ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE EDUCATION SECTION

GRADE 6 MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2016

MATHEMATICS

PAPER 1

JULY 2016 TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer all the questions on a separate answer sheet.
2. If more than one letter is written for any one answer, that answer
will be regarded as wrong.

1. Two hundred and fifty thousand in figures is

A. 250 000
B. 205 000
C. 200500
D. 200 005

2. 234 to the nearest hundred is

A. 240
B. 230
C. 200
D. 300

3. The value of 8 in 348.69 is

A. 8 000
B. 800
C. 80
D. 8

4. A drum holds 2 10litres of water. How many 5 litre containers can be filled
from this drum?
A. 40
B. 41
C. 42

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 D. 43

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5. 3 of a number is 18. What is the number?
A. 24
B. 27
C. 36
D. 32

6. A shop keeper bought a dress at $4.50 and sold it for $6.30. Calculate his profit
A. $11
B. $10
C. $2.10
D. $1.80

7. 7 + 6 × 5 =
A. 37
B. 41
C. 65
D. 80

8. John bought goods worth $11.90. His change from two $10 notes was
A. $1.90
B. $4.99
C. $8.10
D. $21.90

9. How many minutes are between 10:25 a.m. and 11: 19 a.m.?
A. 1hr
B. 54
C. 22
D. 43

10. Find the difference between 10 and 6.75

A. 3.5
B. 3.25
C. 3.35
D. 3.75

11. The perimeter of a square with sides 9cm is

A. 18cm
B. 81cm
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 C. 36cm
D. 48cm
12. Modeline was facing North West. She turned through 2 and a half right angles
clockwise she is now facing.
A. South East
B. North West
C. South
D. East

13. Mr Ndebele bought goods worth $15 000. He was given 15% discount. How
much did he pay?
A. $2250
B. $12750
C. $90 00
D. 22 00

6
14. 10 is equivalent to
6
A. 100
B. 0, 06
75
C. 100
60
D. 100

15. A motorist travelled 560 km in 8 hours. His average speed was

A. 60km/hr
B. 70km/hr
C. 284km/hr
D. 1120km/hr

16. 1.2 × 0.02 =

A. 0.024
B. 0.24
C. 2.4
D. 24

17. What must be added to the sum of 144 and 136 to make 400?
A. 80
B. 120
C. 544
D. 680
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18. Mr Dube had $804. He shared it equally among his four children. How much
did each child get?
A. $21
B. $101
C. $201
D. $202

8
19. 9 ÷ 4 =
2
A. 9
4
B. 9
4
C. 5
2
D. 3

20. A shop keeper bought a suit at $14.50 and sold it for $9.70. Calculate his loss.
A. $24.20
B. $10
C. $4.50
D. $4.80

21. 450ml =........ Litres

A. 450l
B. 0.45l
C. 4.5l
D. 0.045l

36
22. 54 in its lowest terms is
3
A. 4
2
B. 3
4
C. 6
18
D. 27

23. Which is a prime number?

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 A. 2
B. 6
C. 9
D. 15

24. Mr Shumba travelled at an average speed of 70 km /hr for four hours. Calculate
the distance covered.
A. 74km
B. 280km
C. 67km
D. 28km 6cm

25. John had $13.15. He used 80 % of it. How much had he left?
A. $10. 80
B. $10.30
C. $4.20
D. $2.63

26. Calculate the area of the shape below.

8cm 9cm

7cm
2
A. 28cm
B. 36cm2
C. 53cm2
D. 56cm2

5 2
27. Find the product of 6 and 5
10
A. 30
23
B. 30
1
C. 2 2
1
D. 3

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28. 4 of 1 day in hours is
A. 18
B. 13
C. 12
D. 10

Answer question 28 and 29 using the table below.

Beitbridge

957 Chirundu

579 352 Harare

824 597 245 Nyamapanda

422 762 537 7 282 Plumtree

Sango
288 933 500 826 710
29. Find the
distance from Beitbridge to Plumtree.
A. 422km
B. 762km
C. 532km
D. 288km

30. A motorist travelled from Sango to Harare at an average speed of 100km/hr.

The time taken to travel the journey was
A. 3 hrs
B. 5hrs
C. 9hrs
D. 10hrs

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31. 7 3 =
22
A. 3
2
B. 6 3
C. 15
D. 21

32. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle with sides 7cm is

A. 7cm
B. 14cm
C. 21cm
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 D. 28cm

33. Mr Gumbo had $3.50. He shared it between Sandi and Jan in the ratio 2:3.
Calculate Jan’s share.
A. $0. 70
B. $2.10
C. $3.50
D. $4.50

34. Calculate angle X

X0
530 450
A. 1000
B. 900
C. 880
D. 820

35. A farmer planted 256 maize seeds in a row. If he planted 36 rows and the seeds
germinated except 2, then the total number of maize seeds that germinated is
A. 7.1
B. 292
C. 9 214
D. 9 216

36. A baker bakes 96 loaves per hour. He has been baking for 3hrs. How many
loaves of bread have been baked?
A. 288
B. 298
C. 268
D. 298

37. Three men take 5 days to dig a trench. How many days would 5 men take to dig
the trench working at the same rate?
A. 25
B. 9
C. 3
D. 6

38. A class is composed of 80 pupils of these 25% are boys. How many are girls?
A. 20
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 B. 60
C. 40
D. 30

Answer question 39 and 40 using the graph below.

Grade 6 favourite colours

12

10

Number 8
of pupils
6

0
Orange Red Purple Green Yellow

39. What is the difference between the number of pupils who like orange and those
who like purple?
A. 10
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4

40. Find the average number of pupils who like each colour?
A. 10
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6

41. What is the sum of 78, 4 and 29, 8?

A. 4 860 m
B. 108,2 m
C. 48,6
D. 0,486

42. The average mark for Chengetai in three Mathematics tests was 39. If she got
44 marks in the first test and 41 in the second test, what was the mark for the
third test?

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 A. 32
B. 40
C. 80
D. 85

Ruvuzhe School
9,04km
Bambanani School
3,2km
6,5km
4,0km
Tamuka School
Khuzwayo School

43. How much longer will one walk going to Ruvuzhe from Khuzwayo via
Bambanani than via Tamuka School?
A. 8,34km
B. 2,5km
C. 5,84km
D. 7,2km

44. 0.3 as a percentage is

A. 0.3%
B. 3%
C. 30%
D. 300%

45.

What percentage of the above shape is shaded?

A. 60%
B. 40%
C. 25%
D. 75%

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46. How many 2 litre bottles can fill a 200litre drum?
A. 200
B. 100
C. 600
D. 400
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47. 7 is a factor for which number?
A. 18
B. 24
C. 42
D. 36
48. What name is given to angle Y below?

Y0

A. obtuse
B. Acute
C. reflex
D. right –angled

3 1
49. The sum of 1 8 and 1 2 is
7
A. 2 8
1
B. 2 2
3
C. 2 4
7
D. 1 8

50. Find the volume of the shape below.

3 cm

5 cm
6 cm
3
A. 30cm
B. 15 cm3
C. 90 cm3
D. 135cm3

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