4th Grade Rounding Whole Numbers Test with Point Values (PDF)

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This grade 4 rounding test for 4th Grade covers rounding whole numbers (Common Core 4.NBT.A.3), with a free PDF to print.

This 20-point test checks rounding of whole numbers and estimation (Common Core 4.NBT.A.3). Work alone, show your steps, and write each answer clearly. You have 40 minutes.

Time and points

About this test
  • Grade: Grade 4
  • Chapter: Rounding Whole Numbers
  • Standards: 4.NBT.A.3
  • Time: 40 minutes
  • Total: 20 points

Grade 4 rounding test: questions

Question 1 – Round to the place [2 pts]

  1. Round \(472\) to the nearest ten. (0.5 point)
  2. Round \(6,849\) to the nearest hundred. (0.5 point)
  3. Round \(53,096\) to the nearest thousand. (0.5 point)
  4. Round \(285,400\) to the nearest hundred thousand. (0.5 point)

Question 2 – Read the number line [2 pts]

8,7008,7108,7208,7308,7408,7508,7608,7708,7808,7908,800
A point at 8,746 on a number line.
  1. Round \(8,746\) to the nearest ten. (1 point)
  2. Round \(8,746\) to the nearest hundred. (1 point)

Question 3 – Range of numbers [2 pts]

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,000
A number line from 2,000 to 4,000.

Find the smallest and the greatest whole numbers that round to \(3,000\) when rounded to the nearest thousand.

Question 4 – Estimate [2 pts]

  1. Estimate \(6{,}348 + 2{,}719\) by rounding to the nearest thousand. (1 point)
  2. Estimate \(73{,}462 – 28{,}905\) by rounding to the nearest ten thousand. (1 point)

Question 5 – One number, three places [2 pts]

Round \(416,573\) to the nearest ten thousand, the nearest thousand, and the nearest hundred.

Question 6 – Attendance [2 pts]

The newspaper says that about \(12,000\) people came to the county fair. The number was rounded to the nearest thousand. Could the exact attendance have been \(11,499\)? Could it have been \(12,500\)? Explain each answer.

Question 7 – Concert tickets [3 pts]

Sat.14,628Sun.9,375
Tickets sold on Saturday and Sunday.
  1. Round each day’s tickets to the nearest thousand. (1 point)
  2. Estimate the total tickets sold on both days. (1 point)
  3. Estimate how many more tickets were sold on Saturday than on Sunday. (1 point)

Question 8 – Find the mistake [3 pts]

Sofia rounded \(7,396\) to the nearest hundred and wrote \(7,300\).

  1. Write the correct rounded number. (1 point)
  2. Explain her mistake. (1 point)
  3. Round \(7,396\) to the nearest thousand. (1 point)

Question 9 – Is it reasonable? [2 pts]

Ethan adds \(3{,}874 + 4{,}129\) and gets \(7,003\). Use rounding to the nearest thousand to decide whether his answer is reasonable. Then find the correct sum.

See the solutions: Rounding Whole Numbers test solutions

Key facts behind this grade 4 rounding test

Key facts
  • To round, look at the digit to the right of the place you want.
  • Digits 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 round up. Digits 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 round down.
  • A number exactly halfway between two multiples rounds up: 2,500 rounds to 3,000.
  • A 9 can carry: 9,960 rounds to 10,000 at the nearest hundred.
  • To estimate, round every number to the same place, then add or subtract.

How to use this grade 4 rounding test

Time yourself: the test is designed for an average student in 45 minutes. Answer the questions you are sure of first, then come back to the longer ones and check your units.

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