1.

Recognise and represent whole numbers to at least 6 digits

1.1 Fill in the missing number.

4 210 ; 4 207 ; 4 204 ; _______ ; 4 198 (1)

1.2 Write down the next 2 numbers in the sequence and state the rule
used to find the number.
697 ; 699 ; 701 ; 703 ; ______ ; _______ (2)

1.3 Write down the multiples of three from 474 to 483. (1)
1.4 Write down the multiples of 5 between 718 and 733. (1)
1.5 Complete: 5 720 is 100 less than ________ (1)

1.6 Fill in the numbers represented by A and B on the number line.

A B

21000 21250 21500 22000 22500 (2)

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2.

2.1 Which number is represented by:

40 000 + 2 000 + 5 + 60 + 700? (1)

2.2 Mark the number in the frame that represents:

Six hundred and twenty three thousand nine hundred and two

662 922 623 902 632 209

692 023 623 209 623 920 (1)

2.3 Write each of the following numbers in words.

a. 42 749
b. 348 706 (2)

2.4 Three hundred and forty eight thousand seven hundred and thirty
(1)
six written using digits is ____________________________

2.5 Arrange the following numbers from smallest to biggest.

36 589 , 35 698 , 38 569 , 39 958 (1)

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2.6 Write down the biggest number and the smallest number that can
be made using the digits 5, 9, 6 , 1 , 7 , 2 each only once. (2)

3.
3.1 Calculate:
a. 23 + 0 b. 23 – 0
c. 25 625 – 25625 d. 1298 – 0 (4)

3.2 a. What happens to a number when zero is added to it?

b. What happens to a number when you subtract a number from
itself? (3)
c. What happens to a number when you subtract zero from it?

3.3 Calculate:
a. 1 x 1 x 1 b. 3 x 0 x 3 (2)

3.4 a. What happens to a number when you multiply it by 1?

b. What is the product of a number and zero? (2)

4.
4.1 Is 36 + 24 equal to 24 + 36? (1)
4.2 If 17 x 3 = 51 what does 3 x 17 equal? (1)

4.3 Complete:

2(5+3) = (2x____) + (2 x ____)

= _______ + _______
= 16 (3)

4.4 Is 9÷3 equal to 3 ÷9? (1)

5.
5.1 Which of the numbers 1, 6, 9, 7, 8 is a factor of 21? (2)

5.2 Which of the following numbers in the frame are multiples of 3?

46 49

72 68 54

(2)

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5.3 Circle the multiples of 8 shown on the number line.

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 (3)
6. Odd and even numbers
6.1 _______ is the next odd number after 5335. (1)
6.2 The even number just before 2846 is ____________ (1)
6.3 What is the biggest odd number you can make with 1,3,5,6, (1)
6.4 2? (1)
Arrange the digits 4 , 1 , 6 , 7 to make the smallest even number.

7. Place value
7.1 Draw an abacus to represent 79 342. (1)
7.2 Which number is represented by:
(4 x 10) + (2 x 10 000) + (5 x 1) + (3 x 100) + (6 x 1000)? (1)

7.3 Which number is missing?

33 413 = 30 000 + ________ + 3 + 400 + 10 (1)

7.4 What is the value of the underlined digit in the number 97 406? (1)
7.5 Write 3 742 in expanded notation. (1)

8. Common fractions and decimal fractions

8.1 Look at the containers and then answer the questions.

1 litre SODA
1,5 ℓ
FRUITY
A2 ℓ
2,5 ℓ 0,5 ℓ juice
B C
A D
E

a. Which container holds between litre and 1,5 litres?

b. Which container holds less than 1 litre?

c. How many Pop cans will you need to fill the soda bottle? (3)
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8.2 Use the fraction strips to answer the questions.

a. Fill in > , < , = to make correct statements.

1 3
(i)
4 4 (1)

4 2
(ii)
8 4 (1)

b. Write down 2 fractions that are smaller than . (2)

c. Write down one fraction that is bigger than . (1)

d. Which fractions are equal to ? (2)

8.3 Write down the fourth term in the sequence.

; ; ; ………
(1)

8.4 Which fraction comes next in the given sequence?

; ; ; …………….

(1)

9. Rounding off to the nearest 5, 10, 100, 1 000

9.1 Use the number line to answer the following questions.

120 A 125 126

a. Is A closer to 120 or 125?

b. 126 rounded off to the nearest 10 ≈ ____________. (2)

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9.2 Answer the following questions and give a reason for your answer.
a. 74 rounded off to the nearest 10 ≈ _______
b. 3 097 rounded off to the nearest 1 000 ≈ _______ (2)

9.3 Round each amount off to the nearest rand.

a. R53,64 ≈ __________
b. R6 348, 35 ≈ __________ (2)

10. Add and Subtract whole numbers

10.1 Fill in the missing number.

3 576 + __________ = 6 892 (2)

10.2 Calculate 1 673 + 374. (2)

10.3 Find the sum of 3624 and 2304. (2)

10.4 Ann is a flower seller. Today she sold 1 403 flowers and yesterday she sold
2 364 flowers. How many more flowers did she sell yesterday than today? (3)

