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QUESTIONS   

  1. What is seven hundred and sixty in symbols?
    1. 7060
    2. 70060
    3. 760
    4. 716
  2. What is the place value of digit 8 in the number 48267?
    1. Tens of thosands
    2. Hundreds
    3. Thousands
    4. Tens
  3. Kemboi added the number cards below
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    What was his correct answer?
    1. 4271
    2. 1032
    3. 527
    4. 3527
  4. What is the next number in the sequence?
    91, 89, 87, 85, _____________________________
    1. 82
    2. 79
    3. 83
    4. 81
  5. What is 9 in Roman numbers?
    1. xiv
    2. ix
    3. viiii
    4. vix
  6. Which one is an even number?
    1. 703
    2. 307
    3. 806
    4. 609
  7. What is the total value of digit 6 in 36579?
    1. 60000
    2. 6000
    3. 36000
    4. 60
  8. Which angle is drawn below?
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    1. Acute angle
    2. Right angle
    3. Obtuse angle
    4. Reflex angle
  9. Njeri a Grade 4 learner used 5, 6, 9 and 1 to form a four digit number. What is the largest number she made?
    1. 9156
    2. 9561
    3. 9651
    4. 1569
  10. Multiply: 83 x 7=
    1. 581
    2. 481
    3. 521
    4. 591
  11. Sendeyo had 1298 cows. If 1087 cows died because of drought, how many cows remained??
    1. 211
    2. 634
    3. 2211
    4. 12389
  12. How many triangles are there in the shape below?
    G5MathT1SB23q12
    1. 4
    2. 5
    3. 6
    4. 7
  13. What is the sum of the next two multiples of 7 after 35?
    1. 91
    2. 81
    3. 98
    4. 42
  14. What is the perimeter of the figure below?
    G5MathT1SB23q14
    1. 104cm
    2. 94cm
    3. 76cm
    4. 58cm
  15. Round off 855 to the nearest 10
    1. 800
    2. 850
    3. 900
    4. 860
  16. Which one is a mixed number?
    1. 7/10
    2. 8/3
    3. 1.4
  17. Divide 87 ÷ 3 = _____________________
    1. 29
    2. 19
    3. 27
    4. 17
  18. Work out: 10 x 47 = _______________________
    1. 57
    2. 47
    3. 0
    4. 470
  19. What is the time in the clockface below?
    G5MathT1SB23q19
    1. Six oclock
    2. Twelve oclock
    3. Half past six
    4. Half past twelve
  20. Which one is a wavy line?
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  21. Rose has sh. 500 note. How many sh. 50 notes can she get?
    1. 10
    2. 550
    3. 500
    4. 100
  22. How many ½kg packets of sugar are there in 8kg?
    1. 4
    2. 16
    3. 8
  23. What is the approximate length of your classroom door?
    1. 2m
    2. 2cm
    3. 2km
    4. 2mm
  24. Which one of the following pairs has factors of 32 only?
    1. 8 and 16
    2. 8 and 4
    3. 9 and 4
    4. 4 and 7
  25. Change 32/5 into an improper fraction.
    1. 15/5
    2. 32/5
    3. 17/5
    4. 10/5
  26. What is the place value of digit 8 in 25.68?
    1. Hundredths
    2. Tenths
    3. Thousandths
    4. Oneths
  27. Work out:-
      m          cm
       4           25
     ×               5 
                        
    1. 20m     125cm
    2. 21m       25 cm
    3. 21m       20cm
    4. 20m       30cm
  28. How many jugs will fill the sufuria?
    G5MathT1SB23q28
    1.  32
    2. 16
    3. 18
    4. 8
  29. What is the area of the figure below?
    G5MathT1SB23q29
    1. 44
    2. 48
    3. 40
    4. 36
  30. Jim used 3 hours 44 minutes to travel from Nanyuki to Eldoret. He used 2 hours 12 minutes to travel back to Nanyuki. How long was his journey?
    1. 3 hours      46 minutes
    2. 1 hour        32 minutes
    3. 5 hours      50 minutes 
    4. 5 hours      56 minutes

MARKING SCHEME

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

QUESTIONS    

  1. Which one is ninenty thousand eight hundred and sixty four in symbols?
    1. 900864
    2. 90864
    3. 9864
    4. 19864
  2. What is 73599 rounded off to the nearest thousands?
    1. 73000
    2. 73600
    3. 74000
    4. 70000
  3. What is the sum of 37423 and 3597?
    1. 41020
    2. 40020
    3. 41010
    4. 433826
  4. What is the place value of digit 4 in the number 324819?
    1. Hundreds
    2. Thousands
    3. Ten thousands
    4. Millions
  5. Which number is represented by the abacus below?
    G6MathT1SB23Q5
    1. 5324
    2. 53024
    3. 53024
    4. 500324
  6. Add: 83992 + 15315 =
    1. 99370
    2. 99037
    3. 99307
    4. 93907
  7. What is the next number in the sequence below?
    12, 24, 36, 48, __________________________
    1. 80
    2. 70
    3. 60
    4. 50
  8. What is the time shown below at night?
    G6MathT1SB23Q8
    1. 5:40pm
    2. 8:25am
    3. 5:40am
    4. 8:25pm
  9. There are 527875 registered voters in a certain town. If 224435 are men, how many women voters are there?
    1. 330440
    2. 3030440
    3. 304340
    4. 303440
  10. What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 27, 36 and 45?
    1. 6
    2. 12
    3. 9
    4. 3
  11. Work out: 3612 ÷ 12
    1. 301
    2. 3001
    3. 31
    4. 30001
  12. What is the perimeter of the figure below?
    G6MathT1SB23Q12
    1. 145cm2
    2. 165cm2
    3. 135cm2
    4. 155cm2
  13.  Add: 6.295 to 12.38
    1.  7.543
    2. 17.675
    3. 18.675
    4. 19.675
  14. Work out:
    kg            g
    15          240
    ×                5
                        
    1. 76kg 200g
    2. 70kg 200g
    3. 76kg 20g
    4. 75 20
  15. Kate had 2486 litres of milk. She sold 568 litres on a Monday. How much milk was not sold?
    1. 1718
    2. 1918
    3. 1818
    4. 1917
  16. Which number is divisible by both 5 and 10?
    1. 600
    2. 405
    3. 803
    4. 625
  17. How many sh. 20 coins are there in sh. 500 note?
    1. 10
    2. 520
    3. 25
    4. 50
  18. What is the area of the shaded part?
    G6MathT1SB23Q18
    1. 48cm2
    2. 24cm2
    3. 128cm2
    4. 64cm2
  19. An athlete took 80 minutes to run a race. How many seconds did he use?
    1. 80sec
    2. 240sec
    3. 480sec
    4. 4800sec
  20. Work out: 427 x 9 = __________________
    1. 3643
    2. 4743
    3. 3843
    4. 3833
  21. A farmer harvested 9340g of honey. What is the mass in kg and granumes?
    1. 93kg    4g
    2. 93kg   40g
    3. 9kg   340g
    4. 93kg   400g
  22. What is the volume of the box below?
    G6MathT1SB23Q22
    1. 342cm3
    2. 352cm3
    3. 352cm2
    4. 23cm3
  23. Work out:
    Week         Days
      8                 0
    −6                 2
                            
    1. 2weeks 5days
    2. 3weeks 2days
    3. 2weeks 2days
    4. 1week 5days
  24. What is the value of 200 − 275 + 125?
    1. 50
    2. 100
    3. 115
    4. 150
  25. What is the place value of digit 7 in the number 31.247?
    1. ones
    2. tenths
    3. hundredths
    4. thousandths
  26. The area of the figure below is 108cm2. If its length is 12cm, Find its width
    G6MathT1SB23Q26
    1. 12cm
    2. 13cm
    3. 10cm
    4. 9cm
  27. Which one is a 3D object?
    G6MathT1SB23Q27
  28. Which angle can be represented by the angle K below?
    G6MathT1SB23Q28
    1. 90°
    2. 60°
    3. 180°
    4. 45°
  29. Mary got x marks, Monica got y marks an Martha got z marks. How many marks did they get altogether?
    1. x − y − z
    2. xyz
    3. x + y + z
    4. x − y + z
  30. How many triangles can you count?
    G6MathT1SB23Q30
    1. 4
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 8
  31. How many days are there in the months of July and August in the year 2023?
    1. 90 
    2. 91
    3. 92
    4. 89
  32. Add:
      m       cm
      8        85
    +5        25 
                      
