Year 9 Maths Revision: Autumn Term

Your assessment could include any topics that you have been taught since the start of year 7,
until the end of Autumn Term of year 9.

In addition to revision material given to you by your teacher, you should be using the
mathswatch website to revise topics that you know you struggle with, especially from year 7 and
8.

Ask your teacher for your login details, and write them here:

vle.mathswatch.com
User:
Password:

Choose topics below that you know you need to revise, and log onto mathswatch to watch the
video clips and try the questions.

YEAR 9 TOPICS MathsWatch Clip number

Coordinates, Midpoint A1a,b
Straight Line Graphs: plotting, gradient, y=mx+c A14a-c
Ratio and Proportion R4, R5a-b, R8
Scales and Standard Form R6, N45a,b
Sequences A11a-c
Expanding brackets A8, A18
Factorising expressions A9
Substituting into formulae A3, A10
Subject of the formulae A13a,b
YEAR 8 TOPICS MathsWatch Clip number
Prime numbers and factorisation N30b, N31a and N31b
Calculating with fractions N36, N41, N42a, N42b
Positive and Negative numbers N18, N19a, N19b
Sequences, expressions and equations A4, A11, A12
Constructing triangles and quadrilaterals G31
Properties of parallel lines G18
Length and area G9, G20a, G20b, G20c and G20d
Percentage change R9a, R9b
Ratio R1a, R1b, R5a, R5b
Rate R11a
Rounding and accuracy N27a, N27b, N38
Circumference and area of a circle G22a, G22b
3D shapes and nets G121, G12b, G12c
Surface area and volume G21a, G21b, G25a, G25b
Statistics S6, S7
YEAR 7 TOPICS MathsWatch Clip number
Integer place value N1a
Mental addition and subtraction N3a and N4a
Written addition and subtraction of integers N3b and N4b
Addition and subtraction of decimals N13b and N14b
Multiplication and division of integers N15a and N28a; N16 and N29a
Area G9, G20a, G20b, G20c and G20d
Multiplication and division of decimals N15b, N28b and N29b
Mean S7
Time N7b
Converting between units N7a
Angles and angle properties of straight lines G10b, G10c and G13
Properties of triangles G16
Properties of quadrilaterals G14
Symmetry and tessellation G3
Equivalent fractions N23b
Fractions of amounts N33
Multiplying and dividing fractions N42a and N42b
Order of Operations N20
Algebra A4, A6, A8, A9 and A10
Percentages N24b

The rest of this booklet contains questions in the style that you will find in the assessment. Plan
to do a page a day – or follow your teacher’s instructions. If you find any questions difficult, look
up the topic on mathswatch and ask your teacher for help.

If you are in set 1 (or doing well in set 2), ask your teacher for extension material as your
assessment may also include harder questions.
Question 1

(a) Write down the coordinates of the point P

(……. , …….. )

(1 mark)

(b) On the grid plot the point (-4, 2). Labe the point Q

(1 mark)

(c) The point M is the midpoint of PQ. Write down the coordinates of M

(……. , …….. )

(2 mark)
Question 2

(a) The scale shows how long Laura was when she was born.

How long was Laura?

.............................. cm
(1 mark)

(b) Now Laura is older.

She is 1.03m tall.
Write Laura’s height in centimetres.

.............................. cm
(1 mark)

Question 3

A road map has a scale of 1 : 5000

The length of a road on the map is 8.5 cm.

Work out the length of the real road in kilometres.

(3 mark)
Question 4

The table shows the temperatures in 10 cities on a day in December.

City Temperature in °C

Athens 18

Barcelona 16

Berlin 7

Brussels 8

Dublin 9

Geneva 6

Madrid 12

Moscow 2

Paris 6

Rome 19

(a) Which temperature was the mode?

............. °C
(1 mark)

(b) In a different city, the temperature was 5°C lower than in Moscow.

What was the temperature in this city?

............. °C
(2 mark)
Question 5
Here is a shape on a square grid.

Here are some statements about the shape. For each statement circle True or False, you
must give reason for each answer

The shape has no right angles True / False because …………….......................................

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

The shape has four obtuse angles True / False because …………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

The shape has no parallel sides True / False because ……………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(3 marks)

Question 6

The table below helps to change centimetres into inches.

Number of centimetres 2 4 6 8 10 12

Number of inches (approximately) 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.1 3.9 4.7

 Using the table, approximately how many inches are there in 14 centimetres?

...................... inches

(2 mark)
Question 7
From the list of numbers

7 9 12 21 27 30 36 45

(a) Write down two multiples of 7

…..…..… and ………….

(b) Write down a square number

………………….
.

(c) Write down a factor of 24

………………….
.
(d) Write down a cubed number

………………….
.
(4 marks)
Question 8

(a) Write numbers to complete the table below.

Number of faces Number of faces

that are that are
rectangles triangles

cuboid

triangular prism

(2 marks)
 (b) A different shape has five faces.

Four of the faces are triangles. One face is a square.

Write the name of this shape.

..................................................
(1 mark)

Question 9

Carmen makes patterns from matchsticks:

(a) Draw the 4th term of the sequence.

(1 mark)
(b) How many matchsticks will the 5th pattern need?

