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TUITIONGOWHERE PRIMARY SCHOOL (AI)

SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 1 EXAMINATION 2026

PRIMARY 5 MATHEMATICS

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Marks: 60

Name: _________________ ( ) Class: Primary 5 ( ) Date: _________________

Instructions

Write your answers in the spaces provided
Show all working clearly
Calculators are NOT allowed

Section A: Multiple Choice (15 marks)

Choose the correct answer and write the letter in the brackets provided. Each question carries 1 mark.

1. What is the value of 3 in 8,392,567?

(A) 3 hundred thousands
(B) 3 hundred thousands
(C) 30 thousand
(D) 300 thousands

Answer: ( )

2. Round 4,758,936 to the nearest hundred thousand.

(A) 4,700,000
(B) 4,800,000
(C) 5,000,000
(D) 4,750,000

Answer: ( )

3. Calculate: 8 + 4 × 3 - 5

(A) 15
(B) 17
(C) 31
(D) 25

Answer: ( )

4. Which fraction is equivalent to 4/6?

(A) 8/12
(B) 6/8
(C) 12/16
(D) 16/20

Answer: ( )

5. What is 5/8 + 1/4?

(A) 6/12
(B) 7/8
(C) 6/8
(D) 9/8

Answer: ( )

6. What is 2 1/3 × 2?

(A) 4 2/3
(B) 4 1/3
(C) 5 2/3
(D) 2 2/6

Answer: ( )

7. 25% of 80 is equal to:

(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 30

Answer: ( )

8. If 3 books cost $15, how much do 5 books cost?

(A) $20
(B) $22
(C) $25
(D) $30

Answer: ( )

9. What is 6.25 × 100?

(A) 62.5
(B) 625
(C) 6250
(D) 0.625

Answer: ( )

10. The area of a triangle with base 8 cm and height 6 cm is:

(A) 14 cm²
(B) 24 cm²
(C) 28 cm²
(D) 48 cm²

Answer: ( )

11. Which angle is acute?

(A) 90°
(B) 125°
(C) 180°
(D) 65°

Answer: ( )

12. Express 0.45 as a percentage.

(A) 4.5%
(B) 45%
(C) 450%
(D) 0.45%

Answer: ( )

13. What is 3/4 of 20?

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 18

Answer: ( )

14. A speed of 60 km/h means:

(A) 60 km in 60 minutes
(B) 60 km in 1 hour
(C) 6 km in 1 hour
(D) 600 m in 1 hour

Answer: ( )

15. The perimeter of a rectangle with length 12 cm and width 5 cm is:

(A) 17 cm
(B) 24 cm
(C) 34 cm
(D) 60 cm²

Answer: ( )

Section B: Short Answer (20 marks)

Show your working clearly.

16. Write 6,420,739 in words. [2 marks]

17. Calculate: [4 marks] a) 8,400 ÷ 100 = _____ b) 0.56 × 1000 = _____

18. Simplify these fractions: [3 marks] a) 18/24 = _____ b) 35/45 = _____

19. Calculate: [4 marks] a) 2 3/5 + 1 1/4 = _____ b) 3/4 × 8 = _____

20. Find: [4 marks] a) 30% of 150 = _____ b) What percentage is 12 out of 48? _____

21. A car travels at 80 km/h. How far does it travel in 3 hours? [3 marks]

Section C: Word Problems (25 marks)

Show all your working clearly. You may draw models to help you.

22. [5 marks] A library had 12,487 books. It bought 3,568 new books and discarded 1,235 old books. How many books does the library have now?

23. [5 marks] Mrs. Wong used 2/5 of her flour to make bread and 1/4 of her flour to make cookies. What fraction of her flour did she use altogether? What fraction of flour was left?

24. [6 marks] A school organized a fun run. 3/8 of the participants were boys and the rest were girls. If there were 240 girls, how many boys participated? How many participants were there in total?

25. [4 marks] In a sale, all items are sold at 20% discount. If a bag originally costs $45, what is the sale price?

26. [5 marks] Ahmad cycles at an average speed of 15 km/h. If he cycles for 2.5 hours, how far does he travel? If he wants to travel 60 km, how long will it take him?

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TuitionGoWhere P5 Maths SA1 2026 v2 - Answer Key

Section A: Multiple Choice (15 marks)

(D) - 3 is in the hundred thousands place, so its value is 300 thousands
(B) - 4,758,936 rounds to 4,800,000 when rounded to the nearest hundred thousand
(A) - Using BODMAS: 8 + 4 × 3 - 5 = 8 + 12 - 5 = 15
(A) - 4/6 = 8/12 (multiply both by 2)
(B) - 5/8 + 1/4 = 5/8 + 2/8 = 7/8
(A) - 2 1/3 × 2 = 7/3 × 2 = 14/3 = 4 2/3
(B) - 25% of 80 = 25/100 × 80 = 20
(C) - If 3 books cost $15, 1 book costs$ 5, so 5 books cost $25
(B) - 6.25 × 100 = 625
(B) - Area = 1/2 × base × height = 1/2 × 8 × 6 = 24 cm²
(D) - 65° is acute (less than 90°)
(B) - 0.45 = 45/100 = 45%
(B) - 3/4 of 20 = 3/4 × 20 = 15
(B) - 60 km/h means 60 km in 1 hour
(C) - Perimeter = 2(l + w) = 2(12 + 5) = 34 cm

Section B: Short Answer (20 marks)

16. Six million, four hundred and twenty thousand, seven hundred and thirty-nine

17. a) 8,400 ÷ 100 = 84 b) 0.56 × 1000 = 560

18. a) 18/24 = 3/4 (divide by 6) b) 35/45 = 7/9 (divide by 5)

19. a) 2 3/5 + 1 1/4 = 13/5 + 5/4 = 52/20 + 25/20 = 77/20 = 3 17/20 b) 3/4 × 8 = 24/4 = 6

20. a) 30% of 150 = 30/100 × 150 = 45 b) 12 out of 48 = 12/48 = 1/4 = 25%

21. Distance = speed × time = 80 × 3 = 240 km

Section C: Word Problems (25 marks)

22. Initial books = 12,487 Books bought = 3,568 Books discarded = 1,235 Final books = 12,487 + 3,568 - 1,235 = 14,820

  Answer: The library has 14,820 books now.

23. Flour used for bread = 2/5 Flour used for cookies = 1/4 Total used = 2/5 + 1/4 = 8/20 + 5/20 = 13/20 Flour left = 1 - 13/20 = 7/20

  Answer: She used 13/20 of her flour altogether. 7/20 of flour was left.

24. Girls = 240 Girls = 1 - 3/8 = 5/8 of participants If 5/8 = 240, then 1/8 = 48 Boys = 3/8 = 3 × 48 = 144 Total participants = 240 + 144 = 384

  Answer: 144 boys participated. There were 384 participants in total.

25. Original price = $45 Discount = 20% of$ 45 = 0.20 × $45 =$ 9 Sale price = $45 -$ 9 = $36

  Answer: The sale price is $36.

26. Distance = 15 × 2.5 = 37.5 km Time for 60 km = 60 ÷ 15 = 4 hours

  Answer: Ahmad travels 37.5 km in 2.5 hours. It will take 4 hours to travel 60 km.