The Ambassadors Nursery &

Primary School, Ota

GRADE 5

2023/2024 Academic Session

Name: ______________________________________________________

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Mathematics
1 Circle the scalene triangles.

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2 Here are four digit cards.

Use these cards to complete the calculation.

Each card can only be used once.

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3  stands for a decimal number.
 − 13.67 = 14.85
What number does  stand for?
_______________
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4 What is the mode and the median of this set of numbers?
99, 101, 107, 101, 104, 107, 110, 101, 103
The mode is ____________, the median is ____________.
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5 The number in each brick is the product of the two numbers below it.

Write the missing numbers.

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6 Draw a line to match the descriptions to the diagrams.

A net of a cube Not a net of a cube A net of an open cube

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7 a Draw a line to join each improper fraction to the correct
position on the number line.

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b. Change each improper fraction to a mixed number.

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8 Numbered balls are put into a bag. Mandy takes a ball without looking.

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 Draw arrows onto the likelihood scale to show the chance of each of these outcomes.

A Mandy takes the number 9.

B Mandy takes an even number.
C Mandy takes a number greater than 0.
D Mandy takes a number greater than 6.
E Mandy takes a number less than 6.
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9 The diagram represents 6 units.
Each unit is divided into 3 equal pieces.
1
Shade the diagram, then write the answer to 6 × .
3

1
6 × = __________
3
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10 Calculate the missing angle on these straight lines.

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11 Look at these patterns made from circles.

a. What is the name for this sequence of numbers?

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b. Write the first five numbers in the sequence.

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12 The temperature was measured in a garden every two hours overnight.
The line graph shows the temperatures.

a. What was the time when the temperature was 3 °C?

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b. Describe how the temperature changed between midnight and 2 o’clock.

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c. Use the graph to estimate the temperature at 11 o’clock.
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d. Describe the shape of the line on the graph.

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13 Orla spills ink on her work. Write the digits below the ink blots.
0.8 × 7 = 5. 0.6 × 8 = .8 0. × 9 = 4.5

_________ _________ _________

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14 Calculate the area and the perimeter of the shape.

Area: ____________

Perimeter: ____________
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15 Use each of the digits 5, 6 and 7 in this calculation to give the

largest possible whole number answer.

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16 Abdul makes a sequence of five numbers.
The first number is 3.
The last number is −5.
His rule is to subtract the same number each time.
Write the missing digits.
3 –5
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17 Three girls played ‘hit the target’ at a school fete.
Zina hit the target 13 out of 20 times.
Roz hit the target 60% of the time.
4
Jodi hit the target of the time.
5
Write the names of the girls in order, starting with the one who hit
the target most frequently. Show your working.

____________ ____________ ____________

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18 Write a number between 54 and 55 that rounds to 55.
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19 Write a different prime number in each box to make this calculation correct.
Each number must be less than 10.

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20 Maria says, ‘If a number is divisible by 8, it is also divisible by 4 but
if a number is divisible by 4 it may not be divisible by 8.’
Is she right?
Use the numbers 789 624 and 789 724 to explain your answer.

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21 It is Friday morning in Montevideo.
It is Friday afternoon in Cairo.

a. Complete the sentences to describe the time difference

between Cairo and Montevideo.
The time in Cairo is ____________ hours ahead of the time in Montevideo.
When it is 4:17 p.m. in Cairo, it is ______ : ______ in Montevideo.
When it is 10:35 p.m. in Montevideo, it is ______ : ______ in Cairo.
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b. Lucas starts his run at 8:48 a.m. in Montevideo.
He completes his run at 9:27 a.m. How long did he run for?
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22

a. What are the three coordinates of the triangle?

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b. Translate the triangle on the grid 3 squares right and 2 squares up.

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23 Three boxes A, B and C each contain red and blue cubes.
Box A Box B Box C
2 blue cubes 3 blue cubes 4 blue cubes
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 5 cubes altogether 5 cubes altogether 7 cubes altogether
Write the letter of the correct box next to each statement.
a. There are 3 red cubes to every 2 blue cubes.

b. 3 out of every 7 cubes are red.

c. 60% of the cubes are blue.

d. The ratio of red to blue cubes is 2 : 3.

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e. of the cubes are blue.
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SCIENCE

1. What is the process called when plants spread their seeds_________________.

2. The pistil is made up of _____________, ______________, ______________
3. ______________ is the little green leaves that protect the flower bud
4. The fruit has two jobs, which are _________________ and _________________
5. Sounds are made when things or objects _______________
6. Sound level meter measures the___________________
7. The higher the level of water in a jar, the lower the volume of air. True/False
8. To muffle sound means____________________________
9. What unit is sound measured in? _________
10. Using 12-particles each draw the particle model for solid, liquid and gas.

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11. The reversed process of evaporation is _________________
12. ________________ is the amount of heat in a substance
13. When water boils it forms BUBBLES of a gas called_________________
14. Heating causes ________________ and cooling causes ________________
15. The smaller the surface area, the higher the rate of evaporation. True/False.
16. Solute + Solvent = ______________
17. Solids that dissolve in a liquid are called ________________
18. Which food group builds our muscles and helps us to grow? _________________
19. Gravity works on both objects at rest and objects that are moving. True/False
20. In space, a body which orbits a larger body is called a____________
21. ISS stands for______________________________________________________
22. Give two examples of artificial satellites
(i) __________________________________

(ii) __________________________________

23. Air and water resistance are also called ___________________

24. A ball floating on water is affected by how many forces? Name them.
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25 Brass is mixture of _________________and __________________
26. When the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, the season is______________
26. Plant leaves are green because they contain a green substance known as ____________
27. The average distance between the Earth and the sun in metres is _____________
28. Why does the Earth exerts a bigger gravitational pull on the moon?
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29. Chromium + Steel = ____________________
30. Draw a CAR and identity all the forces acting on it?

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