# Mathematics Grade 9 ANA Exemplars 2014 Question Paper (Eng)

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- Grade: Grade 9
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- Year: 2014
- Exam period: ANA Exemplars
- Curriculum: CAPS
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ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
            2014

                     GRADE 9

         MATHEMATICS
      EXEMPLAR QUESTIONS

 This booklet consists of 16 pages, excluding the cover page

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GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT (ANA) EXEMPLARS
QUESTIONS

1. How to use the exemplar questions

   While the exemplar questions for a grade and a subject have been compiled into one
   comprehensive set, the learner does not have to respond to the whole set in one sitting. The
   teacher should select exemplar questions that are relevant to the planned lesson at any
   given time. Carefully selected individual exemplar questions, or a manageable group of questions,
   can be used at different stages of the teaching and learning process as follows:
   1.1 At the beginning of a lesson as a diagnostic test to identify learner strengths and weaknesses.
        The diagnosis must lead to prompt feedback to learners and the development of
        appropriate lessons that address the identified weaknesses and consolidate the strengths.
        The diagnostic test could be given as homework to save instructional time in class.
   1.2 During the lesson as short formative tests to assess whether learners are developing the
       intended knowledge and skills as the lesson progresses and ensure that no learner is left
       behind.
   1.3 At the completion of a lesson or series of lessons as a summative test to assess if the
       learners have gained adequate understanding and can apply the knowledge and skills
       acquired in the completed lesson(s). Feedback to learners must be given promptly while the
       teacher decides on whether there are areas of the lesson(s) that need to be revisited to
       consolidate particular knowledge and skills.
   1.4 At all stages to expose learners to different techniques of assessing or questioning, e.g. how
       to answer multiple-choice (MC) questions, open-ended (OE) or free-response (FR) questions,
       short-answer questions, etc.
   While diagnostic and formative tests may be shorter in terms of the number of questions included,
   the summative test will include relatively more questions, depending on the work that has been
   covered at a particular point in time. It is important to ensure that learners eventually get sufficient
   practice in responding to the exemplar questions.

2. Memoranda or marking guidelines

   A typical example of the expected responses (marking guidelines) has been given for each
   exemplar question. Teachers must bear in mind that the marking guidelines can in no way be
   exhaustive. They can only provide broad principles of expected responses and teachers must
   interrogate and reward acceptable options and variations of the acceptable response(s) given by
   learners.

3. Curriculum coverage

   It is extremely critical that the curriculum must be covered in full in every class. The exemplar
   questions for each grade and subject do not represent the entire curriculum. They merely sample
   important knowledge and skills and covers work relating to terms 1, 2 and 3 of the school year.

                           The questions start on the next page.

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1. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Practice question

Circle the letter of the correct answer.

4 × 3 + 2 × 3 =

A     4×5×3
B     3(4 + 2)
C     6×3
D     3(4 × 2)

You have done correctly if you circled B.

1.1      What is the -intercept of the graph defined by 4    + 2   = 12 ?

         A          −4

         B          −2

         C          6

         D          12

                                                                       6    −2
1.2      Which one of the following numbers has the same value as 5 × 5 ?

         A          5
         B          5
         C          5
         D          5

1.3      In rectangle          ,    = 8    and diagonal     = 10   . Calculate the
         length of    .

         A         2
         B         6
         C         12,8
         D         14

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1.4      In the given quadrilateral      =           =   , therefore:
                                                 A                          D
         A         ∆       ||| ∆
         B         ∆       ||| ∆
         C         ∆       ≡∆                              E

         D         ∆       ≡∆
                                             B                          C

1.5      What is the size of each angle in a regular hexagon?
         A         90°
         B         120°
         C         100°
         D         108°

1.6      Complete:
         √17 − 8 =

         A         9

         B         3

         C         15

         D         225

1.7      Complete:
         3    +5       =

         A          8

         B          8

                    2
         C
                    8
                    8
         D
                    15

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1.8      If    = 25 then      =
         A          5
         B          625
         C          5 or −5
         D          −5

1.9.      If the length of the side of a square is 0,012   , the area =

          A         0,024
          B         0,0144
          C         1,44
          D         0,000144

                    Y
1.10

                                                X

          The gradient of the line shown above is . What is the value of ?

