MATHEMATICS

GRADE 4

Geometric Patterns
Term 2
Informal Assessment

1. Take a look at the beaded bracelet.

(a) Use clever counting to easily find the number of beads in the bracelet.
Explain how you do it.

(b) Is there another method of clever counting that you can think of?
Explain how you do it.

2. Take a look at Pattern A below.

Pattern A

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5

(a) Describe Picture 4 and Picture 5 in words.

(b) Describe Picture 6 and Picture 7 in words.

(c) How many squares are there in Picture 6 and how many in Picture 7?

(d) Calculate the number of squares in Picture 60 and Picture 70.

3. Write the values of Pattern A in a table. (Draw the table in your exercise book)

Picture no. Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7

Green squares

Pink squares

Number
sentence
Total no. of
squares
 4. Draw the values of the table of Pattern A in a flow diagram.

Geometric Patterns
Term 2
Informal assessment
Memorandum / Answers. Mark your work.
1. Here are some examples of clever counting. (You can send your teacher a picture
of your work).

(a) 20 20 20 20 20 4

Count in twenties then add 4: 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 4 = 104

4
(b)
25
25
25
25
Count in twenty fives’ then add 4: 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 4 = 104

2. Take a look at Pattern A.

Pattern A

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5

 (a) Describe Picture 4 and Picture 5 in words.

Picture 4: 4 green squares x 2 + 2 pink squares

Picture 5: 5 green squares x 2 + 2 pink squares

(b) Describe Picture 6 and Picture 7 in words.

Picture 6: 6 green squares x 2 + 2 pink squares

Picture : 7 green squares x 2 + 2 pink squares

(c)How many squares are there in Picture 6 and how many in Picture 7?

Picture 6: 14 squares
Picture 7: 16 squares

(d) Calculate the number of squares in Picture 60 and Picture 70.

Picture 60: 60 x 2 + 2 = 122 squares

Picture 70: 70 x 2 + 2 = 142 squares

5. Write the values of Pattern A in a table. (Draw the table in your exercise book)

Picture no. Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7

Green squares 1+1 2+2 3+3 4+4 5 +5 6+6 7+7

1x2 2x2 3x2 4x2 5x2 6x2 7x2
Pink squares 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Number 1x2+2 2x2+2 3x2+2 4x2+2 5x2+2 6x2+2 7x2+2

sentence
Total no. of 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
squares

1. Draw the values of the table of Pattern A in a flow diagram.

1 4

2 6
3 X2 +2 8

6 14

7 16