MATH CP

PAPER 2
HE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA MING YIN COLLEGE
FORM SIX MOCK EXAMINATION (2018 - 2019)

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

24 January 2019 (Thursday, Day A)

Time allowed: 11:15 am – 12:30 am (1¼ hours)
Full Marks of Paper: 45 marks

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of
the examination, you should first insert the information required in the spaces provided.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the
words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the
answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean
rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers
cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer,
you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

Not to be taken away before the

end of the examination session
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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1. 3121· 2363=
A. 24121
B. 24484
C. 6363
D. 6484

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2. If z   , then x =
3x 2 x
r 1
A. x=
5z
r2
B. x=
2z
2r  3
C. x=
6z
3r  2
D. x=
6z

3. Factorize 2ab + b  4a  2.
A. (a  2)(2b + 1)
B. (a + 2)(2b  1)
C. (2a  1)(b + 2)
D. (2a + 1)(b  2)

4. Round off 509.96 to 4 significant figures.

A. 509.9
B. 509.0
C. 510.0
D. 510

5. The figure shows the graph of y = ax2 + bx  3b, where a and b are y
constants. Which of the following is/are true?
I. a > 0
II. b < 0
III. 12a + b < 0
x
A. I only O
B. I and II only
y = ax2 + bx – 3b
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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6. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are ax + y = b y
L2
and x + cy = d respectively. Which of the following are true?
I. ac < 0
II. d < bc
III. d > b  2a x
A. I and II only 0 2
L1
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

7. Let f(x) = x2  kx + k, where k is a constant. Find f(3)  f(2).

A. 5  k
B. 5  5k
C. 5 + k
D. 13  5k

8. Let f(x) = 5x21 + x  k, where k is a constant. If f(x) is divisible by x  1, find the remainder
when f(x) is divided by x + 1.
A. 8
B. 4
C. 0
D. 8

9. $60 000 is deposited in a bank at an interest rate of 3.6% p.a. compounded every 2 months.
Find the interest received after a year, correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $2 160
B. $2 193
C. $6 778
D. $14 184

10. If 3x = 4y and z = 5y, where x, y and z are non-zero numbers, find (x + y) : (y + z).
A. 4 : 5
B. 4 : 15
C. 7 : 18
D. 35 : 18

11. It is given that x varies inversely as y and directly as z. If y increases by 21% and z
decreases by 12%, then x
A. decreases by 80%.
B. decreases by 20%.
C. increases by 20%.
D. increases by 80%.

12. The nth term of a geometric sequence is 2n + 4. Which of the following is/are true?
I. 16 is a term of the sequence.
II. The sum of the first n terms of the sequence is 2n + 5 – 32.
III. Only 9 terms are smaller than 10 000 in the sequence.
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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 3x  1
13. Solve  5  2 x and 1 + 5x  8x.
2
1
A. x
3
B. x  –9
1
C.  x9
3
1
D. 9  x 
3

14. The heights of Sally and Frank are measured as 191 cm and 156 cm respectively, correct to the
nearest cm. If the difference between their actual heights is x cm, find the possible range of x.
A. 33 < x < 35
B. 34 < x < 36
C. 35 < x < 37
D. 36 < x < 38

15. The figure shows a right pyramid ABCDE. Its base is a A

rectangle with dimensions 20 cm  10 cm. The height AP of 11 cm
△ABC is 11 cm. Find the total surface area of the pyramid.
A. 360 cm2
E D
B. 380 cm2
C. 560 cm2 10 cm
D. 625 cm2 B C
P
20 cm

16. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a D C

point on AB such that AE : EB = 1 : 3. AC and DE
intersect at F. If the area of the parallelogram
ABCD is 40 cm2, then the area of △DFC is
A. 10 cm2.
F
B. 12 cm2.
C. 15 cm2.
D. 16 cm2. A B
E

17. In the figure, a vessel in the shape of an inverted

right circular cone containing water of volume
6 400 cm3 is placed vertically. After a stone of
volume 6 100 cm3 is immersed in water, the depth
of water increased by 6.1 cm. Find the new depth of
water.
A. 12.5 cm
B. 18.6 cm
C. 24.4 cm
D. 30.5 cm

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18. In the figure, AFED is a rectangle and ABCO is a square. AE and FD
intersect at O. It is given that OCD = 72. Find x.
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 36

19. In the figure, O is the centre of the semi-circle ABCD. C

AC and BD intersect at E. If ∠BOC = 70, then ∠
BEC = B
A. 115. E
B. 125.
C. 135. 70
D. 140. A O D

20. Find the distance between A and F in the figure.

A. 26
B. 28
C. 29
D. 30

21. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. If AFH = x, BFG = y A B

and AFB = z, then cos z = C
cos x D
A. . A
cos y
cos x H
B. . z y G
sin y x
sin x E F
C. . A
cos y
sin x
D. .
sin y

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22. In the figure, QT is a diameter of the circle. PS  QT and T
PS  RS. PS and QT intersect at U. If QT = 26 cm and S
RS = 10 cm, then QU =
A. 16 cm. U
B. 17 cm. P R
C. 18 cm.
D. 19 cm.

