1st Grade Tens and Ones Test Solutions and Scoring (PDF)

This grade 1 place value test answers for 1st Grade covers tens and ones (Common Core 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c), with a free PDF to print.
Grade 1 · Common Core State Standards: 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c
Grade 1 place value test answers: worked solutions
Question 1 – Count the blocks [3 pts]
- 5 tens
- 3 ones
- 53
Scoring: 1 point for each correct part.
Question 2 – Ten frames [2 pts]
The number is 16, which is 1 ten and 6 ones.
Scoring: 1 point for 16. 1 point for 1 ten and 6 ones.
Question 3 – Write the number [3 pts]
- 39
- 80
- 12
Scoring: 1 point for each correct number.
Question 4 – Tens and ones [2 pts]
- 7 tens and 4 ones
- 9 tens and 0 ones
Scoring: 1 point for each part. Both blanks must be right.
Question 5 – What the digit means [3 pts]
- 6 tens (60)
- 8 ones
- 8 (85 is 8 tens and 5 ones)
Scoring: 1 point for each correct part.
Question 6 – Count by tens [2 pts]
7 tens is 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70. 70, with 0 ones.
Scoring: 1 point for 70. 1 point for 0 ones.
Question 7 – Cookie bags [3 pts]
6 bags of ten are 6 tens, or 60. Add 5 loose cookies.
- \(60 + 5 = 65\). 65 cookies
- 6 tens and 5 ones
Scoring: (a) 1 point for 6 tens, 1 point for 65. (b) 1 point.
Question 8 – Check Noah [2 pts]
- 25
- No. 40 is 4 tens and 0 ones. The 4 is in the tens place.
Scoring: (a) 1 point. (b) 1 point for saying no with a correct reason.
Total score
20 points
Key facts behind this grade 1 place value test answers
- 10 ones make 1 ten.
- The numbers 11 to 19 are 1 ten and some ones.
- In a two-digit number, the left digit counts tens and the right digit counts ones.
- The numbers 10, 20, 30 up to 90 are 1 to 9 tens and 0 ones.
- 47 and 74 are different numbers because their digits are in different places.
How to use this grade 1 place value test answers
Score your test with the point values shown for each question. Then read the worked solution of every question where you lost points and note the method to review.
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