Mathematics May Examination 2015

Grade 5

BRYANSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Learning Area: Mathematics

Assessment: Examination
Date: May-June 2015

Examiner: Mr ECM Bradley

Moderator: Mrs Lutawan
Time: 90 minutes

Surname and Name:__________________ Grade 5:______

Total: 80

Instructions:
1. No calculators may be used.
2. Show all working out.
3. All questions must be answered on the answer sheet provided.
4. Work neatly, if an answer is illegible, it will be marked wrong.
5. Read your questions carefully.
6. All the best! You can do it!
Question.1.Number and Operations
Questions 1.1.1. to 1.1.7. are based on this number.

(35 marks)
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1.1.
589 703
1.1.1. What is the value of the 8?
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1.1.2. What is the place value of the 5?
____________
1.1.3. Write the largest six digit number possible using each digit once only.
_________
1.1.4. What is the difference between the values of the 5 and 3?
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1.1.5. What is the sum of the values of the 8 and 7?
____________
1.1.6. The even number just before 589 703 is ___________
1.1.7. __________ is the next odd number after 589 703.
1.2. What is the simplest form of writing the following numbers:
1.2.1.
Three hundred and seventy eight thousand and nine.
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200 000 + 800 + 90 + 3

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60Th + 9H + 90T + 8U
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(7 x 10 000 + 8 x 1000 + 9 x 100 +3 x 10 + 6 x 1)

1.2.3.
1.2.4.
1.2.5.

HTh TTh
_____________

Th

1.3. Complete the following:

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1.3.1.
The largest two digit number.
____________
1.3.2.
The largest three digit number.
____________
1.3.3.
The smallest two digit even number.
____________
1.3.4.
The largest two digit number divisible by 5.
____________
1.4. This number has five digits. The ten thousands digit is the same as the
hundreds digit, and it is an odd number which can be divided by 3 to make 3. The
thousands digit is bigger than 8. The units digit is the first number of todays
date. The tens digit is smaller than 1. What is the number? _______
(2)
1.5. Round off the following numbers to the nearest 5; 10; 100 and 1 000.

89 974

5
1.5.1.
_____

10
1.5.2.
_____

100
1.5.3.
_____

1.6. Write down the correct answer in the space provided.

1.6.1. A multiple of 7:
46
54
63
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1.6.2. The LCM of 6 and 9.
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54

36

18

1 000
1.5.4.
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1.6.3. Which TWO numbers are NOT factors of 60:

_________
1;
2;
3;
4;
5;
6;
10;
12;
15;
60

20;

1.6.4. The HCF of 18 and 45.

_________

1.6.5. A Prime Number

_________

15

27

29

1.6.6. A Composite Number

_________

17

18

19

25;

30;

40;

1.6.3. A two digit number which is a multiple 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8.

12
24
32
__________
1.7. Complete the following sums:
1.7.1.
42 769
+ 31 458
___________

(1)

1.7.2.

1.7.3. Use long multiplication and long division.

(2 ) 347
1.7.4.
x 23
______
______

Question.2. Common Fractions

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24 532
-2 0 1 8 9
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8 l 789
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2.1. A large slab of chocolate is divided into small equal bars that make up the
entire slab as shown in the figure below.
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The shaded parts represent what is left of the chocolate and the un-shaded
parts what has been eaten.
2.1.1. Into how many parts is the whole chocolate bar divided into?
__________
2.1.2. What fraction of the slab has been eaten? _____________
2.1.3. What fraction of the slab is left over? ______________
2.1.4. Simplify this fraction that you in got in your answer for 2.1.3.
____________
2.1.5. How many bars would of the slab of chocolate be? ____________
2.1.6. If the chocolate was shared equally between you and your 5 friends, how
many blocks of chocolate would each one get? ________________
2.2. Insert the missing fractions on the number line.

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____l________l________l_________l________
1

2.3. Shade in

of this diagram.

2.4. Circle the larger fraction:

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2.4.1.

2.4.2.

2.4.3.

2.4.4.

2.5. Write equivalent fractions for the following:

2.5.1.

2.5.2.

2.6. Calculate the following:

2.6.1.
+
=
2.6.3.

(2)

+ 1

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2.6.2.

Question.3.Time
3.1. Write the following times using 24 hour time.
3.1.1. Midnight
3.1.2. Midday
3.1.3. Quarter past eight after sunrise.
3.1.4. Half past six after sunset.

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3.2. Look at the clocks below and write the 12 hour and 24 hour time.
12 hour

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24 hour

Afternoon

Past
Midnight

3.6. Two busses are leaving for Durban. Bus A leaves at 06:45 and travels for
7h45min. Bus B travels for 8h30min and arrives at 14:05. Calculate the following
and give your answers in 24 hour time.
3.6.1. What time did Bus A arrive in Durban?
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___________________________________________
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3.6.2. What time did Bus B leave for Durban?
(2)
___________________________________________
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Question.4. Capacity/ Volume

(6 marks)
4.1. A farmer sells fruit to the supermarket. He sold 14 216 bananas, 26 743
naartjies and 31 624 apples. How much fruit did he sell? (2)
__________________________________________________________
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4.2 . Each day Tatenda walks 2 km 250 m and Bianca walks 1 km 350 m to school.
What is
the total distance they walk to school each day? (2)
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4.3. Each member of a family of 4 uses 75ml of milk in their cereal each
morning. (2)
4.3.1. How much of milk do they use each morning?
(1)
________
4.3.2. How many days would 750 ml of milk last them for breakfast?
(1)
________
Question.5.
2-D Shapes and Symmetry
(7 marks)
5.1. Match the name of the shape to the correct description.
(4)
Octagon
Circle
Triangle
Pentagon
5.1.1. This 2-D shape has three straight sides and 3 corners.
___________
5.1.2. This 2-D shape has no straight sides, only one curved side.
___________
5.1.3. This 2-D shape has 5 straight sides and 5 corners.
___________
5.1.4. This 2-D shape has 8 straight sides and 8 angles greater than a
right angle.
___________
5.2. Complete the table below:
Polygon

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Name of Polygon

Number of
equal sides

Number of
right angles

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5.2.1._______

5.2.2.____

5.2.3._____

5.2.4._______

5.2.5.____

5.2.6._____