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.

   Bo marks a dot with a pencil on a number line. The dot is 5 steps to the left of 0. What number is the dot?

   -5
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.

   Noah writes -3 on a sheet of paper. What is the opposite of -3?

   3
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.

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

   • It is 5 degrees below zero.
   • It is 5 degrees above zero.
   • It is -5 degrees below zero.
8. 8.

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

   • Mia has 14 dollars.
   • Mia owes -14 dollars.
   • Mia owes 14 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 zero mark: colder temperatures are below it, warmer above
   • There is no temperature
   • The coldest temperature there can be
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 the least money anyone can have
    • Milo has no money and owes nothing
    • Milo is not keeping notes