Free Grade 3 Estimation in Context Essentials Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes for Estimation in Context Essentials: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
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- UnderstandExplain estimation in context essentials
Explain estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate estimation in context essentials
Calculate estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare estimation in context essentials
Compare estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify estimation in context essentials
Justify estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
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How Estimation in Context Essentials works
Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Round 477 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 484 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 395 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 600 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 1,775 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 2,244 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 2,424 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 5,631 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 85,863 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 16,463 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 1,808 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 10,892 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 480
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 470 and 480. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 477 rounds to 480.
2. 480
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 480 and 490. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 484 rounds to 480.
3. 400
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 390 and 400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 395 rounds to 400.
4. 600
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 600 and 600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 600 rounds to 600.
5. 1,780
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1770 and 1780. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1775 rounds to 1780.
6. 2,240
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2240 and 2250. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2244 rounds to 2240.
7. 2,420
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2420 and 2430. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2424 rounds to 2420.
8. 5,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5600 and 5700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5631 rounds to 5600.
9. 86,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 85000 and 86000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 85863 rounds to 86000.
10. 16,500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 16400 and 16500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 16463 rounds to 16500.
11. 1,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1800 and 1900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1808 rounds to 1800.
12. 10,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 10800 and 10900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 10892 rounds to 10900.
Worked examples
Round 717 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 710 and 720.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 717 rounds to 720.
- Answer: 720
Round 4,758 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4700 and 4800.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4758 rounds to 4800.
- Answer: 4,800
Round 43,590 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 43000 and 44000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 43590 rounds to 44000.
- Answer: 44,000
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Common mistakes
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Looks at the wrong digit to decide whether to round up.
Correction: Underline the rounding place, then circle the digit to its right.
Changes the digits after the rounding place to anything other than 0.
Correction: Every digit after the rounding place becomes 0.
Teacher tips
- · Use a number line showing the two multiples either side.
Parent tips
- · Estimate the shopping bill to the nearest dollar.
Real-life applications
- · Estimating the total of a shopping trip before paying.
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