DIRT Q1. Measure the following angles and state DIRT Q1.

1. Measure the following angles and state

whether the angle is acute, obtuse or reflex. whether the angle is acute, obtuse or reflex.
DIRT Q1. Find the missing angles: DIRT Q2.
A bag contains tokens with the following labels
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Find the probability that a token chosen at
random is:
a
a) Less than 15
b) A square number

c) A multiple of 4
b
d) A prime number
DIRT Q1. DIRT Q2.
a) -3 - 5 Ben thinks of a number.
He adds half of the number to a quarter of
the number. The result is 90.
What was the number Ben first thought of?
b) 12 - 5 x 3

c) 10 + 3 x (7 – 2)

DIRT Q3.
Write down the value shown on the scale.
d) 15 – 12 3 + 4
DIRT Q1. DIRT Q2.
a) -3 - 5 Ben thinks of a number.
He adds half of the number to a quarter of
the number. The result is 90.
What was the number Ben first thought of?
b) 12 - 5 x 3

c) 10 + 3 x (7 – 2)

DIRT Q3.
Write down the value shown on the scale.
d) 15 – 12 3 + 4
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DIRT Q4.
Expand: Factorise:

Challenge.
Find when and
1. Find angle BAC. 2. Find the size of diagonal AC.

3. 4. The length, a, of a pencil is 15.3 cm, correct to 1

a) Expand : decimal place.
State the error interval for the length of the pencil.
(2 marks)

b) Factorise:
1. Find angle f. 2. After take-off, an aircraft flies for 16 km at an
angle of 24∘ to the horizontal. Calculate the height
it reaches.

3. Find length MN 4. Find .

1. 2. Expand
a) Make the subject: a)

b) Make the subject: b)

3. Fill in the blanks. 4. Jack is 1.36 metres tall.

His friend Ian is 5 centimetres taller
1 km = _______ m
than Jack. What is Ian’s height?
42 km = _______ m

0.6 km = _______ m

58 m = _______ km
1.7 m = _______ km
DIRT Q5.
a) The width of the table is measured to be 68 to the nearest metres.
Find the greatest and smallest possible width.

b) The length of a football pitch is measured to be 110m to the nearest 10

metres.
Find the greatest and smallest possible lengths.

c) Find the greatest possible area of the football pitch.

DIRT Q1. DIRT Q4.
Andrea is 165 cm tall, correct to the nearest cm.
Joel is 170 cm tall, correct to the nearest 10 cm.

a) Write down the error interval for Andrea’s

height.

b) Write down the error interval for Joel’s height. a) Find the length AC.

c) Write down the lower bound for the difference

between for Andrea’s and Joel’s height. b) How much longer is AC than AD?
DIRT Q1. Challenge.
Calculate the length of PR, giving your Calculate the area of triangle ACD.
answer to 3 significant figures.
Remember:
Area of a
triangle
DIRT Q1. DIRT Q1.
Calculate the length of PR, giving your Calculate the length of PR, giving your
answer to 3 significant figures. answer to 3 significant figures.
Challenge. Challenge.
Calculate the area of triangle ACD. Calculate the area of triangle ACD.
Remember: Remember:
Area of a Area of a
triangle triangle
Work out the size of length AB.
DIRT
DIRT DIRT
1. Write down the length of the hypotenuse for each question.
2. Work out the missing length.
DIRT 2. Challenge.
DEF is a right-angled triangle. Find the value of .
DF = 13.5 cm and DE = 8.9 cm.
Calculate the length of EF.
DIRT 2. DIRT 2.
DEF is a right-angled triangle. DEF is a right-angled triangle.
DF = 13.5 cm and DE = 8.9 cm. DF = 13.5 cm and DE = 8.9 cm.
Calculate the length of EF. Calculate the length of EF.
Challenge. Challenge.
Find the value of . Find the value of .
DIRT Q2. DIRT Q5.
Simplify The values ,  and  are each correct to 2 significant
figures.
Use the formula  to calculate the least value of d.

