4MA1 Mathematics A: May/June 2026 Paper 1FRFoundation Tier Paper 1

From the numbers in the box, write down

(a)an even number

[1]

(b)a multiple of 7

[1]

(c)a cube number

[1]

(d)a factor of 70

[1]

(e)two numbers with a sum of 42

_and [1]

(a)Measure the size of the angle marked x

[1]

(b)From the cross (×) below, draw a straight line of length 8.4 cm

×[1]

(c)Write down the mathematical name of an 8‑sided polygon.

[1]

The diagram shows a circle, centre O

(d)Draw a radius of the circle.[1]

(a)Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

[1]

(b)Write in figures the number three thousand, five hundred and two.

[1]

(c)Write 1.526 34 correct to 2 decimal places.

[1]

Sanjay is thinking of a number. The number is an integer.

Correct to the nearest 10, Sanjay’s number is 650 Correct to the nearest 100, Sanjay’s number is 600

(d)Write down all the possible numbers Sanjay could be thinking of.

[2]

Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.

(a)Write down the next term of the sequence.

[1]

(b)Explain how you worked out your answer.

[1]

(c)Find the first number in the sequence that is greater than 58

[2]

Louise says,

(d)Explain why Louise is wrong.

[1]

(a)Change 54 centimetres into metres.

_metres[1]

(b)Change 23.7 litres into millilitres.

_millilitres[1]

Miguel buys

4 notebooks at £2.70 each 5 pens at £0.85 each

How much does Miguel spend in total on these items?

£ [3]

ABC is a triangle. DAC and EAB are straight lines.

Work out the value of x

x = [4]

1748 supporters are travelling on buses to a football match. There are 56 supporters on each of the buses except on the final bus.

Work out how many supporters are on the final bus.

[3]

The incomplete table and pictogram show information about the number of occupied rooms in a hotel for each of five days.

Complete the key, the table and the pictogram.

Day Number of occupied rooms

Key: represents _rooms

Thursday

Friday

[4]

The table shows information about the numbers of training runs completed by the 56 members of a running club last week.

(a)Write down the modal number of training runs completed.

[1]

(b)Work out the total number of training runs completed.

[2]

One of the 56 members of the running club is chosen at random.

(c)Find the probability that this member completed 5 or 6 training runs last week.

[2]

Use your calculator to work out the value of

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

[2]

A plane flies from London to Accra.

The plane flies a distance of 5103 km The flight time is 7 hours.

Work out the average speed of the plane.

_km / h[2]

Here is a list of ingredients needed to make 10 biscuits.

Feyi wants to make 25 biscuits.

(a)Work out the amount of butter she needs.

_g[2]

Baka makes some biscuits.

He uses 1275 g of sugar.

(b)Work out how many biscuits he makes.

[2]

Shani makes some sandwiches and cakes where

the number of sandwiches : the number of cakes = 3 : 8

She makes 93 sandwiches.

(c)Work out the number of cakes she makes.

_{.. ..}[2]

(a)On the grid above, reflect shape A in the line x = 1[2]

y

7

6

5

4

3

(b)On the grid above, enlarge shape B with scale factor 2 and centre O[2]

Jenab wants to hire a car and a van.

The cost of hiring a car for 6 days is the same as the cost of hiring a van for 6 days.

Work out the value of P

P = [4]

A circle has diameter 6.3 cm

Work out the circumference of the circle. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

_cm[2]

Show that 2 45 ´ 3 37 = 9 35[3]

Write 504 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

[3]

(a)Simplify e⁷ × e³

[1]

(b)Simplify g⁵ ÷ g²

[1]

The weight of a giraffe is 1178 kg, correct to the nearest kg

(i)Write down the lower bound of the weight of the giraffe.

kg[1]

(ii)Write down the upper bound of the weight of the giraffe.

kg[1]

A bag contains only blue counters, green counters, red counters and yellow counters.

Danny takes a counter at random from the bag.

The table gives information about the probabilities that he takes a blue counter or a green counter or a red counter or a yellow counter.

There are 400 counters in the bag.

Work out the number of red counters in the bag.

[4]

8 cm 24 cm

A and B are similar parallelograms.

Work out the area of B

_cm²[3]

(a)Represent the inequality x < 1 on the number line above.[1]

2  y + 3 < 7 y is an integer.

(b)Write down all the possible values of y

[2]

(c)Solve the inequality 8 – 5w > –10

[2]

Factorise x²– 12x + 32

[2]

Caleb owns 11 sheep.

The mean weight of all 11 sheep is 77 kg The mean weight of 8 of the sheep is 75.2 kg

Work out the mean weight of the other 3 sheep.

kg[3]

Arwa invests 200 000 yen in a savings account for 3 years. She gets 1.4% per year compound interest.

Work out how much money Arwa will have in her savings account at the end of 3 years. Give your answer correct to the nearest yen.

_yen[3]

The diagram shows a solid cuboid.

The cuboid measures 3 cm by 11 cm by x cm

The volume of the cuboid is 264 cm³

Work out the total surface area of the cuboid.

_cm²[4]

Solve the simultaneous equations

Show clear algebraic working.

x =

y = [3]

The straight line L has equation 4y – 10x – 5 = 0

(a)Find the gradient of L

[2]

(b)Find the coordinates of the point where L crosses the y‑axis.

( , )[1]