10.5 Sandile sells beads at the craft market. The table shows how many beads she
sold during a 5-day festival.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 213 643 812 417 2068

a. How many beads did she sell altogether on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday? (3)

b. How many more beads did she sell on Friday than on Wednesday? (3)

11. Common fractions

11.1 Answer the following questions, a. to f., by calculating.

a. 5 1
+ (1)
6 6
b. 8 3
- (1)
11 11
c. 2 3
3 +5 (2)
5 5
d. 3 4
9 - 1
12 12
(2)
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 e. 1
of 24 (2)
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f. 2
of R30
5 (3)

11.2 Mum baked a cake and cut it into 8 equal parts. Dad had 3 pieces. You had 1
piece. What fraction of the cake is left? (3)

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11.3 At the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, of the 630 parking bays have
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been reserved for officials. How many parking bays are left for the public? (4)

12. Multiplication

12.1 Answer the following questions by calculating.

a. 5 x 20 (1)

b 6 x 400 (1)

c. __ x 3 000 =15 000 (1)

d. 5 487 x 62 (3)

12.2 Complete:

562 x 5
=(500 +__+ 2) x 5
=(500 x___) + (60 x ___) + (___ x 2)
=_________________

= ________________
(4)

12.3 Use the distributive method to calculate 373 x 26. (4)

12.4 Write down all the factors of 54. (2)

12.5 Use the factor method to calculate 237 x 42. (3)

13. Division

13.1 Use the factor method to calculate 728 ÷ 28. (3)

13.2 Calculate 289 ÷ 17. (2)

13.3 Calculate the quotient.

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 21 735 (3)

13.4 Use 2 different methods to divide 805 by 35. (3)

14. Properties of numbers

14.1 State whether the statements are TRUE OR FALSE

a. 7 x 3 + 6 = 3 + 7 x 6 __________________________
b. 3(5 +6) = (3 x 5) + (3 x 6) ________________________
c. 51 + 22 = 22 + 51 ______________________________
d. 24 ÷ 5 = 5 ÷ 24 ______________________________
e. 61 x 0 = 610 x 0 ______________________________ (5)

14.2 Complete:
a. 9 + 2 = 2 + ___
b. 7 + 1 = ___ + 7
c. ___ x 4 = 4 x 6
d. 8 x ___ = 5 x ____
(4)
14.3 Complete:

a. 2 x (3 x 4) = (2 x 3) x (___)

b. 1 + ( 3 + 5) = (1 + 3) + (___)

c. 6 x (2 + 4) = (6 x 2) + ( ________) (3)

15. Ratio and Rate

15.1 What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in your class? (1)

15.2 To make cooldrink I add 2 litres concentrate to 4 litres of water, means I have
mixed the concentrate and water in the ratio ____________________ . (1)

15.3 1 litre of juice costs R12,50.

How much will you pay for 8 litres of the same juice? (3)

15.4 If 5 kg of sugar costs R40 what is the price per kg? (2)

15.5 Divide 200 objects into 5 equal groups. (1)

15.6 Share 300 apples equally amongst 20 people. (2)

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15.7 Below is a list of the income and expenditure per month for Mr & Mrs Moeng.

Mr Moeng’s R10 200 Clothing R1 847

salary
Mrs Moeng’s R7 500 Transport R1 280
salary
Rental income R2 150 Food R2 624

a. What is their total income for one month? (2)

b. What is their total expenditure? (2)
c. How much money do they have left at the end of every month? (2)

16. Numeric and Geometric patterns

16.1 Extend the following patterns:

a. 25; 50; 75 ___; ___ .
b. 1994; 1998; 2002; ______; _______ .
c. 99; 94; 89; ____; ______ . (3)

16.2 Identify the rule in each pattern.

a. 21; 26; 31;

b. 56; 49; 42; ……… (2)

16.3 Describe the relationship between the numbers in the top row and the bottom
row in each table.
x 1 2 3 4
y 3 5 7 9

x 1 2 3 4
y 5 6 7 8 (2)

16.4 Complete the pattern:

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(1)

16.5 Make two of your own patterns. (2)

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17. Flow diagram and number sentences

17.1 Complete the following flow diagrams.

Input Rule Output

a. 15 ___
__
20
X 3 ___
__

25 ___
_
Input Rule Output

15
b.
30
45
5 -3
60
75 (8)

17.2 Write a number sentence for each of the following:

a. There are 5 boys and 23 girls in a class. How many learners in the
class?
b. A mum buys 3 dozen sweets for her two kids. She decides to give 4
sweets to dad and then shares the rest equally between the two kids.
How many sweets does each child get?
c. There are 20 handbags with 5 lipsticks in each bag. How many lipsticks
are there altogether?
d. The sum of four numbers is 20500. Three of the numbers are 2341, 578
and 10690. What is the fourth number? (4)

17.3 Write a number sentence and then calculate the answer.

Mrs Mashile bought world cup tickets for 29 soccer matches for herself and
her husband at R160 each. How much did the tickets cost? (4)

17.4 Write down the rule used in the flow diagram.

48 8

36 6
24 4
(1)
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18. 2-D shapes, 3-D objects, symmetry and transformations

18.1 Complete the table.

Shape Name of Number Number of

shape of sides angles

(6)

18.2 Write down how many right angles there are in each of the shapes.

a. b.

