Year 7 Mathematics Quiz on Positive and Negative Numbers
Instructions: Answer all questions below. For questions with multiple-choice answers, select the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
- What is the result of the expression ( 5 + (-3) )?
- Which of the following numbers is less than -2?
- What is the absolute value of -15?
- If you have a balance of -$20 and add $30, what will your new balance be?
- A. -$10
- B. $10
- C. $20
- D. $30
- True or False: The sum of a positive number and a negative number is always negative.
- Which of the following correctly represents the temperature change if the temperature drops from 4°C to -2°C?
- A. A decrease of 6 degrees
- B. An increase of 6 degrees
- C. A decrease of 2 degrees
- D. An increase of 2 degrees
- Evaluate the expression ( -7 - (-3) ).
- What is the product of -4 and 6?
- A. -24
- B. 24
- C. -10
- D. 10
- Which of the following correctly describes the relation between -10 and -5?
- A. -10 is greater than -5
- B. -10 is less than -5
- C. -10 is equal to -5
- D. None of the above
- What is the sum of -8, 3, and 2?
- If you start at -5 and move up 8 units on a number line, where do you end up?
- Which of the following expressions represents the addition of a negative number?
- A. 5 + 7
- B. 5 + (-3)
- C. -5 + 5
- D. 7 - 2
- What is the result of multiplying two negative numbers, such as -3 and -5?
- If the temperature is -10°F and it rises by 15°F, what is the new temperature?
- A. 5°F
- B. -5°F
- C. 10°F
- D. 15°F
- Fill in the blank: The sum of -2 and ___ is equal to -5.
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Good luck!