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Alternative Education Equivalency Scheme (AEES)
YEAR 10 GENERAL MATHEMATICS
Practice TestVersion 01
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Alternative Education Equivalency (AEE) AssessmentsYear 10 General Mathematics - Version 01
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Practice Test Instructions 1. Thereare30questionsinthisPracticetest(and30questionsinthefinaltest).
2. TherearefivealternativeanswersmarkedA,B,C,DandEforeveryquestion.
3. EveryquestionhasonlyONEcorrectanswer.
4. Enteryouranswerselectionontheanswersheetprovidednexttothequestionnumber.
Example:
Question 1. 4 + 3 =
a. 8b. 6c. 9d. 7e. 5
Thecorrectansweris7whichisprintednexttoD.
EnterDontheAnswerSheetnexttoQuestion1asfollows:
Question 1. D
Question 2.
5. Makesureyoumarkyouransweragainstthecorrespondingquestionontheanswer sheetprovided,especiallyifyouskipbetweenquestions.
6. Giveyourself30minutestocompletethePracticeTest(asthereare30minutesinthe finaltest).
Wesuggestsettingupatestenvironmentandtimingyourselfsoitssimilartothefinal test.
7. Donotwastetimeifyoudonotknowtheanswer.Moveontothenextquestionandifyou havetimeattheendofthetest,gobacktothequestionsyouskipped.
8. Workasquicklyandaccuratelyasyoucan.
9. Westronglyrecommendusingasilent,batteryoperated,non-programmable scientific calculator.Toobtainanaccurateresult,no other resource or device should be used for this Practice test. 10. FormulaeareprovidedatthestartofthePracticetest(andinthefinaltestbooklet).
11. Diagramsarenotnecessarilydrawntoscale.
10. Afteryoufinishthetest,usetheAnswerKeyprovidedtocheckyouranswers.
11. ThescoreyouachieveonthePracticetestisanindicationonlyofhowyoumayperform onthefinaltest.
12. ThePracticetestscorecannotbeusedinplaceofsittingthefinaltest.
13. ThetopicslistedontheAnswerKeycangiveyouanindicationoftheareasyoucan improve.
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FORMULAE SHEETThefollowingformulaemaybeusedinyourcalculations:
Area and volume Areaofrectangle=length x width Areaoftriangle= base x height Volumeofanyregularprism=Area of base x height
Theorem of Pythagoras Inanyright-angledtriangle:c2 = a2 + b2
Temperature conversion formulaDegreesCelsiustodegreesFahrenheit:
F = (Cx1.8)+32
TrigonometryInanyright-angledtriangle:
sin=opposite
hypotenuse
cos=adjacent
hypotenuse
tan=opposite
adjacent
Growth and decay formulae Simplegrowthordecay:A = P(1 ni) Compoundgrowthordecay:A = P(1 i)n Where:
A=amountattheendofnyears
P=principal
n=numberofyears
i=interestrateperyear,r% = r
100
c b
a
Opposite side Hypotenuse
Adjacent side
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Question 1 Whichlisthasthenumbersinorderfromgreatest to leastvalue?
a. 2.58 2.5 2.08 2.8 2.508 b. 2.8 2.508 2.08 2.5 2.58 c. 2.5 2.58 2.508 2.08 2.8 d. 2.8 2.58 2.508 2.5 2.08 e. 2.8 2.508 2.58 2.5 2.08
Question 2 Writtenasamixednumber 329
is:
a. 3 59
b. 3 29
c. 4
d. 5 13
e. 932
Question 3 Asapercentage 512
is:
a. 48.5% b. 41.7% c. 45% d. 58.3% e. 36.5%
Question 4 Thelabelona600mlshampoobottlestatesthatthereisenoughshampoofor 80washes.Approximatelyhowmuchshampoohasbeenallowedforeachwash?
