St Georges College 11+ Entrance Examination Mathematics Sample Online Quiz view all papers Welcome to your ST GEORGE'S COLLEGE 11 PLUS MATHS SAMPLE PAPER - 2Read the following instructions carefullyThere are between 25 and 28 questions. You should attempt all of them in any order you like. Write neatly and show all your working. It may be possible to give you marks if your working makes sense, even if your final answer is wrong. Put your answer in the space provided. If you think you have finished check that you have answered all the questions. Keep an eye on the time. Work carefully and steadily. Move on to another question if you find yourself spending too long on a question. You may not use a calculator.Sample QuestionsThe questions in the following section have been set in past entrance examinations and have been selected to demonstrate the ways in which both basic skills and the understanding of simple concepts are tested. The time allowed is 45 minutes.1. 192 + 888Answer: 1080 1070 980 970 None of the Above None 2. 888 -192Answer: 696 796 769 716 None of the Above None 3. 14 × 7 × 2Answer: 196 200 198 98 108 None 4. 18 - 17 + 16 - 15 + 14 - 13Answer: 3 6 4 -3 5 None 5. 531 × 135Answer: 71685 70585 71585 61685 70685 None 6. 12321 ÷ 9Answer: 1369 1439 1396 1239 1299 None 7. £1.28 + 57pAnswer: £1.85 £1.57 £5.71 £5.17 £1.50 None 8. £1.28 – 57pAnswer: £0.71 £0.57 £0.85 £0.17 £0.50 None 9. Write in figures the number forty two thousand and eight. 42008 420008 420800 428000 None of the Above None 10. (a) Express 51 km in metres 51000m 5100m 510m 510000m 501m None 10.(b) Express 510 cm in metres 5.1m 1.5m 0.5m 5m None of the Above None 11. To cook a joint of beef, you leave it in the oven for 30 minutes for every kilogram it weighs plus 20 minutes extra. Find how long you should cook a joint weighing:(a) 2kg 1h 20min 1h 5min 1h 10min 1h 30min 1h 15min None 11.(b) 3.5kg 2h 05min 2h 10min 1h 20min 2h 15min 2h 20min None 12. For a film, the seats cost £3 for each child and £7 for each adult. I was charged £51 for all the seats I bought.(i) Did I buy more than 7 adult tickets? no more than 7 yeah more than 7 7 only bought 7 tickets for childern only None of the Above None 12 (ii) If there were more adult tickets than child tickets, how many of each did I buy? 6 Adult tickets & 3 Child tickets 3 Adult tickets & 6 Child tickets 8 Adult tickets & 4 Child tickets 5 Adult tickets & 2 Child tickets 6 Adult tickets & 4 Child tickets None 12.(iii) If there were more child tickets than adult tickets, how many of each did I buy? 10 child tickets & 3 adult tickets 8 child tickets & 2 adult tickets 11 child tickets & 3 adult tickets 3 child tickets & 9 adult tickets 12 child tickets & 6 adult tickets None 13. A rectangle measures 4.0 cm by 7.1 cm. What is its area? \[28.4 cm^{2}\] \[25.5 cm^{2}\] \[28.1 cm^{2}\] \[27 cm^{2}\] \[28 cm^{2}\] None 14. Every day a jogger runs 4km.(i) Find out how far he runs in 4 weeks. 112km 96km 100km 108km 120km None 14 (ii) If he takes 15 minutes to run 4km, what is his average speed in km per hour? 16kmph 6kmph 8kmph 12kmph 4kmph None 15. A ferry crossing from Dover to Calais was supposed to leave at 0745 and take one and a quarter hours. In fact the ferry left 17 minutes late and arrived at Calais at 0911.(i) Using the 24 hour clock, write the time when the ferry left Dover. 8:02 8:00 8:17 8:05 8:07 None 15 (ii) How many minutes did the crossing from Dover to Calais actually take? 69min 90min 96min 60min 84min None 15.(iii) How many minutes late did the ferry arrive in Calais? 11min 15min 10min 20min 13min None 16. When two numbers are added together, the result is 32. When the smaller number is subtracted from the larger one, the result is 6. Find the numbers. 13, 19 14, 20 12, 18 11, 17 None of the Above None 17. A piece of string is 12.6cm long. If a piece 3.75cm is cut from it, how long is the piece of string that remains? 8.85cm 9.50cm 8.50cm 9.40cm 7.90cm None 18. Eggs are sold in boxes of 12, costing £1.68. I wish to make 15 cakes for a localfete and the recipe requires that I use 5 eggs for each cake.(i) How many eggs will I use altogether if I make 15 cakes? 75eggs 60eggs 72eggs 85eggs 65eggs None 18.(ii) How many boxes must I buy to ensure I have enough eggs to makethe 15 cakes? 7 6 5 8 9 None 18.(iii) How much will I pay for the eggs? £11.76 £12.60 £11.50 £12.76 £10.50 None 19. A ream of paper consists of 500 sheets. If one sheet of paper has a mass of 4.75g, what would be the mass of 1 ream of paper?(i) Give your answer in grams. 2375g 2735g 2537g 2753g None of the Above None 19.(ii) Give your answer in kilograms 2.375kg 2.735kg 2.537kg 2.753kg None of the Above None 20. On a trip to France, I found that one English pound was worth 1.2 Euros. So forexample, I would receive 2.4 Euros in exchange for £2.(i) On a ferry to France, I wanted to buy a large bar of Tobleronechocolate, which cost £3. How many Euros would I have to pay forit? 3.6Euros 2.6Euros 3.4Euros 4.2Euros None of the Above None 20.(ii) A certain bottle of wine in France costs 7.5 Euros. How much isthat in English pounds? £6.25 £5.50 £5.75 £6.75 £5.25 None 21. Fill in the missing numbers in the following sequences:(i) 7, 10, 25 13 & 22 12 & 23 14 & 21 13 & 25 None of the Above None (ii) 192, 96, 48, , 12, 6, 24 & 3 36 & 6 38 & 2 25 & 5 None of the Above None 22. I used my calculator to work out (31 × 9) ÷ 52. Before doing so I worked out in my head that the answer should be about six. What was the simple calculation I didin my head? 10 9 8 7 11 None 23. A box of Kiddimix contains 20 chocolates of which 8 are plain chocolates. If 16 ofthe 20 have soft centres, what can you say about how many plain chocolatesthere are with soft centres? 4 <4 >4 6 5 None 24. (i) Find 5/8 of 240m 150 120 140 130 125 None 24.(ii) Find 20% of £350 £70 £50 £60 £75 £40 None 24. (iii) A student sleeps for 9 hours every night. For what fraction of the whole day, isthe student awake? Give your answer in its most simplified form. \[\frac{5}{8}\] \[\frac{3}{8}\] \[\frac{1}{2}\] \[\frac{7}{8}\] \[\frac{1}{4}\] None 25. Find the values of 6\[\frac{4}{3}\] 3\[\frac{2}{6}\] 6\[\frac{3}{4}\] 4\[\frac{3}{6}\] 3\[\frac{4}{6}\] None 1 \[\frac{3}{4}\] 3 \[\frac{1}{4}\] \[\frac{1}{4}\] \[\frac{3}{4}\] 1 \[\frac{2}{3}\] None Time's up
