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CE AT 13+

MATHEMATICS
Core Calculator Paper Specimen Paper

Date Time allowed: 60 minutes

Instructions
Answer as many questions as you can.

Clear working to long-answer questions should be written in the grey boxes, along with any
final results, which should be double underlined.
For long-answer questions, marks will be awarded for working.
Answers should include correct units, where necessary.
Answers given as fractions should be reduced to lowest terms and written as mixed numbers,
where appropriate.
Diagrams are not drawn accurately unless otherwise specified.
You are encouraged to cross out mistakes neatly, not erase them.
Write no more than 6 digits from your calculator as an answer.

Information
You may use a simple scientific calculator with algebraic logic, π and square root buttons.
Calculators with more advanced functions are not permitted.

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© Independent Schools Examinations Board 10.5.22

1. (a) Use your calculator to work out the value of

170 1
(i) 1.8 + 4.732 (ii)
7 1

Answer: ……………………………… [2] Answer: ……………………………… [2]

(b) Write your answers to part (a) correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer: ……………………………… [1] Answer: ……………………………… [1]

2. (a) Write the ratio 24 : 18 in its simplest form.

Answer: ……………………………… [2]

(b) The ratio of boys to girls at a school is 7 : 3

If there are 120 children altogether, how many girls are there?

[3]

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3. Write the next three numbers in each sequence.

(i) 7 , 11 , 15 , 19 , ……. , ……. , ……. [2]

(ii) 16 , 8 , 4 , ……. , ……. , ……. [2]

4. Complete these

(i) 365.7 + …………….. = 893.2 (ii) 15.9 x …………….. = 116.07

(iii) …………….. ÷ 5.2 = 9 (iv) 24.68 – …………….. = 80

[4]

5. Write true or false under each expression below.

5 x 3 = 15 + 2 = 17 18 x 4 = 9 x 8
……………… ………………

52 = 5 x 2 7 ÷ 28 = 28 ÷ 7
……………… ………………
[2]

6. Write the name of each shape.

(i) (ii)

Answer: ……………………………… Answer: ………………………………

[2]

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7. (a) Jenson buys a car for £127 500
He sells it to Lewis for 12% more.
How much does Lewis pay?

[3]

(b) In one year, Greta grows from 140 cm to 161 cm.

Calculate her percentage increase in height.

[2]

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8. (a) Simplify

(i) s + s (ii) t × t

= …………………………… = ……………………………
[2]

(iii) 8a 3 2a 5 (iv) 7c 2 3c

= …………………………… = ……………………………
[4]

(b) Multiply out the brackets and simplify

(i) 5e 2(3e 4) (ii) 10 3(3z 2)

[4]

(c) Factorise fully

(i) 18x 12 (ii) 25 y 5

[3]

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9. In the diagram, AB is a straight line and the angles are marked in degrees.
Work out the size of angle w

[3]

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10. For this question, give answers correct to the nearest whole number.

Calculate

(i) the circumference of this circle. (ii) the area of this quadrant.

not to size not to size

16 cm

14 m

[6]

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11. Here are Ted’s scores in 12 mental tests.

8 4 7 4 6 7 8 7 9 10 4 4

(i) What was his modal score?

Answer: ……………………………… [1]

(ii) Work out his mean score.

[3]

(iii) Work out his median score.

[3]

(iv) Circle the type of average you think, in this case, is least appropriate?

mode mean median

Explain: ……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………... [2]

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12. (a) Here is a regular pentagon with centre O.

x
not to scale

Calculate the size of angle x

[5]

(b) Here is another pentagon.

Calculate the size of angle y
not to scale

[3]
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13. Shape A is drawn on the centimetre grid below.

(a) Enlarge shape A scale factor 3 from the centre P.

Label the new shape B.
[3]

(b) Shape A has an area of 3.5 cm2 and a perimeter of 7.89 cm.

(i) Calculate the area of shape B. (ii) Calculate the perimeter of shape B.

[4]

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14. (a) Paula cycles 455 kilometres in 14 hours.

Calculate her average speed.

[3]

(b) Jess drives for 1 hour and 45 minutes at a speed of 28 kilometres per hour.

Calculate the distance she drives.

[3]

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15. This graph shows how much a rubber band stretches (extension) when a force is applied.

(a) What is the maximum extension of the rubber band shown on the graph?

Answer: ……………………………… [1]

(b) Showing clearly where you take your readings,

(i) find the force needed to stretch the rubber band by 21 cm

Answer: ……………………………… [2]

(ii) find how far the band stretched when a force of 200 newtons was applied.

Answer: ……………………………… [2]

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16. Here is a rectangle divided up into squares.
How many squares are here altogether?

[4]

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17. Emily has twice as many marbles as James.
Edward has 3 more marbles than James.
The three children have 23 marbles altogether.

How many marbles does James have?

[3]

18. Here is a tetrahedron.

It is a pyramid with equilateral triangular faces.
Draw as many different nets of a tetrahedron as you can.

[4]

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19. A 10 p coin has a diameter of 24.5 mm.
One mile is equal to 1.6093 km.

For charity, a straight line of 10 p coins, one touching the next, one mile long, is laid
down.

What is the total value of all the coins in the line?

[4]

(Total marks: 100)

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