A cloze worksheet on using rounding to estimate and check answers in Year 5 maths. Pupils fill ten blanks in a passage about checking long calculations, choosing from a twelve-word bank that includes two distractors, then write their own estimate for 51,200 + 38,900 and a sentence explaining why it helps. The answer key includes a model response. Linked to two England National Curriculum rounding objectives.
Number - number and place value
“Round any number up to 1 000 000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 and 100 000”
The Your Turn estimate applies rounding to five- and six-digit numbers.
Number - number and place value
“Solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above”
The passage frames rounding as a practical checking habit, not a standalone trick.
A cloze passage with ten gaps and a twelve-word bank, two of them distractors.
The passage continues into everyday reasons for estimating before calculating.
Pupils estimate 51,200 + 38,900 by rounding and explain their thinking in a sentence.
All ten passage answers plus an example pupil response.
Vocabulary focus
Use the cloze to secure the language of estimating before a calculation unit.
Homework
It is self-contained and the model answer supports marking at home.
Plenary
Finish a lesson with the Your Turn estimate and share sentences aloud.
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