Positive and negative numbers; opposites

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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

1. 1.

   Bo looks down a mine shaft with a very long ladder. The bottom is 210 feet below the ground. Ground level is 0. Write the bottom of the shaft as a number.

   -210
2. 2.

   On one play, Esme's team loses 7 yards. Write the change in the team's position as a number.

   -7
3. 3.

   After Jun buys party balloons, the class fund is 64 dollars below zero. Write the fund as a number.

   -64
4. 4.

   Milo wakes up on a morning so cold the puddles turn to ice. The thermometer shows -22 degrees Celsius. Which sentence describes the opposite temperature?

   • 22 degrees above zero
   • 22 degrees below zero
   • -22 degrees above zero
5. 5.

   Ren, the chess club treasurer, checks the fund and sees -85 dollars. Which sentence is right?

   • The chess club owes 85 dollars.
   • The chess club has 85 dollars.
   • The chess club owes -85 dollars.
6. 6.

   Ari meets a tricky question in a book. Find the value of -(-47).

   47
7. 7.

   Bo cheers as a team gains 14 yards on a play. Which number shows the change in the team's position?

   • 14
   • -14
   • 0
8. 8.

   Esme dives 60 feet below the surface to see a jellyfish. Which number shows Esme's position?

   • 0
   • 60
   • -60
9. 9.

   Jun plays a robot game and loses 90 points on one unlucky turn. Which number shows the change in score?

   • -90
   • 0
   • 90
10. 10.

    Kira watches a bird soar. The valley floor is 0. Which number shows the bird 300 meters above the valley floor?

    • 0
    • -300
    • 300