Primary Mathematics Syllabus (2001 - 2006)

Mensuration

1. Area And Circumference Of A Circle
   • identify and name the following parts of a circle:  centre  radius  diameter  circumference
   • use the formula to find:  circumference  area
     • includes finding area and perimeter of a given figure made up of the following shapes: (i) a semicircle; (ii) a quadrant (quarter circle)
   • solve word problems involving area and circumference of a circle
     • includes use of (to be

       22

       7

       or 3.14)
     • excludes finding the radius/diameter of a circle given its area
2. Area And Perimeter Of A Figure Related To Square, Rectangle, Triangle And Circle
   • find the area and perimeter of a figure related to the following shapes:  rectangle  square  triangle  circle  semicircle  quadrant
3. Volume Of A Solid Made Up Of Cubes/Cuboids And Volume Of Liquid
   • solve word problems involving volume of:  a solid made up of cubes and cuboids  liquid

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Statistics

1. Pie Charts
   • read and interpret pie charts
     • excludes use of degrees for calculation
   • solve 1-step problems using information presented in pie charts

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Geometry

1. Angles In Geometric Figures
   • find unknown angles in geometric figures using the properties of:  angles on a straight line  angles at a point  vertically opposite angles  square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium and triangle
     • excludes additional construction of lines
2. 2-D Representation Of A 3-D Solid
   • visualise a prism and a pyramid from drawings
     • includes cylinder
     • includes the terms ‘prism’ and ‘pyramid’
3. Nets
   • identify nets of:  a cube  a cuboid  a prism  a pyramid
     • excludes net of cylinder
   • identify the solid which can be formed by a net

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Average, Rate And Speed

1. Time (24-Hour Clock)
   • interpret 24-hour clock
     • includes conversion between 12-hour clock and 24-hour clock, and vice versa
     • includes finding duration of time
2. Speed
   • calculate:  speed  distance  time
     • includes use of the formula
     • includes activities for pupils to read, interpret and write speed in different units: km/h, m/min, m/s and cm/s
     • excludes conversion of units such as 10 km/h = ? m/min, and vice versa
3. Word Problems
   • solve word problems involving average, rate and speed
     • excludes problems where rest time is involved in finding the average speed of a journey

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Ratio And Proportion

1. Ratio And Direct Proportion
   • express one value as a fraction of another given their ratio, and vice versa
   • find how many times one value is as large as another given their ratio, and vice versa
   • recognise that two quantities are in direct proportion
   • solve direct proportion problems using unitary method
   • solve word problems on ratio and direct proportion

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Percentage

1. One Quantity As A Percentage Of Another
   • express one quantity as a percentage of another
   • find the whole given a part and the percentage
   • recognise that vertically opposite angles are equal
   • solve word problems
     • excludes finding percentage profit/loss

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Algebra

1. Algebraic Expression In One Variable
   • use a letter to represent an unknown number and write a simple algebraic expression in one variable for a given situation
     • excludes expressions involving a variable in the denominator such as

       1

       X

   • simplify algebraic expressions
     • excludes (i) expressions involving fractional coefficients; (ii) expressions involving brackets
   • evaluate simple algebraic expressions by substitution
   • solve word problems involving algebraic expressions

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