2012 Primary 2 Math Mid Year Examination 1

Section A

For each of the questions, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.

1.

In 897, the digit 9 is in the __________ place.

1. one
2. ten
3. hundreds
4. thousands

2.

3 hundreds 4 tens is the same as __________.

1. 34
2. 304
3. 340
4. 344

3.

__________ is 10 more than 695.

1. 595
2. 685
3. 705
4. 795

4.

720 + 61 = __________

1. 41
2. 81
3. 741
4. 781

5.

563 - 60 = __________ hundreds + 3.

1. 5
2. 50
3. 500
4. 503

6.

What is the missing symbol in the spaces?

15 _____ 5 = 9 _____ 3

1. x
2. -
3. ÷
4. +

7.

Which of the following is correct?

1. 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
2. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3
3. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
4. 4 x 4 x 4 x 4

8.

What does represent?

1. 20
2. 10
3. 3
4. 5

9.

The picture graph shows the types of flowers children like. Study the picture graph below carefully and answer the question.

Which is the most popular flower among the children?

1. Rose
2. Tulip
3. Hibiscus
4. Sunflower

10.

The picture graph shows the types of flowers children like. Study the picture graph below carefully and answer the question.

How many more children like sunflower than rose?

1. 15
2. 10
3. 3
4. 7

11.

Which one of the following clocks will reach 5 o'clock first?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

12.

Which one of the following patterns does the number 22 belong to?

1. Pattern 1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ...
2. Pattern 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ...
3. Pattern 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 ...
4. Pattern 4: 5, 10, 15, 20 ...

13.

There are 3 fishballs on a stick. Loysen ate 6 such sticks. How many fishballs did he eat altogether?

1. 6 + 3
2. 6 - 3
3. 6 ÷ 3
4. 6 x 3

14.

Eileen saw a butterfly in the Butterfly Enclosure. The length of the butterfly is about __________.

1. 1 centimetre
2. 1 metre
3. 10 centimetres
4. 10 metres

15.

Which one of the following lines is the longest?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

16.

Mr Heng bought 450g of potatoes. He threw 88g of rotten potatoes away. How much potatoes had he left?

1. 322g
2. 362g
3. 438g
4. 538g

17.

After packing 3 packets of sugar, Mui Fong had 56kg of sugar left. If each packet weighed 40kg, how much sugar did she have at first?

1. 96kg
2. 99kg
3. 120kg
4. 176kg

18.

8 x 4 = __________ - 4.

1. 8
2. 28
3. 32
4. 36

19.

What is the difference in the length of the eraser and the pencil?

1. 5cm
2. 6cm
3. 3cm
4. 4cm

20.

The diagram below shows the masses of the cucumber and apples.

How much heavier is a cucumber than an apple?

1. 52g
2. 32g
3. 20g
4. 12g

Section B

Write your answers in the spaces provided. For questions which require units, give your answers in the units stated.

1.

Complete the number pattern.

600, 550, 510, __________, 460, __________

Ans: _________ and __________

2.

Subtract 20 tens 13 ones from 734.

Ans: ____________________

3.

Find the sum of 547 and 123.

Ans: ____________________

4.

Look at the digits below.

9, 5, 7

Use the digits to make the greatest and smallest 3-digit numbers. What is the answer when you subtract the smaller number form the greater number?

Ans: ____________________

5.

Which of the 2 items below give the greatest total mass that is less than 900g?

Ans: Item_______________ and Item________________

6.

In the space below, draw to show:
(a) 5 groups of 4 triangles







(b) 4 groups of 5 triangles

7.

Study the following diagrams. What is the mass of 1 ?

Ans: ______________

8.

Yin Yin's rope is 290cm longer than Fatimah's rope. Fatimah's rope is 40cm shorter than Ismail's rope. How much longer is Yin Yin's rope than Ismail's rope?

Ans: ____________________cm

9.

What is the missing number?

Ans: ____________________

10.

Jeffrey is running a 400-metre race. He has run 34 metre from the starting point, how many more metre does he have to run?

Ans: ____________________metres

11.

18 ÷ 3 = __________ threes

Ans: ____________________

12.

The heights of 3 vases are as shown below. What is the total height of the 3 vases?

Ans: ____________________cm

13.

Look at the picture below.

How many circles are there altogether?

Ans: ____________________

14.

Cross the mistake in the pattern.

15.

Circle the 5^th star from the right.

16.

There are 10 people in a queue. Steven is in the 6^th position. If the 2^nd and 3^rd persons leave the queue, what is Steven's position now?

Ans: ____________________

17.

Linda paid for the doll with the money shown.

How much did the doll cost?

Ans: $____________________

18.

Shawn received 2 red packets from his parents on Chinese New Year. Each packet had five $2 notes. He spent $3 and saved the rest. How much did he save?

Ans: $____________________

19.

Cindy started baking at the time shown on the clock below. At what time did she start baking?

Ans: ____________________

20.

Study the diagram carefully.

Compare the masses of Object A, Object B and Object C. Write the letter B and C in the correct boxes below.

Section C

Show your working clearly and write your answers in the space provided. For questions which require unit, give your answer in the units stated.

1.

Jenny has 346 beads. Rina has 95 more beads than Jenny. If Jenny give Rina 74 beads, how many beads does Rina have now?





Ans: ____________________

2.

Adam, Bryan and Charlene have 1000 cards. Adam and Bryan have 583 cards. If Adam has 250 cards, how many more cards does Charlene have than Bryan?





Ans: ____________________

3.

The diagram below shows Meiling's neighbourhood.

(a) Meiling cycled from her house to the school and back to her house. What was the total distance she cycled?
(b) On Sunday, Meiling decided to go to the swimming pool. After cycling for 359m from her house, she took a break. How much further did she need to cycle before she reached the swimming pool?






Ans: (a)____________________

Ans: (b)____________________

4.

Study the diagram below carefully.

(a) What is the mass of 1 tin?
(b) What is the mass of 1 ball?




Ans: (a)____________________

Ans: (b)____________________

5.

Miss Ng bought 5 packets of 4 marbles. she repacked the marbles into packets of 2 and gave all the packets to her pupils. If there were 6 girls, how many boys were there in Miss Ng's class?





Ans: ____________________

Section A (Answers)

Answers

1.

B.

2.

C.

3.

C.

4.

D.

5.

A.

6.

C.

7.

B.

8.

A.

9.

D.

10.

C.

11.

B.

12.

B.

13.

D.

14.

C.

15.

C.

16.

B.

17.

D.

18.

D.

19.

D.

20.

B.

Section B (Answers)

Answers

1.

480 and 450

2.

521

3.

670

4.

396

5.

A, B

6.

(a)

(b)

7.

3

8.

250

9.

6

10.

366

11.

2

12.

10

13.

9

14.

15.

16.

4^th

17.

26

18.

17

19.

7.30

20.

Section C (Answers)

Answers

1.

515beads

2.

84

3.

(a) 560m
(b) 236m

4.

(a) 20g
(b) 30g

5.

4 boys