This grade 4 rounding test answer key gives the full solution and the scoring guide for each of the 9 test questions on rounding multi-digit numbers.
This answer key gives the worked solution and the scoring for each rounding question. Add the points to get a score out of 20. A score of 16 or more shows that the student rounds to any place with confidence.
Grade 4 Rounding Test Answer Key: questions 1–5
Question 1: Nearest ten (2 points)
- The tens digit is 6 and the digit to its right is 8, so round up: 570.
- The tens digit is 9 and the digit to its right is 5, so round up. The 9 carries: 3,000.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Question 2: Nearest hundred (2 points)
- The hundreds digit is 4 and the digit to its right is 4, so round down: 7,400.
- The hundreds digit is 6 and the digit to its right is 5, so round up: 18,700.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Question 3: Nearest thousand (2 points)
- The thousands digit is 2 and the digit to its right is 4, so round down: 52,000.
- The thousands digit is 6 and the digit to its right is 5, so round up: 347,000.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Question 4: Larger places (2 points)
- The ten thousands digit is 8 and the digit to its right is 4, so round down: 80,000.
- The hundred thousands digit is 4 and the digit to its right is 6, so round up: 500,000.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Question 5: Town populations (2 points)
- The thousands digit is 4 and the digit to its right is 8, so round up: 5,000.
- The thousands digit is 2 and the digit to its right is 3, so round down: 12,000.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Grade 4 Rounding Test Answer Key: questions 6–9
Question 6: Which round to 600 (2 points)
Rounded to the nearest hundred: 549 is 500, 550 is 600, 610 is 600, 649 is 600, and 650 is 700.
550, 610, and 649
Scoring: 2 points for exactly the three correct numbers. 1 point if two correct numbers are circled and no wrong number is circled, or if all three are circled with one extra.
Question 7: Point on a number line (3 points)
- The hundreds digit is 4, so round down: 3,000.
- The tens digit is 6, so round up: 3,500.
- The ones digit is 7, so round up: 3,470.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Question 8: Find the error (3 points)
- No. The correct answer is 7,000.
- The digit to the right of the hundreds place is 5, so he should round up. The 9 becomes 10 and carries to the thousands place. Ethan rounded down instead.
- The halfway mark between 6,000 and 7,000 is 6,500, and it rounds up. The least number is 6,500.
Scoring: 1 point for no and 7,000. 1 point for stating that 5 rounds up. 1 point for 6,500.
Question 9: Concert attendance (2 points)
- The thousands digit is 8 and the digit to its right is 4, so round down: 18,000.
- The hundreds digit is 4 and the digit to its right is 6, so round up: 18,500.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Scoring summary
20 points: add the points of every question of this grade 4 rounding test answer key.
How to use this grade 4 rounding test answer key
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