Class 5 worksheet math lesson 1

Mathematics Worksheet: Foundation & Preparatory Stages

This worksheet is based on the NCERT syllabus. Try each question. Click "Show Answer" to check your answer, and "Show Solution" to see steps or explanation.

Easy Questions

• 2,000 + 1,000 = ___
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  Answer: 3,000

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  Solution: Add 2,000 and 1,000 to get 3,000.
  2,000 + 1,000 = 3,000
• What number comes before 10,000?
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  Answer: 9,999

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  Solution: The number just before 10,000 is 9,999 because it is one less than 10,000.
• Write 1,380 in words.
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  Answer: One thousand three hundred eighty

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  Solution: In word form, 1,380 is written as "One thousand three hundred eighty."
• Which digit is in the Hundreds place in 9,123?
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  Answer: 1

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  Solution: In 9,123: the thousands digit is 9, hundreds is 1, tens is 2, and ones is 3.
• Arrange these numbers in increasing order: 2,340, 2,345, 2,346
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  Answer: 2,340, 2,345, 2,346

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  Solution: Compare ones, then tens, then hundreds and arrange from smallest to largest.
• What is the nearest ten to 2,346?
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  Answer: 2,350

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  Solution: The units digit is 6, which is closer to 10. So, round 2,346 up to 2,350.
• How many thousands are there in 7,934?
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  Answer: 7

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  Solution: 7,934 has 7 in the thousands place.
• Fill in: 68 Tens = ___ Ones
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  Answer: 680

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  Solution: 1 ten is 10 ones; 68 tens is 68 × 10 = 680 ones.

Average Questions

• Interchange the digits 7 and 4 in 1,478. What new number do you get?
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  Answer: 1,748

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  Solution: Swap 7 and 4 to get 1,748.
• What is the expanded form of 8,062?
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  Answer: 8,000 + 60 + 2

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  Solution: Expanded form: (8 × 1,000) + (0 × 100) + (6 × 10) + (2 × 1) = 8,000 + 60 + 2
• A school has 461 girls and 439 boys. How many students in total?
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  Answer: 900

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  Solution: 461 + 439 = 900 students.
• Find the number between 42,750 and 53,500 where ones, tens, and hundreds digits are zero.
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  Answer: 43,000; 44,000; ...; 53,000

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  Solution: All numbers ending with 000 like 43,000, 44,000, ..., 53,000 meet the condition.
• Fill in the pattern: 1,050, ___, 3,150, ___, 4,200
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  Answer: 2,100, 4,200

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  Solution: Adding 1,050 each time: 1,050, (2,100), 3,150, (4,200), 5,250...
• Which is greater: 9,990 or 49,014? Explain why.
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  Answer: 49,014

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  Solution: 49,014 is greater as it's a 5-digit number; place value is higher.
• Round 7,030 to the nearest hundred and the nearest thousand.
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  Answer: Nearest hundred: 7,000; Nearest thousand: 7,000

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  Solution: In 7,030, the tens digit is 3 (less than 5), round down to 7,000 for both.
• Write five numbers between 23,568 and 24,234.
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  Answer: 23,600, 23,700, 23,800, 24,000, 24,100

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  Solution: Any 5 numbers in this range. Example: as above.

Challenging Questions

• A cyclist covers 15 km in one hour. How much will she cover in 4 hours at the same speed?
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  Answer: 60 km

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  Solution: Multiply: 15 km × 4 = 60 km.
• Arrange these populations in descending order: 65,232; 53,231; 66,540; 45,858
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  Answer: 66,540; 65,232; 53,231; 45,858

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  Solution: Start from the highest value.
• River crossing puzzle: How can a boatman take a lion, sheep, and grass across the river safely?
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  Answer: Take sheep, return, take lion, bring sheep, take grass, return, bring sheep.

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  Solution: Classic river puzzle. Never leave sheep with grass, or lion with sheep unsupervised.
• In the number 48,247, interchange digits to make the smallest possible number.
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  Answer: 24,478

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  Solution: Arrange digits in ascending order.
• In the same number, make the largest possible number.
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  Answer: 84,742

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  Solution: Arrange digits in descending order.

Pattern Recognition & Real-world Modeling

• Describe a context in your school where the count is a 4-digit number.
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  Answer: Number of books in the library

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  Solution: Most school libraries have a few thousand books; this gives a 4-digit count.
• Find something in your city with a 5-digit count.
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  Answer: Population

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  Solution: City populations are often greater than 10,000.