This grade 1 place value test checks tens and ones in 45 minutes, with 8 questions for a total of 20 points.
This test checks tens and ones for Grade 1 (1.NBT.B.2). There are 8 short questions worth 20 points. Children read ten frames and blocks, write two-digit numbers, and trade ones for a ten. It takes about 30 minutes.
- Grade: Grade 1
- Chapter: Tens and Ones
- Common Core: 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c
- Time: 30 minutes
- Total: 20 points (Question 1: 2 pts; Question 2: 2 pts; Question 3: 3 pts; Question 4: 2 pts; Question 5: 3 pts; Question 6: 2 pts; Question 7: 3 pts; Question 8: 3 pts)
Grade 1 Place Value Test: questions 1–5
Question 1: Ten frames (2 points)
The ten frames show a number.
- Write the number. (1 point)
- Fill in: ___ ten and ___ ones. (1 point)
Question 2: Count the blocks (2 points)
Write the number shown by the blocks.
- How many tens and how many ones? (1 point)
- Write the number. (1 point)
Question 3: Digits in 52 (3 points)
Look at the number 52.
- How many tens are in 52? (1 point)
- How many ones are in 52? (1 point)
- Write the number for 8 tens and 1 one. (1 point)
Question 4: Whole tens (2 points)
- Write the number for 4 tens. (1 point)
- How many tens are in 70? (1 point)
Question 5: Show 27 (3 points)
Draw rods and cubes to show 27. Draw a rod as a tall box. Draw a cube as a small box.
- Draw the blocks. (2 points)
- Write how many tens and ones. (1 point)
Grade 1 Place Value Test: questions 6–8
Question 6: Make a ten (2 points)
Ava has 10 loose cubes and 6 more cubes. She snaps the 10 cubes into one rod. How many tens and ones does she have? What is the number?
Question 7: Pencil boxes (3 points)
Noah has 4 boxes with 10 pencils in each box. He also has 8 loose pencils.
- How many pencils does Noah have in all? (1 point)
- Which digit in your answer tells the number of tens? (1 point)
- What does the digit 8 tell about the pencils? (1 point)
Question 8: Trade ones (3 points)
Mei has 3 tens and 12 ones. She trades 10 ones for 1 ten.
- How many tens and ones does Mei have now? (2 points)
- Write the number. (1 point)
How to use this grade 1 place value test
Take this grade 1 place value test without notes, then grade it with the test answer key out of 20 points.
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