BECE MATHEMATICS PREDICTIONS
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Basic 7–9 • 4 strands • 12 sub-strands • 217 source-page lessons, plus 48 foundation and practice lessons.
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B9 • Construct parallelograms (i.e. square, rectangle, rhombus) under given conditions — Curriculum p. 201
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CONTENT STANDARDS INDICATORS AND EXEMPLARS CORE COMPETENCIES
B9.3.1.2 Construct E.g.4: Perform a geometric construction of a triangle (say 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴) under a given Creativity and Innovation
inscribed and condition; bisect at least any two sides (𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵); locate the intersection of (CI)
circumscribed triangles the two perpendicular bisectors (𝑂𝑂) and draw a locus of points equidistant
and parallelograms with from the fixed point (𝑂𝑂) to circumscribe the triangle.
given dimensions.
B9.3.1.2.2 Construct parallelograms (i.e. square, rectangle, rhombus) Communication and
under given conditions. Collaboration (CC)
E.g.1: Perform geometric construction of a square with a given side.
201Number • Number and Numeration Systems
- B7 • Model number quantities more than 1,000,000,000 using graph sheets, isometric papers and multi-base — Curriculum p. 2
- B7 • Compare and order whole numbers more than1,000,000,000 and represent the comparison using ">, <, — Curriculum p. 3
- B7 • Round (off, up, down) whole numbers more than 1,000,000,000 to the nearest hundred-thousand, — Curriculum p. 4
- B7 • Round decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth, thousandths, etc — Curriculum p. 5
- B7 • Express decimal numerals to given significant and decimal places — Curriculum p. 6
- B8 • Apply the understanding of place value to read and write in number quantities over 1,000,000,000 — Curriculum p. 90
- B8 • Express integers of any size into standard form — Curriculum p. 91
- B8 • Create and solve word or real-life problems on place values — Curriculum p. 92
- B8 • Use the knowledge on sets and sets of factors of numbers to solve real life problems involving — Curriculum p. 93
- B9 • Express integers to a given number of significant and decimal places — Curriculum p. 165
- B9 • Solve problems on relationship between members of the rational number system using knowledge and — Curriculum p. 166
- B9 • Apply the concept of sets to solve problems on relationship between members of rational number — Curriculum p. 167
Number • Number Operations
- B7 • Multiply and divide given numbers by powers of 10 including decimals and benchmark fractions — Curriculum p. 7
- B7 • Apply mental mathematics strategies to solve word problems — Curriculum p. 8
- B7 • Add and subtract up to four-digit numbers — Curriculum p. 9
- B7 • Add and subtract up to four-digit numbers — Curriculum p. 10
- B7 • Create and solve story problems involving decimals on the four basic operations — Curriculum p. 11
- B7 • Create and solve story problems involving decimals on the four basic operations — Curriculum p. 12
- B7 • Illustrate with examples the meaning of repeated factors using counting objects such as bottle tops — Curriculum p. 13
- B7 • Show that the value of any natural number with zero as its exponent or index is 1 and use it to — Curriculum p. 14
- B7 • Apply the concept of powers of numbers (product of prime) to find Highest Common Factor (HCF) — Curriculum p. 15
- B7 • Apply the concept of powers of numbers (product of prime) to find Highest Common Factor (HCF) — Curriculum p. 16
- B8 • Multiply and divide by power of 10 including decimals and the benchmark fractions — Curriculum p. 94
- B8 • Add and subtract more than four-digit numbers — Curriculum p. 95
- B8 • Multiply or divide multi-digit numbers by 2- and 3-digit numbers — Curriculum p. 96
- B8 • Multiply or divide multi-digit numbers by 2- and 3-digit numbers — Curriculum p. 97
- B8 • Create and solve story problems involving decimals on the four basic operations — Curriculum p. 98
- B8 • Create and solve story problems involving decimals on the four basic operations — Curriculum p. 99
- B8 • Identify and explain the laws of indices — Curriculum p. 100
- B8 • Solve exponential equations — Curriculum p. 101
- B9 • Multiply and divide given numbers by powers of 10 including decimals and benchmark fractions — Curriculum p. 168
- B9 • Use the distributive property in solving problems — Curriculum p. 169
- B9 • Identify simple and compound surds — Curriculum p. 170
- B9 • Approximate the square roots of non-perfect squares with calculators/tables — Curriculum p. 171
Number • Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- B7 • Determine and recall the percentages and decimals of given benchmark fractions (i.e. tenths, — Curriculum p. 17
