Grades: 9

MATHEMATICS
Book 1
1. Revision worksheets
R1 - R16

2. Worksheets
1 - 64

Book 2
1. Worksheets
65 - 144

ENGLISH
Book 1
 Contents

No. Title Page. No. Title Page.

R1 Whole numbers and properties of numbers 6 26a Application of the law of exponents 64
R2a Multiples and factors 8 26b Application of the law of exponents (continued) 66
R2b Multiples and factors (continued) 10 27 Sequences 68
R3a Exponents 12 28 Geometric and numeric patterns 70
R3b Exponents (continued) 14 29 Addition & subtraction of like terms 72
R4 Integers and patterns 16 30a The product of a monomial and binomial or trinomial 74
R5 Common fractions 18 30b The product of a monomial & binomial or trinomial (continued) 76
R6a Percentages and decimal fractions 20 31a The product of two binomials 78
R6b Percentages and decimal fractions (continued) 22 31b The product of two binomials (continued) 80
R7a Input and output 24 32 More on the product of two binomials 82
R7b Input and output continued 26 33 Divide monomials and binomials 84
R8a Algebra 28 34 Substitution 86
R8b Algebra continued 30 35a Factorise algebraic expressions 88
R9 Graphs 32 35b Factorise algebraic expressions (continued) 90
R10a Financial mathematics 34 36 Divide a trinomial and polynomial by a monomial 92
R10b Financial mathematics (continued) 36 37a Linear equations that contain fractions 94
R11a Geometric figures 38 37b Linear equations that contain fractions continued (continued) 96
R11b Whole numbers and properties of numbers continued 40 38 Solve equations of the form: a product of factors equals zero 98
R12 Transformations 42 39 Construct angles and polygons using a protractor 100
R13 Geometric objects 44 40a Using a pair of compasses 102
R14 Perimeter and area 46 40b Using a pair of compasses (continued) 104
R15a Volume and surface area 48 41a Constructing triangles 106
R15b Volume and surface area (continued) 50 41b Constructing triangles (continued) 108
R16a Data 52 42a Constructing quadrilaterals 110
R16b Data (continued) 54 42b Constructing quadrilaterals (continued) 112
Grade 9 Mathematics Part 2 - Worksheets 1-64 43 Regular and irregular polygons 114
1a Real numbers, rational numbers and irrational numbers 2 44 Construct a hexagon 116
1b Real numbers, rational numbers and irrational numbers (continued) 4 45 Constructing a pentagon 118
2 Factorisation 6 46 Constructing an octagon 120
3 Ratio, proportion and speed 8 47 Interior angles of a triangle 122
4 What is direct proportion? 10 48a Triangles 124
5 Indirect proportion 12 48b Triangles (continued) 126
6 Finances – Budget, Loans and Interest 14 49 Polygons 128
7 Finances – Hire Purchase 16 50a More on Polygons 130
8 Finances – Exchange rates 18 50b Polygons (continued) 132
9 Finances – Commissions and Rentals 20 51a Similar triangles 134
10a Properties of numbers 22 51b Similar triangles (continued) 136
10b Properties of numbers (continued) 24 52a Congruent triangles 138
11 Addition and subtraction of fractions 26 52b Congruent triangles (continued) 140
12 Addition and subtraction of fractions that include squares, 28 53 Lines and angles 142
cubes, square 28 roots and cube roots 54 Complementary and supplementary angles 144
13a Multiplication of fractions 30 55a Transversals 146
13b Multiplication of fractions continued 32 55b Transversals continued (continued) 148
14 Division of fractions 34 56 Pairs of angles 150
15a Percentages 36 57a Application of geometric figures and lines 152
15b Percentages (continued) 38 57b Application of geometric figures and lines continued 154
16 Common fractions, decimal fractions and percentages 40 58a Pythagorean theorem 156
17 Addition, subtraction and rounding ofdecimal fractions 42 58b Pythagorean theorem (continued) 158
18 Multiple operations with decimals 44 59a More on the theorem of Pythagoras 160
19a Calculate squares, square roots, cubes and cube roots 46 59b More on the theorem of Pythagoras (continued) 162
19b Calculate squares, square roots, cubes and cube roots (continued) 48 60 Perimeter of a square and rectangle, area of a square and 164
20a Calculate more squares, square roots, cubes and cube roots (continued) 50 164 rectangle
20a Calculate more squares, square roots, cubes and cube roots (continued) 52 61 Area of a triangle 166
21 Exponential form 54 62 Area of parallelograms and trapeziums 168
22 Laws of exponents: a m × an = am+n 56 63 Area of a Rhombus and a kite 170
23 Laws of exponents: a m ÷ an = m-n 58 64 Area of a circle 172
24 Laws of exponents: a m÷ a n = m-n if m< n 60
25 Laws of exponents: a O=1 and (a x t)n = a n t n 62
 Grades: 9

