Numbers and place value · Ages 10–11
Chinese capital and traditional numerals worksheet
Part of: Large numbers and other numerals
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Chinese capital and traditional numerals worksheet
Numbers and place value · Ages 10–11
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Write each answer in the space. For word problems, show your working and write a sentence answer.
Part A: Working out and filling in (2 marks each)
1.The picture shows a number in Chinese capital numerals, as on a cheque. What number is it?
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2.What number is the Roman numeral in the picture?
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3.The picture shows a number in everyday Chinese numerals. What number is it?
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4.The Roman numeral in the picture is a year. Which year is it?
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Part B: Choose, or true or false (2 marks each)
5.The Roman numeral in the picture is 79.
True or false?
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6.Which is 49 in Roman numerals?
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- B
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Choose the right picture
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7.Which is 9055 written in Chinese capital numerals, as on a cheque?
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- B
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Choose the right picture
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8.Which is 8056 written in Chinese capital numerals, as on a cheque?
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- B
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- D
Choose the right picture
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9.The Roman numeral in the picture is 34.
True or false?
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10.Which is 89 in Roman numerals?
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- B
- C
- D
Choose the right picture
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11.Which is 74 in Roman numerals?
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Choose the right picture
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12.Which is 6054 written in Chinese capital numerals, as on a cheque?
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- B
- C
- D
Choose the right picture
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Part C: Word problems (4 marks each)
13.A receipt gives a computer's price in Chinese capital numerals (picture). May's mum pays $6,000. How much change should she get?
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14.A film series labels its latest film in Roman numerals (picture). If 5 more are made, which number is the last one?
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15.A building's foundation stone shows the year it was built in Roman numerals (picture). How many years old is the building in 2028?
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16.Ming's dad writes a cheque with the amount in Chinese capital numerals, as in the picture. Then he pays $1,600 more in cash. How many dollars does he pay in all?
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17.Chi-keung's dad writes a cheque with the amount in Chinese capital numerals, as in the picture. Then he pays $500 more in cash. How many dollars does he pay in all?
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18.A film series labels its latest film in Roman numerals (picture). If 6 more are made, which number is the last one?
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Chinese capital and traditional numerals worksheet: Answers and working
Part A: Working out and filling in
1. 3681
Read character by character: the unit character after each capital digit gives its place, and the zero character marks a 0 in between.
The capital digits stand for 1 to 9, the unit characters for tens, hundreds and thousands, and the zero character marks a 0 in between: 3681.
2. 27
Read the letters left to right: X is 10, V is 5, I is 1. Watch for a smaller letter before a bigger one.
X is 10, V is 5, I is 1; a smaller one before a bigger one subtracts, otherwise add: 27.
3. 185327
Split at the ten-thousand character first: how many ten thousands come before it, and how much after?
Split at the ten-thousand character: how many ten thousands before it, how much after it, together: 185327.
4. 1936
Read the thousands and hundreds first (M is 1000, CM is 900), then the tens and ones.
Place by place: M is 1000, CM is 900, MM is 2000, then the tens and ones: 1936.
Part B: Choose, or true or false
5. True
Read the Roman numeral yourself first: an I before V or X subtracts, after it adds. Then compare with 79.
An I before V or X subtracts; after it, adds: the picture is 79.
6. A
Split 49 into tens and ones and write the tens first; the 9 needs an I before a V or an X.
Write the tens, then the ones: 9 is an I before a V or an X.
7. B
The hundreds digit of 9055 is 0. What must come after the thousands? Then check every numeral is a capital.
9055 is 9 thousands, 0 hundreds and 55: the 0 after the thousands needs the zero character, and every numeral is a capital.
8. A
The hundreds digit of 8056 is 0. What must come after the thousands? Then check every numeral is a capital.
8056 is 8 thousands, 0 hundreds and 56: the 0 after the thousands needs the zero character, and every numeral is a capital.
9. True
Read the Roman numeral yourself first: an I before V or X subtracts, after it adds. Then compare with 34.
An I before V or X subtracts; after it, adds: the picture is 34.
10. A
Split 89 into tens and ones and write the tens first; the 9 needs an I before a V or an X.
Write the tens, then the ones: 9 is an I before a V or an X.
11. D
Split 74 into tens and ones and write the tens first; the 4 needs an I before a V or an X.
Write the tens, then the ones: 4 is an I before a V or an X.
12. C
The hundreds digit of 6054 is 0. What must come after the thousands? Then check every numeral is a capital.
6054 is 6 thousands, 0 hundreds and 54: the 0 after the thousands needs the zero character, and every numeral is a capital.
Part C: Word problems
Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.
13. 1,883 dollars
Read the price on the receipt first, then compare it with the $6,000 paid.
The receipt says $4,117: $6,000 − $4,117 = $1,883.
14. 32
Read which film the Roman numeral shows first, then add the 5 still to come.
The picture is film 27; 5 more: 27 + 5 = 32.
15. 64 years
Read the year on the stone first: M is 1000, CM is 900, then the tens and ones.
The stone says 1964: 2028 − 1964 = 64 years.
16. 70,102 dollars
Read the cheque's amount first: each unit character after a capital digit tells you its place.
The cheque is for $68,502; add $1,600: $70,102.
17. 5389 dollars
Read the cheque's amount first: each unit character after a capital digit tells you its place.
The cheque is for $4,889; add $500: $5,389.
18. 14
Read which film the Roman numeral shows first, then add the 6 still to come.
The picture is film 8; 6 more: 8 + 6 = 14.
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