PSLCE Mathematics study guide
PSLCE Mathematics · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination (PSLCE) is the national examination taken at the end of primary schooling in Malawi, and Mathematics is one of its core papers. It is written by Standard 8 learners and, for older candidates, by private candidates preparing to re-sit. The PSLCE Mathematics study guide has 10 sections and about 2,862 words.
01Number and Numeration
Number and numeration checks whether you can read, write, order and round whole numbers, and use place value, factors, multiples and Roman numerals accurately. In a place-value chart, each position is ten times the value of the position on its right.
323 words, about 2 min02Operations on Whole Numbers
Operations on whole numbers tests addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including long methods and word problems. It also tests the order of operations and checking answers.
279 words, about 1 min03Fractions
Fractions checks equivalence, simplification, comparison and the four operations with proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. It also tests finding a fraction of a quantity.
278 words, about 1 min04Decimals and Percentages
Decimals and percentages tests decimal place value, ordering, the four operations with decimals, and conversion between fractions, decimals and percentages. It also tests percentage of a quantity and simple percentage problems.
276 words, about 1 min05Measurement
Measurement tests choosing suitable units and converting between them for length, mass and capacity. It also tests perimeter, area and volume in practical contexts.
300 words, about 2 min06Geometry
Geometry tests angle types and angle facts, properties of triangles and quadrilaterals, circles, symmetry and simple 2D and 3D shapes. Acute angles are less than 90°, right angles are exactly 90°, obtuse angles are between 90° and 180°, and a straight angle is 180°.
295 words, about 1 min07Money
Money tests calculations with Malawi kwacha and tambala: totals, change, unit price, profit and loss, and simple budgets in shopping situations. 1 kwacha = 100 tambala.
262 words, about 1 min08Time and Timetables
Time and timetables tests reading clocks, converting between 12-hour and 24-hour time, calculating time intervals, and reading bus, school or train timetables. 60 seconds = 1 minute; 60 minutes = 1 hour; 24 hours = 1 day.
290 words, about 1 min09Data Handling and Statistics
Data handling and statistics tests collecting and organising data in tables, tally charts, pictograms and bar charts, and finding the mean, median, mode and range. Frequency is the number of times a value occurs.
291 words, about 1 min10Patterns, Algebra and Problem Solving
Patterns, algebra and problem solving tests number sequences, simple algebraic expressions and equations, and word problems that must be translated into number sentences. In a sequence, find the rule by comparing consecutive terms.
268 words, about 1 min