    1. 13m 110cm
    2. 14m 10cm
    3. 14m 110cm
    4. 13m 10cm
  33. What fraction is unshaded?
    G6MathT1SB23Q33
    1. 1/3
    2. 13/18
    3. 2/3
    4. 5/18
  34. Work out: 
    G6MathT1SB23Q34
    1. 30
    2. 32
    3. 24
    4. 594
  35. Which fraction has the least value?
    1. ¾
    2. 5/12
    3. 1/6
    4. 2/3
  36. Nabutola cycled for 8000m. What distance did she cover in km?
    1. 800km
    2. 80km
    3. 8km
    4. 0.8km
  37. Work out:
    605 − 112 + 328?
    1. 821
    2. 493
    3. 933
    4. 531
  38. Work out:
     Litres     Mililitres
      457           650
    −341           240
                            
    1. 798 litres 890ml
    2. 798 litres 890ml
    3. 206 litres 340ml
    4. 116 litres 410ml
  39. A brick measures 18cm long, 15cm and 9cm. What is its volume?
    1. 2430cm3
    2. 2340cm3
    3. 2330cm
    4. 42cm3
  40. What is the value of:-
     sh.               cts
    142              30
    −18              90 
                            
    1. sh.122 40cts
    2. sh.123 20cts
    3. sh.123 60cts
    4. sh.123 40cts

MARKING SCHEME

  1. B
  2. C
  3. A
  4. B
  5. C
  6. C
  7. C
  8. D
  9. D
  10. C
  11. A
  12. D
  13. C
  14. A
  15. D
  16. A
  17. C
  18. D
  19. D
  20. C
  21. C
  22. B
  23. D
  24. A
  25. D
  26. D
  27. B
  28. A
  29. C
  30. A
  31. C
  32. B
  33. C
  34. B
  35. C
  36. C
  37. A
  38. D
  39. B
  40. D

QUESTIONS

  1. In a certain town there are 5050 people. Write the number of the people in words.
    1. Fifty hundred and fifty.
    2. Five thousand and five hundred.
    3. Five hundred and five zero.
    4. Five thousand and fifty.
  2. A teacher asked grade 5 pupils to round off 7915 to the nearest thousands. Who gave the correct answer?
    1. Sarah -  7900
    2. Abdi   -  8000
    3. Moses    -  7920
    4. Alex       -  7000
  3. What is the place value of digit 8 in the number 485129?
    1. Ten of thousands.
    2. Thousands.
    3. Tens of hundreds.
    4. Ten
  4. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 2, 5 and 10?
    1. 36         B.25
    2. C. 40      D. 42
  5. In a game park there were 101 gazelles, 111 zebras, 110 antelopes and 100 elephants. Arrange their numbers from the largest to the smallest.
    1. 100, 101, 110, 111
    2. 101, 100, 111, 110
    3. 111, 110, 101. 100
    4. 100, 111, 101, 110
  6. Which is the next multiple of 9 after 63?
    1. 72       
    2.  54
    3. 81         
    4. 90
  7. Grade 5 pupils were asked to list the factors of 48. Which one of the following is wrong?
    1. 6       
    2. 18
    3. 16       
    4. 48
  8. Tom and Susan were holding two cards with roman numbers.
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    What is the sum of the two roman numbers in Arabic numerals?
    1. 15         
    2. 11
    3. 16         
    4. 14
  9. What is the missing number in the pattern below?
    62., 70, 74, 78
    A. 64
    B. 68
    C. 61
    D. 66
  10. A farmer had 4998 orange fruit trees. He later planted 2452 more trees. How many trees did he have altogether?
    A. 7340
    B. 2546.
    C. 6450
    D. 7450
  11. A church had 54 benches. Each bench can carry 14 people. How many people can the church hold when full when rounded off to the nearest tens?
    A. 760
    B. 756
    C. 750
    D. G8
  12. Seven boys shared 54 oranges equally. How many oranges remained unshared if each of them got full oranges?
    A. 47
    B. 378
    C. 5
    D. 7
  13. In a class there were 12 boys and 13 girls. What fraction of the pupils were girls?
    1. 13/25                
    2. 12/13
    3. 12             
    4. 13/12
  14. A shopkeeper had 91kg of sugar. Convert the amount of sugar into an improper fraction.
    A. 4/37
    B. 37/4
    C. 37
    D. 13/4
  15.  A grade 5 boy scored 98/100in Mathematics. Convert this mark into a decimal.
    A. 98.00
    B. 9.8
    C. 0.098
    D. 0.98
  16. Learners wrote different numbers on number cards as shown below.
    G5TT1mathq16
    Arrange the numbers in ascending order.
    A. 6,34, 6.43, 6.44
    B. 6.34, 6.44, 6.43
    C. 6.44, 6.43, 6.34
    D. 6.43, 6.44, 6.34
  17. A teacher drew the figure below.
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    What is the perimeter of the fiqure?
    1. 144cm     
    2. 48cm
    3. 24cm       
    4. 12cm
  18. A string is 300cm long. What is the length of the string in metres?
    1. 30           
    2. 3
    3. 300         
    4. 30000
  19. A butcher had 12kg of meat. How many kg packets of meat did he obtain?
    1. 3         
    2. 24
    3. 48       
    4. 16
  20. The length of a rope is 5m 25cm. What is the total length of 4 such ropes joined together?
    A. 20m 00cm
    B. 20m 100cm
    C. 20m 80cm
    D. 21m 00cm
  21. How many half litre containers can fill a bucket which holds 8 litres of water?
    1. 16       
    2. 24         
    3. 10
  22. Which number can be used to fill the box?——×8=96
    1. 88     
    2. 11
    3. 9         
    4. 12
  23. What is the name given to the angle shown below?
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    A. Right angle
    B. Reflex angle
    C. Acute angle
    D. Obtuse angle
  24. Work out: weeks     days
                      8              6
                     +3             4
                                        
    A. 12weeks  3 days
    B. 5 weeks   2 days
    C. 11 weeks  10 days
    D. 11 weeks    3 days
  25. Tom had x number of fruits. He had m oranges and n lemons. He also had mangoes. Which expression below shows the number of mangoes he had?
    A.x-m-n
    B. x+m+n
    C.x-m+n
    D.x+m-n
  26. Joseph visited his uncle and stayed there for 7 days. How many hours did he stay with his uncle?
    A. 168
    B. 1
    C.84
    D. 700
  27. Work out:  Hrs      min
                       8         20
                       -3        45
                                       

    A. 4hrs 75min
    B. 11hr 65min
    C. 4hrs 35min
    D. 12hr 05min
  28. A baby slept in the evening at the  time shown below.
    G5TT1mathq28
    What time is it in am or pm?
    A. 8.00 o'clock
    B. 8.00p.m.
    C. 8.12p.m.
    D. 8.00a.m.
  29. Muhura had shs 500 note. He changed the money into shs. 100 notes. How many notes did he obtain?
    A. 5000
    B.500
    C.50
    D.5
  30. Grade 4 learners counted number of vehicles that passed by their school as shown in the table below.
    G5TT1mathq30
    If the total number of vehicles. counted was 50, how many matatus did they count?
    A. 33
    B. 27
    C. 17
    D. 23

MARKING SCHEME;

