Grade 2 Expanded Form and Comparing Numbers Worksheet

Student Task

• Use after the Base-Ten Blocks Worksheet, once students are comfortable with the hundreds/tens/ones breakdown. This worksheet moves from block-based thinking to purely numeric/symbolic representation (expanded form, word form, comparison symbols) — a natural next step in abstraction.

Classroom Use

• After grading, have students who missed the Bonus True/False item 2 explain out loud what the 3 in 342 actually means, using a base-ten block diagram from the previous worksheet as a visual reference.

Differentiation

SUPPORT: Complete Part C (comparing) as a whole-class activity first, explicitly modeling "compare hundreds first," before assigning Parts A, B, D, and E independently.
ON-LEVEL: Completes all sections independently.
CHALLENGE: For 2 items in Part E, also write the number's expanded form and word form, tying the riddle answer back to the other three sections on the page.

Answer Key & Assessment

Score Part A out of 6, Part B out of 6, Part D out of 5, Part E out of 4, Part C out of 6, and the Bonus out of 3. Assess the Challenge (ordering 3 numbers) as correct/incorrect — there is exactly one correct order.

Learning Objectives

• Students will be able to convert a number between standard form, expanded form, and word form in either direction.
• Students will be able to compare two 3-digit numbers using , or = by reasoning about place value (hundreds first).
• Students will be able to identify a number from its place value description ("4 hundreds, 0 tens, 6 ones").
• Students will be able to evaluate true/false statements about what a digit's place value means.

Teacher Tips

Bonus True/False item 2 ("The digit 3 in 342 means 30") is deliberately FALSE and is the single most diagnostic item on the page — a student who marks it True has not yet separated "digit" from "place value," even if they can correctly complete Parts A-C mechanically.

What's Included

• 1-page worksheet, 5 distinct sections (DOCX + PDF)
• Editable DOCX version
• Print-ready PDF version
• Separate answer key (DOCX + PDF)
• 1 preview image

Additional Files

• Grade 2 Expanded Form and Numbers Worksheet (DOCX)
• Answer Key (PDF)

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