10 Maths Entrance Examination
10 Maths Entrance Examination
Mathematics
Specimen Paper
Paper Hill Form (10+)
Entry Time allowed: 1 hour
3. Boy/girl:
1. There are 28 questions. You should attempt all of them in any order
you like.
2. Write neatly and show all your working. It may be possible to
give you marks if your working makes sense even if your final answer is
wrong.
3. Put your answer in the space provided. If you think you have
finished check that you have answered all the questions.
4. Keep an eye on the time. Work carefully and steadily. If you
find yourself spending too long on a question move on to another one.
5. You may NOT use a calculator.
Good luck!
1. Mental Arithmetic
a) 9+6 …………
b) 15 - 7 …………
c) 11 x 7 …………
d) 24 ÷ 8 …………
e) 13 x 3 …………
f) 50 - 18 …………
g) 16 + 19 …………
h) 72 ÷ 9 …………
i) 7x7 …………
j) 78 ÷ 6 …………
2. Do the following
a) 42 b) 85
+ 56 - 37
c) 785 d) 867
+ 541 - 382
Answer
a) 17 b) 56 c) 732
x 3 x 4 x 9
5. Work out the following
a) 4 2748
Answer
b) 17144 divided by 8
Answer
6. Add together
Answer
7. When two numbers are added together the total is 32.
When the same two numbers are multiplied the result is
240. Find the two numbers.
Answer and .
8. What number must fit into the squares to make these sums correct?
a) 34 + = 91
b) 72 = 39
c) x 7 = 119
d) 448 ÷ = 8.
Answer
Answer
←-4km-→
← ------------18km------------→
← -------12km ----------→
13.
Angola Namibia Zimbabwe Zambia
Population 10 002 000 1 203 000 9 369 000 8 456 000
Area in square kilometres 1 246 700 823 168 390 759 752 614
Highest mountain in metres 2610 2579 2592 2164
Answer
15. Find the next two numbers in each of the following sequences
16. Below is a pictogram showing the method by which year seven boys
come to school. How many
Walking
Bus
Bicycle
Car
Represents 5 boys
17.
6 cm 2 cm
3 cm
12 cm
b) How many small rectangles of the size shown will fit into the
rectangle above?
Answer
18.
In the British Army there are 4500 men who are taller than 180 cms.
Of these 750 are taller than 190 cms. How many men are there who
are between 180 and 190 cms tall?
Answer
19.
20.
When aunt Jane comes to visit, Tom always goes out to play. Last Sunday,
aunt Jane came to visit. It was raining.
b) Aunt Jane and Tom both went out to play. (True / False / Not certain)
c) As it was raining Tom stayed inside last Sunday. (True / False / Not certain)
21.
A train leaves London at 10.35 a.m. and arrives in Exeter 3 hours and 35
minutes later. What time does it arrive?
Answer
22.
576 x 8 = 4608
a) 576 x 4 =
b) 576 x 40 =
c) 576 x 48 =
d) 27,648 - 23,040 =
23.
8→ 9→ 11→ 15
→ 17 → 27 → 47 → 87
25. Put a single number in the boxes to make each of these sums correct
a) 6 5 b) 5 4
+ 2 2 7 -2 7 9
0 0
26.
The diagram shows Woody the ant
setting off for a walk he took recently in
search of food. On this journey Woody
walked a certain distance and turned
right. Each time he turned right he
walked 2 metres less than he did the
time before.
On the last part of his journey before stopping he walked one metre. How
far did he walk altogether?
Answer
27.
Answer
28. Choose from this set of numbers
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12