Bedfordview Primary School

Ekurhuleni North
Task 4: Test

Name: Memorandum Grade 6:

Subject: Mathematics
Examiner: Miss T. Mellors Date: June 2024
Moderator: Miss N. Robben 𝟏
Time Allocation: 1𝟐 hours

INSTRUCTIONS Parent’s signature:

1. An additional 10 min will be provided for reading. ______________________________
2. Write neatly and legibly.
3. Answer in the spaces provided. Comments: _____________________
4. No calculators may be used! _______________________________
5. This paper consists of 7 pages.

Question 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL
%
Allocated mark 10 12 8 15 5 50
Learner’s mark
Moderated mark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 – 29% 30 – 39% 40 – 49% 50 – 59% 60 – 69% 70 – 79% 80 – 100%

Topics to be assessed: Whole numbers: count, order, compare, represent, addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, number sentences, numeric and geometric patterns, common fractions, and
decimal fractions.

Question 1: Multiple choice [10]

Circle / highlight the letter of the correct answer.

1.1. Represent the following number in digits: (1)

Nine hundred million, four hundred and thirty thousand and one.

a) 900 430 1
b) 9 431
c) 900 400 30 1
d) 900 430 001 ✓

17 3
1.2. Compare the following fractions: ______ (1)
20 4

a) =
b) <
c) > ✓

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1.3. Calculate the following: 42 + (25 – 11) ÷ 7 (1)

a) 8
b) 14
c) 44 ✓
d) 20

1.4. Arrange the following numbers in descending order: (1)

10,1 ; 1,01 ; 10,12 ; 10,09

a) 1,01 ; 10,09 ; 10,1 ; 10,12

b) 10,09 ; 10,1 ; 10,12 ; 1,01
c) 10,1 ; 10,12 ; 1,01 ; 10,09
d) 10,12 ; 10,1 ; 10,09 ; 1,01 ✓

1.5. Calculate the following: 251,9 x 10 (1)

a) 251,90
b) 2 519 ✓
c) 2 510,9
d) 25,19

1.6. Describe the following problem: increase by 9 and then double your answer. (1)

a)  x 9 + 2
b)  + 9 x 2
c)  x (9 + 2)
d) ( + 9) x 2 ✓

1.7. Which of the following numbers is a factor of 64: (1)

a) 3
b) 8 ✓
c) 60
d) 128

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1.8. Identify the prime factors of 42: (1)

a) 1 x 42
b) 6 x 7
c) 2 x 21
d) 2 x 3 x 7 ✓

9
1.9. Which of the following fractions are greater than: (1)
12

6
a)
12
2
b)
3
27
c)
36
5
d) ✓
6

1.10. A car travelled 360km in 3 hours. How far could the car travel in 11 hours? (1)

a) 120 km
b) 1 320 km ✓
c) 3 960 km
d) 11 880 km

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Question 2: Whole numbers [12]

2.1. Round off the following number to the nearest 100: 119 950 (1)

120 000 ✓

Calculate the following in the space provided:

2.2) 765 892 + 354 858 (1) 2.3) 905 622 – 817 423 (1)

+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 8 19 1 5 11 1
7 6 5 8 9 2 9 0 5 6 2 2
+ 3 5 4 8 5 8 - 8 1 7 4 2 3
1 1 2 0 7 5 0 ✓ 8 8 1 9 9 ✓

2.4) 6 513 x 705 (3) 2.5) 7 850 ÷ 253 (3)

3 1✓ rem 7 ✓ 253
6 5 1 3 506
253 7 8 5 0
X 7 0 5 759
- 7 5 9
3 2 5 6 5 ✓
2 6 0 ✓ 1 012
+4 5 5 9 1 0 0 ✓
- 2 5 3
4 5 9 1 6 6 5 ✓
7

(Method mark for correctly adding) ( Method mark for correctly subtracting and
bringing down the next number)

2.6) Solve for :

300 – (4 x ) x 10 = 60 (3)
300 – 60 = (4 x ) x 10
240 = (4 x ) x 10 ✓
240 ÷ 10 = (4 x ) x 10 ÷ 10
24 = (4 x ) ✓
24 ÷ 4 = 4 x  ÷ 4
6= ✓

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Question 3: Numeric and geometric Patterns [8]

3.1. Complete the flow diagram (2)

48 ✓ 30
÷6 + 22
72 34 ✓

3.2. Use the number sequence below to answer the questions that follow:

1 024 ; 256 ; 64 ; …

3.2.1. Write the next number in the sequence: 16 ✓ (1)

3.2.2. Circle / highlight the correct answer: (1)

This pattern is a constant difference / ratio / neither. ✓

3.3. Use the pattern below to answer the questions that follow:

3.3.1. Write the rule for the pattern above: x2 ✓ +8 ✓ (2)

3.3.2. Complete the table below by filling in the missing output number: (2)

Figure number 1 2 3 10 53 ✓
Number of squares 10 12 14 28 ✓ 114

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Question 4: Common and Decimal fractions [15]

4.1. Complete the number line:

| | | | | | | | | | | | |

0 0,4 0,8
1,2 ✓(1)

4.2. What is the place value of the underlined digit: 315,95 (1)

Hundredth ✓

4.3. Complete the table below by writing the decimal fraction as a common fraction and a
percentage: (2)

Decimal fraction Common fraction Percentage

𝟑
0,3 ✓ 30 %✓
𝟏𝟎

Calculate the following in the space provided:

14 11 3 7
4.4) 107 + 53 (1) 4.5) 1 – (2)
27 27 9 9

25 12 7
= 160 ✓ =
9
–
9
✓
27

5
= ✓
9

1 2 9 20
4.6) + (3) 4.7) – (2)
5 3 11 33

3 10 27 20
= + ✓✓ = – ✓
15 15 33 33

13 7
= ✓ = ✓
15 33

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 4.8) 1 750,9 + 625,16 (1) 4.9) 957 – 816,82 (1)

1 7 5 0, 9 0 9 5 7, 0 0
+ 6 2 5, 1 6 - 8 1 6, 8 2
2 3 7 6, 0 6✓ 1 4 0, 1 8 ✓

4.10) 126,4 x 100 (1)

= 12 640 or 12 640,0 ✓

Question 5: Problem solving [5]

5.1. You are going on holiday to Durban and flights cost R1 500 for a round trip. If you get a
25% discount how much money are you saving? (3)

25 5 1
25% = = = ✓ (mark for any equivalent fraction)
100 20 4

1 500 ÷ 100 x 25 1 500 ÷ 20 x 5 1 500 ÷ 4 x 1

= 15 x 25 ✓ = 75 x 5 ✓ = 375 x 1 ✓
= 375 = 375

I am saving R375. ✓

5.2. The ratio of cats to dogs is 3:4. If there is a total of 56 animals altogether, how many cats and
dogs are there? (2)

3 : 4 = 7 (x 8)

24 : 32 = 56

There are 24 cats ✓ and 32 dogs ✓.

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