Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Techniques Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes for Introducing Rounding Techniques: 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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- RememberIdentify introducing rounding techniques
Identify introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain introducing rounding techniques
Explain introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate introducing rounding techniques
Calculate introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare introducing rounding techniques
Compare introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Introducing Rounding Techniques 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 123 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 416 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 323 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 359 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 7,805 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 8,825 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 3,864 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 9,607 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 48,908 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 82,443 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 38,589 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 51,686 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 120
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 120 and 130. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 123 rounds to 120.
2. 420
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 410 and 420. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 416 rounds to 420.
3. 320
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 320 and 330. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 323 rounds to 320.
4. 360
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 350 and 360. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 359 rounds to 360.
5. 7,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7800 and 7900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7805 rounds to 7800.
6. 8,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 8800 and 8900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8825 rounds to 8800.
7. 3,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3800 and 3900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3864 rounds to 3900.
8. 9,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9600 and 9700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9607 rounds to 9600.
9. 48,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 48900 and 49000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 48908 rounds to 48900.
10. 82,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 82000 and 83000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 82443 rounds to 82000.
11. 39,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 38000 and 39000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 38589 rounds to 39000.
12. 52,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 51000 and 52000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 51686 rounds to 52000.
Worked examples
Round 408 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 400 and 410.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 408 rounds to 410.
- Answer: 410
Round 8,062 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 8060 and 8070.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 8062 rounds to 8060.
- Answer: 8,060
Round 91,985 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 91900 and 92000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 91985 rounds to 92000.
- Answer: 92,000
Interactive practice
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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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