Bahamas Junior Certificate

What is 3/4 written as a percentage?

• A34%
• B43%
• C75%
• D0.75%

A shirt costs $40. In a sale it is reduced by 25%. What is the sale price?

• A$10
• B$15
• C$30
• D$35

What is the value of 2 + 3 × 4?

• A20
• B14
• C24
• D9

Solve for x: x + 7 = 12.

• A5
• B19
• C7
• D12

What is the area of a rectangle that is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide?

• A13 cm²
• B26 cm²
• C40 cm²
• D80 cm²

What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 9 m?

• A18 m
• B36 m
• C81 m
• D27 m

Express the ratio 12 : 18 in its simplest form.

• A2 : 3
• B3 : 2
• C6 : 9
• D1 : 2

A bag has 5 red and 3 blue marbles. One marble is drawn at random. What is the probability it is blue?

• A3/8
• B5/8
• C3/5
• D1/3

What is the mean (average) of 4, 8, 6, and 10?

• A6
• B7
• C8
• D28

Convert 0.6 to a fraction in its simplest form.

• A6/100
• B3/5
• C1/6
• D6/5

A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

• A45 km/h
• B50 km/h
• C153 km/h
• D450 km/h

Simplify: 3a + 5a − 2a.

• A6a
• B10a
• C6
• Da

What is 15% of 200?

• A15
• B30
• C300
• D3

The angles of a triangle add up to how many degrees?

• A90°
• B180°
• C270°
• D360°

What is the value of 5²?

• A10
• B7
• C25
• D52

A rectangular tank has length 4 m, width 2 m and height 3 m. What is its volume?

• A9 m³
• B24 m³
• C12 m³
• D18 m³

Which number is a prime number?

• A9
• B15
• C17
• D21

If 5 pens cost $20, how much do 8 pens cost at the same rate?

• A$28
• B$32
• C$40
• D$25

What is −6 + 10?

• A−16
• B4
• C16
• D−4

A circle has a radius of 7 cm. Using π ≈ 22/7, what is its circumference?

• A22 cm
• B44 cm
• C154 cm
• D14 cm

Read the sentence: 'The children played happily in the park.' What is the verb?

• Achildren
• Bplayed
• Chappily
• Dpark

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• AWhere are you going.
• BWhere are you going?
• CWhere are you going!
• Dwhere are you going

Which word is the antonym (opposite) of 'generous'?

• Akind
• Bselfish
• Cwealthy
• Dgiving

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• AThe dogs barks loudly.
• BShe walk to school.
• CThe students were happy.
• DHe go home early.

Read: 'After the long drought, the farmers were relieved when the rains finally came.' Why were the farmers relieved?

• AThe drought had ended their work
• BRain would help their crops grow
• CThey were leaving their farms
• DThe weather had become colder

Which word in this sentence is an adjective? 'The tall building stood near the busy road.'

• Abuilding
• Bstood
• Ctall
• Dnear

Choose the correct plural of 'leaf'.

• Aleafs
• Bleaves
• Cleafes
• Dleave

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly to show possession?

• AThe dogs bone was buried.
• BThe dog's bone was buried.
• CThe dogs' was buried bone.
• DThe dog,s bone was buried.

What is the synonym of 'rapid'?

• Aslow
• Bfast
• Cquiet
• Dheavy

Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'She gave the book to Mark.'

• Agave
• Bbook
• CShe
• DMark

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

• AShe walks to the shop.
• BShe will walk to the shop.
• CShe walked to the shop.
• DShe is walking to the shop.

Read: 'The detective examined every clue carefully before naming the thief.' What does 'examined' suggest about the detective?

• AHe guessed quickly
• BHe looked closely and carefully
• CHe ignored the clues
• DHe was confused

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Adefinately
• Bdefinitely
• Cdefinitley
• Ddefinatly

What is the main idea of this passage? 'Recycling saves resources, reduces waste in landfills, and protects the environment. Many people now sort their rubbish so it can be reused.'

• ALandfills are full
• BRecycling has many benefits
• CPeople dislike sorting rubbish
• DResources are unlimited

Choose the conjunction in this sentence: 'I wanted to go outside, but it was raining.'

• Awanted
• Boutside
• Cbut
• Draining

Which sentence is a complete sentence?

• ARunning down the street.
• BBecause of the rain.
• CThe team won the match.
• DAfter the long game.

In the phrase 'as brave as a lion', what figure of speech is used?

• Ametaphor
• Bsimile
• Calliteration
• Dpersonification

Which word is an adverb in this sentence? 'He spoke softly to the frightened child.'

• Aspoke
• Bsoftly
• Cchild
• Dfrightened

Read: 'Though small, the hummingbird beats its wings so fast that it can hover in mid-air and even fly backwards.' What is unusual about the hummingbird?

• AIt is the largest bird
• BIt can fly backwards
• CIt cannot fly at all
• DIt never moves its wings

Choose the correct word: 'Their going to bring _____ books to the library.'

• Athey're
• Bthere
• Ctheir
• Dtheyre

What is the basic unit of all living things?

• Athe atom
• Bthe cell
• Cthe organ
• Dthe tissue

Which gas do green plants take in during photosynthesis?

• Aoxygen
• Bcarbon dioxide
• Cnitrogen
• Dhydrogen

Which of these is a chemical change?

• Aice melting
• Bwood burning
• Cwater boiling
• Dsugar dissolving

What state of matter has a fixed shape and a fixed volume?

• Asolid
• Bliquid
• Cgas
• Dplasma

Which organ pumps blood around the human body?

• Athe lungs
• Bthe heart
• Cthe liver
• Dthe kidneys