Mathematics Questions and Answers - Grade 6 Mid Term 2 Exam 2023 Set 2

QUESTIONS

1. What is the place value of digit 8 in 815276
   1. Thousands
   2. Hundred thousands
   3. Tens
   4. Ten thousands
2. Charles sold 476391 bags of maize to a miler. Write the number of bags sold in words.
   1. Four hundred and seventy six thousand three hundred and ninety one
   2. Forty seven thousand three hundred and ninety one
   3. Four hundred and seventy six thousand and three ninety one.
   4. Four thousand seven hundred and ninety one
3. Subtract 67231 from 800284 by rounding off each to the nearest thousand.
   1. 73.053
   2. 733053
   3. 867053
   4. 733000
4. Work out the quotient of 7658 and 784 by rounding off each to the nearest thousand.
   1. 7
   2. 8
   3. 8,000
   4. 1,000
5. Work out
   9768 ÷ 20
   1. 48 rem 4
   2. 588 rem 16
   3. 488 rem 8
   4. 58
6. Work out the reciprocal of 7¹/₅ 
   1. ³⁶/₅ 
   2. ⁵/₃₆ 
   3. ⁷/₅ 
   4. ⁵/₇₁
7. Work out 46²
   1. 2116
   2. 92
   3. 416
   4. 822
8. A fruit vendor bought ten apples at sh 25 each. If he sold each at shs 30, what profit did he make?
   1. sh 50
   2. sh 55
   3. sh 300
   4. sh 150
9. The cost of a jacket is sh 5600. What is the cost of 27 such jackets?
   1. sh 117600
   2. sh 267
   3. sh 151200
   4. sh 83
10. Work out 
    ³/₄ − ²/₇ 
    
    1. ¹/₃ 
    2. ¹³/₂₈ 
    3. ⁶/₂₈ 
    4. ⁷/₁₂ 
11. Fill in the missing factor
    276 x  = 14904
    1. 413504
    2. 826
    3. 504
    4. 54
12. What is the greatest common divisor of 72 and 56?
    1. 16
    2. 36
    3. 8
    4. 42
13. Multiply 40cm 9mm by 7
    1. 20cm 19mm
    2. 280cm 63mm
    3. 80cm 9mm
    4. 286cm 3mm
14. Convert 265mm to centimetres and millimetres.
    1. 26cm 5mm
    2. 2cm 65mm
    3. 265cm
    4. 2650cm
15. A carpenter made a rectangular piece of wood and painted it as shown below. What is the area of the part he painted?
    
    1. 442cm²
    2. 221cm
    3. 221cm²
    4. 442cm
16. À learner made a turn on the field during physical health education lesson as shown below.
    
    What is the name of this turn that learner made?
    1. Half turn anticlockwise
    2. Half turn clockwise
    3. A quarter turn clockwise
    4. Full turn anticlockwise
17. Write 19 in roman numericals
    1. XVIIII
    2. IXX
    3. XIX
    4. XX
18. Convert ¹/₈ into a decimal.
    1. 0.625
    2. 0.5
    3. 0.125
    4. 0.8
19. Work out 243.76 + 7.009 + 3.5
    1. 250.769
    2. 254.269
    3. 2549
    4. 31.420
20. A trader brought 3 tonnes of sugar from the factory. How many kilograms did the trader buy?
    1. 30kg
    2. 30000kg
    3. 300kg
    4. 3000kg
21. Rotich bought a pineapple for sh 180 and later sold it for sh 150. What loss did he make?
    1. sh 100
    2. sh 230
    3. sh 30
    4. sh 130
22. Divide 26cm 4mm by 6
    1. 4cm 4mm
    2. 6cm 6mm
    3. 8cm 6mm
    4. 10cm 8mm
23. Convert 2247hrs into 12 hours clock system.
    1. 12:47pm
    2. 10:47p.m
    3. 4.47pm
    4. 14:47am
24. What is the place value of digit 7 in 12.2173?
    1. Tens
    2. Thousandths
    3. Thousands
    4. Hundreds
25. Convert 3700 millilitres to litres
    1. 3.7 litres
    2. 37 litres
    3. 370 litres
    4. 37000 litres
26. Which of the diagram shows a perpendicular bisector
    
27. What is the area of the unshaded parts?
    
    
    1. 360cm² 
    2. 120cm² 
    3. 240cm² 
    4. 140cm² 
28. On which day was the number of present learners the least?
    
    1. Friday
    2. Monday
    3. Tuesday
    4. Wednesday
29. Work out:
    
    1. 7 tonnes 900 kg
    2. 9 tonnes 700 kg
    3. 8 tonnes 800 kg
    4. 7 tonnes 700 kg
30. How many faces does a cuboid have?
    1. 9
    2. 8
    3. 5
    4. 6

MARKING SCHEME

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