More practice on place value, rounding, and expanded form from Class 5 Maths Mela Chapter 1, We the Travellers — I.
Practice Questions
Q1. Round 6,842 to the nearest hundred.
6,800 (the tens digit is 4, so round down).
Q2. Write 7,309 in expanded form.
7000 + 300 + 0 + 9.
Q3. Round 3,955 to the nearest thousand.
4,000 (the hundreds digit is 9, so round up).
Q4. Which is bigger: 5,280 or 5,208?
5,280 — compare digit by digit from the left; the hundreds digit (2) is equal, so the tens digit decides (8 > 0).
Q5. A train travels 2,458 km. Round this distance to the nearest ten.
2,460 km.
Why These Help
Each question uses the same “check the digit one place to the right” rounding rule and place-value comparison from the chapter, just with different numbers — practising the rule with fresh numbers is the fastest way to make it automatic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do these questions come directly from the NCERT textbook?
No — these are original practice questions on the same rounding and place-value ideas taught in the chapter.
What’s a quick way to check a rounding answer?
Compare it to the original number — a correctly rounded number should be close to the original, never off by more than half of the place value being rounded to.
See the Chapter 1 Solutions and Revision Notes for the full walkthrough.
