Grade 5 Maths Assessment 1 Term 1
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Instructions
1. Answer the questions neatly and show your calculations.
2. Answer all three questions.
3. The assessment includes questions on whole numbers, number sentences, and
addition and subtraction.
Question 1: Whole Numbers 14
1. Fill in the missing numbers for each of these, counting in sets. (3)
a. 45 70
b. 6 870 6 770
2. Place these numbers in descending order. (2)
a. 568 685 856 658 586
b. 3 895 2 958 4 897 3 985 3 589
3. Place these numbers in ascending order. (2)
a. 6 460 9 690 6 390 9 830 8 230
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b) 2 335 2 330 2 530 2 303 2 350
4. Write the number for each of these number names. (2)
a. nine thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one
b. four thousand, nine hundred and two
5. Give the place value for each of the underlined digits. (2)
a. 5 120 =
b. 4 419 =
6. Round off these numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. (2)
Number Rounded off to 10 Rounded off to 100
4 689
5 537
7. Write the number name for 5 718. (1)
Question 2: Number Sentences 13
1. Write a number sentence to describe each of these stories. (4)
a. A school tuckshop makes 23 toasted sandwiches for each Grade 1 class,
and there are 9 classes of Grade 1. Describe how many toasted sandwiches are
made altogether, using a number sentence.
b. There are 12 cars in the parking lot. If there are 3 people in 4 of the cars
and 2 people in the rest of the cars, write a number sentence to
describe the number of total people.
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2. Solve each of these number sentences. (4)
a. 3 x + 5 = 17
b) 50 ÷ + 7 = 12
3. Thando is given this number sentence: (5)
(4 + ) x 10 = 90
She gets an answer of 6.
a. Is this the correct answer? Show your calculations. (2)
b. Find the correct answer. (3)
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Question 3: Addition and Subtraction 18
1. Find the answers to these sums. (6)
a. 2 257 + 2 513
b. 7 962 – 5 113
2. A school has two civvies days in term 1 and term 2. In the first term,
they raise R4 695, and in the second term, they raise R4 870.
a. How much did they raise altogether? (3)
b. What is the difference in the amounts of money raised? (3)
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3. We are given the difference 8 434 – 1 493 = 6 745. (3)
Use the inverse of this sum to prove that this solution is not correct.
4. Use rounding off and compensating find the answer to this sum: (3)
7 469 + 5 385
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Answers
Question 1: Whole Numbers 14
1. Fill in the missing numbers for each of these, counting in sets. (3)
a. 45 70 95 120 145 170
b. 6 870 6 770 6 670 6 570
2. Place these numbers in descending order. (2)
a. 568 685 856 658 586
856 685 658 586 568
b. 3 895 2 958 4 897 3 985 3 589
4 897 3 985 3 895 3 589 2 958
3. Place these numbers in ascending order. (2)
a. 6 460 9 690 6 390 9 830 8 230
6 390 6 460 8 230 9 690 9 830
b) 2 335 2 330 2 530 2 303 2 350
2 303 2 330 2 335 2 350 2 530
4. Write the number for each of these number names. (2)
a. nine thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one
9 831
b. four thousand, nine hundred and two
4 902
5. Give the place value for each of the underlined digits. (2)
a. 5 120 = 5Th
b. 4 419 = 4h
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6. Round off these numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. (2)
Number Rounded off to 10 Rounded off to 100
4 689 4 690 4 700
5 537 5 540 5 500
7. Write the number name for 5 718. (1)
Five thousand, seven hundred and eighteen.
Question 2: Number Sentences 13
1. Write a number sentence to describe each of these stories. (4)
a. A school tuckshop makes 23 toasted sandwiches for each Grade 1 class,
and there are 9 classes of Grade 1. Describe how many toasted sandwiches are
made altogether, using a number sentence.
23 x 9 =
b. There are 12 cars in the parking lot. If there are 3 people in 4 of the cars
and 2 people in the rest of the cars, write a number sentence to
describe the number of total people.
3 x 4 + 2 x (12 – 3) =
2. Solve each of these number sentences. (4)
a. 3 x + 5 = 17
12 + 5 = 17
3 x = 12
3 x 4 = 12
So, = 4
b. 50 ÷ + 7 = 12
5 + 7 = 12
50 ÷ = 5
50 ÷ 10 = 5
So, = 10
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3. Thando is given this number sentence: (5)
(4 + ) x 10 = 90
She gets an answer of 6.
a. Is this the correct answer? Show your calculations. (2)
(4 + 6) x 10
= 10 x 10
= 100
Thando’s answer is not correct.
b. Find the correct answer. (3)
9 x 10 = 90
4+=9
4+5=9
So, = 5
Question 3: Addition and Subtraction 18
1. Find the answers to these sums. (6)
a. 2 257 + 2 513
= 2 000 + 200 + 50 + 7 + 2 000 + 500 + 10 + 3
= (2 000 + 2 000) + (200 + 500) + (50 + 10) + (7 + 3)
= 4 000 + 700 + 60 + 10
= 4 000 + 700 + 70
= 4 770
b. 7 962 – 5 113
= 7 000 + 900 + 60 + 2 – (5 000 + 100 + 10 + 3)
= (7 000 – 5 000) + (900 – 100) + (60 – 10) + (2 – 3)
= 2 000 + 800 + 50 + (2 – 3)
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= 2 000 + 800 + 40 + (12 – 3)
= 2 000 + 800 + 40 + 9
= 2 849
2. A school has two civvies days in term 1 and term 2. In the first term,
they raise R4 695, and in the second term, they raise R4 870.
c. How much did they raise altogether? (3)
= 4 000 + 600 + 90 + 5 + 4 000 + 800 + 70
= (4 000 + 4 000) + (600 + 800) + (90 + 70) + 5
= 8 000 + 1 400 + 160 + 5
= 8 000 + 1 000 + 400 + 100 + 60 + 5
= 9 000 + 500 + 60 + 5
= 9 565
d. What is the difference in the amounts of money raised? (3)
4 870 – 4 695
= (4 000 + 800 + 70) – (4 000 + 600 + 90 + 5)
= (4 000 – 4 000) + (800 – 600) + (70 – 90) – 5
= 0 + 200 + (70 – 90) – 5
= 100 + (170 – 90) – 5
= 100 + 80 – 5
= 100 + 70 + (10 - 5 )
= 100 + 70 + 5
= 175
3. We are given the difference 8 434 – 1 493 = 6 745. (3)
Use the inverse of this sum to prove that this solution is not correct.
1 493 + 6 745
= 1 000 + 400 + 90 + 3 + 6 000 + 700 + 40 + 5
= (1 000 + 6 000) + (400 + 700) + (90 + 40) + (3 + 5)
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= 7 000 + 1 100 + 130 + 8
= 7 000 + 1 000 + 100 + 100 + 30 + 8
= 8 000 + 200 + 30 + 8
= 8 238
The solution above is not correct.
4. Use rounding off and compensating find the answer to this sum: (3)
7 469 + 5 385
= (7 469 + 31) – 31 + 5 385
= 7 500 + 5 354
= 12 854
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