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MATHEMATICS INVESTIGATION

Formal Assessment 1 of Term 2 %

Number Sentences, Numeric and Geometric 50
patterns and Common fractions

NAME:

Grade 6: Date: __________________

Q1 /8 Q2 /20 Q3 /10 Q4 /12

TIME: 60 Min. EXAMINER:

Pages: 4 MODERATOR:

1. Read all the instructions carefully.

2. All working must be shown on the question paper and must not be done on rough paper.

3. The test duration is 60 minutes.

4. The Investigation is out of 50 marks.

5. The use of a calculator is not allowed.

Question 1: Match the columns [8 marks]

1. 4+5=9 Less than sentence

2. 8–2=6 Algebraic sentence
3. 2x3=6 Greater than Sentence
4. 9÷3=3 Fraction sentence
5. 1+5˂7 Addition sentence
6. 9–2˃4 Multiplication sentence
7. a+b=c Division sentence

1
 8. 1 2 3 Subtraction sentence
+ =
4 4 4

Question 2: Geometric Patterns [20 marks]

2.1. Complete the pattern

2.1.1. Look at the pattern of matchsticks. Draw pattern number 4 and number 5 in the sequence. [4 mark]

2.1.2. Copy the table and fill in the missing numbers. [8 marks]

Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5 10

Matchsticks 3 11

2.2. Complete the table below the diagram using the diagram to guide you. [8 marks]

1 2 3

2
 Diagram 1 2 3 4 5 10 n
number
No. of small 1 4 9 16 64
squares

Question 3 – Numeric Patterns [10 marks]

Read the description and pattern below, then answer the questions that follow:

A sequence is a set of numbers linked by a rule.

e.g. A sequence of even numbers is 2; 4; 6; 8; 10; …

A term is a number in that sequence.

term 1 is 2; term 2 is 4; term 3 is 6 and so on…

This is the sequence of square numbers:

1 4 9 16

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

3.1. What number would term 5 be? [1 mark]

________________________________________________________________________________________

3.2. What number will term 15 of the sequence be? [2 mark]

________________________________________________________________________________________

3.3. Explain how you were able to work out term 5 and term 15. [1 mark]

________________________________________________________________________________________

3.4. Complete the following number sentences: [6 marks]

3
3.4.1. 6, 15, 24, ______, ______, ______,

3.4.2. 8, 15, 22, ______, ______, ______,

3.4.3. 6, 14, 22, ________, ________,_______

Question 4: Simplifying [12 marks]

Complete the table:

FRACTION SIMPLEST FORM

4
10

75
100

68
100

800
1000

32
50

55
77

Total: 50 marks

Goodluck.
End of assessment