Math Exam Outline
Grade 9 Math: Ms Katie
What you need:
To prepare for you Grade 9 Math Exam you will need: this outline, the notes taken in class, previous
tests and quizzes, and the review handout.
What to do:
Start by going through the review booklet by yourself or with a friend. Answer any questions that you
know already, and highlight the ones you do not know. Then use your notes to try and answer the
questions you didn’t know.
Here is a list of the topics/concepts that will be covered in the exam:
Volume and Surface Area:
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Make connections with the volume of cones with the volumes of matching cylinders
Make connections with the volume of pyramids with the volumes of matching prisms
Calculate the surface area of spheres
Calculate the surface area of cones
Calculate the surface area of pyramids
Calculate the volume of spheres
Relations:
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Describe how a change in x affects a change in y
Describe what is happening when the change in x is constant but the change in y is not
Linear relations: moving between equations, table of values and graphs
Represent non-linear data graphically
Make a prediction based on what you know
Space and Shape:
1. Interpret and create the mapping rules for transformations (rotation, reflection, translation,
dilation)
2. Prove that 2 triangles are congruent
3. Prove that 2 triangles are similar
4. Describe the platonic solids and make connections about their properties
5. Make connections/exclusions of groups of 3D shapes based on what you observe
6. Recognize, name, describe and represent: arcs, chords, tangents, central angles, inscribed angles
and circumscribed angles
7. Make generalizations about their relationships in circles.