Compare and order numbers, including negatives

Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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

  1. Ren works through a puzzle book. Compare 17 and -26. Write a true statement with 17 first and -26 last, using < or >. For example: 2 < 5.

  2. Zee is comparing numbers on a worksheet. Compare -1.5 and -2.5. Write a true statement with -1.5 first and -2.5 last, using < or >. For example: 2 < 5.

  3. Bo compares lake beds on a map. Which place is lower: a lake bed at -35 meters or a lake bed at -12 meters?

    • -35 meters
    • -12 meters
    • They are at the same height.
  4. Esme is the treasurer for the art club and the chess club. The art club's fund shows -24 dollars and the chess club's fund shows -19 dollars. Which club has more money?

    • the art club
    • They have the same amount.
    • the chess club
  5. Kira stocks the freezer with ice cream. A freezer at -12 degrees Celsius is ____ a freezer at -20 degrees Celsius.

    • just as cold as
    • warmer than
    • colder than
  6. Luz watches divers swim with a fish. A diver at -30 feet is ____ a diver at -18 feet.

    • level with
    • higher than
    • lower than
  7. Milo tracks the class funds. A fund of -45 dollars is ____ a fund of -60 dollars.

    • greater than
    • less than
    • equal to
  8. Noah sorts number cards. Which list puts these numbers in order from least to greatest? Numbers: -22, -5, 0, 13, -40.

    • 13, 0, -5, -22, -40
    • -5, -22, -40, 0, 13
    • 0, -5, 13, -22, -40
    • 0, -40, -22, -5, 13
    • -40, -22, -5, 0, 13
  9. Pia lines up scores from a game. Which list puts these numbers in order from least to greatest? Numbers: -18, 25, -4, -33, 9.

    • 25, 9, -4, -18, -33
    • -33, -18, -4, 9, 25
    • -4, -18, -33, 9, 25
    • -4, 9, -18, 25, -33
  10. Ren sorts numbers for a puzzle. Which list puts these numbers in order from least to greatest? Numbers: -14, -6, -21, 8, 0.

    • 0, -21, -14, -6, 8
    • -21, -14, -6, 0, 8
    • 0, -6, 8, -14, -21
    • 8, 0, -6, -14, -21
    • -6, -14, -21, 0, 8
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Compare and order numbers, including negatives

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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

  1. Ren works through a puzzle book. Compare 17 and -26. Write a true statement with 17 first and -26 last, using < or >. For example: 2 < 5.

    17 > -26
  2. Zee is comparing numbers on a worksheet. Compare -1.5 and -2.5. Write a true statement with -1.5 first and -2.5 last, using < or >. For example: 2 < 5.

    -1.5 > -2.5
  3. Bo compares lake beds on a map. Which place is lower: a lake bed at -35 meters or a lake bed at -12 meters?

    • -35 meters
    • -12 meters
    • They are at the same height.
  4. Esme is the treasurer for the art club and the chess club. The art club's fund shows -24 dollars and the chess club's fund shows -19 dollars. Which club has more money?

    • the art club
    • They have the same amount.
    • the chess club
  5. Kira stocks the freezer with ice cream. A freezer at -12 degrees Celsius is ____ a freezer at -20 degrees Celsius.

    • just as cold as
    • warmer than
    • colder than
  6. Luz watches divers swim with a fish. A diver at -30 feet is ____ a diver at -18 feet.

    • level with
    • higher than
    • lower than
  7. Milo tracks the class funds. A fund of -45 dollars is ____ a fund of -60 dollars.

    • greater than
    • less than
    • equal to
  8. Noah sorts number cards. Which list puts these numbers in order from least to greatest? Numbers: -22, -5, 0, 13, -40.

    • 13, 0, -5, -22, -40
    • -5, -22, -40, 0, 13
    • 0, -5, 13, -22, -40
    • 0, -40, -22, -5, 13
    • -40, -22, -5, 0, 13
  9. Pia lines up scores from a game. Which list puts these numbers in order from least to greatest? Numbers: -18, 25, -4, -33, 9.

    • 25, 9, -4, -18, -33
    • -33, -18, -4, 9, 25
    • -4, -18, -33, 9, 25
    • -4, 9, -18, 25, -33
  10. Ren sorts numbers for a puzzle. Which list puts these numbers in order from least to greatest? Numbers: -14, -6, -21, 8, 0.

    • 0, -21, -14, -6, 8
    • -21, -14, -6, 0, 8
    • 0, -6, 8, -14, -21
    • 8, 0, -6, -14, -21
    • -6, -14, -21, 0, 8