PSLE STANDARD MATHEMATICS

PAPER 1

(45 marks)

WS1 A (20 marks)

Booklet

Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each. Questions 11 to 15 carry 2 marks each.

For each question, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.
Write your answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided. All diagrams in this
paper are not drawn to scale unless stated otherwise.
The use of calculators is NOT allowed.

1. 7 809 621 = 7 000 000 + _______ + 9000 + 600 + 20 + 1

What is the missing number in the blank?

(1) 800
(2) 8000
(3) 80 000
(4) 800 000

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2. Which of the following numbers are common factors of 16 and 24?

(1) 8 and 12
(2) 2 and 3
(3) 4 and 6
(4) 4 and 8
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3. Express 0.5 as a percentage.

(1) 0.005%
(2) 0.05%
(3) 5%
(4) 50%
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4. Andy is 12 years old. He is z years older than Ben. How old is Ben?

(1) (12 + z) years old

(2) (12 - z) years old
(3) (z) years old
(4) (12 + z) years old
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5. Which of the following fractions has the largest value?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)
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6. Sandy had 6 coins in her purse as shown. She took out only 4 coins to pay
the exact amount for a sandwich.
Which of the following amounts is not a possible cost for the sandwich?

50¢ $1
10¢ 20¢
5¢ 5¢

(1) $1.65
(2) $1.40
(3) $1.35
(4) $1.30
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7. The average of 5 numbers is 14. When a 6th number is added, the average
now becomes 14. What is the 6th number?

(1) 12
(2) 14
(3) 28
(4) 30

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8. In the diagram, point A is north of point B and ABC = 140°.

In what direction is point C from point B?

(1) North-East A
(2) North-West
(3) South-East
(4) South-West

N
140°

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9. The following pie chart shows the number of tickets for a show sold on a
certain day. The total number of tickets sold on that day was 860. Find the
number of senior citizen tickets sold on that day.

Senior
Citizens
Tourists
353

Singaporeans Students
120

(1) 172
(2) 215
(3) 335
(4) 525
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10. There were 84 children. 51 of them were boys.

What was the ration of the number of girls to the number of boys?

(1) 11 : 17
(2) 17 : 28
(3) 17 : 11
(4) 28 : 17

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11. The solid below is made up of 1-cm cubes.
How many more 1-cm cubes are needed to build a cube of edge 4 cm?

(1) 28
(2) 36
(3) 49
(4) 53

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12. The figure is made up of 2 identical quarter circles in a rectangle.

Find the perimeter of the shaded part. (Take = 3.14)

10 cm

(1) 31.4 cm
(2) 35.7 cm
(3) 51.4 cm
(4) 78.5 cm
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13. The doctor prescribed 30 ml of cough syrup for Nigel. He had to take 5 ml of
the cough every 3 hour. He first took his cough syrup at 4 a.m. When would
his last intake be?

(1) 4 p.m.
(2) 6 p.m.
(3) 7 p.m.
(4) 10 p.m.

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14. Which of the following is not a net of a cube?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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15. Lisa spent 20% of her money on a blouse. She used the rest of the money to
buy a skirt and a bracelet. The skirt cost $24 more than the blouse. The
bracelet cost $72. Find the cost of the bag.

(1) $16
(2) $48
(3) $40
(4) $32

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 PSLE STANDARD MATHEMATICS

PAPER 1

WS2 (45 marks)

Booklet A (20 marks)

Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each. Questions 11 to 15 carry 2 marks each.

For each question, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.
Write your answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided. All diagrams in this
paper are not drawn to scale unless stated otherwise.
The use of calculators is NOT allowed.

1. Which of the following has the smallest value?

(1) 0.482
(2) 0.428
(3) 0.453
(4) 0.407

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2. Which one of the following is the same as 25 kg 50 g?

(1) 2 550 g
(2) 2 500 g
(3) 25 050 g
(4) 25 500 g
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3. Which of the following is likely the mass of a normal pencil with an eraser tip?

(1) 0.10 g
(2) 1.0 g
(3) 10 g
(4) 100 g
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4. 3 : 6 = 24 :

What is the missing number in the box?

(1) 16
(2) 28
(3) 36
(4) 48
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5. Simplify 6a + 12 5a 10
(1) a+2
(2) a + 22
(3) 11a + 2
(4) 11a + 22

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6. Express 6 as a decimal.

(1) 6.02
(2) 6.1
(3) 6.2
(4) 6.21
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7. Mdm
Which of the following amount is her possible salary?

(1) 7930
(2) 8110
(3) 8075
(4) 8040

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8. Express 3.5 as a percentage.

(1) 0.035 %
(2) 0.35 %
(3) 35 %
(4) 350 %

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9. The ratio of the number of plates to the number of bowls is 4 : 3. The number
of cups is the number of plates. What is the ratio of the number of cups to
the number of bowls.

(1) 3:5
(2) 3:4
(3) 4:5
(4) 4:7
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10. Arrange these weights from lightest to heaviest.

