Download Year 6 | Unit 5

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School Name
Merrimac State School
Subject
Maths
Description
Sample Pre-assessment task, Unit 5
Instructions
In this unit students recognise the properties of prime, composite, square
and triangular numbers. They solve problems involving all four operations
using whole numbers.
Topic
Number
Year
6
Integers, Cartesian plane and percentages have not been addressed in the
pre assessment task.
Task designed by
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Kerri Fields
Contact
Janelle Dickman 0467 777 965
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Date
Part A
1. Draw a line to match the number sequence to the given property.
Triangular
4, 6, 8, 9, 10
Odd
4, 9, 16, 25, 36
Composite
110, 112, 114, 116
Even
21, 28, 36, 45, 55
Square
31, 33, 35, 37, 39
2. Complete the number sequence. Use the working space if required.
a) even: 4, _____, _____, _____, _____
b) prime: 3, _____, _____, _____, _____
c) square: 9, _____, _____, _____, _____
d) triangular: 3, _____, _____, _____, _____
3. View the tables below and answer the questions.
Term
1
2
3
4
Number
3
6
10
15
5
8
10
12
a) What types of numbers are represented in the table?
b) Complete the table.
c) How did you find the unknown numbers?
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4. Calculate the following. Show your working to demonstrate your thinking.
a)
112 x 5
c) 393 ÷3
b) 707 ÷ 7
d) 20 x 12
Part B
1. Use the divisibility rules and factor trees to complete the following table. Show your working to prove your
working.
Number
e.g. 24
Working space
Factors (Divisible by)
2 + 4 = 6 therefore divisible by 3 and 6. 26 is
even therefore divisible by 2.
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12
Prime factors
2, 3
81
100
2. Write an expression and solve the following word problems. Show your workings.
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a) Tom purchased 4 bags of oranges. Each bag of oranges contained 12 apples. How many oranges does he
have altogether?
b) Sarah has 378 football cards to give her friends. She wants to share them equally among her three friends.
How many cards will each friend receive?
c) Sue delivers brochures as a casual job three days per week. She delivers 152 brochures on the first day, 175
brochures on the second day, and 133 on the last day. Sue is paid $5 for every 10 brochures she delivers.
How much does she earn in the week?
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