diff --git a/tests/float/math_fun_int.py b/tests/float/math_fun_int.py
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+++ b/tests/float/math_fun_int.py
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+# test the math functions that return ints
+
+try:
+    import math
+except ImportError:
+    print("SKIP")
+    import sys
+    sys.exit()
+
+for fun in (math.ceil, math.floor, math.trunc):
+    for x in (-1.6, -0.2, 0, 0.6, 1.4, float('inf'), float('nan')):
+        try:
+            print(fun(x))
+        except (ValueError, OverflowError) as e:
+            print(type(e))
diff --git a/tests/float/math_fun_intbig.py b/tests/float/math_fun_intbig.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..962c10daa8
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+++ b/tests/float/math_fun_intbig.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# test the math functions that return ints, with very large results
+
+try:
+    import math
+except ImportError:
+    print("SKIP")
+    import sys
+    sys.exit()
+
+for fun in (math.ceil, math.floor, math.trunc):
+    for x in (-1e25, 1e25):
+        print('%.3g' % fun(x))