Questions on Decimals in Words
Multiple choice questions for Grade 6 on Decimals in Words, using real-life hypothetical situations. Each question has five alternatives (A–E) and a full answer key is provided at the end.
Topic: Decimals in Words
Grade: 6
Skill: Reading and writing decimals as words in real-life contexts
QUESTIONS
1. A bottle contains 1.25 liters of juice. How is this number written in words?
A) One and twenty-five hundredths
B) One and twenty-five tenths
C) One point twenty-five
D) One and two five tenths
E) One hundred and twenty-five liters
2. A bag of sugar weighs 2.5 kg. Write this in words:
A) Two and five hundredths
B) Two point five zero
C) Two and fifty hundredths
D) Two and five tenths
E) Two and fiftyths
3. The temperature today is -3.75°C. Write the decimal part in words.
A) Three and seventy-five hundredths
B) Negative three and seventy-five thousandths
C) Negative three and seventy-five hundredths
D) Minus three point seventy-five
E) Minus three and seventy-fifths
4. A pencil is 0.9 meters long. How is this written in words?
A) Nine tenths
B) Zero and nine tenths
C) Zero and ninety hundredths
D) Nine hundredths
E) Nine meters
5. A watermelon weighs 4.08 kg. Write the number in words:
A) Four and eight tenths
B) Four and eighty hundredths
C) Four and eight hundredths
D) Four and eight thousandths
E) Four point eighty
6. A box of cereal weighs 1.505 kg. What is the correct word form?
A) One and five hundred five thousandths
B) One and five hundredths
C) One and fifty-five thousandths
D) One and five hundred and five thousandths
E) One and fifty-five hundredths
7. A student ran 0.25 kilometers. Write this number in words:
A) Zero and twenty-five tenths
B) Zero point two five
C) Twenty-five hundredths
D) Two and five hundredths
E) Zero and twenty-five hundredths
8. A book costs $12.99. Write this amount in words:
A) Twelve and ninety-nine hundredths dollars
B) Twelve and ninety-nine tenths
C) Twelve dollars and ninety-nine cents
D) Twelve and ninety-nine thousands
E) Twelve point ninety-nine
9. A toy car travels 3.06 meters per second. What is the correct wording?
A) Three and sixty hundredths
B) Three and six tenths
C) Three and six hundredths
D) Three point zero six
E) Thirty-six hundredths
10. A can of soup weighs 0.875 kg. Write this in words:
A) Zero and eight hundred seventy-five hundredths
B) Eight hundred seventy-five thousandths
C) Zero and eight hundred seventy-five thousandths
D) Zero and eighty-seven hundredths
E) Eight hundred seventy-five tenths
11. A machine produces 14.3 units per minute. What is the correct form in words?
A) Fourteen and three tenths
B) Fourteen point thirty
C) Fourteen and thirty hundredths
D) Fourteen and three hundredths
E) Fourteen and thirty
12. A glass holds 0.04 liters of water. Write it in words:
A) Four tenths
B) Four hundredths
C) Zero and four tenths
D) Zero and four hundredths
E) Four thousandths
13. The height of a table is 1.6 meters. What is the correct wording?
A) One and sixty tenths
B) One and six hundredths
C) One and six tenths
D) One and sixty hundredths
E) One point six zero
14. A battery is charged to 99.99%. Write this number in words:
A) Ninety-nine and ninety-nine thousandths
B) Ninety-nine and ninety-nine hundredths
C) Ninety-nine point ninety-nine
D) Ninety-nine and nine hundred nine tenths
E) Ninety-nine and nine hundred nine hundredths
15. The mass of a coin is 0.005 kg. How do you say this?
A) Five tenths
B) Five hundredths
C) Five thousandths
D) Five thousandth
E) Zero and five hundredths
16. A train travels 85.55 kilometers per hour. Write this in words:
A) Eighty-five and five five hundredths
B) Eighty-five and fifty-five hundredths
C) Eight-five and five tenths
D) Eighty-five and fifty-five thousandths
E) Eighty-five and five hundredth
17. A race time was 12.502 seconds. What is the word form?
A) Twelve and five hundred two thousandths
B) Twelve and fifty-two thousandths
C) Twelve and five hundred and two thousandths
D) Twelve and fifty hundredths
E) Twelve and five thousandths
18. A can of soda contains 0.33 liters. How is this written in words?
A) Thirty-three hundredths
B) Thirty-three tenths
C) Zero and thirty-three hundredths
D) Three hundred thirty thousandths
E) Zero and thirty-three tenths
19. The battery has 6.07 volts. Write this number in words:
A) Six and seven tenths
B) Six and seventy hundredths
C) Six and seven hundredths
D) Six and seventy thousandths
E) Six point seventy
20. A team ran 42.42 kilometers in a marathon. What is the correct word form?
A) Forty-two and forty-two thousandths
B) Forty-two and forty-two tenths
C) Forty-two point forty-two
D) Forty-two and forty-two hundredths
E) Forty-two and twenty-four hundredths
ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. E
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. D
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