This 45-minute test covers integers, opposites, ordering, and absolute value from Common Core 6.NS.C.5, 6.NS.C.6a, and 6.NS.C.7. It has 9 questions worth 20 points in total. Show your reasoning, and use inequality symbols correctly.
- Grade: Grade 6
- Chapter: Integers, Opposites and Absolute Value
- Common Core: 6.NS.C.5, 6.NS.C.6a, 6.NS.C.7
- Time: 45 minutes
- Total: 20 points (Question 1: 2 pts; Question 2: 2 pts; Question 3: 3 pts; Question 4: 2 pts; Question 5: 2 pts; Question 6: 2 pts; Question 7: 3 pts; Question 8: 2 pts; Question 9: 2 pts)
Question 1: Integers in context (2 points)
Write an integer to represent each situation.
- A scuba diver is 65 feet below sea level. (1 point)
- Jamal withdraws \$40 from his savings account. (1 point)
Question 2: Opposites (2 points)
Answer each question.
- What is the opposite of \(-14\)? (1 point)
- What is the opposite of the opposite of \(9\)? (1 point)
Question 3: Read a number line (3 points)
Write the number shown by each labeled point.
- Point A (1 point)
- Point B (1 point)
- Point C (1 point)
Question 4: Compare numbers (2 points)
Write \(<\), \(>\), or \(=\) to make each statement true.
- \(-9 \ \_\_ \ -6\) (1 point)
- \(-0.5 \ \_\_ \ -\frac{1}{2}\) (1 point)
Question 5: Order integers (2 points)
Write the integers \(-5,\ 3,\ -8,\ 0,\ -1\) in order from least to greatest.
Question 6: Absolute value (2 points)
Answer each question.
- Find \(|-17|\). (1 point)
- Write a number other than \(12\) whose absolute value is \(12\). (1 point)
Question 7: Winter temperatures (3 points)
One winter day the temperature was \(-22\)°F in Fairbanks, \(-7\)°F in Chicago, and \(68\)°F in Miami.
- Which city was coldest? (1 point)
- Write an inequality comparing the temperatures in Fairbanks and Chicago. (1 point)
- Which city had a temperature closest to \(0\)°F? (1 point)
Question 8: Order rational numbers (2 points)
Write the numbers \(-2.5,\ \frac{1}{2},\ -1.25,\ 0.3\) in order from least to greatest.
Question 9: Elevation (2 points)
A submarine is at an elevation of \(-150\) feet and a seabird is at an elevation of \(90\) feet.
- Which one is farther from sea level? (1 point)
- Write an inequality comparing the two elevations. (1 point)
See every chapter on the Grade 6 math page.

