Grade 5 Mathematics

End-of-year Assessment
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Class:  Total: / 70

Instructions

1. This question paper consists of 10 questions.

2. Answer ALL the questions on the question paper.

3. Write neatly and legibly.

4. Read your questions carefully before answering.

5. Use a ruler where necessary.

Question 1  [5 marks]

1. What is the value of the 6 in each of these numbers?  [2]

a. 135 261 -

b. 162 270 - 

2. Place these numbers in order from biggest to smallest: [2]

 10 850 24 912 130 524 100 394 284 970




3. Write this number in words: 35 772 [1]

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Question 2  [11 marks]

Solve the following fraction sums:

1 1
1.[2]
+
4 8

5 2
1 -
2.[3]
12 3

4
3.[2]
of 20
5

1 5
7 - 5
4.[4]
2 6

Question 3  [12 marks]

Solve the following:

1. 91 964 + 87 480 [2]

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2. 443 900 – 370 267  [2]

3. 23 × 48 [4]

4. 753 ÷ 17 [4]

Question 4  [4 marks]
1. Complete the following number sentences: [2]

a. 3 x (7 + 3) = 3 x 7 +

b. 12 + = 25

2. Write this story as a number sentence: 

[2]
A farmer has 3 chickens that each lay the same number of eggs. The farmer then collects 5
more eggs from the neighbours. He has 11 eggs in total.




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Question 5 [9 marks]
1. Look at this number pattern and answer the questions that follow:

3 7 11 15


a. What is the rule for this pattern in words? [1]

b. Give the next three numbers in the pattern: [3]

2. Look at this pattern:

1 2 3 4 5

a. Complete the pattern for drawings 4 and 5 [2]

b. What is the rule for this pattern? [1]

c. How many matches would you need for drawing 7? [2]

Question 6 [8 marks]
1. What is the time on each of these clocks in words? [2]

a. b.

 

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2. Thando was born on 12 May. Today is 5 February. Assume February has 28 days this year.
How many days until Thando’s birthday? [3]

3. Vuyeswa gets to the mall at 13:30. She leaves at 14:50. How long did Vuyeswa spend at the
mall?[3]

Question 7 [6 marks]
1. Name the following shapes: [2]

a. b.

 

2. Name two shapes that have right angles: [1]

3. Give two differences between squares and rectangles: [2]

4. What is the name of the angle smaller than 90°? [1]

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Question 8 [6 marks]
1. Mandisa has 5 and half litres of water in her basin. The basin can fit 9 litres.

a. How many more litres can Mandisa pour into the basin?  [2]

b. How many millilitres does Mandisa have in the basin? [1]

2. In a packet of groceries there is 2kg packet of sugar, 500g of flour, 6 eggs that each weigh
50g, and a packet of sweets that weighs 125g.
How much does the packet of groceries weigh? [3]

Question 9 [5 marks]
1. Calculate the perimeter of this shape: [3]

35 mm

4 cm

2. What is the area of this shape?  [2]

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Question 10 [4 marks]

1. Name these 3D objects: [2]

a. b.

 

2. How many faces do these 3D objects have? [2]

a. b.

 

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Assessment Answers
Question 1  [5 marks]

1. What is the value of the 6 in each of these numbers?  [2]

a. 135 261 - 60

b. 162 270 - 60 000

2. Place these numbers in order from biggest to smallest: [2]

 10 850 24 912 130 524 100 394 284 970

 284 970 130 524 100 394 24 912 10 850
(2 marks = all correct, 1 mark = 3 correct)

3. Write this number in words: 35 772 [1]

Thirty-five thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two.

