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.

   Ari watches a frog hop along a number line. The frog lands 2 steps to the left of 0. What number is the frog on?

   -2
2. 2.

   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
3. 3.

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

   -6
4. 4.

   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
5. 5.

   Pia marks a point at -8 on a number line. A second point is the same distance from 0 on the other side. What number is the second point?

   8
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 below zero.
   • It is 7 degrees above zero.
7. 7.

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

   • Mia owes 14 dollars.
   • Mia owes -14 dollars.
   • Mia has 14 dollars.
8. 8.

   Jun flips to the last page of Ana's money notebook. It says -6 dollars. Which sentence is right?

   • Ana owes -6 dollars.
   • Ana owes 6 dollars.
   • Ana has 6 dollars.
9. 9.

   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?

   • The coldest temperature there can be
   • The zero mark: colder temperatures are below it, warmer above
   • There is no temperature
10. 10.

    Milo writes 10 when Milo has 10 dollars and -5 when Milo owes 5 dollars. What does 0 mean in the notes?

    • Milo has no money and owes nothing
    • Milo has the least money anyone can have
    • Milo is not keeping notes