SASMO 2015 PRIMARY 3
QUESTION 1
The pattern is as follows:
1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , ___, 16
A.10 B.11 C.12 D.13 E.14
QUESTION 2
2⁵ means 2 multipled by itself 5 times, i.e. 2⁵ =2x2x2x2x2=32.
What is 3⁴ equal to?
A.7 B.12 C.27 D.81 [Link] of the above
QUSETION 3
An operator ✧ acts on two numbers to give the following
outcomes:
3✧2=51
5✧3=82
6✧1=75
9✧4=135
What is 7✧5 equal to?
A.112 B.121 C.122 D.212 [Link] of the above
QUESTION 4
The diagram shows a figure that contains 7 identical [Link] area of the figure
is 112cm². Find its perimeter.
A.56cm B.60cm C.64cm D.68cm E.72cm
Question 5
Fill in the blank :____is 4 tens 5 ones greater than 2 tens 7 ones.
A.18 B.28 C.62 D.72 [Link] of the above
Question 6
Which of the following statement(s) is or are correct?
Statement A: 7+(0x2)=7
Statement B: 7+(0÷2)=7
Statement C: 7+(2x0)=7
[Link] these statements are correct.
[Link] Statements A and B are correct.
[Link] Statements A and C are correct.
[Link] Statements B and C are correct.
[Link] of the above.
Question 7
There are 4 types of cakes available in a cake shop: chocolate, cheese,
blueberry and blackforest. Naomi wants to buy 2 different types of cakes.
How many different choices does she have?
A.4 B.6 C.8 D.10 E.12
Question 8
Find the total number of squares in 3x3 square grid.
A.9 B.10 C.13 D.14 E.15
Question 9
Find the smallest whole number between 14 and 40 that is divisible by 3 and by 4.
A.12 B.16 C.18 D.24 E.36
Question 10
What is the length of the largest square that can be made from 50 one-centimetre
square tiles?
A.5cm B.6cm C.7cm D.8cm [Link] of the above
Question 11
Two numbers are such that
․the first number is greater than or equal to 5, but less than or equal; to 8
.the second number is greater than or equal to 2, but less than or equal to 10
Find the least possible value of the sum of the two numbers.
Question 12
If the four-digit number 12N4 is divisible by 3 and N is less than 5, find N.
Question 13
A whole number multiplied by itself will give a special type of numbers called perfect
squares. Examples of perfect squares are 9(=3x3) and 16(=4x4). What is the smallest
number that can be multiplied by 28 to give a perfect square?
Question 14
Find the day of the week that is 50 days from a Monday.
Question 15
Amy wants to cut rectangular cards of length 4 cm by 3cm from a rectangular sheet
32 cm by 21 [Link] the biggest number of cards that can be cut from the sheet.
Question 16
There are 5 items (a ruler, a pen, an eraser, a sharpener and a hole puncher)
lying in a straight row on a table. The eraser is next to the hole puncher and
the sharpener. The ruler is next to the hole puncher. The sharpener is the
first item on the left. What is the order of the items on the table from left
to right?
Question 17
In the following, all the different letters stand for different digits. Find the
two-digit NO.
N O N
- A N
______________
N O
______________
Question 18
50 cakes are packed in two different box sizes. The small box holds 4 cakes
and the big box holds 6 cakes. If less than 10 boxes are used and all the boxes
are fully packed, how many big boxes are used?
Question 19
Alice and Ben are sister and brother. Alice has as many sisters as she has brothers, but
Ben has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many boys and girls are there in
their family?
Question 20
The diagram shows a rectangle being divided into 3 smaller rectangles and a
square. If the perimeter of the unshaded rectangle is 16 cm and the area of
the square is 9 cm?, find the total area of the shaded rectangles.
