Understanding Place Value Concepts

The video tutorial by Miss Lucy teaches students how to read and write four-digit numbers. It begins with an introduction to the decimal system and the place value of ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands. The tutorial explains how to write the number 1,243 using blocks, a place value chart, standard form, and words. It also demonstrates using colored counters for representation. Finally, the video covers reading four-digit numbers with examples, highlighting the smallest and largest four-digit numbers.

What is the decimal system based on?

• Groups of hundreds, thousands, and millions

• Groups of twos, fours, eights, and sixteens

• Groups of tens, twenties, and thirties

• Groups of ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands

How many tens make up one hundred?

• 5 tens

• 10 tens

• 15 tens

• 20 tens

What is the result of grouping 10 hundreds together?

• 10,000

• 10

• 1,000

• 100

How many ones make up one ten?

• 15 ones

• 5 ones

• 10 ones

• 20 ones

How can the number 1,243 be represented using blocks?

• Three blocks of 1,000, two blocks of 100, four blocks of tens, and one block of ones

• One block of 1,000, four blocks of 100, two blocks of tens, and three blocks of ones

• Two blocks of 1,000, one block of 100, three blocks of tens, and four blocks of ones

• One block of 1,000, two blocks of 100, four blocks of tens, and three blocks of ones

What is the purpose of a place value chart?

• To add numbers

• To subtract numbers

• To multiply numbers

• To represent numbers in terms of their place values

How is the number 1,243 written in words?

• One thousand four hundred twenty-three

• One thousand two hundred thirty-four

• One thousand two hundred forty-three

• One thousand three hundred forty-two

What is the standard form of the number 1,243?

• 1,243

• 1,234

• 1,342

• 1,432

Which color counter represents the thousands place in the number 1,243?

• Blue

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

Which color counter represents the hundreds place in the number 1,243?

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

• Blue