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GRADE NINE – YEAR 2026
TERM ONE EXAMINATION – FEB. 2026
MATEHMATICS
Time: 2hrs
Name: …………………………………………………………
School: ………………………………………………………..
Class: ……………………………………………
Date: ……………………………………………
Adm No.: …………………………….
Instructions To The Students
1. Read all questions carefully before answering.
2. Show all workings; answers without workings may not get full marks.
3. Write your answers neatly and include the correct units.
4. Use a ruler and compass for diagrams and graphs; label axes and scales.
5. Use a calculator only if allowed.
6. Attempt all questions and manage your time wisely.
7. Check your answers before submitting.
8. Maintain silence and avoid cheating.
Assessment Rubric
Teachers should fill this rubric after marking this paper.
Section Section A Section B Total
(Multiple (Structural Marks
Chocies) Questions)
Total Marks 20 80 100
Student’s Marks

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 SECTION A (20 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section. Shade the alternative letter (A, B, C or D) you
consider most correct on the answer sheet provided.
1. A farmer harvested 5,679,218 sacks of beans from his farm. What is the
place value of the digit 7?
A. Seven hundred thousand
B. Seventy thousand
C. Seven thousand
D. Seven hundred
2. Which of the following numbers is an integer?
A. 51.8
B. -8
C. 0.6
D. √2
3. Which of the following is NOT an integer?
A. -5
B. 0
C. 3.14
D. 12
4. Which of the following numbers is a composite number?
A. 13
B. 17
C. 21
D. 29
5. If log₁₀ x = 2, what is the value of x?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 100
D. 200
6. Simplify: (2³ × 3²) ÷ (2² × 3¹)
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 12
7. Convert 25% to a fraction in its simplest form.
A. 1/2
B. 1/4
C. 1/5
D. 1/10

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8. Solve for x: 3x - 5 = 16
A. 5
B. 7
C. 11
D. 21
9. Simplify the expression: 4a + 2b - a + 3b
A. 3a + 5b
B. 5a + 5b
C. 3a + b
D. 5a + b
[Link] the inequality: 2x + 1 > 7
A. x > 3
B. x > 4
C. x < 3
D. x < 4
[Link] area of a rectangle is 48 cm² and its length is 8 cm. What is its width?
A. 4 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 12 cm
[Link] is the volume of a cube with side length 5 cm?
A. 25 cm³
B. 50 cm³
C. 100 cm³
D. 125 cm³
[Link] temperature of water in a container was 22°C. It was heated until its
temperature rose to 52°C. What was the rise in temperature expressed in
Kelvin?
A. 20 K
B. 30 K
C. 52 K
D. 74 K
[Link] a journey takes 3 hours at 60 km/h, what is the distance covered?
A. 120 km
B. 180 km
C. 200 km
D. 240 km
[Link] 2 hours 45 minutes to minutes.
A. 145 minutes
B. 165 minutes

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 C. 180 minutes
D. 195 minutes
[Link] perimeter of a square is 28 cm. What is its side length?
A. 6 cm
B. 7 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 14 cm
17.A map scale is 1:50,000. How many kilometers does 4 cm on the map
represent?
A. 2 km
B. 20 km
C. 200 km
D. 2,000 km
[Link] type of triangle has sides 5 cm, 5 cm, and 7 cm?
A. Equilateral
B. Isosceles
C. Scalene
D. Right-angled
[Link] sum of the interior angles of a triangle is:
A. 90°
B. 180°
C. 360°
D. 540°
[Link] mean of the numbers 4, 6, 8, 10 is:
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 28
SECTION B (80 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section. Show all your working clearly.
21.A shopkeeper sells bags in red, blue, and green colors. On Monday, he sold
15 red bags, 20 blue bags, and 10 green bags.
a) Represent this data in a bar graph. (3 marks)

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 b) What fraction of the total bags sold were blue? (1 mark)

c) If the total sales were KSh 1,200, and each bag costs the same, find
the cost per bag. (1 mark)

[Link] √(16) + 3² - (8 ÷ 2). (4 marks)

[Link] the cube root of 1,000 and then multiply by 4. Express the result as a
mixed number if necessary. (6 marks)

24.A ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2. If there are 30 students, how many
boys are there? Use a unitary method. (5 marks)

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[Link] 0.75 to a percentage and then to a ratio. (4 marks)

[Link]: (5/6) + (2/3) - (1/4). Give your answer as a single fraction. (5

[Link] is the place value and value of the digit 4 in 4,562,309? (3 marks)

[Link] the HCF of 12, 18, and 24 using prime factorization. (3 marks)

[Link] the simultaneous equation: (5 marks)

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[Link]: x² + 5x + 6 (4 marks)

[Link] the inequality: y > 2x - 1. (5 marks)

32.A cylindrical tank has a radius of 7 cm and height 20 cm. Calculate its

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 volume. (Use π = 22/7) (4 marks)

33.A room is 5 m long and 4 m wide. Find the cost of carpeting it at KSh 300
per m². (5 marks)

[Link] 1.5 km to meters and then to cm. (4 marks)

[Link] a car travels 240 km in 4 hours, find its average speed in km/h. (3 marks)

36.A triangle has base 10 cm and height 6 cm. Calculate its area. (4 marks)

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[Link] the circumference of a circle with diameter 14 cm. (Use π = 22/7) (3
marks)

[Link] a triangle ABC with AB = 6 cm, BC = 5 cm, CA = 7 cm. Measure

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