a. 7mlb. 9 mlc. 48mld. 70mle. 80ml
Question 5 1.3km+200m+200cm=
a. 1322mb. 1502mc. 1520md. 1401me. 1700m
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Question 6 Thefloorofarectangularroom12mx6mistobetiled.Thetilestobeusedare rectangularwithdimensions60cmx30cm.Thenumberoftilesrequiredis:
a. 200 b. 300 c. 360 d. 400 e. 720
Question 7 Ifa = 5 and b = 6 then 3ab =
a. 30 b. 14c. 90 d. 105e. 33
Question 8 Danamultipliedanumberby5.Thenshemultipliedtheresultby3.Thenshemultiplied thisresultby2.Herfinalanswerwas
a. twicetheoriginalnumberb. 10timestheoriginalnumberc. 16timestheoriginalnumberd. 20timestheoriginalnumbere. 30timestheoriginalnumber
Question 9 If10workersplantoutagardenin3days,6workerswillcompletethesameplantingtask, workingatthesamerate,inhowmanydays?
a. 6daysb. 1.8daysc. 5daysd. 7dayse. 3days
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Question 10 is notequalto
a. b. c. d. 8e.
Question 11 (3 1010)(2.41012)=
a. 5.4 10120 b. 7.2 1022c. 7.2 102d. 7.2 10120e. 5.4 1022
Question 12 Thenumber0.000000617writteninscientificnotationandroundedto2significant numbersis
a. 6.1 10-7b. 6.17 109c. 0.62 10-6d. 6.2 10-7e. 6.17 10-9
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Question 13 Determinethevolumeofthegiventriangularright-prism.
a. 460cm3b. 960cm3c. 240cm3d. 272cm3e. 480cm3
Question 14 Ifanathleteisabletosprint100metresin10seconds,theaveragespeedoftheathlete is:
a. 36km/hb. 36m/sc. 6km/hd. 60km/he. 38km/h
Question 15 Abushwalkerwalks3kmsouththen2kmeastandfinally5kmnorth.Thebearingofthe bushwalkerfromherstartingpointis:
a. Nb. NWc. NEd. N30We. SE
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Question 16 The distance (sinkm)ofacarfromMelbourneasittravelsontheM31toAlburyisgiven
bys = 60t + 46 (tinhours).Ifittakesthecar4 14
hourstoreachAlbury,howfaris AlburyfromMelbourne?
a. 255kmb. 295kmc. 300kmd. 316kme. 301km
Question 17. Theformulathatdescribestherelationshipbetweenthevariables,x and yinthetable,is:
x 0 1 2 3y 2 3 6 11
a. y = x + 2b. y = x2 + 2c. y = x2 + 4d. y = 3x + 2e. y = 2x2 + 2
Question 18. Ifthetotalcost$CiscalculatedasC=13 n,wherenisthenumberofitemspurchased,
thenthegraphrepresentingthissituationis:
a. Line 1 b. Line 2 c. Line 3 d. Line 4 e. Line 5
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Question 19 Ralphandhisbrother,Charles,havetoshare$140inthesameratioastheirages. DetermineCharlesshareifRalphisexactly15yearsoldandCharlesis13yearsold.
a. $70.00b. $68.50c. $60.00d. $62.00e. $65.00
Question 20 FromNovembertotheendofFebruary,theaveragewaterconsumptionofafamilyis 56.46kLpermonth.FromMarchtoOctober,theiraverageconsumptionis43.78kLper month.Calculatetheiraveragemonthlywaterconsumptionforthatyear.
a. 48.01kLb. 50.12kLc. 49.99kLd. 57.61kLe. 100.24kL
Question 21 Ifyouinvest$500.00atafixedrateof10%compoundinterest,compoundedyearly,how muchinterestwillyouhaveearnedafter3years?
a. $150.00b. $665.50c. $165.50d. $155.50e. $160.50
Question 22 Theworkastudentdoesinclasscontributes75%tohisfinalmark.Atestcontributesthe other25%.Thestudentgetsamarkof52%forhisclasswork.Whatmarkmusthegetin thetestsothathisfinaloverallmarkis60%?