- B7 • Determine and recall the percentages and decimals of given benchmark fractions (i.e. tenths, — Curriculum p. 18
- B7 • Compare and order fractions (i.e. common, percent and decimal fractions up to thousandths) limit to — Curriculum p. 19
- B7 • Solve problems involving addition or subtraction of fractions — Curriculum p. 20
- B7 • Find a fraction of given quantity (i.e. money or given quantity of objects) — Curriculum p. 21
- B7 • Explain the process of dividing a fraction (i.e. common, percent and decimal fractions up to — Curriculum p. 22
- B7 • Determine the result of dividing a quantity (i.e. money or objects) or a fraction by a fraction — Curriculum p. 23
- B8 • Review fractions and solve problems involving basic operations on fractions — Curriculum p. 102
- B8 • Add and/or subtract, multiply and/or divide given fractions, by using the principle of the order of — Curriculum p. 103
- B8 • Add and/or subtract, multiply and/or divide given fractions, by using the principle of the order of — Curriculum p. 104
- B9 • Review fractions and solve problems involving basic operations on fractions — Curriculum p. 172
- B9 • Add and/or subtract, multiply and/or divide given fractions, using the principle of order of — Curriculum p. 173
- B9 • Review word problems involving basic operations on fractions — Curriculum p. 174
Number • Ratios and Proportion
- B7 • Find ratio and use ratio language to describe relationship between two quantities — Curriculum p. 24
- B7 • Make tables of equivalent ratios (written as common fractions) relating quantities that are — Curriculum p. 25
- B7 • Use the proportional reasoning to find missing values in the tables, and plot pairs of values on — Curriculum p. 26
- B8 • Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units; manipulate and transform units appropriately when — Curriculum p. 105
- B8 • Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units; manipulate and transform units appropriately when — Curriculum p. 106
- B8 • Apply the knowledge of speed to draw and interpret travel graphs or distance-time graphs — Curriculum p. 107
- B8 • Apply the knowledge of speed to draw and interpret travel graphs or distance-time graphs — Curriculum p. 108
- B8 • Recognise and represent proportional relationships between quantities by deciding whether two — Curriculum p. 109
- B8 • Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and — Curriculum p. 110
- B8 • Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and — Curriculum p. 111
- B9 • Represent proportional relationships by equations — Curriculum p. 175
- B9 • Use knowledge of rates and proportional reasoning to solve problems involving SSNIT benefits and — Curriculum p. 176
- B9 • Use knowledge of rates and proportional reasoning to solve problems involving SSNIT benefits and — Curriculum p. 177
- B9 • Use knowledge of rates and proportional reasoning to solve problems involving SSNIT benefits and — Curriculum p. 178
- B9 • Recognise and graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the — Curriculum p. 179
Algebra • Patterns and Relations
- B7 • Extend a given relation presented with and without symbolic materials and explain how each element — Curriculum p. 27
- B7 • Describe the rule for a given relation using mathematical language such as one more, one less, one — Curriculum p. 28
- B7 • Describe the rule for a given relation using mathematical language such as one more, one less, one — Curriculum p. 29
- B7 • Identify the relation or rule in a pattern/mapping presented numerically or symbolically and — Curriculum p. 30
- B7 • Locate points on the number plane, draw a table of values of a given relation, draw graphs for — Curriculum p. 31
- B7 • Locate points on the number plane, draw a table of values of a given relation, draw graphs for — Curriculum p. 32
- B7 • Locate points on the number plane, draw a table of values of a given relation, draw graphs for — Curriculum p. 33
- B7 • Locate points on the number plane, draw a table of values of a given relation, draw graphs for — Curriculum p. 34
- B8 • Calculate the gradient of a line and use it to write equation of a line of the form y = mx + c — Curriculum p. 112
- B8 • Calculate the gradient of a line and use it to write equation of a line of the form y = mx + c — Curriculum p. 113
- B8 • Calculate the gradient of a line and use it to write equation of a line of the form y = mx + c — Curriculum p. 114
- B8 • Use graph of a linear relation to determine subsequent missing elements in the ordered pairs of the — Curriculum p. 115
- B8 • Use graphs of linear relations to solve real life problems — Curriculum p. 116
- B8 • Use graphs of linear relations to solve real life problems — Curriculum p. 117
- B9 • Construct a table of values for two linear relations and graph the relation — Curriculum p. 180
- B9 • Use graphs of two linear relations to determine subsequent missing elements in ordered pairs of the — Curriculum p. 181