3 kg 305 g 3.35 kg 3 kg

Shortest Longest

(1) 3 kg , 3.35 kg , 3 km 305 g

(2) 3.35 kg , 3 kg , 3 km 305 g

(3) 3 kg , 3 kg 305 g , 3.35 kg

(4) 3 kg 305 g , 3.35 kg , 3 kg

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11. The average height of 5 long poles is 18 m. The average height of 3 of the
poles is 8 m. Find the average height of the other 2 poles?

(1) 8m
(2) 18 m
(3) 23 m
(4) 33 m

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12. The figure is formed by a square, a semi-circle and a quarter-circle. What is

the area of the shaded part? Take = .

28 cm

(1) 56 cm2
(2) 462 cm2
(3) 616 cm2
(4) 784 cm2
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13. Bob and Charlie have a total of $47. Bob and Damien have a total of $112.
The ratio of amount of money to amount of money is 1 : 6.
How much does Bob have?

(1) $15
(2) $20
(3) $34
(4) $65

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14. Samantha found a recipe on Tik Tok to make pancakes.

Pancake Recipe
(makes 9 pieces)
Flour: 150 g
Butter: 100 g
Sugar: 50 g

She has kg of flour, 420 g of butter and 110 g of sugar. What is the greatest
number of pieces of pancakes she can make?

(5) 18
(6) 27
(7) 36
(8) 81

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15. A bag of 4 apples cost $3.00. Angie was given 1 free apple for every bag of
apple bought. What is the maximum number of apples she could buy if she
had $12?

(1) 16
(2) 18
(3) 20
(4) 24

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 PSLE STANDARD MATHEMATICS

PAPER 1
WS3
(45 marks)

Booklet A (20 marks)

Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each. Questions 11 to 15 carry 2 marks each.

For each question, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.
Write your answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided. All diagrams in this
paper are not drawn to scale unless stated otherwise.
The use of calculators is NOT allowed.

1. Which digit in 78.96 is in the tenths place?

(1) 6
(2) 7
(3) 8
(4) 9
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2. Which one of the following is the same as 40 kg 70 g?.

(1) 4 070 g
(2) 4 700 g
(3) 40 070 g
(4) 40 700 g
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3. Which of the following is likely the mass of an oral thermometer?

(1) 0.13 g
(2) 1.3 g
(3) 13 g
(4) 130 g
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4. Jeffrey paid $2.50 for 50 stamps. How much does each stamp cost?

(1) 5¢
(2) 2¢
(3) 20 ¢
(4) 50 ¢
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5. Express 4 as a decimal.
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(1) 4.05
(2) 4.1
(3) 4.12
(4) 4.5

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6. Simplify 5y + 10 – 4y – 8

(1) y+2
(2) y + 18
(3) 9y + 2
(4) 9y + 18
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7. AB is a straight line.
C g B

e f
h D
A

Which of the following is true?

(1) ∠ f + ∠ g = 180°
(2) ∠ g + ∠ e = 180°
(3) ∠e=∠f
(4) ∠g=∠h
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8. Which of the following fractions is smaller than ?
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(1)
$%
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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9. Arrange these distances from shortest to longest.

(
2 km 305 m 2.35 km 2 km
%

Shortest Longest

(
(1) 2 km , 2.35 km , 2 km 305 m
%
(
(2) 2.35 km , 2 km , 2 km 305 m
%
(
(3) 2 km , 2 km 305 m , 2.35 km
%
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(4) 2 km 305 m , 2.35 km , 2 km
%

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10. The figure is formed by a square, a semi-circle and a quarter-circle. What is
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the area of the shaded part? Take π =
"
.

14 cm

(1) 33 cm2
(2) 38.5 cm2
(3) 115.5 cm2
(4) 154 cm2
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11. Jaime found an online recipe to make cupcakes.

Cupcake Recipe
(makes 9 pieces)
Flour: 150 g
Butter: 100 g
Sugar: 50 g

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She has kg of flour, 420 g of butter and 110 g of sugar. What is the greatest
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number of pieces of cupcakes she can make?

(1) 18
(2) 27
(3) 36
(4) 81

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12. Angela found the following types of coins in her bag.

Types of coins Number of coins

5¢ 2
10 ¢ 1
20 ¢ 2
50 ¢ 1
$1 1

She took out 3 coins from her bag and gave it to her brother. Which one of the
following amounts could not be the amount taken out of her bag?

(1) $1.25
(2) $0.90
(3) $0.75
(4) $0.55
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13. At a school canteen, each table has either 3 or 5 chairs around it. The number
of tables to the number of chairs is 7 : 25. What is the number of tables with 5
chairs to that with 3 chairs?

(1) 5:2

(2) 2:5

(3) 3:4

(4) 4:3

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14. A concert would be played at theatre this weekend. Tickets are sold at $8
each. There will be a $2 discount for every purchase of 4 tickets. What is the
percentage discount for the purchase of 10 tickets?

(1) 5%
(2) 10%
(3) 20%
(4) 25%

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15. John borrowed a book from the library and it was overdue when he returned
it. The payment for the overdue book was based on the charges shown
below.

First 7 days 20 ¢ per day

After the first 7 days 40 ¢ per day

How many days overdue if he had to pay $3.80 of overdue charges?

(1) 6
(2) 9
(3) 13
(4) 16

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