Mathematics Questions and Answers - Grade 6 Opener Exams Term 1 2023 Set 2

QUESTIONS   

1. The population of a certain county is seven hundred and six thousand and eighty two. What is the number in symbols?
   
   1. 706 802
   2. 706 082
   3. 760 082
   4. 706 820
2. A milk processing plant received 6085047 litres of milk. What is the place value of digit 8 in the number?
   
   1. Thousands
   2. Hundreds
   3. Ten thousand
   4. Hundred
3. What is the total value of digit 5 in the number 7,508042?
   
   1. 5000
   2. 50000
   3. 5000000
   4. 500000
4. The population of six towns is 453619, 453691, 435916, 453916, 453819 and 435619
   Arrange the numbers from the smallest to the largest.
   1. 453918, 4536891, 453619, 435916, 435691, 435619.
   2. 453916, 435916, 453891, 435691, 453619, 435619:
   3. 435619, 435 691, 435916, 453619, 453691,435916.
   4. 453619, 435619, 453691,435691, 453916, 435916.
5. Juma had Sh.35449 in his bank account. How much money to the nearest thousands did Juma have?
   1. Sh.35400
   2. Sh.35500
   3. Sh. 35000
   4. Sh. 35450
6. Which of the numbers below is divisible by... 2,5 and 10?
   1. 40856
   2. 627830
   3. 732485
   4. 340689
7. Find the L.C.M of 18, 24 and 36
   1. 36
   2. 6
   3. 72
   4. 78
8. There were 648 205 registered voters in a certain county. During a by-election 76102 people did not vote. How many people voted?
   1. 724307
   2. 672103
   3. 532103
   4. 572103
9. What is the next number in the pattern below?
   18, 20, 24, 32,_________________________
   1. 40
   2. 42
   3. 44
   4. 48
10. The area of the rectangular cardboard drawn below is 180cm². Calculate its width.
    
    
    1. 150cm
    2. 24cm
    3. 75cm
    4. 12cm
11. Work out:-
    8. 2 − 3.675
    1. 5.475
    2. 4.675
    3. 4.525
    4. 4.625
12. Convert 4085 metres into kilometres
    1. 4km 850m
    2. 4km 85m
    3. 40km 85m
    4. 40km 850m
13. What is the volume of the cuboid below?
    
    1. 960cm³
    2.  30cm³
    3. 96cm³
    4. 60cm³
14. Work out:-
    ³/₈ + ¼ = ___________________________
    1. ⁴/₁₂
    2. ⁴/₈
    3. ⁵/₈
    4. ¹/₈
15. Work out:
    L        ML
    8       450
    x           6 
                    
    1. 48L 2700ml
    2. 48L 700ml
    3. 50L 700ml
    4. 50L 400ml
16. A rally car took 525 seconds to complete a race. What was this time in minutes and seconds?
    1. 8 minutes 45 seconds
    2. 5 minutes 25 seconds
    3. 8 minutes 35 seconds
    4. 5 minutes 15 seconds
17. Which of the following is a reflex angle?
    
18.  Solve for x in the equation: 3x − 6 = 12
    1. 18
    2. 3
    3. 2
    4. 6
19. How many Sh.50 notes are there in Sh.1000 note?
    1. 10
    2. 200
    3. 100
    4. 20
20. Which of the following lines are parallel?
    
21. Maria bought 15kg 75g of rice. What was the mass of the rice bought in grams?
    1. 15075
    2. 15750
    3. 1575
    4. 15705
22. What is the place value of digit 3 in the number:- 807.4035?
    1. Tenths
    2. Thousandths
    3. Hundredths
    4. Thousands
23. Rehema bought ¾ kg of meat. She cooked ½ kg of the meat. How many kilograms remained?
    1. ¼ kg
    2. ⁵/₄ kg
    3. ²/₄ kg
    4. ½ kg
24. Measure the angle drawn below.
    
    1. 75°
    2. 115°
    3. 105°
    4. 65°
25. A lorry carried 745 cartons of textbooks. Each carton had 24 textbooks. How many textbooks did the lorry carry altogether?
    1. 17880
    2. 17860
    3. 769
    4. 2960
26. What is 3672 divided by 12?
    1. 36
    2. 306
    3. 360
    4. 3006
27. Name the solid drawn below.
    
    1. Triangular pyramid
    2. Cuboid
    3. Cube
    4. Square pyramid
28. Work out:- 14 + 6 x 4 − 24 ÷ 4
    1. 14
    2. 3.5
    3. 74
    4. 32
29. Find the greatest number that can divide 48 and 60?
    1. 240
    2. 12
    3. 120
    4. 6
30. The table below shows the number of 3 fruits sold by a fruit vendor.
    

    Type of fruit	Tally marks
    Mangoes	llll llll llll llll llll
    Avocadoes	llll llll llll ll
    Apples	llll llll llll llll l
    Pineapples	llll ll

    How many more avocadoes than pineapples were sold?
    1. 10
    2. 7
    3. 17
    4. 24

MARKING SCHEME

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. D
19. D
20. D
21. A
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. A
26. B
27. D
28. D
29. B
30. A