Assessment task for the Mathematics junior curriculum. NSW Board of Studies stage 5 year 9 level. Developed and improved over a number of years while working as a secondary school teacher. PART OF A SERIES
Yr 9 Maths, A4
Name: ______________________
2005 Term 3
Year 9 Mathematics
Assessment 4 2005 Term 3
Section A (Pythagoras)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Section B (Indices)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Multiple Choice: Extended Answer: Total:
/13 /31 /44
Multiple Choice: Extended Answer: Total:
/13 /24 /37
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Name: ______________________
2005 Term 3
Section A (Pythagoras)
Multiple Choice [1 mark each]
1. Which side is the hypotenuse
A) PR
B) PQ
C) QR
D) P
2. How long is the hypotenuse
A) 11
B) 60
C) 61
D) 71
3. Which is a correct version of Pythagoras’ equation
A) 102 = 82 + 62
B) 82 = 102 + 62
C) 62 = 82 + 102 D) 10 = 8 + 6
4. Which is a correct version of Pythagoras’ equation
A) a2 = b2 + c2
B) b2 = c2 + a2
C) c2 = a2 + b2 D) c = a + b
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5. How long is the hypotenuse
A) 17 m
B) 289 m
C) 15 m
D) 23 m
6. What is the value of d
A) 80 m
B) 50 m
C) 2500 m
D) 10 m
7. What is the value of d
A) 15 m
B) 23 m
C) 225 m
D) 16.5 m
8. What is the value of x (1 decimal place)
A) 7.4 m
B) 2304 m
C) 6.3 m
D) 24.0 m
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9. Is the following triangle a right-angled triangle?
A) Yes
B) No
10. Is the following triangle a right-angled triangle?
A) Yes
B) No
11. What is the value of x
A) 119 mm
B) 82 cm
C) 91 mm
D) 89 mm
12. How far up the tower does the wire reach (1 decimal place)
A) 17.3 m
B) 19.1 m
C) 30.3 m
D) 200.1 m
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13. How far does the ladder reach up the wall (closest centimetre)
A) 198 cm
B) 25 cm
C) 2 m
D) 187 cm
Extended Answer
14. Write Pythagoras’ equation for the following triangle [2]
15. Write Pythagoras’ equation for the following triangle
[2]
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16. Write three labels for the hypotenuse
[3]
17. Calculate the value of y (1 decimal place)
[2]
18. Calculate the value of c (1 decimal place)
[2]
19. Calculate the value of d (1 decimal place)
[2]
20. Calculate the value of w (1 decimal place)
[2]
21. Calculate the value of m (1 decimal place)
[2]
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22. How long is the diagonal of the following TV set (1 decimal place) [3]
23. Complete the following sentence: Pythagoras’ theorem only works for a __________ triangle, and the hypotenuse is the ___________ side of that triangle. 24. Calculate how long the pencil is (1 decimal place)
[2]
[3]
25. Calculate the perimeter of the following triangle (1 decimal place) [3]
26. Find the length of AB (1 decimal place)
[3]
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Section B (Indices)
Multiple Choice [1 mark each]
1. What is the name of the seven (7) in this: 79 A) Base B) Power C) Hypotenuse D) Indice
27. What is a name of the nine (9) in this: 79 A) Base B) Log C) Exponent D) Top
28. 43 is the equivalent to A) 4 x 4 x 4 29. 23 is the equal to A) 23 30. B) 8 C) 6 D) 2 B) 3 x 3 x 3 C) 12 D) 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
9 is the equal to
A) 9 B) 3 C) 81 D) 4.5
31.
4
20 is the equivalent to
1
A)
20 4
B)
4
1 20
C) 20 4
D) 5
32. 4 3 × 4 7 is the equivalent to A) 4 4 B) 4 21 C) 410 D) 810
33. 8× 8 4 is the equivalent to A) 85 B) 8 4 C) 64 4 D) 8 0
34. 712 ÷ 710 is the equivalent to A) 7 2 B) 7 22 C) 7 4 D) 12 7
35.
96 is the equivalent to 93
A) 9 9 B) 9 3 C) 13 D) 9 2
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36. 5 4
()
3
is the equivalent to B) 51 C) 512 D) 20 3
A) 5 7
37. 3× 10 4 is the equivalent to A) 340 B) 3000 C) 3100 D) 30000
38. 80 is the equivalent to A) 1 B) 8 C) 80 D) 14
Extended Answer
39. Write 40. Write
3
876 to 1 decimal place 25 as a fractional index
[2] [2]
41. Simplify the following: a. 128 ÷ 12 8 b. 5 3 × 5 −2 c. d. [1] [1] [1] [1]
63 6
(2 )
22
42. Write
5
62 as a fractional index
[2]
43. Simplify this:
(6 )
64
23
[3]
44. Circle the larger value: a. 1 x 104 b. 2.3 x 102 c. 1 x 10
-3
OR OR OR OR
1 x 106 2.6 x 102 3 x 10
-3
[1] [1] [1] [1] [2] [2]
d. 12 x 10-5
12 x 10-8
45. Write 2.3 x 105 as a decimal number 46. Write 2.3 x 10-5 as a decimal number
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47. Simplify the following, keep your answers in scientific notation: a. (3 x 107) x (2 x 103) b. (6 x 108) ÷ (3 x 104) c. (5 x 10 )
43
[1] [1] [1]
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