Lesson T1.2.3

T1.2.3 Powers, roots and reciprocals Quiz: KS3 Maths, Unit 1

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What is 2⁵?

    • 64
    • 32
    • 25
    • 10
  2. What is the square root of 144?

    • 72
    • 24
    • 14
    • 12
  3. What is the cube root of 125?

    • 12.5
    • 5
    • 62.5
    • 25
  4. What is the reciprocal of 4/5?

    • -5/4
    • 5/4
    • 1/4
    • 4/5
  5. What is 3⁰?

    • 30
    • 1
    • 0
    • 3
  6. What is (-2)³?

    • 8
    • -8
    • 6
    • -6
  7. What is (-2)⁴?

    • 16
    • 8
    • -16
    • -8
  8. Which of these is a power of 2?

    • 24
    • 32
    • 36
    • 40
  9. What is the exact value of the square root of 1/4?

    • 1/4
    • 1/2
    • 4
    • 2
  10. Which decimal is the square root of 2 correct to 2 decimal places?

    • 1.5
    • 1.42
    • 1.41
    • 1.4
  11. What is the reciprocal of 0.2?

    • 0.5
    • 0.02
    • 5
    • -5
  12. Simplify 5³ × 5².

    • 10⁵
    • 5⁶
    • 5⁵
    • 5¹
  13. What is 6⁰ ÷ 6?

    • 6
    • 0
    • 1
    • 1/6
  14. What is 2⁻¹?

    • 1/2
    • -2
    • 2
    • -1/2
  15. Which number is 1000 written as a power of 10?

    • 10³
    • 10⁴
    • 10²
    • 100³
  16. What is 4³ - 2⁴?

    • 4
    • 48
    • 80
    • -48
  17. A square has an area of 81 cm². What is the length of its side?

    • 9 cm
    • 18 cm
    • 40.5 cm
    • 8.1 cm
  18. A cube has a volume of 64 cm³. What is the length of its edge?

    • 32 cm
    • 16 cm
    • 4 cm
    • 8 cm
  19. Which is larger: 2¹⁰ or 10³?

    • They are equal
    • Cannot tell
    • 10³
    • 2¹⁰
  20. What is the value of (1/2)⁻³?

    • 1/8
    • 6
    • -8
    • 8

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