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Questions 6 to 11 of 20
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Question 6
A list of the numbers written with the digits 1, 2, 3, each once, runs systematically as 123, 132, 213, 231, 312, ... Which number completes the list?
- A. 321
- B. 313
- C. 213
- D. 331
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 321
The list is in increasing order: starting with 1, 123 and 132; with 2, 213 and 231; with 3, 312 and 321; so the missing number is 321.
Source: கணக்கு, ஆறாம் வகுப்பு, முதல் பருவம், தொகுதி 2, தமிழ் வழி (Mathematics, Standard VI, Term I, Volume 2, Tamil medium; Samacheer Kalvi) (இயல் 6 தகவல் செயலாக்கம் (6.3 முறையான பட்டியலை முழுமையாக்குதல்), p. 113 (PDF p. 117))
Question 7
A list of the pairs that can be made from the four people A, B, C, D runs systematically as AB, AC, AD, BC, BD, ... Which pair completes the list?
- A. BA
- B. CB
- C. CD
- D. DA
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. CD
Each letter is paired only with the letters after it: A with B, C, D; B with C, D; C with D; so the last pair is CD (6 pairs in all).
Source: கணக்கு, ஆறாம் வகுப்பு, முதல் பருவம், தொகுதி 2, தமிழ் வழி (Mathematics, Standard VI, Term I, Volume 2, Tamil medium; Samacheer Kalvi) (இயல் 6 தகவல் செயலாக்கம் (6.3 முறையான பட்டியலை முழுமையாக்குதல்), p. 113 (PDF p. 117))
Question 8
Match the following on Sudoku. (a) Row (நிரை) - 1. The numbers 1 to 4 (b) Column (நிரல்) - 2. Vertical cells (c) 3 × 3 Sudoku - 3. The numbers 1 to 3 (d) 4 × 4 Sudoku - 4. Horizontal cells
- A. (a) 2, (b) 4, (c) 3, (d) 1
- B. (a) 4, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 1
- C. (a) 4, (b) 2, (c) 1, (d) 3
- D. (a) 4, (b) 3, (c) 2, (d) 1
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. (a) 4, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 1
Horizontal cells form a row and vertical cells a column; a 3 × 3 Sudoku uses only 1-3 and a 4 × 4 Sudoku only 1-4; so (a) 4, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 1.
Source: கணக்கு, ஆறாம் வகுப்பு, முதல் பருவம், தொகுதி 2, தமிழ் வழி (Mathematics, Standard VI, Term I, Volume 2, Tamil medium; Samacheer Kalvi) (இயல் 6 தகவல் செயலாக்கம் (6.3.1 சுடோகு), p. 113 (PDF p. 117))
Question 9
When two dice are rolled, what is the probability that the number on the first die is greater than the number on the second?
- A. 1/2
- B. 7/12
- C. 5/12
- D. 1/6
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 5/12
Of the 36 ordered pairs, 6 have equal numbers; half of the other 30 have the first number larger: 15 (1 when the first is 2, 2 when it is 3, ..., 5 when it is 6: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15); 15/36 = 5/12.
Source: கணிதம், பத்தாம் வகுப்பு, தமிழ் வழி (Mathematics, Standard X, Tamil medium; Samacheer Kalvi) (இயல் 8 புள்ளியியலும் நிகழ்தகவும், p. 331 (PDF p. 337))
Question 10
What is the shape of a standard die, and which numbers are on its faces?
- A. A sphere; the numbers 1 to 6
- B. A cube; the different numbers 1 to 6
- C. A cube; the numbers 0 to 5
- D. A cube; the numbers 1 to 8
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A cube; the different numbers 1 to 6
A standard die is a cube with the different numbers 1 to 6 on its faces.
Source: கணக்கு, ஒன்பதாம் வகுப்பு, தமிழ் வழி (Mathematics, Standard IX, Tamil medium; Samacheer Kalvi) (இயல் 9 நிகழ்தகவு, p. 308 (PDF p. 314))
Question 11
On a fair die the opposite faces add up to 7. If the top face shows 3, which number is on the bottom face?
- A. 6
- B. 1
- C. 4
- D. 5
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 4
The top and bottom faces are opposite; 7 − 3 = 4; the opposite pairs are 1-6, 2-5 and 3-4.
Source: கணக்கு, ஒன்பதாம் வகுப்பு, தமிழ் வழி (Mathematics, Standard IX, Tamil medium; Samacheer Kalvi) (இயல் 9 நிகழ்தகவு, p. 308 (PDF p. 314))
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