MATHEMATICS
PART
1

Revision
Key concepts from Grade 7

WORKSHEETS
R1 - R16

ENGLISH
Book 1
 R1 : Whole numbers and properties of numbers Term 1

Revision

What does ‘arithmetic’ mean? Why is it important?

Arithmetic is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics

Activities 1–16 are
and deals with the properties and handling of numbers. It is used by
not just revision
almost everyone for everyday tasks of counting and calculating activities. They also
through to complicated science and business calculations. It summarise important
involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of combining concepts you need
in grade 9.
numbers. Basic arithmetic uses the four operations of addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division with integers, rational and
real numbers and includes measurement and geometry.

1. Calculate and then round off your answers to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand.

2. Use a calculator to check your answers.

3. Draw a flow diagram using the words natural numbers, whole numbers and integers.

6
 Term 1

Problem Solving

Create a problem using all four basic operations. This should be an everyday example.

7
 R2a : Multiples and factors Term 1

Revision

Multiples Factors

Factors are the numbers you

The result of multiplying a number
multiply together to get a specific
by an integer, e.g. 3 × 4 = 12.
result: e.g. 3 and 4 are factors of
The multiples of 3 are: 3, 6, 9, ...
12. All the factors of 12 are
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12.

Talk
LCM about... HCF

Lowest common Highest common

multiple. factor.

1. Identify the LCM.

8
 2. Calculate the HCF using factorisation or inspection:

a. Factors and highest common factor b. Factors and highest common factor
of 204 and 252 of 208 and 234

c. Factors and highest common factor d. Factors and highest common factor
of 72 and 188 of 275 and 350

9
 R2b : Multiples and factors continued Term 1

Revision

e. Factors and highest common factor f. Factors and highest common factor
of 456 and 572 of 205 and 315

3. Calculate the LCM using factorisation or inspection.

a. Factors and lowest common multiple b. Factors and lowest common multiple
of 243 and 729 of 200 and 1 000

10
 Revision

c. Factors and lowest common multiple d. Factors and lowest common multiple
of 225 and 675 of 128 and 256

e. Factors and lowest common multiple f. Factors and lowest common multiple
of 162 and 486 of 225 and 675

Problem Solving

Explain calculating HCF using factorisation to a family member.

11
 R3a : Exponents Term 1

Revision

1. Write these numbers in exponential form.

2. Write these numbers in exponential form.

3. Write the following in exponential form.

4. Write the following in exponential form.

5. Look at the examples and calculate.

6. Answer positive or negative without calculating.

12
 7. Simplify.

8. Revision: calculate the square root.

9. Calculate the square root using the example to guide you.

Remember this is
what we call prime
factorisation.

How do I know to
start dividing by 2?

You should always

first try the smallest
prime number.

But how will I know

the number is divisible
by 2 or 3 or 5, etc?

You use the rules

of divisibility.

13
 R3b : Exponents continued Term 1

Revision

14
 You may use
your calculator

Problem Solving

Add the first 10 square numbers.

Represent the square root of any four–digit number using prime factorisation.

15
 R4 : Integers and Petterns Term 1

Revision

16
 Problem Solving

If the answer is 20 and the calculation has three operations, what could the calculation be?

