GONZGA JESUIT COLLEG, OKIJA
FIRST REGIME MATHEMATICS CA QUESTIONS JSS1
1. What must be added to 16 make 10?
A. 6
B. -6
C. -10
D. 10
2. What value make the statement true? θ+7=20
A. 13
B. 8
C. 12
D. 10
3. What is the coefficients of the unknown 5 x ?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. x
4. Simplify 6 a × 7 ab
A. 42a2b
B. 42ab
C. 35a2b
D. 35ab
5
5. What is the coefficient x
2
A. 5
B. 2
C. 0
5
D.
2
6. Simplify 27 m ÷3 m ?
A. 8m
B. 9m
C. 9
D. 8
3
7. What is of 24 abc ?
4
A. 18abc
B. 18
C. 9abc
D. 9
8. Kunle is P years old now. What was his age 9 years ago?
A. 9+ p
B. 9− p
C. p−9
D. p+9
9. Simplify 8 m ×4 ÷2 m ×4
A. 64m2
B. 64
C. 64m
D. 8m2
10. Find the value of a in 3 a=a+38
A. 16
B. 19
C. 17
D. 18
11. Arrange the like terms 8 u+ 4 x+ 3u+ y
A. 8 u+ 4 x+ 3u+ y
B. 8 u+ y + 4 x+ 3u
C. 8 u+ y + x +3 u
D. 8 u+3 u+ 4 x+ y
12. Simplify 4 x+3 x
A. 7
B. 8
C. 7x2
D. 7x
13. Remove bracket and simplify ( 8 y +3 x )+ ( 2 y −2 x )
A. 10y+x
B. 6y+x
C. 10y+5x
D. 10y-x
14. Simplify 3 y +2= y +6
A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
4 n+ 5
15. Simplify =7
3
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 8
16. Simplify ( 11a+ 3 b ) + ( 12 b−3 a )
A. ( 8 a+ 15 b )
B. ( 8 a−15 b )
C. ( 8+15 b )
D. ( 8−15 b )
17. A girl is x years old. What will be the age of the girl in 7 years’ time?
A. x−7
B. 7−x
C. x +7
D. 7 x+ y
18. Simplify 10 p+25 p−35 p+7 p
A. 10 p+7 p
B. 7 p
C. 7
D. 35p
19. Simplify 4 y × 6 xy
A. 24x2y
B. 24y2x
C. 10x2y
D. 10xy
20. Solve the equation x +6=−2
A. -8
B. 8
C. 4
D. 3
21. Simplify by removing bracket 3+ ( x +2 )
A. 3+ x +2
B. 5+ x
C. 5x
D. 3+2 x
22. Solve 10 a−( 3 a+2 a )
A. 10 a−3 a+2 a
B. 10 a−3 a−2a
C. 10 a+3 a+2 a
D. 5a
23. Simplify 12 x−( 5 x+ y ) .
A. 12 x−5 x − y
B. 12 x−5 x + y
C. 17 x− y
D. 7 x− y
24. A woman is x years old. How old will she be in p years’ time?
A. x− p
B. x + p
C. p−x
D. px
25. Add 2 times the sum of 3m and 4n to 3 times the sum of 5m and 2n.
A. 21m+14n
B. 6m+8n
C. 15m+6n
D. 8m+14n
26. A pen cost #10 and a sharpener cost ¿ x less than #20. Find the cost of sharpener.
A. ( 20+ x ) naira
B. ( 20−x ) naira
C. ( x +20 ) naira
D. ( x−20 ) naira
27. A drum full of engine oil weighs P kg. when empty it weighs 10kg. what is the weight of
the oil in the drum?
A. (p-10) kg
B. (p+10) kg
C. (10-p) kg
D. 10p kg
28. Simplify 2 x+ 2 y .
A. 4 xy
B. 2 xy
C. 2 x+ 2 y
D. x+ y
29. Find the value that make the statement true b=6+7.
A. 12
B. 13
C. 15
D. 14
30. Find the value of x ∈6 x =30
A. 4
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6
THEORY
1. Simplify the following expressions
a) 33−x+ x + x (2.5 marks)
b) 2 p +15 m−13 p +3 m−q (2.5 marks)
c) 2 x+ m−4 +5 x−6 m (2.5 marks)
d) 49+ 2 y −19 y+ 2 p+11−33 p (2.5 marks)
2. Solve the following
1 4
(a) By how much is the product of 3 ∧4 less than 20? (2.5 marks)
4 5
(b) A boy is 12 years old. How old will he be in y years time? (2.5 marks)
(c) Mohammed is twice as old as Eze. If Eze is n years old, how old is
Mohammed? (2.5 marks)
(d) If p is an even number write down the next even number (2.5 marks)
3. Simplify ( x−3 y )− ( 4 y +2 x )−( x− y) (10 marks)
4. Find the value of the unknown.
a) 2 x+ 8=20+ x (2.5 marks)
b) 21−m=m (2.5 marks)
c) 16 m−12=24+14 m (2.5 marks)
d) 7=x+1 (2.5 marks)