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Counting up to 1,000

Mathematics · Counting & Cardinality · ages 7-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Count back from 302. What is one less?

    Answer: ______________

  2. You count 497, 498, 499. What comes just after 499?

    • 490
    • 510
    • 599
    • 500

  3. Count forward: 998, 999, ___. What comes next?

    998999?
    • 1000
    • 997
    • 990

  4. Skip-counting by hundreds looks like this: 200, 300, 400, 500. True or false?

    200300400500

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Skip count by 5s from 80. What is the third number you land on?

    Answer: ______________

  6. Skip-count by hundreds starting at 150: 150, 250, 350, ___?

    150250350?
    • 360
    • 400
    • 450

  7. Skip count by 5s from 35: 40, 45, 50. What comes next?

    • 55
    • 51
    • 60
    • 45

  8. Uma says counting by 5s from 35 goes 36, 37, 38. Is Uma right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Leo counted forward like this: 396, 397, 398, 400. What did he do wrong?

    396397398400
    • He skipped 399
    • He counted 398 twice
    • He counted backward at the end

  10. Count back by 100s from 812 three steps. Where do you land?

    Answer: ______________

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Counting up to 1,000 W1-mt_M2v1A9OEuM-s1

  1. 301 · One step back from 302 is 301.
  2. 500 · After 499 the hundreds roll over to a fresh 500.
  3. 1000 · After 999, the next number is 1000.
  4. True · Each number is 100 more than the last one, so the pattern is correct.
  5. 95 · From 80 the beats run 85, 90, 95, so the third landing is 95.
  6. 450 · Add 100 to 350 to get 450.
  7. 55 · Fifty plus 5 is 55, continuing the fives beat.
  8. False · Uma is wrong. Fives skipping from 35 goes 40, 45, 50.
  9. He skipped 399 · Between 398 and 400 there should be 399. Leo missed it.
  10. 512 · Three leaps of 100 down from 812 land at 512.
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