Trimester 1

FF2 Assessment Your

Level
2022 – 2023
Math
Grade 9
Exam Duration: 50 minutes

Name ______________ Class_____

Exam Instructions
 Manage your time.
 Read the questions carefully.
 Show all of your steps neatly in the space around each question.
 No calculators are allowed on this test.
 All graphs have to be done in pencil.
 All straight lines have to be done with a ruler.
 Denote your final answer clearly.

Number of Pages: 4

"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."

Good Luck
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Grade 9 – 2022/2023

Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding

Achievement
Level Descriptor Questions
Level
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the
0
descriptors below.

Q1
The student is able to:
i. Select appropriate mathematics when solving simple Q2
problems in familiar situations
1–2 Q3
ii. Apply the selected mathematics successfully when
solving these problems. Q4
iii. Generally solve these problems correctly.
Q5

Q6
The student is able to:
i. select appropriate mathematics when solving more Q7
3-4 complex problems in familiar situations
Q8
ii. apply the selected mathematics successfully when
solving these problems Q9
iii. generally solve these problems correctly.
Q10

The student is able to:

i. select appropriate mathematics when solving
Q11
challenging problems in familiar situations
5–6
ii. apply the selected mathematics successfully when Q12
solving these problems
iii. generally solve these problems correctly.
The student is able to:
i. select appropriate mathematics when solving
challenging problems in both familiar and unfamiliar Q13
7-8 situations
ii. apply the selected mathematics successfully when Q14
solving these problems
iii. Generally solve these problems correctly.

Reflection:

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Trimester 1 Formal Formative 2
Grade 9 – 2022/2023
Level 1 – 2
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.

1) (7xy3 - 5x2y - 6x) - (6xy3 + 5x2y + 8x)

A) -xy3 - 10x2y - 10x B) -xy3 - 10x2y - 14x

C) xy3 - 10x2y - 14x D) -xy3 - 4x2y - 10x

2) (7x4y3 + 3x4y2 + 6x2y3) + (3x4y2 + 2x4y3 + 6x2y3)

A) 2x4y3 + 14x4y2 + 12x2y3 B) 9x4y3 + 14x4y2 + 12x2y3

C) 2x4y3 + 14x4y2 + 14x2y D) 9x4y3 + 6x4y2 + 12x2y3

3) Find each product. 8x4(2x2 + 8x + 5)

A) 16x6 + 64x5 + 40x4 B) -8x3 + 32x2 - 32x

C) 7x2 - 2x – 1 D) -3x4 + 3x3 - 9x2

4) (−¿6n + 1)(4n - 6)

A) -24n2 + 32n + 6 B) -24n2 + 40n - 6

C) -42n2 - 68n – 16 D) -24n2 – 6

5) (3a - 3)(-8a2 - 3a + 3)

A) -24a3 + 15a2 + 18a – 9 B) 21a3 + 20a2 + 28a + 16

C) a3 + 11a2 + 30a + 48 D) -6a3 + a2 + 45a – 25

6) (8k + 4)(8k - 4)

A) 64k2 + 64k + 16 B) k2 - 36

C) 64k2 – 16 D) 64k 2 - 64k + 16

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Trimester 1 Formal Formative 2
Grade 9 – 2022/2023

Level 3 – 4

Use Multiplying Polynomials to Solve:

7) (x + 1)(x2 + 2x - 1)

8) (4x+1)(5x−2)

Use the distrubutive property to factor the polynomial

9) Factor by GCF:
18a2-15a

10) Factor by GCF:

10x2 + 15x – 5

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Trimester 1 Formal Formative 2
Grade 9 – 2022/2023

Level 5 – 6

Solve the Following Questions:

11) What is the perimeter of a triangle whose side lengths are

(2x - 4xy + 3y), (x + 5xy - 5y), and (7y + xy +12x)?

12) Find the difference.

(3- 2x + 2x2) - (4x -5 +3x2)

Level 7 – 8

Solve the Following Questions:

13) A = 2x2 + 3x + 5
C = 3x2 - 7x + 12
If A + B = C,
what must B equal?

14) A rectangle has a length of (15x2 + 7x) and a width of (7x2 + x). What is
the difference between the area and perimeter of the rectangle?

____________________________End of Paper 2 Best Wishes _______________________________________

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