Free Printable YEAR 9 MATH TIMSS MOCK EXAM

1.

A runner ran 3000 m in exactly 8 minutes. What was his average

speed in meters per second?

a)

3.75

b)

6.25

c)

16.0

d)

37.5

e)

62.5

2.

If the ratio 7 to 13 is the same as the ratio x to 52, what is the

value of x?

a)

7

b)

13

c)

28

d)

364

3.

Which of these numbers is between 0.07 and 0.08?

a)

0.00075

b)

0.0075

c)

0.075

d)

0.75

4.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

5.

a)

0.515

b)

5.15

c)

51.5

d)

515

e)

5150

6.

a)

5km

b)

30km

c)

40km

d)

50km

7.

The car is 3,5m long. How long is the building?

a)

18m

b)

14m

c)

10m

d)

4m

8.

a)

1/5

b)

2/5

c)

7/15

d)

3/4

e)

4/5

9.

Penny had a bag of marbles. She gave one-third of them to

Rebecca, and then one-fourth of the remaining marbles to John.

Penny then had 24 marbles left in the bag. How many marbles

were in the bag to start with?

a)

36

b)

48

c)

60

d)

96

10.

A painter had 25 L of paint. He used 2.5 L of paint every hour. He

finished the job in 5.5 hours. How much paint did he have left?

a)

10.25 L

b)

11.25 L

c)

12.75 L

d)

13.75 L

11.

Sound travels at approximately 330 meters per second. The

sound of an explosion took 28 seconds to reach a person. Which of

these is the closest estimate of how far away the person was from

the explosion?

a)

12,000 m

b)

9,000 m

c)

8,000 m

d)

6,000 m

12.

Robin and Jim took cherries from a basket. Robin took 1/3 of

the cherries and Jim took 1/6 of the cherries. What fraction of

the cherries remained in the basket?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/6

d)

1/18

13.

The total weight of a pile of 500 salt crystals is 6.5 g. What is

the average weight of a salt crystal?

a)

0.0078 g

b)

0.013 g

c)

0.0325 g

d)

0.078 g

14.

A sheet of paper is 0.012 cm thick. Of the following, which

would be the height of a stack of 400 sheets of this paper?

a)

0.048 cm

b)

0.48 cm

c)

4.8 cm

d)

48 cm

15.

n is a number. When n is multiplied by 7, and 6 is then added, the

result is 41. Which of these equations represents this relation?

a)

7n + 6 = 41

b)

7n ± 6 = 41

c)

7n x 6 = 41

d)

7(n + 6) = 41

16.

The cost, C, of printing greeting cards consists of a fixed charge

of 100 cents and a charge of 6 cents for each card printed.

Which of these equations can be used to determine the cost of

printing n cards?

a)

C = (100 + 6n) cents

b)

C = (106 + n) cents

c)

C = (6 + 100n) cents

d)

C = (106n) cents

e)

C = (600n) cents

17.

If 4 times a number is 48, what is 1/3 of the number?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

16

18.

a)

y=x+5

b)

y=x+/- 5

c)

y=1/3(x+/-1)

d)

y=3x+1

19.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

20.

In a sequence of starts and stops, an elevator travels from the

first floor to the fifth floor and then to the second floor. From

there, the elevator travels to the fourth floor and then to the

third floor. If the floors are 3 m apart, how far has the elevator

traveled?

a)

18m

b)

27m

c)

30m

d)

45m

21.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

22.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

23.

Which of the following is true when a, b, and c are different

real numbers?

a)

a – b = b – a

b)

a(b – c) = b(c – a)

c)

b – c = c – b

d)

ab = ba

e)

ab – c = ab – b

24.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

25.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

26.

What units would be best to use to measure the weight (mass)

of an egg?

a)

centimeters

b)

milliliters

c)

grams

d)

kilograms

27.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

28.

a)

Polly

b)

Maria

c)

Helen

d)

Susan

29.

a)

p

b)

q

c)

r

d)

s

30.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

31.

a)

5cm

b)

6cm

c)

7cm

d)

8cm

32.

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/6

33.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

34.

In a quadrilateral, each of two angles has a measure of 115°. If

the measure of a third angle is 70°, what is the measure of the

remaining angle?

a)

60°

b)

70°

c)

130°

d)

140°

e)

None of the above

35.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

36.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

37.

Of the following, which is NOT true for all rectangles?

a)

The opposite sides are parallel

b)

The opposite sides are equal.

c)

All angles are right angles

d)

The diagonals are equal

e)

The diagonals are perpendicular.

38.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

39.

a)

3.5cm

b)

4.5cm

c)

5cm

d)

5.5cm

e)

8cm

40.

a)

four

b)

six

c)

eight

d)

ten

41.

a)

December-January

b)

May-June

c)

June-July

d)

October-November

42.

If a fair coin is tossed, the probability that it will land heads up is

1/2 . In four successive tosses, a fair coin lands heads up each time.

What is likely to happen when the coin is tossed a fifth time?

a)

It is more likely to land tails up than heads up.

b)

It is more likely to land heads up than tails up.

c)

It is equally likely to land heads up or tails up.

d)

More information is needed to answer the question.

43.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

e)

15

44.

From a batch of 3,000 light bulbs, 100 were selected at random

and tested. If 5 of the light bulbs in the sample were found to

be defective, about how many defective light bulbs would be

expected in the entire batch?

a)

15

b)

60

c)

150

d)

300

e)

600

45.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

46.

a)

1/11

b)

1/3

c)

4/7

d)

4/11

47.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

48.

a)

35 sec

b)

38 sec

c)

42 sec

d)

45 sec

49.

If x = −3, what is the value of −3x ?

a)

−9

b)

−6

c)

−1

d)

1

e)

9

50.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

51.

Which of these is equal to 2x − 3y + 7x + 5y?

a)

5x + 2y

b)

5x + 8y

c)

9x + 2y

d)

9x + 8y

52.

If a + 2b = 5 and c = 3, what is the value of a + 2(b + c)?

(a)

53.

Sam wanted to find three consecutive even numbers that add up to 84.

He wrote the equation k + (k + 2) + (k + 4) = 84.

What does the letter k represent?

a)

The least of the three even numbers

b)

The middle even number

c)

The greatest of the three even numbers

d)

The average of the three even numbers

54.

Graham has twice as many books as Bob. Chan has six more books than

Bob. If Bob has x books, which of the following represents the total number

of books the three boys have?

a)

3x + 6

b)

3x + 8

c)

4x + 6

d)

5x + 6

e)

8x + 2

55.

Carla paid x zeds for 3 cartons of juice. What is the price in zeds of

1 carton of juice?

a)

x/3

b)

3/x

c)

3+x

d)

3x

56.

a)

3

b)

7

c)

36

d)

63

57.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

58.

If 4(x + 5) = 80, then x =

(a)

59.

If x + 3y = 11 and 2x + 3y = 13, then y =

a)

3

b)

2

c)

-2

d)

-3

60.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

YEAR 9 MATH TIMSS MOCK EXAM

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