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

QUESTIONS  

  1. There were 48780 people in a ward. What is the place value of digit 7 in the number? 
    1. Thousands
    2. Hundreds
    3. Ones
    4. Tens
  2. A lorry carried 69,481kg of maize. How many kg are they in words?
    1. Sixty nine thousand four eighty one
    2. Sixy nine hundred four thousand and eighty one
    3. Sixty nine thousand four hundred and eighty one
    4. Sixty nine thousand four eight one
  3. A tank contains 72,394 litres of water. How many litres of water are shown by digit 3?
    1. 300
    2. 30
    3. 3000
    4. 40
  4. Kipkoech had 865 goats. Write this number in words.
    1. Eight hundred and sixty five
    2. Eight thousand and sixty five 
    3. Eighty size and five
    4. Eight thousand and sixty five
  5. Oloo used 9, 5, 4 to form a 3 digit number. Which is the smallest number he formed?
    1. 945
    2. 459
    3. 559
    4. 954
  6. The mass of a sheep was 27kg. What was the mass of the sheep to the nearest 10? 
    1. 40
    2. 20
    3. 30
    4. 14
  7. The capacity of a tank is 84 litres. Write the capacity of the tank to the nearest 10?
    1. 70
    2. 81
    3. 80
    4. 45
  8. A shopkeeper sells cups in groups of 5. Which of the following can be arranged in groups of 5? _______________________
    1. 146
    2. 130
    3. 97
    4. 236
  9. The following girls were given seedlings to plant
    Susan 91 seedlings,
    Nixon 48 seedlings
    Tim 29 seedlings
    Ann 17 seedlings
    Who had even number of seedlings?
    1. Tim
    2. Nixon
    3. Susan
    4. Ann
  10. A meeting had 4250 men and 2933 women. How many people were in the meeting?
    1. 8173
    2. 1317
    3. 8371
    4. 7183
  11. What is the sum of 39 and 1735?
    1. 1874
    2. 1674
    3. 1774
    4. 1274
  12. There were 6888 bags of wheat in a store. The storekeeper sold 5284 bags. Work out the number of remaining bags _____________
    1. 1604
    2. 1504
    3. 1304
    4. 1204
  13. A packet of chalk has 12 pieces. How many pieces are in 13 packets?
    1. 146
    2. 136
    3. 126
    4. 156
  14. A box has 34 mangoes. How many mangoes are in 20 boxes?
    1. 660
    2. 680
    3. 54
    4. 74
  15. There are 12 pencils in a packet. How many pencils are there in 5 such packets?
    1. 50
    2. 40
    3. 18
    4. 60
  16. A teacher had 64 exercise books. He shared them equally among 8 learners. How many books did each learner get? ________________
    1. 8
    2. 9
    3. 7
    4. 6
  17. Seventy two eggs were shared equally among 9 boys. How many eggs did each boy get? ______________________
    1. 9
    2. 7
    3. 8
    4. 6
  18. Convert 51/3, to improper fraction
    1. 5/3
    2. 6/3
    3. 15/3
    4. 16/3
  19.  Convert 9/5, into mixed fraction
    1. 13/5
    2. 14/5
    3. 12/5
    4. 11/5
  20. Write 16/100 as a decimal
    1. 0.16
    2. 1.6
    3. 0.016
    4. 0.0016
  21. A string is 8m long. What is the length of the string in cm?
    1. 8000
    2. 80
    3. 800
    4. 8
  22. What is the perimeter of the shape below?
    G5MathT1PMQ22
    1. 55cm
    2. 66cm
    3. 45cm
    4. 18cm
  23. What is the perimeter of the shape below?
    G5MathT1PMQ23
    1.  30cm
    2. 35cm
    3. 39cm
    4. 40cm
  24. A sugarcane was cut into two pieces of length 1m 28cm and 2m 40cm. How long was the sugarcane?
    1. 3m 68cm
    2. 2m 67cm
    3. 1m 68cm
    4. 3m 67cm
  25. A fencing post 3m 40cm was cut from a pole 7m long. Work out the length of the remaining part?
    1. 3m 60cm
    2. 3m 68cm
    3. 2m 67cm
    4. 3m 67cm
  26. Multiply: 3m 12cm by 4
    1. 10m 48cm
    2. 11m 47cm
    3. 12m 48cm
    4. 11m 48cm
  27. Kariuki had a wire 16m 20cm. He cut the wire into 5 equal pieces. What was the length of each piece? _______________________
    1. 3m 24cm 
    2. 2m 23cm
    3. 3m 23cm
    4. 3m 20cm
  28. Work out: G5MathT1PMQ28
    1. 4m 3cm
    2. 2m 3cm
    3. 4m 4cm
    4. 4m 5cm
  29. How many ½kg are in 4kg?
    1. 8
    2. 9
    3. 6
    4. 2

Find the volume of these shapes

  1.  
    G5MathT1PMQ30
    1. 6
    2. 8
    3. 9
    4. 10
  2.  
    G5MathT1PMQ31
    1. 16
    2. 63
    3. 12
    4. 64
  3. Which one of the following is a right angle?
    G5MathT1PMQ32
  4. The following girls were present in grade five on Monday
    G5MathT1PMQ33
    How many girls were present? _________________________
    1. 16
    2. 17
    3. 18
    4. 19
  5. There are 2x girls and 4y boys in a class. How many pupils are there in the class?
    1. 2x + 4y
    2. 2x + 2
    3. y + 2x
    4. 2x + 3y
  6. 7d − 4d =
    1. 4d
    2. 11d
    3. 7d − 4d
    4. 3d
  7. 4p + 5p =
    1. P
    2. 9p
    3. 2p
    4. 5p
  8. Multiply 70 by 9
    1. 530
    2. 430
    3. 630
    4. 400
  9. What fraction is shaded?
    G5MathT1PMQ38
    1. 4/10
    2. 6/10
    3. 3/10
    4. 5/10
  10. Take away 18 from 56 and round off the answer to the nearest 10
    1. 74
    2. 64
    3. 40
    4. 12
  11. G5MathT1PMQ40
    1. 13 rem 2
    2. 13 rem 4
    3. 11 rem 2
    4. 14 rem 3

MARKING SCHEME

  1. B
  2. C
  3. A
  4. A
  5. B
  6. C
  7. C
  8. B
  9. B
  10. D
  11. C
  12. A
  13. D
  14. B
  15. D
  16. A
  17. C
  18. D
  19. B
  20. A
  21. C
  22. B
  23. D
  24. A
  25. A
  26. C
  27. A
  28. D
  29. A
  30. B
  31. D
  32. C
  33. C
  34. A
  35. D
  36. B
  37. C
  38. A
  39. C
  40. B

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.
    G6mathT1PMQ10
    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?
    G6mathT1PMQ13
    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?
    G6mathT1PMQ17
  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?
    G6mathT1PMQ20
  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.
    G6mathT1PMQ24
    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.
    G6mathT1PMQ27
    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

 

QUESTIONS   

  1. A tree planting ceremony was attended 742 adults. What is this number in words?
    1. Seven hundred and twenty four.
    2. Seven hundred and forty two.
    3. Four hundred and twenty four.
    4. Four hundred and forty two.
  2. What is the place value of the underlined digit in the number 96 401?
    1. 6000
    2. 600
    3. Tens of thousands
    4. Thousands.
  3. After selling his farm produce in Malimengi market, a farmer earned eight hundred and fifty shillings. How much was this in symbols?
    1. Sh. 8050
    2. Sh. 850
    3. Sh. 800 050
    4. Sh. 80 050
  4. Round off 861 to the nearest ten.
    1. 865
    2. 800
    3. 860
    4. 900
  5. Kianjoya bought 23 cakes to share equally among his 9 friends. How many cakes remained?
    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 18
    4. 3
  6. 40 pick-ups transported bags of cement to different hardwares. If each pick-up carried 9 bags of cement, how many bags: were there altogether?
    1. 450
    2. 360
    3. 270
    4. 340
  7. Mr. Wekesa's class has twenty five learners. If each of them brought twelve beads for an Art and Craft lesson, how many beads were brought altogether?
    1. 37
    2. 400
    3. 300
    4. 27
  8. Kalagwena village has a population of 6 430 males, 2 766 females and 7 710 children. How many adults are there altogether?
    1. 16 906
    2. 14 140
    3. 8 196
    4. 9 196
  9. What is the next number in the pattern below?
    816, 807, 797, 786, 774
    1. 709
    2. 761
    3. 753
    4. 699
  10. In the year 2021, a farmer harvested 3 416 bags of avocadoes. In the following year, she harvested 4 628 bags. How many more bags did she harvest in 2022 than in 2021?
    1. 8044
    2. 2 121
    3. 7944
    4. 1 212
  11. Add: 729m + 468m
    1. 1 097m
    2. 1196m
    3. 1 197m
    4. 1 086m
  12. The distance from Malachi's home to the river is 210m. What distance does he cover when he goes to the river and back?
    1. 105m
    2. 210m
    3. 840m
    4. 420m
  13. Take away 533m from 899m.
    1. 366m
    2. 1432m
    3. 356m
    4. 1 332m
  14. Mware walks 610m from home to school. Kelitu walks 406m from home to school. What is Kelitu's distance subtracted from Mware's distance?
    1. 201m
    2. 1 116m
    3. 1016m
    4. 204m
  15. Some learners carried loads of different masses as shown below:
    Tim - 19kg
    Elm - 16kg
    Tom - 21kg
    Sam - 18kg
    How many kilograms did they carry altogether?
    1. 84kg
    2. 74kg
    3. 75kg
    4. 85kg
  16. A sack of maize weighs 90kg while a bag of cement weighs 50kg. By how many kilograms is the maize sack heavier than the cement bag?
    1. 40kg
    2. 30kg
    3. 140kg
    4. 130kg
  17. A trader distributed 438kg of maize to Masomo school and another 269kg to Elimu school. What was the total mass distributed?
    1. 169kg
    2. 269kg
    3. 707kg
    4. 71.7kg
  18. Some learners at Mwishomwisho primary school were asked to name some wants they knew:
    Ajigo - house
    Jokopal - toy
    Karani - trouser
    Mwashorl - cabbage
    Who among them was right?
    1. Ajigo.
    2. Mwashori.
    3. Jokopai.
    4. Karani.
  19. Kamwana started sleeping from 1:20pm, to the time shown in the clock face below.
    G5MathT1TNSQ19
    For how long did he sleep?
    1. 2 hours
    2. 12 hours
    3. 12 hours 10 minutes
    4. 40 minutes
  20. Work out:
    Hrs    Mins
    23       45
    +6       39
                    
