ADDIS ABABA CITY ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION BUREAU, ADDIS ABEBA

GRADE 12 MATHEMATICS MODEL EXAMINATION

GINBOT 2013/MAY 2021
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 65 TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
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DIRECTION: Each of the following questions is followed by four possible
alternatives. Read each question carefully and BLACKEN the letter of your
choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
1. Which of the following functions is neither even nor odd?
A) f(x) = x5 B) g(x) = 2x2-|𝑥 | C) h(x) = x+1 D) k(x) = x6
2. The equation of the conic section 4x2 = 64+8y2 represents:
A) Circle B) Hyperbola C) Parabola D) Ellipse
𝑥+1 6 2𝑥−1 1
3. Which of the following is the solution set of 2−2𝑥 2 +𝑥+1 = 𝑥 2−1 - 2−2𝑥
8 5
A){7} B)∅ C){3} D){2}

4. What is the focus of the parabola 𝑦 2 +6y+8x=7?

A) (0 ,-3) B)(0,3) C)(4,-3) D) (4,3)
5. Which one of the following statements has truth value T for x, y𝜖ℝ?
A) ( x) ( y) (x2+y < 0) C) ( x) ( y) (x+y2 <0)
B) ( x) ( y) (x2+y < 0) D) ( x) ( y)(x2+y < 0)
6. Three women 𝑊1 , 𝑊2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑊3 are firing at a target independently and have a probability
0.60,0.70 and 0.50, respectively of hitting the target. What is the probability that at least
one of them hits the target?
A)0.94 B)0.21 C)0.79 D)0.75
7. For the given set of data below, what is the value mean (𝑥̅ )and the variance (𝜎 2 )
respectively?
Marks 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
No. of 4 10 4 2
students
A. 58and 316 B. 54 and 304 C. 64 and 350 D.48 and 250
1 2
8. Suppose A=( ) .If X is a 2× 2 matrix such that AX-𝐴𝑇 =2A, then what is the value of
2 3
X?
3 1 3 3 3 6 3 0
A) ( ) B) ( ) C) ( ) D) ( )
1 3 3 3 6 9 0 3

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 −1 1 𝑥
9. For what value of x is the matrix A=( 0 6 1 ) singular?
−𝑥 1 0
1 1 1
A)12 B)2 , -3 C) x𝜖ℝ D) No value for x
3+𝑖
10. If Z= 1−𝑖 is a given complex number, then what is the conjugate 𝑍̅ of Z?

A) 1 − 2𝑖 B) −1 + 2𝑖 C) -1-i D) 1 + 2𝑖
(𝑥−1)(𝑥 2−4)
11. Let f be the function given by f(𝑥) = . For what positive values of a is f
𝑥 2 −𝑎

continuous for all real numbers x?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. None of the above
12. The sum of first two terms of a G.P is -4 and 5𝑡ℎ term is 4 times that of third term
. Which one of the following is the Geometric sequence, if 𝑟 > 0 ?
−4 −8 −16 4 8 16
A) 4, -8, 16, -32, . . . B. , , ,... C. - 4, 8, -16,32, … D. 3 , 3 , ,...
3 3 3 3

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13. What is the sum of the series ∑∞
𝑛=1 𝑛(𝑛+3) ?
33 33 55 55
A) 18 B.- 18 C. 18 D. - 18
√1−𝑥 − 1
14. What is lim 3 equals:
𝑥→0 √1−𝑥 − 1
2 4 3 3
A) 3
B) 3 C) 2 D) 4

