Numbers and place value · Ages 8–9
Roman numerals worksheet
Covers: Roman numerals I to V, Roman numerals VI to X, Roman numerals to XII and clock faces, Roman numerals to 100, Roman numerals to 3999 and years, Converting and comparing Roman numerals, Roman numeral rules: spotting a wrong one, Roman numerals: no zero, no place value
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Roman numerals worksheet
Numbers and place value · Ages 8–9
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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.From left to right, the three tablets show , and .
Fill in each blank
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2.The tablets count on in Roman numerals, 1 more each time. What number does “?” stand for?
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3.This tablet has X's, V's and I's, and it stands for .
Fill in each blank
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4.The numerals on the tablets go up by the same amount each time. What number does “?” stand for?
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5.What number is the numeral on the tablet?
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6.How many of the tablets are written wrongly?
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Part B: Choose, or true or false (2 marks each)
7.The Roman numeral on this tablet stands for 4.
True or false?
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8.Which tablet shows 5?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Choose the right picture
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9.Which tablet shows 10?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Choose the right picture
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10.Which tablet is 100 in Roman numerals?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Choose the right picture
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11.Which tablet shows a number between 667 and 704?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Choose the right picture
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12.The Roman numeral on the tablet uses more letters than the digits we use to write 38.
True or false?
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Part C: Word problems (4 marks each)
13.The race medals give the places in Roman numerals: I is first. Tsz-hin's medal is in the picture. How many runners were faster than Tsz-hin?
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14.The lockers in a changing room are numbered in Roman numerals, side by side in order. Ka-lok has the number on the left tablet and Tsz-ching the one on the right. How many lockers are between theirs?
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15.A sign on Ka-yan's grandpa's birthday cake shows his age this year in Roman numerals (picture). How old was he 5 years ago?
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16.The ancient Romans measured a journey in paces. A stone by the road shows the paces to the next town in Roman numerals (picture). Tsz-hin has walked 116 paces. How many paces are left?
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17.A themed restaurant writes its prices in Roman numerals. The price card for one lunch is in the picture, in dollars, and a drink is 15 dollars. May buys one lunch and one drink. How many dollars does May pay?
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18.A robot writes each number from 1 to 77 in Roman numerals. It gets every tens right, but never subtracts in the ones: a 4 in the ones becomes IIII and a 9 becomes VIIII. How many numbers does it write wrongly?
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Roman numerals worksheet: Answers and working
Part A: Working out and filling in
1. 6, 8, 5
On each tablet, start from the V (5), then count the I's after it.
V is 5, plus one for each I after it: left to right, 6, 8, 5.
2. 9
Read the first tablet, then add 1 for each tablet as you count along to “?”.
The first tablet is 6 and each one after is 1 more: “?” is tablet 4, so it stands for 9.
3. 0, 1, 3, 8
Count each kind of letter: the X's, the V's and the I's, and notice whether each I is before or after.
Count each letter, then add left to right; an I before V or X subtracts: 8.
4. 70
Read the first two tablets to see how much more each one is, then count on to “?”.
The first is 40 and each one is 10 more: “?” is tablet 4, so it stands for 70.
5. 2500
Read the letters left to right, watching for a C before a D or M.
M is 1000, D is 500, C is 100; a C before D or M subtracts: 2500.
6. 1
Read each tablet, then write that number properly and see whether the two match.
Read each one, then write that number properly and compare: 1 don't match, so they are wrong.
Part B: Choose, or true or false
7. False
Count the I's on the tablet and look for a V, then compare with 4.
Count the I's, and V is 5: the tablet shows 3.
8. C
Does 5 need some I's, or a V? Count the letters on each tablet.
I is 1, II is 2, III is 3 and V is 5: that tells you which tablet shows 5.
9. A
Is 10 nearer 5 or 10? Decide on V or X first, then which side the I's go.
6 to 8 are V with I's after it, 9 is IX (10 − 1) and 10 is X: that tells you which tablet shows 10.
10. B
100 is 10 tens. Think how to write 10 tens: X's in a row, or do you need L or C?
100 is 10 tens: 10 to 30 repeat X, 40 is XL, 50 is L, 60 to 80 are L with X's after, 90 is XC, 100 is C.
11. C
Change each tablet to our numerals and look for one greater than 667 but smaller than 704.
Change each to our numerals: only 691 lies between 667 and 704.
12. True
Count the letters on the tablet, then the digits in 38, and compare.
The tablet has 7 letters and 38 has 2 digits. Round numbers can be short in Roman numerals, but those with 3s and 8s get long.
Part C: Word problems
Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.
13. 4 runners
Read the place on the medal first. Nobody is ahead of first place, so how many are ahead of Tsz-hin?
Tsz-hin came in place 5, so 5 − 1 = 4 runners were ahead.
14. 3 lockers
Read both tablets as numbers first. The lockers between them don't include their own two.
Ka-lok's is number 2 and Tsz-ching's is 6: the numbers between them are 6 − 2 − 1 = 3.
15. 90 years old
Read the sign's numeral place by place first, then think: 5 years ago means add or subtract?
The sign says 95: 95 − 5 = 90.
16. 3105 paces
Read the stone's paces group by group (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones), then subtract the 116 walked.
The stone says 3221 paces: 3221 − 116 = 3105.
17. 75 dollars
Read the price card's Roman numeral in our numerals first, then add the drink's 15 dollars.
The lunch is $60: 60 + 15 = 75 dollars.
18. 15 numbers
Which numbers need a subtraction in the ones? List the wrong ones from 1 to 20 and spot the pattern.
The wrong ones end in 4 or 9: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, … From 1 to 77 there are 15.
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