AQA GCSE MATHEMATICS Higher Tier Paper 1
Non-Calculator QP 2021
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GCSE
MATHEMATICS
Higher Tier Paper 1 Non-Calculator
H
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
• mathematical instruments Pages Mark
2–3
You must not use a calculator.
4–5
Instructions
6–7
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
8–9
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 10–11
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 12–13
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 14–15
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end
16–17
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 18–19
be marked. 20–21
Information 22–23
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 24–25
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 26
• You may ask for more answer paper, graph paper and tracing paper.
TOTAL
These must be tagged securely to this answer book.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
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, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
3
5
1 Simplify a
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
8a 15a a8 a15
2 x ≠ 0.4
Circle the possible value of x.
[1 mark]
4 20 26 120
10 50 70 300
3 Circle the solid that has 7 vertices.
[1 mark]
hexagonal hexagon-based pentagonal pentagon-based
prism pyramid prism pyramid
*02*
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
4 Here is a sketch of a graph.
Circle the equation of the graph.
k is a constant.
[1 mark]
k
y = kx y=k+x y=k–x y=
x
5 Write 200 as a product of prime factors.
Give your answer in index form.
[3 marks]
Answer
7
Turn over ►
*03*
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, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
6 Lily’s age is 2 years and 4 months.
Hugo’s age is 1 year and 8 months.
Write Lily’s age in months as a fraction of Hugo’s age in months.
Give your fraction in its simplest form.
[2 marks]
Answer
97 + 2.0143
7 Use approximations to estimate the answer to
0.49
[3 marks]
Answer
*04*
IB/M/Jun21/8300/1H
Non-Calculator QP 2021
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
MATHEMATICS
Higher Tier Paper 1 Non-Calculator
H
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
• mathematical instruments Pages Mark
2–3
You must not use a calculator.
4–5
Instructions
6–7
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
8–9
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 10–11
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 12–13
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 14–15
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end
16–17
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 18–19
be marked. 20–21
Information 22–23
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 24–25
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 26
• You may ask for more answer paper, graph paper and tracing paper.
TOTAL
These must be tagged securely to this answer book.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
*Jun2183001H01*
IB/M/Jun21/E7 8300/1H
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
3
5
1 Simplify a
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
8a 15a a8 a15
2 x ≠ 0.4
Circle the possible value of x.
[1 mark]
4 20 26 120
10 50 70 300
3 Circle the solid that has 7 vertices.
[1 mark]
hexagonal hexagon-based pentagonal pentagon-based
prism pyramid prism pyramid
*02*
IB/M/Jun21/8300/1H
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
4 Here is a sketch of a graph.
Circle the equation of the graph.
k is a constant.
[1 mark]
k
y = kx y=k+x y=k–x y=
x
5 Write 200 as a product of prime factors.
Give your answer in index form.
[3 marks]
Answer
7
Turn over ►
*03*
IB/M/Jun21/8300/1H
, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
6 Lily’s age is 2 years and 4 months.
Hugo’s age is 1 year and 8 months.
Write Lily’s age in months as a fraction of Hugo’s age in months.
Give your fraction in its simplest form.
[2 marks]
Answer
97 + 2.0143
7 Use approximations to estimate the answer to
0.49
[3 marks]
Answer
*04*
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