Absolute value: distance from zero

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

1. 1.

   Tala finds a bar-number puzzle in a book. Find |-7|.

   7
2. 2.

   Zee answers a quiz question with a pencil. What is the absolute value of -10?

   10
3. 3.

   Ari writes bars around a number with a pen. What is |3|?

   3
4. 4.

   Bo solves a puzzle on a treasure map. Find |6|.

   6
5. 5.

   Esme copies a question with a crayon. What is the absolute value of 9?

   9
6. 6.

   Jun checks a thermometer that reads -9 degrees Celsius. How many degrees below zero is it?

   9
7. 7.

   Kira is a diver at -12 meters, saying hi to a whale. The water's surface is 0. How many meters is Kira from the surface?

   12
8. 8.

   Luz rides an elevator in a tall tower to level -3. The ground floor is level 0. How many levels is the elevator from the ground floor?

   3
9. 9.

   Tala reads Leo's and Ana's money notebooks. Leo's notebook says -2 dollars (a minus sign means owing money). Ana's says -6 dollars. Which statement is true?

   • Ana owes more, and Ana's balance is greater than Leo's
   • Leo owes more, and Leo's balance is greater than Ana's
   • Ana owes more, and Ana's balance is less than Leo's
10. 10.

    Esme plays a number-line game. Which two numbers are 8 units from 0 on a number line? Write the smaller number first, then the larger, separated by a comma.

    -8, 8