    1. 30 hours   24minutes
    2. 29 hours   84 minutes
    3. 30 hours   84 minutes
    4. 29 hours   24 minutes
  21. Which one of the following shows an obtuse angle?
    G5MathT1TNSQ21
  22. A Mathematics teacher drew a diagram like the one drawn below.
    G5MathT1TNSQ22
    The figure above indicates a
    1. right angle turn.
    2. quarter turn.
    3. full turn.
    4. half turn.
  23. Kambi is facing north. Which direction will be face if he turns left once?
    1. East.
    2. South
    3. North.
    4. West.
  24. Which of the following statements is correct?
    1. An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.
    2. An obtuse angle is smaller than a righ angle.
    3. An obtuse angle is equal to a reflex angle.
    4. Two right angles are equal to an acute angle.
  25. In a farm there were 26 mango trees and 4r avocado trees. How many trees were there altogether?
    1. 4r − 2b.
    2. 2b+ 4r
    3. 2b − 4r
    4. 2b+ 4r
  26. Ongoma had 3 sweets. He was added m more sweets. He now had 8 sweets. How many sweets was he added?
    1. 11
    2. 5
    3. 15
    4. 13

The table below shows the type and number of clothes sold by a trader in Mtumba market in a period of five days. Use it to answer the following questions

 Day    Cloth type   Number 
 Monday   Shirts  10
 Tuesday   Trousers  14
 Wednesday   Blouses  9
 Thursday  Skirts  26
 Friday  Shorts  13

 

  1. Which type of clothes was in the highest demand?
    1. Blouses
    2. Skirts
    3. Shirts
    4. Shorts
  2. How many more trousers than blouses were sold within the five days?
    1. 3
    2. 15
    3. 23
    4. 5
  3. What was the total number of clothes sold in the last two days?
    1. 13.
    2. 24
    3. 39
    4. 33
  4. How many clothes were sold throughout the five days altogether?
    1. 72
    2. 62
    3. 82
    4. 92

