Powers Of 10 (Year 6)

Practise powers of 10 within Number & Place Value for Year 6, with worked examples and instant feedback.

The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 6 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.

Worked examples

RookieRead and interpret directly.

In 4,007,520, what is the value of the 7?

  • 7,000
  • 7
  • 70
  • 700,000

Answer: 7,000. 7 in thousands column.

ProCompare and infer.

Which of these is BIGGEST? 9,999; 10,000; 9,099; 10,090.

  • 10,090
  • 10,000
  • 9,999
  • 9,099

Answer: 10,090. Compare digit by digit.

GuruMulti-step reasoning.

A book has 6 chapters, each 47 pages long. The reader is on page 200. About how many CHAPTERS has she read?

  • About 4
  • About 3
  • About 6
  • About 200

Answer: About 4. 200 ÷ 47 ≈ 4.

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