2020 Year 9 General - Formative Test: Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra

Year 9 General Maths

AT HOME Formative Test: Number, Pythagoras, Indices &
Algebra
Name Grace Rose /50
Teacher ER / AW / PS Date 26/03/2020

Time 50 minutes Weighting 0%

Instructions to Students
 Show all working where appropriate.
 Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
 Questions worth more than 2 marks require sufficient working out.
 Round all final answers to 2 decimal places if required.

Test Information
 Standard items: pens (blue/black preferred), pencils, sharpener, correction fluid/tape,
eraser, ruler, highlighters.
 Special items: scientific calculator (for Part B only)
 Restricted items: no notes of any kind are allowed for this test.

Structure of this Test

Number of Suggested Marks Percentage
Section
Questions Working Time Available of Test
Part A
8 38 mins 38 76%
Non-Calculator
Part B
3 12 mins 12 24%
Calculator

Total 50 100%
 2020 Year 9 General - Formative Test: Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra

Part A Total Marks: 38 / 50 Section: Non-Calculator

Part A Suggested Time: 38 mins Marking by: Teacher / 38

Part A – Non-Calculator

Question One (4 = 1, 1, 1, 1 Marks)

Determine the value of the following.
a) 7 + (–15) b) –14 – (–9)

c) 60  (–5) d) –9  (–6)

Question Two (2 = 1, 1 Marks)

Round 437.035 to:
a) two decimal places b) two significant figures

Question Three (6 = 1, 2, 2, 1 Marks)

Evaluate the following, expressing your answer in simplest form.

9 2 3 2
a) − b) +
10 10 4 3

2 4 3 4
c) × d) ÷
5 6 7 9

Year 9 General Maths Formative Test : Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra
 2020 Year 9 General - Formative Test: Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra

Question Four (6 = 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Marks)

Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in index form.

a) m3 × m× m5 b) 3 ab2 × 4 a5 b7

c) n8 ÷ n5 d) 7 n0 −4 n0

6 3
e) ( m2 ) f) (2 x5)

Question Five (4 = 1, 1, 1, 1 Marks)

a) Write the following using scientific notation.
(i) 635 000 (ii) 0.0018

b) Write the following using scientific notation.

(i) 9.73 ×10 4 (ii) 1.54 ×10 – 3

Question Six (4 = 1, 1, 1, 1 Marks)

Simplify the following expressions.
a) 10x2 + 6x + 3x2 b) 4mn + 8m + 5nm – 3m

c) 3a  5b d) 4n  7mn

Question Seven (2 = 1, 1 Marks)

Year 9 General Maths Formative Test : Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra
 2020 Year 9 General - Formative Test: Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra

Expand the following.

a) 3(x + 8) b) 2(3x – 4)

Question Eight (10 = 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 Marks)

Solve each of the following equations.

x+ 4
a) 3x + 4 = 10 b) =5
3

x
b) −3=2 d) 4(x + 3) = 8
2

e) 3 − 2x = 9

Year 9 General Maths Formative Test : Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra
 2020 Year 9 General - Formative Test: Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra

Part B Total Marks: 12 / 50 Section: Calculator

Part B Suggested Time: 12 mins Marking by: Teacher / 12

Part B - Calculator

Question Nine (1 Mark)

Evaluate the following expression, if a = 8, b = −3 and c = 6.
a – 2b + c

Question Ten (5 = 1, 1, 2, 1 Marks)

a) Simplify the following ratios:

(i) 12 : 36 (ii) 40c : $3.60

b) Divide $360 in a ratio of 4 : 5.

c) Write $84 in 3 hours as a rate in its simplest form.

Year 9 General Maths Formative Test : Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra
 2020 Year 9 General - Formative Test: Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra

Question Eleven (6 = 2, 2, 2 Marks)

Determine the length of the unknown sides, rounding to two decimal places.
a) b)

c)

Year 9 General Maths Formative Test : Number, Pythagoras, Indices & Algebra