MARKING SCHEME

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

QUESTIONS   

  1. What is 6 409 586 written in words?
    1. Six million, four hundred and ninety thousand, five hundred and eighty six. 
    2. Six million, forty nine thousand, five hundred and eighty six.
    3. Six million, four hundred and nine thousand, five hundred and eighty six. 
    4. Sixty four million, nine thousand, five hundred and eighty six.
  2. Round off 18 568 379 to the nearest millions.
    1. 18 600 000
    2. 19 000 000
    3. 18 570 000
    4. 20 000 000
  3. What is the place value of digit 1 in the product of 38 and 27?
    1. Tens of thousands.
    2. Thousands.
    3. Hundreds.
    4. Tens.
  4. What is the value of:
    16 (42 − 39) + 36 ÷ 3?
              4 x 3
    1. 3
    2. 2
    3. 8
    4. 5
  5. Which one of the following statements is true about numbers that are divisible by 11?
    1. If the last three digits are divisible by eleven.
    2. If the sum of the digits is a multiple of eleven.
    3. If the difference of the sum of the alternate digits is a multiple of eleven. 
    4. If the last two digits are divisible by eleven.
  6. What is the total value of digit 8 in the number 9 785 246?
    1. Eighty thousands 
    2. Eight million
    3. Eight thousands
    4. Eight hundred
  7. Which of the following numbers is divisible by both 9 and 6?
    1. 45 649
    2. 41 059
    3. 42 369
    4. 47 304
  8. Three bells ring at intervals of 15 minutes, 24 minutes and 30 minutes. After how long will the bells ring together again?
    1. 180 minutes
    2. 120 minutes
    3. 60 minutes
    4. 90 minutes
  9. Martin sold eggs at a certain shop from 10" January to 10 March, 2020. For how many days altogether did he sell the eggs?
    1. 62 days
    2. 59 days
    3. 60 days
    4. 61 days
  10. Flour is packed in 2.5kg packets. If the weight of the flour in the packet is increased by 20%, what would be the new weight of the packet?
    1. 3 kg
    2. 1.5 kg
    3. 3.125 kg
    4. 4.5 kg
  11. What is 5/8(24m+32n) + 3/7(21m − 14n) expressed in its simplest form?
    1. 24m + 26n
    2. 24m − 26n
    3. 24m + 14n
    4. 24 − 14n
  12. What is the next number in the number pattern below?
    169, 150, 133, 120, 109,_________
    1. 100
    2. 102
    3. 98
    4. 105
  13. The area of a square seed bed is 361 square metres. What is the length of one side of the seed bed?
    1. 21m
    2. 11m
    3. 91m
    4. 19m
  14. Musa bought the following items from a kiosk:
    18 tomatoes at 3 tomatoes per sh. 20
    1½kg of onions @ sh.40.00
    5 avocadoes @ sh. 20.00
    3 piles of carrots for sh. 100
    He paid for the items using a sh. 500 note. |2 What balance did he get?
    1. Sh. 120.00
    2. Sh. 240.00
    3. Sh. 380.00
    4. Sh. 160.00
  15. Otieno packed 120kg of sugar into ¾ kg packets. How many packets did he obtain?
    1. 90
    2. 150
    3. 160
    4. 240
  16. In the figure below, lines AB, BC, CD and AD are equal. AB is parallel to DC and AD is parallel to BC.
    C8MathT1TNSQ16
    Which one of the following is not a property of the quadrilateral above?
    1. Diagonals bisect the interior angles equally.
    2. The sum of interior angles adds up to 180°
    3. Diagonals are varied and bisect each other at 90°
    4. Opposite angles are equal.
  17. What is the square root of 333/64?
    1. 13/8
    2. 33/8
    3. 27/8
    4. 17/8
  18. The area of the trapezium ABCD shown below is 164cm2
    C8MathT1TNSQ18
    What is the length of line DC?
    1. 26cm
    2. 24cm
    3. 16cm
    4. 18cm
  19. Wanjiku bought x oranges and Wanjiru bought 2x + 3 oranges. Muthoni bought twice as many oranges as both Wanjiku and Wanjiru. Which one of the following expressions shows the total number of oranges they bought? 
    1. 9x + 6
    2. 9x − 6
    3. 9x + 9
    4. 9x − 9
  20. The perimeter of a square garden is 48 metres. What is the area of the garden in square metres?
    1. 2 304m2
    2. 144m2
    3. 234m2
    4. 288m2
  21. A bus left Busia for Nairobi at 2035 hours on Wednesday. The journey took 11 hours 45 minutes. At what time and day did it reach Nairobi?
    1. 2020 hrs, Wednesday 
    2. 2020 hrs, Thursday
    3. 0820hrs, Wednesday 
    4. 0820hrs, Thursday
  22. What is the value off in the equation below?
    2(2t − 5) = 3(3t −15)
    1. 7
    2. 3
    3. 9
    4. 5
  23. What is the value of angle a in the figure below?
    C8MathT1TNSQ23
    1. 140°
    2. 100°
    3. 150°
    4. 110°
  24. Karisa had the following amounts of money in his saving box.
     Value of the note    50   100   200   500 
     No. of notes  32   18   16   4
    How much money did he have altogether in the saving box?
    1. Sh. 6 800
    2. Sh. 8,600
    3. Sh. 5 400
    4. Sh. 10 200
  25. Which one of the following sets of measurements will form a right angled triangle when drawn?
    1. 5cm 12cm, 17cm
    2. 8cm, 40cm, 41cm 
    3. 7cm, 24cm, 25cm
    4. 7cm, 15cm, 17cm
  26. Chebet and Cheptoo shared the profit from the sale of a cow in the ratio 3:5. If the difference in the profit was sh. 18 000, how much profit did Cheptoo receive?
    1. Sh. 27 000 
    2. Sh. 72 000
    3. Sh. 45 000
    4. Sh. 9 000
  27. Construct triangle PNM in which line MN=7cm, angle MNP 50° and angle NPM=70°. Draw a circle that touches points P, N and M. Measure the diameter of the circle.
    1. 3.8cm
    2. 1.1cm
    3. 1.9cm
    4. 7.6cm
  28. What is the total value of digit 2 in the decimal number 4.3286?
    1. 2/10
    2. 2/100
    3. 2/1000
    4. 2/10000
  29. What is 18/25 as a percentage?
    1. 18%
    2. 60%
    3. 72%
    4. 85%
  30. In a certain month, a businessman made a profit of sh. 16 000. In the following month, his profit decreased to sh. 14 000. Calculate the percentage decrease in the profit.
    1. 12.5%
    2. 20%
    3. 88.5%
    4. 25%
  31. Juma's bicycle wheel has a radius of 28cm. How many revolutions will it make to cover a distance of 6.16km?
    1. 35
    2. 350
    3. 35 000
    4. 3 500
  32. The diagram below represents Rono's plot of land in the shape of a parallelogram.
    C8MathT1TNSQ32
    What is the area of the land in hectares?
    1. 2.88
    2. 1.92
    3. 0.96
    4. 1.44
  33. Lorna deposited sh. 240 000 at a financial institution that paid simple interest at the rate of 5% p.a. How much money had her money earned as interest at the end of three years?
    1. Sh. 276 000 
    2. Sh. 277 830
    3. Sh. 36 000
    4. Sh. 37 830
  34. A closed cylindrical tank has a radius of 3.5 metres and a height of 2.5 metres. What is the surface area of the tank in square metres?
    1. 93.5
    2. 132
    3. 55
    4. 96.25
  35. Mutai paid sh. 8 075 for a radio after getting a 5% discount on the marked price. What was the marked price of the radio?
    1. Sh. 8 500
    2. Sh. 7 650
    3. Sh. 425
    4. Sh. 8250
  36. A milk factory was supplied with 4 000 litres of milk by some farmers. The milk was then packed into 2 -decilitre packets. How many packets were obtained?
    1. 200 000
    2. 200
    3. 2000
    4. 20.000
  37. A rectangular fish pond measures 8 metres by 6.5 metres. All round is planted grass at an equal margin of 0.5 metres. Calculate the area under grass.
    1. 52m2
    2. 67.5m2
    3. 15.5m2
    4. 7.5m2
  38. An open rectangular tank measures 5.2 metres long, 3.5 metres wide and 1.8 metres high. Calculate the surface area of the tank.
    1. 32.76 m2
    2. 49.52m2
    3. 18.72 m2
    4. 67.72 m2
  39. What is the product of the edges and the vertices of an open rectangular prism?
    1. 48
    2. 60
    3. 72
    4. 96
  40. A road measuring 3cm on a map has an actual distance of 4.5km. What is the scale used in drawing the map?
    1. 1:150 000
    2. 1:1 500 000
    3. 1:15 000
    4. 1:1 500
  41. The stack of cubes below is incomplete.
    C8MathT1TNSQ41
    How many more cubes are required to make it complete?
    1. 96
    2. 180
    3. 84
    4. 69
  42. Michelle covered a distance of 540km in 3 hours. What was her average speed in m/s?
    1. 180m/s
    2. 25m/s
    3. 90 m/s
    4. 50m/s
  43. Eight men working at the same rate can complete digging in 12 hours. How many hours will it take six of the men to complete the same work?
    1. 9
    2. 16
    3. 18
    4. 10
  44. In one month, a car agent sold 5 cars at sh. 800 000 each. He earns a 5% commission on the sale of a car. How much did he earn that month?
    1. Sh. 40 000
    2. Sh. 4 000 000
    3. Sh. 200 000
    4. Sh. 400 000
  45. On a certain day, a shopkeeper sold 24kg of sugar, 15kg of maize flour, 9kg of wheat flour and 6kg of rice. If these items were to be represented in a pie chart, what angle would represent the mass of maize flour?
    1. 100°
    2. 40°
    3. 160°
    4. 60°
  46. Kioko bought a TV set on hire purchase terms. He paid a deposit of sh. 2 500. The remaining amount was paid in 5 equal monthly instalments. He paid a total of sh. 10 200. How much was each monthly instalment? 
    1. Sh 1 450.00 
    2. Sh. 2 040.00
    3. Sh. 1 820.00
    4. Sh. 1 540.00 
  47. A cylindrical tank has a height of 2.8 metres and a diameter of 2.1 metres. How many litres can it hold when full?
    1. 97 020ℓ
    2. 9 702ℓ
    3. 970.2ℓ
    4. 97.02ℓ
  48. Kipruto is paid sh. 6 000 after working for 20 days. How much money would he be paid if he works for 14 days?
    1. Sh. 10 200
    2. Sh. 8 400
    3. Sh. 4 200
    4. Sh. 5-400
  49. The mean of five number is 10. Four of the numbers are 8, 12, 6 and 13. What is the fifth number.
    1. 11
    2. 9
    3. 15
    4. 12

The bar graph below shows pairs of shoes with their sizes that were sold in a certain week.

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  1. How many pairs of shoes that were size 5 and above were sold in that week?
    1. 210
    2. 155
    3. 125
    4. 105

MARKING SCHEME

  1. C
  2. B
  3. B
  4. D
  5. C
  6. A
  7. D
  8. B
  9. D
  10. A
  11. C
  12. B
  13. D
  14. A
  15. C
  16. B
  17. D
  18. A
  19. C
  20. B
  21. D
  22. A
  23. D
  24. B
  25. C
  26. C
  27. D
  28. B
  29. C
  30. A
  31. D
  32. B
  33. C
  34. B
  35. A
  36. D
  37. C
  38. B
  39. D
  40. A
  41. C
  42. D
  43. B
  44. C
  45. A
  46. D
  47. B
  48. C
  49. A
  50. B