(1 mark)

(c) Find the rule for the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of the number of matches in each pattern.

(2 marks)
th
d) How many matchsticks will the 20 pattern need?
 (2 marks)

Question 1

Write 88 as a product of its prime factors. Leave your answer in index form

88 = ............................................
(3 marks)

Question 2

Estimate the answer to:

...................
(3 mark)

Question 3

The diagram on the next page shows a plan of Luke’s new lawn.
The lawn is a circle with radius 3m.
 Work out the area of the lawn giving your answer in terms of π. You must give units with
your answer

............................
(3 marks)
Question 4

Screenwash is used to clean car windows.

To use Screenwash you mix it with water.

(a) In winter, how much water should I mix with 150ml of Screenwash?

.......................... ml
(1 mark)
(b) In summer, how much Screenwash should I mix with 450ml of water?

.......................... ml
(1 mark)
 (c) Is this statement correct?
25% of winter mixture is Screenwash.
Tick ( ) Yes or No.

True
False

Explain your answer.

.........................................................................................................................................
...

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…

(1 mark)
Question 5

You can use this rule to work out the number minutes it takes to cook a turkey:

Multiply the turkey’s weight, in kg, by 55 and then add 20.

a) Ginny has a turkey that weighs 4 kg. How long will she need to cook it for?

.............................................. minutes
(2 mark)
b) Thomas has a turkey that weighs 𝑛 𝑘𝑔. Write an expression to show how long he will
need to cook it for.

…………………………….
(2 marks)
Question 6

2𝑦 – 5𝑥 = 9 is the equation of a straight line.

(a) Rearrange this to be in the form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐. You must show all steps of your
working clearly

y = ......................................................
(3 marks)

(b) What is the gradient of the straight line?

................................
(1 mark)

Question 7

In a survey, 25 men and 25 women named their favourite colour. Some of the results are shown in
the composite bar chart below.
(a) Of those who liked red the most, what is the ratio of men to women?

......................................................... (1 mark)

(b) What percentage of the men liked green?

......................................................... (2 marks)
Question 8

Jo is planting a small orchard. She plants cherry trees, plum trees, apple trees and pear
trees.

n stands for the number of cherry trees Jo plants.

(a) Jo plants the same number of plum trees as cherry trees.
How many plum trees does she plant?

……………….
(1 mark)

(b) Jo plants twice as many apple trees as cherry trees.

How many apple trees does she plant?

…………….
(1 mark)

(c) Jo plants 7 more pear trees than cherry trees.

How many pear trees does she plant?

……………..
(1 mark)

(d) How many trees does Jo plant altogether?

Write your answer as simply as possible.

……………..
(2 marks)
Question 9

(a) Which of these statements is true? Put a tick ( ) by the correct one.
4 × 103 is a larger number than 43 .....................
4 × 103 is the same size as 43 .....................
4 × 103 is a smaller number than 43 .....................

Explain your answer.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(1 mark)

(b) One of the numbers below has the same value as 3.6 × 104

Put a tick ( ) under the correct number.

363 364 (3.6 × 10)4 0.36 × 103 0.36 × 105

............. ............. ............. ............. .............

Give a reason for your answer

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(1 mark)

(c) One of the numbers below has the same value as 2.5 × 10–3

Put a tick ( ) under the correct number.

25 × 10–4 2.5 × 103 –2.5 × 103 0.00025 2500

................ ................ ................ ................ ................

Give a reason for your answer

………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………….
(1 mark)
 (d) (2 × 102) × (2 ×102) can be written simply as 4 × 104

Write these values as simply as possible:

(3 × 102) × (2 × 10–2)

……………………………
(1 mark)

…………………………

(1 mark)
Question 10

A shop has this special offer.

Reduction of 10% when your bill is between £50 and £100

Reduction of 20% when your bill is more than £100

Before the reductions, Marie’s bill is £96 and Richard’s bill is £108. After the reductions,
who paid more?
You must show working to explain your answer

........................................
(3 marks)
Question 11

(a) Look at these three number cards.

Show that the mean is 7

(2 mark)

(b) Now look at these number cards.

You cannot see the number on one of the cards.

The mean is 6
What is the missing number?

.....................
(2 marks)
Question 12

(a) Complete the table of values for y = 2x + 1

x –2 –1 0 1 2

y –3 1 3

(2 mark)

(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = 2x + 1 from x=-2 to x=2

-2 -1 O 1 2
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

(2 marks)
Question 13

A farmer buys a water tank that is a cuboid.

The farmer thinks that the tank will hold over 8000 litres of water.

1m3 = 1000 litres.

Is he correct? You must show your working.

.........................................................
(3 marks)
Question 14

(a) Expand 2𝑑(𝑑 – 5)

......................................................... (2 marks)

(b) Expand and simplify 3(𝑓 + 2) + 2(𝑓 – 6)

......................................................... (2 marks)

(c) Expand and simplify (ℎ – 4)(ℎ + 1)

......................................................... (2 marks)

(d) Factorise 4g + 8 by filling in the gaps:

(1 mark)

4𝑔 + 8 = 4 ( … + … )

(e) Fully factorise 8𝑏 + 24𝑏3

......................................................... (1 mark)