∑𝑛
𝑖=1 𝑖
3
15. lim is equal to
𝑛→∞ 𝑛4
1 1 1
𝐴. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. None
16. Let {𝐴𝑛 } be an arithmetic sequence with 𝐴12 = 16 and 𝐴23 = 49, then the value of
𝐴15 is:
A. 30 B. 45 C. 25 D. 40
1 𝑥
17. lim (1 − 𝑥 + 3) is equal to:
𝑥→∞
3 1
A) 𝑒 B. 𝑒 −3 C. e D. 𝑒
18. Which one of the following is convergent sequence?
5 2𝑛 𝑛2 (−1)𝑛
A. {(3)𝑛 } B. {𝑛+1} C. {𝑛+1} D. { }
3
𝑘𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 𝜋
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 𝜋
𝜋−2𝑥 2
19. Let 𝑓(𝑥 ) = { 𝜋 if f is continuous at 𝑥 = , then what is the value of k ?
2
5 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 2
A. 10 B. 5 C. −5 D. -10
−𝑥 3+3𝑥 2 10𝑥−24
20. min is equal to:
𝑥→4 𝑥 2 −16
5 7 7 5
A.− 2 B. 2 C. − 4 D. 4

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 (−1)𝑛
21.The least upper bound of {1 − } is
𝑛
1
A. 2 B. 1 C. 0 D. 2
𝑥2
22.Which one of the following is Not true about 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = { 𝑥 , 𝑥 ≠ 0 ?
0, 𝑥 =0
A) f continuous at x = 0 C. f has an infinite discontinuity at x =0
B) f is continuous everywhere D. f has no hole on its graph
√𝑥−1
23. If 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥|𝑥 | and 𝑔(𝑥 ) = then lim (𝑓(𝑥 ) − 𝑔(𝑥 )) is:
𝑥−1 𝑥→1
1 1 1
A.1 B. − 2 C. − 4 D. 2

16−𝑥 2
24. What is the largest possible interval on which f(x)= √ 1+𝑥 2 ?

A. ℝ B. (-∞,-4] ⋃[4, ∞) C. [−4,4] D. [−4, −1]⋃[1,4]

25. 𝐼𝑓 ⌊𝑥 ⌋ 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑥, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑚7 ⌊𝑥⌋ is:
𝑥→
2

A. 3 B.1.5 C. 2 D1
26. What is the difference quotient of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 1 at 𝑥0 =1?
2𝑥 3−𝑥 3 +1
A. B. 6𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 C. 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1 D. 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1
𝑥−1

27. In the xy-plane, the line x+ y=k, where k is a constant, is tangent to the graph
of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 1.What is the value of k?
A.-3 B. -2 C. -1 D. 0
28. The gradient of the function f(x) = 2cos(3x)-3sin(2x) at the point where x=𝜋 is:
A. 6 B.12 C.−6 D. 0
29. The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥 ) = −𝑥 4 + 2𝑥 2 + 1 is:
A. [2,∞) B. (−∞, 2] C.(−∞, ∞) D.[0,2]
30. A tangent drawn to the parabola 𝑦 = 4 − 𝑥 2 at the point (1,3) forms a right
triangle with the coordinate axes. The area of the triangle is:
25 9 5
A. B. C. 10 D. 4
4 4
1 𝑥
31. Given the functions 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = (4) and g(x) = log 2 (2 + 𝑥 2 ) , then what is the

derivative of the composition function (fog)(x)?

−4𝑥 4𝑥 −4𝑥 4𝑥
A. (2+𝑥 2)2 B. (2+𝑥 2)2 C. (2+𝑥 2 )3 D. (2+𝑥)2

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32. Let p(x)= sin2(2x)+cos2(2x) ,then p’(0)equals to:
A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1
𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≤ 2
33. Let f be a function defined by f(x) = { where c and d
𝑥 2 − 𝑐𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 2
are constants. If f is differentiable at x=2, what is the value of c + d?
A.-4 B. -2 C. 0 D. -6
34. Suppose 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑒 −𝑥 ,then the nth derivative of 𝑓 is:
A. 𝑒 −𝑥 B. (−1)𝑛 𝑒 −𝑥 C. (−1)𝑛+1 𝑒 −𝑥 D. – 𝑒 −𝑥
35. The set of all critical numbers of the function 𝑓(𝑥 ) = (𝑥 − 2)2 (1 − 𝑥)3 is:
7 3 8
A. {2,1} B. {-2,-1,1,3 } C. {1,2,4 } D. {1,2,5 }

36. Which one of the following does not fulfill the conditions of Rolle’s Theorem?
A. f(x)= sin(2𝜋x) on [-1,1] B. p(x)= 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1 on [0,4]
C. q(x)= 6-|𝑥 | on [-1,1] D. h(x)= 5𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 2 on [-4,4]
𝑥
37. The interval in which the graph of the function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = decreasing is:
𝑥 2+1

A. (-∞, −1] and [1,∞) B. [-1,∞) C. [-1,1] D. (-∞, 1]

𝑥
38. Which one of the following is false about the graph of the function (𝑥 ) = 𝑥+1 ?

