Place numbers on a number line

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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

1. 1.

   Kira draws a number line with marks 1 apart: …, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, … Point P is 6 marks to the right of 0. What number is P?

   6
2. 2.

   Luz draws a number line with marks 2 apart: …, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, … Point P is 3 marks to the left of 0. What number is P?

   -6
3. 3.

   Noah reads a vertical number line, like a thermometer. The marks are 1 apart. Point P is 5 marks below 0. What number is P?

   -5
4. 4.

   Pia reads a vertical number line, like a thermometer. The marks are 2 apart. Point P is 3 marks below 0. What number is P?

   -6
5. 5.

   Tala studies a number line where each mark is worth 5, so point P is 10 from 0. P is to the left of 0. What number is P?

   -10
6. 6.

   Bo marks -3.5 on a number line. Which two integers is -3.5 between?

   • 3 and 4
   • -4 and -3
   • -3 and -2
7. 7.

   Esme marks -4.5 on a number line. Which two integers is -4.5 between?

   • -4 and -3
   • 4 and 5
   • -5 and -4
8. 8.

   Kira follows a treasure map along a number line. What number is halfway between -3 and -2?

   -2.5
9. 9.

   Luz needs a number code to open a lock. What number is halfway between -6 and -5?

   -5.5
10. 10.

    Milo plays a number-line guessing game. What number is halfway between -8 and -7?

    -7.5