Test questions for placing decimals on a number line Grade 5

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔢 Decimals are numbers that represent parts of a whole. They are written using a decimal point.
• 📏 A number line is a line that shows numbers in order. You can use it to visualize and compare decimals.
• 📍 To place a decimal on a number line, first identify the two whole numbers it falls between. For example, 3.6 falls between 3 and 4.
• ➗ Then, divide the space between those two whole numbers into ten equal parts to represent tenths.
• 🔍 Locate the decimal on the number line based on its tenths place. For example, 3.6 is six tenths of the way between 3 and 4.
• 📝 You may need to further divide into hundredths if the decimal has two decimal places. 2.35 falls between 2.3 and 2.4.
• 💡Remember, the closer the decimal is to a whole number on the number line, the greater its value if it's to the right, and the lesser if to the left (relative to the whole number).

✍️ Practice Quiz

1. What two whole numbers does the decimal 6.2 fall between?
   1. 5 and 6
   2. 6 and 7
   3. 7 and 8
   4. 6.1 and 6.3
2. Which decimal is located exactly halfway between 4 and 5 on a number line?
   1. 4.4
   2. 4.6
   3. 4.5
   4. 4.9
3. Which of the following decimals is closest to the whole number 9 on a number line?
   1. 9.8
   2. 8.1
   3. 8.9
   4. 9.1
4. Where would 1.75 be located on a number line between 1 and 2?
   1. Closer to 1
   2. Exactly halfway between 1 and 2
   3. Closer to 2
   4. At the start of the number line.
5. Which decimal is represented by the point that is 3 tenths away from the number 7 on a number line?
   1. 7.03
   2. 7.3
   3. 6.7
   4. Both B and C
6. On a number line marked with tenths, where would you find 5.4?
   1. Between 5.3 and 5.5
   2. Between 5 and 6
   3. Between 5.41 and 5.42
   4. Before 5
7. Which of these decimals is the smallest?
   1. 3.9
   2. 3.09
   3. 3.1
   4. 3.0