Exam style questions - Hodder Plus Home

50
60 70 80
Temp °C
… and its solution
a N
B
C
Diagram shown
half size.
c
3 Write these measurements in order of size,
smallest first.
1234 ml 2.59 l 0.375 l 4.68 l 579 ml [2]
4 a Jim travelled 20 miles home from work.
Approximately how many kilometres is this [2]
b On his way home, Jim bought a 5 kilogram bag
of potatoes.
Approximately how many pounds of potatoes
did he buy [2]
5 a Estimate the height of a typical house front
door. [1]
b Estimate the length of a family car. [1]
11 Constructions 1
Here is an exam question …
Simon went orienteering. This is a sketch he made of
part of the course.
N
A
47°
0
300 m
100 200
Temp °C
B
125°
200 m
C
a Draw an accurate plan of this part of the course.
Use a scale of 1 cm to 50 m. [3]
b Use your drawing to find the bearing of C from A.
[1]
[3]
A
b 069º
Here is another exam question …
Two buoys are anchored at A and B. B is due East of A.
A boat is anchored at C.
a Using a scale of 1 cm to 2 m, draw the triangle
ABC. [2]
b Measure the bearing of the boat, C, from buoy A. [2]
… and its solution
a Step 1: Draw the line AB 7.5 cm long.
Step 2: Using compasses, draw an arc 10 cm from A,
and an arc 4 cm from B.
Step 3: Mark the point C where the arcs cross and
join to A and B to complete the triangle.
b To measure the bearing, use your protractor, to draw
the North line at A, at right-angles to AB.
A
A
N
N
15 m
Scale 1 cm to 50 m
20 m
B
Scale 1 cm to 2 m
Note: the diagram above is not to scale.
N
8 m
C
Now use your protractor, with the zero line along
the North line, to measure the bearing. It should be
between 069º and 070º.
B
C
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