NAME OF THE SCHOOL

GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

INVESTIGATION
Term 2 of 2023
GRADE 7
MATHEMATICS
patterns
MARKS: 40
TIME: 1 week :

SCHOOL NAME_____________________________________________________
NAME & SURNAME: ________________________________________________
GRADE : _________

Examiner :________________
Moderator :_________________

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read all the instructions carefully.
2. Answer all questions in the spaces or frames provided.
3. All calculations must be shown on the question paper and may not be
done on separate rough paper/notes book
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5. The use of a calculator is not allowed.

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GRADE 7 INVESTIGATION
The study of mathematics includes numbers and the different patterns in which they
are listed. There are different types of patterns in mathematics, such as number
patterns, image patterns, logic patterns, word patterns, and so on. The number
pattern is the most commonly used one since students are aware of even numbers,
odd numbers, skip counting, etc., which help in understanding these patterns easily.
Patterns include a series or sequence that generally repeats itself. The patterns that
we observe in our daily lives are those of colors, actions, shapes, numbers, etc.
They can be related to any event or object and can be finite or infinite. In
mathematics, patterns are a set of numbers arranged in a sequence such that they
are related to each other in a specific rule.
QUESTION 1
Investigate each pattern below
a). 2, 4, 6, 8, ….
1. Investigate how the pattern progresses to the next term(s) (1)

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2. Continue the pattern with the next three terms (1)

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3. Describe the rule used to generate the pattern. (2)

4. Use the rule to find term 50. (2)

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 b) 40, 20, 10, 5, …..
1. Investigate how the pattern progresses to the next term(s) (1)

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2. Continue the pattern with the next three terms (1)

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3. Describe the rule used to generate the pattern. (2)

4. Use the rule to find term 10. (2)

c) 1, 4, 9, 16,….
1. Investigate how the pattern progresses to the next term(s) (1)

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 2. Continue the pattern with the next three terms (1)

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3. Describe the rule used to generate the pattern. (2)

4. Use the rule to find term 15. (2)

d) 3, 9, 27,……
1. Investigate how the pattern progresses to the next term(s)

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2. Continue the pattern with the next three terms

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3. Describe the rule used to generate the pattern.

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 4. Use the rule to find term 7

QUESTION 2
2.1. Consider the following pattern.

2.1.1 complete the table. (match-sticks were used to make each shape)
(6marks)
Shape 1 2 3 4 6 10
No. of 4 7 10 13 43 82
match-sticks
Rule

QUESTION 3
3.1. consider the geometric below.

1 8 27

3.1.1. Determine the number of cubes in the 5th term (2)

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3.1.2. draw the 6th term. (The teacher will give you the grid) (3)

CRITERIA MARKS
Correct 2
number of
cubes
Neatness 1

3.2.1 Complete the flow diagram below. (4)

Input output
2 a)__4__
b)___4__ ×𝟑 −𝟐 10
8 c)____22____
d)__25__ 73

3.2.2 Describe the rule in the above flow diagram. (1)

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