GCSE Mathematics

Practice Tests: Set 12

Paper 1H (Non-calculator)
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
You should have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres,
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Calculators may not be used.
Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
You must show all your working out.

Information
The total mark for this paper is 80
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 The diagram shows a triangle.

Work out the value of x.

x = .......................................................
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
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 x9
2 (a) Simplify
x2

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(1)
78 ´ 7 4
(b) Write as a single power of 7
73

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(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)
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3 Expand and simplify (m − 8)(m + 5)

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(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
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4 The diagram shows a shape.

The shape has area 129 cm2

Work out the value of x.

x = .......................................................
(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)
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 2 4 7
5 Show that 4 +3 =8
3 5 15

(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

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9-x
6 Solve 3(2x − 5) =
2
Show clear algebraic working.

x = .......................................................
(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)
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7 Factorise fully 5y + 20y2

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(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)
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8 Solve the inequality 2x + 7 > 4

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(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)
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9 Solve x2 – 3x – 40 = 0
Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)
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10

The diagram shows a cuboid of volume V cm3

Show that V = 15 + 16x − x2 − 2x3

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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11 Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 28 and 105

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(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)
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12 The weight of a cat is 4.3 kg correct to 2 significant figures.
(a) Write down the upper bound of the weight of the cat.

...................................................... kg
(1)
(b) Write down the lower bound of the weight of the cat.

...................................................... kg
(1)

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

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1
On the grid, enlarge the shaded shape with scale factor and centre (1, 2)
2

(Total for Question 13 is 2 marks)

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 14 Use ruler and compasses to construct the bisector of angle BAC.
5 Use ruler You must showto
and compasses allconstruct
your construction lines.
the bisector of angle BAC.
You must show all your construction lines.

(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)

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(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

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15 A total of 80 men and women took part in a race.
The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the times, in minutes, they took
for the race.

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 (a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range.

....................................................... minutes
(2)

60% of the men took 50 minutes or less for the race.

No women took 50 minutes or less for the race.
(b) Work out an estimate for the number of men who took part in the race.

.......................................................
(3)
(Total for Question 15 is 5 marks)
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16 Simplify (p2 + 3)0

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(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
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 x +1
17 Make x the subject of y=
x-4

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(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)
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 (6 + 2 12 ) = 12(7 + 4 3)
2
18 Show that

Show each stage of your working.

(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

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 19 Here
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Graph A Graph B Graph C

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............................
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(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

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20 Simplify fully
t15

(Total for Question 20 is 3 marks)

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21 The shaded region in the diagram is bounded by three lines.
The equation of one of the lines is given.

Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region.

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(Total for Question 21 is 3 marks)
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22 Change 32.4 m3 into cm3

....................................................... cm3
(Total for Question 22 is 2 marks)
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23 The line with equation y = x + 2 intersects the curve with equation x2 + y2 – 2y = 24 at

the points A and B.
Find the coordinates of A and B.
Show clear algebraic working.

(............................. , .............................)

(............................. , .............................)
(Total for Question 23 is 5 marks)
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24

ABC is a triangle.
The midpoint of BC is M.
P is a point on AM.

®
AB = 4a
®
AC = 2b
® 3 3
AP = a+ b
2 4

Find the ratio AP : PM

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(Total for Question 24 is 3 marks)
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25 Express
æ 4 3 ö 9x - 4x 3
- ¸
çè 2x - 5 2x - 3 6x 2 - 17x + 5

as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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(Total for Question 25 is 4 marks)
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26 The area of a rectangle is 18 cm2

The length of the rectangle is ( 7 + 1) cm.

Without using a calculator and showing each stage of your working,
find the width of the rectangle.
Give your answer in the form a b + c where a, b and c are integers.

....................................................... cm
(Total for Question 26 is 3 marks)
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27 Prove that the difference between two consecutive square numbers is always an odd number.
Show clear algebraic working.

(Total for Question 27 is 3 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 80 MARKS

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