Grade 6 · Math · Unit 6 of 14
Integers
Positive and negative numbers on a number line.
What your child practises
Practises reading, comparing and ordering positive and negative whole numbers on a number line, finding opposites, and using integers for temperatures, depths and money.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 6.N.7 · integers: representing, comparing, ordering and using them on a number line
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
What integer is 4 to the left of −1 on a number line?
- −5
- −3
- 3
Show answer
−5
Hint: Start at −1 and move left 4 steps.
Question 2
Which integer is the opposite of 7?
- 0
- 7
- −7
Show answer
−7
Hint: Opposite integers are the same distance from zero on opposite sides.
Question 3
Which integer describes a floor 3 levels underground in a parking garage?
- −3
- 30
- 3
Show answer
−3
Hint: Below ground level is negative.
Question 4
Which integer is greater: −4 or 2?
- 2
- They are equal
- −4
Show answer
2
Hint: Every positive integer is greater than every negative integer.
Question 5
Which list is in order from greatest to least?
- 1, 5, −2, −8
- 5, 1, −2, −8
- −8, −2, 1, 5
Show answer
5, 1, −2, −8
Hint: Start with the number farthest right.
Question 6
Which pair are opposite integers?
- +9 and −9
- 9 and 90
- −9 and −90
Show answer
+9 and −9
Hint: Opposites are the same distance from zero on opposite sides.