QUESTIONS

  1. A sub county had a population of eighty nine thousand four hundred and sixty five people. What is this number in symbols?
    1. 89 645
    2. 98 465
    3. 89 465
    4. 98 645
  2. In an Agricultural Exhibition, there were 324 867 participants. What is the place value of digit 2 in this number?
    1. Hundreds.
    2. Tens of thousands.
    3. Thousands.
    4. Hundreds of thousands.
  3. In a wedding ceremony, Grade six learners carried 2 342 chairs. They later went for 1 009 more chairs. Out of these, 1 810 were used. How many were not used?
    1. 1 641
    2. 1 541
    3. 1 531
    4. 1 631
  4. Work out the LCM of 8 and 12.
    1. 2
    2. 12
    3. 32
    4. 24
  5. Round off 43 866 to the nearest hundred.
    1. 43 900
    2. 43 860
    3. 44 000
    4. 43 800
  6. In the first attempt, an athlete finished a marathon race in 3. 45 hours. In the second attempt, he reduced the time by 1.09 hours. What time did he take in the second attempt?
    1. 1. 36 hours
    2. 2. 36 hours
    3. 4. 54 hours
    4. 3.54 hourS
  7. Fractions, 3/10, 7/10, 5/10 and 9/10 were to be arranged from the smallest to the largest which of the following would be the correct arrangment?
    1. 9/107/10, 5/10, 3/10
    2. 3/10, 5/107/10, 9/10, 
    3. 9/105/10, 7/10, 3/10 
    4. 3/107/10, 5/10, 9/10
  8. Work out:
    361 x 18
    1. 6 488
    2. 6 398
    3. 5 488
    4. 6 498
  9. One hundred and eight seedlings were to be shared equally among twelve farmers. How many seedlings would each farmer get?
    1. 19
    2. 1 111
    3. 1 296
    4. 9.
  10. Out of 12 864 chickens in a school, 6 028 were cocks and the rest were hens. How many hens were there?
    1. 18 892
    2. 18 792
    3. 6 836
    4. 6736
  11. The distance between town X and town Y is 2 700m. How many kilometres and metres are between the two towns? 
    1. 2km 700m
    2. 27km 00m
    3. 2km 700m
    4. 270km 00m
  12. Mwende has a square piece of cloth whose side is 18cm. What is the area of the piece of cloth?
    1. 36cm2
    2. 360cm2
    3. 324cm2
    4. 334cm2
  13. Kilo carried 29kg of maize while Kaloki carried 33kg of sorghum. What was the total mass carried by the two?
    1. 957kg
    2. 602kg
    3. 952kg
    4. 62kg
  14. How many ¼kg packets can be obtained from 9kg?
    1. 36
    2. 18
    3. 4
    4. 24
  15. A tuktuk covered 16km 61m while a motorbike covered 18km 95m. What was the total distance covered?
    1. 34km   156m
    2. 35km    56m
    3. 34km    56m
    4. 35km    156m
  16. Work out:
      hrs          mins
       5              16
    x                   7 
    ____________
    1. 35hrs      52mins
    2. 36hrs    112mins
    3. 35hrs    112mins
    4. 36hrs      52mins
  17. Calculate the length of one side of a square whose area is 289cm2
    1. 27cm
    2. 14cm
    3. 17cm
    4. 16cm
  18. Find the volume of the figure below.
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    1. 12m2
    2. 120m2
    3. 60m2
    4. 600m2
  19. Petrol in a 40 litres 800ml container was emptied to fill 8 equal containers. What was the capacity of each container?
    1. 50 litres    10ml
    2. 5 litres      100ml
    3. 5 litres      10ml
    4. 50 litres    100mi
  20. A Mathematics lesson started at 12:05. If the lesson lasted for 2 100 seconds, at what time did it end?
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  21. A. boy stood in the field facing south. How should the boy turn in order to face east? Make a
    1. quarter turn to his left.
    2. quarter turn to his right.
    3. full turn to his left. 
    4. half turn to his right.
  22. Which one of the following is an a cute angle?
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  23.  All the following show correct lines of symmetry. Which one does not
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  24. Which of the following statements does not describe a rectangle? It has
    1. four equal sides.
    2. four equal angles.
    3. two pairs of equal sides.
    4. each of its angles measuring 90*
  25. A father bought ℓ hens. A mother bought 16 more hens. In total, 25 hens were bought. How many hens did the father buy?
    1. 19
    2. 9
    3. 41
    4. 8
  26. Mariarosa received x beads after their teacher divided 125 beads equally among 5 of them. How many beads did Mariarose get?
    1. 25
    2. 35
    3. 15
    4. 45
  27. A carpenter made 32 cupboards, 18 tables and y stools. If the total number of furniture was 63, how many stools were made?
    1. 23
    2. 13
    3. 50
    4. 53

The table below shows the sale of milk in Mwanda's farm for a period of five days. Use it to answer the following questions.

 Day   Amount sold in litres  
 Monday   146 
 Tuesday   230 
 Wednesday   180 
 Thursday  290
 Friday  410

 

  1. How many less litres of milk were on Wednesday than on Friday?
    1. 590ℓ
    2. 130ℓ
    3. 230ℓ
    4. 490ℓ
  2. Which two consecutive days recorded the lowest sale of milk?
    1. Monday and Tuesday.
    2. Tuesday and Wednesday. 
    3. Wednesday and Thursday.
    4. Thursday and Friday.
  3. How much milk was sold on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday?
    1. 1 256ℓ
    2. 1 246ℓ
    3. 656ℓ
    4. 666ℓ

