2012 Primary 3 Mathematics End Year Examination 2

Section A

For each question, choose the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1.

In 3519, the digit _______ is in the hundreds place.

1. 1
2. 5
3. 3
4. 9

2.

What is the sum of 5726 and 319?

1. 5407
2. 5413
3. 5035
4. 6045

3.

The time shown on the clock face is 1 hour slow. The correct time is _____.

1. quarter past 5
2. half past 2
3. quarter past 7
4. half past 4

4.

Which one of the triangles has a right angle?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

5.

Find the area of the rectangle below.

1. 24cm²
2. 48cm²
3. 68cm²
4. 108cm²

6.

Alice has 4 times as much money as Benny. If Benny has $36 less than Alice, how much money do they have altogether?

1. $45
2. $48
3. $60
4. $180

7.

A jug can hold 2ℓ of water. A cup can hold 128 ml of water. If the jug contains 8 cupfuls of water, what is the greatest amount of water that can still be poured into the jug before it overflows?

1. 824 ml
2. 976 ml
3. 1024 ml
4. 1872 ml

8.

Which of the following fractions are arranged from the greatest to the smallest?

1. ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{2},\frac{2}{3},\frac{5}{12}\mathrm{}}$
2. ${\displaystyle \frac{2}{3},\frac{1}{2},\frac{5}{12}\mathrm{}}$
3. ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{2},\frac{5}{12},\frac{2}{3}\mathrm{}}$
4. ${\displaystyle \frac{2}{3},\frac{5}{12},\frac{1}{2}\mathrm{}}$

Section B

Write your answers in the blanks provided. For questions that require units, give your answers in the unit stated.

1.

Write in words.

(a) 95

_________________________________________

(b) 6047

_________________________________________

2.

Arrange these numbers in order, beginning with the smallest.

5406, 5046, 5604, 5640

Answer: ________, _________, _________, _________

(smallest) (greatest)

3.

Find the remainder of 349 ÷ 8.

Answer: ________

4.

9000 + 700 + 50 + 2 = ________ - 100

Answer: ________

5.

450 ÷ 5 = ________ x 9

Answer: ________

6.

In the clock face below, draw the missing minute hand to show 3.20 p.m.

7.

Name a pair of parallel lines in the figure below.

Answer: _____ and _____

8.

In the square grid below, draw a line perpendicular to JK passing through dot P.

9.

Chin Li started reading a book at 11.40 a.m. and stopped at 1.10 p.m. How much time did Chin Li spend on reading the book? Give your answer in h and min.

Ans: _____ h _____ min

10.

Find the value of ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{12}+\frac{5}{12}\mathrm{}}$ . Express your answer in the simplest form.

Ans: ________

11.

Look at the diagram below.

What is the mass of one packet of milk?

Ans: ________

12.

Danny bought a pizza. He ate ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\mathrm{}}$ of it in the morning and ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{9}\mathrm{}}$ of it in the afternoon. What fraction of the whole pizza was left?

Ans: ________

13.

Mr Fong mixed 3 ℓ of water with 1 ℓ of syrup. How much of the mixture is left after his family drank 1 ℓ 530 ml of it? Express your answer in ℓ and ml.

Ans: _____ ℓ _____ ml

14.

EFGH is a square. Find its perimeter.

Ans: ________

15.

Study the diagram below.

The paper clip is ________ cm shorter than the pencil.

16.

Pamela had 30 sweets. After she had bought another 12 sweets, she had twice as many sweets as Qiu Xian. How many sweets did Qiu Xian have?

Answer: ________

17.

The bar graph below shows the number of stamps that Gina has.

How many more Singapore stamps than Japan stamps does Gina have?

Answer: ________

18.

The bar graph below shows the number of stamps that Gina has.

The number of India stamps is equal to the total number of ________ and ________ stamps.

19.

Find the total area of the shaded parts.

Answer: ________ cm²

20.

Osman has 6 more $5 notes than $2 notes. These notes add up to $219. How many $2 notes does Osman have?

Answer: ________

Section C

Work out the problem sums below.

1.

Hashim has 498 stickers. Ian has 345 stickers more than Hashim but 75 stickers fewer than Jinrong. How many stickers does Jinrong have?








Answer: ________

2.

Mrs King bought 300 apples. She had 9 baskets and she put 27 apples into each basket. She gave the rest of the applies to her sister. How many apples did Mrs King give to her sister?








Answer: ________

3.

Leela spent a total of 2 h 15 min at the zoo. She watched an elephant show for 25 min and spent the rest of the time walking around the zoo. She left the zoo at 3.45 p.m.

(a) How much time did Leela spend walking around the zoo? Give your answer in h and min.








Answer: ________

(b) At what time did Leela arrive at the zoo?








Answer: ________

4.

Mong Teck had a roll of red ribbon 360 m long and a roll of black ribbon of the same length. He cut the whole roll of red ribbon into strips of 5 m and cut the whole roll of black ribbon into strips of 6 m. How many more strips of red ribbons than strips of black ribbons did Mong Teck have?








Answer: ________

5.

At a concert, an adult ticket normally costs $130 and a child ticket costs half as much as an adult ticket. During a promotion, an adult ticket and a child ticket cost $150 altogether. Nazri wants to buy 2 adult tickets and 2 child tickets. How much money will Nazri save if he buys them during the promotion?








Answer: ________

6.

Rani had some flour at first. She bought another ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\mathrm{}}$ kg of flour. After she used ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\mathrm{}}$ kg of the flour to bake a cake, Rani had ${\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}\mathrm{}}$ kg of flour left. How much flour did Rani have at first?








Answer: ________

Section A (Answers)

Answers

1.

B.

2.

D.

3.

C.

4.

A.

5.

D.

6.

C.

7.

B.

8.

B.

Section B (Answers)

Answers

1.

(a) Ninety-five

(b) Six thousand and forty-seven

2.

5046, 5406, 5604, 5640

3.

5

4.

9852

5.

10

6.

7.

AB and DC

8.

9.

1h 30min

10.

${\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\mathrm{}}$

11.

35g

12.

${\displaystyle \frac{5}{9}\mathrm{}}$

13.

2 ℓ 470 ml

14.

28cm

15.

8cm

16.

21

17.

180

18.

Japan and Malaysia

19.

18 cm²

20.

27

Section C (Answers)

Answers

1.

Jinrong has 918 stickers.

2.

Mrs King gave 57 apples to her sister.

3.

(a) She spent 1 h 50 min walking around the zoo.

(b) Leela arrived at the zoo at 1.30 p.m.

4.

Mong Teck had 12 more strips of red ribbons than strips of black ribbons.

5.

Nazri will save $90 if he buys them during the promotion.

6.

Rani had ${\displaystyle \frac{3}{8}\mathrm{}}$ kg of flour at first.