Example Formative Assessment Questions – NBT.1, NBT.2 5th
Grade
(questions came from “Performance Coach”, Harcourt GO Math, OAS, and various websites)
This is not meant to be printed off and given as a test…this document is to give you ideas
of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are
developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be
given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on
students needs. A good formative assessment should have a mix of multiple choice as
well as open ended.
What happens to the value of the digits when you go to the left?
a. the value gets ten times bigger
b. the value gets ten times smaller
c. nothing happens to the value of the digits
What happens to the value of the digits when you go to the right?
a. the value gets ten times bigger
b. the value gets ten times smaller
c. nothing happens to the value of the digits
What is 7,262 x 10?
a. 726
b. 7,262
c. 72, 620
104 can also be written as
a. 10 x 10
b. 10 x 10 x 10
c. 10 x 10 x 10 x 10
852 x 102 =
a. 8,520
b. 85, 200
c. 852, 000
780,000,000 is the same as
a. 78 x 107
b. 78 x 106
c. 78 x 10007
d. 78 x 10,0006
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Explain the relationship between the two 5's in the number 455,721.
Use what you know about place value to explain your answer.
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Write an equation and solve the story problem below.
At the grocery store, 2 pounds of turkey costs $21.64. How much
would 20 pounds of turkey cost?
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What is the difference between the 2 in 542 and the 2 in 324?
Explain.
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Write the number that is 10 times smaller than 100.
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Write the number that is 10 times larger than 40.
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Write the number that is 10 times smaller than 40. Draw a picture
and explain your reasoning.
 Write an odd number that is greater than 10,000 but
less than 14,000 on the line.
__________________________________________
 In your head, think of a number that is 1,000 more than
the number you made and write it on the line.
Explain your answer.
_________________________________________
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Tell if the statement in the box is true or false. Then explain your reasoning on
the lines below.
500 is ten times larger than 50
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Compare the value of the digits in 5.55. Draw a line from each number to its
comparison phrase.
NEW!!!Evan correctly compared the values of the digits in 477.44. Which
comparison could he have made? Circle all that apply.
a. the value of the tens digit is 10 times as much as the value of the ones digit
b. the value of the hundredths digit is 10 times as much as the value of the
tenths digit
c. the value of the ones digit is 1/10 of the value of the tens digit
d. the value of the hundreds digit is 10 times as much as the value of the
hundredths digit
e. the value of the hundredths digit is 1/10 of the value of the tenths digit
NEW!!!Look at each comparison of the digits in 442.43. Is the comparison correct?
Write yes or no.
a. 400 is 10 times as much as 40
b. 40 is 1/10 of 0.4
c. 40 is 10 times as much as 400
d. 40 is 1/10 of 400
NEW!!!Circle one number from each box to make the statements true.
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Compare the values of the digits in 99.99. Write True or False for each statement.
a. 0.9 is 1/10 of 0.09
b. 9 is 10 times as much as 0.9
c. 0.09 is 1/10 of 9
d. 90 is 10 times as much as 0.9
e. 9 is 1/10 of 90
NEW!!!Compare the values of the digits in 554.23. Use the tiles to write two different
comparisons. Numbers or phrases may be used more than once or not at all.
NEW!!!Margo traveled 528.8 miles on her trip. Write a statement that compares the
values of the ones and tenths digits.
NEW!!!Amir said that the value of 9 in the hundredths place of 135.99 is 10 times as
much as the value of 9 in the tenths place. Is Amir’s statement correct? Explain why
or why not.
NEW!!!For each number in the table, write a phrase from the box to complete the
comparison. Phrases may be used more than once or not at all.
Number
30
0.3
300
0.03
3
Phrase
NEW!!!Yoshi used the fewest number of bills, dimes, and pennies to pay for a pair of
ear buds that cost $14.99. Which is a true statement? Circle all that apply.
a. the number of pennies is 1/10 the number of dollar bills
b. the value of the pennies and the value of the dimes is the same
c. the value of the dimes is 10 times the value of the pennies
d. the number of dimes and the number of pennies is the same
e. the value of the pennies is 1/10 the value of the dimes
NEW!!!
Will is playing a math
game. He needs to use the following clues to
write a 5 digit number.
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the number consists of 3 different digits
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the sum of the tenths and hundredths digits is equal to the hundreds
digit
all digits are even numbers greater than zero
the value of the ones digit is 1/10 of the value of the tens digit
the value of the tenths digit is 10 times as much as the value of the
hundredths digit
- the sum of the tens and ones digits is equal to the tenths digit
What is the 5 digit number? Use words, numbers, or models to justify your
answer.
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Write True or False for each equation
a. 20 x 103 = 2,000
b. 20 x 105 = 2,000,000
c. 20 x 101 = 200
d. 20 x 100 = 1
Circle the number and the word to make the statement true?
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Draw a line from each expression to its value.
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Zach found a rat snake in the woods near his home. Its length is 1.473
meters. Which expression has the value 1.473? Circle all that apply.
a. 0.1473 ÷ 101
b. 1.4730 x 100
c. 100.473 ÷ 102
d. 0.01473 x 102
e. 14.73 ÷ 101
f. 10.473 x 101
g. 147.3 ÷ 102
NEW!!!Sam is wondering if there is a pattern that he can use to divide the
whole number 3 by powers of 10.
Part A: write a whole number. Then write a decimal equivalent to the
whole number with zero tenths and hundredths.
Whole Number: _________________________
Decimal: ____________________________
Part B: Divide the decimal you wrote in Part A by 100, 101, 102, and 103.
Show your work.
Part C: Is there a pattern Sam can use to divide whole numbers by powers
of 10? Explain
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Explain why the following multiplication and division problems with powers of ten are
true.
432×103=432,000
4.32×102=432
43.2×101=432
Write 104 power two different ways (answer: It could be 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 or 10,000)
What is 48 x 103
Complete the number sentences below.
1. _________ x 102 = 2,500
2. __________ ÷ 103 = 0.016
3. 3.3 x ________ = 33,000
4. 0.45 ÷ _______ = 4,500
Write the missing power of ten.
5. 78 x _______ = 78,000
6. 0.34 x ___________ = 340
7. 512 ÷ ___________ = 0.512
TASK 1 with different partsNEW!!!
TASK 2 with different partsNEW!!!
TASK 3 with different partsNEW!!!
TASK 4 with different partsNEW!!!