EMMANUEL ACK WEHOYA SENIOR SCHOOL
GRADE 10 – ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS
END OF TERM EXAMINATION
Time: 2 Hours
INSTRUCTIONS
1 Answer ALL questions
2 Show all working clearly
3 Calculators allowed where necessary
SECTION A (30 MARKS)
1 1. Classify: 7, -5, 3/8, √5
2 2. Difference between rational and irrational numbers
3 3. Evaluate: 6 + 4 × 3 and (6 + 4) × 3
4 4. Simplify: 20 ÷ 5 × 2
5 5. Reciprocals of 4, 2/5, -3
6 6. Simplify: 2^3, 10^0, 5^1
7 7. Simplify: 4^2 × 4^3
8 8. Simplify: 6^5 / 6^2
9 9. Express: (3^2)^3
10 10. Simplify: 9^(1/2)
11 11. Expression: sum of a number and 5
12 12. Expression: twice a number minus 3
SECTION B (40 MARKS)
1 13. Arrange √2, 1.4, 3/2, 2 and identify irrational numbers
2 14. Evaluate combined operations expressions
3 15. Reciprocals and verification
4 16. Indices simplification
5 17. Index form and simplification
6 18. Formation and evaluation of algebraic expressions
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
1 19. Classification of real numbers
2 20. Order of operations (BODMAS)
3 21. Laws of indices and equation