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6th grade Positive and negative numbers; opposites worksheet

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Positive and negative numbers; opposites

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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?
Jun wears a huge scarf on a freezing night. The temperature is 6 degrees below zero. Write the temperature as a number.
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.
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.
Noah writes -3 on a sheet of paper. What is the opposite of -3?
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?
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Zee studies a map that says a cave floor is at -8 feet. Which sentence is right?
- It is 8 feet above sea level.
- It is 8 feet below sea level.
- It is -8 feet below sea level.
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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.
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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.
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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

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About this worksheet

Negative numbers in context. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can use a negative number for a temperature below zero, a place below sea level, or money I owe.
I can say what 0 means in a story and which side of 0 a number is on.
I can find the opposite of a number or a change, and tell that the opposite of -4 is 4.

Standard: 6.NS.C.5, 6.NS.C.6a

Words to know

positive number: A number greater than 0. It sits to the right of 0.

negative number: A number less than 0. It sits to the left of 0 and has a minus sign.

integer: A whole number, its opposite, or 0, like -3, 0 or 5.

opposite: The number the same distance from 0 on the other side.

zero point: The place in a story where we start counting, like sea level.

owes: Has to pay back. Owing money is a negative amount.

Common mistakes

Your child wrote or chose a number for something below zero without its minus sign, such as 8 for owing 8 dollars. Show a thermometer and ask: is 5 degrees below zero warmer or colder than 5 degrees above zero?

Your child used a minus sign and also a word that already says the same thing, like “-5 degrees below zero” or “owes -8 dollars”. Say it one way together: “-5 degrees” or “5 degrees below zero”, never both.

Your child kept the answer negative because it had a minus sign in it. Draw a line from -10 to 10 together and ask where the opposite of -3 lands.

Questions parents ask

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Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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