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23. Figure A undergoes a single transformation to become figure
B. Which of the following transformations may be involved?
I. reflection
II. rotation
III. reduction
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

24. In the figure, L1 and L2 are lines with slopes 1 and 2 respectively. y
Find . L2
A. 18.4  L1
B. 21.7
C. 26.6
D. 45
x

25. The straight lines L1 and L2 intersect at (3 , 1). L1 is perpendicular to L2 and the y-intercept of
L1 is 5. Find the equation of L2.
A. 3x + 4y + 5 = 0
B. 3x  4y + 13 = 0
C. 4x + 3y + 9 = 0
D. 4x  3y + 15 = 0

26. Suppose the graphs of y = 4x2 + 6x + 3 and 2x  3y + 7 = 0 intersect at two points A and B. The
y-coordinate of the mid-point of AB is
1
A.  .
2
2
B. .
3
C. 2.
17
D. .
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27. In the figure, C is the centre of the circle x2 + y2 – 8x – 6y + 16 = 0. OA and OB touch the

circle at points A and B respectively. If AOB =  , find cos .
2
3
A.
5
4
B.
5
3
C.
4
5
D.
4

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28. A bag contains three balls marked with numbers 2, 5 and 8 respectively. A ball is randomly
drawn from the bag and then put back into the bag. Then a ball is randomly drawn from the
bag. Find the expected value of the product of the two numbers obtained.
A. 10
B. 25
C. 26.5
D. 28

29. If the mode and the mean of the seven numbers 6, 2, 9, 6, x, y and z are 9 and 7 respectively,
the median is
A. 5.
B. 7.
C. 8.
D. 9.

30.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
9 4 4 4 4
10 7 7 7
11 3 6 8 9
12 1 2 2

The stem-and-leaf diagram above shows the distribution of the weights of a group of shells.
Which of the following box-and-whisker diagrams may represent the distribution of the
weights?
A.

B.

C.

D.

Section B

31. Let k be a constant and 180 <  < 180. If the figure shows y
the graph of y = sin (kx + ), then
1
A. k = and  = 60. x
3 0 180 720
1
B. k = and  = 60.
3
C. k = 3 and  = 60.
D. k = 3 and  = 60.

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32. The figure shows the graphs of the exponential functions y = ax, y
y = bx and y = cx, where a, b and c are positive constants. Which y = cx y=b x y = ax
of the following must be true?
I. a > b
II. b > c
III. b + c < 2
A. I only x
B. I and II only O
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

33. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log3 y. log3 y
If y = 34  2x, then a =
A. 3. a
B. 4.
C. 6.
D. 81. x
0

y
34. In the figure, the equations of AB, BC and AD are x + 5y = 11,
4x + y = 6 and x = 4 respectively. If (x , y) is a point lying in the A
shaded region ABCD (including the boundary lines), then the B
maximum value of 3x + 6y + 17 is
A. 5. x
D O C
43
B. .
2
C. 23.
D. 32.

35. The interior angles of an n-sided polygon form an arithmetic sequence. If the smallest angle and
the largest angle are 46 and 170 respectively, find the value of n.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

36. In a practice session, Creamy and Daisy run at a constant speed. The speed of Daisy is 1 km/h
higher than that of Creamy. The distances that Creamy and Daisy run are 18 km and 14 km
respectively. The time taken by Creamy is 1 hour more than that by Daisy. The speed of Creamy
is
A. 3 km/h.
B. 4 km/h.
C. 6 km/h.
D. 7 km/h.

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 5 5 
37. Simplify    .
 2i 2i
A. 22 018
B. 22 018
C. 22 018i
D. 22 018i

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38. For 0    360, how many roots does the equation sin   = 3 have?
sin 
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

39. In the figure, BC is a diameter of the circle. AD is the tangent to the D

circle at A. BFC is a straight line. If BC  DF and ADF = 56,
56
find BCA. A
A. 28
B. 34
C. 44
B C
D. 56 F

40. Let O be the origin. The coordinates of the points A and B are (6 , 8) and (18 , 14)
respectively. The y-coordinate of the centroid of △OAB is
A. 8.
B. 2.
C. 2.
D. 8.

41. The figure shows a cube ABCDEFGH. P is the mid-point of BG. E H

Find FPH, correct to 3 significant figures.
F G
A. 60.0
B. 78.5
C. 84.6
P
D. 90.0 D C

A B
42. If 4 different numbers are selected from the integers 20 to 35
inclusive, find the number of ways of selecting at least 3 odd numbers.
A. 448
B. 518
C. 1 372
D. 1 890

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43. Mr Chan, Miss Cheung and 10 other people have an individual interview in a company. If each
applicant is interviewed once only and the order of interviews is randomly arranged, find the
probability that Mr Chan is interviewed just before Miss Cheung.
1
A.
2
1
B.
6
1
C.
12
1
D.
66

44. The mean and the standard deviation of a set of data are 74 and 22 respectively. 93 is one of
the data. Find the standard score of the datum 93, correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 0.959
B. 0.864
C. 0.559
D. 0.036

45. Let A be a group of numbers {a, b, c, d, e, f} and B be another group of numbers

{a – 3, b – 3, c – 3, d – 3, f – 3}, where a < b < c < d < e < f. Which of the following must be
true?
I. Median of A > median of B
II. Inter-quartile range of A < inter-quartile range of B
III. Range of A = range of B
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

END OF PAPER

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