ONC was harder..
Than A level maths or the maths module/s?
These are typical EASA mod 1 questions.. If this is A level stuff, well....
(ripped from AirMech, taken out the questions that the formula wasn't converted properly via Word)
1. What is the tangent of 90 degrees?
a) Positive infinity
b)Negative infinity
c)0
2.A cuboid has dimensions of 4 cm, 6cm and 12 cm. What is its volume?
a) 2.88 m3
b)0.028 m3
c) 0.000288m3
3.Work out the following sum: 4 {2 (5 – 1) – 3} + 8
a) 37
b)28
c) 54
4.100000 in binary is what number in decimal?
a) 16
b)32
c)64
5. D in hexidecimal is what number in decimal?
a) 8
b)13
c) 17
6. In the following equation what is the y-intercept?
4y = 2x +8
a) 4
b)2
c)8
7.Two angles of a triangle are 68 degree and 32 degree. Therefore the third angle
must be
a) 63o
b)114o
c) 80o
8. Solve the following equation to find x
4x + 8y = 64
2x – 8y = 86
a) 5
b)25
c)125
10. 101012 + 110012 =
a) 462
b)468
c) 4610
1. Which of the following formulae are correct for the triangle shown?
a) C2 = A2 + B2
b)B2 = C2 + A2
c) A2 = C2 + B2
2. A rectangle 11cm x 120cm. What is its area in m2
a) 1320
b)13.2
c) 0.132
3. What is 738 in binary coded decimal?
a) 111100010
b)1011110010
c) 11100111000
4. If a wheel of radius R revolves 1/2 a turn, how many radians does it
turn through?
a) 2p radians
b)p radians
c) 2R2 radians
5. If there are two similar angles in a right triangle, these angles are
a) complementary
b)supplementary
c) subordinate
6.The surface area of a cone whose flat is 10 cm and diameter is 8 cm
is
a) 80 p
b) 40 p
c) 120 p
7. (A + B)4 is (A + B)2
a) (A + B)2
b)A + B
c)(A + B)6
8. An equilateral triangle has
a) 2 equal sides
b)no equal sides
c)3 equal sides
10. 11/16 + 5/8 =
a) 55/128
b)21/16
c)10/11
1. Given 43 - x = 21, find the value of x
a) 43 - 21
b)43 + 21
c) 43 / 21
3. 7/6 can be expressed as
a) 2.6
b)1.6
c) 1.166
4. The ratio of 6:5 can be expressed as
a) 20 : 25
b)24 : 20
c) 10 : 16
5. 143 can be expressed as
a) 14 x 3
b)14 x 14 x 14
c) 14 + 14 + 14
6. 0.0000413 can be written as
a) 413 x 10-7
b)0.413 x 10-7
c) 4.13 x 10-7
7. 5/8 + 3/4 =
a) 11/4
b)11/8
c) 8/8
8. The LCD for the problem 1/6 + 1/5 + 1/17 + 1/2 is
a) 1020
b)17
c) 510
9. The formulae for calculating the area of a right angled triangle is
a) 1/2 height + base
b) 1/2 base / height
c) 1/2 (base x height)
10.The area of a circle whose circumference is given as 12cm is
approximately
a) 11.3 sq. cm
b)3.8 sq. cm
c)38 sq. cm
1. Area of a right circular cone is
a) p x r x l
b)(p x r x l) + 2 px r x r
c)2/3 (p x r x l)
2. log 9 - log 3 =
a) log 3
b)log 6
c) log 9
3. The three angles of a triangle summed together equal
a) 90°
b)180°
c) 360°
4. In a right-angled triangle the other two angles are both 45°. The
length of the opposite side can be calculated by
a) sin 45° x length of the hypotenuse side of the triangle
b)cos 45° x length of the adjacent side of the triangle
c) sin 45° x length of the adjacent side of the triangle
6. Calculate (+ 3) - (- 4)
a) -1
b)+7
c) -7
7. To convert imperial gallons to litres, multiply by
a) 4.5
b)5.4
c) 4.7
8. Express 9/20 as a percentage
a) 45 %
b)40 %
c) 47 %
9. To find the area of a circle, multiply
a) the square of the radius by p
b)the square of the circumference by the radius
c) twice the radius by p
10. How many centimetres is in an inch?
a) 25.4
b)0.254
c) 2.54
1. Make L the subject of the formulae 2pfL = x
a) L = 2pf
b)L = 2pf/x
c) L = x/2pf
2. Find the lowest common denominator of 6; 7; 8
a) 84
b)168
c) 336
It ain't "A Level" stuff. I got 88% for my Module 1 exam, my ONC and HNC results were about 60%..