MARKING SCHEME

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

QUESTIONS

  1. Write 70070007 in words
    1. Seventy million, seventy thousand and seven
    2. Seven hundred million seventy thousand and seven
    3. Seven million seven thousand and seven
    4. Seven million seventy thousand and seven
  2. Round off 150956 to the nearest hundred
    1. 200 000
    2. 151000
    3. 150000
    4. 150900
  3. Evaluate
    20 of ¼ − 1/8 x 4 ÷ ½
    1. 5
    2. 4
  4. What is the sixth number in the series
    4, 9, 25, 49, _____
    1. 169
    2. 121
    3. 225
    4. 81
  5. What is the value of
    82(62 − 36)
          √16
    1. 0
    2. 8
    3. 16
    4. 4
  6. How many times is the value of digit 3 more than the value of digit 6 in 34769803
    1. 2000
    2. 500
    3. 5000
    4. 20,000
  7. What is the sum of the largest and smallest numbers formed by the digits
    9, 3, 8, 5 and 1
    1. 112120
    2. 84942
    3. 102020
    4. 102110
  8. What is 23.1408 correct to three decimal places
    1. 23.1
    2. 23.140
    3. 23.141
    4. 23.0
  9. Which of the following statements is not true about a rhombus
    1. opposites angles are equal
    2. has two pairs of parallel lines
    3. diagonals are equal
    4. all sides are equal
  10. The figure below represents triangle ABC in which line BC=15cm and line AC is 17cm and angle ABC is a right angle
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    What is the area of the triangle
    1. 120cm2
    2. 127.5
    3. 68cm2
    4. 60cm2
  11. Jane deposited sh.2000 in a bank that paid a simple interest of the rate of 12% p.a. How much money was in her account at the end of 2 years
    1. Sh. 2240
    2. Sh. 480
    3. Sh 2480
    4. Sh.2508.50
  12. John is.a farmer. He sold milk from January 17th to April 17th 2011. How many days did he sell the milk.
    1. 92
    2. 90
    3. 93
    4. 91
  13. How many poles placed 10m apart can be used to fence a rectangular plot measuring 1200m by 800m
    1. 201
    2. 200
    3. 400
    4. 402
  14. In the figure below WXY, line WX=WF. Angle WXY=4x and angle XWY is 20°
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    What is half the value of angle WYZ
    1. 80°
    2. 50°
    3. 100°
    4. 20°
  15. A printing firm produces 1160470 advertising posters in a month. How many posters will be produced in a year
    1. 35974570
    2. 34814100
    3. 11604700
    4. 13925640
  16. Njagi is paid a salary of sh 3800 plus 5% commission for the total sales in one month, he sold goods worth sh 32000. How much did he earn that month?
    1. Sh 5590
    2. Sh 5400
    3. Sh 1600
    4. Sh 35800
  17. Find the size of angle Q
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    1. 105°
    2. 95°
    3. 40°
    4. 88°
  18. Find the radius of a circle whose area is 2464cm2. take pie to be 31/7
    1. 14cm
    2. 28cm
    3. 7cm
    4. 56cm
  19. An empty vehicle weighs 1.2 tonnes. When loaded with 30 bags of maize, it weighs 4.2 tonnes. Calculate the mass of each bag
    1. 100kg
    2. 180kg
    3. 540kg
    4. 280kg
  20. Simplify the following expression ½x − 12 > 4
    1. x < 16
    2. x <36
    3. x > 32
    4. x > 16
  21. Okongo walked from his home to the hospital for 2hrs 30 min at 4km/h. He stayed at the hospital for 30 min. He then returned home at 5km/h for how long was he away from home?
    1. 2 hours
    2. 4hours 30 minutes
    3. 5 hours 30 minutes
    4. 5 hours
  22. Work out the perimeter of the figure below
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    1. 15cm
    2. 30cm.
    3. 56cm
    4. 56cm2
  23. What is the capacity of a container whose volume is 1000,000cm3
    1. 100litres
    2. 10litres
    3. 1000cm
    4. 1000litres
  24. Convert 4:5 as a decimal
    1. 0.9
    2. 0.4
    3. 0.8
    4. 1.25
  25. In January last year the number of candidate who registered for KCPE in Gucha zone was 4500. This year the number of candidate registered increased 15%. How many candidates were registered this year
    1. 4900
    2. 675
    3. 975
    4. 5175
  26. The marked price of a TV flat screen is Sh.38200. Otieno paid Sh.37436 after begaining what was his percentage discount
    1. .2.5%
    2. 764
    3. 20%
    4. 2%
  27. The table below shows the fares in shillings charged between Eldoret to Nakuru by train
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    Omollo travelled from Eldoret to Molo through Kipkerion. How much did he pay
    1. Sh. 50
    2. Sh. 250
    3. Sh. 150
    4. Sh. 300-
  28. Evaluate the following (2/3 ÷ ¾ of 5/6) × (¼ of 1/3 ÷ ½)
    1. 2/9
    2. 8/45
    3. 62/5
    4. 10/81
  29. A class has 16 girls and 27 boys. During a mathematics lesson, of the girls and, of the boys were sent home because of school fees. How many pupils were sent home for fees.
    1. 36
    2. 7
    3. 43
    4. 50
  30. Kamau bought the following items from a sho
    1. 6 oranges @sh 20 per an orange 
    2. 3 litres of water @ sh 16 per '/, litres (i
    3. 4 kg of meat @sh 120 per kg (
    4. 2kg of onions@sh 45 per kg
    5. 2kg tins of cooking fat @sh 97 per kg
      and 4 bottles of soda sh 27 per bottle
      How much balance was he given if he gave two one thousand shillings notes.
      1. Sh 1088
      2. Sh. 3088
      3. Sh 912
      4. Sh. 928
  31. Omagwa paid sh 1930 for a shirt after being allowed 3½% discount. What was the discount
    1. Sh 2500
    2. Sh 70
    3. Sh 3900
    4. Sh 2000
  32. In the triangle PQR below line PQ=15cm, QR=16cm and RP=10cm. PO is perpendicular to QR. Angle PQS is 145° and PRQ is 60°
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    Calculate the size of angle RPQ
    1. 150°
    2. 30°
    3. 85°
    4. 95°
  33. A group of pupils in Kimwera primary school took 2 decilitres of milk each. How many pupils took 0.1m3 of milk
    1. 100
    2. 500
    3. 50
    4. 5
  34. Construct an equilateral triangle ABC of sides 5cm. Draw a circle such that points A,B andC are on the circumference. What is the radius of the circle
    1. 2
    2. 6
    3. 3
    4. 4
  35. A car travelling at 70km/h takes 3 hours to finish a journey. At what speed must it travel to finish the journey in 2 hours
    1. 84km/h
    2. 100km/h
    3. 105km/h
    4. 138,km/h
  36. Korir's flower garden is in the shape shown below
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    Calculate the area of the garden in ares
    1. 59.5
    2. 0.0595
    3. 5.95
    4. 0.595
  37. Convert 2/9, to a decimal and give your answer to the nearest whole number
    1. 2
    2. 0
    3. 0.2
    4. 0.22
  38. Calculate the volume of the cylinder drawn below in cubic metres
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    1. 1886500m3
    2. 18865m2
    3. 18865m3
    4. 1886500m2
  39.  The cash price of a radio cassette is 20% less than the hire purchase price. Kimani bought the radio cassette on hire purchase price by paying a deposit of Sh 2000 and five monthly installments of sh 300. How much more than the cash price was the hire purchase price?
    1. Sh 3500
    2. Sh 700
    3. Sh 583.50
    4. Sh 2800
  40. The temperature of a room was -18°C. After sometimes of a gradual increase, it read 15°c. What was the temperature increase?
    1. 33°C
    2. 30°C
    3. 15°C
    4. 0°C
  41. A river of length 12.5km is represented on map by a distance of 25cm. What was the scale on a map
    1. 1:50000
    2. 1:10000
    3. 1:125000
    4. 1:25000
  42. The number of children in a town is twice than that of women. There are 340 more women than men. If there are 6240 children, how many men are there in the town?
    1. 3120
    2. 3420
    3. 2780
    4. 3460
  43. Find the value of 2.45 + 0.03 (4 x 3) − 0.54
    1. 2.55
    2. 32.46
    3. 2.36
    4. 2.27
  44. Construct triangle RST in which line RS-4cm, ST-6cm and angle RST=100°. Draw a circle touching its edges. What is the diameter of the circle?
    1. 1.5cm
    2. 3cm
    3. 2cm
    4. 4cm
  45. Solve the value of x in the equation 5/8 (x − 48) − 24 − 38
    1. 144
    2. 76
    3. 147.2
    4. 146.2
  46. The table below shows the types and number of vehicles Njuguna counted along Embu-Meru road on one day
    Buses     Lorries        Nissans      Cars
      12             45              120             b?
    If the mean of all the vehicles counted was 50. How many more Nissans than cars did he count?
    1. 60
    2. 97
    3. 23
    4. 54
  47. The charges for sending a telegram are sh. 20 for the first ten words of less. Each additional word is charged @ Sh.1.00 A 10% tax is charged on the total. How much did Beatrice pay to send the following telegram ALICE MUTHONI BOX 46933 NAIROBI SEND YOUR CERTIFICATES FOR TEACHER TRAINING RECRUITMENT BEATRICE ACHIENG NAKURU
    1. Sh.50.50
    2. Sh.25.00
    3. Sh.12.50
    4. Sh 27.50
  48. The circumference of a circle is 88cm. Calculate the area of the circle in cm2
    1. 616cm2
    2. 768cm2
    3. 308cm2
    4. 154cm2
  49. Pauline has 2x sweets. Her sister Mary has 8 more sweets than Pauline. If they all put their sweets together and shared them equally. How many sweets did each of them get?
    1. 2x + 4
    2. 2x+8
    3. 4x+8
    4. 4x + 4

The graph below shows Mr. Ndungu's journey from Nieri to Molo and back. Study it and answer question 50.
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  1. From the graph, calculate Mr. Ndungu's average speed for the whole journey?
    A. 93km/h
    B. 140km/h
    C. 80km/h
    D. 70km/h

MARKING SCHEME

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. B
  5. A
  6. B
  7. A
  8. C
  9. C
  10. D
  11. C
  12. B
  13. C
  14. A
  15. D
  16. B
  17. A
  18. B
  19. A
  20. C
  21. D
  22. B
  23. D
  24. C
  25. D
  26. D
  27. A
  28. B
  29. B
  30. C
  31. D
  32. C
  33. B
  34. C
  35. C
  36. D
  37. B
  38. C
  39. B
  40. A
  41. A
  42. C
  43. D
  44. B
  45. C
  46. B
  47. D
  48. A
  49. A
  50. B