a. 68% b. 80% c. 96% d. 81% e. 84%
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Question 23 Iftheoriginalfigureshownbelowisreducedinsizebyafactorof 34
thentheresulting figureis:
a. Figure1b. Figure2c. Figure3d. Figure4e. Figure5
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Question 24 WhichoneofthefollowingtrianglesissimilartotriangleABC?
a. triangleDEFb. triangleGHIc. triangleJKLd. triangleMNOe. trianglePQR
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Question 25 Thegraphshowsthedistanceanobjectmovesduringatimeinterval.Whichstatement aboutthemovementoftheobjectiscorrect?
a. BetweenAandBtheobjecttravelsat150km/h.b. BetweenDandEtheobjectisslowingdown.c. Theobjectisinmotionthroughouttheentiretime.d. Thetotaldistancetravelledis200km.e. BetweenDandEtheobjecttravelsat100km/h.
Question 26 Davecycledfor30minutesat24km/handthencontinuedtowalkfor20minutes.Inall hecovered14km.Atwhatspeeddidhewalk?
a. 6.8km/hb. 4km/hc. 6km/hd. 2.5km/he. 2km/h
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Question 27 Acable,50mlongfromthetopofawind-turbinetoweris30mfromthefootoftheturbine onthesamehorizontallevel.Determinetheheightofthetower.
a. 36mb. 48mc. 45md. 40me. 44m
Question 28 Afairdiceisrolled6timeswiththefollowingoutcomes:1,1,3,4,2,1.Thelikelihood ofrollinga6withthe7throllis:
a. 16
b. 14
c. 23
d. 13
e. 12
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Question 29 Thisgraphisshowingtherainfallinmmperdayforaweek.Thetrendcanbedescribed as:
a. anincreasingdecreaseb. anincreasingincrease c. a constant increase d. adecreasingincrease e. adecreasingdecrease
Question 30 ThestrawberriesintwopunnetsAandBareweighed(ingrams)andtheresultsare showninthetablebelow.
WeightsofstrawberriesinPunnetA(ingrams)
23,21,14,21,12,15,22,17,18,10,12,15
WeightsofstrawberriesinPunnetB(ingrams)
24,22,10,11,14,1615,22,14,18,16,12
Whichstatementiscorrect?
a. ThenumberofstrawberriesinPunnetAisgreaterthaninPunnetB.b. Thereare10strawberriesinPunnetA.c. ThecontentsofPunnetAweighlessthanthoseinPunnetB.d. ThemeanweightofstrawberriesinPunnetBis194grams.e. ThemeanweightofstrawberriesinPunnetAis16.67grams.
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Year 10 General Mathematics Practice Test: Answer Key
Question # Answer Topic AreaQ 1. D workingwithnumbers
(fractions,decimals,percentages)
Q 2. A workingwithnumbers (fractions,decimals,percentages)
Q 3. B workingwithnumbers (fractions,decimals,percentages)
Q 4. A workingwithnumbers(computations)
Q 5. B calculatemeasurements
Q 6. D area(shapes)
Q 7. C patternsandalgebra
Q 8. E patternsandalgebra
Q 9. C ratioandscalefactors
Q 10. A workingwithnumbers(computations)
Q 11. B applyindexlaws
Q 12. D scientificnotation
Q 13. E volume
Q 14. A workingwithnumbers(rates)
Q 15. C workingwithnumbers (location&direction)
Q 16. E patternsandalgebra
Q 17. B patternsandalgebra
Q 18. A linearandnon-linearrelationships
Q 19. E ratioandscalefactors
Q 20. A workingwithnumbers(computations)
Q 21. C moneytransactions
Q 22. E workingwithnumbers (fractions,decimals,percentages)
Q 23. C ratioandscalefactors
Q 24. C space:symmetry
Q 25. E patternsandalgebra
Q 26. C workingwithnumbers(rates)
Q 27. D pythagorasandtrigonometry
Q 28. A chance
Q 29. B datarepresentationandinterpretation
Q 30. E datarepresentationandinterpretation
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