(2)

18.3

How many rectangles are there on the diagram of the soccer field? (1)

____________

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18.4

Name the 2-D shapes on the soccer ball. (2)

18.5 3-D object Name of 3-D The name(s) of

object the shape(s) of
the faces

(4)

19.

19.1 Draw all the lines of symmetry in the shape.

(2)

19.2

How many lines of symmetry does the above shape have? (1)

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19.3 Draw a line of symmetry in the triangle.

(1)

20.

20.1 Match the words in column B with the words in column A.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

20.1 Rotate a. slide

20.2 Translate b. flip

20.3 Reflect c. turn

(3)

20.2 Draw the next figure that follows in the space provided.

* * (1)

20.3 Reflect the shape about the dark vertical line.

(1)

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21. Views and grid positions
21.1 Use a dot to mark the position of the points A4, A1, C1, G3 and D2 on
the grid.

A B C D E F G
1
2
3
4 (5)

21.2 Figures and shapes are placed on a grid. Answer the questions that follow.

A B C D E
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a. Name the object in

C5: ______________________________
E2:_______________________________

b. Give the position of the

Triangle: _______
Rectangle: _______ (4)

21.3

Left Right

Front

a. Draw the view of the object from the right.

b. Draw the view of the object from the back.

c. Draw the view of the object from the top. (3)

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21.4 Draw the view of the 3-D object from the top.

(1)
21.5 Draw the side view of the following shape.

Top view

Side view

Front view (1)

22. Measurement
22.1 Complete the table:

NUMBER OF
YEARS CENTURY DECADES MONTHS
e.g. 100 1 10 1 200
50
25
75 (9)

22.2 Write each 24-hour time in analogue time.

a. 06:00
b. 21:30
c. 23:15 (3)

22.3 Write each of the following in 24-hour time.

a. Quarter past 5 in the evening.
b. Quarter to 8 in the evening.
c. Half past 2 in the morning. (3)

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22.4
19:10

Write the digital time, shown above, as analogue time ____________. (1)

22.5 Add: Subtract:

4 weeks 2d 13h 44min
9 weeks 3d 9h 35 min
__________ __________ (2)

23.

23.1 Choose the appropriate unit of measurement in each case.

Item (m, cm, kg, mℓ , km, mm, ℓ)
Distance from
Cape Town to East
London
Finger nail
Bag of cement
Cup of tea (4)

23.2 Edward sold 4 002 litres of paraffin in January, 98 000 millilitres of paraffin in
February and 1, 703 kilolitres of paraffin in March. How many litres of paraffin
did he sell altogether? (4)

23.3 Shade in the blocks in the table that give the total mass of the pumpkin.

2 kg

0,5 kg 250 g 200 g

0,25 kg 600 g 400 g
(2)

23.4 The length of my scarf is 2 metres. How long is it in centimetres? (1)

23.5 Which of the following temperatures would you consider as very cold?

2oC 12 oC 22 oC (1)

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24.

24.1 Rectangle ABCD is placed on a grid where 1 block = 1 cm x 1cm.

A B

D C

a. Write down the length of AB and BC. (1)

b. Calculate the area of the rectangle ABCD. (4)

24.2 Calculate the volume of a cube if the length of each face is 6 cm. (3)

24.3 Calculate the volume of the prism below:

7 cm

6 cm
5 cm
(3)

25. Data handling

25.1 Shereen asked each learner in her class what their favourite ice cream flavour
was. She recorded the results in a table. Draw a bar graph to illustrate the
data.
Ice cream Number of
flavours learners
Vanilla 12
Chocolate 9
Strawberry 6
Lime 3 (3)

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25.2 There are 50 learners in a class. They are working to improve their school
environment.
 17 are doing waste management
 10 are making a vegetable garden
 12 are planting trees
 11 are responsible for water conservation

Complete the frequency table.

Environmental Tally marks Frequency

issue

Waste management 17

Vegetable garden 10

Planting of tree 12

Water conservation 11
(4)

25.3 The following is a tally chart of soccer teams supported by the Grade 6A
learners during the world cup 2010. The total number of Grade 6 learners in
the school is 150.

Complete the frequency table.

Teams Tally marks Frequency

South Africa IIII IIII II 12
Ghana 9
Brazil IIII IIII I
Spain 4
Argentina IIII

a. Write down the mode of the data set.

b. What is the ratio of the number of the grade 6A learners to that of the
grade 6 population? (6)

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26. Probability

26.1 Fill in a, b, c or d in the correct column to match the sentence with the
probability.

a. The sun will shine tomorrow.

b. I can jump as high as the moon.

c. The children in grade 5 will never grow.

d. Exercise makes you fit.

Impossible Certain

(4)

26.2 You have a bag that contains a 50c, a 20c, a R1 and a R2 coin.

Circle the correct answer.

Your chance of picking a R1 coin is:

a. Possible
b. Certain
c. Impossible (1)

26.3 What are the chances of throwing a 2 on a dice? (1)

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