P3 Mathematics SA2 2023 — Maha Bodhi | Singapore Past Year Paper

Q: In 4960, the digit 9 is in the ____ place.

C. hundreds. In 4960, reading from right to left, 0 is ones, 6 is tens, 9 is hundreds, and 4 is thousands. So 9 is in the hundreds place.

Q: Which of the following is the greatest odd number?

B. 9643. Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. From the options, 9639 and 9643 are odd (9750 and 9778 are even). Between 9639 and 9643, 9643 is greater.

Q: Sam has some money as shown below. How much money does Sam have?

C. $8.60. Two $5 notes... no — one $5 note + one $2 note (Singapore $5 and $2 Specimen notes) = $7. Plus one 20¢ coin × 2 = 40¢, one 10¢ coin × 2 = 20¢, and one $1 coin = $1. Total = $5 + $2 + $1 + $0.40 + $0.20 = $8.60.

Q: Which of the following has the same value as 5 × 4?

C. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5. 5 × 4 means 5 added 4 times, which equals 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20.

Q: The bar graph shows the favourite fruits of a group of students. Which fruit is the least popular?

B. Grape. Reading the bar graph: Banana ≈ 12, Grape ≈ 6, Strawberry ≈ 18, Watermelon ≈ 23. Grape has the shortest bar, so it is the least popular fruit.

Q: 2/3 = ?/12. What is the missing numerator in the box?

A. 8. To get from denominator 3 to 12, multiply by 4. Apply the same to the numerator: 2 × 4 = 8. So 2/3 = 8/12.

Q: Which line is perpendicular to line KL?

D. ST. Two lines are perpendicular if they meet at a right angle (90°). From the figure, line ST crosses line KL at a right angle, so ST is perpendicular to KL.

Q: Stephanie baked 108 cupcakes for a party. She packed 8 cupcakes in each bag. How many cupcakes were left unpacked?

D. 4. 108 ÷ 8 = 13 remainder 4 (because 13 × 8 = 104, and 108 − 104 = 4). So 4 cupcakes were left unpacked.

Q: Ali has 3 times as many paper clips as Bella. Ali has 78 more paper clips than Bella. How many paper clips do they have altogether?

B. 156. From the bar model, Ali = 3 units, Bella = 1 unit, and the difference 2 units = 78. So 1 unit = 78 ÷ 2 = 39. Total units = 3 + 1 = 4. Total = 4 × 39 = 156.

Q: The circle below is made up of equal parts. What fraction of the circle is not shaded?

A. 1/3. The circle is divided into 6 equal parts. 2 parts are not shaded and 4 parts are shaded. Fraction not shaded = 2/6 = 1/3.

Q1 MCQ 2 marks

In 4960, the digit 9 is in the ____ place.

Q2 MCQ 2 marks

Which of the following is the greatest odd number?

Q3 MCQ 2 marks

What is the value of 1000 − 692?

Q4 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Sam has some money as shown below. How much money does Sam have?

Q5 MCQ 2 marks

Which of the following has the same value as 5 × 4?

Q6 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The bar graph shows the favourite fruits of a group of students. Which fruit is the least popular?

Q7 MCQ 2 marks

2/3 = ?/12. What is the missing numerator in the box?

Q8 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Which line is perpendicular to line KL?

Q9 MCQ 2 marks

Stephanie baked 108 cupcakes for a party. She packed 8 cupcakes in each bag. How many cupcakes were left unpacked?

Q10 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Ali has 3 times as many paper clips as Bella. Ali has 78 more paper clips than Bella. How many paper clips do they have altogether?

Q11 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The circle below is made up of equal parts. What fraction of the circle is not shaded?

Q12 MCQ 2 marks

Arrange these fractions from the greatest to the smallest. 1/2, 5/8, 3/10, 5/9

Q13 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The rectangle below is made up of 5 identical squares. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Q14 MCQ 2 marks

At first, Edwin had 35 more stickers than Gordon. Gordon then gave 16 stickers to Edwin. How many fewer stickers did Gordon have than Edwin in the end?

Q15 MCQ 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The capacity of the jar is as shown below. It takes 2 jars full of water to fill up 4 identical empty bottles completely. What is the capacity of each bottle?

Q16 Open-ended 2 marks

Write eight thousand, seven hundred and five in number.

Q17 Open-ended 2 marks

Find the sum of 6849 and 675.

Q18 Open-ended 2 marks

What is the missing value in the equation? $97.25 − $18.60 = ?

Q19 Open-ended 2 marks

There are 9 cookies in a box. How many cookies are there in 6 such boxes?

Q20 Open-ended 2 marks

Write 7 kg 9 g in grams.

Q21 Open-ended 2 marks

Express 42/48 in its simplest form.

Q22 Open-ended 2 marks 🖼 Visual

How many of the marked angles inside the figure are acute angles?

Q23 Open-ended 2 marks 🖼 Visual

Five letters are drawn on the square grid. How many of these letters have parallel lines?

Q24 Open-ended 2 marks

What is the missing number in the number pattern below? 570, 590, 600, 620, 630, 650, 660, 680, ?

Q25 Open-ended 2 marks

What is the missing number in the box? ? ÷ 8 = 93 R 4

Q26 Open-ended 2 marks 🖼 Visual

The bar graph shows the number of P3 to P5 students who watched a movie last month. How many more P4 girls than P5 girls watched a movie last month?

Q27 Open-ended 2 marks

What is the missing fraction in the box? 1/9 + ? = 2/3

Q28 Structured 4 marks 🖼 Visual

The figure below shows a rectangle. a) Find its area. b) Find its perimeter.

Q29 Open-ended 2 marks

The difference between two numbers is 546. The greater number is 7 times as big as the smaller number. What is the greater number?

Q30 Open-ended 2 marks

According to his watch, Tom started painting at 15 45. His watch was 20 minutes fast. He took 35 minutes to complete his painting. According to actual time, what time did Tom complete his painting?

Q31 Open-ended 3 marks

Mrs Lee bought a blouse for $41.65. She also bought a pair of shoes for $33.80. She gave the cashier a $100 note. How much change did she receive?

Q32 Open-ended 3 marks

Mrs Lim had a jug of fruit punch at first. After pouring the fruit punch equally into 8 glasses, she had 250 ml of fruit punch left in the jug. Each glass contained 350 ml of fruit punch. How much fruit punch was there in the jug at first? Give your answer in litres and millilitres.

Q33 Structured 3 marks

Mrs Tan took 1 h 40 min to make a pizza. Miss Ong took 30 min more than Mrs Tan to bake a cake. a) How much time did Miss Ong take to bake the cake? Give your answer in hours and minutes. b) Miss Ong started baking the cake at 11.10 am. What time did she finish baking the cake?

Q34 Structured 3 marks 🖼 Visual

Figures W, X, Y and Z are drawn on the square grid. a) Which two figures have the same area? b) What is the area of Figure Y? c) What is the perimeter of Figure X?

Q35 Structured 4 marks

Adeline collected 4 times as many stickers as Kathy. They collected 120 stickers altogether. (a) How many stickers did Kathy collect? (b) Adeline and Kathy decided to pack the 120 stickers equally into packets of 9 to give to their friends. How many stickers were left unpacked?

Q36 Structured 4 marks

Some teachers and students from Ubi Primary School attended a concert. There were 98 more students than teachers. The number of male teachers was the same as the number of male students. There were 26 male students and 15 female teachers. a) How many more male teachers than female teachers were there? b) How many students were there?

P3 Mathematics SA2 2023 — Maha Bodhi

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