Practice Tests

Chapter 7: Representing Multi-Digit Whole Numbers

1. In what ways could ten–frames support early work in place value?
2. Explain why it may not be such a good idea to ask students “How many tens are in 416?” if the answer of 1 is desired.
3. How does the place value system facilitate comparison of whole numbers?
4. How can having students show all the numbers they can that can be represented by 20 base ten blocks provide the teacher insight into the student’s understanding of place value concepts?
5. When asked what the 4 in 48 represents, a student shows 4 cubes. How would you respond?
6. In what situations might the use of greatest common factor or least common multiple be helpful?
7. How might you explain to students how to determine the least common multiple so that the procedure makes sense to them?
8. How are divisibility tests related to place value concepts?