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Tens and Ones: Grade 1 Math Test – PDF Download

    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.

    Test information
    • 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.

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    Two ten frames.
    1. Write the number. (1 point)
    2. Fill in: ___ ten and ___ ones. (1 point)

    Question 2: Count the blocks (2 points)

    Write the number shown by the blocks.

    Base-ten blocks.
    1. How many tens and how many ones? (1 point)
    2. Write the number. (1 point)

    Question 3: Digits in 52 (3 points)

    Look at the number 52.

    TensOnes52
    A place value chart.
    1. How many tens are in 52? (1 point)
    2. How many ones are in 52? (1 point)
    3. Write the number for 8 tens and 1 one. (1 point)

    Question 4: Whole tens (2 points)

    1. Write the number for 4 tens. (1 point)
    2. 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.

    1. Draw the blocks. (2 points)
    2. 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.

    1. How many pencils does Noah have in all? (1 point)
    2. Which digit in your answer tells the number of tens? (1 point)
    3. 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.

    1. How many tens and ones does Mei have now? (2 points)
    2. Write the number. (1 point)

    Tens and Ones: Grade 1 test answer key

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    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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