Grade 7 Mathematics Exam
Total Marks: 100
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Name: ___________________________
Instructions:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Show all workings clearly in the space provided.
3. Use appropriate units where necessary.
4. Marks are indicated in brackets [].
Section A: Fractions, Decimals, and Mixed Numbers (15 Marks)
Section B: Shapes (Perimeter, Area, and Volume) (20 Marks)
Section C: Powers and Roots (15 Marks)
Section D: Angles (15 Marks)
Section E: Linear Equations (20 Marks)
Section F: Sketching Straight Lines (15 Marks)
1. Convert the following fractions into decimals:
a) 3/8
b) 7/20
c) 5/12. [3]
2. Convert the following mixed numbers into improper fractions:
a) 2 3/5
b) 4 7/9. [2]
3. Add and simplify the following fractions:
a) 5/6 + 2/9
b) 7/8 + 3/4. [4]
4. Subtract and simplify:
a) 9/10 - 3/5
b) 7 1/3 - 2 2/3. [3]
5. Multiply and divide the following:
a) (3/5) × (2/7)
b) (4/9) ÷ (2/3). [3]
6. Find the perimeter and area of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 5 cm. [4]
7. A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 7 cm. Find its area. [3]
8. Calculate the volume of a cube with a side length of 6 cm. [4]
9. A cylinder has a radius of 5 cm and a height of 12 cm. Find its volume. Use π ≈ 3.14.
[5]
10. The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. Find the length of one side and its area. [4]
11. Evaluate the following:
a) 3²
b) 5³
c) 4⁰. [3]
12. Find the square roots of:
a) 49
b) 144. [2]
13. Find the cube roots of:
a) 27
b) 125. [2]
14. Simplify the following expressions:
a) 2⁵ ÷ 2³
b) (3²)³. [4]
15. Write the following in standard form:
a) 0.00056
b) 4,500,000. [4]
16. Find the missing angle in a triangle with angles 45° and 65°. [3]
17. Two angles in a quadrilateral are 85° and 95°. The third angle is 70°. Find the
fourth angle. [4]
18. A straight line angle measures 180°. One angle is 120°. Find the missing angle. [3]
19. Find the complement of a 38° angle. [2]
20. Find the supplement of a 92° angle. [3]
21. Solve for x:
a) 3x + 5 = 20
b) 5x - 7 = 3x + 9. [4]
22. Solve and check your solution:
4(x - 2) = 3x + 6. [4]
23. A shop sells pens and pencils. The total cost of 3 pens and 2 pencils is $14. The
total cost of 5 pens and 3 pencils is $23. Find the cost of each item. [6]
24. The sum of two numbers is 50. One number is twice the other. Find both numbers.
[6]
25. Find the slope of a line passing through the points (2,3) and (6,9). [3]
26. Write the equation of a line that passes through (0,4) with a slope of -2. [3]
27. Sketch the graph of y = 2x + 3 by finding at least two points. [6]
28. The line y = 5x - 2 crosses the x-axis at which point? [3]