Challenge.
Elliot used the following formula to calculate an estimate for  in a science experiment.
Find the upper bound of .
DIRT 1. Make C the subject of the formula DIRT 2. Given
that 7Y = 3( 4A – 5B ), find
the value of A when Y=-2 and A=-6

DIRT 5. Find the area DIRT Challenge.

and perimeter of the Find length CB
triangle.
Calculate the length of AD, correct to 1 decimal place.
DIRT 4. DIRT 5 & Challenge.
a) Find the size of length MN. Ursula is lying on her surfboard 180m away from
b) Find the size of angle MLN. the foot of a vertical cliff. The height of the cliff is
146 m.

Ursula was told that if the angle of elevation of the

top of the cliff from her lying position is between
42° and 45°, it is safe for her to attempt to stand on
her surfboard.

Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the

cliff from Ursula’s position lying on her surfboard.
State whether it is :
- Safe for Ursula to attempt to stand, or
- Not safe as she is too near the cliff, or
- Not safe as she is too far out at sea.
DIRT 4. DIRT 5 & Challenge.
a) Find the size of length MN. Ursula is lying on her surfboard 180m away from
b) Find the size of angle MLN. the foot of a vertical cliff. The height of the cliff is
146 m.

Ursula was told that if the angle of elevation of the

top of the cliff from her lying position is between
42° and 45°, it is safe for her to attempt to stand on
her surfboard.

Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the

cliff from Ursula’s position lying on her surfboard.
State whether it is :
- Safe for Ursula to attempt to stand, or
- Not safe as she is too near the cliff, or
- Not safe as she is too far out at sea.
DIRT
DIRT DIRT
 Starter
A vet surveys 100 of her clients. She finds that:
25 own dogs 15 own cats and dogs 11 own dogs and tropical fish
53 own cats 10 own cats and tropical fish 7 own dogs, cats and tropical fish
40 own tropical fish
𝜉
A client is chosen at random,
D C
find the probability that the client:
a) Owns dogs only.

b) Does not own tropical fish.

c) Does not own dogs, cats or

tropical fish.
F
 Starter
A vet surveys 100 of her clients. She finds that: 11 – 7 = 4
25 own dogs 25-(8+7+4)=6
15 own cats and dogs 15 – 7 = 8 11 own dogs and tropical fish
53 own cats 53-(8+7+3)=35
10 own cats and tropical fish 7 own dogs, cats and tropical fish
10 – 7 = 3
40 own tropical fish 40–(4+7+3)= 26
𝜉
A client is chosen at random, find the probability that the client:
D C
a) Owns dogs only. Don’t forget to complete 8 35
b) Does not own tropical fish. the full set: 6
c) Does not own dogs, cats or 6+8+35+4+7+3+26 = 89 7
4 3
tropical fish. 100 – 89 = 11
26
F 11
 Starter
A vet surveys 100 of her clients. She finds that:
25 own dogs 15 own cats and dogs 11 own dogs and tropical fish
53 own cats 10 own cats and tropical fish 7 own dogs, cats and tropical fish
40 own tropical fish
𝜉
A client is chosen at random, find the probability that the client:
D C

Can’t involve fish or cats: = 6

8 35
a) Owns dogs only.
7
But could still be a cat or a dog 4 3
b) Does not own tropical fish.
or nothing: =
26
c) Does not own dogs, cats or F 11
tropical fish. = =
DIRT 4. DIRT 5 & Challenge.
Expand and simplify The shape below is part of a circle, centre O.
The circle has radius 13 centimetres.
AB is a chord of length 20 centimetres.
Calculate the width of the shape.
1. Evaluate: 2. Simplify:
a)
b)
c)
d)

3. Make the subject: 4. A rectangle has length and width .

Its perimeter is 60cm.
Find .
1. Evaluate: 2. Simplify: 1. Evaluate: 2. Simplify:
a) a)
b) b)
c) c)
d) d)

3. Make the subject: 4. A rectangle has length 3. Make the subject: 4. A rectangle has length
and width . and width .
Its perimeter is 60cm. Its perimeter is 60cm.
Find . Find .

