Integers, Opposites and Absolute Value: Grade 6 Math Test – PDF Download

Question 1: Integers in context (2 points)

Write an integer to represent each situation.

1. A scuba diver is 65 feet below sea level. (1 point)
2. Jamal withdraws \$40 from his savings account. (1 point)

Question 2: Opposites (2 points)

Answer each question.

1. What is the opposite of \(-14\)? (1 point)
2. 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.

1. Point A (1 point)
2. Point B (1 point)
3. Point C (1 point)

Question 4: Compare numbers (2 points)

Write \(<\), \(>\), or \(=\) to make each statement true.

1. \(-9 \ \_\_ \ -6\) (1 point)
2. \(-0.5 \ \_\_ \ -\frac{1}{2}\) (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.

1. Find \(|-17|\). (1 point)
2. 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.

1. Which city was coldest? (1 point)
2. Write an inequality comparing the temperatures in Fairbanks and Chicago. (1 point)
3. 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.

1. Which one is farther from sea level? (1 point)
2. Write an inequality comparing the two elevations. (1 point)

See every chapter on the Grade 6 math page.