17
 R5 : Common fractions Term 1

Revision

Look at these examples and give five more examples of each.

Proper fraction Improper fraction Mixed number

Improper fraction to mixed number Mixed number to improper fraction

18
 Problem Solving

19
 R6a : Percentages and decimal fractions Term 1

Revision

When in everyday life

do we use:

- Decimal fractions?
- Percentages

20
21
 R6b : Percentages and decimal fractions continued Term 1

Revision

22
 Problem Solving

Multiply the number You need twelve equal My mother bought

that is exactly between pieces from 144,12 m of 77,12 m of rope. She
2,71 and 2,72 by the rope. How long will has to divide it into
number that equals ten each piece be? eight pieces. How long
times three. will each piece be?

23
 R7a : Input and output Term 1

Revision

What does each statement tell you? Give two more examples of each.

Constant difference Not a constant difference or a ratio.

e.g. –3; –7; –11; –15 “Add –4 “ or e.g. 1; 2; 4; 7; 11; 16 “Increase the difference
“Count in –4s” or ”Add –4 to the between consecutive terms by 1 each time.”
previous pattern”.

Constant ratio
e.g. –2; –4; –8; –16; –32 “Multiply the previous term by 2.”

24
25
 R7a : Input and output continued Term 1

Revision

8. Complete the following:

This is the rule for this

flow diagram.

9. What is the rule?

26
 Problem Solving

a. If the constant ratio is – 7, what could a sequence be?

b. If t = g × 4 – 9, where g = –8, what is t?

c. y = – x + (– 2) is the rule. Show this in a table with x = –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2.

27
 R8a : Algebra Term 1

Revision

28
 2. Complete.

3. Solve for x:

4. Calculate, if x = 2, then:

29
 R8b : Algebra continued Term 1

Revision

30
 7. Revision: Simplify the following using the distributive law:

Problem Solving

Betty has 8n marbles and Peter has 3n. How many do they have altogether?
Write a number sentence.

31
 R9 : Graphs Term 1

Revision

32
 3. Complete the ordered pairs for the equations y = x2 + 4
and y = –x2 + 4 and the plot them on the set of axis on the graph.

What happens if
you throw a ball into
the air?

It will arc up into the

air and come down
again. The ball follows
the path of a
parabola.

Problem Solving

Describe the graph y = x + 10

2

33
 R10a : Financial mathematics Term 1

Revision

Can you remember the meaning of the following?

DEFINITION

1. Solve the following financial problem

a. Kabelo receives R120 per week pocket money. He goes ten pin bowling
twice (cost R20,00 per session excluding VAT). He has coffee for R5,00 and
buys R30,00 of airtime, both with VAT included. How much pocket money
can he carry over to the next week?

34
 1. Solve the following financial problem
a. Kabelo receives R120 per week pocket money. He goes ten pin bowling
twice (cost R20,00 per session excluding VAT). He has coffee for R5,00 and
buys R30,00 of airtime, both with VAT included. How much pocket money
can he carry over to the next week?

35
 R10b : Financial mathematics continued Term 1

Revision

c. A total of R36 000 was invested in two accounts. One account earned
7% annual interest and the other earned 9%. The total annual interest earned
was R2 920. How much was invested in each account?

d. David buys a new car on hire purchase. The car costs R75 000 (excluding
VAT) and he trades in his old car (that is fully paid for) for R9 500. The car
registration, documentation and licence fees are R2 000. What will his instalment
be if he pays 7% p.a. in simple interest and repays the money he borrows over
a period of 54 months?

36
 e. Lindy has €45. She wants to buy jeans for $15 CAD and a T-shirt for $10 CAD.
After her purchases, how much money will she have left in ZAR?

Use the exchange rates in the table below to help you solve the word problems.
Show your work in the space provided.

Problem Solving
Make notes of the important financial tips you have learned, and share them with a family member.

