Province of the 2018 END OF THE YEAR EXAMINATIONS ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

EASTERN CAPE
Education GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS TEST.

DISTRICT: _________________________ SCHOOL: ______________________

NUMBER OF LEARNERS: ____________ NUMBER PASSED: _________ NUMBER FAILED: _________
PERCENTAGE PASS: _______ PERCENTAGE FAIL: _______
LEVELS:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79 80 – 100

NB: 1.9 D (correct option)

Maximum
Question No. of correct
Concepts/Skill Item Score Percentage
number responses
(100)
Recognizing, defining and distinguishing properties of irrational numbers.
1.1 1

Perform calculations involving operations using numbers in exponential form.

1.2 1
Determining the equation of a linear graph.
1.3 1
Solving equations in the form: a product of two factors = 0.
1.4 1

Providing a rule to describe the relationship between the numbers in a sequence.

1.5 1

Scientific notation: calculations where the laws of exponents are applied without using a
1.6 calculator. 1
Use appropriate formulae to solve volume and capacity related problems involving
1.7 cylinders. 1

1
 Maximum
Question No. of correct
Concepts/Skill Item Score Percentage
number responses
(100)
1.8 Determine probabilities of compound events.
1
1.9 Solve problems in contexts involving indirect proportion
1

1.1 Solving a geometric problem to find unknown angles using the angle relationships as well
as other known properties of triangles. 1

2.1 Writing a very large number in scientific notation.

1

2.2.1 Simplifying mixed numbers as coefficients in algebraic expressions where multiple

operations are performed. 3

2.2.2 Simplification of algebraic expressions involving squaring a binomial and multiplying a

binomial by a binomial. 3

2.2.3 Performing calculations involving all four operations using numbers in exponential form,
using laws of exponents. 3

2.2.4 Simplifying algebraic expressions that involve the cube and square roots of single algebraic
terms and using laws of exponents. 3

2.3.1 Factorizing a trinomial after taking out a common factor.

3

2.3.2 Factorizing algebraic expressions involving grouping after applying algebraic manipulation
and taking out a common factor. 3

2.4.1 Solving fractional algebraic equations.

2

2.4.2 Solving a quadratic equation.

2

2.4.3 Solve equations by using the laws of exponents

2

Investigate and extend numeric and geometric patterns looking for relationships between
3.1.1 numbers represented in tables. 1

2
 Maximum
Question No. of correct
Concepts/Skill Item Score Percentage
number responses
(100)
Provide the rule to describe the relationship between the numbers in a sequence.
3.1.2 2

Using the general rule to predict the position of a shape in the sequence if given the number
3.1.3 of triangles in the specific shape. 2
Finding the general rule of a pattern with a constant second difference.
3.2.1 2
Using the general rule to determine a specific term in the sequence if the position of the
3.2.2 term is given. 2
Determine the output value from a given flow diagram.
3.3.1 2
Determine the input value from a given flow diagram.
3.3.2 2
Determining, interpreting and justifying equivalence of different descriptions of the same
3.4.1 relationship or rule represented in a table. 2

Finding the value of an unknown in the table by substituting the corresponding values for y
3.4.2 into the rule and solving the equation. 2

Determining the X-intercept of a linear graph.

3.5.1 1
Plotting straight line graph if given an equation.
3.5.2 3
Analyse and interpret graphs of problem situation
3.6.1 1
Analyse and interpret graphs of problem situation
3.6.2 1
Analyse and interpret graphs of problem situation
3.6.3 1
Analyse and interpret graphs of problem situation
3.6.4 1

3
 Maximum
Question No. of correct
Concepts/Skill Item Score Percentage
number responses
(100)
Analyse and interpret graphs of problem situation
3.6.5 1
Solving financial problems involving simple interest.
4.1 3
Solving unseen, non-routine problems in context involving whole numbers.
4.2 5
Solving problems in context involving ratio and rate (distance = speed x time )
4.3 4
Solve problems involving unknown angles.
5.1.1 2
Solve problems involving unknown angles.
5.1.2 2
Solve problems involving unknown angles.
5.2.1 4

Finding the actual size of an angle by substitution.

5.2.2 2

Determining the size of an interior angle of an isosceles triangle if one angle (not the angle
5.3.1 opposite the equal sides) is given. 3

Using the property of a rhombus (“The diagonals of a rhombus bisect the angles of the
5.3.2 rhombus”) to determine a unknown angle. 3

Determining the size of the exterior angle of a triangle if one opposite interior angle has
5.3.3 been given and the other one was determined in previous calculations. 2

Using the property of a rhombus (“The opposite sides of a rhombus are parallel”) to make a
5.3.4 deduction. 1

Using congruency in triangles to prove two sides equal.

6.1 5

4
 Maximum
Question No. of correct
Concepts/Skill Item Score Percentage
number responses
(100)
Proving similarity in triangles.
6.2.1 4

Solving for an unknown using the properties of similar triangles.

6.2.2 3

Calculations involving the Surface area of a cylinder which is open.

7.1.1 4

Calculations involving the Volume of a cylinder which is open.

7.1.2 4

Solving problems using the Theorem of Pythagoras and formula for determining the areas
7.2 of 2D-figures (triangle, circle and square). 5

8.1 Investigate the co-ordinates of the vertices of figures that have been reduced by the scale
factor. 3

8.2 Perform transformations with simple geometric figures on the co-ordinate plane focusing on
y =inxthe line
reflection 3

8.3 Identifying the co-ordinate points of the original quadrilateral if the co-ordinates of the image
are given. 4

9.1.1 Considering situations with equally probable outcomes and comparing relative frequency
with probability and explain possible differences. 2

9.1.2 (a) Determining the probability of an outcome in an experiment using the contingency table.
2
9.1.2 (b) Determining the probability of an outcome in an experiment using the contingency table and
when given a certain constraint. 2

9.1.2 (c) Determining the probability of an outcome in an experiment using the contingency table and
when given a certain constraint different from the constraint given at 9.1.2(b). 2

5
 Maximum
Question No. of correct
Concepts/Skills Item Score Percentage
number responses
(100)
Critically compare and explain the reason for difference in the mean and the median in a data
9.2.1 set. 3

Interpret and explain the summary statistic which would be the most appropriate to analyse a
9.2.2 data set. 2

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