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 INSTRUCTIONS

• Read each question carefully and answer the best you can.
• If you take too long on a question, go to the next one. When you
finish you can go back to the ones you haven’t answered.
• Remember to mark all your answers in the booklet.
• In each question there is only one correct answer.
• You may use the extra space on the side to make your calculations.
• You will have up to 50 minutes to answer these questions.
You will find several types of questions in the booklet.
Let´s take a look:

Question 1
There are questions in which you will have to solve the exercise and
then write the correct answer in the blank space.

Example:

Solve the exercise and write the correct answer in the blank space.

1+1= 2 1+ 1 = 2

Question 2
There are questions in which you will have to solve the exercise and
then mark the option that has the correct answer with an X.

Example:

Solve 2 + 2. Mark with an X the correct answer.

a. 2

b. 3
2+ 2 = 4
c. 4

d. 5
Question 3

Finally, there are questions where you have to read carefully a math
problem, solve it and then mark the correct answer with an X.

Example:

Abeyot and Tirsit bought pencils. Abeyot bought 1 pencil and Tirsit
bought 2. How many pencils do they have between the both of them?

a. 3 pencils

b. 2 pencils
1+2=3
c. 5 pencils

d. 1 pencil

STOP, WAIT DIRECTIONS TO BEGIN.

Write the correct answer in the space:
1. 8 – 3 =

2. 112 + 45 + 467 =

3. 48 x 5 =

4. 52 – 7 =

5. 45 ÷ 15 =

6. 9.81 + 7.62 =

7. 18.23 - 0.2 =

8. 9/8 X 2/3 =

9. 25% of 240 =
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11. One year a company reported selling [1426 tons] of fertilizer. The following year

the company sold 15% less fertilizer. Which is the closest approximation to the

number of [tons] of fertilizer sold in the second year?

a. 200

b. 1200

c. 300

d. 1600

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13. [Maria] has 6 red boxes. Each box has 4 pencils inside. She also has 3 blue
boxes. Each blue box has 2 pencils inside. How many pencils does [Maria] have
altogether?

a. 36
b. 15
c. 24
d. 30

14. The graph shows the distribution of crops grown in a certain country.

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According to the information in the graph, which of these statements is true?

a) More oats are grown than wheat.

b) Corn is more than one-half of the country´s crop.

c) Oats are more than one third of the country´s crop.

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d) The total crop of oats and wheat is greater than the corn crop.
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of Educational Achievement (IEA).
Publisher: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center, Lynch School of Education, Boston College.

15. A scoop holds kg of flour. How many scoops of flour are needed to fill a bag

with 6 kg of flour?

Answer:____________________
16. In a school there were 1200 students (boys and girls). A sample of 100 students

was selected at random, and 45 boys were found in the sample. Which of these

is most likely to be the number of boys in the school?

a. 450

b. 500

c. 540

d. 600

17. Tickets for a train cost either 10 [dollars], 15 [dollars], or 30 [dollars]. Of the 900
tickets sold, 1/5 cost 30 [dollars] each and 2/3 cost 15 [dollars] each. What
fraction of the train tickets was sold for 10 [dollars] each?

a. 2/15

b. 1/15

c. 12/15

d. 6/15

Below is a receipt that [Oscar] received after making a purchase in a cloth shop. There
are some blank spaces in the receipt where information is missing. Read carefully.

[Kathy´s] Shop RECEIPT N° 0568

[ Date: [October 4th, 2012]

No. DESCRIPTION UNIT LINE TOTAL DISCOUNT

of PRICE
items

10 Trousers [$12] [$ 120] [$ 24]

25 T-shirts [$ 13] [$ 325] No discount
78 Socks [$ 4] [$ 312] [$ 35]
37 Dresses [$ 20] [ $740] No discount
49 Skirts [$ 8] [ $392] [$ 33]

[$ 92]
SUBTOTAL TOTAL DISCOUNT

TOTAL
18. Based on the receipt, answer the following questions by marking the correct
answer with an X.

