Hong Kong Primary 5 Maths Practice Paper (Term 2, Paper 2) with Answers

Maths · Primary 5 · Term 2

Primary 5 Maths term-2 paper 2: fractions, simple equations, triangle and trapezium areas, cuboid volume; 16 questions, 50 minutes, answers, PDFs.

Paper details　Level: Primary 5 ｜ Subject: Mathematics ｜ Time: 50 minutes ｜ Marks: 100 ｜ Questions: 16

Section A Short Questions (8 items, 3 marks each)

Work out the following.

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	Work out 3/4 × 8/9. Give the answer in its simplest form.	3/4 × 8/9 = 24/36 = 2/3 (cancel 3 and 8 with 9 and 4 before multiplying).
2	Work out 2 1/2 ÷ 5/6.	2 1/2 ÷ 5/6 = 5/2 × 6/5 = 3
3	Solve 4x + 7 = 39.	4x = 39 − 7 = 32, so x = 8. (Check: 4 × 8 + 7 = 39.)
4	Solve 3(x − 5) = 27.	x − 5 = 27 ÷ 3 = 9, so x = 14. (Check: 3 × 9 = 27.)
5	A triangle has a base of 14 cm and a height of 9 cm. Find its area.	14 × 9 ÷ 2 = 63 cm². Remember to halve the product.
6	A parallelogram has a base of 12 cm and a height of 7 cm. Find its area.	12 × 7 = 84 cm²
7	A cuboid measures 9 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm. Find its volume.	9 × 5 × 4 = 180 cm³
8	A circle has a radius of 8 cm. (a) Write down its diameter. (b) Another circle has a diameter of 26 cm. Write down its radius.	(a) 8 × 2 = 16 cm. (b) 26 ÷ 2 = 13 cm. The diameter passes through the centre; the radius is half of the diameter.

Show your working and give the units.

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
9	A trapezium has parallel sides of 12 cm and 18 cm and a height of 10 cm. Find its area.	(12 + 18) × 10 ÷ 2 = 150 cm². (Add the parallel sides first, then multiply by the height and halve.)
10	There are 480 students in a school. 5/8 of them take the bus to school. How many students take the bus?	480 ÷ 8 × 5 = 300 students, or 480 × 5/8 = 300. (1 mark for ÷ 8, 1 mark for × 5.)
11	After Ali spends $35, he has $58 left. (a) Form an equation to find the amount $x he had at first. (b) Solve the equation.	(a) x − 35 = 58. (b) x = 58 + 35 = 93, so Ali had $93 at first.
12	The masses of five boxes are 12, 15, 9, 18, 16 kg. (a) Find the total mass. (b) Find the mean mass.	(a) 12 + 15 + 9 + 18 + 16 = 70 kg. (b) 70 ÷ 5 = 14 kg.
13	A bottle holds 3/4 L of juice. It is poured equally into cups of 1/8 L each. How many cups can be filled?	3/4 ÷ 1/8 = 3/4 × 8 = 6 cups. (Invert the divisor before multiplying.)

Show your working and give the units.

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
14	A rectangular water tank measures 1.2 m by 0.8 m by 0.5 m. (a) Find its volume in cubic metres. (b) Express this volume in litres. (c) If 150 L of water is used, how many litres are left?	(a) 1.2 × 0.8 × 0.5 = 0.5 m³. (b) 0.5 m³ = 480 L (1 m³ = 1000 L). (c) 480 − 150 = 330 L. (1 mark for the conversion in (b).)
15	A triangular flag has a base of 24 cm and a height of 15 cm. Flags are cut from a rectangular piece of cloth 90 cm by 60 cm. (a) Find the area of one flag. (b) Find the area of the cloth. (c) How many flags can be cut, and how much cloth is left?	(a) 24 × 15 ÷ 2 = 180 cm². (b) 90 × 60 = 5400 cm². (c) 5400 ÷ 180 = 30 flags; no cloth is left over.
16	A recipe needs 2/3 kg of flour for one cake. (a) How much flour is needed for 9 cakes? (b) Flour is sold in bags of 1 1/2 kg. How many bags must be bought for 9 cakes?	(a) 2/3 × 9 = 6 kg. (b) 6 ÷ 1 1/2 = 6 ÷ 3/2 = 4 bags. The answer must be a whole number of bags.

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