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6th grade Place numbers on a number line worksheet

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Place numbers on a number line

Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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  1. Jun draws a number line with marks 1 apart: …, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, … Point P is 4 marks to the left of 0. What number is P?

  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?

  3. 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?

  4. Ren reads a vertical number line, like a thermometer. The marks are 2 apart. Point P is 4 marks above 0. What number is P?

  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?

  6. Ari studies a number line where each mark is worth 3, so point P is 15 from 0. P is to the left of 0. What number is P?

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

    • -3 and -2
    • -4 and -3
    • 3 and 4
  8. Esme marks -4.5 on a number line. Which two integers is -4.5 between?

    • 4 and 5
    • -5 and -4
    • -4 and -3
  9. Jun marks -1.5 on a number line. Which two integers is -1.5 between?

    • 1 and 2
    • -1 and 0
    • -2 and -1
  10. Milo plays a number-line guessing game. What number is halfway between -8 and -7?

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About this worksheet

Rational numbers on the number line. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can read a point on a number line, left or right of 0, up or down on a vertical line, when each mark is worth 1, 5, 10 or a fraction.
  • I can read a point past 1 as a mixed number, and count the spaces (not the marks) between two labelled numbers.
  • I can put a negative decimal or fraction between the two integers on each side of it.
  • I can count marks to the right from a labelled mark that is not 0.

Standard: 6.NS.C.6c

Words to know

mark: A small line on the number line. Each mark has a value.

space: The gap between two marks. On some lines each space is a fraction.

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

halfway between: In the middle of two numbers, the same distance from each.

mixed number: A whole number and a fraction together, like 1 1/2.

vertical number line: A number line that goes up and down, like a thermometer. Up is greater.

Common mistakes

Your child put a number on the wrong side of 0 on a number line. Draw a line together and ask: is -3 to the left or the right of 0, and why?

Your child counted the marks but did not use what each mark or space is worth. Look at a thermometer together and ask how much one mark is worth before counting up or down. When a line has marks between two labeled numbers, count the spaces between marks, not the marks.

Your child moved the wrong way from a negative number, counting farther from 0 instead of closer. Show on a number line that moving right always makes a number greater, even when it is negative.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with place numbers on a number line?

Your child put a number on the wrong side of 0 on a number line. Draw a line together and ask: is -3 to the left or the right of 0, and why?

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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