PISA Mathematics
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What is the depth of Lake Chad today?
29About two metres.
It has disappeared completely.
About fifteen metres.
About fifty metres.
- Q1
What is the depth of Lake Chad today?
About two metres.
It has disappeared completely.
About fifteen metres.
About fifty metres.
30s - Q2
What is the approximate distance from the starting line to the beginning of the longest straight section of the track?
0.5 km
1.5 km
2.3 km
2.6 km
30s - Q3
Where was the lowest speed recorded during the second lap?
at about 0.8 km.
halfway around the track.
at the starting line.
at about 1.3 km.
30s - Q4
What can you say about the speed of the car between the 2.6 km and 2.8 km marks?
The speed of the car remains constant.
The speed of the car is increasing.
The speed of the car cannot be determined from the graph.
The speed of the car is decreasing
30s - Q5
What was the value of fruit juice exported from Zedland in 2000?
2.3 million zeds.
1.8 million zeds.
2.4 million zeds.
3.4 million zeds.
3.8 million zeds.
30s - Q6
Robert’s mother lets him pick one candy from a bag. He can’t see the candies. The number of candies of each colour in the bag is shown in the following graph. What is the probability that Robert will pick a red candy?
20%
25%
50%
10%
30s - Q7
A documentary was broadcast about earthquakes and how often earthquakes occur. It included a discussion about the predictability of earthquakes.
A geologist stated: “In the next twenty years, the chance that an earthquake will occur in Zed City is two out of three”.
Which of the following best reflects the meaning of the geologist’s statement?
You cannot tell what will happen, because nobody can be sure when an earthquake will occur.
The likelihood that there will be an earthquake in Zed City at some time during the next 20 years is higher than the likelihood of no earthquake.
30s - Q8
Peter has to take 80 mg of a drug to control his blood pressure. The following graph shows the initial amount of the drug, and the amount that remains active in Peter’s blood after one, two, three and four days.
How much of the drug remains active at the end of the first day?
32 mg.
26 mg.
12 mg.
6 mg.
30s - Q9
From the graph for the previous question it can be seen that each day, about the same proportion of the previous day’s drug remains active in Peter’s blood.
At the end of each day which of the following is the approximate percentage of the previous day’s drug that remains active?
20%
30%
80%
40%
30s - Q10
A game in a booth at a spring fair involves using a spinner first. Then, if the spinner stops on an even number, the player is allowed to pick a marble from a bag. The spinner and the marbles in the bag are represented in the diagram below.
Prizes are given when a black marble is picked. Sue plays the game once.
How likely is it that Sue will win a prize?
Certain.
Impossible.
About 50% likely.
Not very likely.
Very likely.
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