
Sample PISA like quiz
Quiz by frenezibundang
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The picture shows the footprints of a man walking. The pace length P is the distance between the rear of two consecutive footprints. For men, the formula, nP =140 , gives an approximate relationship between n and P where, n = number of steps per minute, and P = pace length in metres.
If the formula applies to Heiko’s walking and Heiko takes 70 steps per minute, what is Heiko’s pace length? Show your work.

The picture shows the footprints of a man walking. The pace length P is the distance between the rear of two consecutive footprints. For men, the formula, nP =140 , gives an approximate relationship between n and P where, n = number of steps per minute, and P = pace length in metres.
Bernard knows his pace length is 0.80 metres. The formula applies to Bernard’s walking. Calculate Bernard’s walking speed in metres per minute and in kilometres per hour. Show your working out.

Estimate the area of Antarctica using the map scale. Show your working out and explain how you made your estimate. (You can draw over the map if ithelps you with your estimation)

In 1998 the average height of both young males and young females in the Netherlands is represented in the graph below.
Since 1980 the average height of 20-year-old females has increased by 2.3 cm, to 170.6 cm. What wasthe average height of a 20-year-old female in 1980?

The graph below shows how the speed of a racing car varies along a flat 3 kilometre track during its second lap.
What is the approximate distance from the starting line to the beginning of the longest straight sectionof the track?

Where was the lowest speed recorded during the second lap?

Mark (from Sydney, Australia) and Hans (from Berlin, Germany) often communicate with each otherusing “chat” on the Internet. They have to log on to the Internet at the same time to be able to chat.
To find a suitable time to chat, Mark looked up a chart of world times and found the following below:
Question:Â At 7:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Berlin?

Mei-Ling from Singapore was preparing to go to South Africa for 3 months as an exchange student. She needed to change some Singapore dollars (SGD) into South African rand (ZAR).
Mei-Ling found out that the exchange rate between Singapore dollars and South African rand was:1 SGD = 4.2 ZAR
Mei-Ling changed 3000 Singapore dollars into South African rand at this exchange rate. How much money in South African rand did Mei-Ling get?
Mei-Ling from Singapore was preparing to go to South Africa for 3 months as an exchange student. She needed to change some Singapore dollars (SGD) into South African rand (ZAR).
On returning to Singapore after 3 months, Mei-Ling had 3 900 ZAR left. She changed this back to Singapore dollars, noting that the exchange rate had changed to:1 SGD = 4.0 ZAR
How much money in Singapore dollars did Mei-Ling get?
The graphics below show information about exports from Zedland, a country that uses zeds as its currency.
What was the total value (in millions of zeds) of exports from Zedland in 1998?
