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.

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

   3
3. 3.

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

   9
4. 4.

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

   9
5. 5.

   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
6. 6.

   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
7. 7.

   Pia plays a hopping game with a toy block. Which number is farther from 0 on the number line: -7 or 7?

   • -7
   • 7
   • They are the same distance
8. 8.

   Ren reads Ravi's and Mia's money notebooks. Ravi's notebook says -8 dollars (a minus sign means owing money). Mia's says -5 dollars. Which statement is true?

   • Mia owes more, and Mia's balance is greater than Ravi's
   • Ravi owes more, and Ravi's balance is less than Mia's
   • Ravi owes more, and Ravi's balance is greater than Mia's
9. 9.

   Luz reads Zoe's and Sam's money notebooks. Zoe's notebook says -9 dollars (a minus sign means owing money). Sam's says -7 dollars. Which statement is true?

   • Zoe owes more, and Zoe's balance is less than Sam's
   • Zoe owes more, and Zoe's balance is greater than Sam's
   • Sam owes more, and Sam's balance is greater than Zoe'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