- B9 • Use graphs to solve equations involving two linear relations — Curriculum p. 182
Algebra • Algebraic Expressions
- B7 • Create simple algebraic expressions using simple logic to translate a set of instructions into an — Curriculum p. 35
- B7 • Perform addition and subtraction of algebraic expressions with rational coefficients — Curriculum p. 36
- B7 • Perform addition and subtraction of algebraic expressions with rational coefficients — Curriculum p. 37
- B7 • Perform multiplication and division of algebraic expressions with rational coefficients — Curriculum p. 38
- B7 • Substitute values to evaluate algebraic expressions — Curriculum p. 39
- B7 • Substitute values to evaluate algebraic expressions — Curriculum p. 40
- B8 • Use the distributive property to remove brackets and solve multiplication of binomial expression — Curriculum p. 118
- B8 • Substitute values to evaluate algebraic expressions including fractions and use these to solve — Curriculum p. 119
- B8 • Factorise given expressions involving the four operations and use the experiences gained to solve — Curriculum p. 120
- B9 • Perform change of subject of a given formula and use it to solve problems — Curriculum p. 183
- B9 • Perform change of subject of a given formula and use it to solve problems — Curriculum p. 184
- B9 • Substitute values into given formulae to evaluate it and use it to solve problems — Curriculum p. 185
- B9 • Factorise expressions that have simple binomial — Curriculum p. 186
- B9 • Use the knowledge of simplifying and factorising expressions to solve real world problems — Curriculum p. 187
- B9 • Use the knowledge of simplifying and factorising expressions to solve real world problems — Curriculum p. 188
- B9 • Use the knowledge of simplifying and factorising expressions to solve real world problems — Curriculum p. 189
Algebra • Variables and Equations
- B7 • Translate word problems to linear equations in one variable and vice versa — Curriculum p. 41
- B7 • Translate word problems to linear equations in one variable and vice versa — Curriculum p. 42
- B7 • Model and solve linear equations using concrete materials (e.g., counters and integer tiles) and — Curriculum p. 43
- B7 • Model and solve linear equations using concrete materials (e.g., counters and integer tiles) and — Curriculum p. 44
- B7 • Model linear equations, then write mathematical expressions and describe the process of solving the — Curriculum p. 45
- B7 • Solve linear equations in one variable — Curriculum p. 46
- B8 • Translate word problems into linear inequalities in one variable and vice versa — Curriculum p. 121
- B8 • Determine solution sets of simple linear inequalities in given domains — Curriculum p. 122
- B9 • Solve single variable linear inequalities with rational coefficients. i — Curriculum p. 190
- B9 • Solve single variable linear inequalities with rational coefficients. i — Curriculum p. 191
- B9 • Solve single variable linear inequalities with rational coefficients. i — Curriculum p. 192
- B9 • Solve real-life problems involving linear equations and inequalities — Curriculum p. 193
- B9 • Solve real-life problems involving linear equations and inequalities — Curriculum p. 194
- B9 • Solve real-life problems involving linear equations and inequalities — Curriculum p. 195
Geometry and Measurement • Shape and Space
- B7 • Measure and classify angles according to their measured sizes – right, acute, obtuse and reflex — Curriculum p. 47
- B7 • Apply the fact that (i) complementary angles are two angles that have a sum of 90°, and (ii) — Curriculum p. 48
- B7 • Use adjacent, supplementary and vertically opposite angles to solve problems — Curriculum p. 49
- B7 • Use adjacent, supplementary and vertically opposite angles to solve problems — Curriculum p. 50
- B7 • Construct a line segment perpendicular to another line segment — Curriculum p. 51
- B7 • Construct the perpendicular bisector of a line segment — Curriculum p. 52
- B7 • Copy and bisect angles — Curriculum p. 53
- B7 • Copy and bisect angles — Curriculum p. 54
- B7 • Copy and bisect angles — Curriculum p. 55
- B7 • Copy and bisect angles — Curriculum p. 56
- B7 • Copy and bisect angles — Curriculum p. 57
- B7 • Describe examples of perpendicular line segments, perpendicular bisectors and angle bisectors in — Curriculum p. 58
- B8 • Draw and determine the values of alternate and corresponding angles — Curriculum p. 123
- B8 • Determine the values of angles in a triangle using knowledge of the sum of interior angles in a — Curriculum p. 124
- B8 • Construct and bisect angles of 120˚, 105˚, 135˚ and 150˚ — Curriculum p. 125
- B8 • Construct and bisect angles of 120˚, 105˚, 135˚ and 150˚ — Curriculum p. 126
- B8 • Construct scalene triangles, isosceles triangles, equilateral triangles, obtuse-angled triangle, — Curriculum p. 127
