Grade 5 decimals test
A free Grade 5 decimals test online, with answers. It draws questions from 1 topic and the numbers change every time, so you can take it again and again. Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions.
What the Grade 5 decimals test covers
Grade 5 learners meet tenths and hundredths written with a decimal comma and learn that 0,5 and a half are the same number.
- Decimal fractions
When it is taught — Term 3
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, decimal fractions are formally taught in Grade 6, Term 3. Many Grade 5 classes meet tenths and hundredths alongside fractions in Term 3, so it is worth practising early.
Sample Grade 5 decimals questions
Five questions of the kind the test asks. In the test itself every answer is marked straight away, with the working shown.
1. 3,5 rounded off to the nearest whole number is:
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Answer: 4
The tenths digit is 5, so round up to 4.
2. Which common fraction is equal to 0,5?
- 105
- 510
- 5100
- 51
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Answer: 510
The first place after the comma is tenths, so 0,5 equals 510.
3. Calculate:
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Answer: 7,0
Keep the commas underneath each other and add: 7,0.
4. Which number is bigger?
- 2,2
- 8,0
- They are equal
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Answer: 8,0
Compare the whole-number part first, then the tenths. 8,0 is bigger.
5. Write 0,5 as a common fraction in its simplest form.
- 10100
- 210
- 22
- 12
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Answer: 12
0,5 = 50100, and divided by 50 that gives 12.
Common mistakes in Grade 5 decimals
Thinking 0,25 is bigger than 0,7 because 25 is bigger than 7, and multiplying by 10 by “adding a zero”, so that 2,5 × 10 becomes 2,50 instead of 25.
Questions about the Grade 5 decimals test
What does the Grade 5 decimals test cover?
It covers 1 CAPS topic: Decimal fractions. Grade 5 learners meet tenths and hundredths written with a decimal comma and learn that 0,5 and a half are the same number.
When is Grade 5 decimals taught?
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, decimal fractions are formally taught in Grade 6, Term 3. Many Grade 5 classes meet tenths and hundredths alongside fractions in Term 3, so it is worth practising early.
Where can my child practise Grade 5 decimals for free?
On MathTests.co.za: the free Grade 5 decimals test draws questions from these topics with fresh numbers every time, and shows the working after every answer. No sign-up.