NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
GENERAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATE (GEC)
2022 GRADE 9 PILOT STUDY
Subject: Mathematics
Marks: 75
Duration: 90 Minutes
This test consists of 29 pages, excluding the cover page.
,Grade 9 Mathematics: English 1
,Instructions to the learner
1. Read all the instructions and questions carefully.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Use the provided answer book to write all your answers.
4. Do the necessary calculations before choosing the correct answer in Section A.
5. Non-programmable scientific calculators may be used, unless stated otherwise.
6. Diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale; all lines are regarded as straight lines
unless stated otherwise.
The test starts on the next page.
Do not turn the page until you are told to do so.
Grade 9 Mathematics: English 2
, SECTION A
1. What kind of a number is √5?
A A natural number
B A whole number
C A rational number
D An irrational number (1)
2. What is the LCM of 14 and 16?
A 224
B 112
C 4
D 2 (1)
A car travels 180 km in 2 hours on a straight road.
3. How many km can the car travel in 210 minutes at the same speed?
A 630 km
B 25,7 km
C 102,9 km
D 315 km (1)
3[−(−3 +17)] − (−4) × 2
4. Which of the following is the correct answer?
A 50
B 46
C −40
D −34 (1)
Grade 9 Mathematics: English 3
GENERAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATE (GEC)
2022 GRADE 9 PILOT STUDY
Subject: Mathematics
Marks: 75
Duration: 90 Minutes
This test consists of 29 pages, excluding the cover page.
,Grade 9 Mathematics: English 1
,Instructions to the learner
1. Read all the instructions and questions carefully.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Use the provided answer book to write all your answers.
4. Do the necessary calculations before choosing the correct answer in Section A.
5. Non-programmable scientific calculators may be used, unless stated otherwise.
6. Diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale; all lines are regarded as straight lines
unless stated otherwise.
The test starts on the next page.
Do not turn the page until you are told to do so.
Grade 9 Mathematics: English 2
, SECTION A
1. What kind of a number is √5?
A A natural number
B A whole number
C A rational number
D An irrational number (1)
2. What is the LCM of 14 and 16?
A 224
B 112
C 4
D 2 (1)
A car travels 180 km in 2 hours on a straight road.
3. How many km can the car travel in 210 minutes at the same speed?
A 630 km
B 25,7 km
C 102,9 km
D 315 km (1)
3[−(−3 +17)] − (−4) × 2
4. Which of the following is the correct answer?
A 50
B 46
C −40
D −34 (1)
Grade 9 Mathematics: English 3
