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Maths Quiz - Compare and Order Numbers (Year 4) (Questions)

In KS2 Maths, Year 4 kids learn to compare and order numbers. This means putting numbers in order, even tricky ones like negative or decimal numbers. We use symbols like > (greater than), < (smaller than), and = (equal to). This quiz, for 8-9 year olds, helps practice these skills.

Comparing numbers is like figuring out their size. Easy with 1 to 100, but what about decimals and negatives? Is 0.7 bigger than 0.07? What about big numbers like 9,973 and 9,987 - which is bigger? If you know your ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands, along with tenths, hundredths, and thousandths, you can solve these puzzles!

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1. Which number is fewer than 53?
[ ] 45
[ ] 54
[ ] 68
[ ] 55
2. What does this symbol mean < ?
[ ] Less than
[ ] Greater than
[ ] Equal to
[ ] Greater than or equal to
3. What does this symbol mean >?
[ ] Less than
[ ] Greater than
[ ] Equal to
[ ] Greater than or equal to
4. Which of these numbers is the largest?
[ ] 0.2
[ ] 1.3
[ ] 0.9
[ ] 1.1
5. Which number comes after -4 on a number line, counting down?
[ ] -2
[ ] -3
[ ] -5
[ ] -1
6. Which number comes next? -3, -2, -1
[ ] 0
[ ] 1
[ ] 2
[ ] 3
7. Which number lies halfway between 1,020 and 1,050?
[ ] 1,030
[ ] 1,035
[ ] 1,040
[ ] 1,045
8. Which of these numbers is greater?
[ ] 4,561
[ ] 4,516
[ ] 4,615
[ ] 4,651
9. Which is the longest distance?
[ ] 9,412 m
[ ] 9,214 m
[ ] 9,421 m
[ ] 9,241 m
10. Which is the smallest number?
[ ] 5,478
[ ] 5,748
[ ] 5,847
[ ] 5,784

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Compare numbers up to 1000

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Maths Quiz - Compare and Order Numbers (Year 4) (Answers)
1. Which number is fewer than 53?
[x] 45
[ ] 54
[ ] 68
[ ] 55
I hope you got this one right!
2. What does this symbol mean < ?
[x] Less than
[ ] Greater than
[ ] Equal to
[ ] Greater than or equal to
The smallest part of the symbol will be next to the smallest number e.g. 2 < 3
3. What does this symbol mean >?
[ ] Less than
[x] Greater than
[ ] Equal to
[ ] Greater than or equal to
The largest part of the symbol will be next to the largest number e.g. 3 > 2
4. Which of these numbers is the largest?
[ ] 0.2
[x] 1.3
[ ] 0.9
[ ] 1.1
Decimals can be confusing. If two numbers share the same ones (like 1.3 and 1.1) then the one with the highest tenths is higher
5. Which number comes after -4 on a number line, counting down?
[ ] -2
[ ] -3
[x] -5
[ ] -1
A number line with negative numbers would be -5, -4, -3, -2, -1
6. Which number comes next? -3, -2, -1
[x] 0
[ ] 1
[ ] 2
[ ] 3
0 is between -1 and 1
7. Which number lies halfway between 1,020 and 1,050?
[ ] 1,030
[x] 1,035
[ ] 1,040
[ ] 1,045
1,020 + 15 = 1,035 and 1,050 - 15 = 1,035 too
8. Which of these numbers is greater?
[ ] 4,561
[ ] 4,516
[ ] 4,615
[x] 4,651
4,651 and 4,615 both have 4 thousands and 6 hundreds but 4,651 has 5 tens while 4,615 only has 1
9. Which is the longest distance?
[ ] 9,412 m
[ ] 9,214 m
[x] 9,421 m
[ ] 9,241 m
9,421 and 9,412 both have 9 thousands and 4 hundreds but 9,421 has 2 tens while 9,412 only has 1
10. Which is the smallest number?
[x] 5,478
[ ] 5,748
[ ] 5,847
[ ] 5,784
All of the numbers have 5 thousands but 5,478 only has 4 hundreds, while all the rest have 7 or 8