MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FIJI YEAR 6 EXAMINATION 2016

MATHEMATICS

Time Allowed: 1 hour

(An extra 10 minutes is allowed for reading this paper.)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your Index Number in the space provided in the Answer Booklet.

2. All answers are to be written in the Answer Booklet with either blue or
black ink. Do not use red ink.

3. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Do not start writing
until you are told to do so.

4. Write neatly and clearly.

5. If you need more paper, ask the supervisor for extra sheets. Tie these
sheets in the appropriate places in the Answer Booklet.

6. There are two sections in this paper. Both Sections A and B are
compulsory.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS
SECTION QUESTION TYPE MARK SUGGESTED
TIME
A There are twenty Multiple Choice Questions 40 24 minutes
All are Compulsory.

B There are twenty-two short-answer questions. 60 36 minutes

All the questions are compulsory.

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INSTRUCTIONS

The following shows how to answer multiple-choice questions in the Answer

Booklet.

(a) In your Answer Booklet, circle the letter of the best answer.
If you change your mind, put a line through your first
circle and draw a circle round the letter of your next choice.

For example: 12 A B C D

(b) If you change your mind again and like your first answer
better, put a line through your second circle and tick ()
your first answer.

For example: 12 A B C D

(c) No mark will be given if you circle more than one letter as
the answer for a question.

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SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION [40 marks]

Circle the best answer in the Answer Booklet from the choices given for each
question. Each question is worth 2 marks. Answer all the questions.

Question Working

1. Order the six digit numbers in ascending

order:

927,465 962,454 927,653

A. 927,465 927,653 962,454

B. 962,454 927,653 927,465
C. 927,653 962,454 927,465
D. 927,454 962,454 927,465

2. Mrs. Lai bought 3kg rice for $6.00 and a

chicken for $11.00. What would be her change,
if she gave the shopkeeper a $20 note?

A. $20.00
B. $17.00
C. $ 6.00
D. $ 3.00

3. How many mililiters (ml) are there in half a

litre?

A. 5 ml
B. 50 ml
C. 500 ml
D. 5,000 ml

4. The polygon below is called a ____________

A. hexagon.
B. octagon.
C. nonagon.
D. decagon.

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5. The best “unit of measurement” for

measuring the length of a grain of rice is

A. kilometer.
B. meter.
C. centimeter.
D. millimeter.

6. The prime number in

Set T: { 4, 7, 9, 12, 21 } is

A. 4
B. 7
C. 12
D. 21

7. Calculate the perimeter of the triangle below.

5 cm

4 cm

A. 9 cm.
B. 14 cm.
C. 13 cm.
D. 20 cm.

8. ( 4 × 2 ) × n = 24. The value of n is equal to

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3

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9. A pentagon has __________ interior angles.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15

10. A group of students collected fifty $1.00 coins

and ten 50 cent coins. How much money did
they collect altogether?
A. $1.50
B. $50.50
C. $55.00
D. $55.50

11. The number 213.458 × 1,000 =

A. 213,458
B. 213.458
C. 2.13458
D. 0.0213458

12. The set of first five triangular numbers shown

below is:
A. { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }
B. { 1, 2, 6, 8, 10 }
C. { 1, 4, 8, 16, 25 }
D. { 1, 3, 6, 10, 15 }

13. In a packet of 52 cards the probability of

getting the 3 of diamond is:

1
A. 52

2
B. 52

3
C. 52

4
D. 52

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14. The underlined digit in 79,842 represents

A. 8 tens.
B. 8 hundreds.
C. 8 thousands.
D. 8 ten thousands.

15. Ranjeet wakes up at 6.00 am every morning,

he spends 50 minutes feeding the hens and
raking their compound. What time does he
finish his work?

A. 10 minutes to 6
B. 10 minutes to 7
C. 10 minutes past 6
D. 10 minutes past 7

16. The angle which is greater than 180º is called

______________ angle.

A. a right
B. a reflex
C. an acute
D. a complete

16
Change into mixed fraction
17. 5

A. 1
3
5

B. 2
3
5

C. 3
3
5

D. 4
3
5

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Use the pie chart below to answer Questions

18 and 19.

The pie chart shows the fruits that students of

Loloma Primary School brought for their Fruit
Day.
Number of Fruits

Watermelon

Mango

Pineapple

Pawpaw

18. Which two fruits have the same number?

A. Mango and Watermelon.

B. Pineapple and Mango.
C. Pineapple and Pawpaw.
D. Watermelon and Pawpaw.

19. The size of the angle represented by Pawpaw

is _________ degrees.

A. 15
B. 25
C. 35
D. 45

20. The sum of 12.76 + 9.1 + 0.05 is

A. 21.19
B. 21.90
C. 21.91
D. 21.92

Section B is in the Answer Booklet.

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