Integers and Absolute Value Quiz

Grade 6 · Math · Quiz

Test your understanding of positive and negative integers, number lines, and absolute value.

Questions

What is the absolute value of -15?
1. -15
2. 0
3. 15
4. 150
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Answer: 15
Absolute value is the distance from zero, always positive. |-15| = 15.
The absolute value of a number is always greater than or equal to zero.
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Answer: True
Absolute value is distance, and distance can never be negative — the smallest it can be is 0 (for zero itself).
Which integer is the farthest from zero on a number line?
1. -4
2. 3
3. -7
4. 6
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Answer: -7
|-7| = 7, which is larger than |-4|=4, |3|=3, and |6|=6. So -7 is farthest from zero.
What is -8 + (-3)?
1. 5
2. -5
3. 11
4. -11
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Answer: -11
Adding two negative numbers: -8 + (-3) = -(8+3) = -11.
The opposite of -9 is ___.
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Answer: 9
The opposite of a number has the same absolute value but different sign. The opposite of -9 is 9.
Which correctly orders these integers from least to greatest? {-5, 2, -1, 4}
1. -1, -5, 2, 4
2. 4, 2, -1, -5
3. -5, -1, 2, 4
4. 2, 4, -5, -1
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Answer: -5, -1, 2, 4
On a number line: -5 < -1 < 2 < 4, so the correct order is -5, -1, 2, 4.
What is |−12| − |5|?
1. 17
2. -7
3. 7
4. -17
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Answer: 7
|−12| = 12 and |5| = 5, so 12 − 5 = 7.
−3 is greater than −1 on a number line.
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Answer: False
On the number line, numbers to the right are greater. -1 is to the right of -3, so -1 > -3.