Grade 6 decimals test
A free Grade 6 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 6 decimals test covers
Grade 6 counts, orders and compares decimals to two places, adds and subtracts them, multiplies by 10 and 100, and links fractions, decimals and percentages.
- Decimal fractions
When it is taught — Term 3
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 6 decimals are taught in Term 3. It is tested in the Grade 6 maths Term 3 test and the final Term 4 exam.
Sample Grade 6 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. Write 0,375 as a common fraction in its simplest form.
- 38
- 48
- 83
- 316
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Answer: 38
0,375 = 3751000, and simplified that is 38.
2. Which number is bigger?
- They are equal
- 1,77
- 7,20
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Answer: 7,20
Compare place by place: the whole number first, then the tenths, then the hundredths.
3. Calculate:
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Answer: 9,36
Fill the empty place with a zero (5,4 = 5,40) and keep the commas in line. Answer: 9,36.
4. Which decimal number is equal to 15?
- 2
- 0,2
- 0,02
- 0,3
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Answer: 0,2
Divide the numerator by the denominator: 1 ÷ 5 = 0,2.
5. Calculate:
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Answer: 7,64
Commas under each other, then subtract as usual: 7,64.
Common mistakes in Grade 6 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 6 decimals test
What does the Grade 6 decimals test cover?
It covers 1 CAPS topic: Decimal fractions. Grade 6 counts, orders and compares decimals to two places, adds and subtracts them, multiplies by 10 and 100, and links fractions, decimals and percentages.
When is Grade 6 decimals taught?
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 6 decimals are taught in Term 3. It is tested in the Grade 6 maths Term 3 test and the final Term 4 exam.
Where can my child practise Grade 6 decimals for free?
On MathTests.co.za: the free Grade 6 decimals test draws questions from these topics with fresh numbers every time, and shows the working after every answer. No sign-up.