1. Evaluate: 2. Simplify: 1. Evaluate: 2. Simplify:

a) a)
b) b)
c) c)
d) d)

3. Make the subject: 4. A rectangle has length 3. Make the subject: 4. A rectangle has length
and width . and width .
Its perimeter is 60cm. Its perimeter is 60cm.
Find . Find .
DIRT Q1. DIRT Q5.
Make the subject of the formula. The values ,  and  are each correct to 2 significant
figures.
Use the formula  to calculate the least value of d.

Challenge.
Elliot used the following formula to calculate an estimate for  in a science experiment.
Find the upper bound of .
1. Solve by factorising. 2. The angles of a triangle are
, and
a) Form an equation using this information.
b) Find the value of 𝑥.

3. The area of this shape is 115 cm2.

Find the arc length.
1. Evaluate: 2. Simplify:
a)
b)
c)
d)

3. Make the subject: 4. A rectangle has length and width .

Its perimeter is 60cm.
Find .
Factorise and solve:
a)

b) x² − x − 8 = 2x + 2

c) 7x² − 22x + 16 = 0
1. 2.

3. 4. Is
-103 a term in the sequence
39, 33, 27, 21, ... ... ?
DIRT 3. Make the subject of the formula DIRT 4. Work out the size of angle , to 1dp.

DIRT 5. Work out: DIRT Challenge.

a) Calculate the length of BD, to 3sf.

b)

c)
1. 2.
A solution to the equation  lies between 3 and 4. The diagram shows a
Use trial and improvement to solve this equation. sector of a circle of
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. radius 4 cm.
The length of the arc PQ
is 15.3 cm.

Find the area of the sector.

1. 2.

3.
a) Find the volume of the triangular prism.
b) Show that angle FDC = 31° to the nearest degree
c) Calculate the exact length of AF.
1. 1. a) Find the first three terms of the sequence 2. The table below shows the length of 100 fish
with nth term . from a local river. Calculate an estimate of the
mean length of the fish.

b) Find the nth term of

3. Factorise 4. Shown below is a cuboid with a volume of

500cm³. Use trial and improvement to find the
value of 1 to one decimal place.
1. Factorise fully 2. Find y.
Give a reason for each step.
1. a) In a class of 24 children, 14 are girls. Find 2.
the ratio of girls to boys in its simplest form. Share 40 oranges between Al and Jordan in
the ratio 5:3. How much do each person get?

b) Simplify the ratio 15:25:30

c) Simplify the ratio 75ml : 1 litre

3. 4. Factorise fully
Lola and Dan are given some money in the
ratio 6:5. If Lola gets £42, how much does Dan
get?
1. Calculate the length AQ. 2. Express the following
information as an equation:
a) A is four times greater than B

b) A is four times smaller than B

c) A is one quarter of B

d) A is two fifth of B
1. is inversely proportional to 2. Factorise fully
when
Complete the table below
DIRT 3. Use the method of trial and
improvement to find the solution of
the equation below.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal
place.
DIRT 4 & Challenge.
The diagram shows a circular pond, of
radius r metres, surrounded by a
circular path. The circular path has a
constant width of 1.5 metres.
The area of the path is  the area of the
pond.
a) Show that  where a, b and c are
integers to be found.
b) Find the value of r.
DIRT 2. DIRT 5. Find the perimeter of the
a) Fully factorise major sector ABC.

b) Factorise and simplify

Q1. Simplify Q2. Evaluate
a) a)
b) b)
c) c)
d)
e)
f)
SPOT THE MISTAKE
1. Simplify 2. Identify the mistake

3. Simplify: 4. Factorise
a) b)