Question 2  [11 marks]

Solve the following fractions:

1 1
1.[2]
+
4 8
2 1
= + 1 mark
8 8
3
= 1 mark
8

5 2
1 -
2.[3]
12 3
5 8
=1 - 1 mark
12 12
17 8
= - 1 mark
12 12
9
= ½ mark
12
3
= ½ mark
4

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4
3.[2]
of 20
5
20 4
= ×
1 5
80
= 1 mark
5
= 16 1 mark

1 5
7 - 5
4.[4]
2 6
3 5
=7 - 5 1 mark
6 6
9 5
=6 - 5 1 mark
6 6
4
=1 1 mark
6
2
=1 1 mark
3
Question 3  [12 marks]
Solve the following:

1. 91 964 + 87 480 [2]

1 1
9 1 9 6 4
+ 8 7 4 8 0
1 7 9 4 4 4 2 marks for correct answer, 1 mark for partly correct

2. 443 900 – 370 267  [2]

3 8 9
1 1 1
4 4 3 9 0 0
- 3 7 0 2 6 7
7 3 6 3 3 2 marks for correct answer, 1 mark for partly correct

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3. 23 × 48 [4]

1
2
4 8
× 2 3
1
1 4 4 1 mark
+ 9 6 0 1 mark for the zero, 1 mark for correct multiplication
1 1 0 4 1 mark

4. 753 ÷ 17 [4]

4 4 r5 1 mark for 44, 1 mark for remainder 5

1 7 7 5 3
- 6 8
7 3 1 mark
- 6 8
5 1 mark

Question 4  [4 marks]
1. Complete the following number sentences: [2]

a. 3 x (7 + 3) = 3 x 7 + 3 × 3

b. 12 + 13 = 25

2. Write this story as a number sentence: 

[2]
A farmer has 3 chickens that each lay the same number of eggs. The farmer then collects 5
more eggs from the neighbours. He has 11 eggs in total.

3× + 5 = 11 

Question 5 [9 marks]
1. Look at this number pattern and answer the questions that follow:

3 7 11 15


a. What is the rule for this pattern in words? [1]

Add 4

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b. Give the next three numbers in the pattern: [3]

19, 23, 27

2. Look at this pattern:

1 2 3 4 5

a. Complete the pattern for drawings 4 and 5 [2]

b. What is the rule for this pattern? [1]

add 2 matches

c. How many matches would you need for drawing 7? [2]
The pattern is 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
You would need 15 matches for drawing 7.

Question 6 [8 marks]
1. What is the time on each of these clocks in words? [2]

a. b.

Half past 2 Quarter to five in the afternoon

2. Thando was born on 12 May. Today is 5 February. Assume February has 28 days this year.
How many days until Thando’s birthday? [3]

February = 28 - 5 = 23 days Total = 23 + 31 + 30 + 12

March = 31 days = 54 + 42

April = 30 days = 96 days

May = 12 days

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3. Vuyeswa gets to the mall at 13:30. She leaves at 14:50. How long did Vuyeswa spend at the
mall?[3]
14:50
- 13:30
1:20

Question 7 [6 marks]
1. Name the following shapes: [2]

a. b.

parallelogram heptagon

2. Name two shapes that have right angles: [1]

rectangles and squares

3. Give two differences between squares and rectangles: [2]

In squares all four sides are equal but in rectangles only the opposite sides are equal.

4. What is the name of the angle smaller than 90°? [1]

acute angle

Question 8 [6 marks]
1. Mandisa has 5 and half litres of water in her basin. The basin can fit 9 litres.

a. How many more litres can Mandisa pour into the basin?  [2]

9 - 5½ = 8 22 - 5½ = 3½

b. How many millilitres does Mandisa have in the basin? [1]

5½ × 1 000 = 5 500ml

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2. In a packet of groceries there is 2kg packet of sugar, 500g of flour, 6 eggs that each weigh
50g, and a packet of sweets that weighs 125g.
How much does the packet of groceries weigh? [3]
= 2 000g (1 mark) + 500g + 6 × 50g + 125g

= 2 500g + 300g (1 mark) + 125g

= 2 800g + 125g

= 2 925g (1 mark)

Question 9 [5 marks]
1. Calculate the perimeter of this shape: [3]

35 mm
= 35mm + 35mm + 4cm + 4cm (1 mark)

= 3.5cm + 3.5cm + 4cm + 4cm (1 mark)

4 cm
= 7cm + 8cm

= 15cm (1 mark)

2. What is the area of this shape?  [2]

Area = 10 squares + 5 × ½ squares

= 10 + 2½ squares

= 12½ squares

Question 10 [4 marks]

1. Name these 3D objects: [2]

a. b.

cylinder rectangular prism

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2. How many faces do these 3D objects have? [2]

a. b.

5 2

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