Absolute Value and the Number Line Quiz

Grade 6 · Math · Quiz

Test your understanding of absolute value and number line concepts.

Questions

What is |−31|?
1. 31
2. −31
3. 0
4. 13
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Answer: 31
Absolute value is distance from zero — |−31| = 31.
|7| = |−7|
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Answer: True
Both 7 and −7 are exactly 7 units from zero, so their absolute values are equal.
The opposite of −9 is ___.
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Answer: 9
Opposite numbers are the same distance from zero on opposite sides. Opposite of −9 is 9.
Which number has the greatest absolute value?
1. −20
2. 15
3. −10
4. 18
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Answer: −20
|−20|=20, |15|=15, |−10|=10, |18|=18. 20 is the greatest absolute value.
Order from least to greatest: 3, −7, 0, −1
1. −7, −1, 0, 3
2. −1, −7, 0, 3
3. 3, 0, −1, −7
4. 0, −1, −7, 3
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Answer: −7, −1, 0, 3
Number line order: −7 is furthest left, then −1, then 0, then 3.
Absolute value is always greater than zero.
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Answer: False
|0| = 0. Absolute value is always greater than or equal to zero, not strictly greater.
The distance between −4 and 4 on the number line is ___.
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Answer: 8
Distance = |4 − (−4)| = |4+4| = |8| = 8.
Which inequality is correct?
1. −5 < −2
2. −2 < −5
3. −5 = −2
4. 0 < −3
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Answer: −5 < −2
−5 is further left on the number line, making it smaller than −2.
A submarine is at −300 feet. What does the absolute value of −300 represent?
1. The depth below sea level
2. The submarine's speed
3. Sea level altitude
4. The distance traveled
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Answer: The depth below sea level
Absolute value removes the sign — |−300| = 300 represents 300 feet below sea level (depth, not direction).
|0| = ___
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Answer: 0
Zero is 0 units from zero, so |0| = 0.

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