Place Value – 2nd Grade Math Worksheet (Free Printable)

This free 2nd grade math worksheet covers place value concepts — tens and ones — with a passage and comprehension questions.

Reading Passage

Every number has a place. The number 34 has 3 tens and 4 ones. The number 57 has 5 tens and 7 ones. The tens place tells how many groups of ten. The ones place tells how many extra ones. Place value helps us understand big numbers.

Questions

  1. How many tens are in the number 34? (3 / 4 / 7 / 0)
  2. The number 57 has 5 tens and ___ ones.
  3. The tens place tells how many groups of ten.
  4. What does the ones place tell you? (How many extra ones / How many tens / How many hundreds / The size of the number)
  5. The number 34 has 4 tens.

About This Worksheet

Understanding place value is essential for 2nd grade math. This worksheet helps students distinguish between the tens place and the ones place using a simple reading passage.

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