Positive and negative numbers; opposites

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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

1. 1.

   A slow snail crawls along Esme's number line and stops 7 steps to the left of 0. What number is the snail on?

   -7
2. 2.

   Jun wears a huge scarf on a freezing night. The temperature is 6 degrees below zero. Write the temperature as a number.

   -6
3. 3.

   Luz rides an elevator in a tall tower and stops 4 levels below the ground floor. The ground floor is 0. Write the elevator's level as a number.

   -4
4. 4.

   Milo has no money and owes a friend 12 dollars. Time to start saving! Write Milo's money as a number. Zero means no money and no debt.

   -12
5. 5.

   Ren finds the clue -11 on a treasure map. Write the opposite of -11.

   11
6. 6.

   Tala reads a weather report that says the temperature is -7 degrees. Which sentence is right?

   • It is 7 degrees below zero.
   • It is 7 degrees above zero.
   • It is -7 degrees below zero.
7. 7.

   Zee studies a map that says a cave floor is at -8 feet. Which sentence is right?

   • It is 8 feet below sea level.
   • It is -8 feet below sea level.
   • It is 8 feet above sea level.
8. 8.

   Ari checks the thermometer on a snowy porch. It shows -5 degrees. Which sentence is right?

   • It is 5 degrees above zero.
   • It is 5 degrees below zero.
   • It is -5 degrees below zero.
9. 9.

   Esme helps Mia check the money notebook. Today it says -14 dollars. Which sentence is right?

   • Mia owes 14 dollars.
   • Mia has 14 dollars.
   • Mia owes -14 dollars.
10. 10.

    Luz puts on mittens to read a Celsius thermometer on three winter days: -4, 0 and 3. What does 0 degrees mean on the scale?

    • There is no temperature
    • The coldest temperature there can be
    • The zero mark: colder temperatures are below it, warmer above