Grade 5 Math Quiz: Comparing and Ordering Whole Numbers Test Prep

🔢 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 Place Value: Understanding place value (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.) is key!
• ➕ Comparing: Use these symbols to compare numbers:
  • $>$ (greater than)
  • $<$ (less than)
  • $=$ (equal to)
• 📊 Ordering: Arrange numbers from smallest to largest (ascending order) or largest to smallest (descending order).
• 📍 Number Line: Visualize numbers on a number line to easily compare and order them. Smaller numbers are to the left, and larger numbers are to the right.
• 💡 Tips: When comparing, start by looking at the leftmost digit (the digit with the highest place value). If those digits are the same, move to the next digit to the right, and so on.

Practice Quiz

1. What symbol should go between 1,234 and 1,243?
   1. $>$
   2. $<$
   3. $=$
   4. None of the above
2. Which of the following numbers is the largest?
   1. 5,678
   2. 5,768
   3. 5,687
   4. 5,786
3. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order: 3,456; 3,465; 3,450; 3,405
   1. 3,465; 3,456; 3,450; 3,405
   2. 3,405; 3,450; 3,456; 3,465
   3. 3,405; 3,456; 3,450; 3,465
   4. 3,465; 3,405; 3,450; 3,456
4. Which number is five thousand, two hundred and three?
   1. 5,230
   2. 5,302
   3. 5,203
   4. 5,023
5. Which of these numbers is the smallest: 909, 990, 900, 999?
   1. 909
   2. 990
   3. 900
   4. 999
6. Compare 7,890 and 7,890.
   1. $>$
   2. $<$
   3. $=$
   4. None of the above
7. What is the place value of the digit '6' in the number 4,567?
   1. Ones
   2. Tens
   3. Hundreds
   4. Thousands