Primary 5 – First Term Examination for Mathematics Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 5 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR MATHEMATICS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options given.

1. What is the value of 7 × 8?

A. 54  B. 56  C. 58  D. 60

2. Write 403 in words.

A. Four hundred three  B. Forty-three  C. Four hundred and thirty  D. Four thousand and three

3. The place value of 6 in 3,642 is ______.

A. Hundreds  B. Tens  C. Thousands  D. Units

4. Write in figures: Four thousand, two hundred and nineteen.

A. 4219  B. 4129  C. 4209  D. 4029

5. What is ⅔ of 24?

A. 14  B. 15  C. 16  D. 18

6. Which number is a multiple of 9?

A. 27  B. 32  C. 36  D. 40

7. Round 365 to the nearest ten.

A. 300  B. 360  C. 370  D. 365

8. What is the perimeter of a square whose side is 6 cm?

A. 12 cm  B. 18 cm  C. 20 cm  D. 24 cm

9. Find the sum of 450 + 230 + 170.

A. 850  B. 860  C. 870  D. 880

10. 1000 − 456 = ?

A. 554  B. 544  C. 534  D. 564

11. What is ⅕ of 50?

A. 5  B. 8  C. 10  D. 15

12. Convert 2 metres to centimetres.

A. 20 cm  B. 200 cm  C. 2 cm  D. 2000 cm

13. Which of these fractions is equivalent to ½?

A. 2/4  B. 1/3  C. 3/5  D. 1/4

14. The sum of the angles in a triangle is ______.

A. 90°  B. 120°  C. 180°  D. 360°

15. The Roman numeral for 49 is ______.

A. XLV  B. XLIX  C. LIX  D. XLVI

16. Which of these numbers is odd?

A. 24  B. 48  C. 35  D. 60

17. Divide 96 by 8.

A. 10  B. 11  C. 12  D. 13

18. The shape with 4 equal sides and 4 right angles is ______.

A. Rectangle  B. Square  C. Rhombus  D. Triangle

19. What is the next number in the sequence: 3, 6, 9, 12, __?

A. 13  B. 14  C. 15  D. 16

20. Find the average of 6, 8, 10.

A. 7  B. 8  C. 9  D. 10

 

ANSWER KEY – MULTIPLE CHOICE 

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. B

 

SECTION B – THEORY (50 marks)

Question 1 (10 marks)

(a) Write in figures: Three thousand, one hundred and twenty-five. (2 marks)

(b) Write 4075 in words. (2 marks)

(c) Round 728 to the nearest hundred. (2 marks)

(d) Find the sum of 326 + 175 + 49. (2 marks)

(e) Subtract 238 from 600. (2 marks)

 

Answer Key:

(a) 3125

(b) Four thousand and seventy-five

(c) 700

(d) 550

(e) 362

 

Question 2 (10 marks)

(a) Find the average of 10, 15, 20. (3 marks)

(b) If a rectangle has length 12 cm and width 8 cm, find its perimeter. (3 marks)

(c) Write the Roman numeral for 67. (2 marks)

(d) Express ¼ as a decimal. (2 marks)

 

Answer Key:

(a) (10 + 15 + 20) ÷ 3 = 45 ÷ 3 = 15

(b) 2 × (12 + 8) = 40 cm

(c) LXVII

(d) 0.25

 

Question 3 (10 marks)

(a) Multiply 37 by 6. (2 marks)

(b) Divide 128 by 4. (2 marks)

(c) Find ⅖ of 50. (2 marks)

(d) What is the product of 12 × 12? (2 marks)

(e) Write in figures: Seven thousand and eight. (2 marks)

 

Answer Key:

(a) 222

(b) 32

(c) 20

(d) 144

(e) 7008

 

Question 4 (10 marks)

(a) A boy has ₦600. He buys a pen for ₦250 and a book for ₦200. How much is left? (4 marks)

(b) Find the sum of the first five odd numbers. (3 marks)

(c) Convert 3 metres to centimetres. (3 marks)

 

Answer Key:
(a) ₦600 − (₦250 + ₦200) = ₦150

(b) 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 25

(c) 3 × 100 = 300 cm

 

Question 5 (10 marks)

(a) Draw a triangle and label its sides A, B, C. (4 marks)

(b) State the number of sides and corners of a rectangle. (4 marks)

(c) How many hours make two days? (2 marks)

 

Answer Key:

(a) A correctly drawn triangle labelled A, B, C – (4 marks)

(b) 4 sides and 4 corners – (4 marks)

(c) 48 hours – (2 marks)