A. it has no local extreme B. it is increasing in (−∞, ∞)

C. it has no inflection point D. it is concave downward on (−1, ∞)
39. Which one is the inflection point of the graph the function𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 3 ?
A. (-2,-1) B. ( 1,2 ) C. ( 0,-3 ) D. ( -1,-2 )

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40. Suppose the graph of the derivative of a continuous function f with x-intercepts
−2, 0, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3 is given below

y=f´(x)

which one is false about the graph of f ?

A. f has local maximum at x=0 C. f is concave downward on (-1,2)
B. f has inflection points at x=−2, x=0 & x=3 D. f is decreasing on [0,3]
41. A dairy farmer plans to fence in a rectangular pasture adjacent to a river.
He has 360m of fencing material. What is the maximum area if no fencing is
needed along the river?
A. 8,100m2 B. 16,200m2 C. 32,400m2 D. 3,600m2
42. A 25m long ladder is leaning against the side of a house. The foot of the ladder is
pulled away from the house at a rate of 2 m/sec. How fast the top of the ladder is
descending when the foot of the ladder is 15m far from the house?
A. 1.5m/sec B. 15m/sec C. -15m/sec D. -1.5m/sec
43. If you are inflating a spherical balloon at the rate of 32 cm3/sec, how fast is its
radius increasing when the diameter is 8 cm?
1 32 1 2
A) cm/sec B. cm/sec C. cm/sec D. 𝜋 𝑐𝑚/𝑠
32  2
dy
44. If x3 + xy = 5, then what is the value of when x = 5 ?
dx
51 51 119 − 119
A.− 5 B. 5 C. D.
5 5
𝑥
45. If 𝑓"(𝑥) = 𝑒 , 𝑓′(0) = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(0) = −5, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓(1) 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜:
A. 𝑒 − 8 B. 𝑒 − 5 C. 𝑒 + 8 D.𝑒 + 5

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46.  x + 2dx is equal to:
A. x + ln ( x + 2) + c B. x − ln ( x + 2) + c C. ln x + 2 + c D. x ln x + 2 + c
2 2

2x + 1
47. When  x2 + x
dx is evaluated, it is equal to:

1 1
A. ln 2 x +1 + c B. ln 2 x + 1 + c C. ln x 2 + x + c D. ln x 2 + x + c
2 2
3 1
48. ∫0 (𝑥 + 1)2 𝑑𝑥 is equal to ________
21 14 16
A. B. C. 7 D.
2 3 3
2
49.The area of the region enclosed between the curve of 𝑓(𝑥 ) = −𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 3 and
𝑔(𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 6 𝑖𝑠:
A.45 sq. units B. 12 sq.units C. 32 sq.units D.25 sq.units
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50.  20 − 4 x dx is equivalent to:
1
1
−1 5 −1
3 16 16
1
4 8
D. 4  u du
4 −1 4 1
A. u du B. u du C. u du
8
5

51. Which one of the following is False?

d
dx   f ( x)dx = f ( x) + c
A. f ( x)dx = f ( x) B.

f ( x)
C.  f ( x)
dx = ln f ( x) + c D.  f ( x) f ( x)dx = 2[ f ( x)]
2
+c

52. The volume of the solid revolution generated by revolving the region between
f(x) = 2x and g(x) = x2 along the x-axis is given by:
64 32 32 4
A.  B.  C.  D. 
15 3 5 15
53. Which one of the following is Not integrable function on the respective interval ?
2𝑥 𝑥 2 −16
A. 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 −9 ; {−2,2] C. 𝑔(𝑥 ) = ; [−3,5]
𝑥−4