- B8 • Construct scalene triangles, isosceles triangles, equilateral triangles, obtuse-angled triangle, — Curriculum p. 128
- B8 • Construct scalene triangles, isosceles triangles, equilateral triangles, obtuse-angled triangle, — Curriculum p. 129
- B8 • Construct scalene triangles, isosceles triangles, equilateral triangles, obtuse-angled triangle, — Curriculum p. 130
- B8 • Construct scalene triangles, isosceles triangles, equilateral triangles, obtuse-angled triangle, — Curriculum p. 131
- B8 • Construct scalene triangles, isosceles triangles, equilateral triangles, obtuse-angled triangle, — Curriculum p. 132
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 133
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 134
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 135
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 136
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 137
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 138
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 139
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 140
- B8 • Construct loci under given conditions including: (i) the locus of sets of points from a fixed — Curriculum p. 141
- B9 • Derive the formula for calculating the sum of angles in any polygon and use this to calculate the — Curriculum p. 196
- B9 • Derive the formula for calculating the sum of angles in any polygon and use this to calculate the — Curriculum p. 197
- B9 • Identify similar and congruent triangles and use the knowledge to solve related problems — Curriculum p. 198
- B9 • Draw inscribed and circumscribed circles for triangles under given conditions — Curriculum p. 199
- B9 • Draw inscribed and circumscribed circles for triangles under given conditions — Curriculum p. 200
- B9 • Construct parallelograms (i.e. square, rectangle, rhombus) under given conditions — Curriculum p. 201
- B9 • Construct parallelograms (i.e. square, rectangle, rhombus) under given conditions — Curriculum p. 202
- B9 • Construct parallelograms (i.e. square, rectangle, rhombus) under given conditions — Curriculum p. 203
- B9 • Construct parallelograms (i.e. square, rectangle, rhombus) under given conditions — Curriculum p. 204
Geometry and Measurement • Measurement
- B7 • Calculate the perimeter of given shapes whose dimensions are in two units (i.e. cm and mm, m and — Curriculum p. 59
- B7 • Use the relationships between the diameter and the circumference to deduce the formula for finding — Curriculum p. 60
- B7 • Use the relationships between the diameter and the circumference to deduce the formula for finding — Curriculum p. 61
- B7 • Use the relationships between the diameter and the circumference to deduce the formula for finding — Curriculum p. 62
- B7 • Draw in a square grid rectangles and triangles with given dimensions — Curriculum p. 63
- B7 • Use the relationships between a triangle and a rectangle (or parallelogram) to deduce the formula — Curriculum p. 64
- B7 • Use the relationships between a triangle and a rectangle (or parallelogram) to deduce the formula — Curriculum p. 65
- B7 • Determine the area of a triangle — Curriculum p. 66
- B7 • Describe the bearing of a point from another point — Curriculum p. 67
- B7 • Describe the bearing of a point from another point — Curriculum p. 68
- B7 • Explain how to find the back bearing when the direction of travel has a bearing which is less than — Curriculum p. 69
- B7 • Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities — Curriculum p. 70
- B7 • Convert vectors in the column (component) form ቀ𝒙𝒚𝒚ቁ to the Magnitude–Bearing form (𝒌𝒌, 𝜽𝜽) and — Curriculum p. 71
- B8 • Use the relationship between the diameter and circumference of a circle to deduce the formula for — Curriculum p. 142
- B8 • Establish the relationship between the hypotenuse c and the two other sides ‘a’ and ‘b’ of a — Curriculum p. 143
- B8 • Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve problems on right- angled triangle — Curriculum p. 144
- B8 • Use the Pythagoras theorem to calculate the area of a triangle in real life problems — Curriculum p. 145
- B8 • Use the Pythagoras theorem to calculate the area of a triangle in real life problems — Curriculum p. 146
- B8 • Use the Pythagoras theorem to calculate the area of a triangle in real life problems — Curriculum p. 147
- B8 • Use the Pythagoras theorem to calculate the area of a triangle in real life problems — Curriculum p. 148
- B8 • Add, subtract and find the scalar multiplication of vectors in the component form — Curriculum p. 149
- B8 • Demonstrate understanding of vector equality — Curriculum p. 150
- B9 • Measurement — Curriculum p. 205
- B9 • Measurement — Curriculum p. 206
- B9 • Measurement — Curriculum p. 207
- B9 • Measurement — Curriculum p. 208
Geometry and Measurement • Position and Transformation
