Starter 1 - GCSE 9-1 Foundation(Calculator: 1mark questions)

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Find $\frac{1}{3}$ of 30

30

90

10

15

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Write $\frac{9}{10}$ as a decimal

0.09

9.0

0.9

10.9

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Write the number 2538 correct to the nearest hundred.

2000

2500

2600

1500

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Rosie and Dan share some sweets.
Dan gets $\frac{1}{4}$ of the sweets.

Write down the ratio of the number of sweets Rosie gets to the number of sweets Dan gets.

3 : 1

1 : 3

1 : 4

4 : 1

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

There are $y\$ boats on a lake.

There are 7 people in each boat.
Write an expression, in terms of $y$ , for the total number of people in boats.

$7+y$

$27y$

$7y$

$\frac{7}{y}$

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Here is a list of numbers. $21\ \ \ 22\ \ \ 23\ \ \ 24\ \ \ 25\ \ \ 26\ \ \ 27\ \ \ 28\ \ \ 29\$

From the numbers in the list, write down a square number.

22

25

27

28

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Four biased coins, A, B, C and D are thrown.

The probability that each coin will land on Heads is shown in the table below.

Coin Probability
A 0.33
B 0.033
C

\frac{1}{3}

D 30%

Which coin is least likely to land on Heads?

A

B

C

D

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This is part of a bus timetable between Bury and Manchester.

$Bury\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0825\ \ \ 0855\ \ \ 0915\ \ \ 0930\ \ \ 0945\ \ \ 1005$
$Whitefield\ \ \ \ \ \ 0834\ \ \ 0904\ \ \ 0924\ \ \ 0939\ \ \ 0954\ \ \ 1014$ $Heaton\ Park\ \ \ 0846\ \ \ 0916\ \ \ 0936\ \ \ 0951\ \ \ 1006\ \ \ 1027$ $Cheetham\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0856\ \ \ 0926\ \ \ 0946\ \ \ 1001\ \ \ 1016\ \ \ 1037$ $Manchester\ \ \ \ 0905\ \ \ 0935\ \ \ 0955\ \ \ 1010\ \ \ 1025\ \ \ 1048$

How many minutes should the 0825 bus take to go from Bury to Manchester?

40

50

35

105

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Write down a multiple of 6 that is between 40 and 50

43

44

48

490

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the coordinates of point A?

(0,6)

(-4,3)

(8,-9)

(-6,-6)

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