Integers Opposites Absolute Value Test – Grade 6 Math (Printable PDF)

Question 1 Signed numbers in context (2 points)

Write a positive or negative number for each situation.

1. A submarine is 85 feet below sea level. (1 point)
2. A school fundraiser earns $120. (1 point)

Question 2 Opposites and absolute value (2 points)

1. Write the opposite of −17. (1 point)
2. Evaluate |−23|. (1 point)

Question 3 Reading points (2 points)

Use the number line.

1. Write the numbers shown by points A and D. (1 point)
2. Which two points are opposites of each other? (1 point)

Question 4 Comparing numbers (2 points)

Write <, > or = in each blank.

1. −8 ___ −3 (1 point)
2. |−6| ___ −6 (1 point)

Question 5 Ordering rational numbers (2 points)

Order from least to greatest: −32, 0.4, −1.2, 14.

Question 6 Overnight lows (3 points)

The overnight low temperatures were: Duluth −14 °F, Bozeman −9 °F, Fargo −17 °F, Denver 3 °F.

1. Which city was coldest? (1 point)
2. List the cities from warmest to coldest. (1 point)
3. Which city’s temperature has the greatest absolute value? Explain why that city is not the warmest. (1 point)

Question 7 Checking a claim (3 points)

Elena says “−9 > −4 because 9 > 4.”

1. Is she correct? Explain using a number line. (1 point)
2. Write the correct inequality. (1 point)
3. Which of the two numbers has the greater absolute value? (1 point)

Question 8 Above and below sea level (3 points)

The scale shows four places relative to sea level.

1. List the places from lowest to highest. (1 point)
2. Which place is closest to sea level? (1 point)
3. Which place is farthest from sea level? (1 point)

Question 9 Negative but greater (1 point)

Give a negative number that is greater than −3.