Subject: Mathematics | Level: JHS (Basic 7 – 9) | Topic: Number and Numeration | Type: Multiple Choice Questions | Total Questions: 20
These are original practice questions prepared by Education Always. They are not official BECE questions. They are designed to help you practise and prepare for your examination.
Instructions
Read each question carefully and choose the best answer from the options A, B, C, or D. Check your answers at the bottom of the page. Where a question requires calculation, show your working before selecting an answer.
Section A: Place Value (Questions 1 – 5)
1. What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 3,742,615?
A. Thousands B. Ten thousands C. Hundred thousands D. Millions
Correct Answer: C (Hundred thousands – value = 700,000)
2. Which of the following represents 805,064 in expanded form?
A. 800,000 + 5,000 + 60 + 4 B. 800,000 + 50,000 + 64 C. 800,000 + 5,000 + 064 D. 80,000 + 5,000 + 64
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: 8 is in the hundred thousands place (800,000), 0 in ten thousands, 5 in thousands (5,000), 0 in hundreds, 6 in tens (60), 4 in ones (4).
3. In the number 4.738, which digit is in the hundredths place?
A. 4 B. 7 C. 3 D. 8
Correct Answer: C (3 is in the hundredths place, the second decimal position)
4. Kofi says the value of the digit 9 in the number 29,465 is 90,000. Is Kofi correct?
A. Yes, because 9 is in the fifth position from the right B. No, because the value of 9 is 9,000 C. Yes, because 9 is the second digit D. No, because the value of 9 is 900
Correct Answer: B (9 is in the thousands place, so its value is 9,000)
5. What is 3,000,000 + 400,000 + 20,000 + 700 + 8 written as a single number?
A. 3,420,708 B. 3,420,078 C. 3,042,708 D. 342,708
Correct Answer: A
Section B: Types of Numbers (Questions 6 – 10)
6. Which of the following is NOT a prime number?
A. 17 B. 23 C. 27 D. 29
Correct Answer: C (27 = 3 × 9, so it has more than two factors and is composite)
7. How many prime numbers are there between 10 and 30?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
Correct Answer: C (The prime numbers are: 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 – that is five prime numbers)
8. Which set of numbers contains only integers?
A. {0, 1/2, 3, -5} B. {-4, 0, 6, 11} C. {2, 4.5, -1, 0} D. {3, 5, 2/3, -8}
Correct Answer: B (All members of set B are whole numbers or their negatives, which are integers)
9. A certain number is divisible by 2 but is not a prime number. Which of the following could be that number?
A. 2 B. 7 C. 12 D. 11
Correct Answer: C (12 is divisible by 2 and is composite, not prime)
10. Which of the following statements about the number 1 is correct?
A. 1 is a prime number because it has only one factor B. 1 is a composite number because it can be divided C. 1 is neither prime nor composite D. 1 is both prime and composite
Correct Answer: C (By definition, 1 is neither prime nor composite. A prime number must have exactly two factors.)
Section C: Integers and the Number Line (Questions 11 – 15)
11. On a number line, which of the following is the smallest?
A. -2 B. 0 C. -7 D. 3
Correct Answer: C (-7 is the furthest to the left on the number line and is therefore the smallest)
12. The temperature in a cold room is -5°C. The temperature outside is 12°C. What is the difference between the outside temperature and the room temperature?
A. 7°C B. 12°C C. 17°C D. -17°C
Correct Answer: C (Difference = 12 – (-5) = 12 + 5 = 17°C)
13. Ama’s account has GHS 200. She withdraws GHS 320. What integer represents the balance of her account?
A. GHS 120 B. -GHS 120 C. GHS 520 D. -GHS 520
Correct Answer: B (200 – 320 = -120, meaning she owes the bank GHS 120)
14. Which of the following shows the correct arrangement of integers in ascending order?
A. 5, 3, 0, -2, -6 B. -6, -2, 0, 3, 5 C. 0, -2, -6, 3, 5 D. -2, -6, 0, 3, 5
Correct Answer: B (Ascending order means smallest to largest)
15. Solve: (-8) + 5 = ?
A. 13 B. -13 C. -3 D. 3
Correct Answer: C (Start at -8 on the number line. Move 5 steps to the right. You land on -3.)
Section D: Mixed Number and Numeration (Questions 16 – 20)
16. A market woman sold 3 out of every 5 tomatoes. What fraction of the tomatoes did she NOT sell?
A. 3/5 B. 2/5 C. 1/5 D. 4/5
Correct Answer: B (She did not sell 5 – 3 = 2 out of every 5, so 2/5 were not sold)
17. The HCF of 48 and 72 is:
A. 12 B. 24 C. 36 D. 48
Correct Answer: B (Factors of 48: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48. Factors of 72: 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,24,36,72. Highest common factor is 24.)
18. What is the LCM of 6, 8, and 12?
A. 12 B. 24 C. 48 D. 96
Correct Answer: B (The LCM of 6, 8, and 12 is 24)
19. A number when divided by 7 gives a quotient of 12 and a remainder of 5. What is the number?
A. 84 B. 87 C. 89 D. 91
Correct Answer: C (Number = (7 × 12) + 5 = 84 + 5 = 89)
20. A whole number rounded to the nearest hundred gives 4,300. Which of the following could be the exact number?
A. 4,239 B. 4,251 C. 4,350 D. 4,199
Correct Answer: B (Numbers that round to 4,300 are from 4,250 to 4,349. Only 4,251 falls in this range.)
Answer Key
1-C, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B, 5-A, 6-C, 7-C, 8-B, 9-C, 10-C, 11-C, 12-C, 13-B, 14-B, 15-C, 16-B, 17-B, 18-B, 19-C, 20-B
Scoring Guide
- 18 – 20 correct: Excellent! You have mastered this topic.
- 14 – 17 correct: Good work. Review the questions you missed and study those areas again.
- 10 – 13 correct: Fair. Go back and re-read the lesson notes before trying again.
- Below 10: Do not worry. Read the Number and Numeration lesson notes carefully and attempt these questions again.
Related lesson: JHS Mathematics: Number and Numeration Lesson Notes