Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Review • Choose a strategy for each problem. Explain or check your thinking where requested.

Sample questions

1. A student says the opposite of -3 is always negative. Correct this rule and give the opposite of -3.
2. Mark -4 and its opposite. Explain why the opposite of the opposite returns to -4.
3. Plot 2.5, 0 and -2.5. Describe the distances between each nonzero point and zero without performing signed-number arithmetic.
4. Mark -1.5 and its opposite. Explain why the opposite of the opposite returns to -1.5.
5. On the vertical number line, mark 2.5 and −(2.5). Explain which is higher.
6. On the vertical number line, mark 0.5 and −(0.5). Explain which is higher.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.NS.C.6a,c. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

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