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SET or SAT?
SET – Subject Entrance Tests for
Nazarbayev University or UCL (London) foundation year
SAT – Entrance
Tests for American Universities (slightly different format and content)
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Admissions Criteria for NU
The requirements for admission to
the University of Nazarbayev are the following (listed in
priority order):
English Proficiency Test and average academic score of 4.0+ for last two terms
Good results in SET – Subject Entrance Tests;
Official certificates of IELTS/ TOEFL with at least minimum admission score (5.5 – 7.5 depending on course)
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Subject Entrance Tests
An applicant must take two Subject
Entrance Tests (SET) written in English.
SET is multiple
choice test of 30 questions which the applicant either passes or fails.
The applicant must receive an average of 50% or over in both subject tests and no less than 43% in a single subject test (i.e. 13 points of 30).
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Which Test?
School of Engineering – Maths and Physics
School of Natural Sciences (one of the following pair):
Chemistry and Biology
Maths and Physics
Pre-medical preparation – Chemistry and Biology
School of Social Sciences – Maths and Critical Thinking
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Subject Entrance Tests - Rules
Applicants must complete the
tests without help from any other person.
Applicants can
use a dictionary to help them understand the questions, but MUST NOT use any maths or science textbooks or websites to help complete the test.
The tests take one hour each.
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Taking the Subject Entrance Tests
The tests will
be administered in March. Students must register for the
tests by 30th January.
Applicants who do not take the test under NU supervision may be re-tested when they start university.
There is no opportunity to re-take the tests in the same academic year if the applicant does not reach the required standard.
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The Mathematics Test
There are 30 questions.
The
questions are multiple-choice.
Applicants should answer as many questions as
possible. It is not necessarily expected that they will be able to answer ALL the questions.
Calculators should not be used.
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The Mathematics Test
60 minutes is the maximum time
allowed.
Questions are written using standard English mathematical notation.
Questions are
on a range of topics based on the British Grade 10 and 11 mathematics curriculum
Questions are designed to test mathematical understanding and thinking as well as methods and knowledge.
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Issues
Students need to be familiar with the notation
used in the test
There is only one sample test
available
There are no specific SET text books or practice materials – however ...
I have been developing a program of study, collection of resources and practice tests to share with staff for the future
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Notation
Decimals
Multiplication
Division
Coordinates
Trigonometry
… and …
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Question 1
On a journey a certain weight of
luggage is carried free, but there is a charge
of $5 per kilogram for any additional luggage above this weight. Laa-laa’s luggage, which weighs a total of 70kg, is overweight and she is charged $200. If Po’s luggage weighs a total of 45kg, what will she have to pay ?
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Question 2
In the diagram PQ = PR, ∠QMP
= 80° and ∠QPM = 30°. What is ∠RPM
?
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Question 3
What is the value of 21 x
101 – 21 – 101 ?
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Question 4
In the diagram below how many different
routes are there from S to T which do
not go through either of the points U and V more than once ?
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Question 5
What is the sum of all the
first 20 even numbers ?
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Question 7
Mary’s height increased by 20% between her
5th birthday and her 10th birthday. It increased by
15% between her 10th birthday and her 15th birthday, and it increased by 10% between her 15th birthday and her 20th birthday. By how much did her height increase between her 5th birthday and her 20th birthday?
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Question 8
(1550 + 1551 + 1552 + ....
+ 1648 + 1649) – (150 + 151 +
152 + .... + 248 + 249) =
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Question 9
A rectangular sheet of paper with sides
1 and 2 has been folded once as shown,
so that one corner just meets the opposite long edge. What is the value of the length d ?
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Question 10
When exactly is the value of the
value of the product
(1 + 1/2)(1 + 1/3)(1 + 1/4)....(1 + 1/n) equal to an integer?
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Question 11
The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD, whose
base length CD is twice the top length AB.
If CD is twice CE, what fraction does the area of the triangle take of the area of the trapezium?
