Ordering Numbers (Year 4)
Practise ordering numbers within Number & Place Value for Year 4, with worked examples and instant feedback.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 4 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
On a number line marked from 0 to 1,000 with intervals of 100, which point is closest to 720?
- Halfway between 700 and 800
- Just past 700
- Halfway between 600 and 700
- Just before 800
Answer: Just past 700. 720 is 20 past 700 — closer to 700 than to 750 (the halfway point between 700 and 800).
Fill the missing partition: 6,247 = 6,000 + 200 + ___ + 7.
- 40
- 4
- 400
- 47
Answer: 40. Tens column: 4 tens = 40.
Why does multiplying a number by 100 move every digit TWO columns to the left?
- Because 100 = 10 × 10, and each × 10 moves digits one column left. Two × 10 = two columns.
- Because we add two zeros.
- Because of place value.
- Because the answer is bigger.
Answer: Because 100 = 10 × 10, and each × 10 moves digits one column left. Two × 10 = two columns.. × 100 = × 10 × 10 → digits move 2 columns left.
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