Place Value Shifts: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

Mathematics
Grade 6
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on common errors and misconceptions related to place value shifts when multiplying decimals by 10, 100, and 1000. Designed for Grade 6 students to develop procedural mastery and reasoning skills.

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Place Value Shifts: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate 3.45 multiplied by 10. Write your answer and explain the place value shift that occurs.
[2 marks]
2.
Calculate 0.056 multiplied by 100. Write down the result and describe the shift in decimal point.
[2 marks]
3.
A student multiplies 4.23 by 1000 but writes 4230 instead of the correct answer. Identify the mistake and correct it.
[3 marks]
4.
Error Analysis: A student claims that multiplying 0.007 by 10 results in 0.07. Is this correct? If not, what is the mistake?
[3 marks]
5.
Construct a decimal number that, when multiplied by 100, results in 8.4. Show your process.
[3 marks]
6.
A decimal 0.56 is mistakenly multiplied by 100, and the answer is written as 56. Is this correct? Explain why or why not.
[2 marks]
7.
Calculate the product of 0.009 and 1000. Show your working.
[2 marks]
8.
Identify and correct the mistake in this statement: Multiplying 3.2 by 100 gives 3200.
[3 marks]
9.
Plot the graph of y = 2x on the grid. Use the grid to represent at least five points.
[3 marks]
10.
Construct a triangle on the grid with sides of 3, 4, and 5 units, illustrating the concept of place value shifts in measurement.
[3 marks]
11.
Mixed Review: Multiply 7.89 by 1000 and explain the place value change. Then, multiply 0.004 by 100 and describe the shift.
[4 marks]
12.
Error Analysis: A student claims that multiplying 0.12 by 100 results in 1.2. Is this correct? If not, identify and correct the mistake.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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