots of 3 and has 2 left over.
How many cookies could he have baked on Monday?
Give 2 possible answers.
_____ cookies
b)
_____ cookies
On Tuesday, he groups the cookies into lots of 4 and has 3 left over.
How many cookies could he have baked on Tuesday?
Give 2 possible answers.
_____ cookies
c)
_____ cookies
What is the smallest total number of cookies he could have baked on the two
days?
_____ cookies
END OF PAPER
Mark Scheme
Mental Paper
Questions
1 - 20
20 × 1 mark
=
20 marks
Written Paper
Questions
1- 4
4 × 4 marks
=
16 marks
5 - 12
8 × 5 marks
=
40 marks
13 - 16
4 × 6 marks
=
24 marks
TOTAL
Mathematics – Written Paper – End of Primary Benchmark – Second Session 2013
100 marks
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