Q1.          Write each of these shapes to the nearest whole number.
13.7     is nearest to     ...............
8       is nearest to      ...............
3.38     is nearest to     ...............
2 marks

 

Q2.          Draw a line to match each of the four numbers to the nearest hundred.
200
531
300
617
400
253
500
484
600
700
2 marks

 

Q3.          Round each number to its nearest 10.
          Draw arrows.

2 marks

 

Q4.          Five children estimated how many cubes were in the jar.

          There were exactly 50 cubes.
          Tick () the estimate which was the nearest.
1 mark

 

Q5.          Circle the number that is about the same as the correct answer to 49 + 48.
          Do not work out the exact answer.
10     50     40     100     70     200
1 mark

 

Q6.          Circle the number nearest to 1000

   1060     1049     1100      960      899
1 mark

 

Q7.          Round each number in a box to the nearest 100
          One is done for you.

1 mark

 

Q8.          Which of these numbers give 80 when rounded to the nearest 10?
          Circle all the correct numbers.
  84             87              72             76              90
1 mark

 

Q9.          Circle the number that is closest to 700
  750        72           651        69           770
1 mark

 

Q10.          

          The diagram shows distances on a train journey from
          Exeter to York.

          How many kilometres is it altogether from Exeter to York?
 
	km	

1 mark

          What is the distance from Derby to York rounded to the nearest 10km?
 
	km	

1 mark

 

Q11.          Circle the number that is closest to 250
  
261        246        255        209        275
1 mark

 

Q12.          Here are three bags in a shop

          How much does bag B cost to the nearest pound?
 
	£	

1 mark

          Jamie buys bag A and bag C.
          How much change does he get from £40?

2 marks

 

Q13.          Round the following numbers.

         540 to the nearest 100                            
         236 to the nearest 10                              
         1 to the nearest whole number           
2 marks

 

Q14.          Amy chooses two of these cards.
                                                
She adds the numbers on her two cards together.
She rounds the result to the nearest 10
Her answer is 60
Which two cards did Amy choose?

1 mark

 

Q15.          Five children grow pumpkins.
This bar chart shows how heavy their pumpkins are.                       

How much heavier is Joe’s pumpkin than Holly’s?
 
	kg	

1 mark

What is the mass of Dev’s pumpkin to the nearest kilogram?
 
	kg	

1 mark

 

Q16.          Circle the number closest to 100
  70             120            85            111            909
1 mark

 

Q17.          Circle the number which is closer to 1000

996 1006
Explain how you know.

1 mark

Q18.Here are five calculations.
A    12 × 12 − 10
B    13 × 13 − 20
C    14 × 14 − 40
D    15 × 15 − 80
E     16 × 16 − 160
Write the letter of the calculation that has the greatest answer.
 
  ...............................
1 mark
Write the letter of the calculation that has the answer closest to 100.
 
  ...............................
1 mark