Trial Examination 2016 - VCE Mathematical Methods Units 3&4 - Written Examination 2 - Question and Answer Booklet

Q: What is the structure of the booklet and how are marks allocated?

The booklet contains Section A with 20 multiple-choice questions (20 to be answered for 20 marks) and Section B with 5 questions (5 to be answered for 60 marks). The total marks are 80.

Q: Which materials are students permitted or not permitted to bring into the exam room?

Permitted items include pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, rulers, protractors, set squares, aids for curve sketching, one bound reference, and approved technology such as an approved calculator or CAS. Blank paper and correction fluid/tape are not permitted, and mobile phones or other unauthorized electronic devices are not permitted.

Q: What are the key instructions for Section A multiple-choice questions?

Students answer all Section A questions in pencil on the provided answer sheet, selecting the correct response. A correct answer scores 1 and an incorrect answer scores 0, with no penalty for incorrect answers; no marks are given if more than one answer is completed for a question.

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Trial Examination 2016 provides the question-and-answer booklet for VCE Mathematical Methods Units 3&4, Written Examination 2. It specifies reading and writing times, booklet structure with Section A (multiple-choice) and Section B (short answers/required responses), and the marks allocation totaling 80. The document lists allowed and prohibited materials, examination instructions for completing name fields and answering in English, and rules for using diagrams not to scale. It also includes multiple-choice questions covering translations of cosine graphs, functional equations, survey parameters, derivative domains, probability distributions, confidence-interval error scaling, rectangle approximations of integrals, and related calculus and statistics concepts.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages25

Reading Time1 h 3 min

AccessFree to download

Structure of Booklet

Examination Materials and Rules

Instructions

Section A – Multiple-Choice Questions

Instructions for Section A

Questions 1-13

Trial Examination 2016 VCE Mathematical Methods Units 3&4 Written Examination 2 Question and Answer Booklet Reading time: 15 minutes Writing time: 2 hours Student’s Name: Teacher’s Name: Structure of Booklet | Section | Number of questions | Number of questions tobe answered | Number of marks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A | 20 | 20 | 20 | | B | 5 | 5 | 60
Total 80 | Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, a protractor, set squares, aids for curve sketching, one bound reference, one approved technology (calculator or software) and, if desired, one scientific calculator. Calculator memory DOES NOT need tobe cleared. For approved computer-based CAS, full functionality may be used. Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape. Materials supplied Question and answer booklet of 25 pages. Formula sheet. Answer sheet for multiple-choice questions. Instructions Write your name and teacher’s name in the space provided above on this page, and on your answer sheet for multiple-choice questions. Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in the booklet are not drawn to scale. All written responses must be in English. At the end of the examination Place the answer sheet for multiple-choice questions inside the front cover of this booklet. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. Students are advised that this is a trial examination only and cannot in any way guarantee the content or the format of the 2016 VCE Mathematical Methods Units 3&4 Written Examination 2. Neap Trial Exams are licensed to be photocopied or placed on the school intranet and used only within the confines of the school purchasing them, for the purpose of examining that school’s students only. They may not be otherwise reproduced or distributed. The copyright of Neap Trial Exams remains with Neap. No Neap Trial Exam or any part thereof is to be issued or passed on by any person to any party inclusive of other schools, non-practising teachers, coaching colleges, tutors, parents, students, publishing agencies or websites without the express written consent of Neap. Copyright © 2016 Neap ABN 49910906643 58 Pelham St Carlton VIC 3053 Tel: (03) 8341 8341 Fax: (03) 8610 0090 MMU34EX2_QA_2016.FM SECTION A – MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Instructions for Section A Answer all questions in pencil on the answer sheet provided for multiple-choice questions. Choose the response that is correct for the question. A correct answer scores 1; an incorrect answer scores 0. Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers. No marks will be given if more than one answer is completed for any question. Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in this booklet are not drawn to scale. Question 1 The horizontal translation undergone by the graph off (x) = 5 cos (x) is g (x) = 5cos -x – π – 3 from the graph of A. B. C. D. E. –3 3 π -3- π 3π Question 2 If the equation f (3x)– 3f(x) = 0 is true for all x ∈ R, then the rule for f could be A. B. C. D. E. 3x x 2 ----3- 3x 3ex x + 3 Question 3 In a complete survey of the population of a particular rural township, it is found that 73% of families have at least two children. The ‘73%’ represents the value of a A. sample. B. sample parameter. C. sample statistic. D. population. E. population parameter. Question 4 Let f (x) = 3 – x and g (x) = x + 1. If h(x) =f (x)g(x), then the maximal domain of the derivative of h is A. [–1, 3] B. (–1, 3) C. [–1, ∞) D. [3, ∞) E. ( ∞,–1 ) ∪ (3, ∞ ) Question 5 The random variable X has the probability distribution shown, where 0 < p < 1 -3--. | x | –10 | 0 | 10 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pr(X = x) | 2p –p2 | (p – 1) (3p – 1) | 2p – 2p2

FAQs

What is the structure of the booklet and how are marks allocated?

The booklet contains Section A with 20 multiple-choice questions (20 to be answered for 20 marks) and Section B with 5 questions (5 to be answered for 60 marks). The total marks are 80.

Which materials are students permitted or not permitted to bring into the exam room?

Permitted items include pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, rulers, protractors, set squares, aids for curve sketching, one bound reference, and approved technology such as an approved calculator or CAS. Blank paper and correction fluid/tape are not permitted, and mobile phones or other unauthorized electronic devices are not permitted.

What are the key instructions for Section A multiple-choice questions?

Students answer all Section A questions in pencil on the provided answer sheet, selecting the correct response. A correct answer scores 1 and an incorrect answer scores 0, with no penalty for incorrect answers; no marks are given if more than one answer is completed for a question.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by 4398046744996