 QUESTIONS     

  1. What is ninety eight million, ninety eight thousand and ninety eight in numerals?
    1. 98 098 908
    2. 98 908 908
    3. 98 908 098
    4. 98 098 098
  2. How many groups of thousands are there in the total value of digit 4 in the number 548 928 671?
    1. 40 000
    2. 4 000
    3. 400
    4. 400 000
  3. What is the next number in the pattern?
    209, 168, 131, 100, 71, ________
    1. 44
    2. 46
    3. 48
    4. 50
  4. What is 6/13, 9/14, 8/15,  and 11/17 arranged in an ascending order? 
    1.  9/14, 8/156/1311/17
    2. 6/138/15, 9/14,  11/17
    3.  11/179/14, 8/15, 6/13
    4. 8/159/14, 11/17, 6/13 
  5. What is 28. 2586 rounded off to the nearest hundredths?
    1. 28. 25
    2. 28. 259
    3. 28.6
    4. 28.26
  6. What is the place value of digit 6 in the number 962 534?
    1. Tens of thousands
    2. Hundreds of thousands.
    3. Thousands.
    4. Millions.
  7. What is the value of 8¼ + 21/3  of  32/9 ÷ 11/6 ?
    1. 911/36
    2. 1819/36
    3. 1425/36
    4. 2023/36
  8. What is the value of:
    0.87 + 51.3 - 0.09 + 0.2?
    1. 52.82
    2. 51.26
    3. 51.88
    4. 52.28
  9. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 11?
    1. 2 158 496
    2. 2 614 150
    3. 2 588 964
    4. 2 469 830
  10. The area of a square plot of land is 2 809m2. Find the length of one side.
    1. 53m
    2. 57m
    3. 47m
    4. 43m
  11. The population of a country is 46 005 818. If 15 589 746 are women and 21 934 834 are children, how many men are in the country?
    1. 8 841 328
    2. 9 281 328
    3. 8 481 238
    4. 9 821 238
  12. A bus travelled from Mombasa to Nairobi, a distance of 468km. Later on, the bus went another 281km to Nakuru and then further 96km to Kericho. What distance in kilometres was covered by the bus altogether? 
    1. 854km
    2. 845km
    3. 749km
    4. 794km
  13. A lorry carries 378 bags of rice in one trip. Each bag of rice is 25kg. If the lorry makes 18 trips, how many tonnes does the lorry transport?
    1. 1710t
    2. 171.0t
    3. 1701t
    4. 170.1t
  14. In a coffee plantation, 28 080 coffee seedlings were planted in 156 rows. How many coffee seedlings were planted in each row?
    1. 180
    2. 140
    3. 160
    4. 120
  15. Three bells ring at intervals of 24 minutes, 30 minutes and 40 minutes. The bell rang together at 1145hrs. At what time in am/pm will they ring together again?
    1. 11.45 a.m
    2. 3.45 am
    3. 11.45 pm
    4. 3.45 pm
  16. Kipkoech's stride is 5/8, of a metre. How many strides will he make to cover a distance of 80m?
    1. 128
    2. 96
    3. 50
    4. 64
  17. A man spent 3/8 of his salary on food, 1/5  on clothing, ¼ on other expenses and saved the rest. What fraction of his salary did he save?
    1. 17/40
    2. 37/40
    3. 27/40
    4. 7/40
  18. What is the GCD of 28, 63 and 84?
    1. 28
    2. 14
    3. 49
    4. 7
  19. A matatu left Busia for Nairobi at 2045hrs on Wednesday. The journey took 8 hours 55 minutes. What time and day did it reach Nairobi? 
    1. 1740hrs Thursday
    2. 1740hrs Wednesday
    3. 0540hrs Thursday
    4. 0540hrs Wednesday
  20. What is the square of 2¼ ?
    1. 51/16
    2. 41/16
    3. 11/8
  21. In the figure below, line AB is parallel to line CD and line PQ is a transversal line.
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    Which of the following statements is true?
    1. Angle b and g are corresponding angles.
    2. Angle a and e are co-interior angles. 
    3. Angle h and g are vertically opposite angles.
    4. Angle c and e are alternate angles.
  22. The area of a triangular piece of land is 22.5 Ares. It has a base length of 250 metres. What is its height in metres?
    1. 90m
    2. 45m
    3. 360m
    4. 18m
  23. Which of the following properties is true in both a rhombus and a parallelogram?
    1. All sides are equal.
    2. The sum of interior angles adds up to four right angles.
    3. Diagonals bisect each other at right angles.
    4. Each interior angle is a right angle.
  24. The total length of a barbed wire round a square piece of land is 144m. What is the area of the piece of land in square metres?
    1. 1 296
    2. 20 736
    3. 576
    4. 5 184
  25. Simplify:
    3/5 (40x − 25y) + 2/3 (18x − 21y)
    1. (36x  − y)
    2. (36x + 29y)
    3. (36x + y)
    4. (36x − 29y)
  26. What is the value of a (3c - 2b)
                                            d
    when a = 2, d = 5, b = 3 and c = 4?
    1. 11/5
    2. 33/5
    3. 22/5
    4. 21/3
  27. What is the value of letter y in the equation below? 5(3y − 2) = 2(3y + 13)
    1. 4
    2. 9
    3. 6
    4. 3
  28. Simplify the inequality 2(x − 1) < x + 4
    1. x < 2
    2. x < 6
    3. x > 2
    4. x > 6
  29. Find the value of angle m in the figure below.
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    1. 144°
    2. 108°
    3. 128°
    4. 116°
  30. Construct triangle PQR in which line PQ = 6.5cm, angle QPR = 30° and angle PRQ = 40°. Draw a circe that touches points P, Q and R. What is the radius of the circle?
    1. 4.6cm
    2. 3.5cm
    3. 5.2 cm
    4. 2.5cm
  31. The top of a 17m ladder leans on a vertical wall with its lower end touching the ground. Which one of the following sets of measurements represents the height of the wall and the horizontal distance from the ladder to the wall?
    1. 5m and 12m
    2. 3m and 4m
    3. 6m and 8m
    4. 8m and 15m
  32. What is the total value of digit 8 in the decimal number 3.52842?
    1. 8/1000
    2. 8/10000
    3. 8/100
    4. 8/10
  33. Which one of the following fractions will give a recurring decimal?
    1. 16/25
    2. 7/34
    3. 5/36
    4. 11/50
  34. Work out:
    √0.0324
    1. 0.0018
    2. 0.018
    3. 0.18
    4. 1.8
  35. What is 11/16 as a percentage?
    1. 68.75%
    2. 6.875%
    3. 0.6875%
    4. 0.06875%
  36. The sketch below shows possible routes to school from Kagu's home.
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    What is the distance from Kagu's home to school through the health center in kilometres?
    1. 56.2
    2. 10.8
    3. 43.8
    4. 31.5
  37. The radius of a bicycle wheel is 21cm. How many turns will it make to cover a distance of 6.6km?
    1. 50 000
    2. 5 000
    3. 500
    4. 50
  38. The cost of a plot in Isinya in the year 2020 was sh. 400 000. After one year, the cost of the plot appreciated by 35%. What was the cost of the plot in the year 2021?
    1. Sh. 140 000 
    2. Sh. 480 000 
    3. Sh. 540 000
    4. Sh. 435 000
  39. A rectangular piece of land measures 32.4m in length and 26.8m in width. Kiba fenced this land with four strands of barbed wire. What was the length of the wire used?
    1. 473.6m
    2. 59.2m
    3. 118.4m
    4. 236.8m
  40. In the year 2021, covid related deaths in a certain country was 3 500. In the year 2022, this number reduced by 26%. How many people died of covid in the year 2022?
    1. 4410
    2. 910
    3. 3 140
    4. 2 590
  41. Find the perimeter of the shape drawn below.
    mathsT12023S2Q41
    1. 33cm
    2. 48cm
    3. 58cm
    4. 63cm
  42. There was 1 800 litres of water in a tank. During construction, 68% of the water was used. How much water was left in the tank?
    1. 1 224L
    2. 1080L
    3. 5761L
    4. 1 276L
  43. What is the area of a circle whose radius is 28cm?
    1. 616cm2
    2. 4 928cm2
    3. 1 232cm2
    4. 2 464cm2
  44. The figure below represents a model cuboid made from wire rods.
    mathsT12023S2Q44
    Calculate the total length of the wire rods needed to make the model.
    1. 152cm
    2. 308cm
    3. 1 728c
    4. 652cm
  45. Figure ABCD is a rhombus. Line BD and AC are diagonals. Angle BDA = 35°
    mathsT12023S2Q45
    What is the size of angle BAC?
    1. 35°
    2. 110°
    3. 70°
    4. 55°
  46. The table below shows Wanjala's expenditure for the month of December 2021. The information on the expenditure on clothing is not indicated.
     Item   Rent   Food   Saving   Clothing 
     Amount   Sh. 6 000   Sh. 5 000   Sh. 4 000   
    A pie chart was drawn to represent the information above. If the angle representing the expense on food was 100°, how much was used on clothing?
    1. Sh. 4 000
    2. Sh. 3 000
    3. Sh. 8.000
    4. Sh. 2 000
  47. A length of 3.2cm era on a scale drawing represents an actual length of 9 600m. What is the scale used?
    1. 1:3 000
    2. 1:30 000
    3. 1: 300 000
    4. 1:3 000 000
  48. The graph below shows a journey of a cyclist from town X to town M, a distance of 100km. On the way, he stopped to relax. He then continued with the journey to town M
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    What was his average speed for the whole journey?
    1. 40km/hr
    2. 50km/hr
    3. 48 km/hr
    4. 35km/hr
  49. The mean mark scored by five pupils in an examination was 82. If the marks of four of them were 84, 96, 78 and 64, what was the score of the fifth pupil?
    1. 68
    2. 84
    3. 74
    4. 88
  50. Which of the following nets can form a closed cube when folded?
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MARKING SCHEME

  1. D
  2. A
  3. C
  4. B
  5. D
  6. A
  7. C
  8. D
  9. D
  10. A
  11. C
  12. B
  13. D
  14. A
  15. D
  16. A
  17. D
  18. D
  19. D
  20. A
  21. D
  22. D
  23. B
  24. A
  25. D
  26. C
  27. A
  28. B
  29. A
  30. C
  31. D
  32. A
  33. D
  34. C
  35. C
  36. D
  37. B
  38. C
  39. A
  40. D
  41. C
  42. B
  43. D
  44. A
  45. D
  46. B
  47. C
  48. A
  49. D
  50. A
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