Grade 2 Math Unit Test: Place Value to 1,000 (30 Marks)

About This Resource

A 2-page, 30-mark unit test in 8 sections — blocks, value of a digit, three forms, skip counting, more and less, compare, order and problem solving — with an answer key, marking notes and a score summary.

Overview

This pack teaches Grade 2 children how our number system works up to 1,000. Children see that 10 ones make 1 ten, 10 tens make 1 hundred and 10 hundreds make 1 thousand, then use base-ten blocks, a place value chart and simple English sentence frames ("The 4 is in the tens place. Its value is 40.") to read, write and build 3-digit numbers. They move between standard, expanded and word form, skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s, find 10 or 100 more and less (including the tricky jump from 395 to 405), and compare and order numbers by looking at the hundreds first. Zero as a place holder (406 is not 46) is a thread through every component. All pictures of blocks use the same colors and true proportions, so a ten really looks like 10 ones in a row.

Resource Details

Subject: Math
Topic: Place Value to 1,000
Category: Assessments
File Type: PDF
File Size: 187.3 KB
Published: 23 Sep 2026
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Question Types & Suggested Use

Performance bands: 25–30 Excellent, 19–24 Good, 13–18 Developing, 0–12 Needs Practice. Question 23 (explain) has a 2-mark scheme in the key.

Skills Assessed

Students will be able to:
Explain that 10 ones = 1 ten, 10 tens = 1 hundred and 10 hundreds = 1 thousand.
Say the value of each digit in a 3-digit number, including zero.
Read, write and build numbers to 1,000 in standard form, expanded form, word form and with base-ten blocks.
Skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s within 1,000.
Find 10 more, 10 less, 100 more and 100 less than a number.
Compare two 3-digit numbers with >, < and =, and put numbers in order.

How to Administer

Give the test in the optional fourth lesson after the review slides. Read each section instruction aloud. Record section scores in the score summary box to see which objectives need reteaching.

Differentiation

Support
Keep the Place Value Mat and blocks on the desk for all written work, including the quiz. Start with numbers without zeros (243, 351) before 406 or 520. Give the number-word strip from Worksheet Part D and let children say each number aloud before they write it. Pair a child who is new to English with a partner who models the key sentences.

Extension
Try unusual forms: "3 hundreds, 14 tens and 2 ones" (442) or "60 tens" (600). Children write three clues for a "Who am I?" number for a partner, compare numbers given in expanded form (700 + 4 ○ 740), or play Block Builder! in "Mix" mode as a one-player challenge.

Follow-Up Activities

Use the section scores to form small reteach groups (e.g. everyone below 3/4 on Section E).
Give children with support needs the Place Value Mat during the test and note it on the paper.

Teacher Tips

The zero is the mistake to watch all week. Children write 46 for 406 and 3006 for "three hundred six" because they write numbers the way they hear them. Give every child three boxes (H, T, O) and insist on one digit per box until it is automatic. Many languages in Asia say 345 as "three hundred, four ten, five", which matches place value perfectly — let children say it in their home language first, then in English. Also stress the endings clearly: four-TEEN and FOR-ty sound alike to many learners.