Mathematics B
Unit 3: Number, Algebra, Geometry 2 (Calculator)
Foundation Tier
Sample Assessment Material
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Paper Reference
5MB3/3F
You must have:
Total Marks
Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator. Tracing paper may be used.
Instructions
black ink or ball-point pen.
• Use
Fill
in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• centrethe number and candidate number. all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
• Answer
– there may be more space than you need. may be used.
• Calculators your calculator does not have a π button, take the value of π to be
• If3.142 unless the question instructs otherwise.
Information
total mark for this paper is 80.
• The
The
for each question are shown in brackets
• – usemarks this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your
• Questions written communication will be assessed
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Advice
each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Read an eye on the time.
• Keep to answer every question.
• Try
Check
• your answers if you have time at the end.
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Formulae: Foundation Tier
You must not write on this formulae page.
Anything you write on this formulae page will gain NO credit.
a
Area of trapezium =
1
2 (a
+ b)h
h b Volume of prism = area of cross section × length
cross section length
Answer ALL questions.
Write all your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all stages in your working.
1 Here are 8 polygons.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
(a) Write down the mathematical name for shape A.
(1)
.............................................
(b) Write down the letter of the shape that is an octagon.
(1)
.............................................
(c) Write down the letters of the pair of congruent shapes.
(1)
................
and
(Total for Question 1 = 3 marks)
................
2 Jan bought 3 boxes of Salt ‘n’ Vinegar crisps and 2 boxes of Ready Salted crisps to sell at the Year 11 disco.
There are 48 bags of crisps in each box.
At the end of the disco there were 25 bags of crisps left.
How many bags of crisps were sold at the disco?
Crisps
48 bags
.............................................
(Total for Question 2 = 3 marks)
Bags
3 Tom wants to clean the upstairs windows of his house.
He decides to buy a ladder.
The ladder has to reach exactly 3.8 metres up the wall of the house.
To be safe, the ladder has to be at an angle of 72° to the ground.
What length of ladder should Tom buy?
.............................................
(Total for Question 3 = 4 marks)
*4 Ben buys 10 trays of bottled water for £5.99 a tray.
Each tray holds 12 bottles of water.
Ben goes to a car boot sale to sell his water.
In the morning he sells 80 bottles at 99p each.
12 bottles
£5.99 a tray
In the afternoon he reduces the price and he sells all the bottles he has left for 75p each.
How much profit or loss does he make?
£ .......................................
(Total for Question 4 = 5 marks)
5 (a) Reflect the shaded shape in the mirror line.
(1)
(b) Describe the single transformation that moves shape P to shape Q.
(2)
y
5
4
3
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