Grade 5 Term 2 Investigation

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GRADE 5

TERM 2
MATHEMATICS
TASK 3: INVESTIGATION

LEARNER’S NAME__________________________________

DATE ____ April 2024

EXAMINER Ms T. Khumalo

MODERATOR Mr. Z. Lunga

MARKS ________/30

TIME 1 HOUR

Instructions to learners
 Read and understand all questions.
 Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
 Write neat and legible

In this investigation you will:

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- Investigate diagram patterns in which shapes increase or decrease in some way.
- Extend diagram patterns.
- Describe given diagram patterns in your own words.
- Record as a number pattern in a table or flow diagram.
- Use multiplication as repeated addition

1. Victoria makes this pattern with buttons. [6]

1.1. Investigate the pattern and record the pattern on a table

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Term number 1 2 3 4 5 10

Number of buttons 1 3 6

(3)

1.2. Victoria writes these number sentences to describe the button pattern.
Complete the number sentences.

Term number Number of buttons


1 1
2 1+2=3
3 1+2+3=6
4 1+2+3+4=
5
10
(3)

2. Investigate the following pattern and shapes made with matches. [6]

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2.1. Draw step 4 of the pattern. (1)

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Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

2.2. Describe the pattern in your own words. (1)


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2.3. Record the pattern in a table. (4)

Term number 1 2 3 4 8

Number of sticks 6

3 Investigate this pattern made with matchsticks. [4]

3.1. Describe how the shape changes from term1 to term 2 and then to term 3. (1)
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3.2. How many matches do you add from one term to the next term in the pattern?
__________________________________________________________ (1)
3.3. What shape is made with the matchsticks?

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___________________________________________________________ (1)
3.4. How many matchsticks do you need for the 12th term in the pattern?
Write a number sentence. (1)
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4 Investigate the following pattern and shapes made with matches.


[9]

4.1. Draw the next one diagram. (1)

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

4.2. Record the pattern in the table. [6]

Term Number 1 2 3 4 5 10
Number of matches 4 7 10
Number of squares 1 2 3

4.3. How many matchsticks do you need for the 12th term in the pattern?
Write a number sentence.
________________________________________________________ ___ (2)

5. Multiplication [5]
5.1. Multiplication is repeated addition.

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Groups of = (1)

+ + + = (2)
______ ×______ = _______ or ______ ×______ =_____ (2)

5.2. Determine the equivalent.

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