Round Big Numbers on a Number Line is a free printable Grade 4 math worksheet on placing a number between two thousands or ten thousands and choosing the nearer, aligned to Common Core standard 4.NBT.A.3. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.What number is the arrow pointing to? Round it to the nearest thousand.
2.What number is the arrow pointing to? Round it to the nearest thousand.
3.What number is the arrow pointing to? Round it to the nearest thousand.
4.What number is the arrow pointing to? Round it to the nearest ten thousand.
5.What number is the arrow pointing to? Round it to the nearest ten thousand.
6.What number is the arrow pointing to? Round it to the nearest ten thousand.
LessonPrint · 4.NBT.A.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Round Big Numbers on a Number Line
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1100; 1000
2.9300; 9000
3.6200; 6000
4.23,000; 20,000
5.79,000; 80,000
6.87,000; 90,000
Questions about Round Big Numbers on a Number Line
What does the Round Big Numbers on a Number Line worksheet cover?
It practices placing a number between two thousands or ten thousands and choosing the nearer — 6 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4.NBT.A.3: Round large numbers to any place value. The instruction to students is “Read each number line, then round”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Round Big Numbers on a Number Line practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.A.3 — 4.NBT.A.3, under Number & Operations in Base Ten for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Round Big Numbers on a Number Line is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4.NBT.A.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Round Big Numbers on a Number Line come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Round Big Numbers on a Number Line can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Round Big Numbers on a Number Line free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Round Big Numbers on a Number Line, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.