- B7 • Determine shapes in real life that have reflectional (or fold) symmetries — Curriculum p. 72
- B7 • Plot points and shapes (i.e. plane figures) on a coordinate plane and draw their images under — Curriculum p. 73
- B7 • Plot points and shapes (i.e. plane figures) on a coordinate plane and draw their images under — Curriculum p. 74
- B7 • Plot points and shapes (i.e. plane figures) on a coordinate plane and draw their images under — Curriculum p. 75
- B7 • Verify the concept of congruent and similar shapes in coordinate plane using properties of both the — Curriculum p. 76
- B8 • Understand rotation and identify real-life situations involving rotation — Curriculum p. 151
- B8 • Draw rotation image in a coordinate plane and determine the angle of rotation — Curriculum p. 152
- B9 • Position and Transformation — Curriculum p. 209
- B9 • Position and Transformation — Curriculum p. 210
Handling Data • Data
- B7 • - Select and justify a method to collect data (quantitative and qualitative) to answer a given — Curriculum p. 77
- B7 • - Design and administer a questionnaire for collecting data to answer questions and record the — Curriculum p. 78
- B7 • - Organise and present data from a survey into a table and/or chart, and analyse it to solve and/or — Curriculum p. 79
- B7 • - Organise and present data from a survey into a table and/or chart, and analyse it to solve and/or — Curriculum p. 80
- B7 • - Organise and present data from a survey into a table and/or chart, and analyse it to solve and/or — Curriculum p. 81
- B7 • - Organise and present data from a survey into a table and/or chart, and analyse it to solve and/or — Curriculum p. 82
- B7 • Calculate the mean for a given ungrouped data and use it to solve problems — Curriculum p. 83
- B7 • Calculate the median for a given ungrouped data and use it to solve problems — Curriculum p. 84
- B7 • Calculate the median for a given ungrouped data and use it to solve problems — Curriculum p. 85
- B8 • Identify types of given data including numerical, categorical, ungrouped and grouped data — Curriculum p. 153
- B8 • - Select and justify a method to collect data (quantitative and qualitative) to answer a given — Curriculum p. 154
- B8 • - Organise data (grouped/ungrouped), present it in frequency tables, line graphs, pie graphs, bar — Curriculum p. 155
- B8 • - Organise data (grouped/ungrouped), present it in frequency tables, line graphs, pie graphs, bar — Curriculum p. 156
- B8 • - Organise data (grouped/ungrouped), present it in frequency tables, line graphs, pie graphs, bar — Curriculum p. 157
- B8 • Calculate the mean, median and mode for a given set of ungrouped data, and explain why these values — Curriculum p. 158
- B8 • Calculate the mean, median and mode for a given set of ungrouped data, and explain why these values — Curriculum p. 159
- B8 • Justify a context in which the mean, median or mode is the most appropriate measure of central — Curriculum p. 160
- B9 • Data Collection, Organisation, Presentation and Interpretation — Curriculum p. 211
- B9 • Data Collection, Organisation, Presentation and Interpretation — Curriculum p. 212
- B9 • Data Collection, Organisation, Presentation and Interpretation — Curriculum p. 213
- B9 • Data Collection, Organisation, Presentation and Interpretation — Curriculum p. 214
- B9 • Data Collection, Organisation, Presentation and Interpretation — Curriculum p. 215
- B9 • Data Collection, Organisation, Presentation and Interpretation — Curriculum p. 216
- B9 • Data Collection, Organisation, Presentation and Interpretation — Curriculum p. 217
- B9 • of the data, if one of the bulbs is replaced with a new bulb 300 hours, find the new mean of the — Curriculum p. 218
Handling Data • Chance or Probability
- B7 • Demonstrate understanding of likelihood of a single outcome occurring by providing examples of — Curriculum p. 86
- B7 • Classify the likelihood of a single outcome occurring in a probability experiment as impossible, — Curriculum p. 87
- B7 • Classify the likelihood of a single outcome occurring in a probability experiment as impossible, — Curriculum p. 88
- B8 • Perform a probability experiment involving two independent events such as drawing coloured bottle — Curriculum p. 161
- B8 • Express the probabilities of the events as fractions, decimals, percentages and/or ratios. e.g.by — Curriculum p. 162
- B8 • Express the probabilities of the events as fractions, decimals, percentages and/or ratios. e.g.by — Curriculum p. 163
- B9 • Perform a probability experiment involving two dependent events e.g. drawing coloured bottle tops — Curriculum p. 219
- B9 • Perform a probability experiment involving two dependent events e.g. drawing coloured bottle tops — Curriculum p. 220
Teacher guidance and core competencies
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Teaching, learning and assessment guidance · Core competencies appendix
