TET MATHEMATICS QUESTIONS

1. The number sequence 12, 23, 34, 45, ...
A. includes both 100 and 1000
B. includes 100 but not 1000
C. includes 1000 but not 100
D. includes neither 100 nor 1000

2. The number x − y is greater than the number x + y. Which of the following conclusions can
we draw from this?
A. x and y are both positive
B. x and y are both negative
C. x is negative
D. y is negative

3. Choose the specification from those given
below, with which we cannot draw a triangle
A. AB = 6 cm., AC = 5 cm., ∠ABC = 30°
B. AB = 6 cm., AC = 4 cm., ∠ABC = 30°
C. AB = 6 cm., AC = 3 cm., ∠ABC = 30°
D. AB = 6 cm., AC = 2 cm., ∠ABC = 30°


4. For answering a particular question, a student did not use the method suggested by the
teacher. Which of the following should be the teacher's reaction?
A. Insist that the teacher's method should be used
B. Rebuke the child for disobedience
C. Praise the child if the method is correct
D. Warn him that such deviations would not be given credit in an exam

5. To decrease the area of a square by 36%, by what percent of its length should each side be reduced?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 80
D. 20