          A         3
          B         4
          C         6
          D         9

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2. NUMBERS, OPERATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

2.1.1    Write 6,7 × 10 in standard form.
2.1.2    Write 0, 00000356 in scientific notation.

2.1.3    Arrange the following numbers in ascending order of size.
         2√2 , 8 , 2,7

2.1.4    Arrange the following numbers in descending order of size.
         −3√3 , −16 , −5,25

2.1.5    Between which two natural numbers does √13 lie?

2.2      Simplify:

         2.2.1    0,125 ÷ √25

         2.2.2     1
                         2

                   2   0,5
                                2

                   2

         2.2.3       √144 + 25 + 3√25 ÷ (√2)

         2.2.4       10 × 0,01

2.3      There are 96 boys and 120 girls in Grade 9. Write down, in the simplest
         form, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the grade.

2.4      Simplify the ratio R250: R150: R100.

2.5      Write the ratio 1 ∶ 2       in the simplest form.

2.6      Divide 240      in the ratio 5 ∶ 3 ∶ 4.

2.7      Decrease R1 250 in the ratio of 2 ∶ 5.

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2.8      Increase 280 in the ratio 5: 2.

2.9      How long will it take for an investment of 3 000 at 8% per annum simple
         interest to earn 960 interest?

2.10     Calculate the interest if 6 500 is invested for 3 years at 7,5% per annum
         compound interest.

2.11     Calculate what 10 000 will amount to if it is invested at 10% per annum
         compound interest for 3 years.

2.12     A bus driver covers a certain distance in 3 hours at an average speed of
         80      /ℎ. How long will the journey take at an average speed of 50   /ℎ?

2.13     A 3,5    -long stick casts a shadow that measures 5,2    on the ground What
         is the height of a flagpole that casts a 29,2   -long shadow?

3. PATTERNS, FUNCTIONS AND ALGEBRA

3.1     Simplify:

         3.1.1      (2 ) + 3

         3.1.2      (      ) .     −(    )

                    5a 2b 20a 3b
         3.1.3           
                    3ab    27

         3.1.4      2      ×

                     4
         3.1.5
                    (4 )

                    x 2  2x x 2  4
         3.1.6              
                    x3  2x x  2

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         3.1.7             −

                               ×
         3.1.8

         3.1.9

3.2     Multiply and simplify if necessary.

         3.2.1      3 ²        ² (3 ² − 4 − )

         3.2.2      (2 − 3) ( + 1)

         3.2.3      ( − 3) − ( + 4)

3.3      Factorise fully:

         3.3.1     10 ² − 5

         3.3.2     81 − 100

         3.3.3     2( + ) + ( + )

         3.3.4     6       (       −    ) +   (   −   )

         3.3.5     4( + ) −             ( + )

         3.3.6         +5 +6

         3.3.7     2       − 18 + 36

3.4     Solve for :

         3.4.1     2 − 5 = 5 + 16

         3.4.2         −           =3

                       −2 2 +1 5
         3.4.3           +    =
                       4    3   3

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         3.4.4     ( − 3)( + 4) = 0

         3.4.5         −1 =0

         3.4.6     3     = 81

         3.4.7         = −27

         3.4.8            1
                   2 =
                          64

3.5      Answer the following substitution questions.

         3.5.1    Calculate the value of 2     −3    +9 +2          = −2.

                                                        1
         3.5.2    If    = 2 ,       = 3 and      =      , find the value of       .
                                                        2

         3.5.3    If   = 2 and    = −3, calculate the value of 3   −2     −     .

         3.5.4    If   = −2, calculate the value of 2 × 3    .

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3.6 A tiler creates the following patterns with black and white tiles:

         Figure 1                        Figure 2                              Figure 3

           3.6.1      Study the above diagram pattern and complete the table.

            Figure                  1               2               3             4
            Number of
                                    1               2               3             4
            black tiles

            Number of               6
            white tiles

           3.6.2      Write down the general term,     , of the number sequence
                      created by the black and white tiles.