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Question 12
In a right angled triangle the longest
side has length 13cm, and one of the shorter
sides has length 7cm. Which of the following approximations is closest to the length of the remaining side ?
10 cm
10.5 cm
11 cm
11.5 cm
12 cm
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Question 13
ABCD is a trapezium. The length of
CE is ¼ the length of CD, and FD
= CE. If the area of each triangle is 1 cm2 what is the area of the trapezium ?
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Question 14
In the diagram PQ = PR =
RS. What is the size of angle x?
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Question 15
Ima Divvy used her calculator and divided
a number by 40 instead of 8. What should
she do now to obtain the correct answer ?
Divide by 40
Divide by 8
Multiply by 5
Multiply by 320
Divide by 5
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Question 16
A pencil AB lying on a table
is given a half turn about the end B
(so that A moves to A') and then a half-turn about A' (so that B moves to B'), and finally a half-turn about B' (so that A' moves to C). The point D of the pencil is three-quarters of the way from A to B. What is the ratio of the total distance moved by A and D?
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Question 17
Which of these numbers is odd ?
14 +
1
34 + 2
54 + 3
74 + 5
114 + 7
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Question 18
The sum of six consecutive odd numbers
is 60. What is the smallest of the six
numbers ?
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Question 19
The integer part of a positive number
is the part before the decimal point; The decimal
part of a positive number is the part after the decimal point. For example the integer part of 3.72 is ‘3’ and the decimal part is ‘0.72’. Which of the following numbers has a decimal part equal to exactly one-fifth of the integer part ?
2.5
3.6
4.6
5.8
6.2
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Question 20
If |x| < 0.5, (4 - 8x) -
½ =
½ (1 + x + 3x2/2 + ...)
½ (1
– x + 3x2/2 + ...)
½ (1 + x – 3x2/2 + ...)
2 (1 + x + 3x2/2 + ...)
½ (1 + x + 3x2/2)
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Question 21
For each real number x, let [x]
be the biggest integer which is less than or
equal to x. What can you say about the following three equations ?
(i) [p + 3] = [p] + 3
(ii) [p + q] = [p] + [q]
(iii) [5p] = 5 [p]
all three equations are true for all real numbers p and q.
equations (i) and (iii) are true for all real number p.
the three equations are true only when p and q are integers.
equations (i) and (ii) are true for all real number p and q.
equations (ii) and (iii) are false for most values of p and q.
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Question 22
If y = xex then dy/dx =
xex
x +
ex
x + xex
ex + xex
None of these
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Question 23
If c is a constant, what is
-
24x2 + 36x3 + c
4x − 12x3 + 9x5 + c
4 − 4x2 +
9x4/4 + c
4x − 4x3 + 9x5/5 + c
None of these
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Question 24
Observe that 18 = 42 + 12 + 12 +
02. How many of the first fifteen positive integers
can be written as the sum of the squares of four integers ?
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Question 25
In the diagram below the smaller circle
touches the larger circle and goes through the centre
of the larger circle. What fraction of the area of the larger circle is outside the smaller circle ?
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Question 26
If y = sin(x2) then dy/dx =
cos(x2)
2x.sin(x2)
2sin(x)
2x.cos(x)
2x.cos(x2)
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Question 27
(x − 1)(x4 + 1)(x2 + 1)(x + 1)
=
x8 + 1
x8 + x6 + x4 + x2 + 1
x8 - 1
x8 + x7 + x6 +
x5 + x4 + x3 + x2 + x + 1
x8 - x6 + x4 - 1
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Question 28
If x2 - 3x + 1 = 0,
what is the value of …
x2 + (1/x)2 ?
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Question 29
The expression 3 @ 7 → 4 is a
short way of writing the statement “it is possible
to fit a 3-sided polygon and a 7-sided polygon together (without overlap) to make a 4-sided polygon”. This statement is correct (as shown in the diagram below). Which of the following is a statement which is NOT correct ?
3 @ 5 → 4
3 @ 6 → 4
3 @ 8 → 4
4 @ 6 → 4
4 @ 8 → 4