𝑥 3+𝑥
B. ℎ(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 +1 , (−∞, ∞) D. 𝑟(𝑥 ) = |𝑥 |; [−3 , 5]

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54. Addis Ababa city administration education bureau divided Birr 88,000,000 for four
secondary schools for their best performance and number of students in the rati 4:3:2:2
. Which of the following is the share of each secondary school ?
A. Birr 22,000,000, Birr22,000,000, Birr 22.000,000, Birr 22,000,000
B. Birr 28,000,000, Birr21,000,000, Birr 20.000,000, Birr 19,000,000
C. Birr 32,000,000, Birr24,000,000, Birr 16.000,000, Birr 16,000,000
D. Birr 24,000,000, Birr22,000,000, Birr 21.000,000, Birr 21,000,000

55. If the mean test score of the first group of 20 students is 8.5 and the mean score of the
second group of 25 students is 6.88, then the combined mean is:
A. 7 B. 7.4 C.7.6 D. 7.3
𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0
56. What is the maximum value of the Z=3x+2y subject to the constraints { + 3𝑦 ≤ 15 ?
𝑥
4𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 16
A) 13 B)15 C) 17 D)19
57. Someone invested Birr 500 at a rate of 6% compounded semi-annually. What is the
amount at the end of the 3𝑟𝑑 year?
A) Birr 500(1.03)6 B) Birr 500(1.06)6 C) Birr 500(1.03)3 D) Birr 1000(1.06)
58. If Birr 18000 is to be divided between Fenet and Ahmed in the ratio 5:4, then Ahmed’s
share is;
A. Birr 8,000 B. Birr 900 C. Birr 10,000 D. Birr 200
59. From a population of size 100 listed 1-100, if you need to select a sample of size 20
and the first randomly selected number is 3, then which one of the following is not the
member of the sample?
A) 78 B)69 C)33 D)23

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60. The grouped frequency distribution of a data is given in the following table
Class 8-12 13-17 18-22 23-27 28-32
Interval
Frequency 4 8 10 5 3
What is its median (𝑚𝑑 ) and mean deviation about the median (MD (𝑚𝑑 ))?

A) 𝑚𝑑 =20, MD(𝑚𝑑 )) =4.7 C) 𝑚𝑑 =19 , MD(𝑚𝑑 )) =4.7

B) 𝑚𝑑 =19 , MD(𝑚𝑑 )) =4.2 D) 𝑚𝑑 =19 , MD(𝑚𝑑 )) =4.5

61. Ten students took two tests, Test I and Test II. The mean mark in Test I is 12 with

standard deviation 3, and the mean mark in Test II is 15 with standard deviation3.

. Which one of following is True?

A) The coefficient of variation of Test I is 30%

B) The coefficient of variation of Test II is 20%

C) The students’ mark in Test I is more consistent than in Test II.

D) The students’ mark in Test I and Test II have the same degree of variability.

62. Which one of the following is Not True?

A) If 𝑥̅ =8,𝑚𝑜 =6 and md =6.5, then the distribution is positively skewed.

B) If 𝑥̅ = 4, md = 6 and 𝛿 = 2, then the distribution is negatively skewed.

C) If a distribution is negatively skewed, then its mean is greater than its second quartile.

D) If Q1=7, Q2=10 and Q3=13, then the distribution is symmetrical.

63. In a shop, the marked price of an item was Birr 480 with 30% mark up based on its

cost price. Later on, the shop owner sold the item with 30% discount. What is the profit

or loss from the item?

A) No profit and No loss B) Birr 156 profit C) Birr 140 loss D) Birr 144 loss

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64. Ato Debella bought a house from Flint Stones Homes by paying 20% of the purchase

price which is Birr 400,000. What is the mortgage amount?

A. Birr 320,000 B. Birr 120,000 C. Birr 160,000 D. Birr 80,000

65. The surface area of the earth is approximately 162,778,000 𝑘𝑚2 . If 70% of its surface
is covered by water, Then the area of the land which is not occupied by water is:
A.78,653,000 𝑘𝑚2 C. 48.833,400 𝑘𝑚2
B. 93,840,000 𝑘𝑚2 D.113,944,600 𝑘𝑚2