Free Printable General Maths - Practical Arithmetic Pre-topic Assessment

1.

Solve: 4 x 5 - 2 + 4

a)

14

b)

16

c)

22

d)

28

2.

Solve: (9 + 4) x 2 + 3

a)

29

b)

65

c)

18

3.

Solve: 3 + (8 - 4) x 2 x 7

a)

98

b)

59

c)

31

4.

Calculate: -7 X 6 =

a)

-42

b)

42

5.

Calculate: -4 x (-5) x 7 =

a)

140

b)

-140

6.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

-4 + 7 = -11

b)

-4 + (-7) = -11

c)

-7 - 4 = -3

d)

-7 - (-4) = 11

7.

Calculate: 5-7

a)

2

b)

-2

c)

12

d)

-12

8.

Calculate: -3-8

a)

11

b)

-5

c)

5

d)

-11

9.

Calculate: 4- -4

a)

0

b)

-8

c)

8

d)

16

10.

Calculate: -4 - (-7)

a)

-11

b)

3

c)

-3

d)

5

11.

Calculate: √81

a)

9

b)

10

c)

8

d)

6

12.

Calculate: √100

a)

15

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

13.

Calculate: √256

a)

14

b)

16

c)

13

d)

17

14.

The √16 is 4 because 4×4=16.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Calculate: 3²

a)

12

b)

5

c)

6

d)

9

16.

Calculate: 7²

a)

50

b)

49

c)

14

d)

48

17.

$12^3=$

a)

36

b)

144

c)

1728

18.

Calculate: ∛125

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

19.

Find the volume of a cube if its length is 3cm

a)

$9cm^3$

b)

$27cm^3$

20.

Round to the nearest ten:
76

a)

70

b)

74

c)

75

d)

80

21.

Round to the nearest hundred:
276

a)

200

b)

250

c)

275

d)

300

22.

_{Round 0.376 to the nearest hundredth.}

a)

0.4

b)

0.476

c)

0.38

d)

0.380

23.

Round 435.86 to the nearest tenth.

a)

435.8

b)

435

c)

435.87

d)

435.9

24.

Round 2.576 to the nearest hundredth.

a)

2.57

b)

2.58

c)

2.60

d)

2.6

25.

How many significant figures: 216 m

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

26.

How many significant figures: 2016 m

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

How many significant figures: 0.012 km

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

How many significant figures: 1000 mL

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

1 cm = ________mm

a)

1

b)

100

c)

10

d)

1000

30.

1 Metre = ______cm

a)

100

b)

10

c)

1

d)

1000

31.

Convert 0.25 m to mm

a)

25

b)

2.5

c)

250

d)

0.025

32.

13 kg = ___ g

a)

13,000 g

b)

1.3 g

c)

0.13 g

d)

1,300 g

33.

convert 30 cm to m

a)

300

b)

3

c)

0.03

d)

0.3 m

34.

What is 1/4 as a decimal?

a)

0.2

b)

0.25

c)

0.4

d)

0.15

35.

What is 0.6 as a percentage?

a)

0.6%

b)

6%

c)

60%

d)

66%

36.

What is 0.09 as a percentage

a)

0.9%

b)

9%

c)

90%

37.

What is 0.4% as a decimal?

a)

0.4

b)

0.04

c)

4

d)

0.004

38.

What is 50% of 12

a)

5

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

39.

What is 25% of 16?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

10

d)

4

40.

Rowan solved 25% of a 200 question test on Monday. How many questions did he complete on Monday?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

100

d)

5

41.

60% of a class of 20 students wear eyeglasses. How many students wear eyeglasses?

a)

12 students

b)

15 students

c)

20 students

d)

10 students

42.

Mandy bought a laptop during the sale as advertised above and saved $1036. Find the sale price.

a)

$1234

b)

$1295

c)

$5180

d)

$4144

43.

A dress with a marked price of $120 was sold for $78 during a sale. Calculate the percentage reduction in price.

a)

54%

b)

42%

c)

35%

d)

65%

44.

In a sale, the price of shirts was reduced by 15%. If they were $30 cheaper in the sale, find the sale price.

a)

$200

b)

$450

c)

$230

d)

$170

45.

Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
12 losses in 52 games

a)

3/13

b)

12/52

c)

52/12

d)

13/3

46.

In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears. What is the ratio of pears to ALL fruit?

a)

5:4

b)

5:11

c)

2:5

d)

6:5

47.

If a ratio is 2:3, how many parts are there in total?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

48.

Evaluate the following logarithm:

log₃27

a)

3

b)

2

c)

-3

d)

¹/₃

49.

Evaluate the following logarithm:

log₄16

a)

1

b)

-2

c)

2

d)

¹/₂

50.

Rewrite log₂8 = 3 in exponential form

a)

2⁸ = 3

b)

2³ = 8

c)

3² = 8

d)

8³ = 2

51.

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴in standard form?

a)

437,560,000

b)

0.00043756

c)

43,756

d)

4,3756

52.

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

a)

50 x 10^-5

b)

5 x 10^-4

c)

5 x 10³

d)

.5 x 10³

53.

Order the following smallest magnitude to largest magnitude.
a) 1.83 x 10⁵b) 1.03 x 10⁷c) 7.15 x 10⁶d) 1.06 x 10⁸

a)

d, b, c, a

b)

a, c, b, d

c)

b, c, d, a

d)

d, a, b, c

54.

Which number has the greatest magnitude?

a)

5.25 x 10²

b)

2.55 x 10⁴

c)

5.55 x 10⁵

d)

5 x 10³

55.

The diameter of the planet Mercury is
4.87 x 10⁵ km. The diameter of the planet Venus is 1.21 x 10⁴ km. The diameter of the planet Mars is
1.28 x 10³ km.
Which planet has the smallest diameter?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

General Maths - Practical Arithmetic Pre-topic Assessment

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