Grade 6 · Math · Unit 1 of 14
Integers & Decimals
Negatives, thousandths and rounding
What your child practises
Meeting negative numbers on a number line, comparing and ordering integers, decimals and fractions, working with thousandths, and rounding decimals.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1.2–B1.6 · integers on number lines, comparing integers, decimals and fractions, decimals to thousandths and rounding
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Tap the decimals from least to greatest.
- 0.029
- 0.172
- 0.323
- 0.935
Show answer
0.029 → 0.172 → 0.323 → 0.935
Hint: Line up the decimal points. Compare tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
Question 2
Which integer belongs at the ? on the number line?
- 5
- 0
- −7
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−7
Hint: Numbers to the right of 0 are positive. Numbers to the left are negative.
Question 3
Round 6.392 to the nearest whole number.
- 7
- 5
- 6
Show answer
6
Hint: Look at the digit just after the place you are rounding to. 5 or more, round up.
Question 4
Which is the greatest?
- 5/8
- 3/5
- 0.65
Show answer
0.65
Hint: Change each number to a decimal, then compare.
Question 5
The temperature is 5 degrees below zero. Which integer shows this?
- 6
- 5
- −5
Show answer
−5
Hint: Below zero, owing and losing are shown with negative integers.
Question 6
In 3.864, which place is the digit 8 in?
- thousandths
- tenths
- hundredths
Show answer
tenths
Hint: The first digit after the decimal point is tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.