5th Grade Reading, Comparing and Rounding Decimals Test with Point Values (PDF)

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This decimals compare round test for 5th Grade covers reading, comparing and rounding decimals (Common Core 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.4), with a free PDF to print.

This test covers reading, comparing and rounding decimals to the thousandths for Grade 5 (5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.4). It has 9 questions worth 20 points. You have 45 minutes. Show the zeros you add when you compare. Calculators are not allowed.

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About this test
  • Grade: Grade 5
  • Chapter: Reading, Comparing and Rounding Decimals
  • Standards: 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.4
  • Time: 45 minutes
  • Total: 20 points

Decimals compare round test: questions

Question 1 – Write in words [2 pts]

Write each decimal in word form.

  1. \(0.075\) (1 point)
  2. \(12.04\) (1 point)

Question 2 – Write as decimals [2 pts]

Write each number in standard form.

  1. six and nine hundredths (1 point)
  2. two hundred five thousandths (1 point)

Question 3 – Expanded form [2 pts]

Write 4.372 in expanded form using fractions.

Question 4 – Value of a digit [2 pts]

Use the chart showing 3.256 and 9.401.

TensOnes3.Tenths2Hundredths5Thousandths6
The number 3.256.
  1. Write the value of the 5 in 3.256. (1 point)
  2. Write the value of the 1 in 9.401. (1 point)

Question 5 – Compare decimals [3 pts]

Write <, > or = in each blank.

  1. \(0.7 \quad ? \quad 0.07\) (1 point)
  2. \(3.405 \quad ? \quad 3.45\) (1 point)
  3. \(8.60 \quad ? \quad 8.6\) (1 point)

Question 6 – Order decimals [2 pts]

Order from greatest to least: \(5.09, 5.9, 5.095, 5.19\).

5.05.15.25.35.45.55.65.75.85.96.0
A number line from 5 to 6.

Question 7 – Round 7.4851 [3 pts]

Round 7.4851 to each place.

7.07.17.27.37.47.57.67.77.87.98.07.4851
Where 7.4851 sits.
  1. nearest whole number (1 point)
  2. nearest tenth (1 point)
  3. nearest hundredth (1 point)

Question 8 – Long jump [3 pts]

Noah’s long jump distances were 13.25 ft, 13.3 ft and 13.205 ft.

Jump 1Jump 2Jump 3
Distance past 13 ft.
  1. Which jump was the longest? (1 point)
  2. List the distances from shortest to longest. (1 point)
  3. Round the shortest distance to the nearest tenth of a foot. (1 point)

Question 9 – Priya's rounding [1 pt]

Priya rounds 3.46 to the nearest whole number and writes 4. Is she correct? Explain.

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Key facts behind this decimals compare round test

Key facts
  • The places right of the decimal point are tenths, hundredths and thousandths.
  • Expanded form shows each digit times its place value, such as 4 × 1/10.
  • To compare decimals, compare digits from left to right, one place at a time.
  • Adding zeros to the end of a decimal does not change its value: 0.3 = 0.30.
  • Round up when the next digit is 5 or more; keep the digit when it is 4 or less.

How to use this decimals compare round 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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