General Exam Revision
Please note that the exam will not contain all the topics we have covered this year. Many of the
tougher topics will not be examined. However, there are still a number of topics that you can
usefully revise.
You should try to answer all the questions in this prep. You might also refer to the Smart Board files
from www.beaconict.com, the previous preps from ww.beaconict.com and even the Christmas
holiday work.
NO CALCULATORS ALLOWED – Calculate in a mathematics teacher’s way of saying “work out”.
Please complete the following:
Decimals
1.
Calculate 34.24 x 10000
2.
Calculate 45.24 x 5.2
3.
Calculate 67.21 ÷ 8
4.
Calculate 4.3 – 1.867
5.
Calculate 8.24 x 9
Fractions (Note mixed fractions are type as 3 2/3 means three and two thirds)
6.
Calculate 3 2/3 x 4 2/3
7.
Calculate 3 2/3 - 1 2/9
6.
Calculate 10 1/8 + 3 2/5
7.
Calculate 7 2/7 x 3 1/3
6.
Calculate 5 1/3 - 1 8/9
7.
Calculate 3 1/3 + 4 2/5
BIDMAS
8.
Calculate 5 – 2 x 1 + 5 x (6 + 3)
9.
Calculate 400 – 3 x 4 + (3 + 3 x 3)2
Simplest Form
10.
Write 4/16 in its simplest form
11.
Write 34/50 in its simplest form
12.
Write 160/200 in its simplest form.
Conversions
13.
Write 2 3/8 as a decimal
14.
Write 5.2 as a fraction in its simplest form
15.
Write 0.45 as a percentage
16.
Write 60% as a fraction in its simplest form
Factors and Multiples
17.
Express 360 as a product of prime factors, presenting as a vertical series of divisions
18.
Find the HCF of 35 and 80
19.
Find the LCM of 32 and 40
20.
Express 14000000 as a product of prime factors, expressing your answer in index form
Averages
21.
What is the median of 5, 3, 6, 7, 5, 6, 5, 11 and 10?
22.
What is the mode of 5, 3, 6, 7, 5, 6, 5, 11 and 10?
23.
What is the mean of 5, 3, 6, 7, 5, 6, 5, 11 and 10?
24.
The mean IQ of 20 boys in a maths set was 134. One boy left to go to a different school. The
new mean IQ was 131. What was the IQ of the boy who left?
Area and Perimeter
25.
What is the area of a rectangle of length 13m and width 5m?
26.
What is the perimeter of a rectangle of length 13m and width 5m?
27.
A triangle has an area of 52cm2. Its base is 10cm long. What is its perpendicular height?
Percentages
28.
Increase £34 by 24%
29.
Decrease £89 by 5%
30.
Following a 20% pay increase, Joshua was paid £660 per week. How much was he paid prior
to the increase?
YOU SHOULD HAVE FOUND THESE VERY EASY. NOW STRETCH YOURSELF FOR A FEW
MINUTES LOOKING AT THE ALGEBRAIC SHEETS WE WERE LOOKING AT IN CLASS.