37
 R11a : Geometric figures Term 1

Revision

38
 1. Construct using appropriate instruments and answer the questions.

a. An angle smaller b. A polygon with c. A triangle.

than 90 o. more than four sides.

i. Name the angle.

i. Calculate the i. Draw a triangle that

interior angles of the is congruent to the
polygon. triangle above.
Label it.

ii. Construct another

angle such that this
angle and the angle
above, when added
together, total 90 o.
What do you call
such a pair of angles?

ii. Where in everyday ii. Draw a triangle

life will we find such similar to the triangle
a shape? above. Label it.

39
 R11b : Geometric figures continued Term 1

Revision

2. Describe the constructions using the words below.

40
 b.
A diagonal is a straight line inside a shape that joins one vertex to another but is not
an edge of that shape.

3. Can you identify any diagonals? if not draw a few.

Problem Solving

In which job, other than that of an engineer, will people need to calculate angles. Give an
example of such a person and say why the person is calculating angles.

41
 R12 : Transformations Term 1

Revision

Describe these transformations.

1. Answer the following questions:

42
 2. Answer the following questions:

3. Answer the following questions:

4. Answer the following questions:

Problem Solving
Design a house on grid paper (top view).
Enlarge your plan by a scale factor of 2.
Reflect the house, rotate it by 90 degrees and translate it two units up and three down.

43
 R13 : Geometric objects Term 1

Revision

3. Answer the following questions:

44
 3. Construct the net for a tetrahedron. We have given you the first two steps.

4. Describe the different views of the building using the drawings below.

5. Draw a cube using a 30 o oblique drawing

Problem Solving

Make skeletons (outlines) of the platonic solids using recycled materials.

45
 R14 : Perimeter and area Term 1

Revision

1. Calculate the perimeter and area of a square. Write your answer down in mm.

2. Calculate the area and perimeter of a rectangle. Write down your answer in mm.

46
 3. Calculate the area of a triangle. Write your answer down in mm.

4. Calculate the area of the circles.

Problem Solving

If the area of the circle is 314,159 cm . What is the radius?

2

47
 R15a : Volume and surface area Term 1

Revision

1. Calculate the volume, capacity and surface area if a cube.

48
 The side (length) of the cube is 2,5 cm.

2. Calculate the volume, capacity of a rectangular prism.

49
 R15b : Volume and surface area continued Term 1

Revision

The rectangular prism’s dimensions are: length = 4,5 cm; breadth = 3,5 cm and
height 4 cm.

3. Calculate the volume, capacity and surface area of a triangular prism.

50
 The rectangular prism’s dimensions are: length = 4,5 cm; breadth = 3,5 cm and
height 4 cm.

Volume Capacity Surface area

Problem Solving

a. If the volume of a cube is 10 648 cm3, what are its dimensions in mm and m?
b. Give everyday examples of where we will use the volume, capacity and the surface area of:
- Cubes
- Rectabgular prisms
- Triangular prisms 2

51
 R16a : Data Term 1

Revision

1. Form your research team.

2. What is the aim of your research?

52
 3. What is your hypothesis?

Primary data Sample Survey

Secondary data Population Questionnaire

4. Questions that might help you to plan:

a. What data do you need?

b. Who will you get it from?

c. How will you collect it?

d. How will you record it?

e. How will you make sure the data is reliable?

f. Why? Give reasons for the choices you made.

2

53
 R16b : Data continued Term 1

Revision

Tables Stem and Mean Mode

Tallies leaf tables Range Median

7. Use the data you collected and recorded to:

a. Organise your data in a frequency table.

b. Calculate the mean, median and mode.

c. Calculate the data range.

d. Draw a stem–and–leaf display.

54
 e. Represent your data in a graph. You may use more than one type of graph.

Problem Solving

Interpret your graphs and tables and write a report, using the following headings:

1. Aim
2. Hypothesis
3. Plan
4. Data collection
5. Analysis
6. Conclusions
7. Appendices
8. References

55
 Notes

Revision

56
 Grades: 9

MATHEMATICS

Part 2
Worksheets
1 - 64

ENGLISH
Book 1