Every Place Has a Value

Mathematics 4 · Term 1 · Week 7
Name: Section: Date:
Teacher: one page per learner, printed A4. Sections A and B count toward Written Works; see assessment.md §1. The answer key at the foot of this page is screen-only and will not appear on the printout.

A Complete the place-value chart — write one digit in each box

Hundred
Thousands
Ten
Thousands
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
47 205
306 084

B Numerals and words — fill in whichever side is empty

In numeralsIn words
28 461
Seventy thousand, three hundred fifty-nine
14 902
Five hundred thousand, six
630 040

C Place value and value — both columns, every row

NumberDigitPlace valueValue
28 4618
70 3597
14 9029
63 8070
384 9163

D Work backwards

  1. The 6 is worth 6 000. Place:
  2. The 4 is worth 40 000. Place:
  3. The 9 is worth 900. Place:
  4. The 2 is worth 200 000. Place:

E True or false?

  1. A zero can be dropped.
  2. Places are counted from the left.
  3. Value and place value mean the same.
  4. The same digit can be worth different amounts.

The challenge

5 5 5 5 5
  1. What is the value of the first 5 on the left?
  2. What is the value of the 5 on the far right?
  3. In one sentence, explain why five identical digits are worth different amounts.
Answer key — screen only, not printed.
A · 47 205 → hundred thousands empty or 0, then 4, 7, 2, 0, 5 · 306 084 → 3, 0, 6, 0, 8, 4  |  B · Twenty-eight thousand, four hundred sixty-one · 70 359 · Fourteen thousand, nine hundred two · 500 006 · Six hundred thirty thousand, forty
C · thousands / 8 000 · ten thousands / 70 000 · hundreds / 900 · tens / 0 · hundred thousands / 300 000  |  D · thousands · ten thousands · hundreds · hundred thousands  |  E · false · false · false · true
· 50 000 · 5 · any wording showing that position determines worth. Item ★3 is the diagnostic — a learner can complete everything above it mechanically and still not understand. Read the sentences.