3.7        Consider the array of dots in the following diagram:

      Array 1                  Array 2              Array 3                 Array 4

           3.7.1      What kind of numbers are shown in the above dot arrays?
                                                              th
           3.7.2      How many dots are there in the               and 20th dot arrays if the pattern is
                      continued?

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3.8       Use the given equation to complete each of the following tables.

          3.8.1         =3 −5

                                          −2            −1   0        1

                             2
                        =−     −1
          3.8.2              3

                             −3            −1            0       1

3.9       Study the straight line graphs below and answer the questions that follow.

                                                    B

                                                C

                                                D

                                                E

                        A

Complete:
3.9.1     The equation of line           is …
3.9.2     The equation of line           is …
3.9.3     The length of        =…

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3.10.1    On the given grid draw the graphs defined by   =−    + 1 and   =     − 1.

          Label each graph and clearly mark the points where each graph cuts the X-axis and
          the Y-axis.

3.10.2 What is the relationship between the lines that you have drawn?

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3.11      Determine the co-ordinates of P in the graph below.

                                Y
                                 3                P

                                     0                    X
                      =

3.12.1    Write down the defining equation of each of the following straight line graphs.

                                     Y
                               A
                     B                   6

                                         4

                                         2

                                                                X
                                         -2

                                         -4           D
                                         -6
                                              C

3.12.2    What can you deduce about lines                 and   ? Give a reason for
          your answer.

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4. SPACE AND SHAPE

Answer QUESTIONS 4.1 - 4.6 in a table using the following headings. Redraw the
table.

                 Statement                                                                      Reason

4.1   Calculate the values of                  and           if           = ,           = ,          = 44°,   = 75° and
      AD||       .

                             A                                            B
                                                         1
                                                                      2

                     2
                         1                               2        1

             D                                           C                              E

4.2
                                 C                   A                              S
                                                 1           3
                                                     2
                                                     70°

                                     1    2                           1       2
                     H               E                                    W                      N
          In the above figure,                  ||           ,            = 70°,            =         and     = .
          Determine the value of .

4.3
                                                     A                                           B

                                              C 95
                                               1

                                                                              30
                                 E                                                          D

      In the above figure                ||     ,                 = 95° and                 = 30°.
      Determine the size of                   and .

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4.4       In the figure below             =            = 90° and                   =       .

                            B                                                                  C
                                     1
                            2

                                                                                   2   1

                   A                                                                   D

          Prove that ∆               ≡∆            .

4.5                     A                                                      B
                                                                       2
                                                                           1

                                                   T
                                                       2
                                               3
                                                   1

                                                               1
                                               1 2         2

               D                                   P               C

      The bisectors of           and      of parallelogram                             intersect at . Points ,   and
         do not lie on a straight line.                    is a point on               such that       = 90°.

       4.5.1       Prove that             = 90°.

       4.5.2       Prove that                  |||                 .

       4.5.3       If           =2       and               =4              , calculate the length of    .

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4.6

                  In the above figure,               =            and        =      .

                  4.6.1       Prove that ∆                   ≡∆

                  4.6.2       Prove that         bisects                .

5. MEASUREMENT

5.1       A ladder is standing against a wall. If the ladder reaches a height of 12
          up the wall. If the foot of the ladder is foot 5                        away from it, calculate the length of
          the ladder.

5.2       In the figure below,             = 5           ,        =         = 2         and      .
                                             A

                                 5
                                             2

                          P                                                               T
                                                 S
                                             2

                                             B

          5.2.1       Calculate the length of                     correct to 2 decimal places.

          5.2.2       Calculate the length of                     if        =3×

          5.2.3       What kind of quadrilateral is                          ?

          5.2.4       Calculate the area of the figure correct to 2 decimal places.

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5.3       Peter runs around the field with the following dimensions:

          5.3.1      How many times must he run around the field in order to run a
                     distance of at least 4 ? Use = 3,14.

          5.3.2      Calculate the area of this field.

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