KS2 Maths Quiz: Become a Pro at Place Values

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Maths Quiz - Place Value (Year 6) (Questions)

By the time you're in Year Six in KS2 Maths, you'll be a pro at place values! Imagine numbers are like teams, and each digit has a special role. They change their power depending on where they stand in the number lineup. Even after the dot (decimal point), we have tiny teams - tenths, hundredths, and thousandths! We've got placeholders too, like zeros at the end, helping us know if a number is big or super big, like 10, 100, or 1,000!

Let's play a fun quiz to see how much you know about these number adventures! Perfect for cool kids aged 10-11.

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When we multiply a digit by ten what should we move?

[ ]	We should move the digits one place to the left
[ ]	We should move the digits one place to the right
[ ]	We should move the digits ten places to the left
[ ]	We should move the digits ten places to the right

When we divide a number by one hundred what should we move?

[ ]	We should move the digits one place to the left
[ ]	We should move the digits one place to the right
[ ]	We should move the digits two places to the left
[ ]	We should move the digits two places to the right

Which digit is a place holder?

[ ]	0
[ ]	1
[ ]	2
[ ]	9

When 59,762 is divided by 10, what will we get?

[ ]	59,7620
[ ]	5,976.00
[ ]	5,976.2
[ ]	5,976,200

When 24,597 is multiplied by 100, what will we get?

[ ]	245.97
[ ]	245,970
[ ]	2,459.7
[ ]	2,459,700

What does the digit 3 in 62.13 represent?

[ ]	3 hundredths
[ ]	3 tenths
[ ]	3 ones
[ ]	3 tens

What is the value of the digit 9 in 128.96?

[ ]	9 hundredths
[ ]	9 tenths
[ ]	9 ones
[ ]	9 tens

Which is the number that is equivalent to one hundred and forty two point eight seven?

[ ]	14.287
[ ]	142.87
[ ]	1,428.7
[ ]	142,087

Which is the smallest of these numbers?

[ ]	45 tenths
[ ]	45 tens
[ ]	45 hundredths
[ ]	45 ones

10.

What needs to be added to 45.612 to make 45.682?

[ ]	7
[ ]	0.7
[ ]	0.007
[ ]	0.07

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Place value

Maths Quiz - Place Value (Year 6) (Answers)

When we multiply a digit by ten what should we move?

[x]	We should move the digits one place to the left
[ ]	We should move the digits one place to the right
[ ]	We should move the digits ten places to the left
[ ]	We should move the digits ten places to the right

So 300 x 10 = 3,000

When we divide a number by one hundred what should we move?

[ ]	We should move the digits one place to the left
[ ]	We should move the digits one place to the right
[ ]	We should move the digits two places to the left
[x]	We should move the digits two places to the right

So 300 divided by 100 = 3

Which digit is a place holder?

[x]	0
[ ]	1
[ ]	2
[ ]	9

0s at the start or end of a number are place holders

When 59,762 is divided by 10, what will we get?

[ ]	59,7620
[ ]	5,976.00
[x]	5,976.2
[ ]	5,976,200

To divide by 10 move the numbers one place to the right

When 24,597 is multiplied by 100, what will we get?

[ ]	245.97
[ ]	245,970
[ ]	2,459.7
[x]	2,459,700

To multiply by 100 move the numbers two places to the left

What does the digit 3 in 62.13 represent?

[x]	3 hundredths
[ ]	3 tenths
[ ]	3 ones
[ ]	3 tens

Numbers to the right of a decimal point represent 10^ths 100^ths 1,000^ths 10,000^ths etc...

What is the value of the digit 9 in 128.96?

[ ]	9 hundredths
[x]	9 tenths
[ ]	9 ones
[ ]	9 tens

The first column after the decimal point is tenths so the 9 = ⁹⁄₁₀

Which is the number that is equivalent to one hundred and forty two point eight seven?

[ ]	14.287
[x]	142.87
[ ]	1,428.7
[ ]	142,087

142.87 has 1 hundred
4 tens
2 ones
8 tenths
and 7 hundredths

Which is the smallest of these numbers?

[ ]	45 tenths
[ ]	45 tens
[x]	45 hundredths
[ ]	45 ones

45 hundredths is equal to 0.45

10.

What needs to be added to 45.612 to make 45.682?

[ ]	7
[ ]	0.7
[ ]	0.007
[x]	0.07

The 1 and the 8 are both in the hundredths column so ⁷⁄₁₀₀ or 0.07 must be added