School Name / Merrimac State School
Subject / Maths / Topic / Various / Year / 6
Teacher Guiding Notes
5 Lessons / Using units of measurement
7 Lessons / Fractions and decimals
3 Lessons / Using units of measurement (Time)
5 Lessons / Geometric reasoning
5 Lessons / Location and transformation
Description / Sample Unit 8 pre-assessment task. This pre-assessment will assess students’ knowledge of units of measurement, fractions and decimals, geometric reasoning and location and transformation.
Instructions / Students are to use their prior knowledge in the above areas to complete the mathematical problems below.
Task designed by / Bonnie Rogers / Contact / Janelle Dickman 0467 777 965
Student Name / Class / Date
1. John bought 5 bottles of 1.25 litres soft drink to the party. How many litres did he have in total?
2. Batman was using scarps of fabric to make a colourful new cape. He had 1.21m of blue fabric, 0.89 m of yellow fabric and 1.17 m of red fabric. If he needs 4 m of fabric to make his cape, how much more fabric does he need to buy?
3. Four children visited a chocolate factory and as the 1 000th visitor they won 82.24 kg of chocolate! If they shared their winnings equally, how much chocolate would each child receive?
4. Peter was buying a new couch during a 40% off sale. If the couch he liked normally cost $1 390, how much would it cost on sale?
5. Use the train timetable below to answer the following questions.
a. A student took a 9 minute walk to Holmview station and arrived at 9:45am. She then caught the next train to Trinder Park station where hopped off and walked a further 5 minutes to her school. How long did it take her to get from home to school?
b. If you had an appointment in Fruitgrove at 9:45, what train would you catch from Holmview station? Explain.
6. If angle b measures 37°, what must angle a measure? ______
7. Identify the unlabeled angles.
8. Using the picture provided draw the Flip, Slide and rotation
/ FLIP
/ SLIDE
/ 180 degree rotation
South East Region Learner Resource template V1 – Aug 2013