How many items did [Oscar] buy?

a. 199

b. 209

c. 198

d. 208

19. [Andrea] wants to buy 38 T-shirts. How much will she pay?

a. [$ 325]

b. [$ 494]

c. [$ 484]

d. [$ 304]

Below is a medicine description. Read it carefully.

Each box costs

[$15]
[CIPIRINA]
INGREDIENTS: Each tablet contains 500 mg acetaminophen acid

DOSAGE: ORAL. 1 or 2 tablets every 4 hours, preferably

accompanied by food, for not longer than 28 days. In the case of
children, only 1 tablet every 8 hours for not longer than 10 days.

INDICATIONS: [Cipirina] is often used to relieve different

symptoms. This medication relieves mild to moderate pain in the
muscles of the hands and legs. It reduces fever, bone pain and
menstrual symptoms.

CAUTION: [Cipirina] may cause drowsiness, gastric pain, allergies

or ulcers. Children up to 10 years with chicken pox and asthma
should consult with their doctor before taking this medicine.
Based on the text, answer the following questions by marking the correct answer with
an X.

20. According to the description, how many tablets can a child take in one day?

a. 2 tablets

b. 1 tablet

c. 3 tablets

d. 8 tablets

21. If [Arturo] takes the largest amount of pills recommended for adults, how many
more pills can he take compared with a child in two days?

a. [Arturo] can take 18 pills more than a child

b. [Arturo] can take 3 pills more than a child

c. [Arturo] can take 9 pills more than a child

d. [Arturo] can take 7 pills more than a child

22. [Ana’s] doctor tells her to take 2 tablets every 12 hours for a week. How many
mg of acetaminophen will [Ana] have taken in total by the end of the week?

a. 14 000 mg

b. 7 000 mg

c. 21 000 mg

d. 12 000 mg

23. [Mario] wants to buy 7 boxes. When he was going to pay the cashier told him
that there was a 25% discount on the tablets he was buying. Which mathematical
operation(s) is (are) needed to get the amount of money he paid for his
medicine?

a. Only multiplication
 b. Multiplication, division and subtraction

c. Division and multiplication

d. Addition and subtraction

24. How many CDs did the band The Metalfolkies sell in April?

A. 250
B. 500
C. 1000
D. 1270

25. In Which month did the band NO One’s Darling sell more CDs than the ban The
Kicking Kangaroos for the first time?

A. No month
B. March
C. April
D. May
26. The manager of The Kicking Kangaroos is worried because the number of their
CDs that sold decreased from February to June.

What is the estimate of their sales volume for July if the same negative trend continues

A. 70 CDs
B. 370 CDs
C. 670 CDs
D. 1340 CDs

27. On one trip, Helen rode 4km in the first 10 minutes and then 2 km in the next 5
minutes. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. Helen’s average speed was greater in the first 10 minutes than in the next
5 minutes.
B. Helen’s average speed was the same in the first 10 minutes and in the
next 5 minutes.
C. Helen’s average speed was less in the first 10 minutes than in the next 5
minutes.
D. It is not possible to tell anything about Helen’s average speed from the
information given.

28. Helen rode 6 km to her aunt’s house. Her speedometer showed that she had
averaged 18 km/h for the whole trip. Which one of the following statements is
correct?
 A. It took Helen 20 minutes to get her aunt’s house.
B. It took Helen 30 minutes to get her aunt’s house.
C. It took Helen 3 hours to get her aunt’s house.
D. It is not possible to tell how long it took Helen to get to her aunt’s house.

29. Helen rode her bike from home to the river, which is 4 km away. It took her 9
minutes. She rode home using a shorter route of 3km. this only took her 6
minutes. What is Helens average, speed, in km/h, for the trip to the river and
back?

Average speed for the trip:……………………….km/h

Chris wants a car that meets all these conditions:

• The distance travelled is not higher than 120 000 kilometers.

• It was made in the year 2000 or a later year.
• The advertised price is not higher than 4500 zeds.

30. Which car meets Chris conditions?

A. Alpha
B. Bolte
C. Castel
D. Dezal