MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Calculate the sum of the following pairs of numbers.

Answer :

a) 4855 + 5446

b) 6321 + 1789

c) 2312 + 5889

d) 1885 + 9348

e) 3500 + 4506

f) 1291 + 3402

g) 339 + 84

h) 1200 + 800

i) 6346 + 8982

j) 726 + 275

k) 58 + 3252

l) 7474 + 11332

Question No. 2

Add the following numbers.

Question No. 3

The head teacher of GS Nchemba ordered 3143 new books in the first half of the year and 5278 in the second half. How many new books did she order in total?

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Question No. 4

Mrs Njikang had 4278 customers in 2012 and 5545 customers in 2013. How many customers did she have in the two years?

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Question No. 5

Mary picked 134 pears, 254 bananas and 205 apples. How many pieces of fruit did she pick?

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Question No. 6

Subtract.

Question No. 7

Write the numbers one below the other and then subtract.

Answer :

a) 9 567 − 3 567

b) 4 435 − 4 124

c) 8 103 − 6 652

d) 6 197 − 5 384

e) 1 336 − 1 041

f) 9 962 − 8 520

g) 7 633 − 6 714

h) 8 421 − 7 001

Question No. 8

Write down the numbers correctly and subtract.

Answer :

a) 5 545 − 4 228

b) 2 110 − 1 616

c) 5 807 − 3 241

d) 4 079 − 3 786

e) 6 303 − 1 006

f) 4 420 − 3 210

Question No. 9

In one month, Paul saved ₦90, then spent ₦250 of that money, and the next month he withdrew ₦250. How much of the money he saved was left over?

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Question No. 10

If there were 6 712 books in a library and 3 964 of the books were removed, how many books were left in the library?

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Question No. 11

A woman had ₦6 500 in her cheque account. She paid ₦3 650 with a bank transfer. How much money was left in her account?

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Question No. 12

Water in a container has a mass of 7 590 g and ice in an identical container has a mass of 6 295 g. How much heavier is the water than the ice?

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Question No. 13

Find out what the mass of 1 L of milk is. Is it heavier or lighter than 1 L of water? By how much?

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Question No. 14

Mr Bibi harvested 7 268 yams and sold 5 859 of these yams. How many yams were left for his family to eat?

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Question No. 15

There are 365 days in a year. How many days are left in a year after the first six months?

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Question No. 16

Complete the statements (a to g).

Answer :

a) The point A is ___ units to the right of 0.

b) The point B is ___ units to the left of C.

c) The point D is ___ units to the left of A.

d) The point F is ___ units to the left of E.

e) The point C is ___ units to the right of C.

f) The point E is ___ units to the left of A.

g) The point 0 is ___ units to the right of F.

Question No. 17

Arrange the numbers in each group in ascending order.

Answer :

a) 3, −2

b) −2, 0

c) 4, −1, −4, 1

d) 1, −10, −3, 5, −12

Question No. 18

For each of the following substitute the □ with > or <.

Answer :

a) −2 □ 4

b) −2 □ 1

c) 3 □ −5

d) −7 □ 6

e) 8 □ −8

f) 0 □ −4

Question No. 19

Arrange the following integers in ascending order.

Answer :

a) 2, −3, −4

b) −1, −4, −2

c) 8, −9, −1, 6, −2

Question No. 20

For each of the following, determine which number the arrow is pointing to.

Answer :

a) number line (a)

b) number line (b)

c) number line (c)

d) number line (d)

Question No. 21

Find the missing number.

Answer :

a) 5 − □ = 1

b) 3 − □ = 3

c) 4 − □ = −2

d) 7 − □ = −9

e) −2 + □ = 3

f) −5 + □ = 1

g) −4 − □ = −7

h) −3 + □ = 4

Question No. 22

Use a number line to calculate.

Answer :

a) (+2) + (+6)

b) (−7) + (+8)

c) (−3) + (+4)

d) (+6) + (+9)

e) (+1) + (−9)

f) (−1) + (+2)

g) (+5) + (−4)

h) (−2) + (+7)

Question No. 23

Calculate using a number line.

Answer :

a) (+2) + (−6)

b) (−7) + (−8)

c) (+2) − (−6)

d) (−3) − (−7)

e) (−7) + (−3)

Question No. 24

What is the change in temperature in each of the following?

Answer :

a) 3 °C and 7 °C

b) 17 °C and 23 °C

c) –5 °C and 4 °C

d) –7 °C and 2 °C

e) –6 °C and –3 °C

f) –7 °C and 0 °C

g) 5 °C and 2 °C

h) 7 °C and –2 °C

Question No. 25

The temperature is –2 °C. If the temperature rises by 15 °C, what is the new temperature?

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Question No. 26

A woman owes ₦6 000 to a bank, then receives ₦8 500 and pays it in. Does she still owe money? What is her balance now?

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Question No. 27

A deep‑sea diver is at –75 m and rises 40 m. At what depth is he now?

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Question No. 28

A submarine is at –60 m and an aeroplane at 340 m above sea level. How far must a missile travel to hit the aeroplane?

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Question No. 29

A freezer runs at –18 °C and its temperature rises 5 °C. What is the new temperature?

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Question No. 30

In a quiz show, contestants earn 5 points for a correct answer and lose 5 points for a wrong answer. In the first round, Kunle scored 15 (3 right, 0 wrong) and Yomi scored –15 (0 right, 3 wrong).

Answer :

a) If Tutu gets 2 right and 1 wrong, what is her score?

b) If Tolani gets 1 right and 2 wrong, what is her score?

c) In the second round, Yomi gets 2 right and 1 wrong. What is his new score?

d) In the second round, Tolani gets all 3 wrong. What is her new score?

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